Artemis Gallery will hold its
Summer Antiquities & Ethnographic Art Auction
on Thu, Jul 22, 2021 9:00 AM GMT-5. Travel around the world and back in time...and be amazed at the treasures you will find! Antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian Icons, Fossils, Fine Art, much more! In this image: 3rd C. Paracas Gold / Silver Avian Crown Finial. Estimate $8,500 - $12,750.
Massive Chinese Ming Dynasty Stone Panel w/ Foo Dogs
. East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A beautiful hand-carved stone panel made from a massive piece of granite featuring symbolic fu lions! The front side is carved with two fu lions, or "foo dogs" in relief. Estimate $7,000 - $10,500.
Egyptian Gold Decorative Appliques of Bes & Horus
. Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A wonderful collection of 24 ancient applique ornaments shaped from sheets of high-quality (98.4%) gold in the form of gods. Estimate $5,000 - $7,500.
Huge 19th C. Chinese Qing Porcelain Bowl
. East Asia, China, Qing dynasty, ca. early 19th century CE. A very large Chinese porcelain bowl of the Rose Mandarin/Famille Rose (French for "pink family") style, finely executed on a raised ring-footed base, and beautifully decorated with figural and landscape scenes against a gold leaf foliage on white ground embellishing the exterior walls with a fineline black, white, and gold leaf border above. Estimate $5,000 - $7,500.
Chinese Ming Marble Pagoda Roof Spire w/ 8 Immortals
. East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. An exceptional pagoda roof spire skillfully hand-carved from creamy white marble and presenting an octagonal base and rounded top. Estimate $5,000 - $7,500.
19th C. Oil on Canvas Painting 'Spring' - S. S. Carr
. Samuel Simpson Carr (British-born American, 1837-1908). "Spring" oil on canvas, late 19th century. Signed S.S. Carr on lower left. A bucolic scene painted by landscape painter Samuel Simpson Carr who was originally from England but relocated to New York City in 1862 at age 25. Estimate $4,500 - $6,750.
Decorated 19th C. Indonesian Silver Lamba
. Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sumba Island, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A splendid, high quality silver head ornament known as a lamba of crescent form presenting with a thick midsection and high, tapered terminals that curve to fit on one's shoulders. Estimate $4,500 - $6,750.
Chavin Pottery Architectural Model - Ball Court w/ TL
. Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. An exceedingly rare ceramic depiction of a Chavin ballgame court, hand-built from red-brown pottery and presenting with highly burnished surfaces. Estimate $4,500 - $6,750.
Costa Rican Diquis Stone Jaguar - Carved in the Round
. Pre-Columbian, Diquis, Costa Rica ca. 1000 to 1400 CE. Skillfully carved in the round from a single hefty stone, a jaguar perched upon all four legs and glaring out at the viewer with a formidable expression. Estimate $4,500 - $6,750.
Norman British Stone Roundel w/ Lion-Headed Man
. Northern Europe, England, Norman culture, ca. 10th to 12th centuries CE. A magnificent hand-carved stone roundel, likely from a church, presenting the bust of a male wearing a lion's head. Estimate $4,500 - $6,750.
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