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NAZCA POTTERY

• NAZCA POTTERY VESSEL Peru circa 800
  NAZCA POTTERY VESSEL Peru circa 800 A.D. Jaguar polychrome decoration. - 6 in. high.
• PRE COLUMBIAN NAZCA POLYCHROME
  PRE COLUMBIAN NAZCA POLYCHROME CERAMIC KERO VESSEL Precolumbian, Nazca / Nasca, Peru, South Coast, polychrome painted ceramic pottery kero vessel vase cup decorated with stepped geometric border at flaring lip, humanoid mythical figures, likely deities, at middle register, and geometric striped motif below, likely Intermediate Period circa 100-600 CE. Approximately 1" chip to rim. 7" H x 7.25" diameter. Provenance: Property from the estate of the artist Louis Mendez.
• THREE PRE-COLUMBIAN POTTERY NAZCA
  THREE PRE-COLUMBIAN POTTERY NAZCA CULTURE BOWLS South American,C.1000 AD or earlierClay vessels finished in variegated polychrome glaze.
• NAZCA POLYCHROME POTTERY BOWL W/
  NAZCA POLYCHROME POTTERY BOWL W/ ABSTRACT FACEPre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 2nd to 5th century CE. A hand-built pottery bowl of shallow form with a round but stable base, squat walls, and a thick rim. The exterior surfaces are decorated with beige and tan hues as well as quartets of diagonal stripes in alternating russet and black hues. The interior surfaces are decorated with burgundy, burnt ochre, and black serrations surrounding the rim as well as a white-ground basin surface upon which a large and abstract head - replete with enormous eyes, 2 snake-like tongues, and serpentine hair tendrils - is presented. Size: 6.25" W x 1.75" H (15.9 cm x 4.4 cm) Provenance: private Hidden Valley Lake, California, USA collection, acquired September 2019; ex-MBA Seattle Auction House, Renton, Washington, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #170674 Condition: Repaired with light chipping and adhesive residue along break lines. Several nicks and spalls across exterior surfaces, with light fading to pigment, and abrasions to face within basin. Nice preservation to pigment in most areas.
• PRE-COLUMBIAN NAZCA PAINTED POTTERY
  PRE-COLUMBIAN NAZCA PAINTED POTTERY KERO CUP Inca, Peru, 1438-1533 A.D.: brown earthenware, decorated with polychrome linear pattern, 4 3/4 in. H., 5 1/2 in. Diam.
• PRE-COLUMBIAN NAZCA PAINTED
  PRE-COLUMBIAN NAZCA PAINTED EARTHENWARE BOWL Southern Coast of Peru, 100 B.C.E. - 800 A.D.: round-bottomed bowl with broad flaring rim, the exterior with a boldly painted underworld warrior, carrying a train of trophy heads; light brown earthenware, polychrome slips, 4 1/4 in. H., 6 3/4 in. Diam.
• PRE-COLUMBIAN NAZCA PAINTED
  PRE-COLUMBIAN NAZCA PAINTED EARTHENWARE OLLA Southern Coast of Peru, 100 B.C.E. - 800 A.D.; Globular body and broad flaring mouth, decorated all around with a frieze of trophy heads; orange-brown earthenware, polychrome slip, 9 3/4 in. H., 9 in. Diam.
• PRE-COLUMBIAN NAZCA PAINTED
  PRE-COLUMBIAN NAZCA PAINTED EARTHENWARE BOWL Southern Coast of Peru, 100 B.C.E. - 800 A.D.: round-bottomed bowl with broad flaring rim, the exterior with a pair of boldly painted plumed creatures; light brown earthenware, polychrome slips, 4 in. H., 9 in. Diam.
• 2 PRE COLUMBIAN FIGURAL NAZCA
  2 PRE COLUMBIAN FIGURAL NAZCA POTTERY VESSELS South America,100 BCSmaller vessel with biomorphic face and linear geometric decorated body, taller with polychrome decorated bulbous body with figural face neck element and openwork handles.
• PRE-COLUMBIAN NAZCA PAINTED
  PRE-COLUMBIAN NAZCA PAINTED EARTHENWARE BOWL Southern Coast of Peru, 100 B.C.E. - 800 A.D.: a deep round-bottomed bowl with flaring side, the exterior decorated with a frieze of highly stylized birds; light brown earthenware, polychrome slips, 2 1/4 in. H., 5 5/8 in. Diam.
• PRE COLUMBIAN NAZCA POTTERY BOWL
  PRE COLUMBIAN NAZCA POTTERY BOWL South AmericaPre ColumbianPottery bowl decorated with brown geometric shapes throughout.
• NAZCA PAINTED EARTHENWARE TROPHY
  NAZCA PAINTED EARTHENWARE TROPHY HEAD VESSEL Southern Coast of Peru, 1st - 4th century A. D.; modeled as the head of a warrior, with polychrome decoration, 5 3/8 in. H.
