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Artemis Fine Arts presents Fine Asian, Ancient, Ethno & Fine Art, an exceptional auction opening December 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM (GMT-6) in Louisville, Colorado. This top-rated sale brings together an extraordinary selection of museum-worthy pieces spanning Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, Tribal, Oceanic, and fossil material, alongside a curated offering of fine and visual arts. In this image: Large Ming Dynasty Gray Stone Frieze Panel, Narrative Buddhist Scene. Estimate $10,000-$15,000.

12th C. Venetian Architectural Lion Support Istrian Sto. Central Europe, Italy, Venice, ca. 12th century CE. A remarkable Romanesque stylobate lion carved from dense Istrian limestone, originating from the Venetian region. This powerful sculpture once supported an architectural column on its back, perhaps forming part of a colonnade or portico - or at the entrance to a civic or ecclesiastical building. Estimate $30,000-$45,000.

Edith Kramer Mixed Media Collage - NYC Subway Platform. Edith Kramer (Austrian, 1916-2014). Mixed Media Collage of New York City Subway Platform, 1992. Hand signed and dated in black pigment at lower right. Edith Kramer's subway drawings led to the creation of two mixed media collages, one being this mesmerizing work, as well as a mosaic installed in the New York City Subway rapid transit system. Estimate $9,000-$13,500.

Venetian Antiphorium Romanum (1729) - Pezzana. Western Europe, northeastern Italy, Venice, ca. 1729 CE. A monumental Roman choir antiphonary, printed in Venice in 1729 by Nicolaus Pezzana, one of the foremost Venetian publishers of liturgical works. Estimate $9,000-$13,500.

Mosasaur Fossil Skull Open Jaws, Late Cretaceous (ca. 80–70 Million Years Ago). North Africa, Morocco, Late Cretaceous, ca. 80 to 70 million years ago. A dramatic fossilized skull of a mosasaur, the great marine reptile that dominated the seas at the close of the dinosaur era, presented here with upper and lower jaws opened in a striking display. Estimate $9,500-$12,500.

8 Chinese Marble-Inset Literati Screens Figural Scenes and Calligraphy. East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A matching set of 8 Chinese marble folding screens in dark hardwood frameworks, each leaf divided into rectangular reserves holding white marble panels hand-painted with lively figural scenes and framed calligraphic texts. Estimate $8,000-$12,000.

Important M.F. Husain Watercolor Depicting Signature Equine Imagery. Maqbool Fida Husain (Indian, 1913-2011). "Horses" watercolor on paper, undated but likely ca. 1970. Signed top right in Hindi and watercolor on sheet. An outstanding example of M.F. Husain's iconic equine paintings inspired by the artist's childhood memories of India. Estimate $8,000-$12,000.

18th C. Indian Pink Sandstone Architectural Relief, ex-Sotheby's. South Asia, India, Northern region, ca. 18th century CE. A large carved architectural panel of mottled pink sandstone, rectangular in form and adorned with finely executed Mughal-style motifs. The relief features a central cusped arch window flanked by two smaller arched panels, each surmounted by floral medallions and framed within recessed rectangular borders. Estimate $7,500-$11,500.

Jean-Claude Picot Ceramic Plaque "Embarcadero" (1984). Jean-Claude Picot (1933-2020). "Embarcadero a Mantes la Jolie" ceramic wall plaque, 1984. Edition 41/60. Signed lower left. Signed and numbered on the verso. Created and fired at Atelier Bernard Leclerc (stamp and edition number on verso). A ceramic wall plate from a limited edition by Jean-Claude Picot, an artist whose oeuvre demonstrates the great influence of Fauvist masters Matisse, Derain, and Vlaminck. Estimate $5,500-$8,250.

1st Ed. "Atlas... of Yellowstone" by Arnold Hague, 1904. Arnold Hague (American, 1840-1917). "Atlas to Accompany Monograph XXXII on the Geology of Yellowstone National Park" (Washington, D.C.: Julius Bien, 1904). First Edition. A monumental scientific achievement and one of the great cartographic works of American geology, this first edition of Arnold Hague's "Atlas to Accompany Monograph XXXII on the Geology of Yellowstone National Park" stands as the definitive geological record of the world's first national park. Estimate $3,600-$5,400.