Auction 22 October 2021 Decorative Art - Cannes

Bid on the lot list Cannes Enchères : 22 October 2021 - INFORMATION COVID-19 : Délivrance sur rendez vous uniquement. Les photos et descriptifs tiennent lieux d'exposition publique. Tous renseignements complémentaires seront donnés sur simple demande par email ou au téléphone. Chaque enchérisseur s'estimera suffisamment informé. Cette vente n'est pas soumise au droit de rétractation. EXPOSITIONS PUBLIQUES À L'HÔTEL DES VENTES DE CANNESJeudi 21 Octobre de 10h à 12h et de 14h à 18h. Le matin de la vente de 9h à 11h  Provenant de diverses collections et successions : Art d’Asie (260 lots - Expert : Jean Gauchet), Armes et Souvenirs Historiques (60 lots - Expert : Jean-Claude Dey et Arnaud de Gouvion Saint-Cyr), Arts Premiers (80 lots), Mobilier, Objets d’Art et Tableaux Anciens (90 lots - Experts : René Millet, Laurence Fligny et Aline Josserand) Informations et ordres d'achat : alexandre.debussy@cannes-encheres.com Cannes - Cannes

Decorative Art

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Lot n° 1

Late Roman cylindrical amphora,...

Late Roman cylindrical amphora, 3rd-5th century. Leaded. Marine concretions. Presented with a base. H: 120 cm (excluding base) (small visible accidents). Note : The original certificate of delivery of object delivered by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs...

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Lot n° 2

Oil lamp in beige terracotta, with...

Oil lamp in beige terracotta, with accidents and missing parts. Berber, North Africa (?). H : 24 cm

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Lot n° 3

Set of four bracelets and a pair...

Set of four bracelets and a pair of bracelets in brass and silver metal with old patina and marks of use. West Africa and Timor

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Lot n° 4

Monkey mask with stylized features...

Monkey mask with stylized features in wood with thick patina and some localized erosion. Dogon, Mali, 20th century. Height : 32 cm

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Lot n° 5

Walu antelope mask in wood with...

Walu antelope mask in wood with old patina, erosion of time and marks of use. It presents a stylized face of cubist proportions, topped by the horns of the solar antelope. Dogon, Mali, 20th century. H : 72 cm

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Lot n° 6

Hardwood figure of a hermaphrodite...

Hardwood figure of a hermaphrodite ancestor with old brown and red patina, shiny in places. His hands are placed on his lower belly in a symbolic gesture. He rests on a circular pedestal and his face displays a beautiful hieratic expression. Dogon, Mali,...

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Lot n° 7

Female statuette in patinated wood,...

Female statuette in patinated wood, presented on a circular pedestal and presenting scarifications in relief. Baule, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, 20th century. H: 47 cm. Provenance: Former private collection, Paris

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Lot n° 8

Wooden ritual spoon with old brown...

Wooden ritual spoon with old brown patina and marks of use, with carved handle. Dan, Republic of Ivory Coast, first half of the 20th century. Height : 40 cm

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Lot n° 9

Set of two traditional combs, in...

Set of two traditional combs, in ivory with engraved decoration, with old patina of use honey and marks of uses. Baule Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, early 20th century. H: 8.5 ; 6 cm. Provenance: Former Maine Durieu gallery, Paris

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Lot n° 10

Comb with six teeth decorated with...

Comb with six teeth decorated with engraved wooden motifs with old patina and marks of use. Baule, Republic of Ivory Coast, 20th century

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Lot n° 11

Set of two wooden passport masks...

Set of two wooden passport masks with old patina and marks of use. Dan Maou, Republic of Ivory Coast, first half of the 20th century. H : 14,5 and 19 cm

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Lot n° 12

Ancient head with an intense face...

Ancient head with an intense face in brown clay, with chips and missing pieces. Ghana or Republic of Ivory Coast. H : 21 cm

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Lot n° 13

Wooden butterfly mask with remains...

Wooden butterfly mask with remains of natural pigments and marks of time. It has concentric eyes with a curved protrusion in the center of the forehead. Bwa, Burkina Faso, 20th century. H : 29,5 ; L : 128 cm

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Lot n° 14

Karan Wenba" hardwood mask with...

Karan Wenba" hardwood mask with old patina, some localized erosion and marks of use. It presents a cubist face delimited by a triangular point ridge. The center of the forehead is adorned with two antelope horns, surmounted by a rectangular crest with...

