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, EnglandPriceEUR 2,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 353 : Standing female figure
D. R. Congo, ChokweBelgian Collection, AntwerpPriceEUR 1,400plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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, GermanySold EUR 2,600
Lot 355 : Ceremonial adze
D. R. Kongo, Kuba - LeleLore Kegel, Hamburg, Germany (coll. in situ) · Johannes & Ursula Kaddatz, Hamburg, GermanyPriceEUR 500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 356 : Palm wine cup
D. R. Congo, KubaPrivate Collection · Marcel Nies, Antwerp, Belgium · Lempertz, Brussels, 3 April 1993, lot 208 · Dutch Private CollectionSold EUR 1,200
Lot 357 : Handled cup for palm wine
D. R. Congo, KubaLore Kegel, Hamburg, Germany (coll. in situ 1953/54)PriceEUR 1,600plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 358 : Drinking cup for palm wine
D. R. Congo, KubaBoris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany · Mamadou Keita, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2000) · Dutch Private CollectionPriceEUR 1,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 359 : Mask "ngady mwaash"
D. R. Congo, KubaFrench Private CollectionSold EUR 2,000
Lot 360 : Head sculpture of the "dyo" snake cult
D. R. Congo, KuyuBelgian Private Collection, GentPriceEUR 2,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 361 : Standing female figure
D. R. Congo, KuyuAlexandre Claes, Brussels, BelgiumPriceEUR 3,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 362 : Anthropomorphic mask "idimu"
D. R. Congo, LegaGerman Private CollectionSold EUR 6,500
Lot 363 : Anthropomorphic figure "iginga" (pl. "maginga")
D. R. Congo, LegaLempertz, Brussels, 11 June 2011, lot 68 · German Private CollectionSold EUR 1,000
Lot 364 : Anthropomorphic figure "iginga" (pl. "maginga")
D. R. Congo, LegaBelgium Private CollectionPriceEUR 1,800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 365 : Anthropomorphic figure "iginga" (pl. "maginga")
D. R. Congo, LegaLempertz, Brussels, 11 June 2011, lot 69 · German Private CollectionPriceEUR 1,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 366 : Anthropomorphic figure "iginga" (pl. "maginga")
D. R. Congo, LegaLempertz, Brussels, 11 June 2011, lot 72 · German Private CollectionSold EUR 1,180
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 CollectionSold EUR 2,700
Lot 368 : Dance emblem
D. R. Congo, LegaSold EUR 800
Lot 369 : Ritual implement
D. R. Congo, Lega / BasikasingoHippoliet & Line Verbeemen, Bonheiden, BelgiumPriceEUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 370 : Zoomorphic sculpture "mugugundu"
D. R. Congo, LegaSold EUR 700
Lot 371 : Miniature mask "lukwakongo"
D. R. Congo, Legaacquired in Brussels, 1965 · German Private Collection, WürzburgPriceEUR 400plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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, USAPriceEUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 373 : Hair pin
D. R. Congo, Luba, artist: Kiloko of BussanguBelgian Private CollectionPriceEUR 650plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 374 : Standing figure
D. R. Congo, Luba-KasaiPriceEUR 500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 375 : Male female janus head
D. R. Congo, LubaHenricus Simonis, Düsseldorf, GermanySold EUR 2,700
Lot 376 : Anthropomorphic figure "lupingu iwa bwimpe"
D. R. Congo, LuluaNoble & Jean Endicott, New York, USA · Craig de Lora, New Jersey, USAPriceEUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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 GermanySold EUR 2,800
Lot 378 : Anthropomorphic ritual implement
D. R. Congo, MangbetuPriceEUR 500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 379 : Narrow shield
D. R. Congo, MongoSold EUR 400
Lot 380 : Anthropomorphic flute
D. R. Congo, NgbandiSold EUR 700
Lot 381 : Rare metal "ikhoko"
D. R. Congo, PendeLore Kegel, Hamburg, Germany (1954) · Johannes & Ursula Kaddatz, Hamburg, GermanyPriceEUR 500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 382 : Anthropomorphic miniature mask "gikhokho" (pl. "ikhokho")
D. R. Congo, PendeSold EUR 400
Lot 383 : Dance crest
D. R. Congo, SalampasuPriceEUR 500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 384 : Anthropomorphic power figure "nkishi" (pl. "mankishi")
D. R. Congo, SongyeChristie’s, Amsterdam, 10 December 1987, Lot 391 · Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany (2002)PriceEUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 385 : Mask "kifwebe", female type "kikashi"
D. R. Congo, SongyeMortimer Shapiro, New York, USA (by 1958) · Private CollectionSold EUR 4,500
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 CollectionPriceEUR 6,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 387 : Janus power figure "mpwau"
D. R. Congo, TekeSigfrid Södergren, SwedenPriceEUR 2,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 388 : Small metal sculpture
D. R. Congo, TekeHippoliet & Line Verbeemen, Bonheiden, BelgiumPriceEUR 500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 389 : Small anthropomorphic figure
D. R. Congo, UbangiDutch Private CollectionPriceEUR 2,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 390 : Maske "ndeemba"
D. R. Congo, YakaBelgian Colonial Collection · Belgian Antique Dealer, Namur · Belgian Private CollectionPriceEUR 3,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 391 : Antropomorphic figure
D. R. Congo, Yaka / SukuAmerican Private CollectionSold EUR 600
Lot 392 : Zoomorphic neckrest "musaw"
D. R. Congo, YakaBelgian Private CollectionPriceEUR 3,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 393 : Figurally and ornamentally decorated panel
Angola, ChokweErnesto de Vilhena, Lisboa, PortugalPriceEUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 394 : Snuff box
Angola, OvimbunduYann Ferrandin, Paris, France · Alexandre Bernand, Paris, FrancePriceEUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 395 : Equestrian
Angola, SongoAmerican Private CollectionPriceEUR 600plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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 478PriceEUR 300plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 397 : Anthropomorphic pipe head
Tanzania, MakondeHippoliet & Line Verbeemen, Bonheiden, BelgiumPriceEUR 500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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, BelgiumPriceEUR 6,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 399 : Caryatid stool with female figures
Malawi, NyanjaBritish Private collection · Handbury Tribal Art, Shrewsbury, United KingdomPriceEUR 2,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 400 : Small female figure
Zambia, Bemba - BisaAmerican Private CollectionSold EUR 1,000
Lot 401 : Calabash carrier
D. R. Congo, Bemba - BisaRobert Temple, Ghent, BelgiumPriceEUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance