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 352 : Standing female figure, ca 1880
D. R. Congo, Bembe, Central southern Congo-Brazzaville, Upper Bouenza BasinLoed van Bussel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands · Josef Herman, Suffolk, Great Britain · Jean Cambier, Brussels, Belgium · Jean-Baptiste Bacquart, Paris, France · Frederick Harry Gordon Hanley, Bournemouth, EnglandStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 353 : Standing female figure
D. R. Congo, ChokweBelgian Collection, AntwerpStarting priceEUR 1,400Estimated priceEUR 2,500
Lot 354 : Anthropomorphic flute / whistle "kasengosengo"
D. R. Congo, ChokweLore Kegel & Georg Kegel, Hamburg, Germany (collected in situ 1956) · Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany · Kegel-Konietzko & Dorn, Hamburg, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 355 : Ceremonial adze
D. R. Kongo, Kuba - LeleLore Kegel, Hamburg, Germany (coll. in situ) · Johannes & Ursula Kaddatz, Hamburg, GermanyStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 356 : Palm wine cup
D. R. Congo, KubaPrivate Collection · Marcel Nies, Antwerp, Belgium · Lempertz, Brussels, 3 April 1993, lot 208 · Dutch Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,400Estimated priceEUR 2,800
Lot 357 : Handled cup for palm wine
D. R. Congo, KubaLore Kegel, Hamburg, Germany (coll. in situ 1953/54)Starting priceEUR 1,600Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 358 : Drinking cup for palm wine
D. R. Congo, KubaBoris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany · Mamadou Keita, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2000) · Dutch Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 359 : Mask "ngady mwaash"
D. R. Congo, KubaFrench Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 6,000
Lot 360 : Head sculpture of the "dyo" snake cult
D. R. Congo, KuyuBelgian Private Collection, GentStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 361 : Standing female figure
D. R. Congo, KuyuAlexandre Claes, Brussels, BelgiumStarting priceEUR 3,500Estimated priceEUR 7,000
Lot 362 : Anthropomorphic mask "idimu"
D. R. Congo, LegaGerman Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 8,000Estimated priceEUR 10,000
Lot 363 : Anthropomorphic figure "iginga" (pl. "maginga")
D. R. Congo, LegaLempertz, Brussels, 11 June 2011, lot 68 · German Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 364 : Anthropomorphic figure "iginga" (pl. "maginga")
D. R. Congo, LegaBelgium Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,800Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 365 : Anthropomorphic figure "iginga" (pl. "maginga")
D. R. Congo, LegaLempertz, Brussels, 11 June 2011, lot 69 · German Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 366 : Anthropomorphic figure "iginga" (pl. "maginga")
D. R. Congo, LegaLempertz, Brussels, 11 June 2011, lot 72 · German Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,400Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 367 : Female figure "iginga" (pl. "maginga")
D. R. Congo, LegaPaul Permeke (1918-1990), Bruges, Belgium · Lempertz, Brussels, 31 March 2012, lot 98 · German Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 368 : Dance emblem
D. R. Congo, LegaStarting priceEUR 1,200Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 369 : Ritual implement
D. R. Congo, Lega / BasikasingoHippoliet & Line Verbeemen, Bonheiden, BelgiumStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 370 : Zoomorphic sculpture "mugugundu"
D. R. Congo, LegaStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 371 : Miniature mask "lukwakongo"
D. R. Congo, Legaacquired in Brussels, 1965 · German Private Collection, WürzburgStarting priceEUR 400Estimated priceEUR 800
Lot 372 : Scraper
D. R. Congo, LeleCollected by the father of Steve Hoffman, who served in the Peace Corps in the DR Congo during the 1960s - 1970s · Steve Hoffman, USAStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 373 : Hair pin
D. R. Congo, Luba, artist: Kiloko of BussanguBelgian Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 650Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 374 : Standing figure
D. R. Congo, Luba-KasaiStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 375 : Male female janus head
D. R. Congo, LubaHenricus Simonis, Düsseldorf, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 6,000
Lot 376 : Anthropomorphic figure "lupingu iwa bwimpe"
D. R. Congo, LuluaNoble & Jean Endicott, New York, USA · Craig de Lora, New Jersey, USAStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 377 : Standing figure
