Nicolas Nouvelet Commissaire-priseur
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Vase with stirrup handle depicting a feline head, its mouth …
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292
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Vase with stirrup handle depicting a feline head, its mouth …
See original version (French)
Estimate €500 - €700
Voluntary lot
Description
Vase with stirrup handle depicting a feline head, its mouth open and showing its fangs on both sides.
Beautiful engravings can be found on both upper sides of the vase. They represent a hybrid animal combining the features of a condor with those of a jaguar, whose eye-spots are scattered across the body of the vase,
Fired clay with brown-black slip, with traces of cinnabar and kaolin. Beautiful patina from burial
Tembladera culture, Peru
900 - 500 BC
H. 26.5 - W. 18 - D. 11 cm
Provenance :
- Former European collection assembled before the 1970s.
- Castor Hara, sale at Hôtel Drouot, 16 June 2014, lot 14.
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About the sale
Fine and decorative arts, past and present
Auction location
Auction time
06/23/2026 at 1:30 PM
Ref. : 0553 - 84
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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