The auction house Drouot completed the sale of six prehispanic pieces coming from the current territory of Veracruz, Jalisco and Nayarit, and for them it brought in more than 7 thousand euros, which, according to the current exchange rate, corresponds to just over 185 thousand pesos.
Drouot has been selling pre-Columbian and African art from different civilizations, at an auction of 177 lots, six of which corresponded to pieces allegedly made by cultures that inhabited today’s Mexican territory.
The pieces were in lots 40, 41, 42, 43, 46 and 47. It was intended that they would be sold between 300 and 2,500 euros, a maximum that was exceeded with the sale of lot 43, which was 2,800 euros 67,900 pesos). ), without taxes.
Lot 43 was an ax representing the face of a god from the Veracruz region, described by Drouot as a piece measuring 24 centimeters high and 21 centimeters wide, dating from the Mesoamerican classical period.
The auction took place in room 15 of Hotel Drouot, in Paris, France. The second most prized Mesoamerican piece was that of lot 47: a sculpture of a woman sitting on a sofa that is said to have been made by a culture from Nayarit.
The 54 centimeters high and 25 centimeters wide sculpture, which was described as having “minor accidents” and “good general condition” sold for 2,500 euros (60,625 pesos) excluding taxes.
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In general, the six pieces were of small size, such as lot 42: a head with a headdress in the shape of a face measuring 13.5 centimeters high and 14 centimeters wide. It sold for 350 euros, a little over 8,000 pesos, excluding taxes.
Drouot arrived three days after the subasta “Quetzalcoatl: feathered snake” which was organized by Christie’s, which sold 32 Mesoamerican pieces, including three classified as ‘counterfeit’ by the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH).
INAH reported that it had filed complaints with the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) regarding the Christie’s auction; However, EL UNIVERSAL has repeatedly asked for information about the actions of the Drouot auction, although no response was obtained.
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