The Yossef Maiman Collection - Important Pre-Columbian Pottery and Textile Hammeriste and In Cooperation with David Ben Ami Andres Auctions (Antiquities license number 299)

A Group of Miniature Vessels and Musical Instruments, Early Nasca, Peru, 1-200 CE

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Start price: $400

Estimated price: $700 - $1,000

Buyer's premium:

1.  Effigy whistle in the shape of a fox. Length: 6.2 cm

2. Effigy whistle in the shape of vencejo. Length: 6.8 cm

3.An effigy whistle in the shape of a man. Length: 8.6 cm

4. Handled spoon. Height: 9.2 cm

5. Anthropomorphic effigy bowl. 3.5 cm

Provenance: Jean Pierre Cottier and Fiorella Cottier-Angeli, Geneva, Switzerland. Purchased by Yossef Maiman between 2000-2008. Estate of Yossef Maiman.

Notes: Most items from the Cottier collection were purchased between 1960’s-1980’s from prominent collectors such as Carlos Campilli (Miami), Sophie Pdgorska (Geneva) and Marguerite Motte (Paris).

Condition: For a detailed condition report, please contact us at [email protected]