Auction 27 May 2023 Design, tableaux anciens, tableaux modernes et art tribal

Lot n° 1

Poul Kjærholm (Danish, 1929 - 1980)

Pair of PK22 Lounge Chairs – 1956 Steel and original leather 70 x 63 x 70 cm First edition by E. Kold Christensen (before 1981) With stamped mark EKC Literature: Michael Sheridan, The Furniture of Poul Kjaerholm: Catalogue Raisonné, Gregory R. Miller...

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Lot n° 2

Dogon Dog Fetish

Mali Wood, 10 x 17 cm Provenance: Jacques Kerchache collection, Paris Private collection, Brussels Ancient altar representing a dog, an animal that played a central role in Dogon mythology. In "African Art of the Dogon: The Myths of the Cliff Dwellers"...

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Lot n° 3

Ifugao Bowl

Luzon Island, Philippines Wood 30 x 30 cm Provenance: Native Auctions, Brussels Private collection, Brussels

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Lot n° 4

Mingei Wooden Base

Japan Wood 12,5 x 18 x 18 cm Provenance: Patrick & Ondine Mestdagh, Brussels Private collection, Brussels

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Lot n° 5

Poul Kjærholm (Danish, 1929 - 1980)

Office Table PK51 – 1957 Ash veneer wood and brushed steel 68 x 204 x 102 cm Manufactured by E. Kold Christensen Stamped EKC Literature: Frederik Sieck, Contemporary Danish Furniture Design: A short illustrated review, Nyt Nordisk Forlag, Copenhagen,...

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Lot n° 6

Poul Kjærholm (Danish, 1929 - 1980)

PK 11 Armchair – 1957 Steel with nickel finish and original leather upholstery 66 x 63 x 46 cm First Edition Manufactured by E. Kold Christensen (before 1981) Stamped EKC Literature: Michael Sheridan, The Furniture of Poul Kjaerholm: Catalogue Raisonné,...

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Lot n° 7

Bambara Female Figure

Mali - 19th C. Wood, beads, and shells, 53 cm Provenance: Galerie Bernard Dulon, Paris Guy Porré Collection Guilhem Montagut, Barcelona Private collection, Brussels Jo Nyeleni, important female figure that strikingly illustrates all the essential characteristics...

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Lot n° 8

Ronan Barrot (French, 1973)

Crâne Skull – 2010 Oil on canvas 27 x 22 cm Signed and dated on verso: 2010/09/01 Provenance: Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris (label on verso) Private collection, Brussels Exhibited: Ronan Barrot, Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris, 8 October - 20 November...

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Lot n° 9

Ronan Barrot (French, 1973)

Crâne Skull – 2010 Oil on canvas, 27 x 22 cm Signed and dated on verso: 2010/04/01 Provenance: Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris (label on verso) Private collection, Brussels Exhibited: Ronan Barrot, Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris, 8 October - 20 November...

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Lot n° 10

Ronan Barrot (French, 1973)

Crâne Skull – 2010 Oil on canvas 27 x 22 cm Signed and dated on verso: 2010/12/01 Provenance: Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris (label on verso) Private collection, Brussels Exhibited: Ronan Barrot, Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris, 8 October - 20 November...

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Lot n° 11

Ronan Barrot (French, 1973)

Crâne Skull – 2010 Oil on canvas 27 x 22 cm Signed and dated on verso: 2010/06/01 Provenance: Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris (label on verso) Private collection, Brussels Exhibited: Ronan Barrot, Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris, 8 October - 20 November...

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Lot n° 12

Shozo Shimamoto (Japanese, 1928 -2013)

Ana Esquisse – 1962 Hole Ink and gouache on torn paper 36,4 x 51,3 cm Signed lower right Provenance: Hundermark Gallery, Cologne Private collection, Belgium Exhibited: Hundermark Gallery, Cologne, Shozo Shimamoto, Gutai Works, 24 August - 4 October 1997 Marcon,...

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Lot n° 13

Tapio Wirkkala (Finnish, 1915 - 1985)

Desk Lamp Prototype - c.1959 Brass and lightbulb 79 x 45 x 10 cm Manufactured by Idman Oy With Idman mark Unique prototype by Tapio Wirkkala for the Idman Oy lighting manufactury. The counterweight structure for this desk lamp can already be found in...

