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Property from the Collection of Andy and Deborah Williams

Two Colima Vessels, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250

Lot Closed

November 22, 07:30 PM GMT

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 USD

Lot Details

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Property from the Collection of Andy and Deborah Williams

Two Colima Vessels, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250


Diameter (saucer vessel): 9 1/2 in (24.1 cm); diameter (vessel supported by figures): 11 in (28 cm)

John Huston, St Clerans, Craughwell, County Galway, and California, acquired during the 1940s - 1970s
Andy Williams, California, acquired from the above on June 25, 1985
Andy and Deborah Williams, California
Each vessel is enhanced by the personality of the figures modeled on them. The elegant saucer form vessel has a small dog reaching into the bowl, and the round-bottom vessel is supported by three female figures each wearing a skirt and leaning forward from the weight of the bowl.