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Fri 24 May

Covered earthenware pot with blue and white decoration. Middle Eastern work. Wear and chips. 19.5cm x 16cm.

Estim. 1 - 100 EUR

Fri 24 May

Indian metal set including huqqa base, spittoon, lotas and other shaped pieces Brass, copper and silver-plated metal Indian world, 19th - 20th century Provenance: Collection of a former French ambassador and frequent traveler, who served in many countries (Asia, Far East, Africa, etc.) in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Estim. 50 - 80 EUR

Fri 24 May

Bronze inkwell with stylized decoration. Qadjar art, 20th century Length: 23.5 cm

Estim. 20 - 30 EUR

Fri 24 May

A set of 9 carved natural wood pieces - Souvenir de voyage Africa, Oceania and Asia Mask of a woman crowned with birds and flowers Height: 20 cm Opium scale in carved wooden case featuring an elephant L: 37 cm Carved wooden mask with openwork eyes and mouth H: 23 cm Richly coiffed wooden mask of a woman or empress H: 15.5 cm Two carved wood bookend busts of men H: 14 cm Mask of a man wearing a headdress and knotted beard H: 28 cm Carved wooden paper cup surmounted by a figure L: 30 cm A carved wooden paperweight featuring a turtle 10 x 7 x 6 cm KHAZAI K (XX-XXI) Mountain landscape, Iran, 1978 Mixed media on paper, signed, located and dated lower left 41 x 55 cm on view Modern Asia Guanine in hard stone H: 13 cm Accents and restorations Sold as is, no claims +/106 + /119

Estim. 1 - 100 EUR

Fri 24 May

Two statuettes: CONGO statuette. H. 26cm. MOSSI statuette, BURKINA FASO. H. 35.5cm.

Estim. 50 - 80 EUR

Fri 24 May

Lot of four iron coins from NIGERIA. From 42 to 66 cm.

Estim. 50 - 100 EUR

Fri 24 May

PUNU votive statuette. Gabon, 20th century cracks, wear. Height: 59 cm

Estim. 30 - 60 EUR

Fri 24 May

Two African masks one round, in polychrome carved wood, depicting a head surmounted by horns 79 x 47 cm the other oval, in carved wood, featuring a head with metal teeth, topped with shells, textile and woven straw 29 x 17 cm Sold as is and without complaint

Estim. 1 - 100 EUR

Fri 24 May

Two African musical instruments : a BAOULE iron bell and case a TCHOKWE sanza from Angola.

Estim. 50 - 100 EUR

Fri 24 May

Bronze head West Africa. Oxidations. Height: approx. 9 cm.

Estim. 1 - 100 EUR

Fri 24 May

A terracotta oil lamp with foliate decoration and round spout 10 cm long

Estim. 1 - 100 EUR

Fri 24 May

Fragment of a female bust, arms crossed. Most probably a concubine of the dead man. Egypt, New Kingdom to Late Period (1550-332 B.C.) H. 10.5 cm /25 B

Estim. 30 - 50 EUR

Fri 24 May

RITUAL MASK Carved wood with white, red and ochre patina, woven wood, crusty patina and cowrie shells and feathers. Africa 20th century H. 70cm

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Fri 24 May

Bronze and silver-plated bronze trinkets such as pheasants, inkwell, wall stoup, bowls

Estim. 10 - 30 EUR

Fri 24 May

NIGERIA or BENIN Guélédé Yorouba mask in polychrome wood Dim. 33 x 24 cm

Estim. 50 - 100 EUR

Fri 24 May

Ty wara crest, Bambara, Mali, carved and openworked wood, featuring an antelope head H. 136 cm (Horns repaired at the ends)

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

Fri 24 May

Pendant representing a mask entirely covered with fine parallel lines and haloed by an openwork headdress. Bronze with old patina. Baule, Ivory Coast. H. 8.5 cm. PROVENANCE : - Roget Bédiat, Abidjan, 1950s. - Galerie Kanaga, Paris.

Estim. 700 - 800 EUR

Fri 24 May

Pendant depicting a mask with an asymmetrical goatee. Finely braided headdress and scarified face. Bronze with old brown patina. Baule people, Ivory Coast. H. 9 cm. PROVENANCE : - Rasmussen Collection, Paris. - Acquired from Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels in 2009. BIBLIOGRAPHY: reproduced in "Bronzes et poudre d'or", Le Bronze Industriel, Belgique, 1970, Guy Cornevin.

Estim. 800 - 1 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Kidumu mask with raffia beard. The concave face is double-scarred on each cheek. Hardwood with old two-tone brown patina. Lega people, Democratic Republic of Congo. H. (without beard): 13 cm. PROVENANCE: Ernest Godefroid Collection, Belgium, 1950-1960.

Estim. 800 - 1 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Fetish, representing a bust with hands clasped over the abdomen. Wood with worn patina. Luba, Democratic Republic of Congo. H. 9 cm. PROVENANCE: Duperrier, Paris, 1993.

Estim. 250 - 300 EUR

Fri 24 May

Clyster in hardwood, patina of use. Conical shape. Zigzag engraving and finely engraved collars. Kuba, Democratic Republic of Congo. H. 28.5 cm.

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

Fri 24 May

Mask with rounded forehead and fierce expression. Wood with brown patina. Salampasu, Democratic Republic of Congo. H. 28 cm. PROVENANCE: Mrs. Binenstein, Vienna, Austria, 1998.

Estim. 1 300 - 1 500 EUR

Fri 24 May

Wooden mask with old white kaolin stain. Salampasu. Democratic Republic of the Congo. H. 26 cm. PROVENANCE: Galerie Kanaga, Paris.

