Arms & Armour, Antique Firearms, Antiquities
By Scollard Auctions
Feb 29, 2024
Brea, California, United States
Auction featuring arms and armour, antique firearms, pre-Columbian antiquities, fossils and minerals, Asian art and much more.

LOT 172:

Chimu Silver Tupu Pin, 16th to 19th Century AD

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Sold for: $350
Start price:
$ 350
Estimated price :
$800 - $1,200
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sales tax: 7.75% On the full lot's price and commission
Auction took place on Feb 29, 2024 at Scollard Auctions
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Chimu Silver Tupu Pin, 16th to 19th Century AD
Beautiful silver Chimu Tupu pin with finely detailed bird finial. Tupu is the Andean version of a brooch or shawl pin that has been used for nearly a millennia, the style and material changing with colonization Size 9 1/2" H, included on custom stand.

ex-New York, New York collection, ex-Merrin Gallery, New York, 1993; Private collection, New York, United States
Condition: Intact and excellent.

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