Open sale

In our depot in Wurzburg you can find tribal art from past auctions - more than 549 objects from all continents and from European collections, which you can directly acquire at the minimum price.

See for yourself  in our online open sale catalogue, or visit us in our auction house in Wurzburg. We look forward to helping you!

Divination tray "opon ifa"
Lot: 3045104

Nigeria, Yoruba

Prestige staff, late 19th century
Lot: 3045803

South Africa, Tsonga, "Baboon Master"

Plaque with ram head
Lot: 3044832

Nigeria, Benin

Woman's ornamental belt
D. R. Congo, Mongo / Nkundo
3045847
Provenance Size Price
Private Collection L: 73, 2 inch 1200 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Excellent zoomorphic headrest "mutsago" in form of an antelope, 19th century
Zimbabwe, Shona / Tsonga
3045830
Provenance Size Price
Oliver Miller, Suffolk, Great Britain
Bishop & Miller, Suffolk, 4 July 2015
Finch & Co, London, Great Britain (2015)
Belgian Collection		 H: 6.1 inch 45000 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Antelope mask "wan-nyaka"
Burkina Faso, Mossi / Samo / Dafing
3045818
Provenance Size Price
Duke University, Durham / North Carolina, USA
Mark Eglinton, New York, USA		 H: 21.3 inch 2500 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Chair
D. R. Congo, Bembe II - Eastern Bembe
3045804
Provenance Size Price
H: 27.2 inch; D: 30 / 12.2 inch (seat) 500 EUR
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Prestige staff, late 19th century
South Africa, Tsonga, "Baboon Master"
3045803
Provenance Size Price
Missionary Collection, Maastricht, The Netherlands
German Private Collection		 L: 36.6 inch 1000 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Water spirit mask
Nigeria, Niger Delta, Ijaw
3045798
Provenance Size Price
Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany H: 28.7 inch 5000 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Divination bowl "agere ifa"
Nigeria, Yoruba
3045777
Provenance Size Price
H: 9.4 inch 250 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Rare figural sculpture "izemize"
Nigeria, Ishan (Esan)
3045774
Provenance Size Price
Private Collection, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (since around 1969) H: 62.6 inch; B: 22.4 inch 2500 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Rare figurally carved ritual board, 19th century
Nigeria, Ibibio / Eket
3045751
Provenance Size Price
Old English Collection
Kevin Conru, London, Great Britain		 B: 34.8 inch; H: 9.1 inch 5000 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Monkey mask "wankr"
Burkina Faso, Bwa / Winiama / Nuna
3045748
Provenance Size Price
H: 16.9 inch 1800 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Staff "tefalipitya" ("hoe-work-girl")
Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo
3045746
Provenance Size Price
Manfred Magin, Weinheim, Germany
Helmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, 22 March 2014, Lot 213		 H: 47.2 inch 2000 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Elephant spirit mask "ogbodo enyi"
Nigeria, Izzi
3045745
Provenance Size Price
Pierre Robin, Paris, France
André Fouquet, France
 H: 21.3 inch 1500 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Portrait mask "ndoma" of the "mblo" group
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
3045743
Provenance Size Price
Harlin Rander, Tennessee, USA
Zemanek-Münster, 22 September 2007, Lot 234
Philippe & Lisa Laeremans, Liège, Belgium		 H: 9.6 inch 2500 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Standing male power figure "buti"
D. R. Congo, Teke
3045742
Provenance Size Price
Patrick Peire, Brugge, Belgium
Frans Heymans, Antwerp, Belgium
Zemanek-Münster, 25 February 2006, Lot 352
German Private Collection		 H: 18.3 inch 2500 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Figurally carved staff
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu
3045720
Provenance Size Price
Old British Collection L: 17.7 inch 800 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Female singer mask "nineagla"
Côte d'Ivoire, Wè / Guéré / Wobé
3045717
Provenance Size Price
Stéphane Mangin, Galerie Kanaga, Paris (2002)
Yves Créhalet, Paris, France
Rive Gauche, Paris, 18 November 2013, lot 70
 H: 10.8 inch 3500 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Replacement skull "kus"
Papua New Guinea - Middle Sepik, Iatmul
3045713
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Robert Banks, Washington, USA H: 11.6 inch 2000 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Prestige object: two people playing the bean game ("mancala")
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
3045711
Provenance Size Price
Félix Pelt, Amsterdam, The Netherlands H: 10.2 inch 1000 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Hyaena mask "suruku" of the "korè" society
Mali, Bamana
3045709
Provenance Size Price
Maître Blanchet et associés, Paris-Drouot, 21 September 2004, Lot 237
Collection Musée de Saint-Cyprien, Pyrénées-Orientales, France (2017)		 H: 15 inch 6000 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Portrait mask "ndoma" of the "mblo" group
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
3045707
Provenance Size Price
French Collection H: 10.8 inch 2500 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Portrait mask "ndoma" of the "mblo" group
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
3045706
Provenance Size Price
David Henninger, Haguenau, France
Zemanek-Münster, 27 February 2016, lot 310		 H: 13 inch 3000 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Mask of a leader "kam"
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke / Babanki
3045705
Provenance Size Price
Jean Pierre Diane (1967)
Ernst and Ruth Anspach, New York, USA
Sotheby's New York, May 15, 2003, lot 113
Merton Simpson, New York, USA
Mark Eglinton, New York, USA		 H: 15.4 inch 4000 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Power figure "nkisi"
D. R. Congo, Songe
3045703
Provenance Size Price
René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland H: 7.5 inch / 10 inch (with horn) 400 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Figure with pipebowl-shaped headpiece
D. R. Congo, Chokwe
3045702
Provenance Size Price
Gottfried Künzi, Oberdorf / Solothurn Switzerland
René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland		 H: 12.2 inch 500 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Handle of fly-whisk or fan