Estim. 1 000 - 1 200 EUR

Fri 24 May

Betel mortar. Base engraved with geometric motifs. Two back-to-back faces with long nose and large open septum, typical of the region, surmounted by a circular receptacle engraved around the base. Blackened wood. Lower Sepik region. Papua New Guinea. Late period. H. 10.5 cm.

Estim. 50 - 80 EUR

Fri 24 May

Betel mortar in blackened wood. Standing figure, arms at sides, scarification marks. Lower Sepik region. Papua New Guinea. Late period. H. 11.5 cm.

Estim. 50 - 80 EUR

Fri 24 May

Dense, circular, dark wood dish with engraved frieze of geometric motifs on the outer rim. In the middle of the outer face, a circular area with four engraved motifs. Near the rim, a carved humpback round element features two holes for a suspension tie. Boiken people, Papua New Guinea. Diameter: 37.5 cm.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Fri 24 May

Circular dish in dense wood. Very elaborate foliate decoration carved on the outside in a circular central area. Geometrically carved frieze around the edge. Round hump-shaped element close to an edge with hanging holes. Engraving of the letters BAI on the outside. Boiken people, Papua New Guinea. Diameter: 40.5 cm.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Fri 24 May

Kundu" hourglass-shaped drum, hollowed-out trunk. Skin missing. Handle in the middle with a carved zooanthropomorph ancestor head with a long nose at each end. Engravings of curvilinear geometric motifs on the sides. Sepik, Papua New Guinea. H. 43.5 cm.

Estim. 80 - 120 EUR

Fri 24 May

Kundu" type drum in hard light wood, patina from use. Skin missing. Quasi-cylindrical, slightly narrowed in the middle, with handle, engraved armband and on either side a central ridge with holes for attaching straps. Trobriand Islands (Milne Bay), Papua New Guinea. Early 20th century. H. 96 cm.

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

Fri 24 May

Bamboo flute entirely engraved with geometric motifs. H. 24.5 cm Astrolabe Bay ? Papua New Guinea. PROVENANCE : - Re. Williams H. Siemens (1880-1957), St Donatus Lutheran Mission - Iowa - USA. 1922-1942 in Madang. Astrolabe Bay. - 1960: purchase of his collection by Harold & Betty Fondell (St Donatus-Iowa), private museum. - 2018 : purchase by Hugues Bienaymé.

Estim. 50 - 80 EUR

Fri 24 May

Standing male figure, light wood. Long face. Pierced ears, pierced nasal septum. Large headdress with three lines of asperities surmounted by a conical part; arms detached from the trunk, hands placed on hips. Feet on monoxyle pedestal. Lower Sepik, Papua New Guinea. Late period. H. 31 cm.

Estim. 250 - 300 EUR

Fri 24 May

Almost cylindrical balsa head. Ochre, black, yellow and white pigments. Excavation on back. Abelam Maprik, Prince Alexander Mountains, Papua New Guinea. 15 × 11 cm.

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Fri 24 May

Mask with old black patina. Traces of earlier weaving around the edges. Vekeo Island, Papua New Guinea. H. 36 cm.

Estim. 900 - 1 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Ceremonial adze. Black polished stone (6 cm), held in place by a fine braid, with a carved wooden figure of an ancestor. Natural fiber ligatures. Abelam, Papua New Guinea. 46 × 56 cm.

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

Fri 24 May

Yam festival stick. Wooden stick that was stuck into the yam during the harvest festival. Carved with an anthropomorphic face surmounted by the protective hornbill bird. Below, two other stylized faces, colored with black and red pigments. Abelam, Papua New Guinea. H. 45 cm. PROVENANCE: Australian collection.

Estim. 85 - 100 EUR

Fri 24 May

Small stake for the yam harvest festival. Wood, lateral split. Janus head with bird above. Traces of red, yellow and black pigments. Wosera-Abelam. Papua New Guinea. H. 50 cm.

Estim. 80 - 120 EUR

Fri 24 May

Blond, dense, phallic-type wooden club. Fine incisions under the acorn flange. Kanak, New Caledonia. H. 76 cm.

Estim. 350 - 400 EUR

Fri 24 May

Dense brown wood club with traces of old sparteries on the cylindrical handle. Classic raised handle. Upper end, conical bulge with five protuberances. Collection number at bottom (179). Old patina. Kanak, New Caledonia. H. 56 cm.

Estim. 250 - 300 EUR

Fri 24 May

Spoon. Engraved coconut with a hole at the top, pierced by a wooden rod forming a handle. Kanak, New Caledonia. 9 × 52 cm. (Traces of use).

Estim. 250 - 300 EUR

Fri 24 May

CHINA. Gilt bronze statuette of Amitayus depicted seated in padmasana on an openwork quadrangular base, hands in dhyanamudra, dressed in a dhoti, adorned with jewelry, face serene, hair styled in a bun and crowned with a tiara, Qianlong mark and date on base. Qianlong period, dated 1770. H. 19 cm. (The vase and mandorla are missing, the tiara is slightly missing).

Estim. 1 000 - 2 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

EGYPYTE, Période Saïte, XXVIème dynastie. - Fragment of a sarcophagus lid depicting a column and hieroglyphic inscriptions on a white background. Stuccoed and polychrome fabric. With a heated soapstone scarab amulet. All framed. 10.5 x 4.5 cm.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Fri 24 May

EGYPTE, Nouvel Empire à Période ptolémaïque, v. 1550-32 avant J.-C. - Lot of four pieces, including a sistrum amulet, a tilapia (fish) with hieroglyphs, a cobra and an Ankh cross. Blue glazed earthenware or soapstone. H. 1.4 to 3.6 cm. Small chips.

