Primitive and contemporary art...
Wednesday 9 July 2025 at 13:30
9 rue de Provence, 75009 Paris
173 lots
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51 - Grebo mask - Ivory Coast 74 cm
Estimate €250 - €300 -
52 - Jukun mask - Nigeria 85 cm
Estimate €300 - €400 -
53 - Dogon mask - Mali 118 cm
Estimate €300 - €400 -
54 - Bamiléké costume - Cameroon 67 cm
Estimate €100 - €200 -
55 - Bamiléké costume - Cameroon 60 cm
Estimate €100 - €200 -
56 - Tiwara Crest - Mali 25 cm
Estimate €250 - €300 -
57 - Baule statue - Ivory Coast 42 cm
Estimate €250 - €300 -
58 - Baule statue - Ivory Coast 47 cm
Estimate €450 - €500 -
59 - Elephant mask - Cameroon 165 cm
Estimate €150 - €200 -
60 - Toguna post - Mali 156 cm
Estimate €800 - €1,000 -
61 - Pair Of Ewe Venavi Statuettes - Togo Ewe Venavi twins of a man and a woman, carved wood with light brown patina and black hair. Both figures are wearing glass bead necklaces. REGION: Togo MATERIAL: Wood PERIOD: 20th century DIMENSION: man: 20cm x 7cm; woman: 19cm x 7cm
Estimate €300 - €400 -
62 - Cult head - Gabon Cult head in the style of Fang productions from Gabon. Wood, old patina and localized weathering. REGION: Gabon, Africa MATERIAL: Wood TIME: 20th century DIMENSION: 38.5 x 10 x 13 cm
Estimate €200 - €300 -
63 - Statue Songye Nkisi - DRC Songye Nkisi statuette, characterized by its sagittal crest, square chin and hands clasped on the belly. REGION: DRC MATERIAL: Wood PERIOD: 20th century DIMENSION: 29 x 6 cm
Estimate €150 - €250 -
64 - Fecundity doll - Fanti, Ghana Fecundity doll depicting a female figure with refined features, without arms and standing on two strong legs, the head in the shape of an axe blade. Multi-colored beaded belt and necklace. Wood with shaded patina REGION: Fanti, Ghana MATERIAL: Wood TIME: 20th century DIMENSION: 34 x 6 cm
Estimate €80 - €150 -
65 - Ashanti / Fanti statue - Ghana REGION : Ghana MATERIAL : Wood TIME : 20th century DIMENSION :37 x 13 cm
Estimate €200 - €300 -
66 - Tiv statue - Nigeria REGION : Nigeria MATERIAL : Wood TIME : 20th century DIMENSION :40 x 4,5 cm
Estimate €400 - €500 -
67 - Dogon statue - Mali REGION : Mali MATERIAL : Wood TIME : 20th century DIMENSION :41,5 x 9 cm
Estimate €150 - €250 -
68 - Luba votive statue - DRC REGION : DRC MATERIAL : Wood TIME: 20th century DIMENSION : 24 x 9,5 cm
Estimate €120 - €200 -
69 - Mumuye statue - Nigeria Cult iron featuring an anthropomorphic effigy characteristic of the style, the threadlike body in motion, the face detailed with sober notches framed by pendants/ears, and surmounted by a sagittal crest. REGION: Nigeria MATERIAL: Wrought iron TIME: 20th century DIMENSION: 58 x 13 cm
Estimate €200 - €250 -
70 - Yoruba ceremonial stick - Nigeria REGION : Nigeria MATERIAL : Wrought iron LENGTH : 148 cm
Estimate €300 - €400 -
71 - Glaive Poto Poto - RDC So-called "sorcerer's" sword, with incised and openworked wrought-iron blade, triangular-section wooden guard and "club"-shaped handle covered with animal skin containing fetish materials. REGION: DRC MATERIAL : Wrought iron, animal skin LENGTH : 58 cm
Estimate €100 - €150 -
72 - Fang knife - Gabon An antique knife characterized by its incision work in the metal. Carved wooden handle accented with coiled brass wire. The center-ribbed blade is adorned with two points on the hilt. REGION: Gabon MATERIAL: Wrought iron, brass wire LENGTH: 47 cm
Estimate €300 - €350 -
73 - Berber sword - Morocco Saber with slightly curved blade, carved wooden handle. No scabbard. REGION : Southwest Morocco MATERIAL : Wrought iron DIMENSION : 84 cm
Estimate €250 - €300 -
74 - Fang knife - Gabon Characteristic knife with metal incisions. Carved and ringed wooden handle with dark brown patina. The blade is adorned with two points at the hilt. The wooden scabbard is covered with reptile skin. REGION : Gabon MATERIAL : Wrought iron, wood LENGTH : 59 cm
Estimate €350 - €300 -
75 - Parading sword - RDC Parading sword with leaf-shaped grooved blade, wooden handle covered with wire and brass braid. 71 cm
Estimate €100 - €150 -
76 - Short sword with its scabbard Nzombo - Lobala, DRC A beautiful leaf-shaped blade with a wooden handle. The scabbard, covered with a sewn-on skin at the back, is interesting for its size and the wooden core is held in place by copper and brass bands. Scabbard: 37 cm Sword: 44 cm
Result €250Estimate €250 - €300 -
