| Despite Protests from Mexico, Sotheby's Sells Disputed Precolombian Artifacts Shane Ferro - ArtInfo | |
| go to original March 24, 2013 |
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Detail – Lot 26. Two-Part Teotihuacan Incensario, Mexico (Collection Barbier-Mueller)
Sotheby’s Paris has been under fire for the past few weeks from four Latin American countries, which have accused the auction house of putting illegally exported artworks on the block.
Despite protests from Peru, Mexico, Guatemala and Costa Rica, Sotheby’s went ahead with the sale over the weekend. However, fewer half of the 313 lots offered from the collection of Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller found buyers, and the sale total was a mere €10,296,300 ($13,375,000) — far below the $19-24 million estimate.
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