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 202 : Six swords
Cameroon, FangManfred Ritter, Reutlingen, GermanyStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 203 : Sword knife
D. R. Congo, AzandeLeo Frobenius (1873-1938), Berlin, Germany · Linden-Museum, Stuttgart, Germany (1902) · T. Jericho (1941) · Manfred Ritter, Reutlingen, GermanyStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,600
Lot 204 : Cult knife "bango", "bwagogambanza"
D. R. Congo, LobalaCollection Schlossberger · Linden-Museum, Stuttgart, Germany (1913) · T. Jericho (1942) · Manfred Ritter, Reutlingen, GermanyStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 205 : Knife
D. R. Congo, MboleManfred Ritter, Reutlingen, GermanyStarting priceEUR 300Estimated priceEUR 600
Lot 206 : Cult and execution knife "ngulu", "mbulu" or "m´boutou"
D. R. Congo, NgombeManfred Ritter, Reutlingen, GermanyStarting priceEUR 300Estimated priceEUR 600
Lot 207 : Prestige axe
D. R. Congo, SongyeLinden-Museum, Stuttgart, Germany · Manfred Ritter, Reutlingen, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,200Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 208 : Shield
UgandaManfred Ritter, Reutlingen, GermanyStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 209 : Shield "olono"
Kenya, MasaiManfred Ritter, Reutlingen, GermanyStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 210 : Eleven spears
Kenya, Masai / South Africa, NguniManfred Ritter, Reutlingen, GermanyStarting priceEUR 400Estimated priceEUR 800
Lot 211 : Rare old shield
Tanzania, KereweManfred Ritter, Reutlingen, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 212 : Traditional women's headdress "ekori"
Namibia, HereroManfred Ritter, Reutlingen, GermanyStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 213 : Set of three items
Namibia, OvamboManfred Ritter, Reutlingen, GermanyStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 214 : Set of bead jewellery
South Africa, NdebeleManfred Ritter, Reutlingen, GermanyStarting priceEUR 400Estimated priceEUR 800
Lot 215 : Five clubs
South Africa, Zulu & SwasiManfred Ritter, Reutlingen, GermanyStarting priceEUR 300Estimated priceEUR 650
Lot 216 : Hunter mask "dana-na"
Mali, DogonAlfons Bermel, Berlin, Germany · Austrian Private Collection, ViennaStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,600
Lot 217 : Zoomorphic mask
Mali, DogonAustrian Privat Collection, ViennaStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 218 : Hornbill mask with bird and chameleon
Burkina Faso, Gurunsi, NunaWolfgang Klein, Vienna, Austria · Austrian Private Collection, ViennaStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,600
Lot 219 : Large female figure "doogele" or "deble"
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoAustrian Private Collection, ViennaStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 220 : Standing female figure "pombia" (pl. "pombibele")
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoAustrian Private Collection, ViennaStarting priceEUR 1,200Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 221 : Female figure "asie usu"
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleAustrian Private Collection, ViennaStarting priceEUR 1,800Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 222 : Seated female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleAustrian Private Collection, ViennaStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 223 : Male shrine figure "tchitcherik sakwa" (pl. "tchitcheri sakap")
Togo, MobaAustrian Private Collection, ViennaStarting priceEUR 1,200Estimated priceEUR 2,500
Lot 224 : Zoomorphic helmet mask "vaa-bong" ("vabong" / "vabon")
Nigeria, MumuyeWolfgang Klein, Vienna, Austria · Austrian Private Collection, ViennaStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 225 : Anthropo-zoomorphic water spirit mask
Nigeria, IjawWolfgang Klein, Vienna, Austria · Austrian Private Collection, ViennaStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 226 : Anthropomorphic mask with horns
Nigeria, IgboWolfgang Klein, Vienna, Austria · Austrian Private Collection, ViennaStarting priceEUR 400Estimated priceEUR 800
