• Auction 2661

    Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas including Property from the Estate of Ernst Beyeler

    10 May 2012, New York

    SALE TOTAL: 1,606,000 (USD)
51 Lots for Sale 2661
Lot 1
ABORIGINAL SHIELD, AUSTRALIA

Height: 35¾ in. (91 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$116,500
Lot 2
ERA RIVER, PAPUAN GULF, SPIRIT BOARD, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
GOPE
Height: 45 in. (114 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $10,000

price realized
$18,750
Lot 3
SOLOMON ISLANDS STAFF

Length: 41¾ in. (106 cm.)
estimate
$700 - $900

price realized
$10,000
Lot 4
TONGAN CLUB, TONGA ISLANDS

Length: 39¾ in. (101 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$7,500
Lot 5
AUSTRAL ISLANDS CEREMONIAL PADDLE, FRENCH POLYNESIA

Length: 82 in. (208 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$40,000
Lot 6
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS PLATTER, SOLOMON ISLANDS
LAM
Length: 24¾ in. (63 cm.)
estimate
$80,000 - $120,000

price realized
$314,500
Lot 7
MAORI FEATHER BOX, NEW ZEALAND
WAKAHUIA
Length: 15¾ in. (40 cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $25,000

price realized
$27,500
Lot 8
MAORI WHALEBONE CLUB, NEW ZEALAND
KOTIATE
Length: 12¼ in. (31 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$60,000
Lot 9
LOBI CHAIR, BURKINA FASO

Length: 28 in. (71 cm.)
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$7,500
Lot 10
SENUFO BED, IVORY COAST
GBAG
Length: 70 in. (178 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$10,625
Lot 11
BAULE ZOOMORPHIC SEAT, ULIMBI BIA, IVORY COAST

Length: 44½ in. (113 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $4,000

price realized
$7,500
Lot 12
ASHANTI STOOL, GHANA

Height: 15 in. (38 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$10,625
Lot 13
DAN PASSPORT MASK, IVORY COAST/LIBERIA

Height: 3½ in. (9 cm.)
estimate
$500 - $800

price realized
$2,500
Lot 14
ASHANTI DOLL, GHANA
AKUA'BA
Height: 14 in. (35.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$11,250
Lot 15
BIDJOGO MASK, BISSAGOS ISLANDS, GUINEA BISSAU
KAISSI
Height: 45 in. (114 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$266,500
Lot 16
GURO MASK, IVORY COAST

Height: 13¾ in. (35 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$16,250
Lot 17
GURO MASK, IVORY COAST
ZAMBLE
Height: 36½ in. (92.5 cm.)
estimate
$7,000 - $10,000

price realized
$11,875
Lot 18
BAMANA HOBBY HORSE, MALI
KOREDUGASO
Height: 16½ in. (42 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$6,875
Lot 19
YORUBA BOX, NIGERIA

Length: 16¾ in. (41 cm.)
estimate
$700 - $900

price realized
$5,250
Lot 20
BAMANA ANTELOPE HEADDRESS, SÉGOU REGION, MALI
CYWARA
Height: 33½ in. (85 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $13,000

price realized
$47,500
Lot 21
TWO DOGON IRON STAFFS, MALI

Heights: 14 and 23¼ in. (35.5 and 59 cm.) (2)
estimate
$1,500 - $2,500

price realized
$11,875
Lot 22
PUNU MASK, GABON
OKUYI/MUKUYI
Height: 12½ in. (32 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $8,000

price realized
$47,500
Lot 23
LEGA IVORY MASK, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
IDUMU
Height: 7 in. (18 cm.)
estimate
$30,000 - $50,000

price realized
$62,500
Lot 24
KUBA ANTHROPOMORPHIC CUP, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Height: 8¼ in. (21 cm.)
estimate
$30,000 - $40,000

price realized
$60,000
Lot 25
SUKU CUP, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
KOPA
Height: 6½ in. (16.5 cm.)
estimate
$800 - $1,200

price realized
$2,375
Lot 26
KUBA BOX, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Length: 11 in. (28 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$3,000
Lot 27
ARUSI SHIELD, ETHIOPIA