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Lot n° 14

Baule Figure

Mali - c. 19th C. Wood and beads, 40 cm Provenance: De Young Museum - Fine Arts Museum, San Francisco, U.S. (inv. S 3202) Private collection, New England, U.S.A. Christophe Rolley collection, Paris, France (acquired in 2005) Olivier Castellano, Paris,...

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Lot n° 15

Märta Blomstedt (Finnish, 1899-1982)

Pair of Lounge chairs - (1939) 1940s Sheepskin and birch 89 x 106 x 105 cm Originally designed for the Aulanko Hotel’s lounge area in 1939, these armchairs by Märtha Blomstedt embody the functionalism and modernism for which Finnish designers became famous. The...

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Lot n° 16

Baule Goli Mask

Ivory Coast Wood, 81 cm Provenance: The Helmut Zake Collection, Heidelberg Native Auctions, Brussels, 19 March 2019, lot 68 Private collection, Brussels Under the influence of the neighboring Wan people, the goli dance was adopted into Baule culture...

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Lot n° 17

Maryan S. Maryan (Polish-American, 1927–1977)

pseudonym of Pinchas Burstein Untitled (Personnage) – 1970 Gouache on paper 51 x 36 cm Signed and dated lower right Provenance: Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris Private collection, Brussels Maryan S. Maryan started the series of works titled “Personnages”...

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Lot n° 18

Roberto Gabetti (Italian, 1925-2000) and Aimora Isola

Bul-Bo Floor Lamp - 1969 Leather, aluminum, and rubber 230 cm Linea GB Milano

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Lot n° 19

Ashanti Akuaba Doll

Ghana Wood, 32,5 cm Provenance: Galerie Olivier Castellano, Paris Private collection, Brussels

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Lot n° 20

Mossi Doll

Burkina Faso Wood, 32 cm Provenance: Philippe Ratton, Paris Private collection, Brussels

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Lot n° 21

Arne Vodder (Danish, 1926-2009)

Sideboard Teak and metal 80 x 197 x 49 cm Manufactured by Sibast Møbler, Danmark

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Lot n° 22

Important Boli Figure

Mali, Bambara Wood, organic and inorganic materials 40 x 49 cm Provenance: Jacques Kerchache Collection, Paris Anne Kerchache, Paris Anna and Antonio Casanovas, Galleria Arte y Ritual, Madrid Private Collection, Brussels Published: Martin Bethenod, Jacques...

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Lot n° 23

We Mask

Ivory Coast Wood, iron, fibers, and pigments 21 cm; 34 cm (incl. beard) Provenance: Merton Simpson Gallery, New York Carole & Howard Tanenbaum collection, Toronto Galerie Jacques Germain, Montreal Private collection, Brussels Published: Jacques Germain,...

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Lot n° 24

Fante Doll

Ghana Wood and pigment 38 cm Provenance: Michel Anstett collection, Paris Sale Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, African Art. The Private Collection of Michel Anstett Paris, 21 January 1967, lot 65 (ill. p.34) Pace Primitive, New York Paul and Ruth Tishman...

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Lot n° 25

Mumuye Figure

Nigeria Wood, 99 cm Provenance: John J. Klejman Gallery, New York American private collection Private collection, Brussels Richard Fardon opens his article Negative spaces of Mumuye figure sculpture - style and ethnicity with the following quote: “When...

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Lot n° 26

Miquel Barceló (Spanish, 1957)

Deux poids différents – 2004 Two Different Weights Bronze 49 x 40 cm Signed and numbered on the base: 2/8 With foundry mark "Clémenti Cire Perdue" on the base Provenance: Private collection, London Christie's Paris, Art d'Après-Guerre et Contemporain,...

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Lot n° 27

Nkisi N’konde Kongo

D.R. Congo Wood, textile, mirror, glass, metal, hedgehog's quills, and resin 42,5 cm Provenance: Colonial collection, Belgium Jacques de Prince, Brussels (until 1983) Jacques Hautelet (1931-2014), La Jolla, California Michael Berger, New Jersey Bill and...

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Lot n° 28

Frédéric Bruly Bouabré (Ivorian, 1923-2014)

A la croisée des chemins - 2012 Color pencil and ink on paper 10 x 15 cm (29 #) Each signed and dated on verso Provenance: Galerie Jean Brolly, Paris Private collection, Brussels Artist and poet, Frédéric Bruly Bouabré is also the inventor of the “Bete...