Lot 227 : Anthropomorphic face mask with leopard
Nigeria, Idoma / IgboWolfgang Klein, Vienna, Austria · Austrian Private Collection, ViennaStarting priceEUR 450Estimated priceEUR 900
Lot 228 : Antropomorphic helm mask
Nigeria, Idoma / IgalaGerhard Vesely, Bad Vöslau, Austria (1997) · Austrian Private Collection, ViennaStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 229 : Oracle box with animal motif
Nigeria, YorubaWolfgang Klein, Vienna, Austria · Austrian Private Collection, ViennaStarting priceEUR 400Estimated priceEUR 850
Lot 230 : Helmet crest with bird figure
Nigeria, Yoruba / IjebuWolfgang Klein, Vienna, Austria · Austrian Private Collection, ViennaStarting priceEUR 400Estimated priceEUR 800
Lot 231 : Miniature mask "geh-naw"
Liberia, BassaStarting priceEUR 400Estimated priceEUR 800
Lot 232 : Male standing figure
Liberia, Dan, Ldamie of Ga-pleGerman Private Collection, HamburgStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,600
Lot 233 : Standing female figure
Sierra Leone, TemneHenk Kouw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands · Eckehard Lehmann, Hildesheim, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,800Estimated priceEUR 3,500
Lot 234 : Zoomorphic mask "anbai" or "nyangbai"
Guinea, TomaHenricus Simonis, Düsseldorf, GermanyStarting priceEUR 5,000Estimated priceEUR 10,000
Lot 235 : Standing female figure "jo nyeleni"
Mali, BamanaItalian Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,600
Lot 236 : Dance crest “chiwara” / “tjiwara” / “ci-wara”, before 1918
Mali, BamanaGerman Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 237 : Figurative staff finial
Mali, BamanaLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 238 : Ritual axe of blacksmith
Mali, DogonAlexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 239 : Zoomorphic face mask
Mali, DogonTommy Carlsson, Eskilstuna, Sweden · John Dubrow, New York City, USAStarting priceEUR 1,200Estimated priceEUR 2,500
Lot 240 : Standing female figure "dege dal nda"
Mali, DogonAmerican Museum Collection, Florida · German Private Collection, HamburgStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 6,000
Lot 241 : Standing figure
Mali, DogonLadislas Segy / Segy Gallery, New York, USAStarting priceEUR 6,000Estimated priceEUR 12,000
Lot 242 : Figure of a hermaphrodite
Mali, DogonEmil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland · Swiss Private Collection · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 31 October 2015, lot 192Starting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 243 : Standing female figure
Mali, Dogon - SenouJan Schneider, Buchbach, GermanyStarting priceEUR 900Estimated priceEUR 1,800
Lot 244 : Anthropomorphic amulet
Burkina Faso, early Voltaic, LokhoWilfried Glar, Eschweiler, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 245 : Snake pendant
Burkina Faso, GanWilfried Glar, Eschweiler, GermanyStarting priceEUR 400Estimated priceEUR 800
Lot 246 : Maternité
Burkina Faso, LobiHippoliet & Line Verbeemen, Bonheiden, BelgiumStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 247 : Figure of a hunter
Burkina Faso, LobiHippoliet & Line Verbeemen, Bonheiden, BelgiumStarting priceEUR 400Estimated priceEUR 800
Lot 248 : Bangle with snake motif
Burkina Faso, LobiColette & Jean Pierre Ghysels, Brussels, Belgium · Hippoliet & Line Verbeemen, Bonheiden, BelgiumStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,600
Lot 249 : Standing figure
Burkina Faso, LobiThomas G.B. Wheelock, New York, USAStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 250 : Pendant "thungbubiel"
Burkina Faso, LobiPierre Robin, Paris, France (1992) · Lempertz, Brussels, 31 March 2012, lot 34 · German Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,400Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 251 : Mask "wan balinga"
Burkina Faso, MossiBelgian Private Collection, Brussels · Alain Guisson, Brussels, Belgium · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 27 February 2016, lot 290Starting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200