Brought to you by our professional Montana Curating team is this Premier June 27th Online Collector Sale. The sale will be held online with LIVE simulcast online bidding on June 27th at 9am Mountain Time. The sale is scheduled to start one hour earlier at 9am and will have nearly 750 items. This will be the most items we have offered in a one-day sale. Shipping will be available for all items at the buyer's expense.
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Auction Saturday June 27th at 9am Mountain Time
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LOT 454:
Quapaw Mississippian Fish Effigy Pottery Bowl
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Sold for: $350
Start price:
$
250
Estimated price :
$1,000 - $2,000
Buyer's Premium: 23%
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sales tax: 8.875%
On lot's price, no sales tax on commission
Users from foreign countries may be exempted from tax payments, according to the relevant tax regulations
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Quapaw Mississippian Fish Effigy Pottery Bowl
This is an authentic original Mississippian culture Quapaw painted fish effigy pottery olla dating to 1000-1700 A.D. The piece shows a wide mouth bowl with fish head, top and bottom fin and rear fine being hand worked with distinctive features. Just below the bowls opening are incised circle etches, a truly artful addition. The piece shows a red clay pottery construction with various shades of red mineral paint and has a very old clay / pottery repair down the center and tail. A hairline crack is present which extends 2 to 3 inches near the tail in the body. Provenance: From a large American Indian collection in Billings, Montana collection where the piece was confirmed as being an authentic Quapaw ancient piece. The piece is extremely similar to the Quapaw Fish Effigy Bowl which sold in Tony Putty Artifacts 2014 sale for $3,840. Measures overall 3.5”H by 11”W by 8.5”.
Condition: For a complete representation of condition please review pictures. Some items may have additional images, if so please visit our website directly. It is the buyer's responsibility to view each image and preview the item to determine condition.
