Premier Auction - Session II | November 12, 2022
Sat, Nov 12, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 851
Very Large Aztec Style Standing Figure of Xipe Totec
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Sold for
$17,000
Sold Price excludes BP
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 |
Mexican, hollow, fully molded terracotta with buff colored surface, standing figure wearing flayed skin of a sacrificed victim, dangling hands at wrists and feet at ankles, large laced X through chest, with traces of yellow paint around the mouth, with lucite sheet and stand, 48-3/4 x 16 x 8 in.
Provenance: Merrin Gallery, New York, 1989; Private Collection, New York
Condition
surface dirt and accretion, break and loss to proper right upper toes (retained), break and repair to proper right and left feet, two holes at underarms as made, likely TL test holes at head, shoulder, legs, etc., lucite sheet detached from base
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