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LOT 2411
Pre-Columbian Terracotta Bird and Animal Figure Group
COLIMA, CIRCA 100 B.C.-600 A.D.
2 1/8 - 3 3/8 in. (184 grams total, 55-88 mm including stand).
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. [3, 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.
For a variety of animals in ancient Colima sculpture, see Townsend. R., Offerings for a New Life, Antwerp Ethnographic Museum, 1998.
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Large Pre-Columbian Terracotta Head
Nyarit, possibly 200 B.C.-200 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Hollow-formed and modelled in the round with elaborate ear-decorations and raised band to the brow; with attached tag: 'pre Columbian / ceramic / West Coast / Mexico / Nyarit / 200 BC - 200 AD / 60.oo'; and to verso: 'From the estate of John Dewar / curator of the LA county / Museum of / Natural History'. 412 grams, 13 cm
From the old private Pre-Columbian collection of a retired UK gentleman; his collection formed in the 1990s from much earlier collections. Previously 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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Pre-Columbian Style Jadeite and Gold Bead Necklace
Early 20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £65
A restrung group of oblate, polyhedral and other beads with interstitial spacer beads and hollow sheet-gold fusiform beads; centrepiece an anthropomorphic pendant in the style of the Chontal culture from Guerrero, West Mexico. 52 grams, 64 cm
Acquired from older English collections via the UK art market since the mid 1970s. From the private collection of Peran Dachinger, thence by descent. From the family collection of a Maida Vale lady, UK. -
Pre-Columbian Terracotta Figure Head Group
Jalisco and Colima, circa 100 B.C.-250 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Each with applied detailing and mounted on a custom-made stand. 173 grams total, 66-75 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.
