Pre-Columbian. Chimu Two Wooden Royal Litter Posts With Spanish Import Licenses

A very rare pair of hand-carved wooden litter posts. The slender rectangular bodies have narrow tips, seven insertion cavities, and an hourglass-shaped platform atop which stand two highly-stylized dignataries with ceremonial hairdresses and ponchos. Lustrous coffee-hued patina envelops the entire carving. In the Chimu and earlier Chancay cultures, important personages were carried on litters when they were both alive and dead - mummies were often brought out on litters for important rituals or ceremonies. Some funerary pottery shows important personages on litters, being carried by four pallbearers. Dimensions: 85,00 cm each one. Condition: Surface wear. Excellent condition Provenance: Dutch auction House. Dutch Private Collection. Acquired at D. Meijer Antiquiteiten, Amsterdam, 1996. Similar examples: - Metropolitan Museum, New York. Object Number: 1979.206.389-.390 Important: Due to summer holiday season, our gallery will be closed in august so this item will be delivered in september. Notes: - Due customs issues, we do not sell to US and Swiss buyers. - The piece includes authenticity certificate. - The piece includes spanish export license. - If the piece goes outside the European Union a new export license will be requested by us, This process can take beteen 1 and 2 months. According to Spanish legislation, items sent outside the European Union are subject to export taxes and will be added to the invoice, at the buyer's expense. These export fees are fixed on the final auction price and the tax rate is not applied directly on the total value of the item to be exported, but rather the different percentages by sections are applied to it: - Up to 6,000 euros: 5%./ From 6.001 to 60.000 euros: 10%. - Shipped with Insurance.

Estimate:£3,042.43

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