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 151 : Helmet mask "tatanua"
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New IrelandHubert Geisler (1863-1936), Würzburg, GermanyStarting priceEUR 4,500Estimated priceEUR 9,000
Lot 152 : Neck and war ornament
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Southern New BritainHubert Geisler (1864-1936), Würzburg, GermanyStarting priceEUR 300Estimated priceEUR 600
Lot 153 : Group of hair ornaments
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New IrelandHubert Geisler (1864-1936), Würzburg, GermanyStarting priceEUR 250Estimated priceEUR 500
Lot 154 : Two stone mace heads "palau" / "palao"
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New BritainHubert Geisler (1864-1936), Würzburg, GermanyStarting priceEUR 400Estimated priceEUR 800
Lot 155 : Set: bow and spears
Papu New GuineaHubert Geisler (1864-1936), Würzburg, GermanyStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 156 : Comb
Caroline Islands, Yap IslandsHubert Geisler (1864-1936), Würzburg, GermanyStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 157 : Head / neckrest "korwar" ("korvar")
West New Guinea / West Papua (Irian Jaya) - Korvar RegionAalderink, Amsterdam, The Netherlands · Martin Doustar, Brussels, Belgium · Lempertz, Brussels, Belgium, 31 January 2024, lot 171Starting priceEUR 5,000Estimated priceEUR 8,000
Lot 158 : Mixed lot bag and jewellery elements
Papua New GuineaHeinrich Ahlvers, GermanyStarting priceEUR 400Estimated priceEUR 800
Lot 159 : Helmet-shaped basketry mask "baba tagwa"
Papua New Guinea, Prince Alexander Mountains - Middle Sepik River, AbelamLorenz Eckert, Basel, Switzerland · Patrik Fröhlich, Zurich, Switzerland (2005)Starting priceEUR 1,200Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 160 : War shield
Papua New Guinea - Madang Province - Simbai River, Kalamcollected by Jack Hibbert, a Missionary living and working in New Guinea in the 1960s · Belgian Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,200Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 161 : Shell apron and sash, three textile sashes
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality IslandsSalinger, Hamburg, Germany (coll. around 1900) · German Private Collection (1970’s)Starting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 162 : Comb
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality IslandsHeinrich Ahlvers, GermanyStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 163 : Excellent "malagan" figure, before 1899
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New IrelandAlbert Hahl (1868-1945), Bavaria, Germany · Linden-Museum, Stuttgart, Germany (1899) · Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany (1959)Starting priceEUR 25,000Estimated priceEUR 50,000
Lot 164 : Ritual object for fertility "balum kemepe"
Western New Guinea - Central Highlands, village of MoknerkonThomas Michel, Stuttgart, GermanyStarting priceEUR 8,000Estimated priceEUR 10,000
Lot 165 : Large food bowl
Papua New Guinea - Huon Gulf, Morobe Province, Tami IslandsManfred Emil Georg Schwarz (1914-1980), Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 166 : Suspension hook "samban" or "tshambwan"
Papua New Guinea - East Sepik Province, IatmulPhilip Goldman (1922-2012), Gallery 43, London, Great Britain · Loed van Bussel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands · Dorotheum, Vienna, Austria, 4 October 2021, lot 79Starting priceEUR 4,000Estimated priceEUR 10,000
Lot 167 : Suspension hook "samban" or "tshambwan"
Papua New Guinea - East Sepik Province - Angoram District, IatmulPhilip Goldman (1922-2012), Gallery 43, London, Great Britain · Mia & Loed van Bussel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands · François Coppens, Brussels, Belgium · Lempertz, Brussels, Belgium, 29 January 2020, lot 260Starting priceEUR 4,000Estimated priceEUR 10,000
Lot 168 : Group of lime spatulas and bone daggers
Papua New Guinea - East Sepik Province, IatmulGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 169 : Yam mask "silgu"
Papua New Guinea - MaprikMichael Hamson, Palos Verdes, California, USA · Franco Rimoldi, Darmstadt, GermanyStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 170 : Crouching figure with disc-shaped headgear
Papua New Guinea - Massim areaUK CollectionStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,800
Lot 171 : Maskette
Papua New Guinea - Ramu RiverFrench CollectionStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 172 : Small male figure "kandimbong"
Papua New Guinea - Ramu RiverHeinrich Ahlvers, GermanyStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 174 : Figurally carved staff
Papua New Guinea - Lake SentaniOld Colonial Collection · Srdjan Sremac, The Hague, The NetherlandsStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 175 : Spatula from a lime container
