Artemis Gallery will hold its "
Consignor Sell-Off Ancient, Ethnic, Fine Art
" sale on Feb 10, 2023 9:00 AM CST. Savings up to 70% off, as well as items brand-new to auction. Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Fine art, and much more! 19th C. Santa Cruz Islands Ceremonial Napa Club. Estimate $2,400 - $3,600.
18th C. Indo-Persian Spear Heads / Lances (7 pcs)
. Central Asia, Persia / Northern India, Mughal or Indo-Persian culture, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A fine collection of 7 different styles of steel and iron lance and spear heads, their socketed ends would have been mounted on a wood poles for use as processional or combat weapons - usually by mounted warriors. Estimate $2,500 - $3,000.
19th C. Indian Red Sandstone Jali / Panel
. Central Asia, India, 19th century CE. A beautiful deep red sandstone panel known as a jali with an interlocking, hexagonal / dodecahedral latticework pattern that is designed to lower the temperature in a building by compressing the air as it passes through the holes. Estimate $1,800 - $2,700.
Proto-Nazca Woven Hummingbird - Very Rare!
Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Proto-Nazca, ca. 100 BCE. An incredibly rare piece, a pretty textile hummingbird, made from woven plant matter, remarkably preserved for its age and fragile material. Estimate $1,600 - $2,400.
68 Prehistoric Native American Stone Bird Points
. Native American, North America, United States, Texas, Middle Archaic to Classic, ca. 2500 BCE to 1650 CE (4500 to 350 BP). A wonderful ensemble of 68 hand-knapped stone arrowheads, known as "bird points" for their miniature scale, boasting a variety of stemmed, bifurcated, and lanceolate forms in varying hues of white, cream, caramel, butterscotch, black, and gray. Estimate $1,000 - $1,500.
5th C. Byzantine Polycandelion (Greek for Many Lights)
. Ancient Near East, Holy Land, early Byzantine Empire, ca. 5th to 7th century CE. A cast brass lamp known as a polycandelion, which is Greek for "many lights" composed of 12 swan neck projections with rings at the tip, surrounding a central crucifix. Estimate $1,500 - $2,000.
19th C. Chinese Qing Wood Architectural Pcs, Money Toad
. East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a fine pair of hand-carved architectural panels or corbels featuring Liu Haichan, a transcendent immortal and the embodiment of wealth or prosperity. Estimate $1,400 - $2,100.
2nd C. Roman Coin Gold Solidus - Valens
. Roman, Imperial Period, Valens, 364 to 378 CE, gold solidus. Obverse: Pearl diademed and cuirassed bust of Valens to right. Estimate $1,200 - $1,800.
Ancient Bactrian Stone Bowl Procession of Lions
. Central Asia, Bactrian, BMAC complex, ca. 2500 to 2250 BCE. Skillfully carved from grey-blue chlorite schist, this is an ornately incised vessel of a cylindrical form extensively embellished with repeating bands of strutting lions in high relief. Size: 4.5" W x 2.75" H (11.4 cm x 7 cm) Estimate $900 - $1,200.
19th C. Neoclassical Gold Cufflinks Paste Glass Cameos
. Western Europe, Neoclassical, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a handsome and wearable pair of paste glass cameos set into a high quality 74% to 88.5% gold (equivalent to 17K+ to 21K+) settings as wearable cufflinks! Estimate $1,000 - $1,500.
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