Estim. 300 - 450 EUR

Fri 24 May

RUSSIE, fin du XIXème siècle. - A two-registered icon, featuring Christ Pantocrator and the Mother of God of Vladimir in the first register, and an assembly of nine saints around the archangel protector in the second: Paraskeve, Triphon, Theodore and Feodor, Eustratus, Auxentius, Evgeni, Mardari and Orestes. Tempera and gold on wood. 35.5 x 31 cm. Slightly missing.

Estim. 250 - 300 EUR

Fri 24 May

RUSSIE, XIXème siècle - Icon of Saint Nicholas the Thaumaturgist. Tempera on wood, in a 84 zolotniks (875 thousandths) vermeil oklad with repoussé decoration. Worn, missing and banged. Moscow, 1794. Goldsmith : probably Ivan MIKHAILOV. H. 12.5 x L. 12 cm. Weight: 63.4 g.

Estim. 120 - 150 EUR

Fri 24 May

RUSSIE, XIXème siècle - Icon of Saint John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria. Tempera and gold on wood, in a 84 zolotniks (875 thousandths) vermeil oklad with repoussé decoration. Damage and missing parts. Saint Petersburg, 1847. Goldsmith: probably Ferdinand FORTSMANN. H. 18 x L. 15 cm. Weight: 67.9 g.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Fri 24 May

RUSSIE - XXe siècle - Icon of The Mother of God with three hands in front of three saints, two saints on the borders. Tempera on panel. 40 x 33 cm. Wear, slightly dented. Missing crosspiece on back.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Fri 24 May

GRECE - Architectural triptych in carved wood, featuring the Trinity in the form of three archangels in front of a small temple and a saint on each side panel. Tempera on panel. 19th century. 36 x 26 cm - open width : 42 cm. Crackling, some missing parts, wear.

Estim. 200 - 350 EUR

Fri 24 May

GRECE, fin du XIXème - début du XXème siècle - Two icons: - Saint Como and Saint Damian. 29 x 21.4 cm. - Saint holding a crucifix. Inscription on the back. 36.7 x 28 cm. Top crack Tempera and gold on wood. Wear, craquelure, some missing parts and old restorations.

Estim. 250 - 350 EUR

Fri 24 May

SARREGUEMINES - Covered pot in fine stoneware known as Terre d'Egypte, simulating cloisonné work with gilded highlights, depicting Egyptian symbols including the papyrus and the scarab as well as friezes of 3-leaf clovers and small flowers in barbotine (one missing) - Marks under the base and numbered 1290 - 387 A - Height: 35 cm accident and restoration to lid -

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Fri 24 May

HEMBA, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Hard wood, beautiful patina. Commemorative statue - Height: 54 cm

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Fri 24 May

HEMBA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Sokomutu-type mask in wood and pigments depicting a simian face 32.5 cm x 22 cm

Estim. 50 - 80 EUR

Fri 24 May

Album of engravings from the 16th century (between 1530 and 1580). Format 37 x 50 cm, 165 engravings divided into 138 single and double sheets. The themes are mainly religious or mythological, with many reproductions of paintings by Michelangelo and Raphael, as well as a few secular subjects (L'Asinaria by Michele Lucchesi, Nel Paese di Cuccagna and Il Mondo alla Riversa by Niccolo Nelli, l'Arboro de la Pazzia by Ambrogio Brambilla...). Titled Oeuvres gravées de Lafrery on the back, the collection actually includes 43 engravings published by Antoine Lafrery, 46 by Antonio Salamanca (including the 32 plates of the life of Apuleius mounted two by two), around ten by Michele Lucchesi, etc... Other signatures include Pierre Weiriot, Andrea Marelli, Beatrizius, Cavalieri, Domenico Zenoi, etc. A few prints before the letter, most are cut flush with the bowl and the margins re-mounted. Marginal restoration throughout the volume, a few plates show old gaps at edges or folds. Bound in 19th-century half chagrin, a few ink notes have been inserted. Rare set. Expert : Frédéric HARTMANN

Estim. 3 500 - 4 500 EUR

Fri 24 May

Small door with two breasts carved in relief Dogon, Mali 19th century Wood with old patina H. 34 cm

Estim. 400 - 600 EUR

Fri 24 May

Stool with copper upholstery nails Ngombe, Democratic Republic of Congo 19th century Wood, nails H. 27 cm - L. 26 cm

Estim. 500 - 700 EUR

Fri 24 May

Stool with copper upholstery nails Ngombe, Democratic Republic of Congo 19th century Wood, nails H. 27 cm - L. 26 cm

Estim. 500 - 700 EUR

Fri 24 May

Statuette of a miniature seated figure Nok culture, Nigeria Pink-beige terracotta Dated ASA, 500 B.C., 500 A.D. H. 18 cm

Estim. 2 000 - 3 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Head with necklace Nok culture, Nigeria Terracotta Dated ASA, 500 B.C., 500 A.D. H. 27 cm

Estim. 3 000 - 4 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Head with closed eyes Katsina culture, Nigeria Terracotta Dated ASA, 500 B.C., 500 A.D. H. 26 cm

Estim. 2 000 - 3 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Hyena mask Dogon, Mali Wood with natural erosion patina 19th century H. 28.5 cm Publications - Les Dogons, CRACAP, 1970, p. 32 - Dege, Nantes, 1995, p. 54, no. 90 - Leloup, Statuaire Dogon, Strasbourg, 1994, no. 27 - Leloup, Dogon, Musée du quai Branly, Paris, 2011, p. 223, n°15 Exhibitions : - Nantes, Chapelle de l'Oratoire, Degé, l'héritage Dogon, June 21-September 18, 1995 - Paris, Musée du quai Branly, Dogon, April 5 - July 24, 2011 -Arts d'Afrique Noire, issue 96, 1995, p. 49

