Kota Reliquary Figure Gabon, Africa Wood, copper, brass 53 x 25 x 10 cm Provenance J. LaPorte, Bordeaux University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Acquired from the above in 1929 Mr. Carroll S. Tyson, JR (1878-1956), Philadelphia, acquired from the above Mrs. Carroll S. Tyson, Philadelphia, by descent from her husband Helen […]
Harnessed Black Horse
Harnessed Black Horse Alison Rossiter (American, b. 1953) From the series Light Horses Géricault, Harnessed Black Horse (2), 2003 Light Drawing on Ilford MGIV Paper 20” x 24” (51 x 61 cm) Framed: Approximately 23 1/2” x 27 1/2” (59.5 x 70 cm) Signed, Titled and Dated Verso in Pencil Unique AR.20571 Price on Request […]
Janiform Baton
Janiform Baton DAN IVORY COAST Height 28 cm Provenance Anonymous seller, 1979 William W. Brill (1918-2003), New York City, NY, USA Nicole and John Dintenfass, New York, USA Publications Geo roy-Schneiter (Bérénice), Nicole & John Dintenfass, preface by Heinrich Schweizer, “Intimate Conversations. African Miniatures / Conversations intimes. Miniatures africaines”, Milan: 5 Continents, 2017:149 Auctions Loudmer-Poulain, Paris, […]
Kongo Astronauts
Kongo Astronauts Waiting for the sun. A double bind (1),2023 Series: ReVeLeVer Pigment print on Hanemuelle Cotton Rag Baryta paper 15′ x 10″ Edition 1/10 of 10 +3 AP Price on Request contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)
Songye Nkisi Figure
Songye Nkisi DRC Height 31 cm wood, pigments, beads, fibers, metal Metal brass tacks Provenance Ladislas Segy (1904-1988)/Segy Gallery, New York, USA, 1967 to Rudolph de Harak (1924-2002), Maine, USA Yann Ferrandin Exhibitions Maastricht, The Netherlands: “TEFAF, The European Fine Art Fair”, MECC-Maastrichts Expositie & Congres Centrum, 26-30 June 2022 (Lucas Ratton) Price on Request […]
Chasse- Mouches,Dondo/Bwende
Chasse-Mouches, Dondo/Bwende DRC 19th Century Height 27.5 cm: 10 5/8 in wood Provenance Swedish Missionary family Private Collection Price on Request contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)
A finely carved ‘Boni’ Neckrest
A finely carved ‘Boni’ Neckrest SOMALIA 19th Century Height 7 1/2 in Superb dark colour and patination through extended use wood Provenance Susan Montiel-Colmenares, London, circa 1970 Ex Private collection Price on Request contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)
Fan Mangbetu Knife
Fan Mangbetu Knife DRC namambele Height 11 3/4in (30cm) wood, metal Provenance Galerie Bernard Dulon, Paris Private Princely Collection Finely carved, the woman faces forward wearing a fan-shaped coi ure, identifying it as the head of a woman and of the ruling-class; fine, honey-brown patina; the sheath now missing. Price on Request contact us for more […]
Buddha
Buddha Ayuthaya, Thailand approx 17thC Height 6″H. 4 1/2″W Provenance Ex Morton Dimondstein Purchased in the 1940’s NYC Price on Request contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)
Liz Nielsen
Liz Nielsen (American, b. 1975) Height 79.5 cm Brave Stone Stack, 2019 Analog Chromogenic Photogram on Fuji ex Approximately 31 ¾” x 21 ¾” (80.5 x 55 cm ) Framed: 35 13/16” x 25 12/16” (91x 65.5 cm) Unique LN. 22240 Price on Request contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to […]
Tsonga Staff
Tsonga Staff SOUTH AFRICA Height 79.5 cm wood, cloth Provenance Purchased in Brussels in the 1960s Sotheby’s, New York, 29-30 April 1983, lot 67 Seymour Lazar, Palm Springs Publications Cf. Nettleton, A. et al., Art and Ambiguity: Perspectives on the Brenthurst Collection of Southern African Art, Johannesburg, 1991, p.30, pl.21 Price on Request contact us […]
Abelam lime spatula
Abelam lime spatula Oceania – Papua New Guinea Spatula 19th Century Height 39 in Cassowary Feathers, wood with faces and bird carvings Provenance Bobbi Enwhistle Tambaran Gallery Price on Request contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)