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Lot n° 29

Chokwe Comb

Angola Wood, 13 x 6 cm Provenance: Private collection, Brussels Native Auctions, Brussels, October 2017, lot 5 Private collection, Brussels

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Lot n° 30

Pwo Chokwe Mask

Angola - c.1900 Wood, braided, and netted raffia headdress 20 cm; 28 cm (incl. headdress) Provenance: Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels (c. 2000) Private collection, Brussels Delicately carved Mwana Pwo mask, representing a female ancestor of the Chokwe people....

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Lot n° 31

Ado Chale (Belgian, 1928)

Sphère - 1985-1990 Aluminum 31 cm Ø Provenance: Private collection, Brussels

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Lot n° 32

Poul Kjærholm (Danish, 1929 - 1980)

Student Desk - 1955 Lacquered metal and Oregon pinewood 68 x 141 x 85 cm Manufactured by cabinetmaker Rudolf Rasmussen Provenance: School of Architecture, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen Literature: Poul Kjærholm Furniture Architect, 2006,...

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Lot n° 33

Mangbetu Anthropomorphic Jar

D.R. Congo Terracotta 32,5 cm Provenance: Sœurs Dominicaines Missionnaires de Namur (c.1934) Didier Claes, Brussels Private collection, Brussels During the 19th century, Mangbetu aristocracy was at the height of its power, which was reflected in the...

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Lot n° 34

Topoke War Shield

D.R. Congo - 19th C. Wood 70 x 36 cm Provenance: Didier Claes, Brussels Private collection, Brussels

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Lot n° 35

Kuba Backrest

D.R. Congo Wood and brass tacks 56 cm Provenance: Lucas Ratton, Paris Private collection, Brussels

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Lot n° 36

Mossi Whistle

Burkina Faso Wood and fabric 24,5 cm Provenance: Galerie Lucas Ratton, Paris Private collection, Brussels

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Lot n° 37

Oromo Neckrest

Ethiopia Wood 18,5 cm Provenance: Michael Rhodes, New York Marc and Denyse Ginzberg, New York Sale Bonhams, New York, African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art, 15 May 2013, lot 197 Private collection, Brussels Published: Marc Ginzberg, African Forms, Skira...

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Lot n° 38

Tsonga/Shona Headrest

South Africa Wood 15 cm Provenance: Kurt Delbanco collection, New York, (acquired prior to 1984-1985) Leslie Sacks Collection (acquired in 2003) Native Auctions, Brussels, African Art from the Leslie Sacks Collection, 22 October 2016, lot 157 Private...

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Lot n° 39

Ngombe Seat

D.R. Congo, 19th C. Wood and brass tacks 36 x 25 x 45 cm Provenance: Jeanne Walschot, Brussels Jacques and Denise Schwob (1916-2008), Brussels By descent Christie's, Paris, Art d'Afrique, d'Océanie et d'Amérique du Nord, 23 June 2015, lot 68 Patrick Mestdagh,...

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Lot n° 40

Penu Pounder

Society Islands, Tahiti - 18th C. Basalt stone 15,2 cm Provenance: Mark Blackburn, 1990's Private collection, California Michael Hamson Oceanic Art, Palos Verdes Private collection, Brussels Made of a single piece of black basalt stone, this penu’s rich...

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Lot n° 41

Poul Kjærholm (Danish, 1929 - 1980)

PK 61 Coffee Table - 1956 Steel and Cipollino marble 31 x 86,5 x 86,5 cm First Edition E. Kold Christensen (before 1981) Stamped EKC Literature: Michael Sheridan, The Furniture of Poul Kjaerholm: Catalogue Raisonné, Gregory R. Miller & Co., New York,...

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Lot n° 42

Pende Mask

D.R. Congo Wood, fibers, fabric, and pigments 33 cm Provenance: Binoche et Giquello, Paris, 10 December 2014, lot 15 Private collection, Brussels A similar Phota (or Pota) mask from the same workshop, collected in the early 20th C., is published in...

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Lot n° 43

François Morellet (French, 1926 - 2016)

Jazz Line - 2007 Triptych Enamel on aluminum 65 x 65 cm each Edition Galerie Jean Brolly, Paris In an edition of 8 numbered copies and 4 épreuves d'artiste, this triptych bears the number 5/8 Provenance: Galerie Jean Brolly, Paris Private collection,...

