Marc Schmitt Estate + Ancient / Ethnographica

Maya Polychrome Vessel - 3 Figures, Jaguar, Snakes

Fossilized Green River Palm Frond Inlaid w/ Fish

Dearborn Painting - Torch Fire Still Burning (2007)

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Marc Schmitt Estate + Ancient / Ethnographica

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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. Many of Marc's most cherished treasures were objects his grandfather passed down to him even before Marc began his career as an antiquarian. Sadly, Marc passed away earlier this year from natural causes. Marc left an incredible array of objects from cultures all over the world, but most especially exceptional examples of Pre-Columbian art from Central America, South America and Mexico. This auction will also feature a wide variety of classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Rome and the Near East, as well as Asian Art, Native American, Fossils and Fine Art.

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Tall Jamacoaque Polychrome Figure Nude Female Ocarina: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque) culture, ca. 500 CE. A tall and hollow pottery nude woman figurine that functions as a whistle with the characteristic elongated headdress as the

0057: Tall Jamacoaque Polychrome Figure Nude Female OcarinaEst. $1,500-$2,000

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Zapotec Pottery Erotic Vessel Nude Copulating Couple: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Oaxaca, Zapotec culture, Monte Alban, Phase III, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A rare example of erotic art from the ancient Zapotec: a grayware vessel in the form of a nude, copulating

0057A: Zapotec Pottery Erotic Vessel Nude Copulating CoupleEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Costa Rican Basalt Warrior / Deity Holding Trophy Head: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed region, ca. 1000 to 1400 CE. A fabulous carved volcanic stone figure kneeling with 2 objects gripped in their hands. Is this a warrior holding a weapon

0058: Costa Rican Basalt Warrior / Deity Holding Trophy HeadEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Costa Rican Basalt Seated Figure, Nude Female: Central America, Costa Rica, Central Highlands, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 1000 to 1400 CE. An unusual basalt carving of a nude woman, seated upon a broad posterior with her knees and legs bend inward,

0058A: Costa Rican Basalt Seated Figure, Nude FemaleEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Fine Costa Rican Stone Celt - Abstract Bird Effigy: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. Finely carved and string-cut, this axe-god celt is in the form of an abstract bird effigy with avian beak and wings, the flared blade

0059: Fine Costa Rican Stone Celt - Abstract Bird EffigyEst. $800-$1,200

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Pre-Columbian "Pretty Lady" + 2 Proto-Maya Figures: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chupicuaro and Michoacan, ca. 600 to 300 BCE; Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec to Proto-Maya culture, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A collection of 3 pottery figures- one

0060: Pre-Columbian "Pretty Lady" + 2 Proto-Maya FiguresEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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4 Pre-Columbian Vessels - Colima, Nayarit & Jalisco: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Jalisco, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 500 CE. A great collection of 4 ancient Mexican pottery vessels from various shaft tombs cultures of the region - each with finely

0061: 4 Pre-Columbian Vessels - Colima, Nayarit & JaliscoEst. $600-$900

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Colima Pottery Conch Shell Trumpet: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 200 BCE to 300 CE. A stunning and still playable pottery trumpet in the shape of a quite sizable conch shell! Shell trumpets like this example were blown to

0062: Colima Pottery Conch Shell TrumpetEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Colima Pottery Standing Cargador Warrior Whistle: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A finely-executed warrior figure standing atop delineated legs while wearing thick armor and brandishing a pair of tumi-shaped weapons. The

0062A: Colima Pottery Standing Cargador Warrior WhistleEst. $600-$900

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Colima Nacre / Cowrie Shells + Mississippian Boatstone: North America, Native American, Mississippian Culture, ca. 1000 to 1600 CE; Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A collection of carved shell artifacts from ancient

0063: Colima Nacre / Cowrie Shells + Mississippian BoatstoneEst. $400-$600

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Colima Pottery Seated Shaman Figural Vessel: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A highly burnished redware figure of a shaman seated in a pensive pose, all decorated in red slip, with lengthy arms that reach down towards

0064: Colima Pottery Seated Shaman Figural VesselEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Jalisco Sheepface Pottery Seated Warrior Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hollow-built and red-slipped pottery male warrior figure seated with bent legs and exposed genitals. The barrel-shaped body may

0065: Jalisco Sheepface Pottery Seated Warrior FigureEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Jalisco Ameca Gray Bare Breasted Seated Female Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, Ameca Gray type, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery female figure sitting with bared breasts and hands placed atop her skirt. The

0066: Jalisco Ameca Gray Bare Breasted Seated Female FigureEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Jalisco Bichrome Partially Nude Female Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, Ameca-Etzatlan type, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built, highly burnished, and semi-nude pottery female figure sitting with one leg folded

0066A: Jalisco Bichrome Partially Nude Female FigureEst. $900-$1,400Lot Passed

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Large Nayarit Polychrome Pottery Olla: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. This large pot is a mesmerizing presentation of overlapping painted motifs, an orange slip, darker umber brown concentric bands, and the

0067: Large Nayarit Polychrome Pottery OllaEst. $800-$1,200

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Huge Nayarit Chinesco Bichrome Bowl Stingrays: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Chinesco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A lovely and quite sizable pottery bowl boasting characteristic Chinesco decoration of with sting ray motifs projecting downwards

0068: Huge Nayarit Chinesco Bichrome Bowl StingraysEst. $900-$1,400

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Nayarit Pottery Seated Female Dwarf Figures: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A set of 2 hand-built pottery dwarf figures, likely females, each with attenuated legs and slender arms. The red and cream figures are

0070: Nayarit Pottery Seated Female Dwarf FiguresEst. $900-$1,400Lot Passed

Nayarit Ixtlan Del Rio Polychrome Seated Female: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Ixtlan Del Rio type, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built pottery female figure in a seated pose while holding a petite olla in one arm.

0071: Nayarit Ixtlan Del Rio Polychrome Seated FemaleEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Nayarit Chinesco Pottery Seated Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Chinesco, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hollow-built pottery Chinesco figure seated upon conical legs. The orange body is decorated with linear

0071A: Nayarit Chinesco Pottery Seated FigureEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Nayarit Pottery Seated Nude Male Smoker Figure: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hollow-built pottery male figure sitting with bent legs extended in front of his tall body. The nude man supports his forward-leaning

0072: Nayarit Pottery Seated Nude Male Smoker FigureEst. $900-$1,400

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Nayarit Ixtlan Del Rio Polychrome Head - 6" Tall!: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Ixtlan Del Rio type, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built pottery head of impressive size with delineated eyes, teeth, earrings, and nose

0072A: Nayarit Ixtlan Del Rio Polychrome Head - 6" Tall!Est. $600-$900

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3 Pre Columbian Bowls + Aztec Grater Tripod: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Huastec culture, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE; Valley of Mexico, Aztec / Mixtec people, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE; Northwest Mexico, Chihuahua, Casas Grandes (Paquime), ca. 1280 to 1450 CE;

0073: 3 Pre Columbian Bowls + Aztec Grater TripodEst. $800-$1,200

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Teotihuacan Pottery Tripod Cylinder: Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. A hand-built cylinder vessel with flaring walls that rest atop a trio of hollow feet. The burnished surface was once the

0074: Teotihuacan Pottery Tripod CylinderEst. $600-$900

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Teotihuacan Carved Pottery Tripod Cylinder Quetzalcoatl: Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 200 to 600 CE. At Teotihuacan, the most important metropolis of the Classic period, wonderful carved cylinders such as this would have been a somewhat

0074A: Teotihuacan Carved Pottery Tripod Cylinder QuetzalcoatlEst. $2,400-$4,800

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