Durga Bronze
Durga Bronze Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon Mahishursura Mardinini 13th-14th Century Height 6″ Provenance #19 Niblo Collection #19 Jsen Collection Legal Custum’s entrance into United States June 1962 Price on Request contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)
Mangbetu Knife Handle and Sheath
Mangbetu Knife Handle and Sheath DRC Heights 11in (29.2cm) wood, pokerwork, metal, hide, vegetable fiber Provenance Galerie Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels Private Princely Collection Price on Request contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)
Yoruba Gelede Mask
Yoruba Gelede Mask Nigeria Late 19th-Early 20th Century wood, Pigment Provenance Tambaran Gallery (It was wrapped in newspaper from 1928 purchased from missionary family) Price on Request contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)
Latent
Alison Rossiter (American, b. 1953) Canadian Kodak Azo, expired March 1942, processed 2017 (#3) Two Gelatin Silver Prints 10″x8″ (25.5x 20.5 cm) each element Framed: 13 1/4″ x 19 3/8″ (33.5 x 49 cm) Signed, Tittle and Dated Verso in Pencil AR. 17298 Price on Request contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions […]
Yoruba Galede Mask
Yoruba Galede Mask Nigeria Height 8″ 12″ L Provenance Ex Merton Simpson Ex Eric Robertson Yoruba Gelede masks are worn by male dancers in festivals honoring the powerful spiritual and physical influence of women, particularly elder women and ancestors, known as “our mothers” or awọn iwa ya. These performances use dance and elaborate masks to […]
Gilt Bronze Figure of Ushnishavijaya
Gilt Bronze Figure of Ushnishavijaya Sino-Tibet Buddhist 18th Century Height 4 1/2″ metal, Mercuric Gild. Gilt Bronze Provenance Himilayan Art Archive Item no. 24283 Ex Christies “It has been suggested, though not proven, that this object may be connected to the renowned Zanabazar school of Buddhist sculpture in Mongolia, named after Undur Gegeen Zanabazar (1635–1723); […]
Teke figure
Teke Figure REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Height (19.5 cm) wood, cloth, fiber, magic material, metal Provenance Private collection, Brittany, France Acquired at the 2013 auction sale by Didier Claes, Brussels, Belgium, seller 2014 Nina & Henrikus Simonis Collection, Düsseldorf, Germany Exhibitions Brussels, Belgium: BRAFA 2014, Tour & Taxis, 25 January-2 February 2014 (Claes Gallery) Publications […]
Rejuvenation
Joseph Ntensibe (Ugandan, born 1953) Rejuvenation Series-moment in the branches Signed (Ntensibe ’22) Price on Request contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)
Fante Female Shrine Figure
Fante Female Shrine Figure Akan Culture Ghana Height 39 1/4in (99.7cm) wood, natural pigments, fiber, glass beads Provenance Herbert and Nancy Baker Collection, Los Angeles/Chicago Thence by descent James Willis Gallery, San Francisco James Stephenson African Art, New York Jerry Solomon Collection, Los Angeles Publications Cf. Robbins, Warren and Nancy Nooter, African Art in American […]
Nyamwezi – Iramba Couple
Nyamwezi – Iramba Couple Tanzania 19th Century Height 69.5 cm – 71 cm Provenance Pierre Dartevelle Helene Leloup Helene Leloup describes in the commentary from her archives, as “an ancient pair of male and female statues, their sexes clearly signified, their faces scarified, their eyes indicated by inlaid beads. These two highly expressive sculptures are […]
Baule Figure
Baule Figure Ivory Coast 19th Century Height 20 in Provenance Private Collection Price on Request contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)
Teke Figure
Teke Figure DRC Height 28cm Provenance Peter Loebarth Peter Liese, Dusseldorf Price on Request contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)