Auction details
African Art, Design, Murano Glass
3:00 AM PT - Sep 2nd, 2008
offered by
Quittenbaum Kunstauktionen GmbH
Munich, D-80333
Auction Description
Auction Terms & Conditions
Buyer's Premium
19.5%
Bid Increments
| From | Increment |
| 0 | 10 |
| 100 | 25 |
| 300 | 30 |
| 500 | 50 |
| 1000 | 100 |
| 2000 | 200 |
| 3000 | 300 |
| 4000 | 400 |
| 5000 | 500 |
| 10000 | 1000 |
| 20000 | 2000 |
| 30000 | 3000 |
Auction House Preview
Thursday August 28th 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday August 29th 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday August 30 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday August 31st 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday September 1st 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
682 Items
| Lot | Description | Estimates (EUR) |
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| 51 |
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Cameroon, Bekom. Helmet mask, open mouth with whitened teeth. Also white about the eyes and ears, the coiffure layed... |
4,500 - 5,500 |
1 Bid
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| 52 |
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Cameroon, Bekom. Helmet mask. The face with large ovoid eyes, a well formed nose, mouth with carved teeth and well f... |
3,000 - 3,700 |
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| 53 |
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Cameroon Crossriver, Keaka / Ekoi. Headdress. A very fine skin covered wooden headdress with pierced open mouth inse... |
22,000 - 25,000 |
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| 54 |
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Cameroon, Jabassi. A standing powerful male figure. Wood with natural coloured patina. H. ca. 34 cm. Provenance: The... |
3,500 - 4,300 |
13 Bids
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| 55 |
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Cameroon, Douala. Pair of paddles. Decorative, ceremonial paddles, the carvings tell about the life along the river.... |
600 - 750 |
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| 56 |
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Gabon, Kota. Reliquary figure 'mbulu'. Two-dimensional sculpture with brass and copper sheets, a cruciform pattern o... |
24,000 - 30,000 |
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| 57 |
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Gabon, Punu. Mask of oval form, the mouth closed with pursed lips painted dark red. From the short nos... |
8,000 - 10,000 |
6 Bids
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| 58 |
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Congo, Kongo (Loango). Fetish figure. Standing little figure on a square base, with shaved head looking over the lef... |
1,200 - 1,500 |
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| 59 |
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Congo, Kongo/Bamboma. 'Ntadi' stone figure, kneeing, suppliant. Soft curvature and parallel arms and legs give utter... |
3,000 - 3,800 |
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| 60 |
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Congo, Kongo. A kneeling wooden figure with hands placed on the bosom, oval inset glass eyes. Very fine incised coif... |
8,000 - 10,000 |
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| 61 |
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Congo, Suku. Helmet mask. This old initiation mask is carved in the form of a helmet, the face is painted with whit... |
1,800 - 2,400 |
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| 62 |
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Congo, Suku. A very rare mask, coloured in red. The hairdo carved in triangels with a central vertical cylinder, hoo... |
17,000 - 20,000 |
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| 63 |
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Congo, Yaka. 'Nkisi' handmask. Made of fibres with coloured painting, the tubular eyes have applicated mirrors and ... |
6,000 - 7,500 |
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| 64 |
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Congo, Yaka. Fetish figure. Standing, without foots, the arms carved in relief, the hands placed on the abdomen. Cow... |
2,400 - 3,000 |
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| 65 |
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Congo, Pende. Mask 'mbuya' with four fibre crests. The arched eyebrows with remains of black pigments meet on top o... |
3,500 - 4,200 |
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| 66 |
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Congo, Kuba. Velour. Woven natural fibre with geometrical pattern (braid pattern). Raffia, 73 x 82 cm. Provenance: Ac... |
300 - 360 |
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| 67 |
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Congo, Kuba. Wooden palm wine cup with handle at the rear, large round head and face, sacrification marks on n... |
1,200 - 1,500 |
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| 68 |
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Congo, Kuba. This rare Helmet mask shows partly natural color pigmentation in white, red and brown. t has sacrificat... |
2,800 - 3,500 |
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| 69 |
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Congo, Biombo. This large wooden mask shows all the features belonging to the best-known type of Biombo carvings. B... |
3,600 - 4,200 |
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| 70 |
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Kongo, Songye. This old female Kifuebe Mask is made of brown, white and remains of vermilion dyed wood, slanting soc... |
10,000 - 12,000 |
1 Bid
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| 71 |
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Congo, Luba. Ancestor figure. Female figure standing on a round base made of very soft wood. The hands placed on the... |
7,500 - 10,000 |
1 Bid
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| 72 |
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Congo, Hemba / Luba. Male ancestor figure, standing on an oval base, the arms free, the hands on the protruding abdo... |
12,000 - 15,000 |
1 Bid
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| 73 |
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Congo, Luba / Manjema. Stool. Standing male figure on round base, the upper arms square and horizontal, the arms ve... |
14,000 - 18,000 |
5 Bids
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| 74 |
