RESULTS: African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art - May 16, 2008 SOTHEBY’S NEW YORK SPRING SALE OF
AFRICAN, OCEANIC & PRE-COLUMBIAN ART
ACHIEVES $10,165,325
fine lustrous dark brown patina, which sold for $85,000 (lot 36, est. $7/10,000).
PRE-COLUMBIAN ART
The selection of 30 Pre-Columbian objects was highlighted by a Large Olmec Jade Mask, Middle Preclassic, ca.
900-300 BC, which sold for $481,000 (lot 14, est. $400/600,000), setting a record for an Olmec mask at auction.
From The Dinhofer Collection, a Tiwanaku Wood Beaker, ca. AD 500-1000 fetched $43,000 (lot 9, est. $35/45,000),
purchased for an American museum.