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Lot n° 44

Poul Kjærholm (Danish, 1929 - 1980)

Table PK 56 - (1974) Flint-rolled marble and chrome-plated steel 64 x 140 cm First Edition Manufactured by E. Kold Christensen Literature: Michael Sheridan, The Furniture of Poul Kjaerholm: Catalogue Raisonné, Gregory R. Miller & Co., New York, 2007,...

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Lot n° 45

Sentani Lake Bowl

Sentani Lake region - c.19th C. Wood 48 cm Provenance: American army officer Woodruff Bryne (serving in New Guinea from 1943 to 44) Thence by descent Michael Hamson Oceanic Art, Palos Verdes Private collection, Brussels Shallow serving bowl with an elaborately...

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Lot n° 46

Borge Mogensen (Danish, 1914-1972)

Library Table - 1958 Oak 70 x 124 (248) x 93 cm Manufactured by P. Lauritsen, Ålestrup, Danmark Provenance: The table was originally designed for the library of the Danish Design Museum, Copenhagen Exhibited: Copenhagen Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition,...

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Lot n° 47

Toyen (Czech 1902 – 1980)

Pseudonym of Marie Čermínová Il était la proie des images - 1956 Gouache on paper 20,5 x 20,5 cm Signed lower right Provenance: Sale Calmels-Cohen, Paris, 22 June 2006, lot 165 Private collection, Brussels Published: André Breton, Le Surréalisme même,...

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Lot n° 48

Kap Kap - Breast Ornament

Santa Cruz, Solomon Islands Tridacna shell and tortoiseshell 19 cm Ø Provenance: Todd Barlin collection, Sydney Elizabeth Pryce collection, Sydney Sale Sotheby’s, Paris, Collection Elizabeth Pryce – L’art de vivre en Océanie, 10 October 2018, lot 80 Private...

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Lot n° 49

Philip Akkerman (Dutch, 1957)

Self Portrait - 1995 Oil on panel 40 x 34 cm Initialed and dated lower right Provenance: Private collection, Belgium

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Lot n° 50

Philip Akkerman (Dutch, 1957)

Self Portrait - 2003 Oil on panel 40 x 34 cm Signed and dated lower right "Phly 2003" Provenance: Private collection, Belgium

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Auction 27 May 2023 Design, tableaux anciens, tableaux modernes et art tribal - Bruxelles

Bid on the lot list Native : 27 May 2023 - <p>Exposition:</p><p>Du 20 au 26 mai, 10.00 - 18.00</p><p>Samedi 27 mai, 10.00 - 13.00</p><p>Vente:</p><p>27 mai, 16.00 </p><p>Adresse:</p><p>26/28 rue Américaine, 1060 Bruxelles, Belgique</p> Native - Bruxelles

Design, tableaux anciens, tableaux modernes et art tribal

Poul Kjærholm (Danish, 1929 - 1980)

Pair of PK22 Lounge Chairs – 1956 Steel and original leather 70 x 63 x 70 cm First edition by E. Kold Christensen (before 1981) With stamped mark EKC Literature: Michael Sheridan, The Furniture of Poul Kjaerholm: Catalogue Raisonné, Gregory R. Miller...

Dogon Dog Fetish

Mali Wood, 10 x 17 cm Provenance: Jacques Kerchache collection, Paris Private collection, Brussels Ancient altar representing a dog, an animal that played a central role in Dogon mythology. In "African Art of the Dogon: The Myths of the Cliff Dwellers"...

Ifugao Bowl

Luzon Island, Philippines Wood 30 x 30 cm Provenance: Native Auctions, Brussels Private collection, Brussels

Mingei Wooden Base

Japan Wood 12,5 x 18 x 18 cm Provenance: Patrick & Ondine Mestdagh, Brussels Private collection, Brussels

Poul Kjærholm (Danish, 1929 - 1980)

Office Table PK51 – 1957 Ash veneer wood and brushed steel 68 x 204 x 102 cm Manufactured by E. Kold Christensen Stamped EKC Literature: Frederik Sieck, Contemporary Danish Furniture Design: A short illustrated review, Nyt Nordisk Forlag, Copenhagen,...

Poul Kjærholm (Danish, 1929 - 1980)

PK 11 Armchair – 1957 Steel with nickel finish and original leather upholstery 66 x 63 x 46 cm First Edition Manufactured by E. Kold Christensen (before 1981) Stamped EKC Literature: Michael Sheridan, The Furniture of Poul Kjaerholm: Catalogue Raisonné,...

