2009 Auctions

[Pierre Tavlitzki]

AUCTION HOUSES referred below :

Bonhams Site Press
Enchères Rive Gauche Drouot Presse
Rieunier Site Drouot-Presse
Sotheby's Site Press

NEXT SALES

Bonhams and Butterfields, San Francisco, December 14
an early Mohawk shirt (est 200 K$)
Release November 24

Sotheby's, Paris, December 3
a Bamana mask (lot 58, est 300 K€)
Discussion
Sale PF9018, Release November 19

Enchères Rive Gauche, Paris, December 2
a Bumba reliquary (lot 51, est 150 K€)
Release viewed October 17

PAST SALES

Rieunier, Paris, July 1
a Uli figure of New Ireland (lot 120, est 250 K€) (UNSOLD)
Release viewed June 13

Sotheby's, Paris, June 17
a Urhobo (Nigeria) female statue (Sale PF9025, lot 19, est 300 K€) (UNSOLD)
a Bamileke queen figure with child (Sale PF9025, lot 26, 500 K€) (UNSOLD)
a Kwele sculpture (Sale PF9009, lot 87, est 450 K€) (SOLD 970 K€ incl)
Discussion
Release May 27

Bonhams and Butterfields, San Francisco, June 1
a Native American dagger (lot 2196, est 400 K$) (SOLD 400 K$ excl, 480 K$ incl)
Discussion
Sale 17103, Release viewed May 24

Sotheby's, New York, May 20
an American Indian woven basket (lot 189, est 175 K$) (UNSOLD)
Discussion
Sale N08554, Releases March 27 and April 21

Sotheby's New York, May 15
a Senufo Kneeling Female Figure (lot 25, est 250 K$) (SOLD 760 K$ incl)
a Ngbaka Male Ancestor Figure (lot 67, est 400 K$) (SOLD 1.25 M$ incl)
a Soninke Hermaphrodite Figure from Mali, possibly 12th to 15th Century (lot 9, est 400 K$) (SOLD 530 K$ incl)
Discussion
Sale N08549, Release February 9
a New Guinean statue of the god of thunder (lot 146, est in excess of 1 M$) (SOLD 1.2 M$ incl)
Discussion
Sale N08552, Release April 21