Current auction

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.

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April 12 until 23 – daily from 10 am to 5 pm
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Highlights of the current auction

Bodhisattva Guanyin sitting on dragon
Lot: 1

China

Male ancestor figure "adu zatua
Lot: 7

Indonesia - Nias

Spirit board "gope"
Lot: 32

Papua New Guinea - Gulf of Papua, Era River Delta Area

Mask "mwai" ("mvai" / "mwei")
Lot: 36

Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik, Iatmul

War shield "pakei"
Lot: 47

Papua New Guinea - Middle Yuat (Biwat) River, Mundugumor

Helmet mask "tatanua"
Lot: 49

Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New Ireland

Male figure "moai kavakava" ("rib figure")
Lot: 56

Easter Islands

Sacred board "tjuringa" ("churinga", "tjurunga"), 19th / 20th century
Lot: 58

Australia

War shield
Lot: 84

Indonesia - Westpapua, Lower Digul River

Ancestor figure "korwar"
Lot: 85

Indonesia - West New Guinea - Cenderawasih Bay, Wandammen peninsula

Ancestor figure "korwar"
Lot: 86

Indonesia - West New Guinea - Cenderawasih Bay (Geelvink Bay)

Mask head "temes maur"
Lot: 93

Vanuatu

War shield "yamasj"
Lot: 95

Papua New Guinea, Asmat

Large wicker shield "ngubo / "ngabo"
Lot: 112

D. R. Congo, Baali

Soul container figure "iran otibago"
Lot: 150

Guinea-Bissau, Bissagos Islands, Bidjogo

Standing female figure "blolo bla"
Lot: 172

Côte d'Ivoire, Baule

Anthropomorphic mask "deangle" or "tankagle"
Lot: 181

Côte d'Ivoire, Dan

Anthropomorphic face mask "gu"
Lot: 187

Côte d'Ivoire, Guro

Standing female figure "mi iri nä"
Lot: 188

Côte d'Ivoire, Guro

dropped
Lot: 192

Côte d'Ivoire, Ligbi, Bondoukou Region

Male and female figure pair
Lot: 194

Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo, Atelier of cut faces

Anthropomorphic spoon
Lot: 200

Côte d'Ivoire, Yaure

Rare male ancestor figure "ekpu"
Lot: 235

Nigeria (South-east), Lower Cross River, Calabar Province, Oron

Figural headpiece of an oracle tapper "iroke" for the "ifa" divination, 19th century
Lot: 258

Nigeria, Yoruba, Owo

Anthropomorphic face mask
Lot: 274

Gabon, Vuvi

Standing male ancestor figure
Lot: 280

D. R. Congo, Basikasingo / Buyu / eastern Bembe

Anthropomorphic mask "idimu"
Lot: 295

D. R. Congo, Lega

Expressive male figure "ubanga nyama"
Lot: 309

D. R. Congo, Lengola

Standing female ancestor figure
Lot: 312

D. R. Congo, Luba, Nyunzu workshop

Standing male ancestor figure
Lot: 313

D. R. Congo, Luba

Beautiful female face mask "mbuya ya mukhetu" (or "gambanda / kambanda")
Lot: 332

D. R. Congo, Pende

Kneeling female figure "nkisi / nkishi"
Lot: 350

D. R. Congo, Vili

Male power figure "nkisi" or memorial figure
Lot: 351

D. R. Congo, Yombe / Vili

Anthropomorphic mask of outstanding quality
Lot: 354

Angola (Northern), Zombo, Uige Province