Estim. 10 000 - 15 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Statuette with raised arms, simple and rigorous sculpture Tellem, Falaise, southern Mali Wood with a beautiful sacrificial patina 15th - 19th century H. 57 cm Provenance : - Jacques Lazard Collection Publications: - Statuaire Dogon Hélène Leloup, 1994, no. 52, reproduced - Dogon, Fondation Dapper, Paris, 1994-1995, p. 39 - Sciences de l'Art, 2e année, 1965, Jean Laude, Statuaire Africaine, illustration after page 64, reproduced - Leloup. Dogon, Paris, Musée du quai Branly, 2011 and reproduced in the catalog page 355, n° 30 - De Grunne, Berjonneau, Sonnery, Chefs-d'œuvre inédits de l'Afrique noire, 1987, p. 95, no. 164 Exhibitions : - Dogon, Musée du quai Branly, Paris 2011, n° 30 - Dogon, Fondation Dapper, Paris, 1994-1995

Estim. 8 000 - 12 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Statuette depicting a figure with two arms resting on his stomach and two raised arms. He carries on his back, in slight relief, a figure with raised arms. Tellem, Falaise, southern Mali Wood entirely covered with a thick sacrificial patina 11th - 16th century H. 35 5 cm Publications - Dege, Nantes, figure 3, p. 10 - Leloup. Dogon, Paris, Musée du quai Branly, 2011, p. 354, no. 24 Exhibitions : - Nantes, Chapelle de l'Oratoire, Degé, l'héritage Dogon, June 21-September 18, 1995, no. 3 - Paris, Musée du quai Branly, Dogon, n°24

Estim. 8 000 - 10 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Gorilla mask Eket, Nigeria Wood with thick crusty patina 19th century H. 32.5 cm Publications - Chefs-d'œuvre inédits de l'Afrique Noire, 1987, Fondation Dapper, no. 119, p. 158 - Africa, London, 1995, fig. 5.42, p. 379 Exhibition: - Arts du Nigeria dans les collections privées françaises, 2012, Musée de la Civilisation, Québec, Canada, 5 Continents, n° 72

Estim. 10 000 - 15 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Seated female statuette Baule, Ivory Coast Wood with dark patina Late 19th century H. 40 cm

Estim. 4 000 - 5 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Ancient panel mask with circular face framed by monitor lizards Eket, Nigeria Wood with thick brown crusty patina 19th century H. 33.5 cm

Estim. 8 000 - 12 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Two-headed crest Ekoï-Boki, Nigeria Wood with old dark-brown patina, metal teeth Late 19th century 26 x 25 cm Provenance : - Roger Azar Collection Publication: - Nixeria, 1995, page 121, n°72

Estim. 6 000 - 8 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Mask Dogon, Mali Eroded wood with natural patina 19th century H. 41.5 cm Publications - Statuaire Dogon, Hélène Leloup, 1994, page 582 - Les Dogons, CRACAP p.35 - Dege L'héritage Dogon, Nantes, 1995, p. 51, no. 87 - Leloup, Dogon, Musée du quai Branly, Paris, 2011, p. 190 Exhibition : - Dogon, Musée du quai Branly, Paris, 2011

Estim. 6 000 - 8 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Large female statuette kneeling on an upturned mortarboard Dogon, Mali Wood with a thick sacrificial patina 17th - 18th century H. 67.5 cm Provenance : - H & H Kamer (1937-1992). Cannes/New York, before 1958 Publications : - Leiris and Delange. Art de l'Afrique Noire, Palais Gravelle Besançon, 1958, PI.IV, cat.39 (Coll. Henri Kamer) - CRACAP. Les Dogons, 1972, p. 16 - Leloup. Statuaire Dogon, Strasbourg, 1994, no. 21 - Masterpieces of Dogon statuary, Stuttgart. 1998, n°7, p. 58. - Leloup. Dogon, Paris, Musée du quai Branly, 2011, p. 111 Exhibitions : - Nantes, Chapelle de l'Oratoire, Dégé, l'héritage Dogon, June 21-September 18, 1995 - Stuttgart, Galerie der Stadt Stuttgart, Masterpieces of Dogon statuary, April 26-August 2, 1998 - Paris, Dogon, Musée du quai Branly, April 15 - July 24 2011

Estim. 30 000 - 40 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Container lid Dogon, Mali Wood with beautiful old dark patina from use Late 19th century D. 20 cm

Estim. 1 000 - 2 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Hermaphrodite statue with raised arms Tellem, southern cliff, Mali Wood with sacrificial crusty patina. 11th - 16th century H. 39.5 cm Published by - Leloup, Statuaire Dogon, Strasbourg, 1994, n°59

Estim. 10 000 - 15 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Large mask with prognathic jaw Attributed to the Woyo, Democratic Republic of Congo, from notes by Hélène Leloup Black patina wood decorated with white and red colored bands Double groove for attaching the costume at the back Late 19th century H. 43 cm

Estim. 4 000 - 6 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Delicate statuette representing a woman, her arms folded to support her heavy coral necklaces. Nok culture, Nigeria Beige terracotta Dated ASA, 500 A.D. - 500 A.D. H. 52 cm

Estim. 8 000 - 10 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Nkonde Nkisi statue Vili, Democratic Republic of the Congo Wood with black-brown patina, metal spikes, vines, bell, large shell. 19th century H. 36 cm Provenance : - Charles Boer Collection, Paris, France, before 1975 - Sale "Art nègre : Collection particulière de M. Charles Boer", Me Belloncle, Issy-les-Moulineaux, April 23, 1975, no. 109 - Jean Roudillon, Paris Publications : - Lehuard (Raoul), Fétiches à clous du Bas-Zaïre, Arnouville: Arts d'Afrique Noire, 1980, p. 170, no. 91 - Out of Africa, Hélène and Philippe Leloup. New York, 9 May-7 June 1986 - Cornet (Joseph-Aurelien), Kongo. Objets de bois. Objets d'ivoire, Paris - Hélène et Philippe Leloup, 1998 on cover and p. 11, no. 16 Exhibition: - New York, Out of Africa, Hélène and Philippe Leloup, 9 May-7 June 1986.

