ART FROM ENCHANTED LANDS 2014-06-22 Auction - 118 Price Results - First Arts Auctions in NY
Pre-Columbian Veracruz Smiling FigureAfrican Luba Fly Whisk HandleIndia Stone Staute of a Seated Elephant headed  Ganesha
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Featuring a carefully curated selection of Ancient, Asian,Pre-Columbian and Tribal art from cultures long extant. Take joy in the thrill of owning art from peoples no longer extant. This is a rare opportunity where objects and price are working in your favor!!!
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Pre-Columbian Quimbaya Retablo Pottery Figure: Colombia Ca. 1000 AD. Flat abstract seated figure with horizontal slit eyes and protruding nose with ancient bronze nose ring. 7”H. Multiple body piercing for attachments. Scattered mineral
0001: Pre-Columbian Quimbaya Retablo Pottery FigureEst. US$1,000-US$1,500
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Pre-Columbian Mezcala Stone Axe Figure: Ca. 400 BC. Of flat planar form with delineated cuts for the eyes, mouth, arms and legs; in a blue-gray calcite. Height: 4-1/4 inches + custom mount. Nice ancient surface and age appropriate. Missing
0002: Pre-Columbian Mezcala Stone Axe FigureEst. US$500-US$700
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Pre-Columbian Moche Bronze Tumi: Circa 400 - 700 AD, Peru, curved flat hammered blade surmounted by a seated animal figure, possibly hairless dog. Height: 5 inches + custom mount. Provenance: Ex. Jean-Eugene Lions collection, Geneva.
0003: Pre-Columbian Moche Bronze TumiEst. US$600-US$800
Pre-Columbian Zapotec Gold and Shell Necklace: Zapotec bone and gold bead necklace, Ca 500 AD. Ancient shell and stone spacer interspersed with pointed fish spine beads. Nice patinas. Along with modern 14K gold ball beads and fish spines. Length:
0004: Pre-Columbian Zapotec Gold and Shell NecklaceEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed
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Pre-Columbian Peruvian Chancay Textile Panel: North Coast, Ca. 1100 to 1400 AD. The plain-weave cotton loin cloth panel attached to a slit tapestry section in lavish red, gold, yellow and brown colored wool depicting a morphed bird-fish
0005: Pre-Columbian Peruvian Chancay Textile PanelEst. US$2,000-US$3,000
Argentinean Painted Pottery Bowl: San Jose Culture, Ca. 1000 AD, similar to an example in the Museo de la Plata. Large pottery bowl with opposing low relief crescent handles. Red-brown ground with an interior painted black double
0007: Argentinean Painted Pottery BowlEst. US$700-US$900Lot Passed
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Pre-Columbian Figure Xochipala Ex. Sotheby's: Xochipala figure from Mexico circa 1150 – 550 BC, the baby sitting with legs in front, arms wide open, collar around neck. She has curled feet and hands, pierced eyes, ears, and mouth, and round
0010: Pre-Columbian Figure Xochipala Ex. Sotheby'sEst. US$3,000-US$4,000
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Pre-Columbian Pair Nayarit Animal Vessels (2): Mexico, circa 100 BC - 250 AD. A pair of cute molded red-ware pups with triangular faces and incised facial features. Open atop with vessel rims. Painted with bi-chrome pigment. Lengths: 5 - 6.5
0011: Pre-Columbian Pair Nayarit Animal Vessels (2)Est. US$400-US$500
Pre-Columbian Nayarit Couple: Mexico, circa 100 BC - 250 AD. Two seated figures, legs in front, one holding bowl, the other ball, both with similar facial features including circular eyes, ornamented noses, and open mouths.
0012: Pre-Columbian Nayarit CoupleEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed
Pre-Columbian Nayarit Redware Figure: Mexico, Nayarit, circa 100 BC - 250 AD, seated with legs outstretched, hands on stomach, keloids on shoulders, with grooved eyes and mouth, slender nose, and opening atop head. Height: 11.75 inches.
0013: Pre-Columbian Nayarit Redware FigureEst. US$700-US$900Lot Passed
Pre-Columbian Costa Rican Stone Head: Costa Rica, volcanic stone, circa 1000 - 1200 AD, large, heavy head with arched brows, grooved mouth, and large ears. Height: 6.5 inches; Diameter: 6.5 inches.
0014: Pre-Columbian Costa Rican Stone HeadEst. US$1,500-US$2,500Lot Passed
Pre-Columbian Veracruz Head Fragment: Mexico, Veracruz, circa 600 - 900 AD, terra-cotta, the face with small round eyes, open smiling mouth showing teeth, and ornamented headdress, with black paint/tar present in parts. Height: 6.25
0015: Pre-Columbian Veracruz Head FragmentEst. US$700-US$900Lot Passed
Pre-Columbian Veracruz Head Fragment: Mexico, Veracruz, circa 600-900 AD, terra-cotta, the face with small, slanted bulging eyes, delicate nose, open mouth, vertical headdress with geometric incisions, and right ear with circular
0016: Pre-Columbian Veracruz Head FragmentEst. US$600-US$800Lot Passed
Pre-Columbian Veracruz Sonriente Head Fragment: Mexico, Veracruz , circa 600-900 AD, terra-cotta, in the shape of a smiling face, sonriente, with beautifully executed coiffure with linear incisions, narrow eyes, overhanging cheeks, and smiling
0017: Pre-Columbian Veracruz Sonriente Head FragmentEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed
Pre-Columbian Seated Figure Colima: Mexico, Colima, circa 100 BC - 250 AD, terra-cotta, the female seated with her legs bent in front, anatomy exposed, hands on her shoulders, with curved back and pleasing facial features of the Comala
0018: Pre-Columbian Seated Figure ColimaEst. US$1,000-US$1,200Lot Passed
Pre-Columbian Jalisco Standing Figure: Mexico, Jalisco, circa 100 BC - 250 AD, standing on large feet, with short fat legs, left hand on hip, right hand raised and holding object, with painted white surface, wearing loincloth and with
0019: Pre-Columbian Jalisco Standing FigureEst. US$700-US$900Lot Passed
Pre-Columbian Chorrera Ceramic Dwarf Vessel: Ecuador, Ca. 500 BC. A corpulent figure standing with hands to sides, nice painted face with circular ear spools, wearing a high bag wig from which the whistling spout and handle extend. Height: 8
0021: Pre-Columbian Chorrera Ceramic Dwarf VesselEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed
Pre-Columbian Colima Figure: Mexico, circa 100 BC - 250 AD, the individual sits with legs in front, hands on knees, wearing skirt and necklace, with grooved eyes and mouth, pointy nose, and incised cap. Height: 8 inches.
0022: Pre-Columbian Colima FigureEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed
Pre-Columbian Nayarit Figure: Mexico, circa 100 BC - 250 AD, standing with short arms to the sides, wearing loincloth and ear spools, with grooved eyes and mouth, long coiffure, and black painted details still present. Height:
0023: Pre-Columbian Nayarit FigureEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed