After sale
You haven’t got much time to acquire the remaining rarities and collector's items from the latest tribal art auction before they are returned. The list of unsold lots can be found here. The selling price is determined by the reserve price, commission, VAT and possibly shipping.
Lot 1 : "Hacha" in the shape of a human head, ca. 600 - 900 AD
Mexico, Gulf Coast, VeracruzWalter (1878-1954) & Louise (1879-1953) Arensberg, Los Angeles, USA · Sotheby’s, New York, USA, 17 May 1994, lot 424PriceEUR 2,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 4 : Idol, ca. 500 – 200 BC
Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala / ChontalGerman Private Collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (1970–2004) · Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Germany, 11 December 2024, lot 545 · Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart, GermanyPriceEUR 3,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 5 : Polychrome Cylinder Vase, Late Classic, ca. 550 - 850 AD
Mexico, MayaGalerie Gerdes, Munich, Germany (1983)PriceEUR 1,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 6 : Standing figure in an expansive pose, Late Classic period, ca. 550 - 950 AD
Mexico, Maya, JainaGalerie Gerdes, Munich, Germany (1984)PriceEUR 1,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 7 : Seated figure, Middle Preclassic, ca. 1200 - 500 BC
Mexico, Central Highlands, Tlapacoya, Tlatilco-KulturGalerie Gerdes, Munich, GermanyPriceEUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 9 : Werejaguar mask, Early to Middle Formative period, roughly between 1200 BC and 400 BC
Mexico, OlmecGalerie Gerdes, Munich, Germany (1984)PriceEUR 2,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 10 : Dwarf figure, Pre Classic Period, ca. 800 - 500 BC
Mexico, OlmecPriceEUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 31 : Three spindle whorls, ca. 400 - 600 AD
Peru, MocheIlse & Karl-Otto Spelger, Mannheim, Germany (coll. in the early 1960s)PriceEUR 400plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 34 : Collar-rimmed vessel with mythical creatures, ca. 200 - 600 AD
Peru, NazcaIlse & Karl-Otto Spelger, Mannheim, Germany (coll. in the early 1960s)PriceEUR 500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 41 : Textile band with depictions of deities, ca. 500 AD
Peru, NazcaGottfried Eysank, Bad Schönau, Austria (1970) · Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart, Germany (2011)PriceEUR 1,200plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 43 : Loop-handled vessel in the form of a jaguar, ca. 200 BC – 600 AD
Peru, VicusIlse & Karl-Otto Spelger, Mannheim, Germany (coll. in the early 1960s)PriceEUR 300plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 46 : Seated hunchback, ca. 300 BC - 200 AD
Mexico, ColimaBoyd Stifler, Vanderwagen, New Mexico, USA · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 5 March 2011, lot 63 · A. & B. Schirmer, Berlin, GermanyPriceEUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 51 : Female Figure, Protoclassic Period, ca. 1st century BC – 3rd century AD
Mexico, Jalisco, AmecaLucia Meza-Ley, Texas, USA · Jen-Ley, Texas-California, USA · Walter Knox, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA · A. & B. Schirmer, Berlin, GermanyPriceEUR 2,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 52 : Seated warrior, Protoclassic Period, ca. 1st century BC – 3rd century AD
Mexico, Jalisco, AmecaSouthwestern US Collection · Bill Freeman, New Mexico, USA · A. & B. Schirmer, Berlin, GermanyPriceEUR 4,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 57 : Standing male figure, ca. 200 BC – 300 AD
Mexico, Nayarit, Ixtlán del RíoCollection Thomas Borkowsky, Neuwied, Germany (2013) · A. & B. Schirmer, Berlin, GermanyPriceEUR 5,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 58 : Seated Male and Female, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BC - 250 AD
Mexico, ZacatecasHotel Drouot, Paris, France (1970) · French Collection, Paris · Neil Becker, West Harrison, USA · A. & B. Schirmer, Berlin, GermanyPriceEUR 6,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 62 : Figure of a priest for the maize ceremony
Ecuador, Jama-CoaqueLuc Sanders, Dendermonde, Belgium · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 28 Mai 2011, lot 62 · A. & B. Schirmer, Berlin, GermanyPriceEUR 1,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 72 : Ancient Syrian Bronze Idol, ca. early 2nd millennium BC
Ancient SyriaCollection Yegane · Bernd Gackstätter, “Antiken-Kabinett”, Frankfurt a. M., Germany (2004) · German Private CollectionPriceEUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 74 : Old Syrian Eye (Goggle) Idol, ca. 3500 – 3100 BC
North Mesopotamia – Northeastern Syria, Tell BrakUK Private Collection · Malte Carsten Röhner, Ancient Art Gallery, Heilbronn, Germany (2007) · German Private CollectionPriceEUR 600plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 79 : Hittite Nail Idol, ca. mid-2nd millennium BC
Ancient Anatolian Hittite EmpireDieter Lensing, Düsseldorf, Germany · Bernd Gackstätter, “Antiken-Kabinett”, Frankfurt a. M., Germany (2013) · German Private CollectionPriceEUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 82 : Ritual ladle with buffalo head, Bronze Age, ca. 300 BC – 300 AD
Northeastern ThailandHong Kong Private Collection (1980s) · Kurt Sandmair (1932-2013), Munich, GermanyPriceEUR 4,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 83 : A superb pair of “Buffalo Bells", Bronze Age, ca. 300 BC – 300 AD
Northeastern ThailandHong Kong Private Collection (1980s) · Kurt Sandmair (1932-2013), Munich, GermanyPriceEUR 6,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 84 : Double-pointed Axe with animal heads, Bronze Age, ca. 300 BC – 200 AD
