ARTS PREMIERS - EXPERT : A. DUFOUR

Lot 1

KOULANGO (Ivory Coast) Elegant PEIGNE with nine teeth, triangular head and openwork hairstyle forming a rhombus with the face. Beautiful patina of use (restoration at the level of the teeth) Provenance: M. Huguenin 1980 High. : 26 cm

Estimate 200 - 300 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 2

BAOULE (Ivory Coast) LANCE-PIERRE in light wood decorated with four anthropozoomorphic faces. High. : 19 cm

Estimate 50 - 80 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 3

TIMOR (Indonesia) Two curved SPOONS in buffalo horn with engraved and openwork decoration in the central part of the handle. The darker one ends with a bird with an upturned head. Length : 18.5 and 19 cm

Estimate 300 - 400 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 4

TURKANA (Kenya) Cylindrical box whose ends are closed with leather lids. It could contain camel butter. Top. : 26 cm

Estimate 40 - 80 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 5

PENDE (Congo D.R.C) MASK in light wood of the "Kindobolo" type covered with an old red and white polychromy based on natural pigments. Top. : 31 cm

Estimate 300 - 400 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 6

DJENNE (Mali) Large terracotta JAR with burgundy slip, marbled patina. Beautiful guilloche decoration around the neck and on the central part. Excavated; some archaic chips on the neck. High. : 62 cm

Estimate 400 - 500 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 7

OGONI (Nigeria) MASK with mobile jaw, almond shaped eyes, slightly snub nose. The face is covered with a natural yellow ochre pigment. Hairdo with double side buns and central twisted braid. (small lack at the back) Provenance: Mr. Huguenin Paris …

Estimate 300 - 400 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 8

YORUBA (Nigeria) Large verandah support POLE representing a priest in ceremonial costume surmounting a female figure wearing a labret on the lower lip. Eroded and patinated wood. Provenance : Pierre Robin 1969 High. : 130 cm

Estimate 4 000 - 5 000 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 9

SONGE (Congo D.R.C) Important ceremonial HOCKE whose handle is sheathed in copper. The wrought-iron blade with interlacing motifs is decorated with two heads in its central part. Provenance : Pierre Robin 1969 High. : 40 cm

Estimate 500 - 600 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 10

SENOUFO (Ivory Coast) Round seat in heavy patinated wood, monoxyl on a ringed support. High. : 21 cm

Estimate 100 - 150 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 11

LOBI (Burkina Faso) Set of two Lost Wax Bronze RINGS surmounted by a chameleon and two PENDANTS in triangle, deep patina of use. High. : 5 and 8 cm

Estimate 80 - 100 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 12

DOGON (Mali) Male STATUS, face engraved in triangle, arms along the body. She wears on her head an iron in the shape of a stick. High. : 30.5 cm Old Evrard collection

Estimate 800 - 1 000 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 13

NAGO (Benin) Two wooden STATUTES encased in the same textile covered with a sacrificial patina. The man wears a slave or prisoner's shackle on his feet. High. : 20 cm

Estimate 80 - 100 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

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Lot 14

YORUBA (Nigeria) This rare calabash MASK worn in the Ekiti region of eastern Yoruba country is one of the most beautiful known of this style. Made of a calabash on which the facial features are overmodeled, the whole is covered with a traditional lo…

Estimate 800 - 1 000 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 15

BAOULE (Ivory Coast) MUSIC HAMMER whose percussion tip is decorated with two birds facing each other. Deep patina of use. Length : 20 cm

Estimate 150 - 200 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 16

PAPUAZIA (New Guinea Tami Island) Large offering CUP decorated with two stylised figures in the central part, snakes and crocodiles sculpted in a round bump on the ends. Heavy patinated wood. Provenance : Michel Huguenin 1993 Length : 40.5 cm

Estimate 800 - 1 000 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 17

INDONESIA (Timor) Large MASK with a black patina, almond shaped eyes. (Native restoration on the back left side) Provenance: Galerie Antipodes, Paris 1990 Haut. : 33.5 cm

Estimate 150 - 200 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 18

TEKE (Congo) Protective "ititio" representing a male figure, arms folded over the belly. The face is streaked with scarification. High. : 14 cm

Estimate 150 - 200 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 19

NEPAL Very old MASK with black lacquered patina. Iron staples were used to hold elements made of animal skin. High. : 22 cm

Estimate 500 - 600 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 20

IDOMA/MBEMBE (Nigeria) Okua" MASK made of wood with a lacquered patina with traces of kaolin from the north of the Cross River. An incision on the chin was made to fix a goatee (wear and tear). Provenance: René Rasmussen Exhibition: Art of Black A…

Estimate 1 200 - 1 500 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 21

INDONESIA (Timor) MALE STATUS Atavro east, in dark wood with patina, arms with cleavage along the upper body. : 23 cm.

