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Artemis Fine Arts will present its upcoming auction of fine visual art, antiquities, and ethnographic art, scheduled to begin on June 5, 2026, at 9:00 AM GMT-6 from Boulder, Colorado. Curated by Pre-Columbian expert Bob Dodge, the sale features a diverse selection of museum-quality pieces tailored for both seasoned collectors and first-time buyers across all price points. In this image: Large Ordovician Trilobite (Burmeisterella), Morocco. Estimate: $1,800 - $2,700.

Two 1493 Nuremberg Chronicle Leaves - Florence. Northern Europe, Holy Roman Empire, Germany, Nuremberg, ca. 1493 CE. A pair of incunable laid paper leaves from Hartmann Schedel's Liber Chronicarum, the celebrated Nuremberg Chronicle printed by Anton Koberger in 1493. One sheet unfurls a sweeping panorama of Florence, the Arno threading past walled quarters bristling with campaniles and the unmistakable swell of Brunelleschi's dome rising above terracotta rooftops, a small boat gliding in the foreground. Estimate: $1,600 - $2,250.

Three Ancient Maya Belize Chert Lanceolate Blades. Pre-Columbian, Belize, Maya culture, Classic Period, ca. 250 to 900 CE. A group of three chert bifacial blades, each carefully pressure-flaked into elongated, lanceolate forms with sharp edges and pointed tips, displaying a range of tones from pale honey to deep charcoal with natural inclusions. Such blades held both practical and ceremonial roles, reflecting the skilled workmanship and material knowledge of Maya stoneworkers. Size of longest: 8" L x 1.75" W (20.3 cm x 4.4 cm) Estimate: $1,600 - $2,400.

Two 19th C Italian Silver Devotional Feathers. Western Europe, southern Italy, ca. 19th century CE. A striking pair of hand-wrought silver feather appliques, the larger an elongated palm frond of sculptural presence and the smaller a curling plume, both crisply modeled with chased veins along a raised rachis. Fashioned from high-purity silver (assayed 90.6% to 94.3%), the sheets were worked in repousse and fine chasing to achieve their lively, wind-swept surfaces; mounting edges and a rolled terminal suggest attachment to a devotional object. Estimate: $1,600 - $2,400.

Two Large Maya Knapped Chert Ceremonial Blades. Pre-Columbian, Belize, Maya culture, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A pair of large chert ceremonial blades, each flaked in uniface form with broad triangular profiles and tapered points. Both show bold percussion scars and intentional shaping along the edges, with narrowed necks suited for hafting or gripping. Size: 8.6" L x 2.8" W (21.8 cm x 7.1 cm) Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500.

Dinosaur Edmontosaurus Jaw Segment & Tooth Structure. North America, Western United states, Wyoming, Lance Formation, Late Cretaceous 69 to 66 million years ago. A fossilized Edmontosaurus dinosaur jaw section displaying tightly packed vertical tooth batteries, with worn grinding surfaces characteristic of herbivorous feeding. Edmontosaurus was a large hadrosaur, or "duck-billed" dinosaur, known for its broad snout and highly efficient plant-processing teeth. Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500.

2 Yuan & Ming Celadon Bowls - Twin Fish & Lotus Motifs. East Asia, China, Longquan kilns, Yuan Dynasty, ca. 13th to 14th century CE; Ming Dynasty, ca. 14th to 17th century CE. A scholarly pair of celadon-glazed bowls: the larger a Ming dish with an elegant lotus-barbed rim and a soft underglaze floral scroll, the smaller a Yuan example centered by the classic molded twin-fish medallion, each bathed in the spectrum of Longquan greens from cool sea-green to brownish-olive, their raised motifs subtly revealed where the glaze thins to produce a gentle relief. Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500.

Mezcala Stone Effigy Figures, Group of 3. Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Mezcala, ca. 500 BCE – 300 CE. A group of three carved stone anthropomorphic figures in the classic Mezcala style, each reducing the human form to geometric planes with notched shoulders, a broad rectangular head, and minimal facial features defined by string-cut grooves. Estimate: $800 - $1,200.

Caddo Engraved Tri-Lug Pottery Bowl . Native American, Midwestern / Southeastern, United States, Mississippian / Caddo culture, ca. 1200-1600 CE. A low-walled earthenware bowl rising from a rounded base, crowned by three bulbous lug projections, hand-built in burnished brown clay and incised to form a curvilinear geometric ornament. Estimate: $800 - $1,200.

Lot of 6 Illinois Hopewell Cache Stone Blades. Native American, North America, Illinois, Hopewell culture, ca. 100 BCE to 400 CE. A finely assembled cache of six stone blades, each shaped with deliberate precision and quiet skill, representing the refined lithic traditions of the Hopewell culture of ancient Illinois. Knapped from dark chert, the blades display broad, leaf-like forms with carefully struck flake scars that catch the light across their surfaces. Estimate: $800 - $1,200.