Dear $email, Only a few hours left to place your bids, the exclusive catawiki auction ends tonight ( click here ). ( or click the thumbnails of the objects you like below this post) The Strange visitor in my Shop asked to wear a mask and asked me take a picture of him. The mask he wears is a Mbembe Read More …
Beautiful rare and old Bini mask Nigeria (Edo State) Wood, paint, pigment, encrusted patina 5 ( more CLICKABLE images down this page ) Size : 27cm x 14cm Weight 320 grams Probable age: End XIXth – Early 20th Century Provenance: Ex private collection, Washington D. C., USA Ex David Malik Gallery, London, UK Price: 2,200€ Buy It Now: Mask of Read More …
TRUST, museums, “touching lines” and other stories. Dear $email, I have a lot of interesting articles and assorted news for you. My catawiki auction will end this Sunday, so make sure you stop by and check it out for some great pieces. Two weeks on Sunday (9 October) I will be exhibiting at “Art Fair Mechelen”, so please Read More …
David Norden: Advising Fine African Art Collections since 1992 Subscribe to the newsletter at www.african-arts.info Dear $email, I found this interesting video on Arte about the market in African masks “Le marché des masques africains” : Photo © Peter Heller/Filmkraft http://www.arte.tv/guide/fr/052793-000-A/le-marche-des-masques-africains (in french) Are you still looking to acquire new objects to expand your Art collection? After 9 months of Read More …
Une vidéo intéressante sur Arte laisse la parole a des experts, des marchands et des collectionneurs, des curateurs de musées, et des directeurs de salles de vente ainsi que des artisans sur le marché des masques Africains. Le marché des masques africains Voici l’article sur les masques Africains à connotation légèrement négative du descriptif d’Arte: En deux siècles de colonisation, Read More …
A Yaka Suku Kakuungu mask from the Democratic Republic of Congo Mid 20th Century- Provenance: Ex David Malik FineAfricanArts 21cm x 14,5 cm Wood – Sold without stand Tribe: Yaka Price: 500€ A Kakuungu mask that instills instant fear—whether seen from afar or close up—is well made according to the Suku. So it is not surprising that the yisidika, the Read More …
A 3 heads Fang Ngontang helmet mask – Gabon – Provenance Duponcheel. Fang Ngontang Three Faced Helmet Mask – Gabon African Carved Wood Helmet Mask, Gabon, Fang, the tapered form with four relief-carved heads with heart-shaped faces, with pyro-blackened projections above, (wood loss, cracks, restauration), ht. 13 1/2 in., 32 cm. The Duponcheel fang is Genuine, Duponcheel is credited with Read More …
Just posted Interview: African art dealer David Norden at https://buyafricanantiques.com/interview-african-art-dealer-david-norden/
Mbembe Janus mask Published: Tribal Art magazine nr. 78 ( winter 2015) page. 40 Scroll Down for More Images Exhibited: since this mask was originally covered with skin, it was exhibited in Netherland at “De Huid als Communicatiemiddel” (“Skin as a means of communication”) from 12 sept.2015 >16 may 2016, “Nederlands Leder en Schoenen Museum”(“Skin as means of communication”) an Read More …
Since summer is coming to an end I’m getting ready to ramp things up and start working with additional clients one-on-one. If you have an African Art collection with objects dating to before 1940 and you wish to sell, or if you are building a collection and have funding in place, let’s talk about how I can help you grow Read More …
Dear friends, I hope everything is going well with you, and that you have been able to find some nice African Art with which to enhance your collections. The gods of collecting have been very good to me lately – the enormous rise in prices for good quality items has seen numerous six-figure sums, beyond the range of we humble Read More …
