Sale 100
Anniversary Auction SALE 100
100 masterful works of unbridled creativity, artistic sophistication and with first-class provenances.
Highlights
Nigeria, Ogoninot available anymore
Nigeria, Bauchi Plateau, Wurkun (Piya or Kulung)Martial Bronsin, Brussels, Belgium (1997) Guy van Rijn, Antwerp, Belgium Louis Breugelmans, Antwerp, Belgium Ann de Pauw, Antwerp, Belgiumnot available anymore
Nigeria, Southern Yoruba, IjebuBelgian Private Collectionsold EUR 1,000
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Igbuke (Ibuje)Georges Frederick Keller (1899-1981), Davos, Switzerland / Paris, France Paolo Morigi (1939-2017), Magliaso-Lugano, Switzerland Sotheby's, Paris, "Collection Paolo Morigi (2e Partie). Art Africain et Océanien", 6 December 2005, Lot 83 Native, Brussels, 9 June 2012, Lot 27sold EUR 4,500
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ibarapa, Igbo OraLore Kegel (1901-1980) & Georg Kegel (1898-1974), Hamburg, Germany (coll. in situ 1955) Boris Kegel-Konietzko (1925-2020), Hamburg, Germany Kegel-Konietzko & Dorn, Hamburg, Germanysold EUR 8,000
Cameroon, Western Grassfields, WumAcquired from dealer in Foumban-Cameroon (1976) Rolf & Christina Miehler, Munich, Germany Stefan Herzog, Munich, Germany Hans Brockmann, Munich, Germanysold EUR 6,000
Lot 60Seated female sculpture
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke / BangwaBelgian Private Collectionsold EUR 3,000
Cameroon Grassfields, Komprobably Vittorio Mangio, Monza, Italy Georges Frederick Keller (1899-1981),Davos, Switzerland / Paris, France Paolo Morigi (1939-2017), Magliaso-Lugano, Switzerland Bernard Dulon, Paris, France Adrian Schlag, Brüssel, Belgiumsold EUR 6,500
Gabon, Kota, Ndassa GroupGeorg Kegel, Hamburg, Germany (acquired 1936 in Paris) Lore Kegel, Hamburg, Germany Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany Kegel-Konietzko & Dorn, Hamburg, Germanynot available anymore
Gabon, KweleDaniel Hourdé, Paris, France Marceau Rivière, Paris, France Jean-Pierre Gozet (deceased 2016), Uccle / Brussels, Belgium Belgian Private Collectionnot available anymore
D. R. Congo, Ubangi, Azande / Ngbandi border areaBelgian Collectionsold EUR 3,500
Lot 65Plaited shield
D. R. Congo, AzandeOld Belgian Collection Michel van den Dries, Gavere, Belgiumsold EUR 3,500
D. R. Congo, BakongoAmerican Collection (before 1924)sold EUR 2,500
D. R. Congo, BiomboOld German Collection Galerie Möllenhof & Greve, Cologne, Germany German Private Collection Austria Auction Company, "Tribal Art 1", Vienna, 6 June 2017, Lot 64not available anymore
D. R. Congo, Hemba / Eastern Luba, Muhona - Nkuvu StyleHermann Historica, Munich, 9./10. April 2008, Lot 4239sold EUR 800
D. R. Congo, Ituri, NdaakaJosé Ramón Pons Oliveras (1927-2013), Barcelona, Spain Fernando Pujol, Barcelona, Spainnot available anymore
Lot 70Pair of figures
D. R. Congo, Kuba Kingdom, Kuba - DengeseBelgian Private Collectionsold EUR 1,400
D. R. Congo, Kuba, Kasai Province"White Fathers" ("Pères Blancs"), actually "Society of the Missionaries of Africa" Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgiumsold EUR 900
D. R. Congo, Kuba, Kasai Province"White Fathers" ("Pères Blancs"), actually "Society of the Missionaries of Africa" Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgiumsold EUR 900
D. R. Congo, KuyuLorenz Eckert, Lucerne, Switzerland (1971) Christie's, Amsterdam, 11 December 2001, lot 435 Christine Valluet, Paris, France Gérard Wahl-Boyer (1944-2014), Paris, France AuctionArt - Rémy Le Fur & Associés, Paris-Drouot, "Succession Gérard Wahl dit Boyer", 18 June 2019, Lot 121sold EUR 2,800
