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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Casas Grandes Polychrome Pottery Jar: Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Chihuahua region, Casas Grandes (Paquime) culture, Ramos Polychrome type, ca. 1150 to 1450 CE. An attractive pottery jar, hand-painted with 2 bands of nested steppe,

0096: Casas Grandes Polychrome Pottery JarEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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Casas Grandes Polychrome Olla Bird Motifs: Pre-Columbian, North Mexico, Chihuahua, Casas Grandes (Paquime), ca. 1280 to 1450 CE. A graceful pottery olla adorned with abstract decoration of geometric and bird motifs, all in hues of red and

0097: Casas Grandes Polychrome Olla Bird MotifsEst. $2,400-$3,600

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Colima Redware Gourd Vessel - Rare Form!: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A wonderful pottery vessel in the form of a gourd on its side with a discoid body and a ridged periphery, all enveloped in a rich, burnt

0098: Colima Redware Gourd Vessel - Rare Form!Est. $1,000-$1,500

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Ancient Chile Atacama Clay Figure, Nude Female: Pre-Columbian, Atacama Desert, ca. 3000 BCE. A very rare sunbaked clay figurine with incised surface details. The figure has narrow, diagonal eyes, small nostrils and mouth, and incised lines forming

0099: Ancient Chile Atacama Clay Figure, Nude FemaleEst. $1,200-$1,800

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La Tolita Pottery Partially Nude Female Figure: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, La Tolita (Tumaco) culture, ca. 600 BCE to 450 CE. An exemplary pottery figure of a standing female displaying a bare chest with pointed breasts and a bulging, pregnant belly

0100: La Tolita Pottery Partially Nude Female FigureEst. $5,000-$7,500Lot Passed

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Fine Taino Stone Zemi Crouching Ancestor Figure: Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 10th to 16th century CE. A fascinating stone carving of a stylized, seated figure known as a zemi, the representation of a god, spirit, or

0101: Fine Taino Stone Zemi Crouching Ancestor FigureEst. $800-$1,200

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Taino Stone Stamp Head of Zemi: Pre-Columbian, Caribbean area, perhaps Dominican Republic, Taino (Arawak) Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A striking stone stamp featuring the head of a zemi with sunken eyes and gritted teeth as

0102: Taino Stone Stamp Head of ZemiEst. $2,400-$3,600

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Rare Taino Stone Bird-Form Zemi Goddess Atabey: Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Taino (Arawak) Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A stunning hand-pecked and polished stone bird zemi effigy that represents the supreme female deity, Atabey,

0103: Rare Taino Stone Bird-Form Zemi Goddess AtabeyEst. $900-$1,200

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Taino Stone Spherolith / Game Ball: Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Carved in the form of a near perfect sphere, this is a stone ball created by the Taino peoples, perhaps for use in a ceremonial ball game. This

0104: Taino Stone Spherolith / Game BallEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Archaic Native American Stone Projectile Points: Native American, Southeastern & Midwestern United States, Archaic to early Woodland period, ca. 9500 to 500 BCE. A great collection of 6 archaic to woodlands era Native American stone projectile

0105: Archaic Native American Stone Projectile PointsEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

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Prehistoric Anasazi Saint John's Vessel Animal Handle: Native American, Southwestern United States, Arizona, St Johns, Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan) / Mogollon, ca. 1150 to 1300 CE. A lovely black on white pottery pitcher of a spherical form shaped via

0106: Prehistoric Anasazi Saint John's Vessel Animal HandleEst. $1,200-$1,600

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Prehistoric Anasazi Black-on-White Zoomorph Effigy Jar: Native American, Southwestern United States, New Mexico, Socorro County, Coyote Creek region, Anasazi / Ancestral Puebloans ca. 1075 to 1250 CE. A charming effigy grayware vessel in the form of a

