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LOT 2419
Pre-Columbian Polished Stone Axehead
JALISCO, POSSIBLY 100 B.C.-600 A.D.
4 7/8 in. (380 grams, 12.5 cm).
Triangular in profile and lentoid in section with broad edge and nocical butt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the old private Pre-Columbian collection of a retired UK gentleman; his collection formed in the 1990s from much earlier collections.
Some of his collection was acquired from the private collection of Wayne Leicht, who acquired the specimens from the estate sale of John Dewar, a previous curator at the Southwest Museum, William S. Hart Museum, and Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
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Moche Painted Pottery Stirrup Jar with Crouching Figure
Circa 200-500 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Stirrup jar comprising a cuboid body with a crouching figure above wearing a segmented collar and a low pillbox cap; to the rear of the handle, an integrally modelled monkey. 471 grams, 15 cm
Franziska Gassner (1907-2005), Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany, assembled between 1945 and 1980. -
Pre-Columbian Terracotta Artefact Group
Jalisco, possibly 100 B.C.-600 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising: miniature jar with carinated mouth; oblate bead; tabular bead; each mounted on a display stand in a card tray. 36 grams total, 32-37 mm including stand
From the old private Pre-Columbian collection of a retired UK gentleman; his collection formed in the 1990s from much earlier collections. Some of his collection was acquired from the private collection of Wayne Leicht, who acquired the specimens from the estate sale of John Dewar, a previous curator at the Southwest Museum, William S. Hart Museum, and Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. -
Pre-Columbian Terracotta Bird and Animal Figure Group
Colima, circa 100 B.C.-600 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising: a perching bird with bands of incised geometric ornament to the chest and tail; a smaller bird with applied eyes and stub legs; a zoomorph with raised eyes and D-shaped lateral ears; each mounted on a display stand. 184 grams total, 55-88 mm including stand
From the old private Pre-Columbian collection of a retired UK gentleman; his collection formed in the 1990s from much earlier collections. Some of his collection was acquired from the private collection of Wayne Leicht, who acquired the specimens from the estate sale of John Dewar, a previous curator at the Southwest Museum, William S. Hart Museum, and Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