Estim. 30 000 - 50 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Head Lega or Mbolé, Democratic Republic of Congo Wood with dark patina. Late 19th - early 20th century H. 13 cm Provenance : - Jacques Blanckaert Collection (1925-1995), Brussels

Estim. 600 - 800 EUR

Fri 24 May

Secret stool Democratic Republic of Congo Wood with old black patina and wear 19th century H. 20 cm - D. 26 cm

Estim. 200 - 400 EUR

Fri 24 May

Statuette with raised arm Lega, Democratic Republic of Congo Wood, kaolin slip on face Early 20th century H. 34 cm Provenance : - Pierre Dartevelle According to him, this object arrived in the 1920s and belonged to a noble family from the Namur area. Publication: - Pierre Dartevelle et les arts premiers, vol. 2, 2016, n°438

Estim. 8 000 - 12 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Important horseman Djenné culture, Mali Earthenware with beige slip, ochre polychromy 15th - 16th century H. 56 cm Publication: - Earth and Ore, Schaedler, on cover and p. 54, fig. 62.

Estim. 60 000 - 80 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Large statue of a seated man Djenné culture, Mali Earthenware with pink slip 15th - 16th century H. 47 cm Publication: - Catalog of the exhibition Terres cuites de la boucle du Niger, Djenné et alentour, Galerie Leloup, September 1986, no. 47, p. 31.

Estim. 40 000 - 60 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Headdress top with two leaning heads Ekoi, Nigeria Wood covered with antelope hide Late 19th - early 20th century H. 22 cm Publication: - Duen-Fubara, November 1976, galerie Hélène Kamer, no. 23

Estim. 1 000 - 1 200 EUR

Fri 24 May

Large, richly ornamented mirror Kingdom of Edo, Nigeria Wood with beautiful brown patina, mirror mounted 18th century H. 76.5 cm Provenance : - Webster Collection, London - Sotheby's London sale, July 16, 1975, lot 76 - Sotheby's N.Y. sale, May 1988, no. 56 - Private collection Publications : - Von Luschan 1919, p. 494, no. 93 - Webster, catalog no. 24, plate 19, p. 25 - Joubert, Arts du Nigeria dans les collections privées françaises, 2012, no. 4 -Galerie Hourdé, Paris, 1989 Exhibition: - Quebec, Musée de la Civilisation, Arts du Nigeria dans les collections privées françaises, 2012

Estim. 30 000 - 40 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Small round mask Eket, Nigeria Wood with dark patina, original polychromy Late 19th - early 20th century H. 22.5 cm Publications - L'Art Eket, 1979, F. Neyt, fig. 45 - Joubert, Arts du Nigeria dans les collections privées françaises, 2012 Exhibition: - Arts du Nigéria dans les collections privées françaises, 2012

Estim. 1 000 - 1 500 EUR

Fri 24 May

Woman with child Baule, Ivory Coast Hardwood with dark patina Late 19th century H. 33.5 cm Publication: - Féminité, Paris, Galerie Leloup, 2003, no. 4 Exhibition: - Paris, Galerie Leloup, Féminité, June 2003, n° 4

Estim. 6 000 - 8 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Six-faced reliquary top Fang Ntoumou, Gabon Wood with glossy black patina, nails 19th century H. 27 cm Provenance : - Former E.G Robinson collection (after Hélène Leloup) - Former Jacques Kerchache collection Publications : - Perrois, Arts du Gabon. Les Arts Plastiques du Bassin de l'Ogooué, Edition Arts d'Afrique Noire, 1979, n°54 - Kerchache, Paudrat, L'Art Africain, Mazenod, Paris, 1988, n°565 -Arts d'Afrique Noire, issue 90, 1994, p. 44

Estim. 20 000 - 25 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Beautiful anthropomorphic fetish Teke, Congo Hardwood with dark patina, wrapped in a full cloth-covered load Late 19th - early 20th century H. 31.5 cm Provenance : - Collected in the Kinkala region - Robert and Raoul Lehuard Collection, France Publications : - Lehuard (Raoul), Les Arts Bateke, Congo-Gabon-Zaïre, Arnouville, Arts d'Afrique Noire, 1996, p. 297, n°32.3.1 - Catalog Téké. Collection de Robert et Raoul Lehuard", Paris, Galerie Ratton-Hourdé, 1999 p. 77 - Lecomte, (Alain) & Raoul Lehuard, Batéké, les fétiches, Paris, Galerie Lecomte, 2014, p. 183 Exhibition: - Paris, France: Téké. Collection de Robert et Raoul Lehuard, Paris, Galerie Ratton-Hourdé, June 1999

Estim. 4 000 - 6 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Rare and beautiful mask with stylized face Basikasingo, Democratic Republic of Congo Hardwood with ngoula red patina, kaolin coating 19th century H. 28 cm Provenance : - Wolf Collection, 1977 Publication: - Africa Tervuren, XXV, 1979, fig. 43

Estim. 20 000 - 30 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Head of a dignitary wearing a beard Nok culture, Nigeria Earthenware with orange-brown slip Dated ASA, 500 B.C. - 500 A.D. H. 22 cm

Estim. 3 000 - 4 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Mask Lega, Democratic Republic of the Congo Wood with dark patina, original polychromy Late 19th century H. 28 cm Provenance: - According to Hélène Leloup, acquired in the field by a missionary in the 1930s.

