Auction 106
AFRICA, ASIA, OCEANIA
PRE-COLUMBIA AND ANTIQUITIES
Exceptional art works from the early civilizations of Meso- and South America, drawn from a Munich art collection. Antiquities and protohistoric idols. West African works from a private Viennese collection. Delicate gold jewellery of the Akan people. Masks and figures from the French artist Claude Jaget‘s collection. Ethnographic objects from a small colonial collection.
Highlights
Lot 159: "Malagan" sculpture
Lot 197: Male ancestor figure "singiti"
Lot 211: Rare old shield
Lot 222: Seated female figure
Lot 241: Standing figure
Lot 254: Pair of figures "asie usu"
Lot 326: Dance wand "oshe shango"
Lot 340: Anthropomorphic mask with horns
Lot 343: Rare anthropo-zoomorphic mask
Lot 362: Anthropomorphic mask "idimu"
Lot 386: Magical figure
Lot 398: Anthropomorphic mask
Lot 1 : Spherical jaguar stone head, ca. 1200 - 400 BC
Mexico, OlmecGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 2 : Large incense burner, Late Preclassic Period, ca. 200 BC - 500 AD
Mexico, ColimaWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 27 June 1987, lot 17 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 3 : Large ceramic vessel, Late Preclassic Period, ca. 300 BC - 200 AD
Mexico, ColimaWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 10 July 1993, lot 34 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 4 : Dog, ca. 200 BC - AD 300
Mexico, ColimaGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 5 : Clay vessel, Late Preclassic Period, ca. 200 BC - 500 AD
Mexico, NayaritWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 27 June 1986, lot 52 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 400Estimated priceEUR 800
Lot 6 : Anthropomorphic mask, 400 - 100 BC
Mexiko, Guerrero, ChontalGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 7 : Idol, 300 - 100 BC
Mexico, Guerrero, MezcalaGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 8 : Large temple model, 400 - 100 BC
Mexico, Guerrero, MezcalaGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 10,000Estimated priceEUR 20,000
Lot 9 : Standing figure, ca.1500 - 200 BC
Mexico, Guerrero, XochipalaGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 1,200Estimated priceEUR 2,500
Lot 10 : Seated couple, ca. 200 BC - 300 AD
Mexico, Ixtlán del Rio, NayaritGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 6,000
Lot 11 : Tripod, double-headed dog, ca. 200 BC - AD 300
Mexico, JaliscoGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 12 : Seating male figure, ca. 100 BC - AD 250
Mexico, Jalisco AmecaGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 5,000Estimated priceEUR 9,000
Lot 13 : Figurative urn, Classic Period, ca. 300 - 900 AD
Mexico, Maya, Oaxaca / VeracruzLinden-Museum, Stuttgart, Germany · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 30,000Estimated priceEUR 60,000
Lot 14 : Male figure with trophy head, Classic period, ca. 250 - 900 AD
Mexico, MayaGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 100,000Estimated priceEUR 200,000
Lot 15 : Head fragment, Classic Period, ca. 250 - 800 AD
Mexico, MayaGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 3,500Estimated priceEUR 7,000
Lot 16 : Head of a dignitary, Late Classic, ca. 550 - 850 AD
Mexico, MayaGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 10,000Estimated priceEUR 20,000
Lot 17 : Jaguar throne, Late Classic, ca. 550 - 900 AD
Mexico, MayaGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 25,000Estimated priceEUR 50,000
Lot 18 : Cylinder vessel, Classic Period, ca. 250 - 550 AD
Mexico, MayaGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 5,000Estimated priceEUR 10,000
Lot 19 : Incense vessel, Late Classic, ca. 600 - 900 AD
Mexico, MayaGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 2,400Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 20 : Jade bead, Late Classic, ca. 550 - 850 AD
Mexico, MayaGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 5,000Estimated priceEUR 10,000
Lot 21 : Relief, Late Classical Period, ca. 750 - 850 AD
Mexico, Maya, Bonampak, ChiapasBonampak / Lacanha region, Mexico · Jules Berman, Beverly Hills, USA · Aliberto Guidani, Florence & Milano, Italy · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 80,000Estimated priceEUR 160,000
Lot 22 : Glyphic cartouche, ca. 250 BC - 800 AD
Mexico, MayaGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 23 : Small dog sculpture, Late Classic, ca. 550 - 800 AD
Mexico, Maya, JainaGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 900Estimated priceEUR 1,800
Lot 24 : Face / effigy, Middle Classic, ca. 200 - 550 AD
Mexico, TeotihuacanGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 25,000Estimated priceEUR 50,000
Lot 25 : Small mask face, Classic Period, 200 - 650 BC
Mexico, TeotihuacanGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 6,000Estimated priceEUR 12,000
Lot 26 : Anthropomorphic mask, Classic period, 200 - 650 AD