D. R. Congo, LegaJohn Giltsoff Collection, Girona, Spain (since early 1970s)sold EUR 1,500
D. R. Congo, LegaYannick van Ruysevelt, Brussels, Belgiumsold EUR 3,000
D. R. Congo, LegaJos Humblet, Brussels, Belgiumsold EUR 4,700
D. R. Congo, LegaPrivate Collection, Paris, Francenot available anymore
D. R. Congo, LegaGaetan Schoonbroodt, Verviers, Belgiumnot available anymore
D. R. Congo, LubaOberleutnant Albert Linke (Lincke), collected in situ, before 1909 By descent in the family, seller 2008 Anton Mentrup, Mainz-Kastel, Germanysold EUR 15,000
D. R. Congo, Luba, Shankadi-Bena Sungu, Kiloko of BussanguUK Collectionsold EUR 2,100
D. R. Congo, Lubapresumably Leo Frobenius (1873-1938), Berlin, Germany Julius Konietzko (1886-1952), Hamburg, Germany Lore Kegel, Hamburg (1901-1980), Germany Boris Kegel-Konietzko (1925-2020), Hamburg, Germany Thomas Morbe, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Private Collection, Munich, GermanyPrice EUR 8,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
D. R. Congo, Lulua (Luluwa)Patric Claes, Brussels, Belgiumsold EUR 4,000
Lot 83Ceremonial adze
D. R. Congo, MbalaOld Belgian Colonial Collectionsold EUR 2,000
Lot 84Mask panel
D. R. Congo, SongyeB. H. Collection, Antwerp, Belgium Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 10 September 2005, Lot 360not available anymore
D. R. Congo, Songye / LubaMuller-Van Isterbeek, Brussels, Belgium Aaron Furman, New York, USA / Portugal (around 1959) Allan Stone, New York, USAsold EUR 22,000
D. R. Congo, Songye / LubaOberleutnant Albert Linke (Lincke), collected in situ, before 1909 By descent in the family, seller 2008 Anton Mentrup, Mainz-Kastel, Germanysold EUR 4,500
D. R. Congo, Songye, KalebwePeter Loontjens, Kortrijk, Belgiumsold EUR 1,000
Lot 88Maternité "phemba"
D. R. Congo, ViliDonald Taitt (1930-2018), Paris, France (1989) Cole Harrell, New York City, USA Fernandez Leventhal Gallery / Sebastian Fernandez, New York, USAsold EUR 9,500
D. R. Congo, YombeEdmond Morlet, Brussels, Belgium Karl-Ferdinand Schädler, Munich, Germany Lempertz, Brussels, 24. October 2018, Lot 271sold EUR 7,000
Lot 90Anthropomorphic mask
D. R. Congo / Angola (Northern), ZomboRob Vervoort, Molenstede-Diest, Belgiumsold EUR 2,800
Angola, ChokwePierre Loos, Brussels, Belgium Kevin Conru, London, Great Britainsold EUR 7,500
Angola / Zambia, Chokwe / Lwena (Luena)Reed Everson, California, USA Philip Budrose (1920-2000), Marblehead, USA Renaud Riley, Brussels, Belgium Private Collection, London, Great Britain James Stephenson, New York, USAsold EUR 2,800
Ethiopia, Amhara / Sidamo / OromoKonstantin Reitz (1817-1853), Bobenhausen, Germany / Doka, Sudan (coll. in situ, before 1853) K.K. Naturhistorisches Hofmuseum Vienna, Austria Rudolf Leopold, Vienna, Austriasold EUR 2,800
Kenya, KikuyuAcquired on the Portobello Road in London in the 1980s Taylor Dale, Santa Fé, New Mexiconot available anymore
Ruanda / Burundi, Tutsi / HutuAlain Guisson, Brussels, Belgiumnot available anymore
Lot 96Vessel lid "imiteri
Tanzania, Haya or Ruanda / Burundi, Tutsi"White Fathers" ("Pères Blancs"), actually "Society of the Missionaries of Africa", around 1920 (according to Meijer) Dick Meijer, Amsterdam, The Netherlandssold EUR 6,000
Zambia, MbundaMarc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium Jens Jahn, Munich, Germany Thomas Olbricht, Essen, Germanysold EUR 8,200
Lot 98Artfully crafted stool
Zambia, Lozi (Rotse) / Luvale (Lwena) / Lundasold EUR 1,200
Lot 99Prestige vessel
Mozambique, Tsonga, Muhlati (or his workshop)American Private Collectionsold EUR 7,000
Lot 100Lidded vessel
South Africa, Northern Nguni, Zulu or SwaziOld UK Collectionsold EUR 4,000