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, GermanyPriceEUR 600plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 203 : Sword knife
D. R. Congo, AzandeLeo Frobenius (1873-1938), Berlin, Germany · Linden-Museum, Stuttgart, Germany (1902) · T. Jericho (1941) · Manfred Ritter, Reutlingen, GermanyPriceEUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 204 : Cult knife "bango", "bwagogambanza"
D. R. Congo, LobalaCollection Schlossberger · Linden-Museum, Stuttgart, Germany (1913) · T. Jericho (1942) · Manfred Ritter, Reutlingen, GermanyPriceEUR 500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 205 : Knife
D. R. Congo, MboleManfred Ritter, Reutlingen, GermanyPriceEUR 300plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 206 : Cult and execution knife "ngulu", "mbulu" or "m´boutou"
D. R. Congo, NgombeManfred Ritter, Reutlingen, GermanyPriceEUR 300plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 207 : Prestige axe
D. R. Congo, SongyeLinden-Museum, Stuttgart, Germany · Manfred Ritter, Reutlingen, GermanyPriceEUR 1,200plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 208 : Shield
UgandaManfred Ritter, Reutlingen, GermanyPriceEUR 600plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 209 : Shield "olono"
Kenya, MasaiManfred Ritter, Reutlingen, GermanySold EUR 700
Lot 210 : Eleven spears
Kenya, Masai / South Africa, NguniManfred Ritter, Reutlingen, GermanySold EUR 450
Lot 211 : Rare old shield
Tanzania, KereweManfred Ritter, Reutlingen, GermanySold EUR 2,000
Lot 212 : Traditional women's headdress "ekori"
Namibia, HereroManfred Ritter, Reutlingen, GermanyPriceEUR 2,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 213 : Set of three items
Namibia, OvamboManfred Ritter, Reutlingen, GermanyPriceEUR 500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 214 : Set of bead jewellery
South Africa, NdebeleManfred Ritter, Reutlingen, GermanyPriceEUR 400plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 215 : Five clubs
South Africa, Zulu & SwasiManfred Ritter, Reutlingen, GermanySold EUR 400
Lot 216 : Hunter mask "dana-na"
Mali, DogonAlfons Bermel, Berlin, Germany · Austrian Private Collection, ViennaSold EUR 1,200
Lot 217 : Zoomorphic mask
Mali, DogonAustrian Privat Collection, ViennaPriceEUR 500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 218 : Hornbill mask with bird and chameleon
Burkina Faso, Gurunsi, NunaWolfgang Klein, Vienna, Austria · Austrian Private Collection, ViennaPriceEUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 219 : Large female figure "doogele" or "deble"
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoAustrian Private Collection, ViennaPriceEUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 220 : Standing female figure "pombia" (pl. "pombibele")
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoAustrian Private Collection, ViennaSold EUR 1,200
Lot 221 : Female figure "asie usu"
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleAustrian Private Collection, ViennaPriceEUR 1,800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 222 : Seated female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleSotheby’s, New York, 9 November 1993, Lot 71 · Austrian Private Collection, ViennaSold EUR 3,200
Lot 223 : Male shrine figure "tchitcherik sakwa" (pl. "tchitcheri sakap")
Togo, MobaAustrian Private Collection, ViennaSold EUR 1,000
Lot 224 : Zoomorphic helmet mask "vaa-bong" ("vabong" / "vabon")
Nigeria, MumuyeWolfgang Klein, Vienna, Austria · Austrian Private Collection, ViennaPriceEUR 500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 225 : Anthropo-zoomorphic water spirit mask
Nigeria, IjawWolfgang Klein, Vienna, Austria · Austrian Private Collection, ViennaSold EUR 500
Lot 226 : Anthropomorphic mask with horns
