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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| 101 |
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Nigeria, Ogoni. Zoomorphic mask with horns, curved to the back. Sacrification marks on the cheek-sides. Wood, smoke... |
900 - 1,200 |
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| 102 |
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Nigeria, Mama. Abstract buffalo's head-mask, with two tapering horns and an open mouth. Perforated border of the m... |
800 - 1,000 |
1 Bid
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| 103 |
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Nigeria, Bura / Goemai. Female statue. Very rare Figure of Bura or their neighbours Goema with strong expression. S... |
2,500 - 3,000 |
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| 104 |
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Cameroon, Kaka. Exceptional male fetish figure. La |
1,800 - 2,500 |
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| 105 |
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Gabon, Fang. Mask. Large mask of ca. 44 cm with typical Fang maskface of 28.5 cm. Zigzag pattern sacrification on c... |
4,500 - 6,000 |
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| 106 |
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Gabon, Fang. Bell with wooden holder, wrapped with rings out of fibre material, surmounted by a typical Fang head. ... |
1,500 - 1,800 |
3 Bids
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| 107 |
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Gabon, Punu. Black mask, with typical oval shaped Punu face, pointy to the chin. The hairdo sticked with remnants ... |
6,000 - 8,000 |
6 Bids
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| 108 |
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Gabon, Kota. Ivory oracle stick. Richly carved and dark patinated, with kota head, abstract varan illustration and ... |
1,200 - 1,500 |
4 Bids
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| 109 |
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Gabon/Congo, Kwele. Exeptional old Zoomorphic mask with four horns. Perforation to both sides of mask border. Wood,... |
6,000 - 7,500 |
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| 110 |
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Congo, Vili. Very rare stele, ca. 30 cm long stick with classical naturalistic Vili-head. The eyes with blackened i... |
6,000 - 8,000 |
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| 111 |
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Congo, Bembe. Wooden horn, similar to an elephant tusk curved horn, separated into three sections. In the lower pa... |
1,500 - 1,800 |
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| 112 |
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Congo, Yaka. Neck rest. On oval base typical Yaka face with large ears and flattened nose. Wood with fine glossy p... |
1,000 - 1,300 |
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| 113 |
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Congo, Suku (?). Exceptional statue made in surrealtistic manner. Human figure of a man, cowering, the arms ending ... |
2,000 - 3,000 |
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| 114 |
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Congo, Suku. Mask with dense ruff out of raffia and a carved antelope on the head. The face decorated with white an... |
1,800 - 2,400 |
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| 115 |
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Congo, East-Pende. Mask with heart-shaped face, lower part perforated with holes which vary in size. Wood, whitish ... |
1,200 - 1,500 |
1 Bid
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| 116 |
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Congo, East-Pende. Mask with horns, on the cheeks pattern of sacrification with red and white pigments. Wood, dark... |
1,500 - 1,800 |
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| 117 |
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Congo, Biombo. Mask. Very old, flat face mask, showing nicely the grain of wood. Zigzag pattern at the face, perfor... |
2,200 - 3,000 |
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| 118 |
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Congo, Kuba. Mask with headdress-decoration. Polychrome painted, headdress out of raffia textile, glass beads and f... |
2,200 - 2,800 |
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| 119 |
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Congo, Kuba. Velour, woven and embroidered natural fibre with geometric pattern. Raffia fibre, 46 x 45 cm. |
200 - 280 |
1 Bid
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| 120 |
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Congo, Kuba. Woven and embroidered natural fibre with geometric pattern. Raffia fibre, 57.5 x 47 cm. |
280 - 360 |
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| 121 |
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Congo, Kuba. Woven and embroidered natural fibre with geometric pattern. Raffia fibre, 75 x 69 cm. |
70 - 90 |
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| 122 |
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Congo, Kuba. Mask, remarkable reliefed coiffure-roots, two perforations near the eyes for a bite stick. Wood, polyc... |
2,500 - 3,000 |
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| 123 |
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Congo, Kuba. Box with lid, in form of a basket, decorated with typical geometric pattern. Wood, cam wood powder, fi... |
1,500 - 1,800 |
2 Bids
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| 124 |
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Congo, Songye. House mask, surrealistic face on an oval shaped plate, the mouth carved as cylindrical square sectio... |
700 - 1,200 |
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| 125 |
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Congo, Songye. An old female Kifwebe mask, the face covered with parallel running zigzag pattern. Wood with kaolin ... |
3,500 - 5,000 |
1 Bid
