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, GermanySold EUR 2,000
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 216PriceEUR 4,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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 CollectionSold EUR 2,500
Lot 356 : Neckrest "musamo"
D. R. Congo, LubaRichard B. Siegel (1943 - 2011), San Diego, USA · Daniel Franklin, San Diego, USA · Francois Mottas, Lausanne, SwitzerlandPriceEUR 600plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 357 : Two whistles
D. R. Congo, Luba & PendeJohannes & Ursula Kaddatz, Hamburg, GermanyPriceEUR 400plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 358 : Power half figure "kakudji"
D. R. Congo, Luba / Hemba / KusuOld Belgian Private Collection · Alexandre Claes, Brussels, BelgiumSold EUR 4,000
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 CollectionPriceEUR 2,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 360 : Caryatid stool "kipona" ("kihona")
D. R. Congo, Luba / HembaJoseph Christiaens, Brussels, Belgium · Pace Gallery, New York, USA · Werner Schmalenbach, Göttingen, GermanyPriceEUR 3,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 361 : Caryatid stool "kipona" ("kihona") with Maternité
D. R. Congo, LubaJanak Khendry, Toronto, CanadaPriceEUR 3,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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, GermanyPriceEUR 600plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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, GermanySold EUR 7,000
Lot 364 : Standing male figure
D. R. Congo, MbalaCorneel de Vleeschower, Antwerp, BelgiumSold EUR 1,300
Lot 365 : Standing female figure
D. R. Congo, MbalaDutch CollectionPriceEUR 1,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 366 : Large male figure
D. R. Congo, MetokoHerbert Hamak, Hammelburg, GermanyPriceEUR 4,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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 687Sold EUR 3,000
Lot 368 : Plaited shield
D. R. Congo, NzakaraBelgian Private CollectionSold EUR 400
Lot 369 : Deformation mask "mbuya ya mbangu"
D. R. Congo, PendeHans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, GermanySold EUR 1,000
Lot 370 : Anthropomorphic mask "mbuya"
D. R. Congo, PendeMichel Gaud, Saint Tropez, FranceSold EUR 2,000
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, USASold EUR 1,500
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 441PriceEUR 2,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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 461Sold EUR 18,000
Lot 375 : Anthropomorphic power figure "nkishi" (pl. "mankishi")
D. R. Congo, SongyeJoseph Christiaens, Brussels, BelgiumPriceEUR 2,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 376 : Anthropomorphic power figure "nkishi" (pl. "mankishi")
D. R. Congo, SongyeJohannes & Ursula Kaddatz, Hamburg, GermanyPriceEUR 3,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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 CollectionPriceEUR 1,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 378 : Male power figure 'buti'
D. R. Congo, TekeHorst Hornstadt, Frankfurt, Germany · Rolf Kunitsch, Münster, GermanySold EUR 1,000
Lot 379 : Anthropomorphic power figure "buti"
D. R. Congo, TekeAmerican Private CollectionPriceEUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 380 : Standing female figure
D. R. Congo, UbangiJohannes & Ursula Kaddatz, Hamburg, GermanyPriceEUR 2,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 381 : Standing male figure
D. R. Congo, Yanzi / TekeGerman Private Collection · Berry de Bruijn, Breda, The Netherlands · Dutch Private Collection (2024)PriceEUR 1,200plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 382 : Grave figure "ntadi"
D. R. Congo, YombePrivate Collection · Pierre Loos, Brussels, Belgium (2001) · Guy van Rijn, Brussels, Belgium · Dutch Private CollectionSold EUR 2,000
Lot 383 : Small female power figure
D. R. Congo, Zimba / BinjaMarc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium · Fred Jahn, Munich, Germany · Thomas Olbricht, Essen, GermanyPriceEUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 384 : Chief figure "mwanangana"
Angola, ChokweHelmut Göring (1917-2013), Kaiserslautern, Germany (acquired in Paris, 1947 or 1949) · by descent in the family thenceSold EUR 3,000
Lot 385 : Masked dancer "cikunza"
Angola, ChokweAmerican Private CollectionSold EUR 1,800
Lot 386 : Doll
Chad, BagirmiPierre Dartevelle, Brussels, BelgiumSold EUR 800
Lot 387 : Processional crucifix "yämäsor mäsqäl" of the Ethiopian Christian Church
EthiopiaH. Hufnagel, Aschaffenburg, GermanySold EUR 320
Lot 388 : Processional crucifix "yämäsor mäsqäl' of the Ethiopian Christian Church
EthiopiaH. Hufnagel, Aschaffenburg, GermanySold EUR 420
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 familySold EUR 2,800
Lot 390 : Two snuff containers with stopper
Kenya, KambaJohannes & Ursula Kaddatz, Hamburg, GermanySold EUR 1,200
Lot 391 : Standing female figure
Tanzania, KwereHerbert Hamak, Hammelburg, GermanyPriceEUR 500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 392 : Standing female figure
Tanzania, KwereHerbert Hamak, Hammelburg, GermanyPriceEUR 600plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 393 : Figurally carved dignitary staff
Tanzania, KwereMissionary Museum, Münsterschwarzach, GermanySold EUR 600
Lot 394 : Standing female figure
Zambia, LuenaBelgian Private CollectionPriceEUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 395 : Snuff container
Zimbabwe, ShonaKevin Conru, London, Great Britain · Marcuson & Hall, Brussels, BelgiumSold EUR 1,400
Lot 396 : Kneeling figure
MadagascarGallery Daroun, Antwerp, Belgium · Franco Rimoldi, Darmstadt, GermanySold EUR 1,700
Lot 397 : Male tomb figure
Madagascar, SakalavaGallery Daroun, Antwerp, Belgium · Franco Rimoldi, Darmstadt, GermanySold EUR 1,500
Lot 398 : Figural snuff container
South Africa, SothoBritish Private Collection · Robert Temple, Ghent, BelgiumSold EUR 1,000
Lot 399 : Snuff container
South Africa, SothoDavid Lewin, London, Great Britain · Marcuson & Hall, Brussels, BelgiumSold EUR 800
Lot 400 : Container with lid
South Africa, Tswana / Matabele (Ndebele)Private Collection, South Africa · Ian Shaw, Glasgow, United KingdomPriceEUR 2,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 401 : Anthropomorphic dance or ceremonial wand
South Africa, ZuluPriceEUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance