Auction 105
AFRICA, ASIA, OCEANIA
PRE-COLUMBIA AND ANTIQUITIES
The African Collection of Werner and Lotte Krause, Hamburg. Ancient American ceramics from German private collections, including the collection of A. and B. Schirmer. Works from the historic Pacific collections of Henry Erfeling and Hubert Geisler. The prehistoric stone collection of John and Marcia Friede (Part 1).
Highlights
Lot 117: Unusual gold leaf mask
Lot 119: Ancestor figure "siraha salawa"
Lot 139: Anthropomorphic stone pestle
Lot 142: Mask "brag"
Lot 144: Male figure
Lot 151: Helmet mask "tatanua"
Lot 181: Neck rest, 19th century
Lot 272: Pair of figures "tugubele"
Lot 330: Royal mask, pre 1918
Lot 336: Female ancestor figure
Lot 363: Anthropomorphic mask
Lot 384: Chief figure "mwanangana"
Lot 101 : Shamans mask
China / Vietnam, YaoStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,600
Lot 102 : Excellent mask from "Kyōgen" theatre, 17th century
JapanRobert van der Heijden, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 103 : "Amida Buddha", Edo period (1603-1868)
JapanPerrett & Fils & Vibert, Paris, France · Hans Heinrich Josef Meyer (1858-1929), Leipzig, Germany · By descent through the familyStarting priceEUR 5,000Estimated priceEUR 12,000
Lot 104 : Samurai armour "tosei gusoku", Edo period (1603-1868)
JapanChristie’s London, 2000 · Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 26 March 2022, lot 2Starting priceEUR 4,500Estimated priceEUR 8,000
Lot 105 : Boys' armour "warabe tosei gusoku", Edo period (1603-1868)
JapanWerner Zintl, Worms, Germany (2015)Starting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 106 : Traditional Indian lute "dhodro banam"
IndiaGerman Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 450Estimated priceEUR 900
Lot 107 : Equestrian figure
NepalGallery Daroun, Antwerp, Belgium · Franco Rimoldi, Darmstadt, GermanyStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 800
Lot 108 : Seated figure
NepalFranco Rimoldi, Darmstadt, GermanyStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 109 : Funeral figurine in the shape of a monkey
Vietnam, Jarai (Jorai / Gia Rai)Gallery Daroun, Antwerp, Belgium · Franco Rimoldi, Darmstadt, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 110 : Sandstone head, ca. 10th–12th century
Cambodia, KhmerGerman Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 111 : Shield
Malaysia - Sarawak, Melanau - DayakTaylor Dale, Santa Fé, New MexicoStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 112 : Hornbill ornament
Indonesia - Borneo, DayakGerman Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 113 : Standing figure "hampatong"
Indonesia - Borneo, DayakGalerie Pascassio Manfredi, Paris, France · Franco Rimoldi, Darmstadt, GermanyStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 114 : Amulet figure with turtle
Indonesia - Borneo, DayakBelgian Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 400Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 115 : Pair of ancestral figures "ana deo"
Indonesia - FloresWolfgang Thesen, Cologne, Germany · Olivier Castellano, Paris, FranceStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 116 : Pair of earrings "wea wunu wona"
Indonesia - Central Flores, NageAlfred Boettcher, Aachen, Germany (coll. in situ, 1970/80)Starting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 117 : Unusual gold leaf mask
Indonesia - JavaAlfred Boettcher, Aachen, Germany (coll. in situ, 1970/80)Starting priceEUR 4,000Estimated priceEUR 8,000
Lot 118 : Hilt of a ceremonial dagger “kris”, ca. 1880/90
Indonesia - JavaAlexander Pollmer, Munich, Germany · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 12 May 2007, lot 19 · Werner Zintl, Worms, GermanyStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 119 : Ancestor figure "siraha salawa"
Indonesia - North NiasCollection D., Spain / Indochina / VietnamStarting priceEUR 10,000Estimated priceEUR 15,000
Lot 120 : Male ancestor figure "adu zatua"
Indonesia - NiasCollection D., Spain/Indochina/VietnamStarting priceEUR 6,000Estimated priceEUR 10,000
Lot 121 : Seated ancestral figure wearing a "kalabubu" necklace
Indonesia - NiasDutch Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,300Estimated priceEUR 1,800
Lot 122 : Amulet plaque displaying fine filigree pattern
Indonesia - SulawesiAlfred Boettcher, Aachen, Germany (coll. in situ, 1970/80)Starting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 123 : Magic wand "tungkot malehat"
Indonesia - Sumatra, BatakPeter Schleich, Heidelberg, GermanyStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 124 : Gable ornament "pandilati" or "dila paung"
Indonesia - Sumatra, Toba - BatakPeter Schleich, Heidelberg, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,200Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 125 : Two seated anthropomorphic figures
Indonesia - Sumatra, Toba - BatakBelgian Private Collection (coll. in situ in the 1980s)Starting priceEUR 4,000Estimated priceEUR 8,000
Lot 126 : Pair of ancestral figures "itara"
Indonesia - Timor-Leste, Ataúro IslandItalian Private Collection · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 19 June 2010, lot 89 · Erik Farrow, San Rafael, USA · Belgian CollectionStarting priceEUR 4,000Estimated priceEUR 8,000
