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)PriceEUR 350plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 303 : Seated male miniature figure
Ghana, AshantiGuy van Rijn, Brussels, BelgiumPriceEUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 304 : Maternity
Ghana, AshantiSold EUR 500
Lot 305 : Emblem
Ghana, AshantiHelmuth & Marianne Zimmer, Zurich, SwitzerlandPriceEUR 400plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 306 : Standing female figure
Ghana, AkanArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyPriceEUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 307 : Fertility doll "akua ba"
Ghana, AshantiSold EUR 650
Lot 308 : Seated female figure
Ghana, FanteHarrie Heinemans, Eindhoven, The Netherlands · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 16 November 2029, lot 172PriceEUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 309 : Fertility doll "akua ba
Ghana, FanteCanadian Private CollectionPriceEUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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 familySold EUR 1,200
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 215Sold EUR 550
Lot 312 : Anthropomorphic mask "igri" or "okonkpo"
Nigeria, Igbo-AfikpoAmerican Private CollectionSold EUR 800
Lot 313 : Standing male figure
Nigeria, Igala / IdomaHenk Kouw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands · Eckehard Lehmann, Hildesheim, GermanyPriceEUR 2,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 314 : Anthropomorphic dance crest
Nigeria, IgboManfred Schäfer, Ulm, GermanyPriceEUR 500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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 CollectionPriceEUR 1,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 316 : Male shrine figure "alusi"
Nigeria, IgboAmerican Museum Collection, Florida · German Private Collection, HamburgSold EUR 1,700
Lot 317 : Standing male figure
Nigeria, MbembeHenk Kouw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands · Eckehard Lehmann, Hildesheim, GermanyPriceEUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 318 : Zoomorphic mask of the "karikpo" society
Nigeria, OgoniGalerie Khepri, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1972)Sold EUR 650
Lot 319 : Snuff taker
Nigeria, TivBritish Private Collection · Michael Backman, London, Great BritainPriceEUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 320 : Post figure "kundul"
Nigeria, WurkunHenk Kouw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands · Eckehard Lehmann, Hildesheim, GermanySold EUR 500
Lot 321 : Mask "epa"
Nigeria, YorubaGerman Private CollectionSold EUR 2,000
Lot 322 : Anthropomorphic helmet mask "gelede"
Nigeria, YorubaGerman Private CollectionPriceEUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 323 : Warthog mask
Nigeria, YorubaGerman Private CollectionPriceEUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 324 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, AbeokutaLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany · Gert Stoll, Berchtesgaden, Germany · Alexander Pollmer, Munich, GermanySold EUR 2,100
Lot 325 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, IgbominaLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany · Gert Stoll, Berchtesgaden, Germany · Alexander Pollmer, Munich, GermanySold EUR 500
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 470PriceEUR 20,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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 CollectionPriceEUR 3,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 328 : Comb with horse rider
Nigeria, YorubaDutch Private CollectionSold EUR 600
Lot 329 : Buffalo mask
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeSt. Augustinus Museum, Gelsenkirchen, Germany · Ulrich Bohnen, Eschweiler, Germany (2010) · Mamadou Keita, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPriceEUR 3,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 330 : Male mask
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 6 May 1978, lot 386 · Alfons Bermel, Berlin, Germany · Manfred Schäfer, Ulm, GermanyPriceEUR 600plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 331 : Power figure "mu' po"
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeFrench Colonial CollectionPriceEUR 3,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 332 : Power figure "mu' po"
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeKim Redlich, Düsseldorf, GermanySold EUR 900
Lot 333 : Power figure "mu' po"
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeFrench Colonial CollectionPriceEUR 1,200plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 334 : Dance crest "tu ngünga"
Cameroon Grassfields, BamumPrivate Collection · Andreas Achmann, Munich, Germany · Native Auction, Brussels, December 2018, lot 46Sold EUR 1,200
Lot 335 : Prestige drinking horn "ndunyet" for palm wine
Cameroon Grassfields, BamumHippoliet & Line Verbeemen, Bonheiden, BelgiumSold EUR 800
Lot 336 : Anthropomorphic dance crest "tukum"
Cameroon Grassfields, WidekumHauswedell & Nolde, Hamburg, Germany, 15 November 1977, lot 554 · Eckehard Lehmann, Hildesheim, GermanyPriceEUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 337 : Anthropomorphic dance crest
Cameroon Grassfields, WidekumEckehard Lehmann, Hildesheim, GermanySold EUR 1,500
Lot 338 : Headdress with puppet figure
Cameroon, AnyangCarlo Monzino, Castagnola, Italy · Hammer Auktionen, Basel, 17 September 2016, lot 123PriceEUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 339 : Stool "konda", before 1920
Cameroon, DualaGerman Private CollectionSold EUR 800
Lot 340 : Anthropomorphic mask with horns
Cameroon, FangGerman Private CollectionPriceEUR 6,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 341 : Arm mask "eyema-e-ya-minkun"
Gabon, FangGilles Hertzel, Ile de France, FranceSold EUR 1,600
Lot 342 : Two-faced reliquary "mbumba bwiti"
Gabun, Kota-SangoAmerican Private CollectionPriceEUR 2,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 343 : Rare anthropo-zoomorphic mask
Gabon, KweleAdrian Schlag, Brussels, BelgiumPriceEUR 30,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 344 : Rare black face mask "ikwara-mokulu" ("mask of the night")
Gabon, PunuJosef Wiedemann, Munich, GermanyPriceEUR 6,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 345 : Mask "okuyi"
Gabon, PunuEmil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 30 November 2013, lot 382PriceEUR 1,800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 346 : Standing male figure
Gabon, PunuGerman Private CollectionPriceEUR 600plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 347 : Small ornamental / prestige dagger, ca 1910
D. R. Congo, Azande / MangbetuFrench Private CollectionPriceEUR 500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 348 : Anthropomorphic mask
D. R. Congo, BakongoPrivate Belgian CollectionSold EUR 600
Lot 349 : Human-headed vessel
D. R. Congo, Bakongo / Woyo, Voania of Muba (†1928)Vanderkindere, Brussels, 13 December 2023, lot 398Sold EUR 3,200
Lot 350 : Human-headed vessel
D. R. Congo, Bakongo / Woyo, Voania of Muba (†1928)Belgium Private CollectionSold EUR 3,000
Lot 351 : Ritual implement
D. R. Congo, BakongoMorton D. May (1914 - 1983), Saint Louis, USA · Fontbonne University, Clayton, MissouriPriceEUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance