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 353 : Anthropomorphic mask "idimu"
D. R. Congo, LegaAndré Vogt, Zurich, Switzerland · Lore Huber, Sinsheim, GermanyStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 354 : Anthropomorphic figure "iginga" (pl. "maginga")
D. R. Congo, LegaJack Passer, New York, USA · Freda and Harry Schaeffer (1915-2007 & 1913-1997), New York City, USA · Sotheby’s, New York, 25 May 1999, lot 216Starting priceEUR 4,000Estimated priceEUR 8,000
Lot 355 : Face mask of the "bukota" society
D. R. Congo, LengolaWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, Germany, 1992, lot 434 · Mon Steyaert, Brussels, Belgium · Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 13 March 2010, lot 332 · Hermann Sommerhage, Duisburg, Germany · Pierre Loos, Brussels, Belgium · Guy van Rijn, Brussels, Belgium · Belgian Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 356 : Neckrest "musamo"
D. R. Congo, LubaRichard B. Siegel (1943 - 2011), San Diego, USA · Daniel Franklin, San Diego, USA · Francois Mottas, Lausanne, SwitzerlandStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 357 : Two whistles
D. R. Congo, Luba & PendeJohannes & Ursula Kaddatz, Hamburg, GermanyStarting priceEUR 400Estimated priceEUR 900
Lot 358 : Power half figure "kakudji"
D. R. Congo, Luba / Hemba / KusuOld Belgian Private Collection · Alexandre Claes, Brussels, BelgiumStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 359 : Female power half figure "kakudji"
D. R. Congo, LubaBelgian Private Collection · Fernando Pujol, Barcelona, Spain · Carlos Basso, Barcelona, Spain · Native, Brussels, Belgium, 1 February 2022, lot 45 · H. Kellim Brown, Brussels, Belgium (2022) · German Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 360 : Caryatid stool "kipona" ("kihona")
D. R. Congo, Luba / HembaJoseph Christiaens, Brussels, Belgium · Pace Gallery, New York, USA · Werner Schmalenbach, Göttingen, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 361 : Caryatid stool "kipona" ("kihona") with Maternité
D. R. Congo, LubaJanak Khendry, Toronto, CanadaStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 362 : Maternité
D. R. Congo, LuluaMüller, Davos, Switzerland · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 20 September 2003, lot 366 · Kim Redlich, Düsseldorf, Germany · Franco Rimoldi, Darmstadt, GermanyStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 363 : Anthropomorphic mask
D. R. Congo, Bakwa Luntu / MboleMerton Simpson, New York, USA (inventory no. “1445”) · Ernst (1914-2002) & Ruth Anspach, New York, USA (label “EA VI-8”) · Mr. & Mrs. J. Werner Gillon, London, England · Sotheby’s, London, The Tara Collection, 15 July 1975, lot 72 · Sotheby’s, London, 21 June 1993, lot 186 · B. J. Orten, Frankfurt, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 364 : Standing male figure
D. R. Congo, MbalaCorneel de Vleeschower, Antwerp, BelgiumStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 365 : Standing female figure
D. R. Congo, MbalaDutch CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 366 : Large male figure
D. R. Congo, MetokoHerbert Hamak, Hammelburg, GermanyStarting priceEUR 4,000Estimated priceEUR 8,000
Lot 367 : Three figurative wall panels
D. R. Congo, Kwango, NkanuWilliam Brill (1918-2003), New York City, USA · By inheritance to family · Arte Primitivo, New York, USA, 18 September 2019, lot 687Starting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 6,000
Lot 368 : Plaited shield
D. R. Congo, NzakaraBelgian Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 400Estimated priceEUR 800
Lot 369 : Deformation mask "mbuya ya mbangu"
D. R. Congo, PendeHans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 370 : Anthropomorphic mask "mbuya"
D. R. Congo, PendeMichel Gaud, Saint Tropez, FranceStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 371 : Dignitary staff with two anthropomorphic heads
D. R. Congo, SongyeAlan Brandt (1923-2002) Gallery, New York, USA (ca.1970) · American Private Collection, Rockport, Massachusetts, USAStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 2,500
Lot 372 : Rare oracle implement
D. R. Congo, SongyeMarc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium (“FX971051”) · Jens Jahn, Munich, Germany · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 4 March 2017, lot 441Starting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 373 : Mask "kifwebe", female type "kikashi"
D. R. Congo, SongyeHarvey T. Menist (1930-1982), Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1960) · Eduard Hess (1921-2009), Oberwil, Switzerland · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 3 March 2012, lot 247 · Joseph Christiaens, Brussels, BelgiumStarting priceEUR 8,000Estimated priceEUR 15,000
Lot 374 : Power figure "nkishi" against small pox
