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Highlight 2015
2023
101st Auction
2023-11-11
Art from Africa and Oceania
Historical Pacific art from german private collections: Malagan figures from the estate of Alexander Kubetz. South Sea clubs from Fiji and Samoa. Paddles from the Austral Islands belonging to a 19th century collection. Fine Maori art.
African art works from the Bernhard Jäger collection. North-African jewelry from the estate of Dietrich von Reininghaus.
Online Auction
2023-09-27
Pre-Columbian art, antiquities, art from Africa, Oceania and Asia. Ceramic vessels and gold works from the Michael Beckmann Collection as well as selected works from the Gerhard Asche Collection.
Sale 100
2023-04-15
Anniversary Auction SALE 100
100 masterful works of unbridled creativity, artistic sophistication and with first-class provenances.
Voorhuis, Part II - Timed Online Auction
2023-02-28
Part 2 of the collection of Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, The Netherlands
End of auction: Tuesday, February 28, 2023
2022
99th Auction
2022-11-12
African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
An important collection of a german art dealer. Selected works from the private collections of Robert Lewitzki, Heinrich Kolberg, Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis and Horst Hornstadt.
98th Auction
2022-03-26
Africa, Oceania and Japan
Fine old art from European estates and private collections. Art works from Africa and Japan in the collection of Dr. Werner Zintl.
2021
97th Auction
2021-11-06
Africa, Oceania, Pre-Columbia
Fine old art from Africa, Oceania, Asia and America. The Munich private collection of Dr. Walter Grasser. The Dutch collection of Piet Lepelaar (Part 2).
Benefit Auction "Flood Disaster"
2021-10-09
Charity project of the Lions-Hilfswerks Würzburg-West e.V. for the Lions Flood Fund 2021 of the German Lions.
Timed Online Auction: Collector's Items Sale
2021-09-16
Non-European art and ethnographic works from European estates and private collections
End of auction: Thursday, September 16, 2021
96th Auction
2021-04-24
Fine old art from Africa, Australia, Oceania and Asia. Art works from the Dutch Collection of Piet Lepelaar. The African Weapons Collection from Dieter Schaffner.
2020
Tribal Art Timed Online Auction: Collector's Items Sale
2020-12-14
Non-European art and ethnographic works from European estates and private collections
End of auction: Monday, December 14, 2020
95th Tribal Art Auction
2020-10-24
African, Oceanic & pre-Columbian Art. Art works from European private collections. Selected works of art from the collections of Günther Hartmann (Berlin), Rolf Huisgen (Munich), Knud Nielsen (Jelling) and Edmondo Trombetta (Monza)
Voyage Tribal Art - Live Online Auction
2020-05-23
Voyage Tribal Art - an art trip to the impressive works of Old America, Asia, Australia and Africa as well as to the antiquities of Europe and Egypt
94th Tribal Art Auction
2020-03-07
Fine old Tribal Art from Africa, Australia, Oceania, Asia and America. The Stockholm Tribal Art Collection of Peter Willborg (special catalogue). Art works from Africa and Oceani from the Swiss private collection of Walter Stanley Schwab. Pre-Columbian artworks from the German private collection of Anna Maria Posset.
2019
93rd Tribal Art Auction
2019-11-16
Fine old Tribal Art from Africa, Oceania and Asia. Works of African and European art from the 20th and 21st centuries. African weapons from the private collections of Hubert Pettenkofer and Dieter Schaffner. Contemporary Native American Art of the Hoffmann private collection (Part 2).
Timed Online Auction: Collector's Items Sale
2019-09-23
Art works from European estates and private collections


Start of auction: Monday, September 23, 2019
End of auction: Monday, September 30, 2019
92nd Tribal Art Auction
2019-06-29
African art works from the private european collections René Rickli (Olten), Alfred Angst (Zurich), Jürgen Peters (Nuremberg) and Alfred Klinkmüller (Berlin). Fine old Tribal Art from Africa, Australia, Oceania and Asia.
91 Tribal Art Auction
2019-03-09
Fine old Tribal Art from Africa, Australia, Asia, Oceania and North America. Non-European art from international private collections. Royal arts of the Akan people from the Swiss collection of Roland Hartmann.