• NAZCA PAINTED EARTHENWARE TROPHY
  NAZCA PAINTED EARTHENWARE TROPHY HEAD VESSEL Southern Coast of Peru, 1st - 4th century A. D.; modeled as the head of a warrior, with polychrome decoration, 5 3/8 in. H.
• PRE COLUMBIAN NAZCA POLYCHROME
  PRE COLUMBIAN NAZCA POLYCHROME CERAMIC VESSEL Precolumbian, Nazca / Nasca, Peru, South Coast, polychrome painted ceramic pottery whistling vessel decorated with a fisherman holding a net catching fish, the spout connected to the figure's head by a bridge handle. Prior repair to bridge and head. 5" H x 5.25" diameter. Provenance: Property from the estate of the artist Louis Mendez.
• NAZCA POTTERY TROPHY HEAD JAR +
  NAZCA POTTERY TROPHY HEAD JAR + CHIMU POTTERY JARPre-Columbian, South Coast of Peru, Nazca, ca. 200 to 400 CE; Central Coast of Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A nice set of 2 hand-built pottery vessels from ancient Peru. First is a petite Nazca vessel covered in tan, red, black, maroon, orange, and white pigments to form the stylized visage of a trophy head. The head features large, almond-shaped eyes, a slender nose that protrudes from the side walls, and full lips, all beneath a crosshatched head wrap. The larger Chimu vessel features a flat-bottomed, apple-shaped body with a central cylindrical spout and a slender strap handle on the verso. Incised on the body are 7 rectangular panels, each containing an abstract rabbit-eared figure with lengthy arms; some of the panels are inverted and look reminiscent of an abstract mouse. Size (Nazca jar): 3.2" W x 3.125" H (8.1 cm x 7.9 cm); (Chimu jar): 4.36" Diameter x 6.2" H (11.1 cm x 15.7 cm) Provenance: private Lumberton, Texas, USA collection; ex-Heritage Auctions All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #169625 Condition: Nazca vessel repaired from 2 large pieces, with light adhesive residue along break lines; Chimu vessel is intact and very good. Both vessels have minor abrasions and a few small spalls commensurate with age, with minimal fading to pigments on Nazca vessel, and light encrustations. Great preservation to trophy head motif on Nazca vessel and incised decorations on Chimu vessel.
• NAZCA, SOUTH COAST, PERU POTTERY
  NAZCA, SOUTH COAST, PERU POTTERY HUMMINGBIRD BOWLNazca, South Coast, Peru pottery hummingbird bowl, 100 - 300 AD , 4" h., 6 1/2" dia. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Glaze wear and flakes to rim.
• TWO PRE-COLUMBIAN NAZCA PAINTED
  TWO PRE-COLUMBIAN NAZCA PAINTED EARTHENWARE BOWLS Southern Coast of Peru, 100 B.C.E. - 800 A.D.: each a deep round-bottomed bowl with slightly flaring rim; the larger with exterior painted with trophy heads, 3 in. H., 5 in. Diam.; the smaller with concentric loops, 2 1/2 in. H., 4 in. Diam.; light brown earthenware, polychrome slips.
• ANCIENT PRE-COLUMBIAN NAZCA
  ANCIENT PRE-COLUMBIAN NAZCA POLYCHROME VESSEL South America,17th Century or earlierWaisted form decorated with repeated figures and geometric design, thin pottery wall.
• PERU BURNISHED CLAY VESSEL Nazca
  PERU BURNISHED CLAY VESSEL Nazca Peru, polychrome vessel with copulating couple, strap handle, vertical center spout, decorated underside, roughly 3" x 8" x 4".
• (2) EARLY NAZCA POTTERY VASES,
  (2) EARLY NAZCA POTTERY VASES, PERU. THE LARGERof the two depicts birds and has a two spouted handle, 7 3/4" high, approx. 6" diameter. The smaller has a flared rim with geometric bird design, rim shows some chipping, 4 1/2" high, 5" diameter.
• NAZCA POLYCHROME BOWL WITH FROG
  NAZCA POLYCHROME BOWL WITH FROG MOTIF, PERU, C. AD 400 - 600, 4"H X 7"DIAM.Nazca polychrome bowl with frog motif, Peru, c. AD 400 - 600,, around the outside, each separated by a line with another line below. Intact, small rim chip, outer surfaces nicely burnished, light interior pitting. Provenance: Ex Morrow Trading. Dimensions: 4"H x 7"Diam.
