Single Owner Online Auction (Sale #290)
By Leonard Auction Company
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Jun 25, 2022
502 South Westgate Street Addison, Illinois 60101, United States
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LOT 272:
African Nigerian Pottery 'Spirit Pot'
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Start price:
$
300
Estimated price :
$600 - $800
Buyer's Premium: 22%
sales tax: 8.5%
On the full lot's price and commission
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African Nigerian Pottery 'Spirit Pot'
A 'Mbirhlen'nda' depicting a female having a child on her back, their prominent mouths serving as spouts; together with an East African wood beer pot
Provenance: The Estate of George 'Yorgo' Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000
Property from: a Kalamazoo, Michigan estate
Height: 12 3/4 inches, Width: 7 1/4 inches, Depth: 6 1/4 inches (spirit pot)
Condition: Good, overall light wear consistent with normal use; chips to lips; an ear reattached, leaving minor chipping; beer pot having hairline cracks
Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present
Category: Decorative Arts > Ethnographic
Estimated Sale Time: 1:57 pm CST
Shipping Status: Shipping Quote
Sales Tax: California (7.25%), Florida (6%), Georgia (8.5%), Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)
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Last modified: June 3, 2022, 12:40 pm
Condition: Good, overall light wear consistent with normal use; chips to lips; an ear reattached, leaving minor chipping; beer pot having hairline cracks
Dimensions: 12.75 x 7.25 x 6.25 in