77 - 2 Couteaux - Soudan 2 Small knives with ribbed brass blade and decorative geometric incisions, the handle covered with leather braiding and finished with a flat brass pommel echoing the motifs on the blade. Soudan. H : 39 cm ; 41 cm
Estimate €100 - €150 -
78 - Mangbetu sword - Congo DRC 37 cm
Estimate €80 - €100 -
79 - Adzes - Zaïre 66 cm
Estimate €80 - €100 -
80 - Primitive coinage Wanshipta stick Black iron in the shape of a crozier, at the top of which are planted fifteen spikes. Kirdi Ga Anda, Cameroon. 69 x 28 cm
Estimate €80 - €100 -
81 - 2 Margi coin knives - Nigeria 86 cm
Estimate €80 - €100 -
82 - Idoma coin; spearhead 77 cm (Idoma coin); 76 cm (spearhead)
Estimate €50 - €70 -
83 - Chamba coin - Nigeria Chamba coins called "gond", used for offerings, wedding dowries, etc. During ceremonies, their owners waved them to conclude a sale. Without base, L: 45 cm
Estimate €150 - €200 -
84 - Heaume Mende mask - Sierra Leone 40 cm
Estimate €100 - €150 -
85 - Lega mask - Congo DRC 24 cm
Result €100Estimate €100 - €150 -
86 - Lega hut figure - Congo DRC 15 cm
Estimate €100 - €150 -
87 - Dan mask - Ivory Coast 21 cm
Estimate €100 - €150 -
88 - Wooden Mangbetu statue - Congo DRC 65 cm
Result €135Estimate €100 - €150 -
89 - Kuba cup - Congo RDC 14 cm
Estimate €20 - €50 -
90 - Dan wakemia spoon - Ivory Coast Dan spoon decorated with a face on the handle. Brown patina wood H. 51 cm
Estimate €80 - €120 -
91 - Baule (?) music hammer - Ivory Coast 32 cm
Estimate €80 - €120 -
92 - Isicholo headdress - Zulu - South Africa Among the Zulu, married women wore large headdresses called isicholo (plural izicholo) to signify their marital status. Like beaded ornaments, these headdresses served as social markers, revealing the wearer's identity and position. Like beaded ornaments, these headdresses served as social markers, revealing the identity and position of the wearer. These headdresses, often round and conical in shape, are traditionally made from a mixture of human hair and
Result €100Estimate €100 - €200 -
93 - Akha headdress - Thailand REGION: Thailand MATERIAL: Plastic beads, cowries, seeds, synthetic beads, metal beads, cotton fabric, silver-plated metal TIME: 20th century DIMENSION: 56 x 20 x 18 cm
Estimate €150 - €200 -
94 - Turkmen bridal headdress. Fabric, metal, carnelian, glass bead. Turkmenistan, first half of the 20th century. 80x20cm.
Estimate €800 - €1,200 -
95 - Ulo Akha tribal headdress - Thailand From the Ulo Akha sub-group of Chiang Rai, this traditional headdress is an emblematic work of art, combining bamboo, beads, pompons, seeds and other natural elements. Its bamboo frame serves as a base for meticulous decoration, rich in cultural symbols. H: 25 cm
Estimate €180 - €200 -
96 - Mask - Himalaya REGION : Himalaya MATERIAL : Wood TIME : 20th century DIMENSION : 21,5 x 17 cm
Estimate €250 - €350 -
97 - Mask - Indonesia (?) Wood. 22cm
Estimate €80 - €120 -
98 - Rice spoon - Indonesia REGION : Indonesia MATERIAL : Wood TIME : 20th century DIMENSION : 43 cm
Estimate €100 - €150 -
99 - Sacrificial cleaver - India Sacrificial cleaver with curved metal blade incised with a linear and geometric design, the turned and engraved wooden handle ending in a bulge. South India, Malabar Coast. L : 53 cm
Result €200Estimate €200 - €300 -
100 - Couperet de festivités soennelles - Persia Couperet de festivités soennelles, Perse. Blade with concave cutting edge and straight tip, handle with disc heel. Entirely decorated in etching, the blade features geometric motifs and a building with two stars and three stylized palm trees. 36 x 13 cm
Estimate €100 - €150
About the sale
No public viewing or telephone orders
Pick-up at our offices, 9 Rue de Provence, 75009 Paris : by appointment from 09:30 on Tuesday July 15
- Monday to Friday, 09:30 to 12:30 and 14:00 to 17:30
- Possibility of appointing a relative as your proxy: notify us by e-mail or give him or her power of attorney, and the person will then present him or herself with a form of identification.
Shipment within the European Union :
- Shipment via DHL, estimate on request
- Professional transport, list available on request
Shipping outside the European Union :
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Terms of sale
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Frais de vente
· Frais acheteur : 26.2 % TTC en sus de l’adjudication
· Frais Live : 3.6 % TTC en sus de l’adjudication
Conditions de règlement / / Payment
· Espèces jusqu’à 1000€ pour les ressortissants français
· Carte bleue SAUF AMEX
· Virement bancaire