Indonesia, JavaSingapore Private Collection (since 1980s) · Kurt Sandmair (1932-2013), Munich, Germany (since 1992)PriceEUR 2,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 85 : Large Ceremonial Halberd "candrasa", late 1st millennium BC to early 1st millennium AD
Indonesia, purportedly Eastern JavaDutch Private Collection (since 1960s) · Singapore Private Collection (since 1980s)PriceEUR 15,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 86 : Warrior figure with sword, Bronzeage, ca. 300 BC - 200 AD
Indonesia, Eastern Java, purportedly Lumajang areaDutch Private Collection (1960s or earlier) · Kurt Sandmair (1932-2013), Munich, Germany (acquired in the early 1980s in Amsterdam)PriceEUR 6,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 87 : Mammal-shaped handle, Bronze Age, ca. 300 BC – 200 AD
Indonesia, Eastern Java, purportedly from Lumajang areaDutch Private Collection (1960s or earlier) · Kurt Sandmair (1932-2013), Munich, Germany (acquired in the early 1980s in Amsterdam)PriceEUR 2,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 95 : Female Idol, ca. 2600 - 2500 BC
Pakistan, Indus Valley, MehrgarhFranco Rimoldi, Darmstadt, GermanyPriceEUR 500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 97 : Three rare bronze padlocks
PersiaBelgian Private CollectionPriceEUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 102 : Excellent mask from "Kyōgen" theatre, 17th century
JapanRobert van der Heijden, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPriceEUR 3,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 111 : Shield
Malaysia - Sarawak, Melanau - DayakTaylor Dale, Santa Fé, New MexicoPriceEUR 2,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 115 : Pair of ancestral figures "ana deo"
Indonesia - FloresWolfgang Thesen, Cologne, Germany · Olivier Castellano, Paris, FrancePriceEUR 2,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 116 : Pair of earrings "wea wunu wona"
Indonesia - Central Flores, NageAlfred Boettcher, Aachen, Germany (coll. in situ, 1970/80)PriceEUR 1,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 120 : Male ancestor figure "adu zatua"
Indonesia - NiasCollection D., Spain/Indochina/VietnamPriceEUR 6,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 121 : Seated ancestral figure wearing a "kalabubu" necklace
Indonesia - NiasDutch Private CollectionPriceEUR 1,300plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 122 : Amulet plaque displaying fine filigree pattern
Indonesia - SulawesiAlfred Boettcher, Aachen, Germany (coll. in situ, 1970/80)PriceEUR 600plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 123 : Magic wand "tungkot malehat"
Indonesia - Sumatra, BatakPeter Schleich, Heidelberg, GermanyPriceEUR 2,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 125 : Two seated anthropomorphic figures
Indonesia - Sumatra, Toba - BatakBelgian Private Collection (coll. in situ in the 1980s)PriceEUR 4,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 126 : Pair of ancestral figures "itara"
Indonesia - Timor-Leste, Ataúro IslandItalian Private Collection · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 19 June 2010, lot 89 · Erik Farrow, San Rafael, USA · Belgian CollectionPriceEUR 4,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 127 : Rice deity "bulul"
Philippines - IfugaoJean-Pierre Jernander, Brussels, Belgium · American Private Collection, CaliforniaPriceEUR 3,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 128 : Prehistoric stone mortar with anthropomorphic face
Papua New Guinea - HighlandsFound by the previous owner in a ship’s hold during voyage from Papua New Guinea to New Zealand · John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USAPriceEUR 4,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 132 : Prehistoric stone mortar
Papua New Guinea - East SepikJohn & Marcia Friede, Rye, USAPriceEUR 3,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 133 : Prehistoric pestle
Papua New Guinea - Southern Highlands, Tari BasinJ. Erkila, Missionary in Tari area during the 1950s · Sotheby’s, Sidney, November 9, 1997, lot 425 · John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USAPriceEUR 1,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 134 : Preshistoric bark-cloth beater
Papua New Guinea - Eastern Highlands, Lufa regionPeter Tarpee, patrol officer in the 1970s · John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USAPriceEUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 135 : Prehistoric zoomorphic stone object, possibly a pestle
Papua New Guinea - Madang Province, Simbai ValleyAnthony JP Meyer, Paris, France · John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USAPriceEUR 4,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 136 : Anthropomorphic stone sculpture
Papua New GuineaJohn & Marcia Friede, Rye, USAPriceEUR 4,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 137 : Anthropomorphic stone
Papua New Guinea - Lower Sepik, KarawariHaus Völker und Kulturen, Ethnological Museum St. Augustin, Bonn, Germany · Renaud Vanuxem, Paris, France · John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USAPriceEUR 4,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 138 : Anthropomorphic stone pestle
Papua New Guinea - Madang ProvinceJohn & Marcia Friede, Rye, USAPriceEUR 2,300plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 140 : Spheric stone
Papua New GuineaJohn & Marcia Friede, Rye, USAPriceEUR 1,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 141 : Small stone object
Papua New GuineaPatricia Withofs, London, Great Britain · John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USAPriceEUR 600plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 144 : Male figure
Solomon IslandsHenry Erfeling (1901-1990), Lübeck, Germany (coll. in situ, 1930-34) · Family-owned since thenPriceEUR 3,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance