Yannick Durand
Precolumbian art expert
Broker in works of art - Archeology
Next upcoming sale:
Collection of M. Paul-Louis Lievre (1930-2018) and various
Sale (to be confirmed): June 6, 2025
Exposure :
The morning of Friday June 6 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Thursday, June 5 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Place of sale and exhibition:
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![Wooden female character, Chimu. Posted and exhibited in 1962]()
Wooden female character, Chimu. Posted and exhibited in 1962
Lot n ° 82
Standing female character.
Wood and textiles.
Height: 41 cm - Width: 11.6 cm.
Chimu culture, CA 1100-1400 AD. J.-C.
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Ancient frontal banner but is perhaps not that of the character.
Provenance: private collection, Europe. Ex-Collection Grace Line.
Published and exhibited in 1962 at the New York Natural History Museum, Fig 54.
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![Green stone mask, Colima. Ex-Covarrubias. Ex-Sotheby's 1988.]()
Green stone mask, Colima. Ex-Covarrubias. Ex-Sotheby's 1988.
Lot n ° 78
Mask representing a human face with the mouth open.
Venea green stone.
Height: 15.2 cm - Width: 12.2 cm
Culture Colima, CA 100 avt. JC-200 AP. J.-C.
Mexico.
Lack in the upper right if not good general condition.
Provenance in chronological order:
Art market in the United States.
Former Miguel Covarrubias collection.
Sale Sotheby's New-York, 21/11/1988, lot n ° 406 reproduced in the catalog.
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![Metate, Costa Rica. Acquired at auction in 2010]()
Metate, Costa Rica. Acquired at auction in 2010
Lot n ° 23
Volcanic stone ceremonial table.
Volcanic stone.
Height: 17 cm - Length: 36 cm - Width: 25 cm.
Culture of the Atlantic slope, CA 800-1200 AD. J.-C.
Costa Rica.
Good condition.
Ceremonial object carved in volcanic stone, used in cultural and religious rites.
Acquired for sale of 01/18/2010 in Tours, lot n ° 241, expert M. Reynes.
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![Vase with bird friezes, Mochica. Acquired in 1977, Expert Charles Ratton.]()
Vase with bird friezes, Mochica. Acquired in 1977, Expert Charles Ratton.
Lot n ° 52
Stylized bird heads vase.
Lenticular ceramics with a caliper, brown red painted decor on cream slip.
Height: 21.5 cm - Diameter: 15.6 cm.
Mochica III culture, CA 300-500 AD. J.-C.
Removed handle.
Lenticular vase decorated with a frieze of stylized birds painted in brown red on a creamy slip. The caliper handle, characteristic of Mochica ceramics, gives the object a ritual or funeral function.
Acquired for sale on 05/05/1977 at the Drouot hotel, lot n ° 15, expert MC Ratton.
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![A seated woman holding her child in her arms. CARCHI. Acquired at auction in 2016. Expert M. Reynes. TL.]()
A seated woman holding her child in her arms. CARCHI. Acquired at auction in 2016. Expert M. Reynes. TL.
Lot n ° 67
A seated woman holding her child in her arms.
Polychrome terracotta with original slip.
Height: 27.5 cm - Length: 17.5 cm.
CULTURE CARCHI, CA 600-1500 AP. Jc
Colombia.
Good general condition.
Representation of a seated mother holding her child with a maternal gesture. His body and his face are decorated with ceremonial paintings. The gentle expression of the face testifies to the finesse of the modeling and the sensitivity of the scene.
Thermoluminescence test.
Acquired for sale Millon, Paris, April 12, 2016, lot n ° 37, expert MS Reynes.
Our next sales
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Färber collection sale
Mr and Mrs Färber loved and collected works of art. With Vermot & Associés, we invite you to acquire the pre -Columbian works of art accumulated since the late 1970s.
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Sale in preparation with the Phidias sales house of an important Parisian collection
Collection formed for more than 30 years. All the works were acquired from French sales houses.
Catalog and date to come. Pre-Columbian objects, Greeks, Romans and the Near East.
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Sale in preparation
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