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 302 : Small female figure "tugubele"
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoEd Smit, The Hague, The Netherlands · Srdjan Sremac, The Hague, The Netherlands · Laurent Granier, Saint-Pol-des-Léon, FranceStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,600
Lot 303 : Mask
Côte d'Ivoire, Wobé / WéFranz Curt Fetzer, Vienna, AustriaStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 304 : Maternité
Ghana, AkanGerman Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 305 : Disc-shaped goldweight
Ghana, AkanBelgian Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 306 : Round goldweight
Ghana, AkanBelgian Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 350Estimated priceEUR 650
Lot 307 : Standing female figure
Nigeria, Basa NgeRoy & Sophia Sieber, Bloomington, Indiana, USAStarting priceEUR 1,800Estimated priceEUR 3,500
Lot 308 : Rare ram head "osamasinmi"
Nigeria, Benin / OwoHans Jacques Keller, Rheinfelden, SwitzerlandStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 309 : Anthropomorphic headdress
Nigeria, BokiPrivate Collection (1977) · Christie’s, London, United Kingdom, 8 November 1977, lot 223 · Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, Germany, 6 May 1978, lot 322 · Hans-Christoph Kiewitz, Bad Vilbel, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,200Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 310 : Standing figure
Nigeria, ChambaNelson Aldrich Rockefeller, New York, USA · Museum of Primitive Art, New York, USA · Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USAStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 311 : Anthropomorphic dance crest
Nigeria, EkoiFrench Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 312 : Face mask "idiok ekpo"
Nigeria, IbibioPrivate Collection (1979) · Sotheby’s, London, United Kingdom, 23 July 1979, lot 183Starting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 313 : Anthropomorphic mask "mfon ekpo"
Nigeria, IbibioIrwin & Marcia Hersey, New York, USA (until 1989) · Sotheby’s, New York, USA, 8 May 1989, lot 298 · Senator Jack Faxon, Detroit/Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA · Danish Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 314 : Anthropomorphic mask "igri" or "okonkpo"
Nigeria, Igbo-AfikpoBelgian Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 750Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 315 : Mask
Nigeria, IdomaFrench Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 316 : Anthropomorphic mask
Nigeria, Idoma / IgboAlexander Kubetz, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,200Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 317 : Face mask
Nigeria, IdomaHans Jacques Keller, Rheinfelden, SwitzerlandStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 318 : Early shrine figure "ikenga"
Nigeria, Igbocollected by a Scottish banker who worked in Nigeria during the 1910s until World War IStarting priceEUR 1,300Estimated priceEUR 2,500
Lot 319 : Small shrine figure "ikenga" with pipe
Nigeria, IgboGerhard de Vos, Dormagen, Germany · Hans-Christoph Kiewitz, Bad Vilbel, GermanyStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 320 : Zoomorphic water spirit mask
Nigeria, IjawBelgian Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,200Estimated priceEUR 2,500
Lot 321 : Elephant mask "ogbodo enyi"
Nigeria, IzziManfred Schäfer, Ulm, GermanyStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 322 : Standing male figure
Nigeria, Kantana (Mama)Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, New York, USA · Museum of Primitive Art, New York, USA · Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USAStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 2,500
Lot 323 : Zoomorphic mask of the "karikpo" society
Nigeria, OgoniKarl Anton Ganzenmüller, Schönkirchen, GermanyStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 324 : Anthropomorphic face mask
Nigeria, UrhoboWilhelm Krohn, Eckernförde, Germany · Karl Anton Ganzenmüller, Schönkirchen, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 2,500
Lot 325 : Dance crest with two human figures and an animal sculpture
Nigeria, UrhoboHippoliet & Line Verbeemen, Bonheiden, BelgiumStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 326 : Post figure "kundul"
Nigeria, WurkunNelson Aldrich Rockefeller, New York, USA · Museum of Primitive Art, New York, USA · Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USAStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 327 : Veranda post with a horseman figure, by Agonbiofe Adeshina
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ekiti Region, village of Efon-AlayeAlexander Kubetz, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 328 : Female bowl bearer "olomeye"