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| 126 |
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Congo, Songye. Fetish figure 'nkisi'. Male figure on round base. Large head, the eyes almond shaped with cowry pup... |
6,500 - 8,000 |
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| 127 |
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Congo, Songye. Fetish 'nkisi', male figure. The neck long and of cylindrical shape, adorned with glass beads. The f... |
5,500 - 7,000 |
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| 128 |
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Congo, Songye. Magical figure, ring on feet and cylindrical neck supporting a typical Songye-head. A small hole in ... |
400 - 500 |
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| 129 |
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Congo, Songye. Figure 'nkisi'. Male figure on round-shaped base, the hands rest on the protruding abdomen. Wood, fi... |
2,500 - 3,000 |
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| 130 |
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Congo, Songye. Magical half figure. Large head, the hands rest on the navel which keeps remains of magical materia... |
1,200 - 1,800 |
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| 131 |
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Congo, Hemba. Male figure. Large standing old figure with short legs. Roundly shaped face. Cross-shaped coiffure. P... |
7,500 - 9,000 |
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| 132 |
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Congo, Hemba. Male ancestor figure, standing on a flat round base. The headband fine reliefed, the beard triple ca... |
3,500 - 4,200 |
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| 133 |
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Congo, Hemba. Male ancestor figure. The hands resting on the abdomen, fine carved shoulders, indentation of backbon... |
3,000 - 3,600 |
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| 134 |
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Congo, Luba/Hemba. Janus figure. Male and female figure growed together, with identical face. The feet standing on ... |
2,200 - 2,800 |
1 Bid
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| 135 |
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Congo, Luba / Hemba. Neckrest. On a round flat base a Luba head with goatee beard and oblong plate. Wood, darkbrown... |
1,000 - 1,300 |
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| 136 |
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Congo, Luba. Sanza. Very special oval form of sound box, with long ribbed neck and a well-eloborated Luba-head. The... |
900 - 1,200 |
4 Bids
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| 137 |
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Congo, Luba. Sanza. Rectangular sound box, with six metall blades, in the middle a hole. On the upper edge two head... |
300 - 360 |
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| 138 |
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Congo, Luba. Caryatid-stool. The female figure sitting on a round base, the legs and feet very flat carved. Fine sa... |
2,000 - 2,500 |
1 Bid
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| 139 |
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Congo, Shankadi. Miniature-Stool. Male figure with hairdo in cascade style and a typical Luba-face. The head restin... |
1,800 - 2,200 |
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| 140 |
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Congo, Sikasingo. Very rare, old Fetish figure on a base with iron stick. The long face framed of a fine reliefed ... |
2,200 - 3,000 |
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| 141 |
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Congo, Lega. Mask. Large realisation of this mask-type. Heart-shaped face, with white kaolin pigmentation. Three pe... |
1,200 - 1,400 |
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| 142 |
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Congo, Lega. Mask. Expressive, flat mask, the mouth with dent carving, three vertical sacrification pattern on the ... |
1,600 - 2,000 |
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| 143 |
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Congo, Ituri. Mask. Convex shaped mask with oval eye-holes, so called leopard mask. Wood, darkbrown with red and wh... |
1,200 - 1,500 |
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| 144 |
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Congo, Ituri. Mask. Convex shaped mask, so called leopard mask. The mouth rectangular carved with two dent rows. W... |
1,200 - 1,500 |
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| 145 |
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Congo, Tabwa. Ancestor figure. Girl figure standing on a round base, very fine carving. Linear pattern of sacrifica... |
1,800 - 2,200 |
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| 146 |
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Congo,Kumu. Mask with large square eye-holes and mouth with carved teeth. Perforations at the mask border. On foreh... |
1,800 - 2,200 |
12 Bids
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| 147 |
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Congo / Angola, Lualwa. Female figure. One of the very rare figures of the Lualwa. Round-shaped head with oval arr... |
2,400 - 3,000 |
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| 148 |
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Congo / Angola, Lualwa. Mask, deeply caved dancing mask with extremely stylised human face, typical nose from upper... |
3,500 - 4,200 |
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| 149 |
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Congo/Angola, Lualwa. Mask, very rare and special mask of this ethnicity, concerning the sacrification pattern and... |
2,000 - 2,400 |
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| 150 |
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Congo/Angola, Tshokwe. Miniature mask. The eyes highlighted in white pigmentation. The ears pierced with a string o... |
600 - 750 |
