November 15, 2025

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).

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Highlights

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Lot 8: Stone mask, Early to Middle Formative period, roughly between 1200 BC and 400 BC
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Lot 45: Colima Dog, ca. 200 BC - 300 AD
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Lot 57: Standing male figure, ca. 200 BC – 300 AD
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Lot 58: Seated Male and Female, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BC - 250 AD
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Lot 59: Figurative Urn, ca. 300 - 800 AD
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Lot 77: Rare "Amlash" Idol, ca. 1000 BC
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Lot 78: Idol of the “Kusura–Beycesultan” type, Bronze Age, ca. 2700 – 2100 BC
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Lot 81: Ritual vessel "situla", Bronze Age, 5th - 1st century BC
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Lot 85: Large Ceremonial Halberd "candrasa", late 1st millennium BC to early 1st millennium AD
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Lot 86: Warrior figure with sword, Bronzeage, ca. 300 BC - 200 AD
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Lot 103: "Amida Buddha", Edo period (1603-1868)
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Lot 117: Unusual gold leaf mask
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Lot 119: Ancestor figure "siraha salawa"
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Lot 135: Prehistoric zoomorphic stone object, possibly a pestle
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Lot 139: Anthropomorphic stone pestle
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Lot 142: Mask "brag"
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Lot 143: Shield
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Lot 144: Male figure
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Lot 151: Helmet mask "tatanua"
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Lot 157: Head / neckrest "korwar" ("korvar")
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Lot 163: Excellent "malagan" figure, before 1899
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Lot 164: Ritual object for fertility "balum kemepe"
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Lot 181: Neck rest, 19th century
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Lot 217: Female power figure "nkisi"/ "nkishi" (pl. "mankisi" / "'mankishi")
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Lot 224: Baga snake "bansonyi" or "a-Mantsho-na-Tshol"
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Lot 269: Mask "gu"
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Lot 272: Pair of figures "tugubele"
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Lot 274: Anthropomorphic face mask "kpelié" ("kpeli yehe")
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Lot 279: Beautiful face mask "tu bodu" (buffalo)
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Lot 289: Spoon
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Lot 313: Two "opo ile" veranda posts, each shaped as a Maternité
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Lot 330: Royal mask, pre 1918
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Lot 336: Female ancestor figure
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Lot 343: Anthropomorphic face mask "pongdudu" or "kpongadomba"
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Lot 345: Seated female ancestor figure "singiti
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Lot 363: Anthropomorphic mask
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Lot 374: Power figure "nkishi" against small pox
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Lot 384: Chief figure "mwanangana"

Auction 105

Lot 101 : Shamans mask
China / Vietnam, Yao
Sold EUR 700
Lot 102 : Excellent mask from "Kyōgen" theatre, 17th century
Japan
Robert van der Heijden, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Price
EUR 3,000

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 103 : "Amida Buddha", Edo period (1603-1868)
Japan
Perrett & Fils & Vibert, Paris, France · Hans Heinrich Josef Meyer (1858-1929), Leipzig, Germany · By descent through the family
Sold EUR 5,000
Lot 104 : Samurai armour "tosei gusoku", Edo period (1603-1868)
Japan
Christie’s London, 2000 · Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 26 March 2022, lot 2
Sold EUR 4,500
Lot 105 : Boys' armour "warabe tosei gusoku", Edo period (1603-1868)
Japan
Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany (2015)
Sold EUR 3,000
Lot 106 : Traditional Indian lute "dhodro banam"
India
German Private Collection
Sold EUR 400
Lot 107 : Equestrian figure
Nepal
Gallery Daroun, Antwerp, Belgium · Franco Rimoldi, Darmstadt, Germany
Sold EUR 550
Lot 108 : Seated figure
Nepal
Franco Rimoldi, Darmstadt, Germany
Sold EUR 600
Lot 109 : Funeral figurine in the shape of a monkey
Vietnam, Jarai (Jorai / Gia Rai)
Gallery Daroun, Antwerp, Belgium · Franco Rimoldi, Darmstadt, Germany
Sold EUR 1,500
Lot 110 : Sandstone head, ca. 10th–12th century
Cambodia, Khmer
German Private Collection
Sold EUR 2,500
Lot 111 : Shield
Malaysia - Sarawak, Melanau - Dayak
Taylor Dale, Santa Fé, New Mexico
Price
EUR 2,500