Estim. 4 000 - 6 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Cup carrier Luba, Democratic Republic of the Congo Soft wood with beautiful dark patina and wear Late 19th - early 20th century H. 34.3 cm Provenance : - Werner Muensterberger, New York Merton D. Simpson, New York, 1962 - Allen Alperton (1920-2007), & Matty, New York, - Sotheby's, New York, May 18, 1992, no. 43 - Galerie Hélène et Philippe Leloup, New York/Paris, 1992 Publications : - Pining, Masterpieces of African Sculpture, New York, Joe and Emily Lowe Art Center, 1964, n°23 - Arts d'Afrique Noire, n°83, 1992 (pub. Hélène Leloup) - Feminité, Paris, Galerie Leloup, 2003, p. 103, n°49 Exhibitions : - Syracuse, Joe and Emily Lowe Art Center, Masterpieces of African Sculpture, Syracuse University School of Art, February 16-April 1, 1964 - Paris, Galerie Leloup, Féminité, June 2003

Estim. 4 000 - 6 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Couple Djenné, Mali Orange terracotta 15th - 16th century H. 22.5 cm Publication : - Catalog of the exhibition Terres cuites de la boucle du Niger, Djenné et alentour Galerie Leloup, September 1986, p. 16, no. 18

Estim. 1 500 - 2 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Statuette with turned head Djenné culture, Mali Terracotta 13th - 15th century H. 32 cm Publication: - Catalog of the exhibition Terres cuites de la boucle du Niger, Djenné et alentour, Galerie Leloup, September 1986, no. 25

Estim. 1 200 - 1 500 EUR

Fri 24 May

Altar locust Dogon, Mali Iron with black patina H. 10 cm - L. 70 cm Exhibitions : - Dege, Nantes, 1995, p. 25, no. 29 - Dogon, Musée du quai Branly, Paris, 2011, n°108, reproduced p. 37

Estim. 2 000 - 3 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Important caryatid drum Luba, Democratic Republic of Congo Wood with dark patina and wear 19th century H. 76 cm Provenance: - Collected by Lieutenant Willy-Eugène Claes, Antwerp, between 1903 and 1918 - Collection of Baron Rolin (1919-2001), Brussels - Christie's, Amsterdam. "African and Oceanic Art from the Estate of the late Baron Freddy Rolin", July 2, 2002, no. 296 Publications : - Notre vieux Congo, 1891-1917. Souvenirs du premier évêque du Congo belge, Namur, 1948, vol. 1, p. 24 - Olbrechts, Tentoonstelling van Kongo-Kunst. Antwerp, 1937, no. 725 - Olbrechts, Plastiek van Kongo, Antwerp. 1946, PI.XIX, fig. 39 - Luba Hemba, New York: F. Rolin & Co. 1979, p. 10, no. 10 - Brincard, Sounding Forms. African Musical Instruments, New York: The American Federation of Arts, 1989, p. 102, n°25 - Neyt. Luba: aux sources du fleuve Zaire, Paris: Musée Dapper, 1993, p. 200 - Petridis, Frans M.Olbrechts 1899-1958 in Search of Art in Africa, Antwerp, 2001, cat.63. - Féminité, Paris, Galerie Leloup, 2003, reproduced on back cover and p. 100-101, no. 48 Exhibitions : - Antwerp, Stadsfeestzaal, Tentoonstelling van Kongo-Kunst, December 24, 1937-January 16, 1938 - New York, Galerie Freddy Rolin, Luba/Hemba, April 20-May 26, 1979 - USA, Sounding Forms: African Musical Instruments, Washington, The National Museum of African Art, April 26-June 18, 1989 - Richmond, The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, July 15-September 10 1989 - Kansas City. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, October 7-December 5, 1989 - Paris, Musée National des Arts d'Afrique et d'Océanie, Afrique: formes sonores, January 25-March 20, 1990

Estim. 20 000 - 30 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Female statue Dogon, Mali Wood with natural antique patina 18th - 19th century H. 54 cm Provenance : - Jacques Lazard Collection Publications: Belles d'Afrique - Belles d'Afrique, Mont-de-Marsan, Musée Despiau-Wlerick, 2002, cat. no. 1 - Féminité, Galerie Leloup, 2003, no. 17

Estim. 4 000 - 6 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Large anthropomorphic sanza Zandé, Democratic Republic of Congo Wood with pyrographic decoration, reed strips 19th century H. 29 cm Provenance : - Antony Plowright, London, UK - The Kuhn Collection of African Art, 1991 - Sotheby's, New York, 20 November 1991, "The Kuhn Collection of African Art", n° 95 Publications : - Schildkrout (Enid) and Keim (Curtis A.), African Reflections. Art from Northeastern Zaire, New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1990, n°10.2 - Bacquart (Jean-Baptiste), The Tribal Arts of Africa, London: Thames & Hudson - L'Art tribal d'Afrique Noire, Paris: Editions Assouline, 1998, n°12 - Grootaers (Jan-Lodewijk), (ed.), Ubangi. Art and Cultures from the African Heartland, Brussels, Fonds Mercator, 2007, p. 255, n°5.31 Exhibitions : - African Reflections. Art from Northeastern Zaire, USA: New York, New York, American Museum of Natural History, New York, 8 June 1990-6 January 1991 - Washington, DC: National Museum of African Art, 5 March 1991-12 January 1992 - Denver, Colorado: Denver Museum of Natural History, 28 February-1 June 1992 - Cincinnati, Ohio: Art Museum, 24 July 1992 - 21 February 1993 - Atlanta, Georgia: High Museum of Art, 20 April - 4 July 1993 - Madison, Wisconsin: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 4 September 1993 - 2 January 1994 - Berg en Dal, The Netherlands, Ubangi. Art and Cultures from the African Heartland, Afrika Museum, 13 October 2007-31 March 2008

