Artemis Gallery will hold its
Clearance Pre-Columbian, Asian, Ethnographic Auction
on Thu, Sep 23, 2021 11:00 AM GMT-5. All lots priced to sell, with reserves now up to 75% off original starting prices. No hidden reserves. All lots will sell to the highest bidder. If you love Pre-Columbian, Asian or Ethnographic art this is one auction you don't want to miss. In this image: Sican Lambayeque Copper Mask w/ Wings. Estimate $17,000 - $25,500.
Massive 14th C. Inca Stone Game Board
. Pre-Columbian, Peru and Ecuador, Inca Empire, ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. A stone game board in the form of a Chimu or Inca fortress depicting tiered structures as well as smaller quadrangular plots surrounding a central rectangle. Estimate $7,000 - $10,500.
Rare 10th C. Sican Gold Tunic Appliques
. Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Sican / Lambayeque, ca. 10th to 11th century CE. A fabulous and impressive number of 14K gold - 691 to be exact - of gold dress appliques - all circular with the exception of the U-shaped copper ornament at the center. Estimate $5,000 - $7,500.
19th C. Polynesian Samoan Fiber Tapa Eventail
. Polynesia, Samoa Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A remarkably well-preserved fan, also sometimes known as an eventail, the French word for fan (due to French colonial ventures in Polynesia). Estimate $4,000 - $6,000.
Tiahuanaco Gilded Copper Appliques Anthropomorphics
. Pre-Columbian, Bolivia, Lake Titicaca region, Tiahuanaco / Tiwanaku, ca. 400 to 700 CE. A beautiful set of hammered copper appliques covered in gilding in a variety of abstract anthropomorphic forms. Estimate $4,000 - $6,000.
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! Estimate $3,500 - $5,250.
19th C. Tahitian Society Islands Shell Crown
. Oceania/Polynesia, Tahiti, Society Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A gorgeous, incredibly rare crown, consisting of hundreds of carefully stitched white and pale orange-tipped white tulip-shaped seashells. Estimate $3,500 - $5,250.
Chinese Ming Sandstone Rectangular Vessel - Sea Life
. East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A monumental hand-carved sandstone vessel boasting a rectangular base and thick walls that rise over a shallow basin decorated with intricately carved reliefs. Estimate $3,500 - $5,250.
Proto Nazca Textile Panel - Abstract Trophy Heads
. Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Proto Nazca, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. An interesting textile panel of a roughly rectangular form comprised of tightly-woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers in earthy tones of burgundy, wheat, teal, sage, espresso, and cream. Estimate $3,000 - $4,500.
Sican Silver Birds w/ Gold Detailing (pr)
. Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 850 to 1000 CE. A pair of rare, fascinating objects - high percentage silver-bodied birds with hammered 16K sheet gold covering their upper portions and forming their heads. Estimate $3,000 - $4,500.
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