Auction on
02 July 2020 - 15:00 (CEST) -
Salle 6 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009
Like an inexhaustible mine, this American collection of pre-Columbian art is delivering some of its treasures to Drouot for the fourth time. It will also shine a spotlight on the mysterious world of the Olmecs.
Guatemala, Petén, Mayan culture, Late Classic period, 600-900. Figure sitting in a suit wearing a removable helmet, brown ceramic with traces of red, blue and yellow pigment, h. 12.4 cm with the helmet. Estimate: €100,000/120,000
Guatemala, Petén, Mayan culture, Late Classic period, 600-900. Figure sitting in a suit wearing a removable helmet, brown ceramic with traces of red, blue and yellow pigment, h. 12.4 cm with the helmet. Estimate: €100,000/120,000
A great New York patron of the arts, now dead, built up a world-famous collection in just thirty years. In the fourth session of a mammoth sale – the first of which was held on 31 March 2017 - there are 79 pieces, much cherished by this truly "busy man". This selection has the speaking advantage of representing almost all the civilisations that arose in the territory of ancient Mexico. Further pieces illustrate the boundless curiosity of a collector who was also interested in South American artefacts.
Mexico , Middle Pre-Classic period, Olmec culture, 900-400 BC, "Bird monster" mask with bird crest and feline fangs, serpentine. 15.5 x 12.4 cm. Estimate: €900,000/1,200,000
Founding art The distant world of the Olmecs (1200 to 400 BC) comes to life again here through a…
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