Small little treasures

small little treasuresArchives: online exhibition

Lot 1 to 13 are coming from the Josef Herman collection and where sold to Peter Westerdijk around 1975. Click on images to view larger

DAVID NORDEN presented this show between 8 and 12 June 2005 in Brussels.

"Small Little Treasures" an exhibition related to miniature masks, statues, heddle pulley and other small little treasures produced in Africa. 

At Gallery J. Geerts in the Rue Lebeau 27 ( it is the street going down from the Sablon)

These miniatures can be really refined little treasures.

All showed objects are guaranteed 50 years old or more and created in a tribal context.  A certificate of authenticity is delivered on request.

Miniatures in wood, metal, terracotta, from the following African tribes: 

Central Africa (Tschokwe, Luba, Bena Lulua, Bacongo, Songye, ...) and also the rest of Africa ( Dogon, Baule, Burkina Faso, ...).

David Norden

NR. picture description price
1. Mumuye1-J-Herman Mumuye,, 21 cm
Prov.: Josef Herman
 sold
2. Tabwa -J-Herman. Tabwa, 15 cm
Prov.: Josef Herman
Sold
3. Tchokwe-J-Herman. Tschokwe, 9.5 cm Maternity, has a child in the back.
Prov.: Josef Herman
Sold
Lussambo -J-Herman Lussambo, 13cm
Prov.: Josef Herman
Sold
5. Fang-J-Herman. Fang, 9.5 cm
Prov.: Josef Herman
sold
6. Kusu-J-Herman. Teke, 13.5 cm
Prov.: Josef Herman
sold
7. Dogon-bronze-couple-J-Herman Dogon bronze, 7.5 cm
Prov.: Josef Herman
sold
8. Lobi-group8 J-Herman. Lobi group (5 pieces), 11cm to 19 cm
Prov.: Josef Herman
1200€ only the smallest is still available
9.

Lobi-J-Herman

Lobi on plexi stand. 16 cm
Prov.: Josef Herman
in my private collection
10. Luba-kamina-stamp-J-Herman Luba Kamina stamp. 17cm
Prov.: Josef Herman
sold
11. Pende ivory J Herman Pende-Ivory. 4.5 cm (real size on screen) used as pendant (hole in back)
Prov.: Josef Herman
sold
12. Luba Josef Herman Luba 11 cm
Prov.: Josef Herman
 Sold
13. Hemba-rattle-J-Herman Hemba rattle 21 cm
Prov.: Josef Herman
sold

Provenance:

Herman, Josef (3 January 1911, 19 February 2000)
Artist/coll. Suffolk-England. 
He was born in Warsaw, as the son of a Jewish cobbler. 
Left Poland for Brussels in 1938. 
Settled in Glasgow in 1940, went to London in 1943. 
Settled at Ystradgynlais in 1944 and became British subject in 1948. 
Lived in London from 1953, than in Suffolk. 

Bought his first African object, a Mende female figure, in 1945. 

Book: African and New Guinea Sculpture from the Josef Herman Collection; 
Paintings and Drawings by Josef Herman. 
Edinburgh: Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, 1969. 

SALE: Christie’s-Amsterdam, 12 December 2000. 

(c) Who's Who in African Art

Thz following items are coming from other collections:

14. Songye-whistle Songye Whistle 14cm sold
15. Nok-Janus Small Nok terracotta Janus head 10 cm
Prov.: Carlo Bold
sold
16. Praying Nok Praying Nok terracotta 17 cm sold
17. Djenne-Heinemans Djenne terracotta 6cm
Prov.: H.Heinemans

 

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sold
18. Komaland head A fine Komaland head 6.5 cm 600€
Dan-masquette  A very small Dan masquette 5.5 cm sold
20. Dan masquette2 Dan masquette 2.  7.5cm  900€
21. Abron Abron bronze 48mm & 30mm
Prov.: Ten Houte

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500 € each
22. Senufo-firespitter-mask Senufo firespitter mask 6.5cm sold
23. Yombe. A small Yombe statue, 16 cm sold
24. Tschokwe69. Tschokwe 12 cm . Etiquette on base tells:

"Chockwe angola 198/1969 sssw"

sold
25. Songye Luba Songye-Luba 12,5 cm sold
26. Songye Songye 10.5 cm stolen
27 Bamana-bronze Bamana Bronze. High 5cm large 10cm sold
28. Yoruba-obogni-bronze-cup.jpg (61991 bytes) Yoruba obogni bronze cup. 12.5 cm 2500€
29. Nkisi-soapstone Nkishi soapstone figure. 14 cm sold