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Paris, France, France
Auction Details
Art d'Afrique, d'Oceanie, d'Indonesie
For the upcoming auction of art from Africa, Oceania, Indonesia, and the Americas in Paris, Sotheby’s is delighted to combine the expertise of its specialists from France and the United States to present collectors with a carefully curated selection of objects.
Since Fatma Wille has joined the teams of Sotheby’s Europe, the sale will include a robust selection of works covering the principal Pre-Columbian cultures. These ancient objects, dating from 2300 B.C. to 900 A.D., can be mainly traced back to the Olmec, Maya, Veracruz, Valdivia and Andes civilisations.
Among the leading pieces from the Maya civilisation is an emerald-green Mayan jade plate dating from approximately 550-950 A.D. adorned with a series of deciphered glyphs. In 1987, it was exhibited at the Denver Art Museum and at the National Museum of Women in the Arts of Washington, D.C. Further highlights include a Mayan bowl crafted in 350 A.D., featuring a complex mythological scene of one of the principal Mayan divinities, which was shown at an exhibition at the Arts Club of Chicago in 1982.
Among other masterpieces, a stone yoke from Veracruz which is finely sculpted with a cosmic being in a dynamic pose, circa 450-650 A.D., comes from a prestigious European collection.
The African and Oceanic Arts section will feature a delicate Nguzu-Nguzu figurehead from the Salomon Islands collected by Paul Stover Wingert; a substantial Gabonese Fang statue that belonged to Aimé Maeght, visible in a photo of their Parisian apartment; and a precious, exceedingly rare Sapi-Portuguese salt cellar from Sierra Leone that was kept in the same Italian collection for more than forty years.
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0001: Vase, Chavin, ca. 1200-800 av. J-C. | Chavin Figural Vessel, Cupinisque, ca. 1200-800 BCEst. €6,000-€9,000Lot Closed
0002: Vase, Chavin, Pérou, ca. 700-400 av. J-C. | Chavin Figural Vessel, Peru, ca. 700-400 BCEst. €5,500-€7,500Lot Closed
0003: Vase, Mochica, ca. 300-100 av. J-C. | Early Mochica Llama Vessel, ca. 300-100 BCEst. €3,500-€5,500Lot Closed
0004: Vase, Mochica, ca. 200-500 ap. J-C. | Middle Mochica Figural Vessel, ca. AD 200-500Est. €10,000-€15,000Lot Closed
0005: Flûte de pan, Nazca, ca. 100 av. J-C. - 650 ap. J-C. | Nazca Pan Pipe, ca. 100 BC - AD 650Est. €4,500-€6,500Lot Closed
0006: Statue en bois, Côte Sud, circa 1200-1450 ap. J-C. | South Coast Wood Ancestor Figure, circa ADEst. €7,000-€9,000Lot Closed
0007: Textile Sihuas, Nazca, ciarca 100 av. J-C.-300 ap. J-C. | Nazca Sihuas Textile, circa. 100 BC-AD 300Est. €30,000-€40,000Lot Closed
0008: Pendentif Dieu - Hache, Nicoya, Costa Rica, ca. 100 - 500 ap. J-C | Costa Rican Jade Axe God, GuanacEst. €5,000-€6,000Lot Closed
0009: Pendentif en jade, Versant altantique du Costa Rica, circa 300 av. J-C. - 500 ap. J-C. | Costa RicanEst. €4,000-€6,000Lot Closed
0010: Vase à décor de félin, Coclé, Montijo, circa 500 - 600 ap. J-C. | Coclé EffEst. €6,000-€8,000Lot Closed
0011: Metate, Nicoya, Guanacaste, circa 300 - 800 ap. J-C. | Costa Rican Effigy Metate, Nicoya, GuanacasteEst. €3,500-€5,500Lot Closed
0012: Stèle Votive Valdivia, ca. 2300 - 2000 av. J-C. | Valdivia Stone Figure, ca. 2300 - 2000 BCEst. €15,000-€20,000Lot Closed
0013: Paire de disques en or, Narino-Carchi, ca. 500 - 1000 ap. J-C. | Pair of Nariño-Carchi Gold EarEst. €6,000-€8,000Lot Closed
0014: Personnage féminin, Tlatilco, Préclassique moyen, circa 1200 - 900 av. J-C. | Tlatilco FemEst. €10,000-€15,000Lot Closed
0015: Personnage féminin, Olmèque, Preclassique Moyen/récent, ca. 500 - 100 av. J-C. | OlmeEst. €4,000-€6,000Lot Closed
0016: Vase Zoomorphe Olmeque, Las Bocas, début Préclassique, circa 1200 - 900 av. J-C.| Olmec BlEst. €20,000-€30,000Lot Closed
0017: Masque en pierre, Chontal, Preclassique tardif, ca. 300 - 100 av. J-C. | Chontal stone head, Late PrEst. €4,500-€6,500Lot Closed
0018: Chien, Colima, Protoclassique, ca. 100 av. J-C. - 250 ap. J-C. | Colima Dog, Protoclassic, ca. 100 BEst. €4,000-€6,000Lot Closed
0019: Chaman, Colima , Style Comola, Protoclassique, ca. 100 av. J-C. - 250 ap. J-C. | Colima Chaman, ComaEst. €4,000-€6,000Lot Closed
0020: Personnage assis, Santa Cruz, Début de la période Preclassique , ca. 1200 - 900 Av. J-C. |Est. €3,000-€5,000Lot Closed
0021: Personnage assis, Chinesco, Laguinillas Type E, Protoclassique, ca. 100 av. J-C. - 250 ap. J-C. | ChEst. €8,000-€12,000Lot Closed
0022: Figure de chaman, Colima, Protoclassique, 100 av. J-C. - 250 ap. J-C. | Colima seated Shaman, ProtocEst. €15,000-€25,000Lot Closed
0023: Vase en marbre, Vallée d'Ulua, ca. 800 - 1100 ap. J-C. | Ceremonial Mayan Marble Feasting VesseEst. €20,000-€25,000Lot Closed
0024: Joug, Veracruz, ca. 650 - 950 ap. J-C. | Veracruz Stone Yoke, ca. AD 650 - 950Est. €55,000-€75,000Lot Closed
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