Papua New Guinea - SepikSpanish CollectionStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 176 : Zoomorphic spoon (crocodile)
Papua New Guinea - SepikLine & Hippoliet Verbeemen, Bonheiden, BelgiumStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,600
Lot 177 : Ritual object in the form of a stylized crocodile
Papua New Guinea - SepikHeinrich Ahlvers, GermanyStarting priceEUR 400Estimated priceEUR 800
Lot 178 : Bone dagger
Papua New Guinea - SepikHeinrich Ahlvers, GermanyStarting priceEUR 450Estimated priceEUR 900
Lot 179 : Hand drum "kundu"
Papua New Guinea - SepikEmil Storrer, Zurich, SwitzerlandStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 180 : Unusual basketry mask
Papua New Guinea, Prince Alexander Mountains - Middle SepikJames R. Lawson, Sydney, Australia · Guy Earl Smith, Sydney, AustraliaStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 181 : Neck rest, 19th century
Papua New Guinea - Huon Gulf - Tami IslandsRolf Kunitsch, Münster, GermanyStarting priceEUR 4,000Estimated priceEUR 8,000
Lot 182 : Roof ridge finial of a chief’s house
New Caledonia, KanakDutch CollectionStarting priceEUR 3,500Estimated priceEUR 7,000
Lot 183 : Birdhead club "go porowa ra maru"
New Caledonia, KanakEmil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 27 Februarey 2016, lot 75Starting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 184 : War club "afui" or "alafolo"
Solomon Islands - MalaitaGerman Collection, BerlinStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,600
Lot 185 : Club "supe"
Solomon Islands - MalaitaBonhams, Chelsea, England, 24 March 1993, lot 182 · Rolf Kunitsch, Münster, Germany · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 28 June 2014, lot 67Starting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,600
Lot 186 : Paddle
Austral IslandsGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,500
Lot 187 : Food pounder "penu" or "phou"
Caroline Islands - Truk IslandsHelmut Göring (1917-2013), Kaiserslautern, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 188 : Shield "wunda", spear thrower "woomera" and boomerang
AustraliaAlbert Buderus von Carlshausen (1861-1942), Gelnhausen (Frankfurt), Germany · Bernhard Graf von Lippe, Schwäbisch Gmünd, GermanyStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 189 : Sacred board "tjuringa" ("churinga", "tjurunga")
AustraliaMichael Hamson, Palos Verdes, California, USAStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 190 : Figure of a "healing" spirit
Russia - East Siberia - Lower Amur river, NanaiTischenko Gallery, Helsinki, Finland · Jacques Lebrat, Paris, France · Franco Rimoldi, Darmstadt, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 191 : Doll "ittarma"
Russia - West Siberia, KhantyTischenko Gallery, Helsinki, Finland · Franco Rimoldi, Darmstadt, GermanyStarting priceEUR 400Estimated priceEUR 800
Lot 192 : Protective spirit "kalgamu"
Russia - East Siberia - Lower Amur river, UlchiTischenko Gallery, Helsinki, Finland · Franco Rimoldi, Darmstadt, GermanyStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 900
Lot 193 : Idol
Alaska, Thule CultureJeffrey Myers, New York, USAStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 194 : Miniature figure
Canada - Alaska - Greenland, InuitJeffrey Myers, New York, USAStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 195 : Part of a towing handle, before 1910
Canada - Alaska - Greenland, InuitPaul and Mary Thiry, Seattle, USAStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 196 : "Hututu" katsina doll, ca. 1940
North America, HopiSpanish CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 197 : Miniature "katsina" doll
North America, Hopi / ZuniGerman Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 400Estimated priceEUR 800
Lot 198 : Anthropomorphic trumpet
Sierra Leone, LimbaPeter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany · Ingo Donath, Hamburg, Germany · Werner & Lotte Krause, Hamburg, Germany (1986)Starting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 199 : Standing female figure
Sierra Leone, MendeRené (1920-1981) & Mercedes Lavigne, Geneva, Switzerland (1988) · Christie’s, South Kensington, England, 24 March 1988, lot 37 · Italiaander Galleries, Amsterdam, The Netherlands · Werner & Lotte Krause, Hamburg, Germany (1991)Starting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,500
Lot 200 : Female ancestor figure "blolo bla"
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleRobert Jacobsen, Copenhagen, Denmark · Italiaander Galleries, Amsterdam, The Netherlands · Werner & Lotte Krause, Hamburg, Germany (1990)Starting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 201 : Anthropozoomorphic headdress "banda" or "kumbaruba"
Guinea, Nalu (Baga)Italiaander Galleries, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1987) · Lempertz, Brussels, Belgium, 28 April 2007, lot 25 · Werner & Lotte Krause, Hamburg, GermanyStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000