December Online Auction (Sale #284)

Pre-Columbian Style Central America Pottery Assortment

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Start price: $250

Estimated price: $500 - $700

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Pre-Columbian Style Central America Pottery Assortment

(5) items including a Cocle style polychrome effigy bottle having a tall neck rising from human head; a Cocle style polychrome vessel having a flaring neck rising from the bulbous body with a band of meandering scroll decoration terminating in a mythical beast; a Nicoya style burnished brown on cream jar; an engraved brown ware jar; and a brown ware tripod jar

Property from: a Chicago, Illinois (Lincoln Park) estate

Height: 6 1/4 inches, Width: 5 inches, Depth: 4 3/4 inches (Cocle effigy bottle)

Condition: Very Good to Good, surface irregularities typical of hand-potted wares; minor chips to lip and wear to paint of Cocle effigy; paint exfoliation particularly to neck of other Cocle vessel; rim chip and surface wear to engraved pot; overall light wear consistent with normal use

Category: Decorative Arts > Ethnographic

Estimated Sale Time: 12:23 pm CST

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Sales Tax: Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)

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Condition: Very Good to Good, surface irregularities typical of hand-potted wares; minor chips to lip and wear to paint of Cocle effigy; paint exfoliation particularly to neck of other Cocle vessel; rim chip and surface wear to engraved pot; overall light wear consistent with normal use

Dimensions: 6.25 x 5 x 4.75 in