BUR-203589
Auction on Nov 14, 2026
Lot 49, Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg — Nov 14, 2026
Estimate: EUR 3,500–5,000
An Edo Kola Nut Container
Nigeria
Provenance
- Jay C. Leff, Uniontown
- Merton D. Simpson, New York
- Walter and Molly Bareiss, Munich / New York
- Arno Henseler, Munich
- Nov 14, 2026, Zemanek-Münster — Auction 107 - Africa, Asia, Oceania, Pre-Columbia and Antiquities
Sales Results
Lot 49, Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg — Nov 14, 2026
Auction 107 - Africa, Asia, Oceania, Pre-Columbia and Antiquities
Estimate: EUR 3,500–5,000
Publications
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Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., New York, USA, 22 April 1967, lot 72
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Sotheby’s, London, United Kingdom, 8 July 1974, lot 93
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Roy, Christopher D., Kilengi, Afrikanische Kunst aus der Sammlung Bareiss, München 1997, p. 198; Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, Munich 2009, p. 486
Exhibitions
- Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Exotic Art from Ancient and Primitive Civilizations, Collection of Jay C.Leff, Carnegie Institute, 15 October 1959 - 3 January 1960; "Kilengi. African Art from the Bareiss Family Collection", 1997-2000: Hannover, Germany, Kestner Gesellschaft, 30 August 1997 - 19 October 1997; Vienna, Austria, MAK - Österreichisches Museum für angewandte Kunst, 12 November 1997 - 18 January 1998; Munich, Germany, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, 8 April 1998 - 5 July 1998; Iowa City, USA, The University of Iowa Museum of Art, 27 March 1999 - 23 May 1999; Purchase, NY, USA, Neuberger Museum of Art, State University of New York, 26 September 1999 - 10 January 2000