Estim. 4 000 - 6 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Statue of a maternity home Ibo, Nigeria Wood with crusty patina, traces of white pigment on the eyes 19th century H. 38 cm Publication: - Féminité, galerie Leloup, June 2003, p. 56, n°26

Estim. 2 000 - 3 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Kneeling woman Djenné culture, Mali Terracotta 15th - 16th century. H. 36.5 cm Publication: - Catalog of the exhibition Terres cuites de la boucle du Niger, Djenné et alentour, Galerie Leloup, September 1986, p. 15, no. 16

Estim. 4 000 - 6 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Mask Kongo, Democratic Republic of Congo Wood with original polychromy Late 19th century H. 32 cm Provenance : - Henri and Hélène Kamer Collection, 1957 - Hélène and Philippe Leloup Collection, 1988 Publications: - Arts d'Afrique et d'Océanie, Cannes, 1957, no. 183 (identified as Babembe, Congo) - Besançon, 1958, Palais Gravelle, PI. XLII, cat. 405 - Zurich 1971, P.275 - S 15 - Perrois / Leloup, Gabon, 1988 (identified as Vill/Congo) - Lehuard (Raoul), Art Bakongo. Les Masques, 3rd vol, Arts d'Afrique Noire, Arnouville, 1993, p. 835, Documentation Hélène et Philippe Leloup -Arts d'Afrique Noire, issue 67, 1988, p. 47 Exhibitions : - Arts d'Afrique et d'Océanie, Cannes, 1957 - Besançon, 1958, Palais Gravelle, PI. XLII, cat. 405 - Zurich, 1971 p. 275 - S 15 - Paris, Galerie Leloup, Gabon, 1988

Estim. 1 500 - 2 500 EUR

Fri 24 May

Large anthropomorphic statue Mbembe, Nigeria Eroded wood 19th century H. 101 cm Provenance : - Galerie Argiles - Félicia Dialossin, Paris Publication: - Bassani et Alii, Arts or Africa. 7000 ans d'Art Africain, 2005, p. 215, n° 88a Exhibition: - Monaco, Grimaldi Forum, Arts of Africa, 7000 ans d'Art Africain, July 16 - September 4 2005

Estim. 20 000 - 30 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Mask Luba, Democratic Republic of Congo Wood with black-brown patina Late 19th - early 20th century H. 45 cm Provenance : - Jeanne Tachard Collection, La Celle-Saint-Cloud. Since kept by descendants - Drouot, Camard & Associes, sale ref. 20-21 of 06-04-2009, lot 25 Publication: - Volper Julien, Pour qu'en bas on l'entende. Les masques ronds, striés des Luba orientaux, Momentum publication nr 2010-002 Belgium

Estim. 20 000 - 25 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Headdress top Ekoï, Nigeria Antelope skin-covered wood with old dark-brown patina 19th century H. 28 cm Provenance : - Former Roger Azar collection Publication: - Nixeria, 1995, p. 120, n°71

Estim. 6 000 - 8 000 EUR

Fri 24 May

Mask Bété, Ivory Coast Wood with glossy black patina, kaolin, fibers Late 19th - early 20th century H. 25 cm Provenance : - Georges Frederick Keller (1899 - 1981), Davos/Paris - Paolo Morigi, Magliaso-Lugano Publications : - Morigi, Raccolta di un amatore d'arte Primitiva, Kunstmuseum Bern, 1980, p. 126, n°129 - Art of Africa and Oceania. Une collection privée inconnue, Bern, Museum of Fine Arts Bern, 1980, n°129 Exhibition: - Bern, Kunstmuseum Bern, Art d'Afrique et d'Océanie. Une collection privée inconnue, August 22 - November 2 1980

Estim. 8 000 - 12 000 EUR

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Fri 24 May

Covered earthenware pot with blue and white decoration. Middle Eastern work. Wear and chips. 19.5cm x 16cm.

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Bronze inkwell with stylized decoration. Qadjar art, 20th century Length: 23.5 cm

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Two statuettes: CONGO statuette. H. 26cm. MOSSI statuette, BURKINA FASO. H. 35.5cm.

Fri 24 May

Lot of four iron coins from NIGERIA. From 42 to 66 cm.

Fri 24 May

PUNU votive statuette. Gabon, 20th century cracks, wear. Height: 59 cm

Fri 24 May

Two African masks one round, in polychrome carved wood, depicting a head surmounted by horns 79 x 47 cm the other oval, in carved wood, featuring a head with metal teeth, topped with shells, textile and woven straw 29 x 17 cm Sold as is and without complaint

Fri 24 May

Two African musical instruments : a BAOULE iron bell and case a TCHOKWE sanza from Angola.

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Bronze head West Africa. Oxidations. Height: approx. 9 cm.

