$500
Three Prehistoric American Indian Stone Pipes, attributed to the Middle Woodland period, c. 100-600 AD, the largest stone bowl in the abstract form of a bird, with indented incised wings on either side, a platform pipe with low bowl, and a small stone bowl, with abstracted effigy figure inscribed on the surface, with paper inventory label, ht. 3 3/4, wd. 3 1/4, ht. 2, lg. 6, and ht. 1 1/4, lg. 2 in. Provenance: Private collection, Boston, Massachusetts; Parke Bernet auctions, New York, August 3, 1976, Lot 340; Evergreen Museum and Library, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, inventory numbers 74.2.264, 74.2.242, and 74.2.234. Estimate $800-1,200 Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2020-12-14
