Arms & Armour, Antique Firearms, Antiquities
By Scollard Auctions
Feb 29, 2024
Brea, California, United States
Auction featuring arms and armour, antique firearms, pre-Columbian antiquities, fossils and minerals, Asian art and much more.

LOT 172:

Chimu Silver Tupu Pin, 16th to 19th Century AD

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Sold for: $350
Start price:
$ 350
Estimated price :
$800 - $1,200
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sales tax: 7.75% On the full lot's price and commission
Auction took place on Feb 29, 2024 at Scollard Auctions

Chimu Silver Tupu Pin, 16th to 19th Century AD
Beautiful silver Chimu Tupu pin with finely detailed bird finial. Tupu is the Andean version of a brooch or shawl pin that has been used for nearly a millennia, the style and material changing with colonization Size 9 1/2" H, included on custom stand.

ex-New York, New York collection, ex-Merrin Gallery, New York, 1993; Private collection, New York, United States
Condition: Intact and excellent.

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