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 112 : Hornbill ornament
Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak
German Private Collection
Sold EUR 650
Lot 113 : Standing figure "hampatong"
Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak
Galerie Pascassio Manfredi, Paris, France · Franco Rimoldi, Darmstadt, Germany
Sold EUR 3,000
Lot 114 : Amulet figure with turtle
Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak
Belgian Private Collection
Sold EUR 750
Lot 115 : Pair of ancestral figures "ana deo"
Indonesia - Flores
Wolfgang Thesen, Cologne, Germany · Olivier Castellano, Paris, France
Sold EUR 2,500
Lot 116 : Pair of earrings "wea wunu wona"
Indonesia - Central Flores, Nage
Alfred Boettcher, Aachen, Germany (coll. in situ, 1970/80)
Price
EUR 1,500

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 117 : Unusual gold leaf mask
Indonesia - Java
Alfred Boettcher, Aachen, Germany (coll. in situ, 1970/80)
Sold EUR 4,200
Lot 118 : Hilt of a ceremonial dagger “kris”, ca. 1880/90
Indonesia - Java
Alexander Pollmer, Munich, Germany · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 12 May 2007, lot 19 · Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany
Sold EUR 1,700
Lot 119 : Ancestor figure "siraha salawa"
Indonesia - North Nias
Collection D., Spain / Indochina / Vietnam
Sold EUR 9,000
Lot 120 : Male ancestor figure "adu zatua"
Indonesia - Nias
Collection D., Spain/Indochina/Vietnam
Price
EUR 6,000

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 121 : Seated ancestral figure wearing a "kalabubu" necklace
Indonesia - Nias
Dutch Private Collection
Price
EUR 1,300

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 122 : Amulet plaque displaying fine filigree pattern
Indonesia - Sulawesi
Alfred Boettcher, Aachen, Germany (coll. in situ, 1970/80)
Price
EUR 600

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 123 : Magic wand "tungkot malehat"
Indonesia - Sumatra, Batak
Peter Schleich, Heidelberg, Germany
Price
EUR 2,000

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 124 : Gable ornament "pandilati" or "dila paung"
Indonesia - Sumatra, Toba - Batak
Peter Schleich, Heidelberg, Germany
Sold EUR 1,200
Lot 125 : Two seated anthropomorphic figures
Indonesia - Sumatra, Toba - Batak
Belgian Private Collection (coll. in situ in the 1980s)
Price
EUR 4,000

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 126 : Pair of ancestral figures "itara"
Indonesia - Timor-Leste, Ataúro Island
Italian Private Collection · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 19 June 2010, lot 89 · Erik Farrow, San Rafael, USA · Belgian Collection
Price
EUR 4,000

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 127 : Rice deity "bulul"
Philippines - Ifugao
Jean-Pierre Jernander, Brussels, Belgium · American Private Collection, California
Price
EUR 3,000

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 128 : Prehistoric stone mortar with anthropomorphic face
Papua New Guinea - Highlands
Found by the previous owner in a ship’s hold during voyage from Papua New Guinea to New Zealand · John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USA
Price
EUR 2,000

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 129 : Prehistoric stone mortar
Papua New Guinea - Western Highlands, Mount Hagen
Collected by an Australian stationed at military airfield at Mount Hagen in Western Highlands Province during World War II · John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USA
Sold EUR 3,000
Lot 130 : Prehistoric stone bowl
Papua New Guinea - Western Highlands, Mount Hagen
Collected by Ron Perry, Mount Hagen Area, 1967 · John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USA
Sold EUR 1,700
Lot 131 : Prehistoric pedestal mortar
Papua New Guinea - Western Highlands / Simbu (Chimbu)
Koos Knol, Wormerveer, The Netherlands · John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USA
Sold EUR 2,600
Lot 132 : Prehistoric stone mortar
Papua New Guinea - East Sepik
John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USA
Price
EUR 1,500

