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 302 : Gold weight: triangle decoration with loop
Ghana, AkanGero Schmitz-Lehanne, Krefeld, Germany (Lomé, Togo, 1973)Starting priceEUR 350Estimated priceEUR 500
Lot 303 : Seated male miniature figure
Ghana, AshantiGuy van Rijn, Brussels, BelgiumStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,600
Lot 304 : Maternity
Ghana, AshantiStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 305 : Emblem
Ghana, AshantiHelmuth & Marianne Zimmer, Zurich, SwitzerlandStarting priceEUR 400Estimated priceEUR 800
Lot 306 : Standing female figure
Ghana, AkanArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 307 : Fertility doll "akua ba"
Ghana, AshantiStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,600
Lot 308 : Seated female figure
Ghana, FanteHarrie Heinemans, Eindhoven, The Netherlands · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 16 November 2029, lot 172Starting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 309 : Fertility doll "akua ba
Ghana, FanteCanadian Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 310 : 35 original photographs of Benin objects from the Hans Meyer Collection
Literature Africa.Hans Heinrich Josef Meyer (1858-1929), Leipzig, Germany · By descent through the familyStarting priceEUR 1,200Estimated priceEUR 2,500
Lot 311 : Anthropomorphic face mask "idiok ekpo"
Nigeria, Ibibio, Ebesikbo Clan, Nyong of Ikot Obio OdongoField collected by Reverend Vernon Koeper (1912-1974) in Eastern Nigeria before 1941 · Jack Vance & Constance “Connie” Wallinga Collection, Minneapolis, USA · Bonhams, New York, 12 May 2012, lot 215Starting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 312 : Anthropomorphic mask "igri" or "okonkpo"
Nigeria, Igbo-AfikpoAmerican Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 313 : Standing male figure
Nigeria, Igala / IdomaHenk Kouw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands · Eckehard Lehmann, Hildesheim, GermanyStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 314 : Anthropomorphic dance crest
Nigeria, IgboManfred Schäfer, Ulm, GermanyStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 315 : Anthropo-zoomorphic helmet mask "mgbedike"
Nigeria, IgboMarie-Eliane d’Udekem d’Acoz, New York, USA / Belgium · American Private Collection, New York · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 13 April 2024, lot 184 · German Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 316 : Male shrine figure "alusi"
Nigeria, IgboAmerican Museum Collection, Florida · German Private Collection, HamburgStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 317 : Standing male figure
Nigeria, MbembeHenk Kouw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands · Eckehard Lehmann, Hildesheim, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 318 : Zoomorphic mask of the "karikpo" society
Nigeria, OgoniGalerie Khepri, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1972)Starting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,600
Lot 319 : Snuff taker
Nigeria, TivBritish Private Collection · Michael Backman, London, Great BritainStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,600
Lot 320 : Post figure "kundul"
Nigeria, WurkunHenk Kouw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands · Eckehard Lehmann, Hildesheim, GermanyStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 321 : Mask "epa"
Nigeria, YorubaGerman Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 322 : Anthropomorphic helmet mask "gelede"
Nigeria, YorubaGerman Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 323 : Warthog mask
Nigeria, YorubaGerman Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 324 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, AbeokutaLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany · Gert Stoll, Berchtesgaden, Germany · Alexander Pollmer, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 325 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, IgbominaLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany · Gert Stoll, Berchtesgaden, Germany · Alexander Pollmer, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 450Estimated priceEUR 900
Lot 326 : Dance wand "oshe shango"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Oro District, Village IjomiRolf & Christina Miehler, Munich, Germany (1997) · Christie’s, Amsterdam, 12 December 2000, lot 470Starting priceEUR 20,000Estimated priceEUR 40,000
Lot 327 : Lidded bowl for "ifa" oracle implements
Nigeria, Yoruba, artist probably OgundejiMuseum Berg en Dal, The Netherlands · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 28 November 2009, lot 437 · Dutch Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 328 : Comb with horse rider
Nigeria, YorubaDutch Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 329 : Buffalo mask
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeSt. Augustinus Museum, Gelsenkirchen, Germany · Ulrich Bohnen, Eschweiler, Germany (2010) · Mamadou Keita, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 7,000
Lot 330 : Male mask
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 6 May 1978, lot 386 · Alfons Bermel, Berlin, Germany · Manfred Schäfer, Ulm, GermanyStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 331 : Power figure "mu' po"
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeFrench Colonial CollectionStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 6,000
Lot 332 : Power figure "mu' po"
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeKim Redlich, Düsseldorf, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 333 : Power figure "mu' po"
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeFrench Colonial CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,200Estimated priceEUR 2,500
Lot 334 : Dance crest "tu ngünga"
Cameroon Grassfields, BamumPrivate Collection · Andreas Achmann, Munich, Germany · Native Auction, Brussels, December 2018, lot 46Starting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 335 : Prestige drinking horn "ndunyet" for palm wine
Cameroon Grassfields, BamumHippoliet & Line Verbeemen, Bonheiden, BelgiumStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 336 : Anthropomorphic dance crest "tukum"
Cameroon Grassfields, WidekumHauswedell & Nolde, Hamburg, Germany, 15 November 1977, lot 554 · Eckehard Lehmann, Hildesheim, GermanyStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,600
Lot 337 : Anthropomorphic dance crest
Cameroon Grassfields, WidekumEckehard Lehmann, Hildesheim, GermanyStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 338 : Headdress with puppet figure
Cameroon, AnyangCarlo Monzino, Castagnola, Italy · Hammer Auktionen, Basel, 17 September 2016, lot 123Starting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 339 : Stool "konda", before 1920
Cameroon, DualaGerman Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,600
Lot 340 : Anthropomorphic mask with horns
Cameroon, FangGerman Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 6,000Estimated priceEUR 12,000
Lot 341 : Arm mask "eyema-e-ya-minkun"
Gabon, FangGilles Hertzel, Ile de France, FranceStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 342 : Two-faced reliquary "mbumba bwiti"
Gabun, Kota-SangoAmerican Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 343 : Rare anthropo-zoomorphic mask
Gabon, KweleAdrian Schlag, Brussels, BelgiumStarting priceEUR 30,000Estimated priceEUR 60,000
Lot 344 : Rare black face mask "ikwara-mokulu" ("mask of the night")
Gabon, PunuJosef Wiedemann, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 6,000Estimated priceEUR 12,000
Lot 345 : Mask "okuyi"
Gabon, PunuEmil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 30 November 2013, lot 382Starting priceEUR 1,800Estimated priceEUR 3,500
Lot 346 : Standing male figure
Gabon, PunuGerman Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 347 : Small ornamental / prestige dagger, ca 1910
D. R. Congo, Azande / MangbetuFrench Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 348 : Anthropomorphic mask
D. R. Congo, BakongoPrivate Belgian CollectionStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,600
Lot 349 : Human-headed vessel
D. R. Congo, Bakongo / Woyo, Voania of Muba (†1928)Vanderkindere, Brussels, 13 December 2023, lot 398Starting priceEUR 1,200Estimated priceEUR 2,500
Lot 350 : Human-headed vessel
D. R. Congo, Bakongo / Woyo, Voania of Muba (†1928)Belgium Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,200Estimated priceEUR 2,500
Lot 351 : Ritual implement
D. R. Congo, BakongoMorton D. May (1914 - 1983), Saint Louis, USA · Fontbonne University, Clayton, MissouriStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500