Artemis Fine Arts
presents "
Global Treasures
," a curated auction of ethnographic and ancient art. The sale features a diverse range of cultures and eras, including fine art alongside significant works from Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Near East, Asia, Africa, Oceania, and the Americas.
Three Wind Up 1960s Japanese / Korea Toy Robots
. Estimate: $300 - $450.
Four Colima & Costa Rican Pottery Vessels
. Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; Central America, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed period, ca. 100 BCE to 500 CE. A charming group of four hand-built redware vessels drawn from two of Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica's most collectible ceramic traditions. Estimate: $700 - $1,200.
Chinese White Jade Pixiu Charm With Piercing
. East Asia, China, ca. 20th century CE. A petite white jade carving depicting a sinuous zoomorphic form, perhaps a stylized feline or mythical pixiu beast with a hole for suspension. Estimate: $500 - $750.
8 Costa Rican Pottery Zoomorph Figures
. Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, ca. 500 BCE to 1500 CE. A lively grouping of eight Costa Rican pottery zoomorph figures, featuring stylized animal forms rendered with playful abstraction and tactile simplicity. Estimate: $500 - $750.
3 Syro-Hittite Pottery Quadrupeds - 2 Bulls + 1 Hybrid
. Ancient Near East, Levant, Syro-Hittite, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A charming group of three Syro-Hittite terracotta quadrupeds, each modeled with distinctive stylization and symbolic detail. Estimate: $500 - $750.
Two Archaic Native American Full Groove Axe Heads
. Native American, United States, Midwestern region, Archaic period, ca. 3000 BCE to 1000 BCE. Two full-groove axe heads with rounded butt ends and smoothly polished cutting edges from prolonged use. Estimate: $450 - $675.
Six Ancient Native American Spear Points & Chert Tools
. Native American, Midwestern United States, Archaic to Woodland period, ca. 10,000 BCE to 1800 CE. A collection of six knapped chert spear points and blade forms, each shaped through careful flaking to produce sharp edges and tapered profiles. Size: 6.75" L x 2" W (17.1 cm x 5.1 cm) Estimate: $450 - $675.
Roman Glass Vessel. Roman Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE
. A carinated glass vessel with a robust, rounded lower half with a flattened bottom. It features a wide opening, enclosed by a thin, uniform rim. Its surface is quite interesting, with earthen deposits accenting its multi-colored iridescence. Estimate: $350 - $525.
Edmontosaurus Tooth in Matrix
. North America, Western United States, South Dakota, Hell Creek Formation, Cretaceous, ca. 68 to 65.5 million years ago. A fossilized Edmontosaurus tooth preserved in natural matrix, representing a Late Cretaceous hadrosaurid herbivore whose complex dental batteries were adapted for grinding tough vegetation some 71 to 65 million years ago. Estimate: $350 - $525.
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Arthur Knebel Pastel - "Old Buses" (1990)
Arthur Knebel (American, 1925-2013). "Old Buses" pastel on canvas, 1990. Signed and dated at lower right. A cluster of aging vehicles emerges from a haze of color and motion in Arthur Knebel's expressive composition "Old Buses." Estimate: $700 - $1,050.
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