D. R. Congo, Southern Congo, between Kasai and Sankuru Rivers, Bena Lulua, Bakwa NdoloMarc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium · Kellim Brown, USA / Belgium (2011) · Berend Hoekstra Collection, Brussels, Belgium · Native, Brussels, 27 January 2018, lot 37 · Carlos Bassó Collection, Barcelona, Spain · By descent, 2022 · Native, Brussels, 1 February 2022, lot 55 · Kellim Brown, Brussels, Belgium · Private Collection GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 6,000
Lot 378 : Anthropomorphic ritual implement
D. R. Congo, MangbetuStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 379 : Narrow shield
D. R. Congo, MongoStarting priceEUR 400Estimated priceEUR 800
Lot 380 : Anthropomorphic flute
D. R. Congo, NgbandiStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,600
Lot 381 : Rare metal "ikhoko"
D. R. Congo, PendeLore Kegel, Hamburg, Germany (1954) · Johannes & Ursula Kaddatz, Hamburg, GermanyStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 382 : Anthropomorphic miniature mask "gikhokho" (pl. "ikhokho")
D. R. Congo, PendeStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 383 : Dance crest
D. R. Congo, SalampasuStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 384 : Anthropomorphic power figure "nkishi" (pl. "mankishi")
D. R. Congo, SongyeChristie’s, Amsterdam, 10 December 1987, Lot 391 · Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany (2002)Starting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 385 : Mask "kifwebe", female type "kikashi"
D. R. Congo, SongyeMortimer Shapiro, New York, USA (by 1958) · Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 4,500Estimated priceEUR 8,500
Lot 386 : Magical figure
D. R. Congo, Suku / YakaWilly Sand, Brussels, Belgium · Loed van Bussel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1960s) · Holger Hofmann, Hamburg, Germany · Ernst Hauswedell, Hamburg, 22 November 1969, lot 108 · Ernst Hauswedell, Hamburg, 29 November 1971, lot 608 · Andreas & Katrin Lindner, Munich, Germany · Adrian Schlag, Brussels, Belgium · Helga Redlich, Gelsenkirchen, Germany · Lempertz, Brussels, 30 March 2006, lot 145 · American Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 6,000Estimated priceEUR 12,000
Lot 387 : Janus power figure "mpwau"
D. R. Congo, TekeSigfrid Södergren, SwedenStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 388 : Small metal sculpture
D. R. Congo, TekeHippoliet & Line Verbeemen, Bonheiden, BelgiumStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 389 : Small anthropomorphic figure
D. R. Congo, UbangiDutch Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 390 : Maske "ndeemba"
D. R. Congo, YakaBelgian Colonial Collection · Belgian Antique Dealer, Namur · Belgian Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 6,000
Lot 391 : Antropomorphic figure
D. R. Congo, Yaka / SukuAmerican Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,600
Lot 392 : Zoomorphic neckrest "musaw"
D. R. Congo, YakaBelgian Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 3,500Estimated priceEUR 7,000
Lot 393 : Figurally and ornamentally decorated panel
Angola, ChokweErnesto de Vilhena, Lisboa, PortugalStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 394 : Snuff box
Angola, OvimbunduYann Ferrandin, Paris, France · Alexandre Bernand, Paris, FranceStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 395 : Equestrian
Angola, SongoAmerican Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 396 : Three snuff containers
KenyaH.J. Schwartz, Berlin, Germany (acquired 1979 in Lokichar, Turkana District) (a) · Markus Gunti, Berlin, Germany (b) · Galerie Dogon, Berlin, Germany (c) · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 11 July 2009, lot 478Starting priceEUR 300Estimated priceEUR 600
Lot 397 : Anthropomorphic pipe head
Tanzania, MakondeHippoliet & Line Verbeemen, Bonheiden, BelgiumStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 398 : Anthropomorphic mask
Tanzania, Nyamwesi-SumbwaMarc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium · Fred Jahn, Munich, Germany · Jahn Galerie Franke, Stuttgart, Germany · German Private Collection, Baden-Württemberg · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 11 July 2009, lot 501 · Kellim Brown, Brussels, BelgiumStarting priceEUR 6,000Estimated priceEUR 12,000
Lot 399 : Caryatid stool with female figures
Malawi, NyanjaBritish Private collection · Handbury Tribal Art, Shrewsbury, United KingdomStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 400 : Small female figure
Zambia, Bemba - BisaAmerican Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 401 : Calabash carrier
D. R. Congo, Bemba - BisaRobert Temple, Ghent, BelgiumStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000