Variety - Arms, Armour, Pre-Columbian and Asian
By Scollard Auctions
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Feb 15, 2024
Brea, California, United States
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Variety auction featuring arms and armour, ethnographic antiques including pre-Columbian, Filipino, Native American and African pieces as well as Asian lots, jewelry, minerals and much more.
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LOT 82:
Jalisco Sitting Pulque Drinker, 100 BC - 250 AD
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Start price:
$
750
Estimated price :
$1,800 - $2,700
Buyer's Premium: 25%
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sales tax: 7.75%
On the full lot's price and commission
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Jalisco Sitting Pulque Drinker, 100 BC - 250 AD
Jalisco seated male, white slip over grey clay with remnants of red painted details. He sits with a traditional styled jug drinking pulque, an intoxicating drink made from agave pulp. Examples like these are rare to find with so much remaining white slip. Size 10" H x 5" W
ex-Osuna Gallery, Santa Barbara, California, bought in the 1980's.. ex-Private California collector, Authenticity Guaranteed by Scollard Auctions.
Condition: No restoration, ancient age cracks and some patches of missing white slip. Very well preserved throughout.
