Auction 107
AFRICA, ASIA, OCEANIA
PRE-COLUMBIA AND ANTIQUITIES
Masterpieces from the private collection of Arno Henseler, Munich.
The prehistoric stone collection of John and Marcia Friede (Part 2). Antiquities and early historical idols. Pre-Columbian art. Africa and Oceania from the estate of Alexander Kubetz, Munich.
Highlights
Lot 22: Club "u'u"
Lot 38: Kneeling female figure
Lot 50: Female shrine figure "alusi"
Lot 53: Standing figure
Lot 58: Throne seat "rü mfo"
Lot 59: Seated bowl bearer
Lot 67: Anthropomorphic dance crest
Lot 87: Female dignitary
Lot 248: Standing figure "poutokomanawa"
Lot 270: Standing female figure
Lot 289: Seated male figure "asie usu"
Lot 371: Kneeling female ancestor figure
Lot 385: Face mask "kidumu"
Lot 252 : Crooked knife "mocotaugan"
North America / AlaskaGerman Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 150Estimated priceEUR 250
Lot 253 : Bow
North America - California, HupaGerman Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 254 : Bow
North America - California, HupaGerman Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 650Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 255 : Bow
North America, PlainsEdgar Wakeman (1818–1875), East Oakland, USAStarting priceEUR 900Estimated priceEUR 1,800
Lot 256 : Bow
North America, PlainsGerman Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 650Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 257 : Prairie bow
North America, PlainsBen Wittek, USA · Lisa Hamilton, USAStarting priceEUR 900Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 258 : Horsebow (reflex bow)
North America, PlainsJames Aplan, South Dakota, USAStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 259 : Sinew-backed bow
North America, PlainsGerman Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 260 : Bow
North America, Plains, ApacheGerman Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 261 : Child’s bow case with quiver and arrows
North America, Plains, ApacheGerman Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 900Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 262 : Child’s quiver with five arrows
North America, Plains, ApacheGerman Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,600
Lot 263 : Ceremonial dance club
North America, PlainsGerman Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 650Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 264 : Ceremonial dance club
North America, PlainsGerman Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 265 : Ceremonial dance club
North America, PlainsGerman Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 266 : War club
North America, PlainsGerman Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 267 : War club
North America, PlainsGerman Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 268 : Standing female figure "lü mä"
Liberia, KruKlaus Clausmeyer, Düsseldorf, Germany · Hans Strelow, Düsseldorf, GermanyStarting priceEUR 5,000Estimated priceEUR 10,000
Lot 269 : Male figure "pomdo" or "nomoli"
Sierra Leone, KissiVittorio Mangio, Monza, Italy · Luciano Lanfranchi, Milan, Italy (1989) · Alex Arthur, Brussels, Belgium · David Utzon-Frank, Copenhagen, Denmark (2024)Starting priceEUR 3,500Estimated priceEUR 8,000
Lot 270 : Standing female figure
Sierra Leone, Mendecollected in situ (early 20th century) · United Kingdom Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 18,000Estimated priceEUR 25,000
Lot 271 : Altar head "a-tshol" / "elek"
Guinea, Baga, SitemHan Coray (1880-1974), Zurich / Agnuzzo, Switzerland · Paolo Morigi, Magliaso-Lugano, Switzerland · Quittenbaum, Hamburg, Germany, 12 February 2008, lot 0711036 · Lempertz, Brussels, Belgium, 12 February 2016, lot 33 · Bernd & Rita Schlimper, Düsseldorf, GermanyStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 272 : Staff finial "solima bere"
Mali, BamanaFrench Collection, AlsaceStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 800
Lot 273 : Mask "ntomo"
Mali, BamanaKarl Anton Ganzenmüller, Schönkirchen, GermanyStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 274 : Large zoomorphic mask
Mali, BamanaFerdinand Spindel, Essen, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 275 : Figure with raised arm
Mali, DogonKarl Stirner, Easton, Pennsylvania, USAStarting priceEUR 8,000Estimated priceEUR 16,000
Lot 276 : Standing anthropomorphic figure
Mali, DogonNelson Aldrich Rockefeller, New York, USA · Museum of Primitive Art, New York, USA · Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USAStarting priceEUR 5,500Estimated priceEUR 10,000
Lot 277 : Ring with equestrian figure
Mali, DogonBelgian Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 400Estimated priceEUR 800
Lot 278 : Zoomorphic mask "misikun"
Mali, MiniankaPaul Kummert, Frankfurt am Main, Germany · Galerie von Miller, Frankfurt am Main, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 279 : Plank mask with figural crowning
Burkina Faso, BwaFrench Private Collection · Franz Müller-Steinfurth, Speyer, Germany · Helmut Bruchner, Munich, Germany (2008) · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 16 November 2024, lot 128 · German Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 280 : Standing figure
Burkina Faso, GurunsiAndré Kirbach, Düsseldorf, GermanyStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 281 : Crucifix
Burkina Faso, LobiAlexandra Uhart, Santiago de Chile, ChileStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 282 : Standing female figure
Burkina Faso, MossiGerman Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 283 : Rooster
Burkina Faso, MossiBelgian Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 400Estimated priceEUR 800
Lot 284 : Standing female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, Akye / Atie / AberomFrench Collection, AlsaceStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 285 : Goldweight: Trophy head
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule / AkanBelgian Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 650Estimated priceEUR 1,300
Lot 286 : Mask
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleHans Jacques Keller, Rheinfelden, SwitzerlandStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 287 : Anthropomorphic face mask "kpan"
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleAlexander Kubetz, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 288 : Anthropomorphic face mask "kpan"
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleGerman Private Collection, Frankfurt am Main (1982) · Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, Germany, 8 May 1982, lot 46 · Alexander Kubetz, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 289 : Seated male figure "asie usu"
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleAlexander Kubetz, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 10,000Estimated priceEUR 20,000
Lot 290 : Female figure "blolo bla", 19th century
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleDutch Private Collection · Gallery Ratton-Hourdé, Paris, France · Raquel Montagut, Barcelona, Spain · Spanish Private Collection, Madrid · Gallery Montagut, Barcelona, Spain · German Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 3,500Estimated priceEUR 7,000
Lot 291 : Standing female figure "sika blawa"
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleFrench Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 292 : Face mask "kplekple bla" of the "goli" group
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleGerman Private Collection (1960s)Starting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 293 : Mask "ma go"
Côte d'Ivoire, DanBelgian Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 294 : Anthropomorphic mask "zakpai"
Côte d'Ivoire, DanAlexander Kubetz, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,600
Lot 295 : Mask "gu"
Côte d'Ivoire, GuroBelgian Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 296 : Mask "gu" with animal horns
Côte d'Ivoire, GuroAlexander Kubetz, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 6,000
Lot 297 : Horned mask "siginkura-ayna"
Côte d'Ivoire, LigbiHans Jacques Keller, Rheinfelden, SwitzerlandStarting priceEUR 1,800Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 298 : Anthropo-zoomorphic face mask
Côte d'Ivoire, NgereHans Jacques Keller, Rheinfelden, SwitzerlandStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 299 : Anthropomorphic face mask "kpelié" ("kpeli yehe")
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoFranz Curt Fetzer, Vienna, AustriaStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 300 : Seated female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoAlexander Kubetz, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 301 : Small female figure "tugubele"
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoJacques Arland, Paris, FranceStarting priceEUR 1,200Estimated priceEUR 2,500