189 lots will be auctioned off at the upcoming auction. Those interested may see the collection at the auction house in Cologne during the coming week and in Brussels the following week.
Preview in Cologne
Tuesday 14 April - Friday 17 April
10 am - 1 pm and 2 pm - 5.30 pm
Saturday 18 April
10 am - 4 pm
Preview in Brussels
Tuesday 21 April – Friday 24 April
10 am - 6 pm
Saturday 25 April
10 am - 1 pm
The highlight of the auction is Lot 183, a Fine and Important Mangbetu Container that is estimated to fetch between €40,000 and €60,000. The Mangbetu are a culturally sophisticated tribe located in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
This base of this cylindrical container takes the form of a round traditional Mangbetu stool. Its center is formed from bark and its base and the wooden lid is a finely carved human head with a heart-shaped face, pointed chin, a small
protruding mouth, a slender
nose and round convex eyes. The container represents the elegant face of a
Mangbetu woman sitting on a title
stool, wearing the typical basketry
disc on her hair.
In addition to the Mangbetu container, there are several other lots of particular interest including Lot 40, a Fine Lobi/Birifor Pair of Figures estimated between €32,000 and €38,000.
Lot 51, a Fine Senufo Staff estimated between €20,000 and €25,000.
Lot 54, a Fine Baule Mask estimated at €36,000.
And Lot 60, a Fine Baule Female Figure estimated between €34,000 and €38,000.
Stay tuned for the results and our auction summary after 25 April.
Dori Rootenberg
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