Mexico, TeotihuacanGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 6,000Estimated priceEUR 12,000
Lot 27 : Closed yoke (“yugo”), Classic Period, ca. 450 - 900 AD
Mexico, VeracruzGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 25,000Estimated priceEUR 50,000
Lot 28 : Yoke "yugo" with decor in relief, Classic Period, 600 - 900 AD
Mexico, VeracruzGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 18,000Estimated priceEUR 35,000
Lot 29 : Hacha, Late Classic Period, ca. 600 - 900 AD
Mexico, VeracruzGalerie Gerdes, Munich, Germany · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 1,400Estimated priceEUR 2,500
Lot 30 : Altar urn, Late Classic, ca. 800 - 900 AD
Mexico, VeracruzGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 12,000Estimated priceEUR 25,000
Lot 31 : Standing male figure "cara sonrientes", ca. 600 - 800 AD
Mexico, VeracruzGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 32 : Standing figure "cara sonrientes", ca. 600 - 800 AD
Mexico, VeracruzGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 33 : Standing male figure "cara sonrientes", Late Classical period, ca. 600 - 900 AD
Mexico, Veracruz, NopiloaWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 24 June 1989, lot 29 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 34 : Offering or incense bowl, Late Classical or Early Post-Classical period, ca. 600 - 1250 AD
Mexico / Belize, MayaWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 25 June 1988, lot 68 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 6,000Estimated priceEUR 12,000
Lot 35 : Head of the weather god "Tlaloc", Post Classic, ca. 1200 - 1450 AD
Mexico, AztecsGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 7,500Estimated priceEUR 15,000
Lot 36 : Two figural pendants
Mexico, Teotihuacán & MixtecGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 37 : Coyote mask, Late Classic period, ca. 600 - 900 AD
Mexico, Central Gulf CoastWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 27 June 1987, lot 27 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 38 : Anthropomorphic mask, Late Classical Period, ca. 600 - 900 AD
Mexico, Central Gulf CoastWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 27 June 1987, lot 28 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 39 : Head of a dignitary, ca. 600 - 900 AD
Mexico, Central Gulf CoastWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 27 June 1987, lot 30 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 2,400Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 40 : Snuff tray, Pre-Classical or Proto-Classical period, ca. 400 BC - 300 AD
Guatemala, K’iche’ Maya (Quiché)Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 27 June 1986, lot 85 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 41 : Ceremonial axe, Proto-Classical or Early Post-Classical period, ca. 100 BC - 600 AD
Guatemala, K’iche’ Maya (Quiché)Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 27 June 1987, lot 33 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 42 : Representation of a deity, Late Classic Period, 450 - 900 AD
Guatemala, K’iche’ Maya (Quiché)German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 6,000Estimated priceEUR 12,000
Lot 43 : Tall cup, Classic Period, ca. 300 - 900 AD
Guatemala, MayaWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 25 June 1988, lot 58 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 44 : Large polychrome cylinder vase, Classic Period, ca. 550 - 800 AD
Guatemala, Northern Petén area / Southern Campeche, MayaWalter Randel, New York, USA · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 40,000Estimated priceEUR 80,000
Lot 45 : Polychrome cylinder vase, Late Classic Period, ca. 600 - 900 AD
Guatemala, Petén / Mexico, Chiapas, MayaWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, November 1982, lot 26 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 6,000Estimated priceEUR 12,000
Lot 46 : Polychrome cylinder vase, Late Classic Period, ca. 700 - 900 AD
Guatemala, Petén area, El Zotz / Chinochultun, MayaJanos Szekeres, Connecticut, USA · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 12,000Estimated priceEUR 25,000
Lot 47 : Polychrome cylinder vase with enema scene, Late Classic Period, ca. 700 - 900 AD
Guatemala, Petén, MayaGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 5,000Estimated priceEUR 10,000
Lot 48 : Polychrome cylinder vase, Late Classic Period, ca. 700 - 900 AD
Guatemala, Petén, MayaGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 4,000Estimated priceEUR 8,000
Lot 49 : Tall cylindrical vessel, Late Classic, ca. 550 - 900 AD
Mesoamerica, MayaGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 1,200Estimated priceEUR 2,500
Lot 50 : Large jaguar effigy, ca. 500 - 1000 AD
Costa Rica, Chiriquí / DiquísGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 6,000Estimated priceEUR 12,000