D. R. Congo, SongyeHans Himmelheber (1908-2003), Heidelberg, Germany (coll. in situ, 1938/39) · Paul & Ursula Seiler, Basel, Switzerland · Swiss Private Collection · Adrian Schlag, Brussels, Belgium · Jacques Germain, Montreal, Canada · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 28 May 2016, lot 461Starting priceEUR 15,000Estimated priceEUR 30,000
Lot 375 : Anthropomorphic power figure "nkishi" (pl. "mankishi")
D. R. Congo, SongyeJoseph Christiaens, Brussels, BelgiumStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 376 : Anthropomorphic power figure "nkishi" (pl. "mankishi")
D. R. Congo, SongyeJohannes & Ursula Kaddatz, Hamburg, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 377 : Standing female figure
D. R. Congo, TabwaDavid Henrion, Brussels, Belgium (coll. in situ in the 1980s) · Michel Koenig, Brussels, Belgium (1994) · Dutch Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 378 : Male power figure 'buti'
D. R. Congo, TekeHorst Hornstadt, Frankfurt, Germany · Rolf Kunitsch, Münster, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 2,500
Lot 379 : Anthropomorphic power figure "buti"
D. R. Congo, TekeAmerican Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 380 : Standing female figure
D. R. Congo, UbangiJohannes & Ursula Kaddatz, Hamburg, GermanyStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 381 : Standing male figure
D. R. Congo, Yanzi / TekeGerman Private Collection · Berry de Bruijn, Breda, The Netherlands · Dutch Private Collection (2024)Starting priceEUR 1,200Estimated priceEUR 2,500
Lot 382 : Grave figure "ntadi"
D. R. Congo, YombePrivate Collection · Pierre Loos, Brussels, Belgium (2001) · Guy van Rijn, Brussels, Belgium · Dutch Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 4,500
Lot 383 : Small female power figure
D. R. Congo, Zimba / BinjaMarc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium · Fred Jahn, Munich, Germany · Thomas Olbricht, Essen, GermanyStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 384 : Chief figure "mwanangana"
Angola, ChokweHelmut Göring (1917-2013), Kaiserslautern, Germany (acquired in Paris, 1947 or 1949) · by descent in the family thenceStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 385 : Masked dancer "cikunza"
Angola, ChokweAmerican Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,800Estimated priceEUR 3,500
Lot 386 : Doll
Chad, BagirmiPierre Dartevelle, Brussels, BelgiumStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 387 : Processional crucifix "yämäsor mäsqäl" of the Ethiopian Christian Church
EthiopiaH. Hufnagel, Aschaffenburg, GermanyStarting priceEUR 400Estimated priceEUR 800
Lot 388 : Processional crucifix "yämäsor mäsqäl' of the Ethiopian Christian Church
EthiopiaH. Hufnagel, Aschaffenburg, GermanyStarting priceEUR 400Estimated priceEUR 800
Lot 389 : Shield
Kenya, Chagga (also Dschagga, Tschagga, Waschagga) / MasaiChief Marealle of Marangu, Kilimanjaro region (in present-day Tanzania) · Hans Heinrich Josef Meyer (1858-1929), Leipzig, Germany (ca. 1889) · Christie’s Paris, 11 Juin 2007, lot 166 · By descent through the familyStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 390 : Two snuff containers with stopper
Kenya, KambaJohannes & Ursula Kaddatz, Hamburg, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,200Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 391 : Standing female figure
Tanzania, KwereHerbert Hamak, Hammelburg, GermanyStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 392 : Standing female figure
Tanzania, KwereHerbert Hamak, Hammelburg, GermanyStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 393 : Figurally carved dignitary staff
Tanzania, KwereMissionary Museum, Münsterschwarzach, GermanyStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 394 : Standing female figure
Zambia, LuenaBelgian Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 395 : Snuff container
Zimbabwe, ShonaKevin Conru, London, Great Britain · Marcuson & Hall, Brussels, BelgiumStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 396 : Kneeling figure
MadagascarGallery Daroun, Antwerp, Belgium · Franco Rimoldi, Darmstadt, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 397 : Male tomb figure
Madagascar, SakalavaGallery Daroun, Antwerp, Belgium · Franco Rimoldi, Darmstadt, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 398 : Figural snuff container
South Africa, SothoBritish Private Collection · Robert Temple, Ghent, BelgiumStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 399 : Snuff container
South Africa, SothoDavid Lewin, London, Great Britain · Marcuson & Hall, Brussels, BelgiumStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 400 : Container with lid
South Africa, Tswana / Matabele (Ndebele)Private Collection, South Africa · Ian Shaw, Glasgow, United KingdomStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 401 : Anthropomorphic dance or ceremonial wand
South Africa, ZuluStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,600