Nigeria, IgboWolfgang Klein, Vienna, Austria · Austrian Private Collection, ViennaSold EUR 400
Lot 227 : Anthropomorphic face mask with leopard
Nigeria, Idoma / IgboWolfgang Klein, Vienna, Austria · Austrian Private Collection, ViennaPriceEUR 450plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 228 : Antropomorphic helm mask
Nigeria, Idoma / IgalaGerhard Vesely, Bad Vöslau, Austria (1997) · Austrian Private Collection, ViennaSold EUR 2,000
Lot 229 : Oracle box with animal motif
Nigeria, YorubaWolfgang Klein, Vienna, Austria · Austrian Private Collection, ViennaPriceEUR 400plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 230 : Helmet crest with bird figure
Nigeria, Yoruba / IjebuWolfgang Klein, Vienna, Austria · Austrian Private Collection, ViennaPriceEUR 400plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 231 : Miniature mask "geh-naw"
Liberia, BassaPriceEUR 400plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 232 : Male standing figure
Liberia, Dan, Ldamie of Ga-pleGerman Private Collection, HamburgSold EUR 800
Lot 233 : Standing female figure
Sierra Leone, TemneHenk Kouw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands · Eckehard Lehmann, Hildesheim, GermanySold EUR 2,500
Lot 234 : Zoomorphic mask "anbai" or "nyangbai"
Guinea, TomaHenricus Simonis, Düsseldorf, GermanyPriceEUR 5,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 235 : Standing female figure "jo nyeleni"
Mali, BamanaItalian Private CollectionSold EUR 800
Lot 236 : Dance crest “chiwara” / “tjiwara” / “ci-wara”, before 1918
Mali, BamanaGerman Private CollectionSold EUR 1,400
Lot 237 : Figurative staff finial
Mali, BamanaLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, GermanySold EUR 1,500
Lot 238 : Ritual axe of blacksmith
Mali, DogonAlexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, GermanySold EUR 1,500
Lot 239 : Zoomorphic face mask
Mali, DogonTommy Carlsson, Eskilstuna, Sweden · John Dubrow, New York City, USAPriceEUR 1,200plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 240 : Standing female figure "dege dal nda"
Mali, DogonAmerican Museum Collection, Florida · German Private Collection, HamburgNot available anymore
Lot 241 : Standing figure
Mali, DogonLadislas Segy / Segy Gallery, New York, USAPriceEUR 6,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 242 : Figure of a hermaphrodite
Mali, DogonEmil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland · Swiss Private Collection · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 31 October 2015, lot 192PriceEUR 2,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 243 : Standing female figure
Mali, Dogon - SenouJan Schneider, Buchbach, GermanyPriceEUR 900plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 244 : Anthropomorphic amulet
Burkina Faso, early Voltaic, LokhoWilfried Glar, Eschweiler, GermanySold EUR 850
Lot 245 : Snake pendant
Burkina Faso, GanWilfried Glar, Eschweiler, GermanyPriceEUR 400plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 246 : Maternité
Burkina Faso, LobiHippoliet & Line Verbeemen, Bonheiden, BelgiumSold EUR 1,000
Lot 247 : Figure of a hunter
Burkina Faso, LobiHippoliet & Line Verbeemen, Bonheiden, BelgiumSold EUR 400
Lot 248 : Bangle with snake motif
Burkina Faso, LobiColette & Jean Pierre Ghysels, Brussels, Belgium · Hippoliet & Line Verbeemen, Bonheiden, BelgiumSold EUR 500
Lot 249 : Standing figure
Burkina Faso, LobiThomas G.B. Wheelock, New York, USASold EUR 550
Lot 250 : Pendant "thungbubiel"
Burkina Faso, LobiPierre Robin, Paris, France (1992) · Lempertz, Brussels, 31 March 2012, lot 34 · German Private CollectionSold EUR 1,000
Lot 251 : Mask "wan balinga"
Burkina Faso, MossiBelgian Private Collection, Brussels · Alain Guisson, Brussels, Belgium · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 27 February 2016, lot 290Sold EUR 600