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 202 : Maiden spirit mask "agbogho mmwo"
Nigeria, IgboLempertz, Brussels, Belgium, 28 April 2007, lot 98 · Werner & Lotte Krause, Hamburg, GermanyPriceEUR 2,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 203 : Standing shrine figure "alusi"
Nigeria, IgboItaliaander Galleries, Amsterdam, The Netherlands · Sotheby’s, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 30 September 1987, lot 151 · Werner & Lotte Krause, Hamburg, GermanySold EUR 700
Lot 204 : Anthropomorphic face mask "deangle" with brass bells
Côte d'Ivoire, DanWolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany (1982) · Werner & Lotte Krause, Hamburg, GermanyPriceEUR 600plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 205 : Anthropomorphic headdress
Nigeria, BokiBernd Muhlack, Kiel, Germany · Werner & Lotte Krause, Hamburg, Germany (1985)Sold EUR 1,000
Lot 206 : Standing figure
Nigeria, Jukun / Wurkun / ChambaBernd Muhlack, Kiel, Germany · Werner & Lotte Krause, Hamburg, Germany (1993)PriceEUR 600plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 207 : Rare anthropomorphic face mask
Nigeria, Igbo, EzzamgboRobert Duperrier, Paris, France · Werner & Lotte Krause, Hamburg, Germany (1985)Sold EUR 3,200
Lot 208 : Headdress "ngamdak"
Nigeria, Jaba / KoroHauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, Germany, 28 October 1975, lot 577 · Werner & Lotte Krause, Hamburg, GermanySold EUR 1,100
Lot 209 : Royal beaded crown "ade"
Nigeria, YorubaWerner & Lotte Krause, Hamburg, GermanySold EUR 2,700
Lot 210 : Reliquary guardian figure "mbulu-ngulu" or "boho-na-bwete"
Gabon, KotaLouis Pieter Cornelis van Rijn, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Galerie Kephri) (ca. 1979) · Italiaander Galleries, Amsterdam, The Netherlands · Werner & Lotte Krause, Hamburg, Germany (1987)Sold EUR 3,500
Lot 211 : Seated female figure
Gabon, Punu / TsanguiItaliaander Galleries, Amsterdam, The Netherlands · Werner & Lotte Krause, Hamburg, Germany (1988)PriceEUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 212 : Beautiful female face mask "okuyi" or "mukuyi"
Gabon, PunuItaliaander Galleries, Amsterdam, The Netherlands · Werner & Lotte Krause, Hamburg, Germany (1983)PriceEUR 1,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 213 : Anthropomorphic face mask
Gabon, TsoghoIngo Donath, Hamburg, Germany · Werner & Lotte Krause, Hamburg, Germany (1986)PriceEUR 1,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 214 : Expressive mask "batwape"
D. R. Congo, LuntuItaliaander Galleries, Amsterdam, The Netherlands · Werner & Lotte Krause, Hamburg, Germany (1984)Sold EUR 1,650
Lot 215 : Power figure
D. R. Congo, KanyokItaliaander Galleries, Amsterdam, The Netherlands · Werner & Lotte Krause, Hamburg, Germany (1986)Sold EUR 600
Lot 216 : Mask "mukinka"
D. R. Congo, SalampasuHauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, Germany, 30 October 1974, lot 761 · Werner & Lotte Krause, Hamburg, GermanySold EUR 1,000
Lot 217 : Female power figure "nkisi"/ "nkishi" (pl. "mankisi" / "'mankishi")
D. R. Congo, SongyeBaillieus (1986) · Werner & Lotte Krause, Hamburg, Germany (1986)Sold EUR 2,500
Lot 218 : Mask "geh-naw" of the "chu-den-zo" society
Liberia, BassaLanooi Family, Ghent, Belgium (since the 1960s) · Srdjan Sremac, The Hague, The Netherlands · Jack Nelis, The Hague, The NetherlandsPriceEUR 1,800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 219 : Anthropomorphic object
Liberia, BassaRené Guyot, Neuchâtel, Switzerland (1960s) · Craig de Lora, Clifton, New Jersey, USA (2011) · Dori & David Rootenberg (Jacaranda), New York, USASold EUR 3,000
Lot 220 : Mask "gunye ge"
Liberia, DanEmil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 21 March 2015, lot 98Sold EUR 2,000
Lot 221 : Helmet mask "sowei" ("ndoli jowei" / "nòwo")
Sierra Leone, MendeGerman Private Collection, MunichSold EUR 800
Lot 222 : Standing female figure
Sierra Leone, MendeAmerican Private CollectionPriceEUR 1,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 223 : Anthropomorphic head sculpture "mahen yafe"
Sierra Leone, SapiBelgian Private Collection, BrusselsPriceEUR 6,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 224 : Baga snake "bansonyi" or "a-Mantsho-na-Tshol"