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
3045701
Provenance Size Price
René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland L: 14 inch 400 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Mask "banda" or "kumbaruba"
Guinea, Baga / Nalu
3045699
Provenance Size Price
Philippe Ratton, Paris, France H: 24.6 inch 4000 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Zoomorphic caryatid stool
D. R. Congo, Luba
3045698
Provenance Size Price
Lucas Ratton, Paris, France H: 12.6 inch; D: 8.3 inch (seat) 2500 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Equestrian on horseback
Nigeria, Yoruba
3045697
Provenance Size Price
Marvin Chasin, London, Great Britain
Frederick Hanley, Bournemouth, England (2011)
Jan Kusters, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Rut van Caelenbergh, Brussels, Belgium (2017)		 H: 16.1 inch 15000 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Maternité "phemba"
D. R. Congo, Yombe / Vili
3045696
Provenance Size Price
Belgian Private Collection
Philippe Ratton, Paris, France
Mark Eglinton, New York, USA
 H: 13.4 inch 15000 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Goldweight: two people playing the bean game "mancala"
Ghana, Akan
3045693
Provenance Size Price
René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland H: 3.7 inch 450 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Anthropomorphic mask "zakpai"
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan
3045689
Provenance Size Price
René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland H: 8.7 inch 800 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Ritual object for personal protection
D. R. Congo, Songe
3045688
Provenance Size Price
Alfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, Switzerland H: 5.7 inch 800 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Beautiful heddle pulley "konantre" with janus head
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
3045684
Provenance Size Price
René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland H: 8.3 inch 450 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Fertility doll
Liberia, Bassa
3045682
Provenance Size Price
René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland H: 10.6 inch 450 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Helmet mask "gelede"
Benin / Nigeria, Ketu, Yoruba
3045680
Provenance Size Price
Robert Duperrier, Paris, France (1984)
Jan Lundberg, Malmö, Sweden (1986)		 H: 15 inch 12000 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Altar figure of a female notable
Nigeria, Yoruba
3045679
Provenance Size Price
Jan Lundberg, Malmö, Sweden
 H: 25.2 inch 3500 EUR
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Three-legged stool
Kenya, Kamba
3045669
Provenance Size Price
collected in Kenia, 1900-1910
British Family Collection
Gisela Rauch (died 1992), Bad Kissingen, Germany 		H: 11.4 inch 400 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Rattle staff "ukhurhe"
Nigeria, Benin
3045665
Provenance Size Price
Alfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, Switzerland H: 29.1 inch 400 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Ceremonial ax "kibiki" or "kasolwa"
D. R. Congo, Luba
3045664
Provenance Size Price
German Private Collection
Sotheby's, Paris, 13 June 2018, Lot 83		 L: 16.1 inch (shaft) / 9.1 inch (blade) 6000 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Drum
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
3045662
Provenance Size Price
Gottfried Künzi, Oberdorf / Solothurn Switzerland
René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland		 H: 18.9 inch; D: 9.8 inch / 12.2 inch 2500 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Ritual gong "mokenge"
Gabon, Tsogho
3045658
Provenance Size Price
Gottfried Künzi, Oberdorf / Solothurn Switzerland
René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland		 H: 17.3 inch 1000 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Female figure "tasé"
Burkina Faso, Turka
3045652
Provenance Size Price
Patrik Fröhlich, Zurich, Switzerland (2005)
Alfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, Switzerland
 H: 6.9 inch 1500 EUR
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Container with horse head
Mali, Dogon
3045651
Provenance Size Price
Gottfried Künzi, Oberdorf / Solothurn Switzerland (1969)
René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland		 L: 23.2 inch 2000 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Zoomorphic mask "zamble"
Côte d'Ivoire, Guro
3045646
Provenance Size Price
collected around 1960
Bohumil Holas, Abidjan/ Zurich, Nigeria/ Switzerland
Alfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, Switzerland		 H: 11.4 inch 500 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Mask "gu" with horns
Côte d'Ivoire, Guro
3045644
Provenance Size Price
Bohumil Theophile Holas, Abidjan/Zurich, Nigeria/Switzerland (1960)
Patrik Fröhlich, Zurich, Switzerland
Alfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, Switzerland
 H: 11.2 inch 1200 EUR
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Female face mask "okuyi" or "mukudji"
Gabon, Vuvi / Tsogho
3045642
Provenance Size Price
L' Abbaye Blanche, Mortain, France (Nunnery of Cistercian nuns)
Gottfried Künzi, Oberdorf / Solothurn Switzerland
René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland		 H: 11.4 inch 4000 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Female face mask "okuyi" or "mukudji"
Gabon, Punu
3045640
Provenance Size Price
Gottfried Künzi, Oberdorf / Solothurn Switzerland
René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland		 H: 10.2 inch 3000 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Small face mask "okuyi" or "mukudji"
Gabon, Punu
3045639
Provenance Size Price
René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland H: 8.7 inch 1500 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Female face mask "okuyi" or "mukudji"
Gabon, Punu
3045638
Provenance Size Price
René Salanon, Paris, France
Guy Montbarbon, Paris, France (1969)
Gottfried Künzi, Oberdorf / Solothurn Switzerland
René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland		 H: 11.4 inch 1500 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Rare terracotta figure
Chad, Sao
3045635
Provenance Size Price
René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland H: 25.6 inch 3000 EUR
plus 21 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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