ART in motion 24 2 3 4 5 7 1 6 8 9 10 Top 10 Auction Results January 2016–June 2016 1) 4,730,000 dollars (4,142,945 euros) Ancestor fi gure, uli New Ireland Lot 8, Sotheby’s, New York, 7 May 2016 (African, Oceanic, and Pre-Columbian Art) Est. 4,000,000–6,000,000 dollars (3,503,547–5,255,321 euros) 2) 3,675,000 euros (4,140,365 dollars) Lega ivory mask Democratic Republic of the Congo Lot 41, Sotheby’s, Paris, 22 June 2016 (Arts d’Afrique et d’Océanie) Est. 1,000,000–1,500,000 euros (1,126,630–1,689,945 dollars) 3) 3,250,000 dollars (2,846,632 euros) Kongo-Yombe maternity fi gure by the Master of Kasadi Democratic Republic of the Congo Lot 5, Sotheby’s, New York, 7 May 2016 (Malcolm, Volume One) Est. 2,000,000–3,000,000 dollars (1,751,774–2,627,661 euros) 4) 2,405,000 dollars (2,177,770 euros) Baule female fi gure attributed to the Rockefeller Master Côte d’Ivoire Lot 605, Christie’s, New York, 12 May 2016 (Evolution of Form: African & Oceanic Art at the Genesis of Modernism) Est. 2,000,000–3,000,000 dollars (1,811,035–2,716,553 euros) 5) 2,275,000 euros (2,563,083 dollars) Chokwe female fi gure Angola Lot 9, Sotheby’s, Paris, 22 June 2016 (Malcolm Volume Two) Est. 1,500,000–2,000,000 euros (1,689,945–2,253,260 dollars) 6) 1,210,000 dollars (1,059,823 euros) Mbole male ancestor fi gure Democratic Republic of the Congo Lot 7, Sotheby’s, New York, 7 May 2016 (Malcolm Volume One) Est. 1,200,000–1,800,000 dollars (1,051,064–1,576,596 euros) 7) 1,083,000 euros (1,220,140 dollars) Rurutu chief’s stool Austral Islands, Polynesia Lot 25, Sotheby’s, Paris, 22 June 2016 (Arts d’Afrique et d’Océanie) Est. 500,000–700,000 euros (563,315–788,641 dollars) 8) 1,023,000 euros (1,152,542 dollars) Senufo ancestor fi gure Côte d’Ivoire Lot 6, Sotheby’s, Paris, 22 June 2016 (Malcolm Volume Two) Est. 600,000–900,000 euros (675,978–1,013,967 dollars) 9) 965,000 dollars (873,825 euros) Ntumu Fang male reliquary guardian fi gure Gabon Lot 609, Christie’s, New York, 12 May 2016 (Evolution of Form: African & Oceanic Art at the Genesis of Modernism) Est. 600,000–900,000 dollars (543,311–814,966 euros) 10) 790,000 dollars (691,951 euros) Djenne terracotta male and female couple Mali Lot 10, Sotheby’s, New York, 7 May 2016 (Malcolm Volume One) Est. 300,000–500,000 dollars (262,766–437,943 euros) Sales results are listed in the currency of the sale. Conversions are calculated using the exchange rate on the date of sale.
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