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Congo / Angola, Holo. The standing figur wearing a smooth coiffure, the protruding forehead going on to the nose, e... |
1,000 - 1,200 |
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| 75 |
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Congo/ Ituri, Pygmis. Fertility stool, six arms, one end is covered with metal nails. Wood, glossy brown patina. H.c... |
1,200 - 1,500 |
1 Bid
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| 76 |
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Mali, Dogon. Androgynous figure, standing on a tall round base, with breasts and chin-beard. Wood, medium brown, age... |
1,800 - 2,000 |
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| 77 |
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Burkina Faso, Mossi. Female figure. Enriched with sacrification pattern on body and face. Wood, middle brown to red ... |
2,500 - 3,000 |
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| 78 |
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Burkina Faso, Mossi. Female figure. Uprightly standing figure, tapered breasts, even shoulders, large disk-shaped ea... |
2,000 - 2,500 |
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| 79 |
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Burkina Faso, Mossi. Female figure, standing on a base. The legs short, the body slender with large tapering breasts... |
2,500 - 3,000 |
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| 80 |
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Burkina Faso, Lobi. Female figure, with long outstreching arms, the head straight shaved, semi-circle shaped auricle... |
600 - 800 |
8 Bids
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| 81 |
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Burkina Faso, Lobi. Pectoral. Ivory pendant for men. A rectangle with two round-shaped perforations and a vertical m... |
750 - 900 |
20 Bids
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| 82 |
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Burkina Faso, Lobi. Figure 'bateba', female custodian figure. Large body with prominent navel. Wood, brown/redish pa... |
1,800 - 2,600 |
1 Bid
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| 83 |
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Ivory coast, Senufo. Mask 'kpelie'. This typical Senufo mask has a prominent oval face. The notable characteristics ... |
1,300 - 1,800 |
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| 84 |
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Ivory coast, Senufo. Sitting female figure, on a base with two legs. Protruding abdomen, with tapering projecting br... |
1,600 - 2,000 |
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| 85 |
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Ivory coast, Senufo. Spoon of symbolic value. On the top a female figure seated on a four-legged stool. Linear sacri... |
1,600 - 2,000 |
1 Bid
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| 86 |
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Ivory coast, Baule. Male figure standing on a stool. This old sculpture is well-proportioned: the large head and coi... |
3,500 - 4,400 |
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| 87 |
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Ivory coast, Guro. Mask. Brown/blackened face on natural coloured mask substructure. The face heart-shaped, sacrific... |
2,200 - 2,600 |
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| 88 |
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Ivory coast, Bete. Zoomorphic Mask with spherical shaped front, large opened mouth and hooked like nose. Over and un... |
2,200 - 2,600 |
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| 89 |
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Togo, Moba. Female pale figure with round shaped head, free hanging oversized arms. Wood, weather-beaten, grey-brown... |
900 - 1,100 |
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| 90 |
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Nigeria, Nupe. Stool with eight legs and round plate, decorated with fine geometric pattern. Wood, darkbrown patina,... |
250 - 300 |
5 Bids
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| 91 |
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Nigeria, Yoruba. MaternitŽ. Kneeling female figure with tall bearing, holding her child at the back. Queen-like hea... |
4,000 - 5,000 |
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| 92 |
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Nigeria, Yoruba. Pair of Ibedji figures. Male and female Ibedji on a round base. Marked features, nails out of metal... |
900 - 1,100 |
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| 93 |
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Nigeria, Yoruba-llorin/Ogbomosho. A Pair of female and male Ibedji-figures standing on a round base. Sacrification ... |
1,000 - 1,300 |
4 Bids
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| 94 |
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Nigeria, Bini. Zoomorphic mask. Human-like face with two tapering horns with geometrical indentation. The face with ... |
1,200 - 1,600 |
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| 95 |
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Nigeria, Ibo. Face headdress. Girl mask with tall headdress divided in three parts. The border of the mask is perfor... |
3,200 - 4,000 |
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| 96 |
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Nigeria, Igbo. Male shrine figure. Proportional balanced figure, only the arms are short and slender. Elongated head... |
2,500 - 3,200 |
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| 97 |
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Nigeria, Ibo. Mask, oval shaped, decorated richly sacrification pattern. The mouth heart-shaped reliefed, with long ... |
1,200 - 1,500 |
1 Bid
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| 98 |
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Nigeria/Crossriver, Urhobo. Male figure 'edjo'. Standing on a high round base, with short robust legs. The head with... |
3,000 - 4,500 |
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| 99 |
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Nigeria/Crossriver, Oron. Male ancestor figure 'ekpu'. Very fine altar figure, with a proportional and rhythmical fo... |
3,000 - 3,600 |
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| 100 |
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Nigeria, Ogoni. Mask 'karikpo', very rare, stylized antelope mask with large vertical eye-holes. High horns, carved... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