• NAZCA POLYCHROME JAR W/ SAURIANS
  NAZCA POLYCHROME JAR W/ SAURIANS & LINEAR MOTIFSPre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A beautiful, hand-built pottery jar of an attractive form bearing a rounded but stable base, a piriform body with tapered walls, and a slender rim surrounding the deep basin cavity. Adorning the top of the walls is a register of dense crosshatching filled with miniscule stippling. Swirling across the main body are several abstract saurian creatures, each bearing large eyes and either red- or cream-hued bodies outlined in black. Size: 4.2" Diameter x 3.4" H (10.7 cm x 8.6 cm) Provenance: private Van Buskirk collection, Tucson, Arizona, USA, acquired December 13, 2017; ex-Gorny & Mosch, Germany (auction 252, part of lot 782); ex-private W.B. collection, Baden-Wurttemberg, acquired 1930 to 1962 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #168336 Condition: One stable hairline fissure along area of lower body, with minor chips and abrasions to base, walls, and rim, and fading to pigment in some areas, otherwise intact and very good. Nice preservation to painted motifs throughout. Old inventory labels beneath base.
• LARGE NAZCA POLYCHROME BOWL, FISH
  LARGE NAZCA POLYCHROME BOWL, FISH MOTIF Northern and Central Peru, circa 100 B.C. - 800 A.D.; earthenware bowl with rounded bottom and erect, slightly-flared side, decorated with two large fish in the tondo, 3 1/2 in. H., 12 1/8 in. Diam.
• NAZCA POLYCHROMED POTTERY
  NAZCA POLYCHROMED POTTERY VESSELNazca polychromed pottery vessel, 5 3/4" h. Provenance: From the family of Wilmar Sick, Baltimore, Maryland. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Surface wear.
• 2 PRE COLUMBIAN NAZCA POTTERY
  2 PRE COLUMBIAN NAZCA POTTERY BOWL POURING VESSEL South America,100 BCGroup includes bowl with repeated face pattern and pouring vessel with linear decoration.
• NAZCA POLYCHROME KERO BOWL W/
  NAZCA POLYCHROME KERO BOWL W/ MYTHOLOGICAL BEINGSPre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 300 to 600 CE. A hand-built pottery kero or bowl of a broad form resting on a rounded but stable base with slanted walls, and a deep basin with stone-burnished surfaces and a uniform brick-red hue. The exterior is an amazing polychrome painting of the popular “Anthropomorphic Mythical Beings” that can be interpreted as underworld deities or demons; comprised of spiraling tails and leering humanoid yet feline-esque heads that extend a barb-shaped tongue between their paws. All is painted is slip painted in warm earthen tones of red, brown, tan, white, and black. These pigments were often made with minerals like hematite, limonite, and magnetite, as well as white kaolin clay, and applied with brushes made from llama and alpaca fur, and then given black outlines. A lovely example of these enigmatic beings! Size: 5.75" Diameter x 4.5" H (14.6 cm x 11.4 cm) Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex George Grossblatt collection, acquired in the 1960s and thence by descent to his widow B.D., New York City, New York, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #167957 Condition: Repaired from 12 pieces with visible break lines within the interior basin and exterior. Chips and losses to some pigments along these fissures. Motifs are still clear and well persevered. Old inventory labels on base.
• TWO PIECES OF NAZCA POLYCHROMED
  TWO PIECES OF NAZCA POLYCHROMED POTTERYTwo pieces of Nazca polychromed pottery; to include a bottle, 5 3/4" h.; and a vase, 6 1/4" h. Provenance: From the family of Wilmar Sick, Baltimore, Maryland. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Bottle - Chip to rim, chip repair to rim, small hole to mid-body. Vase - Large break repair to rim.
• NAZCA POLYCHROME BOWL
  NAZCA POLYCHROME BOWL ANTHROPOMORPHIC MYTHICAL BEINGPre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 100 BCE to 400 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel adorned with a vibrantly painted and fierce "Anthropomorphic Mythical Being / AMB." The bowl rests on a rounded but stable base, with a deep basin and wide, flared rim. The exterior shoulder and neck surface is slipped in a creamy white ground while the base and interior lip has a deep umber-brown hue. The deity encircles the body twice, painted in hues of maroon, tan, russet, black, gray, and brown. His head is humanoid with a protruding tongue and multicolored stripes, and broad headdress. His hunched body has a slender curled tail and feather like spines protruding along the spine. "Anthropomorphic Mythical Beings" can be interpreted as underworld deities or demons; often comprised of spiraling tails, trophy heads, and leering humanoid yet feline-esque or animalistic features. A wonderful and bold example! Size: 6.25" Diameter x 4.125" H (15.9 cm x 10.5 cm) Provenance: private Wabasha, Minnesota, USA collection; ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 2000 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #171907 Condition: Professionally repaired and restored on the rim. Overall good condition and bold and bright motifs.
• NAZCA POTTERY BOWLNazca pottery
  NAZCA POTTERY BOWLNazca pottery bowl, with polychromed fox decoration, 2 1/2" h., 6 1/2" dia. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Varnished, good condition.