Estimate 300 - 400 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 22

SENOUFO (Ivory Coast) Couple of protective STATUTES, old black patina (small lack at the front of the woman's hairdo) Top. : 12 cm

Estimate 150 - 200 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 23

EUROPE OBJECT of popular art finely carved and engraved on a coconut shell. The front represents a face and one finds the mention "L'Ethiou". It could be the work of a sailor. Beautiful and old brown patina. 19th century High. : 11 cm

Estimate 150 - 200 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 24

IBO (Nigeria) MASK of young girl "mvo" with face coated with kaolin. Three crested hairstyle. (breaks, cracks and lacks, indigenous restorations) Top. : 43 cm

Estimate 150 - 200 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 25

MENDE (Sierra Leone) MASK helmet of the female initiation society "bundu". Deep patina of use. (attacks of woodborers) High. : 36 cm

Estimate 200 - 300 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 26

BAOULE (Ivory Coast) Akan type HEADQUARTERS. The seat is supported by four legs decorated with geometrical patterns. Very old brown patina. Width : 57 cm Height. height : 28.5 cm

Estimate 150 - 200 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 27

INDONESIA, Atuaro Island Feminine wooden STATUTE with dark brown patina. The right arm and the right leg have undergone repeated sampling for the elaboration of magical medicines. Provenance : Galerie Antipodes Paris High. : 20 cm

Estimate 100 - 200 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

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Lot 28

BAMILEKE (East Bangwa) Cameroon Probably a representation of a Fon, a traditional king, this important male STATUS with powerful sculpture could have been used under the name of lekat by members of the Kun'gam society for protection rituals. Note th…

Estimate 12 000 - 15 000 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 29

BAMOUN (Cameroon) Large MASK helmet with large flat cap. This type of mask was particularly used during the Njah festival in front of the Sultan's palace in Foumban. Deep crusty black patina. Exhibited in Arles 1991 "The Art of Black Africa in arti…

Estimate 2 000 - 2 500 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 30

PHILIPPINES Ifugao STATUS in a sitting position on a support supported by a figure. Crusty smoke patina. Provenance: Galerie Antipodes 1989 High. : 24.5 cm

Estimate 150 - 200 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 31

BAMBARA or BOZO (Mali) Polychrome dance crest representing a cock. This type of object participated in the annual puppet festival in the Segou region. Wood, textile, upholsterer's nails, iron staples. Polychromy based on European paintings. (collage…

Estimate 150 - 200 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

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Lot 32

PHILIPPINES Ifugao Important masculine "Bulul" STATUS in heavy wood with a patina. This remarkably old specimen is in the traditional position: legs bent and arms crossed resting on the knees. The face of a beautiful interiority is slightly bent for…

Estimate 5 000 - 6 000 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

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Lot 33

TOMA/GUERZE (Upper Guinea) This archaic MASK exudes a remarkable presence thanks to the intensity of the gaze. The protruding eyes are copper-ringed. Deep sacrificial patina. High. 31 cm high

Estimate 1 500 - 2 000 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 34

YORUBA (Nigeria) Gourd MASK from the Ekiti region. The facial features are overmodeled on the calabash. A textile is marouflé on the whole mask. The braided hairstyle is made of vegetal fibres. Red paint of European origin on the face. Top. : 32 cm

Estimate 200 - 300 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

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Lot 35

MAKONDA (Tanzania/Mozambique) Important STATUS of The Virgin, hands folded. The facial features are Makonde style. The deep dark patina attests to a beautiful antiquity: probably from the early twentieth century under the Portuguese colonization. T…

Estimate 800 - 1 000 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 36

LUBA (Congo D.R.C.) STATUE of Our Lady in prayer, hands joined. Very heavy wood with a shiny brown patina. The neck is adorned with a necklace with pendants. The face is realistic with a nose and protruding eyes. High. : 56.5 cm

Estimate 350 - 450 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 37

MAKONDA (Tanzania/Mozambique) CHRIST made of highly patinated hardwood with a nervous and realistic sculpture of the early 20th century, the arms are absent. High. : 29.5 cm

Estimate 300 - 400 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 38

MAKONDA (Tanzania/Mozambique) STATUE of the Virgin holding her child on her belly, in an upright position. Worn and patinated wood. The faces, half-closed eyes, are characteristic of the Makonde sculpture. High. : 28 cm

Estimate 400 - 500 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 39

GUERE/WOBE (Ivory Coast) MASK with two pairs of eyes having kept its simulated wooden teeth, its magical charges nailed to the forehead, its moustache made of human hair. White, blue, red and yellow polychromy. High. : 45 cm

Estimate 800 - 1 000 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

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Lot 40

MAKONDA (Tanzania/Mozambique) Ritual PALLET whose handle ends with a realistic bust of great finesse of execution. Brilliant brown patina. High. : 85 cm

Estimate 800 - 1 000 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 41

LEGA (Congo D.R.C) MASK of initiation society, face in heart, eyes in coffee bean, beard in raffia fibers. Wood with a light patina with traces of kaolin. Height of the facial part: 14 cm.