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Lot n° 15

Anthropomorphic statuette ("bêtise"...

Anthropomorphic statuette ("bêtise" presenting a ritualized mating) in hard wood with old brown and honey patina, small erosions from time on the feet and traces of ritual projections. Lobi, Burkina Faso, early 20th century. H : 23 cm

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Lot n° 16

Hardwood statue, with brown patina,...

Hardwood statue, with brown patina, massive and powerful form, the generous belly evoking a concept of abundance. Lobi, Burkina Faso, 20th century. H: 67 cm. Provenance: Former Alan Steele collection, New York

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Lot n° 17

Seat carved in the natural forms...

Seat carved in the natural forms of the wood, with old patina and marks of use. Lobi, Burkina Faso, first half of the 20th century. H : 16,5 ; W : 48 ; D : 29 cm

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Lot n° 18

Seat carved in the natural forms...

Seat carved in the natural forms of the wood, with old patina and marks of use. Lobi, Burkina Faso, first half of the 20th century. H : 21 ; W : 80 ; D : 41 cm

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Lot n° 19

Tripod seat carved in the natural...

Tripod seat carved in the natural forms of the wood, with old patina of use honey. Lobi, Burkina Faso, first half of the 20th century. H : 31 ; W : 54 ; D : 19 cm

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Lot n° 20

Wooden slingshot with old honey...

Wooden slingshot with old honey patina and marks of use. Lobi, Burkina Faso, early 20th century. H : 19,7 cm (broken, glued)

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Lot n° 21

Wrought iron cult coin, with a...

Wrought iron cult coin, with a patina of age and use, representing a snake in digestion with beautiful undulating forms. Lobi, Burkina Faso, early 20th century. H : 64,5 cm

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Lot n° 22

Patinated wood flute with incised...

Patinated wood flute with incised decoration. Mossi, Burkina Faso, 20th century. H : 14 cm

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Lot n° 23

Hardwood cult flute with an old...

Hardwood cult flute with an old honey-brown patina, with beautiful balanced forms evoking a stylized grasshopper. Later iron chain. Mossi, Burkina Faso, first half of the 20th century. H : 11 cm

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Lot n° 24

An ancient terracotta pot with...

An ancient terracotta pot with relief modeling of several figures. Gurunsi, Burkina Faso. H : 18,5 cm

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Lot n° 25

Set of two bronze character pendants...

Set of two bronze character pendants with old patina and marks of use. Lobi and Akan, 20th century. H : 12 ; 6,5 cm

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Lot n° 26

Traditional wooden seat with beautiful...

Traditional wooden seat with beautiful and old patina of use honey and brown shining, some small lacks of time. It rests on four columns and has a central openwork shaft. Ashanti, Ghana, early 20th century. H : 25 ; W : 41,5 ; D : 23 cm

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Lot n° 27

Krinjabo cult head modelled with...

Krinjabo cult head modelled with a face with an intense expression in beige and brown clay, with minor wear and chips. Akan, Ghana, 19th or early 20th century. Height : 27 cm

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Lot n° 28

Set of four Ashanti figurative...

Set of four Ashanti figurative weights, Ghana; an anthropomorphic amulet, Sénoufo, Republic of Côte Ivoire; a chameleon pendant, Lobi. In bronze with old patina of use. Early 20th century. L : 8,5 ; 5,5 ; 5 ; 4 ; 2,7 ; 2,4 cm

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Lot n° 29

Set of two Ashanti figurative weights,...

Set of two Ashanti figurative weights, Ghana; a chameleon pendant, Lobi; a serpent pendant, Gan. In bronze or brass with a patina from use and time. Late 19th or early 20th century. L : 9 ; 6 ; 5 ; 4,5 cm

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Lot n° 30

Stylized anthropomorphic wooden...

Stylized anthropomorphic wooden figurine with old patina and marks of use. Losso, Togo, first half of the 20th century. Height: 20 cm

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Lot n° 31

Ritual post in wood and metal with...

Ritual post in wood and metal with very old erosion of time. It is decorated on the upper part of an ancestral coin. This work forms a character with beautiful stylized forms and purified to the extreme. These posts were intended to be placed in front...

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Lot n° 32

Iagalagana figure in hardwood with...

Iagalagana figure in hardwood with old brown patina and some localized erosion from time, copper and brass rings. She stands on legs and her hips are powerful, her face has a beautiful timeless expression topped by a headdress in an arched lateral plait....

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Lot n° 33

Wooden Iagalagana figure with old...

