Artemis Gallery will hold its
Warehouse Finds | Ancient & Ethnographic Art Auction
on Jan 20, 2022 9:00 AM GMT-6. Featuring Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, so much more. They´re switching over their inventory system and look what they´ve found! Antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, plus Viking, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Russian Icons, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, Fossils, jewelry, more. In this image: 19th C. Polynesian Samoan Tapa Eventail / Fan. Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000.
16th C. German Wheellock Carbine + Leather Ammo Pouch
. Western Europe, Germany, ca. late 16th to early 17th century CE; North America, Western United States, ca. 19th century CE. This is a fine Western Europe wheellock carabine, comprised of a full wood stock and iron octagonal barrel with a smooth bore. Estimate:$9,000 - $13,000.
Casas Grandes Polychrome Janiform Portrait Jar
. Pre-Columbian, North Mexico, Chihuahua, Casas Grandes (Paquime), ca. 1280 to 1450 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel featuring a janiform pinched visage of a human face and hand painted polychrome patterns. Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000.
La Aguada / Mapuche Stone Grinding Table w/ Serpents
. Pre-Columbian, South America, Argentina and Chile, late La Aguada to Mapuche culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A rare grinding table carved from dark brown-gray stone of a rectangular form with a stable base, thick walls, and a concave basin likely used for meticulously pulverizing maize or other materials. Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000.
Pre-Columbian Colima Redware Dog Effigy Vessel
. Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A beautifully constructed, hand-built redware dog vessel of a charming form that exhibits a playful nature and smooth, highly burnished surfaces. Estimate: $3,000 - $4,500.
19th C. Chinese Qing Painted Wood Dragon Lintels (pr)
. East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a fine pair of hand-carved wood architectural panels or lintels of dragons that may have once been part of a temple or other special building. Estimate: $3,000 - $4,500.
28 Native American Paleo-Indian Stone Dalton Points
. Native American, Eastern to Midwestern United States, Dalton culture, ca. 10,500 to 9,900 years ago (8500 BCE). Wow! A fantastic collection of 28 Dalton stone arrowheads and spear points. Estimate: $3,000 - $4,000.
Roman Gilded Silver Lamella w/ Magical Incantation
. Roman, Imperial Period, probably from Antioch, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A beautifully preserved example of a gilded silver lamella, a plaque bearing a magical incantation or spell. Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500.
Translated Maya Chochola / Maxcanu Brownware Vessel
. Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, northwestern Yucatan Peninsula, Puuc region, Maya, Chochola/Maxcanu type, Late Classic Period, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A beautiful drinking vase of a squat, thick-walled form that is hand-built from chocolate-hued brownware pottery. Estimate: $1,800 - $2,500.
20th C. Indonesian Dayak Festival Mask / Hornbill Bird
. Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, East/Central Kalimantan, Mahakam River, Dayak peoples, Bahau group, ca. early 20th century CE. A wondrous example of a wooden festival mask constructed from several hand-carved wooden components. Estimate: $1,800 - $2,500.
Close