Estimate 350 - 450 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 42

TUTSI (Rwanda) Monoxyl milk POT with engraved decoration, a finely woven cap fits perfectly the opening of a remarkable slimness. Deep glossy patina Top. : 22 cm

Estimate 150 - 200 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 43

CHEWA (Malawi) Rare MASK with elongated face, long and fine nose, protruding mouth. The eyes are surrounded by a decoration of hollowed out dots that can be found around the mouth. Old black patina slightly crusty. High. : 33.5 cm

Estimate 2 000 - 2 500 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 44

NDAKA (Congo D.R.C) Flat MASK with pure lines. Very old polychromy consisting of red and black spots applied on a kaolin background. High. : 23 cm

Estimate 500 - 600 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 45

CHEWA (Malawi) MASK of elongated shape, round eyes encircled by a hollow ring. The mouth is inscribed in a rhombus marked by a pointed chin in relief. Ancient crusty black patina. High. : 31 cm

Estimate 1 400 - 1 600 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 46

MIAO (China) Elegant TORQUE in white metal made up of an interlacing of twisted wires forming a radiant pattern tapering towards the clasp. Top. Width : 23.5 cm

Estimate 400 - 500 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 47

JIMMA (Ethiopia) HEADREST in heavy wood with dark patina, engraved with concentric rings on the base. Top. : 16 cm Private Collection C. H

Estimate 100 - 120 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 48

HADIYA (Ethiopia) HEADREST in blond wood with openwork and engraved parallel lines. High. : 22 cm Private Collection C. H

Estimate 100 - 120 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 49

SENOUFO (Mali) Feminine STATUS in natural wood with a patina, "cubist" style. High. : 26.5 cm Private Collection C. H

Estimate 150 - 200 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

Lot 50

HUAN (China) Large BI DISK in green nephrite marbled with white, symbol of the sky (splinters and small gaps in the center hole) Diameter: 33 cm Private Collection C. H

Estimate 200 - 300 EUR

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

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KOULANGO (Ivory Coast) Elegant PEIGNE with nine teeth, triangular head and openwork hairstyle forming a rhombus with the face. Beautiful patina of use (restoration at the level of the teeth) Provenance: M. Huguenin 1980 High. : 26 cm

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

BAOULE (Ivory Coast) LANCE-PIERRE in light wood decorated with four anthropozoomorphic faces. High. : 19 cm

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

TIMOR (Indonesia) Two curved SPOONS in buffalo horn with engraved and openwork decoration in the central part of the handle. The darker one ends with a bird with an upturned head. Length : 18.5 and 19 cm

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

TURKANA (Kenya) Cylindrical box whose ends are closed with leather lids. It could contain camel butter. Top. : 26 cm

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

PENDE (Congo D.R.C) MASK in light wood of the "Kindobolo" type covered with an old red and white polychromy based on natural pigments. Top. : 31 cm

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

DJENNE (Mali) Large terracotta JAR with burgundy slip, marbled patina. Beautiful guilloche decoration around the neck and on the central part. Excavated; some archaic chips on the neck. High. : 62 cm

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

OGONI (Nigeria) MASK with mobile jaw, almond shaped eyes, slightly snub nose. The face is covered with a natural yellow ochre pigment. Hairdo with double side buns and central twisted braid. (small lack at the back) Provenance: Mr. Huguenin Paris …

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

YORUBA (Nigeria) Large verandah support POLE representing a priest in ceremonial costume surmounting a female figure wearing a labret on the lower lip. Eroded and patinated wood. Provenance : Pierre Robin 1969 High. : 130 cm

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

SONGE (Congo D.R.C) Important ceremonial HOCKE whose handle is sheathed in copper. The wrought-iron blade with interlacing motifs is decorated with two heads in its central part. Provenance : Pierre Robin 1969 High. : 40 cm

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

SENOUFO (Ivory Coast) Round seat in heavy patinated wood, monoxyl on a ringed support. High. : 21 cm

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

LOBI (Burkina Faso) Set of two Lost Wax Bronze RINGS surmounted by a chameleon and two PENDANTS in triangle, deep patina of use. High. : 5 and 8 cm

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

DOGON (Mali) Male STATUS, face engraved in triangle, arms along the body. She wears on her head an iron in the shape of a stick. High. : 30.5 cm Old Evrard collection

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

NAGO (Benin) Two wooden STATUTES encased in the same textile covered with a sacrificial patina. The man wears a slave or prisoner's shackle on his feet. High. : 20 cm