Bambara Female Figure

Mali - 19th C. Wood, beads, and shells, 53 cm Provenance: Galerie Bernard Dulon, Paris Guy Porré Collection Guilhem Montagut, Barcelona Private collection, Brussels Jo Nyeleni, important female figure that strikingly illustrates all the essential characteristics...

Ronan Barrot (French, 1973)

Crâne Skull – 2010 Oil on canvas 27 x 22 cm Signed and dated on verso: 2010/09/01 Provenance: Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris (label on verso) Private collection, Brussels Exhibited: Ronan Barrot, Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris, 8 October - 20 November...

Ronan Barrot (French, 1973)

Crâne Skull – 2010 Oil on canvas, 27 x 22 cm Signed and dated on verso: 2010/04/01 Provenance: Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris (label on verso) Private collection, Brussels Exhibited: Ronan Barrot, Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris, 8 October - 20 November...

Ronan Barrot (French, 1973)

Crâne Skull – 2010 Oil on canvas 27 x 22 cm Signed and dated on verso: 2010/12/01 Provenance: Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris (label on verso) Private collection, Brussels Exhibited: Ronan Barrot, Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris, 8 October - 20 November...

Ronan Barrot (French, 1973)

Crâne Skull – 2010 Oil on canvas 27 x 22 cm Signed and dated on verso: 2010/06/01 Provenance: Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris (label on verso) Private collection, Brussels Exhibited: Ronan Barrot, Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris, 8 October - 20 November...

Shozo Shimamoto (Japanese, 1928 -2013)

Ana Esquisse – 1962 Hole Ink and gouache on torn paper 36,4 x 51,3 cm Signed lower right Provenance: Hundermark Gallery, Cologne Private collection, Belgium Exhibited: Hundermark Gallery, Cologne, Shozo Shimamoto, Gutai Works, 24 August - 4 October 1997 Marcon,...

Tapio Wirkkala (Finnish, 1915 - 1985)

Desk Lamp Prototype - c.1959 Brass and lightbulb 79 x 45 x 10 cm Manufactured by Idman Oy With Idman mark Unique prototype by Tapio Wirkkala for the Idman Oy lighting manufactury. The counterweight structure for this desk lamp can already be found in...

Baule Figure

Mali - c. 19th C. Wood and beads, 40 cm Provenance: De Young Museum - Fine Arts Museum, San Francisco, U.S. (inv. S 3202) Private collection, New England, U.S.A. Christophe Rolley collection, Paris, France (acquired in 2005) Olivier Castellano, Paris,...

Märta Blomstedt (Finnish, 1899-1982)

Pair of Lounge chairs - (1939) 1940s Sheepskin and birch 89 x 106 x 105 cm Originally designed for the Aulanko Hotel’s lounge area in 1939, these armchairs by Märtha Blomstedt embody the functionalism and modernism for which Finnish designers became famous. The...

Baule Goli Mask

Ivory Coast Wood, 81 cm Provenance: The Helmut Zake Collection, Heidelberg Native Auctions, Brussels, 19 March 2019, lot 68 Private collection, Brussels Under the influence of the neighboring Wan people, the goli dance was adopted into Baule culture...

Maryan S. Maryan (Polish-American, 1927–1977)

pseudonym of Pinchas Burstein Untitled (Personnage) – 1970 Gouache on paper 51 x 36 cm Signed and dated lower right Provenance: Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris Private collection, Brussels Maryan S. Maryan started the series of works titled “Personnages”...

Roberto Gabetti (Italian, 1925-2000) and Aimora Isola

Bul-Bo Floor Lamp - 1969 Leather, aluminum, and rubber 230 cm Linea GB Milano

Ashanti Akuaba Doll

Ghana Wood, 32,5 cm Provenance: Galerie Olivier Castellano, Paris Private collection, Brussels

Mossi Doll

Burkina Faso Wood, 32 cm Provenance: Philippe Ratton, Paris Private collection, Brussels

Arne Vodder (Danish, 1926-2009)

Sideboard Teak and metal 80 x 197 x 49 cm Manufactured by Sibast Møbler, Danmark

Important Boli Figure

Mali, Bambara Wood, organic and inorganic materials 40 x 49 cm Provenance: Jacques Kerchache Collection, Paris Anne Kerchache, Paris Anna and Antonio Casanovas, Galleria Arte y Ritual, Madrid Private Collection, Brussels Published: Martin Bethenod, Jacques...

