Brea, California, United States
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December auction featuring quality examples of edged weapons, antique firearms, armour parts as well as ancient pre-Columbian. Wide variety of jewelry. Fossils and minerals. Filipino and African lots. Chinese and Korean pottery. There's something for everyone
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LOT 278:
Costa Rican Stone Trophy Head
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Start price:
$
125
Estimated price :
$400 - $600
Buyer's Premium: 25%
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sales tax: 7.75%
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Costa Rican Stone Trophy Head
Atlantic Watershed region, circa 600 - 1000 AD. Straightforwardly carved Costa Rican trophy head, with a conical hole through the head for mounting to a staff, or suspension. Protruding ears, with inset eyes, rectangular nose, and high relief chin. Size 2" H x 3 3/4" W, 4 1/2" H on included stand
ex-collection of Stanley L. Kaufman, a Harvard educated lawyer who specialized in bringing suits on behalf of corporations' disgruntled stockholders, died in 1993 at the age of 81. He was a staff attorney with the Securities and Exchange Commission before World War II, then served in the Army in Europe and rose to captain. In 1946 he became a founding partner in his law firm, Kaufman Malchman, Kaufmann & Kirby, which had branches in NYC and Los Angeles. Stanley and his wife Sigrun Rampoldt were avid collectors of Pre-Columbian art.
Condition: Losses from age overtime, well preserved throughout.
