2 3 5 1 9 7 4 6 8 10 AUCTION news Top 10 Auction Results July 2014–December 2014 1) 12,037,000 dollars (9,694,358 euros) Senufo female figure, deble Côte d’Ivoire Lot 48, Sotheby’s, New York, 11 November 2014 In Pursuit of Beauty: The Myron Kunin Collection of African Art. EOR 2) 3,569,500 euros (4,423,396 dollars) Mask, muminia Lega, Democratic Republic of the Congo Lot 7, Sotheby’s, Paris, 10 December 2014 Affinités Electives: Alexis Bonew et les Arts du Congo Est. 200,000–300,000 euros 3) 4,085,000 dollars (3,289,977 euros) Ngbaka male ancestor figure Democratic Republic of the Congo Lot 119, Sotheby’s, New York, 11 November 2014 In Pursuit of Beauty: The Myron Kunin Collection of African Art. Est. 1,200,000–1,800,000 dollars 4) 3,637,000 dollars (2,929,167 euros) Fang-Betsi reliquary head Gabon Lot 82 Sotheby’s, New York, 11 November 2014 In Pursuit of Beauty: The Myron Kunin Collection of African Art Est. 600,000–900,000 euros 5) 3,525,000 dollars (2,838,964 euros) Kongo-Yombe maternity group, phemba Democratic Republic of the Congo Lot 95, Sotheby’s, New York, 11 November 2014 In Pursuit of Beauty: The Myron Kunin Collection of African Art Est. 1,500,000–2,000,000 dollars 6) 2,573,000 dollars (2,072,243 euros) Songye Janus-headed community power figure Democratic Republic of the Congo Lot 141, Sotheby’s, New York, 11 November 2014 In Pursuit of Beauty: The Myron Kunin Collection of African Art Est. 1,000,000–1,500,000 dollars 7) 1,889,500 euros (2,341,506 dollars) Rapa, Easter Island Lot 38, Sotheby’s, Paris, 10 December 2014 Arts d’Afrique et d’Océanie Est. 300,000–400,000 euros 8) 1,609,500 euros (2,082,194 dollars) Ancestor figure, uli Mandak region, central New Ireland Lot 32, Sotheby’s, Paris, 16 September 2014 Trésors: Collection Frum Est. 700,000–1,000,000 euros 9) 1,553,500 euros (1,925,128 dollars) Standing figure, nkonde Kongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo Lot 22, Sotheby’s, Paris, 10 December 2014 Affinités Electives: Alexis Bonew et les Arts du Congo Est. 600,000–800,000 euros 10) 1,441,500 euros (1,864,854 dollars) Maori figure, pou whakairo New Zealand Lot 10, Sotheby’s, Paris, 16 September 2014 Trésors: Collection Frum Est. 1,500,000–2,000,000 euros Sale results are listed in the currency of the sale. Conversions are calculated using the exchange rate on the date of sale. 24
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