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 51 : Large pectoral in the shape of an axe deity, Late Period IV, ca. 0 - 500 AD
Costa Rica, Guanacaste-NicoyaWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 24 June 1989, lot 51 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 52 : Anthropo-zoomorphic axe-shaped pendant, 500 - 1000 AD
Costa Rica, Guanacaste-NicoyaGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 53 : Tripod jaguar effigy vessel, ca. 1000 - 1500 AD
Costa Rica, Guanacaste-NicoyaGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 5,000Estimated priceEUR 10,000
Lot 54 : Tripod vessel in the shape of a crab, Period V, ca. 500 - 800 AD
Costa Rica, Highlands or Atlantic slopeWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 27 June 1986, lot 129 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 55 : Two figural vases, Early Coclé, ca. 450 - 980 AD
Panama, Gran CocléGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 8,000Estimated priceEUR 16,000
Lot 56 : Bulbous pot, Early Coclé, ca. 500 - 800 AD
Panama, Gran Coclé, Azuero Peninsula, VeraguasWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 23 June 1990, lot 51 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 57 : Anthropomorphic tripod vessel, Early Coclé, Phase IV, ca. 200 - 500 AD
Panama, Gran Coclé, Azuero PeninsulaWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 23 June 1990, lot 48 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 58 : Large plate, Early Coclé, ca. 500 - 800 AD
Panama, Gran CocléWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 23 June 1990, lot 50 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 59 : Bowl, transition from Early to Late Coclé, ca. 800 - 1000 AD
Panama, Gran CocléWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 14 November 1985, lot 60 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 2,400Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 60 : Pedestal bowl of the "Frutera" (Fruit Bowl) type, Transitional from Early to Late Coclé, ca. 800 - 1000 AD
Panama, Gran CocléWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 27 June 1986, lot 140 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 61 : Pedestal bowl, Late Coclé, Macaracas Style, ca. 800 - 1200 AD
Panama, Gran CocléWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 27 June 1986, lot 141 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 1,800Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 62 : Two vessels
Panama, Gran CocléWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 14 November 1985, lot 73 (a), lot 308 (b) · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 63 : Round vessel, ca. 700 - 1000 AD
Panama, Gran CocléGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 64 : Miniature "Frutera", Herrera phase, ca. 1200 - 1500 AD
Panama, Gran Coclé, Azuero PeninsulaWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 14 November 1985, lot 74 · Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 27 Juni 1987, lot 45 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 65 : Pectoral in the shape of a bat , ca. 900 - 1200 AD
Colombia, TaironaGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 1,800Estimated priceEUR 3,500
Lot 66 : Stirrup vessel, Early Horizon, ca. 1200 - 1400 BC
Peru, ChavinWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 10 July 1993, lot 126 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 6,000
Lot 67 : Stirrup spout vessel, Early Horizon, Middle Chavín style, ca. 800 - 600 BC
Peru, ChavinWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 25 June 1988, lot 112 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 2,400Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 68 : Rare whistle vessel, Late Intermediate Period, ca. 900 - 1470 AD
Peru, ChimuCarlos Baca-Flor (1867 - 1941), New York / Neuilly (Peruvian painter) · Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 27 June 1987, lot 175 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 69 : Jaguar jar, ca. 600 - 1000 AD
Peru, HuariGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 4,500Estimated priceEUR 9,000
Lot 70 : Large mummy mask, Early Intermediate Period, ca. 100 BC - 700 AD
Peru, MocheWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 27 June 1987, lot 211 · Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart, Germany · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 6,000
Lot 71 : Stirrup vessel seated man, Moche III, Early interim period, ca. 300 - 400 AD
Peru, MocheWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 27 June 1987, lot 108 · Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart, Germany · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 72 : Ceramic vessel, Moche V, ca. 500 - 600 AD
Peru, MocheWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 25 June 1988, lot 188 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 1,200Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 73 : Head cup, Moche I, Early interim period, ca. 200 BC - AD 200
Peru, MocheWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 27 June 1987, lot 75 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 900Estimated priceEUR 1,800
Lot 74 : Stirrup vessel, Moche III / IV, Early Intermediate Period, ca. 300 - 600 AD
Peru, MocheWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 27 June 1987, lot 95 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 75 : Spherical vessel with double spout, Early interim period, ca. 200 BC - 600 AD
