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AUCTION news
Top 10 Auction Results
January 2018–June 2018
1) 2,913,750 euros (3,590,066 dollars)*
Tabwa mask, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lot 91, Christie’s, Paris, 10 April 2018 (Arts d’Afrique, d’Océanie et
d’Amérique)
Est. 2,600,000–3,500,000 euros
2) 3,495,000 dollars (2,922,094 euros)*
Fang-Mvaï ancestor statue by the Master of Ntem,
Ntem Valley, Gabon
Lot 16, Sotheby’s, New York, 14 May 2018 (The Shape of Beauty: Sculpture
from the collection of Howard and Saretta Barnet)
Est. 3,000,000–5,000,000 dollars
3) 2,632,500 euros (3,243,534 dollars)
Fang reliquary fi gure, eyema byeri, Gabon
Lot 53, Christie’s, Paris, 10 April 2018 (Arts d’Afrique, d’Océanie et
d’Amérique)
Est. 1,500,000–2,500,000 euros
4) 2,578,350 euros (3,037,528 dollars)
Fang head, Gabon
Lot 33, Sotheby’s, Paris, 13 June 2018 (Arts d’Afrique et d’Océanie)
Est. 1,000,000–1,500,000 euros
5) 1,927,500 euros (2,259,534 dollars)
Mbembe fi gure, Ewayon River, Cross River region,
Nigeria
Lot 72, Christie’s, Paris, 27 June 2018 (Collection: Futur Antérieur : la
Collection d’Art africain de Liliane et Michel Durand-Dessert)
Est. 2,000,000–3,000,000 euros
6) 1,425,000 euros (1,653,900 dollars)
The Monzino uli lembankakat mbaru,
New Ireland
Lot 77, Dorotheum, Vienna, 21 June 2018 (Treasures from the Monzino
Collection)
Est. 150,000–180,000 euros
7) 1,515,000 dollars (1,266,659 euros)
Shaman’s mask, southeastern Alaska
Lot 10, Sotheby’s, New York, 14 May 2018 (The Shape of Beauty: Sculpture
from the collection of Howard and Saretta Barnet)
Est. 300,000–500,000 dollars
8) 972,500 dollars (824,502 euros)
The Coray-Kerchache Kota-Ndassa reliquary fi gure,
Gabon
Lot 12, Christie’s, New York, 17 May 2018 (African & Oceanic Art)
Est. 900,000–1,500,000 dollars
9) 727,500 euros (852,820 dollars)
Kongo-Yombe fi gure, nkisi nkondi,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lot 92, Christie’s, Paris, 27 June 2018 (Collection: Futur Antérieur : la
Collection d’Art africain de Liliane et Michel Durand-Dessert)
Est. 600,000–1,000,000 euros
10) 595,000 euros (698,082 dollars)
Bassa fi gure, Liberia
Lot 22, Christie’s, Paris, 27 June 2018 (Collection: Futur Antérieur : la
Collection d’Art africain de Liliane et Michel Durand-Dessert)
Est. 600,000–900,000 euros
Sales results are listed in the currency of the sale.
Conversions are calculated using the exchange rate on the date of
sale.
* This season, two top lots effectively tied for the number one slot,
one selling for more in euros and the other for more in dollars.
The lot with the greater differential in currency conversion was
designated as number one.
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