Artemis Gallery will hold its
Antiquities | Ethnographica | Fine Art sale
on May 19, 2022 9:00 AM GMT-5. The sale features a very special collection of Fine Art from the Hollywood Hills, including Picasso & Rookwood ceramics! Also included are many fine examples of classical antiquities, ancient, and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Olmec Volcanic Stone Tenon - Cuboid Form w/ Face. Estimate $28,000 - $42,000.
Picasso Chouette (Owl) Ceramic Vase (1969)
. Pablo Picasso (Spanish/French, 1881-1973). "Chouette" (Owl) ceramic vase, 1969. Edition 135/250. Estimate $12,000 - $18,000.
Massive Arizona Petrified Wood Slab - Board Cut
. North America, Southwestern United States, Arizona, Late Triassic, ca. 225 million years ago. A massive and gorgeous slab of fossilized or petrified tree trunk sliced lengthwise like a plank, then highly polished on both sides to showcase the amazing colors. Estimate $18,000 - $27,000.
Exceptional 10th C. Sican Gold Ceremonial Mask
. Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Sican / Lambayeque, ca. 10th to 11th century CE. A fabulous 57% to 60% (equivalent 13K+ to 14K+) gold ceremonial mask. Estimate $17,000 - $25,500.
Roman Marble Head of a Female, ex-Anthony Quinn
. Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A splendid marble head of a female, gazing downward from wide, almond-shaped eyes with pierced pupils. Estimate $15,000 - $20,000.
Massive Teotihuacan Aztec Stone Zoomorph Water Spout
. Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan to early Aztec culture, ca. 600 to 1400 CE. This is a superb volcanic rock carving of a recumbent dog-like or jaguar creature, with a shallow groove or water channel down its spine and an opening spout in the mouth. Estimate $12,000 - $18,000.
Sican / Lambayeque Gold Crown w/ Naylamp & Birds
. Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican / Lambayeque, ca. 800 to 1000 CE. A beautiful crown made from a sheet of gold and hammered into repousse motifs of anthropomorphic figures and birds. Estimate $12,000 - $18,000.
Rare 19th C. Fijian Whale Tooth Wasekaseka Necklace
. Oceania, Polynesia, Fiji Islands, ca. 19th century CE. An incredibly important and rare necklace known as a wasekaseka (or waseisei), made from sperm whale teeth that are shaved and sliced down to crescent-shaped slivers, drilled through for suspension, and strung on a twisted sennit coconut fiber cord. Estimate $10,000 - $15,000.
Stunning Costa Rican Chiriqui Gold Zoomorph Pendant
. Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica or Panama, Chiriqui (Veraguas) culture, ca. 900 to 1500 CE. A gorgeous figural pendant of highly abstract form that is cast from 69.58% to 71.58% gold (equivalent to 15K+). Estimate $10,000 - $15,000.
Rare Sican-Lambayeque Wood Royal Litter Backrest
. Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 10th to 11th century CE. A large and rare hand-carved wooden panel with the top corners flaring outward. Estimate $8,000 - $12,000.
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