We Mask

Ivory Coast Wood, iron, fibers, and pigments 21 cm; 34 cm (incl. beard) Provenance: Merton Simpson Gallery, New York Carole & Howard Tanenbaum collection, Toronto Galerie Jacques Germain, Montreal Private collection, Brussels Published: Jacques Germain,...

Fante Doll

Ghana Wood and pigment 38 cm Provenance: Michel Anstett collection, Paris Sale Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, African Art. The Private Collection of Michel Anstett Paris, 21 January 1967, lot 65 (ill. p.34) Pace Primitive, New York Paul and Ruth Tishman...

Mumuye Figure

Nigeria Wood, 99 cm Provenance: John J. Klejman Gallery, New York American private collection Private collection, Brussels Richard Fardon opens his article Negative spaces of Mumuye figure sculpture - style and ethnicity with the following quote: “When...

Miquel Barceló (Spanish, 1957)

Deux poids différents – 2004 Two Different Weights Bronze 49 x 40 cm Signed and numbered on the base: 2/8 With foundry mark "Clémenti Cire Perdue" on the base Provenance: Private collection, London Christie's Paris, Art d'Après-Guerre et Contemporain,...

Nkisi N’konde Kongo

D.R. Congo Wood, textile, mirror, glass, metal, hedgehog's quills, and resin 42,5 cm Provenance: Colonial collection, Belgium Jacques de Prince, Brussels (until 1983) Jacques Hautelet (1931-2014), La Jolla, California Michael Berger, New Jersey Bill and...

Frédéric Bruly Bouabré (Ivorian, 1923-2014)

A la croisée des chemins - 2012 Color pencil and ink on paper 10 x 15 cm (29 #) Each signed and dated on verso Provenance: Galerie Jean Brolly, Paris Private collection, Brussels Artist and poet, Frédéric Bruly Bouabré is also the inventor of the “Bete...

Chokwe Comb

Angola Wood, 13 x 6 cm Provenance: Private collection, Brussels Native Auctions, Brussels, October 2017, lot 5 Private collection, Brussels

Pwo Chokwe Mask

Angola - c.1900 Wood, braided, and netted raffia headdress 20 cm; 28 cm (incl. headdress) Provenance: Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels (c. 2000) Private collection, Brussels Delicately carved Mwana Pwo mask, representing a female ancestor of the Chokwe people....

Ado Chale (Belgian, 1928)

Sphère - 1985-1990 Aluminum 31 cm Ø Provenance: Private collection, Brussels

Poul Kjærholm (Danish, 1929 - 1980)

Student Desk - 1955 Lacquered metal and Oregon pinewood 68 x 141 x 85 cm Manufactured by cabinetmaker Rudolf Rasmussen Provenance: School of Architecture, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen Literature: Poul Kjærholm Furniture Architect, 2006,...

Mangbetu Anthropomorphic Jar

D.R. Congo Terracotta 32,5 cm Provenance: Sœurs Dominicaines Missionnaires de Namur (c.1934) Didier Claes, Brussels Private collection, Brussels During the 19th century, Mangbetu aristocracy was at the height of its power, which was reflected in the...

Topoke War Shield

D.R. Congo - 19th C. Wood 70 x 36 cm Provenance: Didier Claes, Brussels Private collection, Brussels

Kuba Backrest

D.R. Congo Wood and brass tacks 56 cm Provenance: Lucas Ratton, Paris Private collection, Brussels

Mossi Whistle

Burkina Faso Wood and fabric 24,5 cm Provenance: Galerie Lucas Ratton, Paris Private collection, Brussels

Oromo Neckrest

Ethiopia Wood 18,5 cm Provenance: Michael Rhodes, New York Marc and Denyse Ginzberg, New York Sale Bonhams, New York, African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art, 15 May 2013, lot 197 Private collection, Brussels Published: Marc Ginzberg, African Forms, Skira...

Tsonga/Shona Headrest

South Africa Wood 15 cm Provenance: Kurt Delbanco collection, New York, (acquired prior to 1984-1985) Leslie Sacks Collection (acquired in 2003) Native Auctions, Brussels, African Art from the Leslie Sacks Collection, 22 October 2016, lot 157 Private...

Ngombe Seat