0106A: Prehistoric Anasazi Black-on-White Zoomorph Effigy JarEst. $1,600-$2,400

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Anasazi Full-Groove Stone Axe / Maul Heads: Native American, Southwestern United States, Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan), ca. 1275 to 1300 CE. A pair of hand pecked maul or axe heads with a groove that encircles the entirety of the handle - hence

0107: Anasazi Full-Groove Stone Axe / Maul HeadsEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Near-Miniature Prehistoric Hohokam Red on Buff Jar: Native American, Southwestern United States, Central and Southern Arizona, Hohokam culture, ca. 950 to 1150 CE. A petite pottery jar with a pretty red-on-buff patterning comprised of interlocking

0108: Near-Miniature Prehistoric Hohokam Red on Buff JarEst. $400-$600

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Rare Archaic Eastern Woodlands Pottery Discoidal, TL'd: Native American, Midwestern to Southern United States, Eastern Woodland, Archaic period, ca. 1880 BCE. A fascinating and rare discoidal made from pottery with firing clouds and markings across the

0109: Rare Archaic Eastern Woodlands Pottery Discoidal, TL'dEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

4 Fine Native American Woodland Stone & Shell Gorgets: Native American, Southeastern United States, Eastern Woodland and Mississippian cultures, ca. 1000 BCE to 1000 CE. This is a superb collection of stone and shell gorgets and pendants that are

0110: 4 Fine Native American Woodland Stone & Shell GorgetsEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

Mississippian Pottery Bowl Two Zoomorphic Heads TL'd: Native American, Tennessee, Mississippian, ca. 1160 to 1400 CE. A lovely pottery vessel in a hue of deep grey with a flat, circular base and thick walls that rise to an annular rim. The rim of this

0111: Mississippian Pottery Bowl Two Zoomorphic Heads TL'dEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

Signed 20th C. Navajo Wood Tawa Sun Kachina, Yazzie: Native American, Southwestern United States, Navajo or Hopi, 20th to 21st century CE. This is a massive handmade wood, feather, leather, and fur Sun face kachina doll signed by the artist N. Yazzie

0112: Signed 20th C. Navajo Wood Tawa Sun Kachina, YazzieEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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USA Pilot WWII Wolf Fur Mittens + Bone Knife: Northwestern United States, Alaska, World War II era, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A large and cozy pair of wolf fur mittens and a whale bone knife with a steel blade. The mittens are perfect

0113: USA Pilot WWII Wolf Fur Mittens + Bone KnifeEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Published 20th C. African Mossi Wood Female Figure: West Africa, Burkina Faso, northern Yatenga region, Mossi peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An impressive, hand-carved wood figure of a female known as a Ninana shown standing with knees gently

0114: Published 20th C. African Mossi Wood Female FigureEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

20th C. African Mossi Wood Nude Female / Ninana: West Africa, Burkina Faso, Mossi peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden female figure known as a ninana standing nude atop broad feet and conjoined ankles. Covered in red pigment,

0115: 20th C. African Mossi Wood Nude Female / NinanaEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

Ancient African Bura Asinda-Sikka Terracotta Head Urn: West Africa, Niger, Burkina Faso, Bura Asinda-Sikka culture, 200 to 1200 CE. A large fragment from a vessel, likely a funerary urn, with an elongated stem molded in a stylized person upon a hollow

0116: Ancient African Bura Asinda-Sikka Terracotta Head UrnEst. $700-$1,000Lot Passed

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20th C. African Dan Wood Mask: West Africa, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire, Dan people, ca. 20th century CE. A stunning wood mask presenting a stylized countenance of slender eyes beneath arched brows, a gracefully sloped nose with

0117: 20th C. African Dan Wood MaskEst. $700-$1,050

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20th C. African Mali Double Antelope Headdress: West Africa, Mali, Bamana (also Bambara), ca. early 20th century CE. A Chiwara (also Chi Wara, Ci Wara) headdress depicting a mother and baby antelope, the baby rests upon the mother who stands atop

0118: 20th C. African Mali Double Antelope HeaddressEst. $800-$1,200

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