Christie’s boasts the longest running international department devoted to this specialized works of art category. Our sales focus on the traditional and sophisticated sculptures and masks from sub-Saharan Africa, Polynesia, Melanesia, Indonesia and Australia.
Our specialists have an average of 26 years of experience and dedication to this field. Beginning in the 1960’s with our esteemed consultant, William Fagg, Keeper of Ethnography, British Museum, we have conducted sales of the most memorable collections on record, including the James T. Hooper series of sales, William McCarty-Cooper, René Gaffe, Russell Aitken, Allan Stone, Josef Herman, Alan Mann and Bertrand and Bernard Bottet.
African & Oceanic Art sales are held twice each year in Paris, in June and December, with Single-Owner sales held in both New York and Paris.
Specialist, Business Coordinator
tstockmann@christies.com
Tel:+32 2 512 88 30
International Specialist Head
skloman@christies.com
Tel:+1 212 484 4898
International Specialist Head
skloman@christies.com
Tel:+1 212 484 4898
Specialist
cwhourde@christies.com
Tel:+33 (0)1 40 76 83 86
Specialist
pamroucheconsultant@christies.com
Tel:+44 77 60 55 39 57
Specialist, Regional Representative
rsulich@christies.com
Tel:+61 (0)2 9326 1422
Regional Representative
lmarock@christies.com
Tel:+41 (0)44 268 1026
Gallery Talk (English): A Masterpiece from the Mestach Collection, Nkundu Reliquary
Gallery Talk (Français): A Masterpiece from the Mestach Collection, Nkundu Reliquary
Gallery Talk: Six Masterpieces of African Art from the Kahane Collection
FRENCH RELEASE: MEILLEURE VENTE POUR L’ART AFRICAIN CHEZ, Paris, 11 December 2012
Cameroon
Democratic Republic of Congo
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| Jun 19 | 4:00 PM | Lots | 16 - 132 |
| Paris | |
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| Jun 15 | 10am - 6pm |
| Jun 17 | 10am - 6pm |
| Jun 18 | 10am - 6pm |
| Jun 19 | 10am - 2pm |
| Directrice Internationale Susan Kloman skloman@christies.com +1 212 484 4898 Spécialiste Charles-Wesley Hourdé cwhourde@christies.com + 33 0(1) 40 76 83 86 Consultant International Pierre Amrouche pamroucheconsultant@christies.com +44 (0)77 6055 3957 Administration Chloé Beauvais cbeauvais@christies.com +33 (0)1 40 76 84 48 |
| Jun 19 | 4:00 PM | Lots | 1 - 15 |
| Paris | |
|---|---|
| Jun 15 | 10am - 6pm |
| Jun 17 | 10am - 6pm |
| Jun 18 | 10am - 6pm |
| Jun 19 | 10am - 2pm |
| Directrice Internationale Susan Kloman skloman@christies.com +1 212 484 4898 Spécialiste Charles-Wesley Hourdé cwhourde@christies.com +33 (0)1 40 76 83 86 Consultant International Pierre Amrouche pamroucheconsultant@christies.com +44 (0)77 6055 3957 Administrateur Chloé Beauvais cbeauvais@christies.com +33 (0)1 40 76 84 48 |
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Susan Kloman developed her passion for African and Oceanic art while obtaining her Master of Arts degree in Art History. She was compelled by the important historical connection of these works to the development of Modern and Contemporary art. As International Specialist Head for Christie's African & Oceanic Art department, based in New York, she is responsible for overseeing sales in Paris and New York. Prior to joining Christie's, Susan was the Department Head of African and Oceanic Art at another major auction house and later an independent consultant in the field. Susan has been instrumental in bringing some of the most high-profile collections of African and Oceanic art in recent years to auction and has provided expertise and appraisals for many important private and institutional collections.

Susan Kloman developed her passion for African and Oceanic art while obtaining her Master of Arts degree in Art History. She was compelled by the important historical connection of these works to the development of Modern and Contemporary art. As International Specialist Head for Christie's African & Oceanic Art department, based in New York, she is responsible for overseeing sales in Paris and New York. Prior to joining Christie's, Susan was the Department Head of African and Oceanic Art at another major auction house and later an independent consultant in the field. Susan has been instrumental in bringing some of the most high-profile collections of African and Oceanic art in recent years to auction and has provided expertise and appraisals for many important private and institutional collections.
A graduate of the University of Sydney, majoring in Fine Arts and with a diploma in Museum Studies, Ronan Sulich expanded his gallery and museum experience with six years working in a London auction room, returning to Sydney in 1995 to work for Christie's. In the ensuing 16 years he has been the Sydney decorative arts expert and auctioneer and since 2006 the Australian representative sourcing consignments for the international salerooms of Christie's.

Ludovic Marock joined Christie’s in Zurich in 2010, quickly becoming an Associate Specialist in Antiquities in early 2012. Mr. Marock has over a decade of experience in the art and culture sectors, and holds an interest in the preservation of cultural assets. He has previously worked hands-on at archaeological excavations in Greece and Sicily, has interned at the UNESCO World Heritage Center and worked as a specialist in antique art objects at the Gallery Rhéa in Switzerland. Mr. Marock is also an experienced manager and project manager, having overseen travelling exhibitions for the Vindonissa Museum in Switzerland, as well as coordinating staff and projects as Division Manager for the SemioticTransfer GmbH. His publications include “Die Antikensammlung des Fürsten von Liechtenstein, Schloss Vaduz” (The collection of antiques of the prince of Liechtenstein). Mr. Marock holds a Master of Arts / Licentiatus philosophiae (Lic. phil. I) in Classical Archaeology, French Literature and Ancient History from the Universities of Zurich and Paris. In 2009 he completed the first part of a postgraduate MAS in culture management at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.