Lot 27
A Veracruz Terracotta Figure
Sale 1246 - Pre-Columbian & Ethnographic Art
Oct 12, 2023 10:00AM CT
Online / Chicago
Estimate
$1,200 - $1,800

Sold for $3,780

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A Veracruz Terracotta Figure
Circa 600 A.D.
Height 12 1/4 inches (31.1 cm).
Property from the Collection of Edith S. Peiser, Boca Raton, Florida

Provenance: 
Merrin Gallery, New York, prior to 1972.
Donald Peiser, New York, where acquired from the above, 3 January 1972; thence by descent.
[accompanied with an invoice]
Condition Report
Inspected under UV light and 10x loupe. Restored from large fragments. Areas of weathering and pitting. Overall pink and black discolorations present. See additional images. Width 8 3/4 inches (22.23 cm).

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