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A terracotta oil lamp with foliate decoration and round spout 10 cm long

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Fragment of a female bust, arms crossed. Most probably a concubine of the dead man. Egypt, New Kingdom to Late Period (1550-332 B.C.) H. 10.5 cm /25 B

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RITUAL MASK Carved wood with white, red and ochre patina, woven wood, crusty patina and cowrie shells and feathers. Africa 20th century H. 70cm

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Bronze and silver-plated bronze trinkets such as pheasants, inkwell, wall stoup, bowls

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NIGERIA or BENIN Guélédé Yorouba mask in polychrome wood Dim. 33 x 24 cm

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Ty wara crest, Bambara, Mali, carved and openworked wood, featuring an antelope head H. 136 cm (Horns repaired at the ends)

Fri 24 May

Pendant representing a mask entirely covered with fine parallel lines and haloed by an openwork headdress. Bronze with old patina. Baule, Ivory Coast. H. 8.5 cm. PROVENANCE : - Roget Bédiat, Abidjan, 1950s. - Galerie Kanaga, Paris.

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Kidumu mask with raffia beard. The concave face is double-scarred on each cheek. Hardwood with old two-tone brown patina. Lega people, Democratic Republic of Congo. H. (without beard): 13 cm. PROVENANCE: Ernest Godefroid Collection, Belgium, 1950-1960.

Fri 24 May

Fetish, representing a bust with hands clasped over the abdomen. Wood with worn patina. Luba, Democratic Republic of Congo. H. 9 cm. PROVENANCE: Duperrier, Paris, 1993.

Fri 24 May

Clyster in hardwood, patina of use. Conical shape. Zigzag engraving and finely engraved collars. Kuba, Democratic Republic of Congo. H. 28.5 cm.

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Mask with rounded forehead and fierce expression. Wood with brown patina. Salampasu, Democratic Republic of Congo. H. 28 cm. PROVENANCE: Mrs. Binenstein, Vienna, Austria, 1998.

Fri 24 May

Wooden mask with old white kaolin stain. Salampasu. Democratic Republic of the Congo. H. 26 cm. PROVENANCE: Galerie Kanaga, Paris.

Fri 24 May

Betel mortar. Base engraved with geometric motifs. Two back-to-back faces with long nose and large open septum, typical of the region, surmounted by a circular receptacle engraved around the base. Blackened wood. Lower Sepik region. Papua New Guinea. Late period. H. 10.5 cm.

Fri 24 May

Betel mortar in blackened wood. Standing figure, arms at sides, scarification marks. Lower Sepik region. Papua New Guinea. Late period. H. 11.5 cm.

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Kundu" hourglass-shaped drum, hollowed-out trunk. Skin missing. Handle in the middle with a carved zooanthropomorph ancestor head with a long nose at each end. Engravings of curvilinear geometric motifs on the sides. Sepik, Papua New Guinea. H. 43.5 cm.

Fri 24 May

Kundu" type drum in hard light wood, patina from use. Skin missing. Quasi-cylindrical, slightly narrowed in the middle, with handle, engraved armband and on either side a central ridge with holes for attaching straps. Trobriand Islands (Milne Bay), Papua New Guinea. Early 20th century. H. 96 cm.

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Standing male figure, light wood. Long face. Pierced ears, pierced nasal septum. Large headdress with three lines of asperities surmounted by a conical part; arms detached from the trunk, hands placed on hips. Feet on monoxyle pedestal. Lower Sepik, Papua New Guinea. Late period. H. 31 cm.

Fri 24 May

Almost cylindrical balsa head. Ochre, black, yellow and white pigments. Excavation on back. Abelam Maprik, Prince Alexander Mountains, Papua New Guinea. 15 × 11 cm.

Fri 24 May

Mask with old black patina. Traces of earlier weaving around the edges. Vekeo Island, Papua New Guinea. H. 36 cm.

Fri 24 May

Ceremonial adze. Black polished stone (6 cm), held in place by a fine braid, with a carved wooden figure of an ancestor. Natural fiber ligatures. Abelam, Papua New Guinea. 46 × 56 cm.

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Small stake for the yam harvest festival. Wood, lateral split. Janus head with bird above. Traces of red, yellow and black pigments. Wosera-Abelam. Papua New Guinea. H. 50 cm.

Fri 24 May

Blond, dense, phallic-type wooden club. Fine incisions under the acorn flange. Kanak, New Caledonia. H. 76 cm.

Fri 24 May

Dense brown wood club with traces of old sparteries on the cylindrical handle. Classic raised handle. Upper end, conical bulge with five protuberances. Collection number at bottom (179). Old patina. Kanak, New Caledonia. H. 56 cm.

Fri 24 May

Spoon. Engraved coconut with a hole at the top, pierced by a wooden rod forming a handle. Kanak, New Caledonia. 9 × 52 cm. (Traces of use).

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EGYPYTE, Période Saïte, XXVIème dynastie. - Fragment of a sarcophagus lid depicting a column and hieroglyphic inscriptions on a white background. Stuccoed and polychrome fabric. With a heated soapstone scarab amulet. All framed. 10.5 x 4.5 cm.

Fri 24 May

EGYPTE, Nouvel Empire à Période ptolémaïque, v. 1550-32 avant J.-C. - Lot of four pieces, including a sistrum amulet, a tilapia (fish) with hieroglyphs, a cobra and an Ankh cross. Blue glazed earthenware or soapstone. H. 1.4 to 3.6 cm. Small chips.

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RUSSIE, XIXème siècle - Icon of Saint Nicholas the Thaumaturgist. Tempera on wood, in a 84 zolotniks (875 thousandths) vermeil oklad with repoussé decoration. Worn, missing and banged. Moscow, 1794. Goldsmith : probably Ivan MIKHAILOV. H. 12.5 x L. 12 cm. Weight: 63.4 g.