Saturday, June 25, 2022
LOT #511

Pre-Columbian Olmec Stone Seated Figure

Cream-mottled dark brown hard stone having carved geometric scrolls to limbs and back, bearing a label reading “Townsend / 3250 / Cholula Mex. Grave / Warnoch 1935”; together with a Mayan seated figure

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,200

Hammer Price: $550

Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000

Dimensions: Height: 5 1/4 inches, Width: 2 7/8 inches, Depth: 1 1/4 inches (Olmec (smaller))

Condition: Very Good, overall light wear consistent with normal use; the Mayan figure having a chipped forearm and toe, abraded facial features

Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present

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Sales Tax: California (7.250%), Florida (6.000%), Georgia (8.500%), Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)

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