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

YORUBA (Nigeria) This rare calabash MASK worn in the Ekiti region of eastern Yoruba country is one of the most beautiful known of this style. Made of a calabash on which the facial features are overmodeled, the whole is covered with a traditional lo…

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

BAOULE (Ivory Coast) MUSIC HAMMER whose percussion tip is decorated with two birds facing each other. Deep patina of use. Length : 20 cm

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

PAPUAZIA (New Guinea Tami Island) Large offering CUP decorated with two stylised figures in the central part, snakes and crocodiles sculpted in a round bump on the ends. Heavy patinated wood. Provenance : Michel Huguenin 1993 Length : 40.5 cm

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

INDONESIA (Timor) Large MASK with a black patina, almond shaped eyes. (Native restoration on the back left side) Provenance: Galerie Antipodes, Paris 1990 Haut. : 33.5 cm

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

TEKE (Congo) Protective "ititio" representing a male figure, arms folded over the belly. The face is streaked with scarification. High. : 14 cm

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

NEPAL Very old MASK with black lacquered patina. Iron staples were used to hold elements made of animal skin. High. : 22 cm

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

IDOMA/MBEMBE (Nigeria) Okua" MASK made of wood with a lacquered patina with traces of kaolin from the north of the Cross River. An incision on the chin was made to fix a goatee (wear and tear). Provenance: René Rasmussen Exhibition: Art of Black A…

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

INDONESIA (Timor) MALE STATUS Atavro east, in dark wood with patina, arms with cleavage along the upper body. : 23 cm.

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

SENOUFO (Ivory Coast) Couple of protective STATUTES, old black patina (small lack at the front of the woman's hairdo) Top. : 12 cm

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

EUROPE OBJECT of popular art finely carved and engraved on a coconut shell. The front represents a face and one finds the mention "L'Ethiou". It could be the work of a sailor. Beautiful and old brown patina. 19th century High. : 11 cm

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

IBO (Nigeria) MASK of young girl "mvo" with face coated with kaolin. Three crested hairstyle. (breaks, cracks and lacks, indigenous restorations) Top. : 43 cm

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

MENDE (Sierra Leone) MASK helmet of the female initiation society "bundu". Deep patina of use. (attacks of woodborers) High. : 36 cm

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

BAOULE (Ivory Coast) Akan type HEADQUARTERS. The seat is supported by four legs decorated with geometrical patterns. Very old brown patina. Width : 57 cm Height. height : 28.5 cm

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

INDONESIA, Atuaro Island Feminine wooden STATUTE with dark brown patina. The right arm and the right leg have undergone repeated sampling for the elaboration of magical medicines. Provenance : Galerie Antipodes Paris High. : 20 cm

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

BAMILEKE (East Bangwa) Cameroon Probably a representation of a Fon, a traditional king, this important male STATUS with powerful sculpture could have been used under the name of lekat by members of the Kun'gam society for protection rituals. Note th…

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

BAMOUN (Cameroon) Large MASK helmet with large flat cap. This type of mask was particularly used during the Njah festival in front of the Sultan's palace in Foumban. Deep crusty black patina. Exhibited in Arles 1991 "The Art of Black Africa in arti…

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

PHILIPPINES Ifugao STATUS in a sitting position on a support supported by a figure. Crusty smoke patina. Provenance: Galerie Antipodes 1989 High. : 24.5 cm

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

BAMBARA or BOZO (Mali) Polychrome dance crest representing a cock. This type of object participated in the annual puppet festival in the Segou region. Wood, textile, upholsterer's nails, iron staples. Polychromy based on European paintings. (collage…

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

PHILIPPINES Ifugao Important masculine "Bulul" STATUS in heavy wood with a patina. This remarkably old specimen is in the traditional position: legs bent and arms crossed resting on the knees. The face of a beautiful interiority is slightly bent for…

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

TOMA/GUERZE (Upper Guinea) This archaic MASK exudes a remarkable presence thanks to the intensity of the gaze. The protruding eyes are copper-ringed. Deep sacrificial patina. High. 31 cm high

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

YORUBA (Nigeria) Gourd MASK from the Ekiti region. The facial features are overmodeled on the calabash. A textile is marouflé on the whole mask. The braided hairstyle is made of vegetal fibres. Red paint of European origin on the face. Top. : 32 cm

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

MAKONDA (Tanzania/Mozambique) Important STATUS of The Virgin, hands folded. The facial features are Makonde style. The deep dark patina attests to a beautiful antiquity: probably from the early twentieth century under the Portuguese colonization. T…

Sunday 07 Mar at - 14:00 (CET)

LUBA (Congo D.R.C.) STATUE of Our Lady in prayer, hands joined. Very heavy wood with a shiny brown patina. The neck is adorned with a necklace with pendants. The face is realistic with a nose and protruding eyes. High. : 56.5 cm