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Lot 174
A Costa Rican Jade Bat Plaque
Sale 1099 - Ancient Art & Natural History: A Cabinet of Curiosities
Nov 10, 2022
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$3,000 -
5,000
Price Realized
$3,750
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Lot Description
A Costa Rican Jade Bat Plaque
Circa 500-1000 A.D.
Height 1 7/8 inches (4.8 cm).
Property from a New York Collection
Provenance:
Acquired from Enrique Vargas Alfaro, 22 August 1984. Mr. Alfaro was the source of high quality Pre-Columbian art sold to prestigious collections such as Andre Emmerich, Morton D. May, Frederick and Jan Mayer, and William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau. Artworks listing him as provenance appear in the collections of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, The Denver Art Museum, and the William C. Carlos Museum.
[accompanied with a copy of a laboratory examination report]