The Jean-Jacques Rotthier Collection: Art from Africa and Oceania

September 8th, 2026 at 4:00 PM
75008 Paris - France

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The Jean-Jacques Rotthier Collection: Art from Africa and Oceania
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Sale commission: 32.4 % incl. taxes for voluntary sales

Nature of the sale
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Contact:
Thomas Loiseaux
01 42 99 16 55
[email protected]
Operator: Artcurial

Sale commission: 32.4 % incl. taxes for voluntary sales

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Exposures:

7 Rdpt des Champs-Élysées Marcel-Dassault, 75008 Paris, France

September 4th, 2026 from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
September 5th, 2026 from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
September 6th, 2026 from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
September 7th, 2026 from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Lot no. 1
MENDÉ HELMET MASK SIERRA LEONE Made of wood H.
Val.: €2,000 - €3,000
Lot no. 2
MENDÉ STATUE SIERRA LEONE Made of wood, glass beads and fabr…
Val.: €6,000 - €8,000
Lot no. 3
BAOULÉ ANCESTRAL STATUE WITH A KNOTTED BEARD IVORY COAST Woo…
Val.: €3,000 - €5,000
Lot no. 4
BAOULÉ MUSICAL HAMMER IVORY COAST Made of wood 25 x 7.
Val.: €400 - €600
Lot no. 5
PAIR OF SEATED BAOULÉ STATUES IVORY COAST In polychrome wood…
Val.: €6,000 - €8,000
Lot no. 6
BAOULÉ OR YAOURÉ MASK IVORY COAST Made of wood and plant fib…
Val.: €3,000 - €5,000
Lot no. 7
SENOUFO MASK IVORY COAST Wood H.: 41 cm (16¹?? in.)
Val.: €3,000 - €5,000
Lot no. 8
BAOULÉ MASK IVORY COAST Wood H.: 97 cm (38¹?? in.); W.: 57 c…
Val.: €2,000 - €3,000
Lot no. 9
LUBA SCEPTRE OF AUTHORITY DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Made …
Val.: €40,000 - €60,000
Lot no. 10
RARE LUBA ARROW HOLDER DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Made…
Val.: €15,000 - €20,000
Lot no. 11
LUBA BOWL-BEARER DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Made of wo…
Val.: €10,000 - €15,000
Lot no. 12
LUBA STATUE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Made of wood, g…
Val.: €8,000 - €12,000
Lot no. 13
LUBA CARYATID STOOL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Wood H.
Val.: €10,000 - €15,000
Lot no. 14
LUBA CARYATID STOOL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Wood H.
Val.: €12,000 - €15,000
Lot no. 15
LOBI STATUE BURKINA FASO Wood and metal H.
Val.: €8,000 - €12,000
Lot no. 16
LOBI STATUE BURKINA FASO Wood H.: 38 cm (15 in.)
Val.: €1,000 - €2,000
Lot no. 17
NOK HEAD NIGERIA Terracotta H.: 39 cm (15? in.)
Val.: €7,000 - €9,000
Lot no. 18
NOK HEAD NIGERIA Terracotta Date: 250 AD (+/- 180 years), Al…
Val.: €4,000 - €6,000
Lot no. 19
NOK HEAD NIGERIA Terracotta H.: 28 cm (11 in.)
Val.: €4,000 - €6,000
Lot no. 20
SOKOTO HEAD NIGERIA Terracotta Date: 300 BC ± 170 years, All…
Val.: €3,000 - €5,000
Lot no. 21
NOK STATUETTE OF A MAN KNEELING ON A VASE NIGERIA Terracotta…
Val.: €3,000 - €6,000
Lot no. 22
BANKONI FEMALE FIGURE WITH A JAR MALI Terracotta H.
Val.: €4,000 - €6,000
Lot no. 23
LARGE FEMALE PILLAR STATUE IN THE KUCHAMPA STYLE NIGERIA Ter…
Val.: €4,000 - €8,000
Lot no. 24
BENIN BELT MASK NIGERIA 15th–18th? century Bronze H.
Val.: €8,000 - €12,000
Lot no. 25
BENIN ROYAL TRIAD PENDANT NIGERIA 16th?–17th? century Bronze…