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 133 : Prehistoric pestle
Papua New Guinea - Southern Highlands, Tari Basin
J. Erkila, Missionary in Tari area during the 1950s · Sotheby’s, Sidney, November 9, 1997, lot 425 · John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USA
Sold EUR 500
Lot 134 : Preshistoric bark-cloth beater
Papua New Guinea - Eastern Highlands, Lufa region
Peter Tarpee, patrol officer in the 1970s · John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USA
Sold EUR 750
Lot 135 : Prehistoric zoomorphic stone object, possibly a pestle
Papua New Guinea - Madang Province, Simbai Valley
Anthony JP Meyer, Paris, France · John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USA
Price
EUR 3,000

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 136 : Anthropomorphic stone sculpture
Papua New Guinea
John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USA
Price
EUR 2,000

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 137 : Anthropomorphic stone
Papua New Guinea - Lower Sepik, Karawari
Haus Völker und Kulturen, Ethnological Museum St. Augustin, Bonn, Germany · Renaud Vanuxem, Paris, France · John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USA
Price
EUR 1,500

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 138 : Anthropomorphic stone pestle
Papua New Guinea - Madang Province
John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USA
Price
EUR 800

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 139 : Anthropomorphic stone pestle
Papua New Guinea - Middle Sepik, Yanitobak, Karawari
Lord Alister McAlpine (1942-2014), London, Great Britain · Anthony JP Meyer, Paris, France · John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USA
Sold EUR 9,000
Lot 140 : Spheric stone
Papua New Guinea
John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USA
Price
EUR 500

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 141 : Small stone object
Papua New Guinea
Patricia Withofs, London, Great Britain · John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USA
Sold EUR 300
Lot 142 : Mask "brag"
Papua New Guinea - Lower Sepik, Murik
Henry Erfeling (1901-1990), Lübeck, Germany (coll. in situ, 1930-34) · Family-owned since then
Sold EUR 4,100
Lot 143 : Shield
Papua New Guinea - Lower Sepik - Ramu River
Henry Erfeling (1901-1990), Lübeck, Germany (coll. in situ, 1930-34) · Family-owned since then
Sold EUR 4,000
Lot 144 : Male figure
Solomon Islands
Henry Erfeling (1901-1990), Lübeck, Germany (coll. in situ, 1930-34) · Family-owned since then
Sold EUR 2,000
Lot 145 : Collection of weapons
Papua New Guinea
Henry Erfeling (1901-1990), Lübeck, Germany (coll. in situ, 1930-34) · Family-owned since then
Price
EUR 600

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 146 : War club
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New Britain, Sulka
Henry Erfeling (1901-1990), Lübeck, Germany (coll. in situ, 1930-34) · Family-owned since then
Sold EUR 500
Lot 147 : Club
Papua New Guinea
Henry Erfeling (1901-1990), Lübeck, Germany (coll. in situ, 1930-34) · Family-owned since then
Sold EUR 250
Lot 148 : Three old barbed spears
Solomon Islands - Bougainville
Henry Erfeling (1901-1990), Lübeck, Germany (coll. in situ, 1930-34) · Family-owned since then
Sold EUR 280
Lot 149 : Adze
Marshall Islands
Henry Erfeling (1901-1990), Lübeck, Germany (coll. in situ, 1930-34) · Family-owned since then
Price
EUR 600

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 150 : Crocodile stool
Papua New Guinea - Middle Sepik, Iatmul
Henry Erfeling (1901-1990), Lübeck, Germany (coll. in situ, 1930-34) · Family-owned since then
Sold EUR 1,100