Guinea, BagaGaston de Havenon (1904-1993), New York, USA · North German Private Collection (1975)Sold EUR 24,000
Lot 225 : Hyena mask "suruku" of the "korè" society
Mali, BamanaGerman Private CollectionPriceEUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 226 : Zoomorphic mask "kono"
Mali, BamanaLore Huber, Sinsheim, GermanySold EUR 5,000
Lot 227 : Buffalo mask "mishi koun"
Mali, BamanaLore Huber, Sinsheim, GermanySold EUR 600
Lot 228 : Zoomorphic headdress "sogoni koun" ("sogonikun")
Mali, BamanaAlan Brandt, New York, USAPriceEUR 2,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 229 : Antelope dance crest "chiwara" / "tjiwara" / "ci-wara"
Mali, BamanaEmil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 21 March 2015, lot 119Sold EUR 1,500
Lot 230 : Maternité "jo mooni" or "gwan dusu"
Mali, BamanaVittorio Mangio, Monza, ItalyPriceEUR 4,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 231 : Standing female figure "jo nyeleni"
Mali, BamanaGerman Private CollectionSold EUR 500
Lot 232 : Staff with female figure
Mali, BamanaKarl-Heinz Krieg, Neuenkirchen, Germany · Galerie Einbaum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany · Rolf Kunitsch, Münster, GermanyPriceEUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 233 : Caryatid stool
Mali, BamanaBoris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 15 November 2008, lot 149 · Folkhart Neidigk, Stuttgart, GermanyPriceEUR 500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 234 : Two birds
Mali, DogonIlia Malichin, Baden-Baden, Germany (1994) · Lempertz, Brussels, Belgium, 31 March 2012, lot 14 · German Private Collection, GaggenauSold EUR 1,600
Lot 235 : Fragment of a post "togu na"
Mali, DogonEmil Storrer, Zurich, SwitzerlandPriceEUR 3,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 236 : Standing female figure
Mali, DogonPierre Langlois (1927-2015), Lille, France (1950s) · Olivier Castellano, Paris, FrancePriceEUR 2,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 237 : Figure of a "hermaphrodite”
Mali, DogonEmil Storrer, Zurich, SwitzerlandSold EUR 1,500
Lot 238 : Figure with raised arms
Mali, DogonOlivier Castellano, Paris, FrancePriceEUR 2,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 239 : Standing female figure
Mali, DogonRené David, Zurich, Switzerland · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 8 September 2012, lot 214 · Lore Huber, Sinsheim, GermanySold EUR 750
Lot 240 : Antelope mask "walu"
Mali, DogonAlfred Meyerhuber, Ansbach, Germany (coll. in situ, 1986/87)Sold EUR 1,600
Lot 241 : Ostrich mask
Mali, DogonBelgian Private Collection, BrusselsPriceEUR 4,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 242 : Mask "ntomo"
Mali, MarkaIlia Malichin, Baden-Baden, Germany (1995) · German Private Collection, GaggenauSold EUR 3,000
Lot 243 : Zoomorphic mask
Mali, Proto Dogon / TellemPaolo Morigi, Magliaso-Lugano, Switzerland (1986) · Steven van de Raadt & Kathy van der Pas, Rotterdam (1993) · Blanchet & Associés, Paris, France, 23 November 2004, lot 151 · Olivier Castellano, Paris, FranceSold EUR 4,200
Lot 244 : Zoomorphic terracotta sculpture
Mali, TénenkouEmil Storrer, Zurich, SwitzerlandPriceEUR 2,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 245 : Mixed lot amulets
Burkina FasoEmil Storrer, Zurich, SwitzerlandSold EUR 550
Lot 246 : Helmet mask "bolo"
Burkina Faso, BoboIlia Malichin, Baden-Baden, Germany (1992) · Lempertz, Brussels, Belgium, 31 March 2012, lot 10 · German Private Collection, GaggenauSold EUR 2,000
Lot 247 : Standing female figure
Burkina Faso, BoboIlia Malichin, Baden-Baden, Germany (1995) · Lempertz, Brussels, Belgium, 31 March 2012, lot 23 · German Private Collection, GermanySold EUR 2,500
Lot 248 : Scepter or dance emblem "kebere"
Burkina Faso, BoboIlia Malichin, Baden-Baden, Germany (1996) · Lempertz, Brussels, Belgium, 31 March 2012, lot 30 (as Lobi) · German Private Collection, GaggenauPriceEUR 1,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 249 : Zoomorphic plank mask "nwantantay"
Burkina Faso, BwaEmil Storrer, Zurich, SwitzerlandSold EUR 2,100
Lot 250 : Male ancestor figure "kpin sebla"
Burkina Faso, DagariIlia Malichin, Baden-Baden, Germany (1992) · German Private Collection, GaggenauPriceEUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 251 : Seated couple
Burkina Faso, LobiBelgian Private CollectionSold EUR 800