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Artemis Fine Arts invites collectors to a spectacular journey through time with its upcoming live auction on May 29, 2026, originating from Boulder, Colorado. Curated by industry expert Bob Dodge, this highly anticipated event features an exceptional selection of legally acquired fossils, Native American artifacts, and ethnographic art. Bridging the ancient world with more recent cultural treasures, the auction offers enthusiasts a rare opportunity to acquire certified pieces with the added convenience of trusted, in-house shipping. Cahokia Flint Clay Pipe - Crouching Human Effigy. Estimate: $1,600 - $2,400.

Nayarit Seated Bichrome Semi-Nude Male & Female. Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 100 BCE to 200 CE. A matched pair of hand-modeled polychrome figures captures, with disarming intimacy, the social and ceremonial world of ancient Nayarit. Estimate: $1,900 - $2,750.

Large Woodland Stone Obtuse Angle Pipe. Native American, Woodland, North Carolina, ca. 500 BCE to 900 CE. A substantial stone pipe of obtuse-angle form, its flat rectangular base expanding to a broad squared terminus, the cylindrical bowl rising at an oblique angle from the platform in the manner characteristic of Eastern Woodlands bent-base pipe traditions. Estimate: $1,600 - $2,400.

19th C. Japanese Meiji Era Ranma Transom with Eagle. East Asia, Japan, Meiji Period, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A carved wood architectural transom (ranma) rendered in openwork with an eagle poised among the gnarled branches of a windswept pine. Using traditional Japanese carpentry techniques - secured at the corners without nails through interlocking joinery. Estimate: $1,600 - $2,400.

Award Winning Finland Stamp Collection. Northern Europe, Finland, ca. 1900 - 1933 CE. What an unusual collection! Portfolio of postage stamps all from Finland. Hundreds of stamps, each painstakingly identified and categorized by location of post office (over 100 cities and towns) where the stamp was cancelled and the design / shape of the cancellation. Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800.

James E. Stuart Painting "Looking Up a Brook …" (1906). James Everett Stuart (American, 1852-1941). "Looking Up a Brook About One Mile South of Dover, Maine" oil on canvas, 1906. Signed and dated at lower left and again on verso with title. A quiet brook winds through moss-covered stones and shadowed trunks in this intimate 1906 landscape, where James Everett Stuart turns from monumental western vistas to the hushed lyricism of rural Maine. Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800.

18K Gold & Stone 'Stefano' Bracelet by Consuelo Ulrich. Mexico, ca. 21st century CE. A leather band bracelet centered by a polished greenstone disc framed by two hammered 18K gold mounts. Part of the 'Stefano' line by Consuelo Ulrich, daughter of Alberto Ulrich who assumed leadership of the Spratling enterprise after William Spratling's death. Estimate: $1,100 - $1,650.

Navajo Native American Wood & Antler Smoking Pipe. Native American, Western United States, Dine (Navajo), ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A substantial pipe assembled from wood and antler, the stem wrapped in hand-stitched dried hide secured with sinew cordage and decorated at the midpoint with a band of beadwork in teal, red, and black. Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500.

Spratling Sterling Silver & Ebony Handle Letter Opener. Latin America, Mexico, ca. after 1979 CE. An ebony wood handled letter opener with sterling silver blade, produced under the auspices of Sucesores de William Spratling. The carved wooden handle takes the form of an abstract parrot-like bird, with silver studs as the eyes, and a polished spherical silver finial caps the tail. Estimate: $900 - $1,350.

Madagascar Petrified Wood Fossil Slab, Crystal Vugs. Eastern Africa, Madagascar, early to mid-Triassic period, ca. 252 to 220 million years ago. A striking cross-section slab of petrified wood, cut from an ancient tree trunk and polished on one face to reveal dramatic concentric growth-ring patterning and natural mineral color shifts in smoky gray, cream, and warm russet tones. Estimate: $700 - $1,050.