Antique Helper
Partner of African-Arts.info
 Antique
Helper announces an important sale of African, Oceanic and Native American
Tribal Art, October 23, 2010
Dear $email,
(Indianapolis, Indiana) Dan Ripley’s Antique
Helper will present an important auction of African, Pre-Columbian,
Oceanic and Native American art and artifacts on Saturday, October 23rd.2010.
Gathered from several distinguished collections, including an important New York
collection, many selections from this auction are the subject of scholarly
works. Many have been exhibited, many are listed in the Yale archive of
traditional African art.
Recognizing the importance of this sale, Antique Helper has enlisted the
services of Scott Rodolitz, A 25-year veteran in the fields of African and
Oceanic art. Rodolitz has managed galleries and worked as curator for a number
of public and private collections. He worked at the Russian Academy of
Scientists and is one of only a handful of Americans to become a member of the
St. Petersburg Union of Scientists. Mr. Rodolitz has worked as World Wide
Director of African and Oceanic Art at Bonham’s
New York. Among his writing credits, Rodolitz co-authored Remnants
of Ritual: Selections from The Gelbard Collection of African Art, along
with Ethnographic expert Arthur P. Bourgeois.
A number of the fine African pieces in this auction were featured in this
book, including the fantastic copper covered Lwalwa
mask.
According to Rodolitz, the October 23 auction offers a rare
chance for enthusiasts at all levels to augment their collections. This presents
a unique buying opportunity for beginning collectors. They will be able to bid
on items in comfort, knowing that the objects of interest were truly created for
traditional purposes, and are not merely copies crafted for the tourist trade.
“There’s something for everyone in this sale, at every price point,” says
Rodolitz. “A particular focus was to make sure that all levels of collecting
will be represented in this sale. Anyone can come and find objects that are
traditional and within their price range.” Prices will range from the low
hundreds to thousands.
While the sale will offer a wide survey of cultures from Sub-Saharan Africa,
from Mali to South Africa, there will be a strong emphasis on material from
Central Africa. This region, according to Rodolitz, offers the greatest cultural
and is most popular among collectors of Ethnographic art. “You are not really
talking about a single art form or a few art forms,” he says. “… You are
dealing with hundreds of different peoples who all have different styles of art
work…. There’s an endless range of styles.”
Reasonably estimated items such as Dogon and Kuba masks, as well as a large
number of Zairian sculptures, all from provenanced collections, will be quite
the attraction for new collectors. Additionally, there are shields from New
Guinea and other objects collected from the vast area from Indonesia to Papua
New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. A number of pieces were collected during the
early Harvard medical expeditions of the 1950’s and 1960’s.
Other items of note from the Oceanic region include a
representational canoe house support from the Solomon Islands, a large
ceremonial ancestral facemask from New Guinea and a Wood Lark Island canoe prow.
Among the Tribal Art offerings will be weapons, objects of material culture,
ritual masks, and carvings.
 Of
special note is an important Yoruba
offering bowl, almost certainly carved by an artist named Agabonbiafe. This
bowl boasts an exceptional provenance, having been exhibited in a number of
museums. According to Rodolitz, “This bowl is one of the few examples where we
know who the carver was. Agabonbiafe was a known and famous carver among the
Yoruba, and his work is in museums and other important collections world-wide..”
Another item of special interest is a Fine
old Lega face mask from the Gelbard Collection.
A wonderful, small Fang
reliquary guardian figure that sold in a French gallery circa WW II
still boasts the original labels on the base.
A fine Baule
mask, an exceptional Dan
feast spoon and a A
Kota reliquary guardian figure 'Mbulu Ngulu', sold at Sotheby’s.
Not to be missed is an extremely important Bakongo
helmet mask, which appeared in Raoul Lehuard’s 1989 volume, “ART
BAKONGO: Les Centres De Style, Vol. III, Les Masques”--the definitive
study on Bakango masks. A handful of Zairian objects, formerly in the collection
of a United States diplomat, and a Dan mask given by a missionary in the early
20th Century reflect the diversity of the backgrounds of early collectors.
Native American and Pre-Columbian art and artifacts include pottery, beadwork
and baskets, as well as Peruvian textiles. A totem pole, ca. early 20th Century
from the Pacific Northwest would be an impressive addition to any collection.
The Antique Helper auction will take place at 10 AM, Eastern Standard Time,
on October 23. There will be a preview and reception on Friday, October 22, from
4-8 PM.
For more information, or for estimates for individual items, please view the
auction catalog, which will be available at www.antiquehelper.com
, or call (317) 251-5635.
Official website Antique
Helper
Time: 10:00 am
Location: 2764 East 55th Place, Indianapolis, IN 46220
More Info: 317-251-5635
Full online catalog will be published October
15th
Gallery preview Friday October 22nd
Hope you enjoyed this edition of the African-Arts.info
newsletter. To stay informed about little known auctions and receive
insiders images of exhibitions and fairs and receive special members tips take a
trial in the African Art
Club and become a better collector ....
| |
Recent
postings:
Nok
Statue Crushed. A $300G oopsie!
Bad Review - April 2012
L Africa Di Attilio
Pecile & Peter Savorgnan de Brazza
masques Gelede Les mille et
un symboles des masques
Tribal Art Society , an
online website that replicates the fine tribal art gallery experience.
African art fakes and
expertise
Hand
Held-Personal Arts from Africa
Books
I like :
Making of History
african art
 Invention
and Tradition
Herbert M. Cole. released on May 25, 2012.
Surfaces:
Color, Substances, and Ritual App...
african_faces
Africa
Tom Phillips, Roya..
 A
Personal Journey: Central African Art from the
Lawrence Gussman Collection
more african art books
visit my amazon store
In
this section :
Home
Up
Bonhams New York
Fraysse-valluet
Sotheby's Paris
sothebys new york
Koller-Walu
christies paris
Guennol Lioness
auction alert june 08
Ebay Auction tips
African tribe has spoken
Glerum auctions
Midhudson auction
piasa paris
Gross Foundation free pdf
sotheby's results
origine expert
AUCTION- SERGE REYNES - CONAN
zemanek
Antique Helper
Benin Ivory auction cancelled
Dorotheum-auctions
Conan-Lyon-Rive-Gauche
fischer auktionen
DesbenoitFierfort
Sothebys-Paris
 Mail
David Norden
Sint-katelijnevest 27
ANTWERPEN-Belgium
Tel +32 3 227 35 40
David
Norden
Share
David
Norden African Arts profile on facebook | African
Arts on twitter
a few african
art advertisers:
tribal art
gallery | Amyas Naegele | Bedaux
Brussels | Zemanek
| african art dealers
| origine
expert, etc....
discussion
groups :
African
Art on facebook
African
Art |Art
Africain
Sites
Roll :
African Art
Visit our online gallery
African
Art Books David Norden's selection
African
Art Club, be an insider, pro African Art collectors and dealers access
!
Buy
African Antiques Genuine fine African Antiques from known
collections.
African
art blog
excellent
diamonds | diamonds news |
Do you love ? A new start in life
African
Antiques e-Newsletter
I never thought I would receive so much information's about the African art
world !
Home
Up
|
David
Norden African Arts Info
presents :
