December Online Auction (Sale #284)
Lot 195:
Description
Pre-Columbian Style Figural Pottery Assortment
(6) items including a Mayan style handled urn depicting the old fire god; a Jalisco style seated figure holding a bowl; a Jaina style seated figure; a whistle in the form of a monkey; an animal whistle; and a Teotihuacan style mold-made flat figure; together with a Mayan style jadeite jade face pendant, a jadeite jade ear-spool and Costa Rican style carved stone figurine
Property from: a Chicago, Illinois (Lincoln Park) estate
Height: 7 inches, Width: 4 3/4 inches, Depth: 5 1/2 inches (large urn)
Condition: Very Good to Good, surface flaws typical of hand-potted wares; manganese accretions and soil deposits; minor abrasions but no chips or cracks to urn and Jalisco figure; Jaina lacks an arm and both feet; monkey whistle repaired; chips to animal whistle; both whistles working when tested; Teotihuacan figure fragmentary; ear-spool chipped; no chips to pendant noted; overall light wear consistent with normal use
Category: Decorative Arts > Ethnographic
Estimated Sale Time: 12:25 pm CST
Shipping Status:
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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 flaws typical of hand-potted wares; manganese accretions and soil deposits; minor abrasions but no chips or cracks to urn and Jalisco figure; Jaina lacks an arm and both feet; monkey whistle repaired; chips to animal whistle; both whistles working when tested; Teotihuacan figure fragmentary; ear-spool chipped; no chips to pendant noted; overall light wear consistent with normal use
Dimensions: 7 x 4.75 x 5.5 in
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