Artemis Gallery will hold its
August Timed Marketplace Auction
on Tue, Aug 31, 2021 11:00 AM GMT-5. Join them for their August Timed Marketplace Auction featuring fabulously priced clearance items and newly listed items at pricing perfect for dealers or collectors. Shop the Marketplace with Artemis Gallery nearly every month - you never know what you'll find next. In this image: Group of Chinese Ming Dynasty Shipwreck Porcelains. Estimate $3,400 - $5,400.
19th C. Russian Icon - Fiery Ascent of Prophet Elijah
. Eastern Europe, Russia, ca. late 19th century CE. Finely rendered in egg tempera, gold leaf, and gesso on wood, a breathtaking icon honoring the Prophet Elijah who, as depicted in the central panel, rides into heaven on a chariot drawn by celestial horses under the fearful watch of his disciple Elisha (Eliseus). Estimate $4,000 - $6,750.
Marajoara Incised Redware Cylinder, ex-Eugene Lions
. Pre-Columbian, Brazil, Marajoara culture, Arari style, ca. 800 to 1400 CE. A sizable redware ceramic urn with a grand cylindrical body, a flat base, tall walls, and a flared rim. Estimate $4,000 - $6,750.
12th C. Central Asian Ghaznavid Silver Ram / Sphinx
. Central Asia, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, & Transoxiana, Ghaznavid Dynasty, ca. 12th century CE. An incredible, rare example of Ghazni metalwork, made from 80% silver, in the form of an exquisite ram-sphinx with delicate incised motifs covering its body. Estimate $3,800 - $6,000.
Long / Fine Proto-Nazca Wool Fringe Border Trophy Heads
. Pre-Columbian, southern Peru, proto Nazca, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A long and finely woven textile edging made from camelid (llama or alpaca) fibers in vibrant shades of red, brown, gold, blue, tan and green. Estimate $2,800 - $4,200.
Rare La Aguada Stone Bowl w/ Trophy Heads
. Pre-Columbian, South America, Argentina, La Aguada / Aquada culture, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. A striking and dramatic stone bowl with a stocky conical body and a dramatically-flared rim, all supported atop a quartet of bent, attenuated legs. Estimate $2,400 - $3,900.
Rare & Fine Roman Gilded Bronze Mirror
. Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. Rare and quite lovely personal mirror made of bronze with added gilding over a silvered tin background. Estimate $2,000 - $3,300.
19th C. Russian Icon - Dormition, Holy Theotokos
. Eastern Europe, Russia, ca. 19th century CE. A touching rendition of the Dormition of the Virgin showing the Holy Theotokos on her deathbed surrounded by mourning Apostles, Church Fathers, and pious women in egg tempera and gold leaf on wood and housed in a custom octagonal wooden frame finished with gold leaf. Estimate $2,000 - $3,300.
20th C. British 18th Hussars Sable Busby w/ Case
. Western Europe, Great Britain, England, ca. early 20th century CE. A beautiful helmet known as a "busby" given to officers of the British 18th Hussars (also known as "Queen Mary's Own" Hussars). Estimate $1,900 - $3,000.
Huge Costa Rican Stone Metate Zoomorph, ex-Stendahl
. Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A beautiful ceremonial metate of a massive size, hand-carved from grey volcanic stone, with an endearing seated zoomorph at one end of the ovoid concave grinding platform. Estimate $2,000 - $3,000.
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