Val.: €7,000 - €10,000
Lot no. 26
FRAGMENT OF A BENIN PLAQUE NIGERIA Royal Guild of Bronze Cas…
Val.: €10,000 - €15,000
Lot no. 27
OGONI MASK NIGERIA Made of wood H.
Val.: €3,000 - €5,000
Lot no. 28
DOGON FIGURE MALI Wood H.: 21 cm (8¹?? in.)
Val.: €800 - €1,200
Lot no. 29
DOGON STATUE MALI Wood H.: 68 cm (26¾ in.)
Val.: €4,000 - €6,000
Lot no. 30
SONGYE STATUETTE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Made of wo…
Val.: €2,000 - €3,000
Lot no. 31
KONGO FETISH DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Made of wood, …
Val.: €2,000 - €3,000
Lot no. 32
LARGE KONGO FETISH DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Made of …
Val.: €7,000 - €9,000
Lot no. 33
IMPORTANT SONGYE STATUE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Mad…
Val.: €40,000 - €60,000
Lot no. 34
IMPORTANT SONGYE STATUE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Woo…
Val.: €50,000 - €80,000
Lot no. 35
SONGYE STATUE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Made of wood,…
Val.: €15,000 - €20,000
Lot no. 36
SONGYE STATUE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Made of wood,…
Val.: €20,000 - €30,000
Lot no. 37
SONGYE STATUETTE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Wood and m…
Val.: €2,000 - €3,000
Lot no. 38
BEMBE STATUETTE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Wood H.
Val.: €1,000 - €1,200
Lot no. 39
SONGYE JANIFORME STOOL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Wood…
Val.: €3,000 - €4,000
Lot no. 40
KONGO STATUE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Wood H.
Val.: €7,000 - €10,000
Lot no. 41
KONGO MATERNITY FIGURE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Wood…
Val.: €8,000 - €12,000
Lot no. 42
KONGO STATUETTE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Made of woo…
Val.: €6,000 - €9,000
Lot no. 43
KONGO MATERNITY FIGURE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Made…
Val.: €8,000 - €12,000
Lot no. 44
YAKA MASK DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Polychrome wood H…
Val.: €4,000 - €6,000
Lot no. 45
IMPORTANT EASTERN KUYU JANUS FIGURE ALIMA HIGHLANDS, DEMOCRA…
Val.: €40,000 - €60,000
Lot no. 46
KUYU HEAD DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Polychrome wood H…
Val.: €3,000 - €5,000
Lot no. 47
UBANGI STATUE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Wood H.
Val.: €6,000 - €9,000
Lot no. 48
MBAGANI MASK DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Polychrome woo…
Val.: €8,000 - €12,000
Lot no. 49
HEMBA RATTLE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Made of wood, …
Val.: €600 - €800
Lot no. 50
NGBAKA MASK DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Wood and metal …
Val.: €2,000 - €3,000
Lot no. 51
HEMBA STATUE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Wood H: 49 cm …
Val.: €5,000 - €7,000
Lot no. 52
HEMBA STATUE IN THE NIEMBO STYLE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE …
Val.: €20,000 - €30,000
Lot no. 53
DOUBLE-HEADED YAKA GONG DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Mad…
Val.: €3,000 - €5,000
Lot no. 54
TABWA STATUE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Wood H.
Val.: €12,000 - €15,000
Lot no. 55
YAKA SUKU STATUE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Made of wo…
Val.: €3,000 - €5,000
Lot no. 56
