Artemis Fine Arts
presents a wide-ranging
auction of antiquities, ethnographica, and fine art beginning December 19, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. (GMT-6) in Louisville, Colorado. The sale brings together culturally significant works spanning Asian art, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African, Tribal, and Oceanic
traditions, alongside fine and visual art, fossils, and rare artifacts from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East. In this image:
Chinese Nephrite Jade Carved Huang Dragon Headed Plaque
. Estimate $1,400-$2,100.
Assorted Viking - Medieval Iron Blade Weapons & Tools
. Northwestern Europe, England, Anglo-Saxon / Viking culture, Medieval period, ca. 8th to 13th century CE. A group of six iron tools and weapons from the Middle Ages, each encrusted with a deep, earthy patina from centuries of burial. Estimate $1,400-$2,100.
Chavin and Chimu Pottery Vessels
. Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 500 BCE; Chimu, ca. 900 to 1470 CE. A remarkable pair of pottery vessels that showcase the artistry of two major Andean cultures. The first, a Chavin stirrup-spout vessel, is made of chocolate-hued clay and bears intricate stippled motifs across its rounded body, with carefully arranged dot patterns suggesting textile-like designs. Estimate $1,400-$2,100.
19th C. Indian Himachal Wood Noodle Maker - Ram Form
. South Asia, north India, Himachal Pradesh, ca. late 19th to 20th century CE. A rare and whimsical hand-carved wooden noodle maker in the form of a standing ram. The figure rests sturdily on four legs, its head carved to serve as a handle for grip, while the forelegs and hindlegs form the base supports. Estimate $1,400-$2,100.
Vicus Anthropomorphic Jar & Nazca Painted Bowl w/ TL
. Pre-Columbian, Peru, Vicus culture, ca. 100 BCE to 400 CE; Nazca culture, ca. 200 BCE to 600 CE. A striking pair of pottery vessels from two of Peru's most distinctive ancient cultures. The first, a Vicus jar, is modeled in the form of an anthropomorphic head, its rounded body surmounted by a tall neck and twin lug handles at the shoulder. Estimate $1,300-$1,950.
Peruvian Quechua Wool Poncho w/ Patterned Registers
. South America, Peru, Quechua culture, 19th to early 20th century CE. A woven wool poncho composed of two dark brown rectangular panels joined along the center seam, with a vertical slit left open for the head. This traditional Andean garment is ornamented with narrow registers of light brown to beige-toned geometric motifs, in discontinuous warp and weft tapestry technique. Estimate $1,300-$1,950.
2 Inca Stone Llama Canopa Vessels for Ritual Offerings
. South America, Peru / Bolivia, Inca to Spanish Colonial Period, ca. 15th to early 20th century CE. A pair of canopa vessels carved from stones in the form of llamas or alpacas with a rounded body and small drilled eyes, its back hollowed with a circular cavity for ritual deposits. The simple yet evocative form reflects the Andean reverence for camelids as essential providers of wool, transport, and sacrificial power. Estimate $1,300-$1,950.
Woolly Mammoth Tusk Cross-Section, Tooth, Hair & Skin
. Northern Asia, Russia, Siberia, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Ice Age (Pleistocene), ca. 2.6 million to 10,000 years ago. A compelling assemblage of woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) remains from the permafrost of Siberia. Includes: A cross-section of mammoth tusk, displaying rich mineralized hues and concentric growth rings stabilized with black resin. Estimate $1,200-$1,800.
Marc Hanson Painting - "July" (2012)
. Marc R. Hanson (American, b. 1955). "July" oil on canvas, 2012. Signed at lower right and titled and dated on verso. A soft veil of summer light drifts across this wide open landscape, settling over fields and distant hills with a stillness that feels almost suspended in time. In "July," Marc R. Hanson captures the quiet pulse of midsummer with a palette tuned to subtle warmth - tawny grasses stretching across the foreground, faint greens shifting toward amber, and a sky gently washed in pale tones that speak of heat lingering long after noon has passed. Estimate $1,200-$1,800.
Incised Nazca Abstract Polychrome Pottery Bowl
. Pre-Columbian, Peru, Paracas to Nazca, ca. 100 BCE to 800 CE. A pottery bowl with a dark ground, encircled by incised abstract designs, where eye-like motifs nestle within flowing curvilinear bands highlighted in ochre yellow. Estimate $1,200-$2,000.
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