Timed Online Auction: Collector's Item Sale
2019-01-21
Treasures from European estates and private collections such as Gerhard Hoffmann (Wurzbourg), Wolfgang Klein (Vienna), Heinz Kolerski (Fellbach) and Jürgen Maurer (Heppenheim)


Start of auction: Monday, January 21, 2019
End of auction: Monday, January 28, 2019
2018
90.I Tribal Art and 90.II Contemporary Native American Art
2018-11-17
Session I: Tribal Art (Lots 1 - 341)
17 November 2018 – 2 pm
Tribal Art, Japan, Contemporary Art & Ceramics

Session II: Contemporary Native American Art (Lots 342 - 574)
20 November 2018 – 2 pm
The private collection of the Americanist, Prof. Gerhard and Dr. Gisela Hoffmann
89th Tribal Art Auction
2018-07-07
The collection of the Wuppertal artist Gerd Hanebeck with objects from the Han Coray collection. African art works from European collections, including an important group of historical Mumuye figures and special works of art from Nigeria. Selected objects from Papua New Guinea.
88th Tribal Art Auction
2018-03-10
Non-European art from international private collections: Classic tribal art from the Berlin Collection Gerda Bassenge (1915-1995). Native American Art from the private collection Christian Pysik, Aachen. Fine old tribal art from Africa, Asia, Oceania and North America.
2017
87th Tribal Art Auction
2017-11-11
Non-European art from international private collections: Gabun masks and memorabilia from the Albert Schweitzer collection coming from the Emmy Martin estate. The second part of the Heinz Kolerski collection (1936-2012). Small figures and fetishes from the african collection of the german artist Günther Filla (1952-2015). Heddle pulleys coming from the collection Mona Etienne (ethnologist in the 1960s/70s). Fine old tribal art from Africa, Asia, Oceania and North America.
86th Tribal Art Auction
2017-05-27
Volume I: The collection Walter Schmidt – classic tribal art in post-war Germany (special catalogue). Volume II: Fine old tribal art from Africa, Asia, Oceania and North America. The Berlin collection from the architect and artist Ludwig Leicher (1895-1963). Objects from the Africa collection of the artist Bernhard Jäger.
85th Tribal Art Auction
2017-03-04
Classic, traditional and exceptional art works. Notable carving works, ex. collection Edith Hafter, Solothurn, Switzerland. The Ethiopian Collection of Sachau-Zeies. The second part of the Rielau Collection. Masks and sculptures from the peoples of Gabon. An important gold jewellery collection from the Akan peoples. Small 'mu po' sculptures from Cameroon. Oceanic and South Pacific art.
2016
84th Tribal Art Auction
2016-11-05
The private collections Poul Mørk (1938-2013) and Alex Wittendorf (1931-2013), both Copenhagen, Denmark. Tribal Art objects from the Art Collection Helga & Hans-Jürgen Müller, Stuttgart. The colonial Cameroon Collection from the painter Wolfgang Röhricht (1886-1953), Berlin. The collection from Rolf Christoph Lutz (1930-2016), medical missionary for the Basler Mission in Ghana. Important Ethnographics from the colonial collection Kloppe in German South-West Africa.
83rd Tribal Art Auction
2016-05-28
Fine old tribal art from Africa, Asia, Australia, Oceania and America. The Nias collection of Dr. Heinrich Sundermann (1849-1919). Anton Handl in Cameroon. Significant works of art from the Cameroon Grassfields.
82nd Tribal Art Auction
2016-02-27
The private collection of Hans Rielau. Treasures from West Africa and Central Africa. Memorial heads from the Akan. Elegant Baule figures. New Ireland sculptures with historically important provenances. Finely worked combs and basket-works from the South Seas. Old war club from the Ojibwe people (18th century). Voodoo and headhunting objects.
2015
81st Tribal Art Auction
2015-10-31
A rich and diverse selection: Important and powerful sculptures and masks from Africa, Australia, Asia and Oceania. Sensitive and delicate barkpaintings from the western Arnhemland. Samurai armaments from the Edo Period. A fine old Netsuke collection. Ceramics from the Nazca culture as well as works from the Inuit and First Nations.
