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).
Lot 351 : Anthropomorphic mask "lukwakongo"
D. R. Congo, LegaMarc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium Fred Jahn, Munich, GermanyStarting price EUR 1,200Estimated price EUR 2,500
Lot 352 : Anthropomorphic mask "idimu"
D. R. Congo, LegaCarlo von Castelberg, Zurich, Switzerland Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 10 September 1994, lot 170 Rolf Kunitsch, Münster, GermanyStarting price EUR 1,500Estimated price EUR 3,000
Lot 353 : Anthropomorphic mask "idimu"
D. R. Congo, LegaAndré Vogt, Zurich, Switzerland Lore Huber, Sinsheim, GermanyStarting price EUR 2,000Estimated price EUR 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 price EUR 4,000Estimated price EUR 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 price EUR 2,500Estimated price EUR 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 price EUR 600Estimated price EUR 1,200
Lot 357 : Two whistles
D. R. Congo, Luba & PendeJohannes & Ursula Kaddatz, Hamburg, GermanyStarting price EUR 400Estimated price EUR 900
Lot 358 : Power half figure "kakudji"
D. R. Congo, Luba / Hemba / KusuOld Belgian Private Collection Alexandre Claes, Brussels, BelgiumStarting price EUR 2,500Estimated price EUR 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 price EUR 2,500Estimated price EUR 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 price EUR 3,500Estimated price EUR 5,000
Lot 361 : Caryatid stool "kipona" ("kihona") with Maternité
D. R. Congo, LubaJanak Khendry, Toronto, CanadaStarting price EUR 3,000Estimated price EUR 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 price EUR 600Estimated price EUR 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 price EUR 3,000Estimated price EUR 5,000
Lot 364 : Standing male figure
D. R. Congo, MbalaCorneel de Vleeschower, Antwerp, BelgiumStarting price EUR 800Estimated price EUR 1,500
Lot 365 : Standing female figure
D. R. Congo, MbalaDutch CollectionStarting price EUR 1,500Estimated price EUR 3,000
Lot 366 : Large male figure
D. R. Congo, MetokoHerbert Hamak, Hammelburg, GermanyStarting price EUR 4,000Estimated price EUR 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 price EUR 3,000Estimated price EUR 6,000
Lot 368 : Plaited shield
D. R. Congo, NzakaraBelgian Private CollectionStarting price EUR 400Estimated price EUR 800
Lot 369 : Deformation mask "mbuya ya mbangu"
D. R. Congo, PendeHans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, GermanyStarting price EUR 1,000Estimated price EUR 2,000
Lot 370 : Anthropomorphic mask "mbuya"
D. R. Congo, PendeMichel Gaud, Saint Tropez, FranceStarting price EUR 2,500Estimated price EUR 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 price EUR 1,500Estimated price EUR 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 price EUR 2,500Estimated price EUR 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 price EUR 8,000Estimated price EUR 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 price EUR 15,000Estimated price EUR 30,000
Lot 375 : Anthropomorphic power figure "nkishi" (pl. "mankishi")
D. R. Congo, SongyeJoseph Christiaens, Brussels, BelgiumStarting price EUR 2,500Estimated price EUR 4,000
Lot 376 : Anthropomorphic power figure "nkishi" (pl. "mankishi")
D. R. Congo, SongyeJohannes & Ursula Kaddatz, Hamburg, GermanyStarting price EUR 3,500Estimated price EUR 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 price EUR 1,500Estimated price EUR 3,000
Lot 378 : Male power figure 'buti'
D. R. Congo, TekeHorst Hornstadt, Frankfurt, Germany Rolf Kunitsch, Münster, GermanyStarting price EUR 1,500Estimated price EUR 2,500
Lot 379 : Anthropomorphic power figure "buti"
D. R. Congo, TekeAmerican Private CollectionStarting price EUR 1,000Estimated price EUR 2,000
Lot 380 : Standing female figure
D. R. Congo, UbangiJohannes & Ursula Kaddatz, Hamburg, GermanyStarting price EUR 2,000Estimated price EUR 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 price EUR 1,200Estimated price EUR 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 price EUR 2,500Estimated price EUR 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 price EUR 800Estimated price EUR 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 price EUR 3,000Estimated price EUR 5,000
Lot 385 : Masked dancer "cikunza"
Angola, ChokweAmerican Private CollectionStarting price EUR 1,800Estimated price EUR 3,500
Lot 386 : Doll
Chad, BagirmiPierre Dartevelle, Brussels, BelgiumStarting price EUR 800Estimated price EUR 1,500
Lot 387 : Processional crucifix "yämäsor mäsqäl" of the Ethiopian Christian Church
EthiopiaH. Hufnagel, Aschaffenburg, GermanyStarting price EUR 400Estimated price EUR 800
Lot 388 : Processional crucifix "yämäsor mäsqäl' of the Ethiopian Christian Church
EthiopiaH. Hufnagel, Aschaffenburg, GermanyStarting price EUR 400Estimated price EUR 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 price EUR 2,500Estimated price EUR 5,000
Lot 390 : Two snuff containers with stopper
Kenya, KambaJohannes & Ursula Kaddatz, Hamburg, GermanyStarting price EUR 1,200Estimated price EUR 2,000
Lot 391 : Standing female figure
Tanzania, KwereHerbert Hamak, Hammelburg, GermanyStarting price EUR 500Estimated price EUR 1,000
Lot 392 : Standing female figure
Tanzania, KwereHerbert Hamak, Hammelburg, GermanyStarting price EUR 600Estimated price EUR 1,200
Lot 393 : Figurally carved dignitary staff
Tanzania, KwereMissionary Museum, Münsterschwarzach, GermanyStarting price EUR 600Estimated price EUR 1,200
Lot 394 : Standing female figure
Zambia, LuenaBelgian Private CollectionStarting price EUR 800Estimated price EUR 1,200
Lot 395 : Snuff container
Zimbabwe, ShonaKevin Conru, London, Great Britain Marcuson & Hall, Brussels, BelgiumStarting price EUR 800Estimated price EUR 1,500
Lot 396 : Kneeling figure
MadagascarGallery Daroun, Antwerp, Belgium Franco Rimoldi, Darmstadt, GermanyStarting price EUR 1,000Estimated price EUR 1,500
Lot 397 : Male tomb figure
Madagascar, SakalavaGallery Daroun, Antwerp, Belgium Franco Rimoldi, Darmstadt, GermanyStarting price EUR 1,500Estimated price EUR 3,000
Lot 398 : Figural snuff container
South Africa, SothoBritish Private Collection Robert Temple, Ghent, BelgiumStarting price EUR 1,000Estimated price EUR 2,000
Lot 399 : Snuff container
South Africa, SothoDavid Lewin, London, Great Britain Marcuson & Hall, Brussels, BelgiumStarting price EUR 800Estimated price EUR 1,500
Lot 400 : Container with lid
South Africa, Tswana / Matabele (Ndebele)Private Collection, South Africa Ian Shaw, Glasgow, United KingdomStarting price EUR 2,500Estimated price EUR 5,000