KONGO RATTLE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Made of wood, …
Val.: €2,000 - €3,000
Lot no. 57
BOYO STATUE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Wood and fabric…
Val.: €4,000 - €6,000
Lot no. 58
LULUWA STATUE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Wood H.
Val.: €10,000 - €15,000
Lot no. 59
TEKÉ STATUE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Wood H.
Val.: €6,000 - €8,000
Lot no. 60
TEKÉ STATUETTE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Made of wood…
Val.: €2,000 - €3,000
Lot no. 61
WOYO DIVINATION BOX LID DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Mad…
Val.: €1,500 - €2,500
Lot no. 62
IMPORTANT BIOMBO HELMET MASK DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONG…
Val.: €25,000 - €35,000
Lot no. 63
FIGURE OF DJENNÉ-JENO KNEELING AND HOLDING A RITUAL VESSEL I…
Val.: €8,000 - €12,000
Lot no. 64
DJENNÉ-JENO MATERNITY HOSPITAL INLAND NIGER DELTA, MALI Terr…
Val.: €10,000 - €15,000
Lot no. 65
KNEELING MOTHER WITH CHILD, DJENNÉ-JENO MALI Terracotta Date…
Val.: €4,000 - €6,000
Lot no. 66
SEATED MALE DJENNÉ-JENO FIGURE WITH DAGGER INNER NIGER DELTA…
Val.: €8,000 - €12,000
Lot no. 67
BAMILEKÉ BOWL BEARER CAMEROON Wood H.
Val.: €4,000 - €6,000
Lot no. 68
YORUBA SHANGO SCEPTER NIGERIA Made of wood H.
Val.: €2,000 - €3,000
Lot no. 69
MAMBILA STATUE CAMEROON Wood H.: 44 cm (17? in.)
Val.: €5,000 - €7,000
Lot no. 70
KOTA RELIQUARY FIGURE GABON Made of wood, copper and brass H…
Val.: €8,000 - €12,000
Lot no. 71
FANG STATUE GABON Wood and metal H.
Val.: €20,000 - €30,000
Lot no. 72
KOTA-MAHONGWÉ RELIQUARY FIGURE GABON Wood and copper H.
Val.: €4,000 - €6,000
Lot no. 73
FANG MASK GABON Polychrome wood H.
Val.: €20,000 - €30,000
Lot no. 74
TSHOKWÉ MASK ANGOLA Made of wood and plant fibres H.
Val.: €3,000 - €4,000
Lot no. 75
TSHOKWÉ MASK ANGOLA Made of wood, plant fibres and metal H.
Val.: €4,000 - €6,000
Lot no. 76
TSHOKWÉ SNUFF BOX ANGOLA Made of wood and leather H.
Val.: €6,000 - €9,000
Lot no. 77
TSHOKWÉ SNUFF BOX ANGOLA Made of wood, glass beads, leather …
Val.: €2,000 - €3,000
Lot no. 78
TSHOKWÉ SNUFF BOX ANGOLA Made of wood 16 x 12 x 5.
Val.: €1,000 - €2,000
Lot no. 79
TSHOKWÉ SCEPTRE ANGOLA Wood H.: 48 cm (18? in.)
Val.: €2,000 - €3,000
Lot no. 80
KONGO DINGA MASK DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Hammered c…
Val.: €6,000 - €9,000
Lot no. 81
KONGO DINGA MASK DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Made of ha…
Val.: €3,000 - €5,000
Lot no. 82
LWALU MASK DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Copper and wood …
Val.: €2,000 - €3,000
Lot no. 83
EXCEPTIONAL ROYAL PROCESSIONAL CROSS ETHIOPIAN ART, ŠÄWA, 17…
Val.: €2,000 - €3,000
Lot no. 84
PROCESSIONAL CROSS ETHIOPIAN ART, TIGRAY, 1913–1914 In silve…
Val.: €800 - €1,200
Lot no. 85
PROCESSIONAL CROSS ETHIOPIAN ART, MID-15?? CENTURY Gilded br…
Val.: €1,500 - €2,000
Lot no. 86
CEREMONIAL PADDLE, RAIVAVAE, AUSTRAL ISLANDS FRENCH POLYNESI…
Val.: €2,000 - €3,000
Lot no. 87
ASMAT STATUE PAPUA NEW GUINEA Made of polychrome wood and pl…
Val.: €4,000 - €6,000
Lot no. 88
RUATANGAEO HERMINETTE MANGAIA, COOK ISLANDS Made of wood, st…
Val.: €800 - €1,200
Lot no. 89
MALAITA CLUB SOLOMON ISLANDS Made of wood H.
Val.: €800 - €1,200
Lot no. 90
THREE KAPKAP ORNAMENTS SOLOMON ISLANDS Made from shell Diame…
Val.: €2,000 - €3,000