80th Tribal Art Auction
2015-06-27
From Alaska to South Africa: A Tribal Art journey around the world, from antique Egypt to the art of the post-colonial era.
79th Tribal Art Auction
2015-03-21
Impacts for the creations of Classical Modernism: Masterful carvings from West and Central Africa. Fine old tribal art from Africa, Oceania, Asia, and America. Objects of the pre-Columbian age.
2014
78th tribal art auction
2014-10-18
Fine old tribal art from Africa, Oceania, Asia, and America as well as objects from the pre-Columbian period. Ivory insignia of the ‚bwami‘ society. African dolls from the Bofinger Collection, Stuttgart (Germany).
77th tribal art auction
2014-06-28
Fine old tribal art from Africa, Oceania, Asia, and America as well as Classical Antiquities. Carvings from the collections of renowned collectors and respected experts. Benin – A Kingdoms Masterpieces.
76th tribal art auction
2014-03-22
Insights in the diversity and quality of fine old art from Africa, Pre-Columbian Art from the Cologne Collection Oberle. Selected pieces from the South Seas.
2013
75th tribal art auction
2013-11-30
Fine old art from Africa, Asia, Australia, Oceania and America. The Private Collections Eduard Hess (Oberwil near Basel, Switzerland), Antonio Fiacco (Zurich, Switzerland) as well as Heinz Kolerski (Fellbach, Germany).
74th tribal art auction
2013-09-07
Fine old african and oceanic tribal art from european private and colonial collections. Art from the Inuit.
73rd tribal art auction
2013-05-25
African and oceanic tribal art from european private collections. The Private Collection Walter Hekster (Amsterdam): Monumental sculptures from Tanzania.
72nd tribal art auction
2013-03-09
African, oceanic and native american tribal art from european private collections. Rare pieces from the colonial collection Artur Roesler (Clausthal-Zellerfeld). Objects from the Udo Petry Collection (Hohnhorst).
2012
71st tribal art auction
2012-11-24
Tribal art from Africa, Oceania and America
70th tribal art auction
2012-09-08
African and oceanic tribal art from european private collections
69th tribal art auction
2012-06-02
African, oceanic and pre-Columbian tribal art from european private collections
68th tribal art auction
2012-03-03
African, oceanic and pre-columbian tribal art from european private collections
2011
67th tribal art auction
2011-11-26
African, oceanic and pre-columbian tribal art from european private collections - and special auction 'wunderkammer'
66th tribal art auction
2011-09-17
African, oceanic and pre-columbian tribal art from european private collections
65th tribal art auction
2011-05-28
African, oceanic and Pre-Columbian tribal art from european private collections
64th tribal art auction
2011-03-05
African and oceanic tribal art from european private collections
2010
63rd tribal art auction with special part 'wunderkammer'
2010-11-27
African and oceanic tribal art from european private collections and special auction 'wunderkammer'
62nd tribal art auction
2010-09-04
Fin old tribal art from Africa, America and Oceania, i.a. the private collection Ralf Schulte-Bahrenberg, Duisburg (1934-2010)
61st tribal art auction
2010-06-19
African and oceanic tribal art from european private collections as well as historical photography
60th tribal art auction
2010-03-13
African and oceanic tribal art from european private collections
2009
59th tribal art auction
2009-11-28
African and oceanic tribal art from european private collections
58th tribal art auction
2009-09-19
African and oceanic tribal art from european private collections
57th tribal art auction with special part 'Wunderkammer Naturalia'
2009-07-11
African and oceanic tribal art from european private collections with special auction Wunderkammer Naturalia
56th tribal art auction
2009-03-14
African and oceanic tribal art from european private collections
2008
55th tribal art auction
2008-11-15
African and oceanic tribal art from european private collections
54th tribal art auction
2008-07-05
African and oceanic tribal art from european private collections
53rd tribal art auction
2008-03-01
African and oceanic tribal art from european private collections
2007
52nd tribal art auction
2007-11-24
African and oceanic tribal art from european private collections
51st tribal art auction
2007-09-22
African and oceanic tribal art from european private collections
50th tribal art auction
2007-05-12
49th tribal art auction
2007-02-24
2006
48th tribal art auction
2006-11-25
47th tribal art auction
2006-09-23
46th tribal art auction
2006-05-20

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