Height: 29½ in. (75 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$5,625
Lot 28
CHONTAL STONE MASK
LATE PRECLASSIC, CA. 300-100 B. C
Height: 6 3/8 in. (16.3 cm.); width: 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$30,000
Lot 29
GUERRERO STONE FIGURE
LATE PRECLASSIC, CA. 300-100 B. C
Height:9½ in. (24.2 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$15,000
Lot 30
MEZCALA STONE FIGURE, TYPE M10
LATE PRECLASSIC, CA. 300-100 B.C
Height: 7¼ in. (18 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$27,500
Lot 31
LARGE MEZCALA STONE FIGURE, TYPE M12
LATE PRECLASSIC, CA. 300-100 B. C
Height: 13 7/8 in. (35.5 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $40,000

price realized
$80,500
Lot 32
CHONTAL STONE MASK
LATE PRECLASSIC, CA. 300-100 B. C
Height: 5½ in. (13.3 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$25,000
Lot 33
CHONTAL STONE MASK
LATE PRECLASSIC, CA. 300-100 B. C
Height: 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm.)
estimate
$1,000 - $2,000

price realized
$2,250
Lot 34
MEZCALA STONE FIGURE, M22
LATE PRECLASSIC, CA. 300-100 B. C
Height: 6½ in. (15.9 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$10,000
Lot 35
CHONTAL STONE FIGURE
LATE PRECLASSIC, CA. 300-100 B. C
Height: 8½ in. (21.3 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$3,000
Lot 36
NAYARIT COUPLE, SAN SEBASTIAN STYLE
PROTOCLASSIC, CA. 100 B. C.- A. D. 250
Heights: 18 3/8 and 18½ in. (46.6 and 46 cm.) (2)
estimate
$6,000 - $9,000

price realized
$47,500
Lot 37
COLIMA DOG VESSEL
PROTOCLASSIC, CA. 100 B. C. -A. D. 250
Length: 9½ in. (24 cm.)
estimate
$1,500 - $2,000

price realized
$8,125
Lot 38
COLIMA DUCK VESSEL
PROTOCLASSIC, CA. 100 B. C.- A. D. 250
Width: 9½ in. (24.1 cm), height: 7. 3/8 in. (18.8 cm.)
estimate
$1,200 - $1,800

price realized
$35,000
Lot 39
TWO NAYARIT SEATED FIGURE
PROTOCLASSIC CA. 100 B. C.- A. D. 250
Heights: 13 3/8 and 13 1/8 in. (34 and 33.1 cm.) (2)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$9,375
Lot 40
VERACRUZ SMILING FIGURE, REMOJADAS
LATE CLASSIC, CA. A. D. 550-950
Height: 17¾ in. (45 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$32,500
Lot 41
EARLY MOCHICA FROG VESSEL
CA. 300-100 B. C
Height: 7 in. (17.7 cm.)
estimate
$1,500 - $2,500

price realized
$9,375
Lot 42
EARLY MOCHICA GREYWARE FIGURAL VESSEL
CA. 300-100 B. C
Height: 7½ in. (19.2 cm.)
estimate
$1,500 - $2,500

price realized
$6,000
Lot 43
HUASTEC STONE FEMALE FIGURE
CA. A .D. 900-1100
Height: 23 3/8 in. (60 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$15,000
Lot 44
QUIMBAYA FEMALE FIGURE
CA. A. D. 500-1000
Height: 12 in. (30.3 cm)
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$6,875
Lot 45
OLMEC TORSO, LAS BOCAS
CA. 900-600 B. C
Height: 9¾ in. (25 cm.)
estimate
$600 - $900

price realized
$7,500
Lot 46
CHORRERA ZOOMORPHIC VESSEL
CA. 800 B. C.-A. D. 200
Length: 15¾ in. (40.1 cm.)
estimate
$2,500 - $4,500

price realized
$5,250
Lot 47
DIQUIS GOLD AVIAN PENDANT, PALMAR SUR
CA. 800-1500
Height: 3 1/8 in. (8 cm.)
estimate
$3,500 - $5,500

price realized
$8,750
Lot 48
COCLE GOLD ANTHROPOMORPHIC PENDANT, PARITA
CA. A. D. 800-1500
Height: 3 5/8 in. (9.3 cm.); width: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $20,000

price realized
$11,250
Lot 49
TWO COSTA RICAN STONE FIGURES, DIQUIS REGION
CA. A. D. 1000-1550
Heights: 12¾ and 11¾ in. (32.4 and 28.9 cm.)
estimate
$3,500 - $5,500

price realized
$8,125
Lot 51
MUISCA GOLD FIGURAL PENDANT
CA. A. D. 1300-1500
Height: 4½ in. (10.5 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $4,000

price realized
$5,250
Lot 52
VERAGUAS GOLD FROG
CA. A. D. 800-1500
Length: 1¾ in. (4.5 cm.)
estimate
$1,500 - $2,500

price realized
$5,000
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