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Premier Auction - Session I | November 11, 2022

Fri, Nov 11, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 547

Two Central American Deep Dishes

Estimate: $400 - $600

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

possibly Pre Columbian, comprising earthenware dish with intricate figural design in red and brown pigment, 3-3/4 x 10-3/4 in.; large earthenware dish with geometric and figural design in orange, red, and black pigment, with three legged base, 3-1/2 x 12 in.

Provenance: Throckmorton Fine Art, Inc. (accompanied by receipt dated October 9, 1998 priced at $3,500; receipt dated March 6, 2001 priced at $4,500); The Estate of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut

Condition

wear and surface accretion to stoneware, loss to pigments; red and brown example with damaged base, multiple areas of retouch and restoration; three legged example with one broken leg, restoration at base

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