Artemis Gallery will hold its
Marc Schmitt Estate + Ancient / Ethnographica sale
on Oct 27, 2022 9:00 AM GMT-5. Since the 1990s Marc Schmitt was the owner / founder of Amiguet's Ancient Art, a name known all too well in the area of Pre-Columbian Art. Marc's appreciation of both Pre-Columbian and Spanish Colonial cultures came from his grandfather, Louis Amiguet who emigrated to the US from Guatemala before 1950. Triassic Arizona Petrified Wood Slab. Estimate $6,000 - $9,000.
Egyptian 26th Dynasty Wood & Painted Gesso Coffin Model
. Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th Dynasty, ca. 664 to 525 BCE. A wonderful example of a petite coffin model, made from two pieces of wood, adorned with gesso over linens, and then decorated with pigment in hues of pink, turquoise, black, and creamy white. Estimate $7,000 - $10,500.
Fossilized Fish in Mass Death Event / Life Assemblage
. North America, Wyoming, Green River Formation, Eocene Period, ca. 53.5 to 48.5 million years ago. Estimate $3,500 - $4,500.
Maya Late Classic Incised Tripod Vessel (for Chocolate)
. Pre-Columbian, Mexico and Guatemala, Maya Lowlands, Late Classic, ca. 550 to 900 CE. An incredible blackware vessel with an incised glyph decorations upon the exterior walls. Estimate $3,000 - $4,500.
2nd C. Indian Limestone Relief Roundels, Lotus Mandalas
. South Asia, India, Sattavahana Dynasty, ca. 2nd century CE. A wonderful pair of hand-carved limestone relief roundels each featuring a mandala-form lotus flower; a Buddhist symbol of enlightenment. Estimate $3,000 - $4,500.
4th C. Roman / Byzantine Marble Ossuary
. Roman / Near East, Late Imperial / Early Byzantine, ca. 4th to 7th century CE. A remarkable stone ossuary that grants a fascinating glimpse into Roman mortuary tradition. Estimate $2,000 - $3,000.
Viru Pottery Vessel w/ House & Negative Resist Motifs
. Pre-Columbian, Northwest Coast Peru, Viru culture, ca. 100 BCE to 600 CE. A remarkable pottery vessel comprised of 2 chambers - a cuboid chamber surmounted by a 2-story house and a spherical chamber capped with a conical spout - all adorned in white and black negative resist decoration. Estimate $2,000 - $3,000.
Byzantine Leaded Brass Cross w/ Holy Figures
. Ancient Near East, Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. A fascinating leaded brass cross with flaring arms that terminate in pairs of circular knobs. Estimate $2,000 - $3,000.
Roman Imperial Brass Recumbent Lion
. Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A charming brass lion in a recumbent pose atop on integral plinth with front paws extended and head facing forward. Estimate $1,800 - $2,700.
Dearborn Painting - Torch Fire Still Burning (2007)
. Alison Dearborn (American, Contemporary). "Torch Fire Still Burning" acrylic paint on canvas, 2007. Signed on lower right and again with title on verso. A captivating painting by Alison Dearborn whose works pay tribute to magnificent creatures of the animal kingdom in a manner inspired by prehistoric cave paintings. Estimate $1,600 - $2,500.
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