Nigeria, YorubaAlexander Kubetz, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 329 : Standing male figure "eshu"
Nigeria, YorubaSotheby’s, New York, USA, 24 March 1979, lot 80 · Louis Pieter Cornelis van Rijn, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Galerie Kephri) · Walter Goldschmidt, Essen, Germany · Bonhams, London, Tribal Art and Antiquities, 4 July 1989, Lot 99 · Italiaander Galleries, Amsterdam, The Netherlands · Alexander Kubetz, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 330 : Mask "gelede"
Nigeria, YorubaAlexander Kubetz, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 331 : Bowl "agere ifa"
Nigeria, YorubaGerhard de Vos, Dormagen, Germany · Bernd & Rita Schlimper, Düsseldorf, Germany · Lempertz, Brussels, Belgium, 12 February 2016, lot 40Starting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 332 : Armlet
Nigeria, YorubaDutch Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 333 : Anthropomorphic pipe head
Cameroon GrassfieldsFranz Curt Fetzer, Vienna, AustriaStarting priceEUR 300Estimated priceEUR 600
Lot 334 : Zoomorphic mask
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeMaximilian Zupitza, Germany (1868 - 1938) · Franz Curt Fetzer, Vienna, Austria Maximilian Zupitza (1868–1938) was a German doctor, military surgeon and officer in the Imperial Protectorate forces in German East Africa, Cameroon and Togo. During his colonial service, he led efforts to combat the plague and sleeping sickness, amongst other things, and was involved in military operations during the Maji Maji uprising. He gained particular fame in 1917 through his participation in the legendary Zeppelin mission LZ 104 (L 59), which was intended to supply the besieged colonial forces in German East Africa. In the 1920s, Zupitza lived and worked as a professor in Dresden.Starting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 335 : Anthropomorphic mask
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeBernd Muhlack, Kiel, Germany · Karl Anton Ganzenmüller, Schönkirchen, GermanyStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 336 : Lamellophone "sanza"
Cameroon Grassfields, BamumGalerie Henricus Simonis, Düsseldorf, Germany · Florenz Busch, Münster, GermanyStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,600
Lot 337 : Head "agwe"
Cameroon Grassfields, WidekumFrench Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 650Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 338 : Standing ancestor figure "tadep"
Cameroon, MambilaRoy & Sophia Sieber, Bloomington, Indiana, USAStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 339 : Small seated guardian figure "eyema byeri"
Gabon, FangJohannes Zschucke, Saas-Fee, Switzerland (ca. 1913)Starting priceEUR 8,000Estimated priceEUR 10,000
Lot 340 : Anthropomorphic head
Gabon, FangBelgian Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 341 : Rare spoon
Gabon, FangAlex Arthur, Brussels, Belgium · Adam Prout, Worcestershire, United KingdomStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 342 : Standing female figure
Gabon, PunuOld French Colonial Collection · Nicolas Rolland, Paris, France (2018)Starting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 3,500
Lot 343 : Standing male figure
Gabon, PunuFrench Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 344 : Mask "okuyi"
Gabon, PunuAlexander Kubetz, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 4,000Estimated priceEUR 8,000
Lot 345 : Anthropo-zoomorphic mask (gorilla)
Gabon, West Masango Region, Punu-AshiraHans Himmelheber, Heidelberg, Germany (collected in situ between 7 May 1938 and 14 July 1939) · Weyhe Gallery / Erhard Weyhe, New York, USA · John J. Klejman, New York, USA · Frank Herreman, Antwerp, Belgium · Karl Stirner, Easton, Pennsylvania, USAStarting priceEUR 8,000Estimated priceEUR 15,000
Lot 346 : Mask
D. R. CongoSwiss Private Collection · French Private Collection, AlsaceStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 347 : Small standing figure
D. R. Congo, AzandePrivate Collection · Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, Germany, 10 November 1979, lot 326 · Hans-Christoph Kiewitz, Bad Vilbel, GermanyStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 348 : Artistically engraved calabash
D. R. Congo, BakongoBelgian Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 349 : Standing male figure "mukuya"
D. R. Congo, BembeAlexandra Uhart, Santiago de Chile, ChileStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 350 : Standing figure "mukuya"
D. R. Congo, BembeSalon des Arts, Paris, France · Alexandra Uhart, Santiago de Chile, ChileStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 351 : Small male figure "mukuya"
D. R. Congo, BembeAlexandra Uhart, Santiago de Chile, ChileStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000