Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21st September 2022
Lot 79
A Mezcala mask
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £13000
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Description
A Mezcala mask
Guerrero, Mexico, circa 300 BC - 300 AD
serpentine, with recessed ovoid eyes and rectangular mouth and with a raised triangular nose, attachment holes to the temple corners, the back with a painted collection number BMG 505 - 29 (Barbier-Mueller Collection) and a paper label previously stating that this object was found at Villa de Bravo (sic Valle de Bravo) in 1896,
12cm high, 13cm wide, on a stand. (2)
Provenance
Paul de Givenchy, France.
Charles Ratton, Paris.
Josef Mueller Collection, acquired from the above in 1939.
Musee Barbier-Mueller, Geneva.
Private Collection, acquired from above 9 September 1985.
Anne-Marie Reinhart, Zurich.
Romy Rey Collection, London.
With a copy of a certificate detailing the history from the Musee Barbier-Mueller, signed by Lucette Wohlwend, 9 September 1985.