Peru, NazcaWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 14 November 1985, lot 178 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 76 : Figural vessel, Eary interim period, ca. 200 BC - 600 AD
Peru, NazcaWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 14 November 1985, lot 196 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 1,200Estimated priceEUR 2,500
Lot 77 : Vase, Early interim period, ca. 200 BC - 600 AD
Peru, NazcaWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 27 June 1986, lot 191 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 78 : Two cups
Peru, NazcaWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 27 June 1986, lot 185 (a) · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 1,600Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 79 : Figural stirrup vessel, Early interim period, ca. 200 - 600 AD
Peru, NazcaGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 1,800Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 80 : Large funerary urn, ca. 400 - 1400 AD
Brazil, Marajó Island, MarajoaraGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 50,000Estimated priceEUR 100,000
Lot 81 : Bowl, Middle Ceramic Period, ca. 600 - 1000 AD
Argentina, Catamarca Province, AguadaWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 14 November 1985, lot 284 · Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 27 June 1986, lot 216 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 6,000
Lot 82 : Clay bowl, Middle Ceramic Period, ca. 600 - 1000 AD
Argentina, Province Catamarca, AguadaWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 14 November 1985, lot 291 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 83 : Large bowl, Middle Ceramic Period, ca. 600 - 1000 AD
Argentina, Catamarca Province, Aguada,Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 14 November 1985, lot 285 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 6,000
Lot 84 : Two vessels, Early Ceramic Period, ca. 500 BC – 600 AD
Argentina, Catamarca Province, CiénagaWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 14 November 1985, lot 256 (a) · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 85 : Handled vessel, Early Ceramic Period, ca. 500 BC - AD 600
Argentina, Catamarca Province, CiénagaWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 14 November 1985, lot 259 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 86 : Cup, Early Ceramic Period, ca. 500 BC - 600 AD
Argentina, Catamarca Province, Ciénaga IIWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 14 November 1985, lot 261 · Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 27 June 1986, lot 208 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 87 : Three vessels, Early Ceramic Period, ca. 500 BC - 600 AD
Argentina, Catamarca Province, CondorhuasiWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 14 November 1985, lot 264/270 (a + b) · Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 27 June 1986, lot 212 (c) · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 2,400Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 88 : Small vase, Early Ceramic Period, ca. 500 BC - 600 AD
Argentina, Catamarca Province, CondorhuasiWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 14 November 1985, lot 274 · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 89 : Three vessels
ArgentinaWolfgang Ketter, Munich, 14 November 1985, lot 269 / 266 / 300 (a / b /c) · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 90 : Stirrup vessel with animal motif, Moche III / IV, Early Intermediate Period, ca. 300 - 600 AD
Peru, MocheRichard Gessner, Frankfurt, Germany (coll. in Peru in the 1970s)Starting priceEUR 450Estimated priceEUR 900
Lot 91 : Stirrup vessel ca., 400 AD
Peru, MocheRobert Zink, Ludwigshafen, GermanyStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 92 : Anthropomorphic vessel, ca. 200 - 600 AD
Peru, NazcaZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 24 November 2001, lot 948 · Erich Kukies, Alsdorf, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 93 : Parrot, ca. 200 - 600 AD
Peru, NazcaRichard Gessner, Frankfurt, Germany (coll. in Peru in the 1970s)Starting priceEUR 900Estimated priceEUR 1,600
Lot 94 : Head vessel, ca. 200 - 600 AD
Peru, NazcaRichard Gessner, Frankfurt, Germany (coll. in Peru in the 1970s)Starting priceEUR 750Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 95 : Bowl, ca. 200 - 600 AD
Peru, NazcaAugust Bödiger, Bonn, Auktion 230, 1990, lot 437 · Elmar Wellenhöfer, Bergisch Gladbach, GermanyStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 96 : Two small bowls, Early interim period, ca. 200 BC - 600 AD
Peru, NazcaRichard Gessner, Frankfurt, Germany (coll. in Peru in the 1970s)Starting priceEUR 450Estimated priceEUR 900
Lot 97 : Bowl, Early interim period, ca. 200 BC - 600 AD
Peru, NazcaGerman Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 900Estimated priceEUR 1,800
Lot 98 : Bowl, Early interim period, ca. 200 BC - 600 AD
Peru, NazcaZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 24 November 2001, lot 946 · Erich Kukies, Alsdorf, GermanyStarting priceEUR 700Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 99 : Bowl, Early interim period, ca. 200 BC - 600 AD
Peru, NazcaRichard Gessner, Frankfurt, Germany (coll. in Peru in the 1970s)Starting priceEUR 450Estimated priceEUR 900
Lot 100 : Monumental urn, Classic Period, ca. 400 - 800 AD
Guatemala, Western Highlands, K’iche’ Maya (Quiché)Francois Persoons, Brussels, Belgium (1968) · Marianne Huber, Antwerp, Belgium (1985) · Galerie Alt-Amerika, Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart, Germany (1993)Starting priceEUR 90,000Estimated priceEUR 180,000