• A Group of Pre-Columbian Peruvian
  A Group of Pre-Columbian Peruvian Pottery Vessels including a Nazca painted pottery figural vessel height 7 in.; a Chimu pottery dog-form vessel height 6 1/2 in.; a pair of Chimu-Inca pottery figural vessels height 6 1/2 in.; and a Chimu-Inca pottery figural vessel height 7 1/2 in. (5 pcs.); together with copies of purchase receipts from Artemis Gallery and Galleria del Vecchio Provenance: Pennsylvania Collector: the first ex-Arizonian collection acquired from Artemis Gallery Lafayette CO; the second ex-Canadian collection acquired from Artemis Gallery Lafayette CO; the third acquired from Galleria del Vecchio Toronto Ontario.
• A Nazca Painted Terracotta Bowl
  A Nazca Painted Terracotta Bowl Circa 13th-14th Century A.D. Height 3 x diameter 5 7/8 inches.
• MATCHED PAIR OF NAZCA PAINTED
  MATCHED PAIR OF NAZCA PAINTED EARTHENWARE BOWLS Southern Coast of Peru, circa 200 - 600 A.D.: Characteristic form with rounded bottom and straight spreading side, each decorated with a stylized female head in the tondo, 2 in. H., approx. 7 1/2 in, Diam.
• NAZCA VOTIVE BOWL - PERUA rare
  NAZCA VOTIVE BOWL - PERUA rare Nazca votive bowl from Peru, ca. 500 - 600 AD. It is 1-3/4 in. in diameter and is decorated with a band of symbolic eye forms representing stylized trophy heads. Intact, good mineral deposits, vivid paint. Cf. Proulx "Sourcebook of Nasca Iconography", page 109. (NZ382) Condition: - By registering to bid for this auction either in-house or online and/or placing a bid in this auction the BIDDER/BUYER agrees to all the terms and conditions of Helmuth Stone Gallery Auctions. - Due to the size of our gallery not all items are out for preview at one time. If you plan on coming to preview any lot(s) we recommend letting us know prior so we can have them collected and prepared for your preview. - All silver, gold and/or jewelry lots or invoices containing said lots MUST be paid for via WIRE TRANSFER, no other forms of payment will be accepted. - All items are sold as-is where-is and no guarantees are made of any kind. All sales are final; no refunds will be given under any circumstances. - All artwork is listed and sold per section (10) of our terms and conditions, please read over all definitions of authorship prior to bidding to better understand artwork listings. - Helmuth Stone Gallery provides condition reports as a courtesy to our clients and assumes no liability for any error or omission. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client and is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Descriptions are our opinions and should in no way be construed as a guarantee of any kind as to age, condition, mater. The bidder assumes responsibility for ensuring that the condition of the item(s) meets with their satisfaction prior to bidding. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. - Online images can sometimes be low quality due to the uploading process, original high-resolution images can be requested via email at HelmuthStone@gmail.com - We recommend looking into shipping quotes prior to bidding, shipping quotes can take up to a week or more post-sale as we host our auctions through multiple online platforms and shipping can become backlogged, if you would like a list of local shippers please email us directly. - Our auction catalogs are hosted through multiple online platforms along with phone and in-house bidding. Bids placed on other platforms are not shown through this catalog. Because of this, even if it appears you are the only absentee bid or bidder on a lot, you may already be outbid or may have placed a bid equal to another bidder. Therefore, we always recommend bidding live. - Unless otherwise stated in the description, all items are sold without additional documentation or COAs. If any supporting documentation is available an image will be available online via the catalog listing.
• Two Pre-Columbian Style
  Two Pre-Columbian Style Antiquitiesthe first a Peruvian Naza polychrome ceramic bowl with rounded base the sides decorated with a fanciful creature (7 in. diameter) (two small chips to the base; an old repair appears to have re-attached 6 in. fragment to one side); the second a copper axe from Ecuador possibly circa 750 - 1200 A. D. (4.75 in.) (nice patina with a few spots of verdigris).The collection of a retired U. S. Foreign Service officer; the axe with a 1982 receipt from Holbrook Antique Arts of Santa Fe NM.
• FOUR NAZCA POTTERY VESSELS, MID
  FOUR NAZCA POTTERY VESSELS, MID 20TH C.Four Nazca pottery vessels, mid 20th c., tallest - 5 1/2"; together with three signed George Prada Nazca drawings and two unsigned examples. Provenance: The Estate of Alfred Laverne Bush, curator of Western Americana at the Princeton University Library. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Good condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
• NAZCA POLYCHROMED POTTERY BOWL,
  NAZCA POLYCHROMED POTTERY BOWL, WITH FISHNazca polychromed pottery bowl, with fish, 2" h., 6 3/4" dia. Provenance: From the family of Wilmar Sick, Baltimore, Maryland. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Surface wear.