Single Owner Online Auction (Sale #290)

Chinese Majiayao Neolithic Ceramic Pottery Assortment

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Start price: $300

Estimated price: $600 - $800

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Chinese Majiayao Neolithic Ceramic Pottery Assortment

(5) items, all having handles including (4) with black and red geometric motifs and a vessel having only black motifs in addition to spike / thorn-like protrusions near upper lip

Provenance: The Estate of George ‘Yorgo’ Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000

Property from: a Kalamazoo, Michigan estate

Height: 7 7/8 inches, Diameter: 6 1/2 inches (black only vessel (tallest))

Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light wear consistent with age, material and normal use; (2) pots having chips to upper lip; some areas of finish thinning / loss throughout; areas of surface discoloration throughout; mineral deposits; light scuffing and scratching; dirt / debris accumulation

Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present

Category: Decorative Arts > Asian

Estimated Sale Time: 11:12 am CST

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Sales Tax: California (7.25%), Florida (6%), Georgia (8.5%), Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)

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Last modified: June 3, 2022, 8:07 am

Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light wear consistent with age, material and normal use; (2) pots having chips to upper lip; some areas of finish thinning / loss throughout; areas of surface discoloration throughout; mineral deposits; light scuffing and scratching; dirt / debris accumulation

Dimensions: 7.875 in