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LOT 2328
Pre-Columbian Chupicuaro Life-Size Foot-Shaped Red Ware Vessel
3RD CENTURY B.C.-3RD CENTURY A.D.
8 1/2 in. (813 grams, 21.5 cm).
With flat base and squat tubular neck, slightly flared rim to the mouth; body formed as a human right foot with nail detailing to the toes, sandal with multilinear straps and panel to the heel. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
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LOT 2328
Pre-Columbian Chupicuaro Life-Size Foot-Shaped Red Ware Vessel
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
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Prehispanic Teotihuacan Terracotta Head Collection
2nd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Including grotesque masks and figural panels; each mounted on a custom-made display stand. 360 grams total, 72-92 mm
From the private collection of Zelia Nuttall (1857-1933), American archaeologist and anthropologist; thence by descent to her granddaughter, Christine Mary Frederica Bulmer nee Laughton (1912-2000), via Zelia's daughter Nadine Nuttall Laughton (1882-1967). From the collection of Christine's niece, the late Gillian Bulmer (1935-20-21), Herefordshire, UK. Property of a Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman collector. Accompanied by a copy of a detailed signed statement of provenance. -
Pre-Columbian Inca Painted Wood Kero with Figures
Post Conquest, circa 1550-1640 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Carved with bell-shaped base and broad flared stem, horizontal incised rings. slightly rounded rim; bands of painted hatching and geometric motifs to the mouth, foot and shoulder, frieze of profile human figures among fronds and other vegetation. 335 grams, 14.5 cm
From a private New York City collection. Ex Artemis Gallery, Louisville, Colorado, USA, 26 June 2017. From a family collection of a North American gentleman living in the UK. -
Pre-Columbian Aztec Rattle-Legged Tripod Bowl
12th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Broad dish with three radiating stub legs, central tondo with reserved star pattern, outer band of spirals and interlocking triangles; the legs hollow-formed with inclusions to form a rattle. 358 grams, 14.2 cm wide
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
