Master Sculpture from Four Millennia

Master Sculpture from Four Millennia

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Important Maya Mosaic Jade Mask

Late Classic, circa AD 550-950

Auction Closed

July 3, 02:32 PM GMT

Estimate

400,000 - 600,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Important Maya Mosaic Jade Mask

Late Classic, circa AD 550-950


jade, spondylus shell, white shell, obsidian

14 by 16cm., 5½ by 6¼in.

Spencer Throckmorton, New York, acquired from a Florida private collection in 1972;

Emile and Lin Deletaille, Brussels, acquired from the above in the late 1970s;

Andre Blieck, Brussels, acquired from the above in 1991;

Emile and Lin Deletaille, acquired back from the above in early 2000s;

Private Collection, acquired from the above in 2014;

By descent from the above to the present owner

Emile Deletaile, Jean-Louis Sonnery, Gerard Berjonneau, Rediscovered Masterpieces of Mesoamerica, Boulogne, 1985, cover of paper wrap to hardcover, p. 232, fig. 356;

Latin American Art Magazine, 1992, vol. 4, no. 4, cover;

Emile Deletaille, ed. Trésors Nouveau Monde, Brussels, 1992, p. 220, fig. 173

London, Burlington Art Fair, Royal Academy, 1985;

Brussels, Trésors du Nouveau Monde, Musées Royaux d’Art et Histoire, September 15- December 27, 1992;

Denver, Denver Art Museum, on loan, January 2002- May 2004, again October 4 2004-May 25 2010;

Maastricht, TEFAF, booth of London jewelers Symbolic and Chase, March 2022