Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Property from a Private Collection, New York
Mask, Coastal Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Lot Closed
November 22, 08:27 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Private Collection, New York
Mask, Coastal Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
A strip of typewritten paper to the reverse: “Höltger-Sammlg. Freiburg (Neu Guineasachen Dr. Steiner)”. A number inscribed in white ink on the reverse: 3888
Height: 19 3/4 in (50.2 cm)
Georg Höltker, Fribourg, presumably collected in situ between 1936-1939
Dr Steiner, Lucerne
Edmund Müller (1898-1976), Beromünster (acc. no. 3388), acquired from the above
Stiftung [Foundation] Edmund Müller, Haus zum Dolder, Beromünster, established by the above on October 29, 1969
Sotheby’s, New York, Property from the Collection of the Foundation Dr. Edmund Müller, Beromünster, November 22, 1998, lot 12
American Trade, acquired at the above auction
Sotheby's, New York, November 16, 2001, lot 193, consigned by the above
Private Collection, New York, acquired at the above auction
Dr Steiner, Lucerne
Edmund Müller (1898-1976), Beromünster (acc. no. 3388), acquired from the above
Stiftung [Foundation] Edmund Müller, Haus zum Dolder, Beromünster, established by the above on October 29, 1969
Sotheby’s, New York, Property from the Collection of the Foundation Dr. Edmund Müller, Beromünster, November 22, 1998, lot 12
American Trade, acquired at the above auction
Sotheby's, New York, November 16, 2001, lot 193, consigned by the above
Private Collection, New York, acquired at the above auction