Wooden Iagalagana figure with old brown patina of use and small localized erosions of time, the legs carved in sawtooth marking the joints, the arms detached from the body and the torso swollen. Mumuye, Nigeria, first half of the 20th century. Height:...

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Lot n° 34

Upper part of a wooden cult pin...

Upper part of a wooden cult pin with old patina and localized erosions from time, and marks of use. It presents an anthropomorphic figure with stylized arms, the head surmounted by a tray in the form of an altar probably intended to receive offerings....

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Lot n° 35

Rare commemorative head of Oba...

Rare commemorative head of Oba dignitary in wood, hammered native copper and applied in various places with pimitive staples. Some old localized erosions. It is masterfully carved. Her face presents a beautiful hieratic expression, the large eyes open...

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Lot n° 36

Light wooden crest mask with brown...

Light wooden crest mask with brown patina and natural pigment marks, evoking several animals intertwined. Igbo, Nigeria, 20th century. Height : 44 cm

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Lot n° 37

Beautiful cult coin with five radiating...

Beautiful cult coin with five radiating excrescences in wrought iron with old patina and marks of use. Chamba, Nigeria, early 20th century. H : 32,5 cm

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Lot n° 38

Ancient terracotta ritual receptacle...

Ancient terracotta ritual receptacle decorated with three lizards in relief. Izi, Nigeria. Height: 11 cm

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Lot n° 39

Ancient ritual receptacle in beige...

Ancient ritual receptacle in beige and brown terracotta, with missing parts and left excrescence. It shows a seated dignitary, his hands of powerful proportions. Izi, Nigeria. Height : 21 cm

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Lot n° 40

Kor shield with two central ribs,...

Kor shield with two central ribs, woven basketry on wooden frame, with old patina and marks of use. Mambila, Cameroon, 20th century. Height : 119 cm

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Lot n° 41

Wooden dance mask with old patina...

Wooden dance mask with old patina showing a face with a striking expression and a goat hair goatee held in place by prophylactic materials. Cross River region, Cameroon / Nigeria, 20th century. H: 31 cm. Provenance: Origine Auction 19 June 2016 (lot ...

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Lot n° 42

Set of two terracotta dolls, beads...

Set of two terracotta dolls, beads and seeds. Cameroon, 20th century. H: 11.5 cm (each)

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Lot n° 43

Calabash mask, with old patina...

Calabash mask, with old patina and marks of use, with engraved decoration enhanced with natural pigments, and woven basketry. Equatorial Africa (?), 20th century. H : 44 cm (broken, stuck)

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Lot n° 44

Head of a deity with an open animal...

Head of a deity with an open animal mouth in beige-orange terracotta with chips and marks of time. Sao, Chad, 1300-1600 AD. H: 6.5 cm

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Lot n° 45

Beige terracotta tripartite crown...

Beige terracotta tripartite crown head with chips and marks of time. Sao, Chad, 1300-1600 AD. H: 9.5 cm

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Lot n° 46

Wooden pot with three receptacles,...

Wooden pot with three receptacles, cords, with old brown patina and marks of use. Central Africa, first half of the 20th century. H: 29 cm. Provenance : Former Pierre Dartevelle collection, Brussels

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Lot n° 47

Statuette presenting a standing...

Statuette presenting a standing figure on staggered legs, his face in a diamond-shaped space, delimited by the long nose in relief. Wood, old patina and marks of use. Ngbaka, Ubangi region, Democratic Republic of Congo, early 20th century. H: 29 cm. Provenance:...

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Lot n° 48

Female figure in hardwood with...

Female figure in hardwood with old brown patina. She is symbolically riding a turtle and her face shows a beautiful concentrated expression. Kongo, Democratic Republic of Congo, mid 20th century. H: 20 cm. Provenance : - Former Gaetano Speranza collection....

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Lot n° 49

Ngulu zoomorphic mask made of wood...

Ngulu zoomorphic mask made of wood with old honey and brown patina, and traces of internal carrying. It presents a stylized animal head with a greedy muzzle and dynamic proportions. Tshokwe, Angola / Democratic Republic of Congo borders, early 20th century....

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Lot n° 50

Diviner's pot made of wood, terracotta,...

Diviner's pot made of wood, terracotta, vegetable fibres and various prophylactic materials. It presents an ancestral figure with a beautiful protective expression. Songye, Democratic Republic of Congo, 20th century. H: 33 cm. Provenance: Former private...

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