Lot 127 : Rice deity "bulul"
Philippines - IfugaoJean-Pierre Jernander, Brussels, Belgium · American Private Collection, CaliforniaStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 128 : Prehistoric stone mortar with anthropomorphic face
Papua New Guinea - HighlandsFound by the previous owner in a ship’s hold during voyage from Papua New Guinea to New Zealand · John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USAStarting priceEUR 4,000Estimated priceEUR 8,000
Lot 129 : Prehistoric stone mortar
Papua New Guinea - Western Highlands, Mount HagenCollected by an Australian stationed at military airfield at Mount Hagen in Western Highlands Province during World War II · John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USAStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 130 : Prehistoric stone bowl
Papua New Guinea - Western Highlands, Mount HagenCollected by Ron Perry, Mount Hagen Area, 1967 · John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USAStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 131 : Prehistoric pedestal mortar
Papua New Guinea - Western Highlands / Simbu (Chimbu)Koos Knol, Wormerveer, The Netherlands · John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USAStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 132 : Prehistoric stone mortar
Papua New Guinea - East SepikJohn & Marcia Friede, Rye, USAStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 6,000
Lot 133 : Prehistoric pestle
Papua New Guinea - Southern Highlands, Tari BasinJ. Erkila, Missionary in Tari area during the 1950s · Sotheby’s, Sidney, November 9, 1997, lot 425 · John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USAStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 2,500
Lot 134 : Preshistoric bark-cloth beater
Papua New Guinea - Eastern Highlands, Lufa regionPeter Tarpee, patrol officer in the 1970s · John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USAStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 135 : Prehistoric zoomorphic stone object, possibly a pestle
Papua New Guinea - Madang Province, Simbai ValleyAnthony JP Meyer, Paris, France · John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USAStarting priceEUR 4,500Estimated priceEUR 8,000
Lot 136 : Anthropomorphic stone sculpture
Papua New GuineaJohn & Marcia Friede, Rye, USAStarting priceEUR 4,500Estimated priceEUR 9,000
Lot 137 : Anthropomorphic stone
Papua New Guinea - Lower Sepik, KarawariHaus Völker und Kulturen, Ethnological Museum St. Augustin, Bonn, Germany · Renaud Vanuxem, Paris, France · John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USAStarting priceEUR 4,000Estimated priceEUR 9,000
Lot 138 : Anthropomorphic stone pestle
Papua New Guinea - Madang ProvinceJohn & Marcia Friede, Rye, USAStarting priceEUR 2,300Estimated priceEUR 4,500
Lot 139 : Anthropomorphic stone pestle
Papua New Guinea - Middle Sepik, Yanitobak, KarawariLord Alister McAlpine (1942-2014), London, Great Britain · Anthony JP Meyer, Paris, France · John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USAStarting priceEUR 10,000Estimated priceEUR 20,000
Lot 140 : Spheric stone
Papua New GuineaJohn & Marcia Friede, Rye, USAStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 141 : Small stone object
Papua New GuineaPatricia Withofs, London, Great Britain · John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USAStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 142 : Mask "brag"
Papua New Guinea - Lower Sepik, MurikHenry Erfeling (1901-1990), Lübeck, Germany (coll. in situ, 1930-34) · Family-owned since thenStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 143 : Shield
Papua New Guinea - Lower Sepik - Ramu RiverHenry Erfeling (1901-1990), Lübeck, Germany (coll. in situ, 1930-34) · Family-owned since thenStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 6,000
Lot 144 : Male figure
Solomon IslandsHenry Erfeling (1901-1990), Lübeck, Germany (coll. in situ, 1930-34) · Family-owned since thenStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 145 : Collection of weapons
Papua New GuineaHenry Erfeling (1901-1990), Lübeck, Germany (coll. in situ, 1930-34) · Family-owned since thenStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 146 : War club
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New Britain, SulkaHenry Erfeling (1901-1990), Lübeck, Germany (coll. in situ, 1930-34) · Family-owned since thenStarting priceEUR 300Estimated priceEUR 600
Lot 147 : Club
Papua New GuineaHenry Erfeling (1901-1990), Lübeck, Germany (coll. in situ, 1930-34) · Family-owned since thenStarting priceEUR 250Estimated priceEUR 500
Lot 148 : Three old barbed spears
Solomon Islands - BougainvilleHenry Erfeling (1901-1990), Lübeck, Germany (coll. in situ, 1930-34) · Family-owned since thenStarting priceEUR 250Estimated priceEUR 500
Lot 149 : Adze
Marshall IslandsHenry Erfeling (1901-1990), Lübeck, Germany (coll. in situ, 1930-34) · Family-owned since thenStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 150 : Crocodile stool
Papua New Guinea - Middle Sepik, IatmulHenry Erfeling (1901-1990), Lübeck, Germany (coll. in situ, 1930-34) · Family-owned since thenStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200