August Timed Marketplace Auction

South American Trio - Spoon, Bowl, Stirrup Vessel

20th C. Six Vintage Mexico Silver Necklaces & Pendant

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Louisville, CO, United States

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August Timed Marketplace Auction

Artemis Gallery

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Join us for our August Timed Marketplace auction, featuring fabulously priced clearance items and newly listed items at pricing perfect for dealers or collectors. Shop the Marketplace the last Monday of every month - you never know what you'll find next! please note, this is a timed auction. Live phone bidding is not available.

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Pair of Early 20th C. Japanese Polychrome Vases: **Originally Listed At $250** East Asia, Japan, early 20th century CE. A pair of polychrome vases, cobalt blue glazed porcelain embellished with gilt and polychrome. They are decorated with

0199: Pair of Early 20th C. Japanese Polychrome VasesEst. $500-$1,000Lot Passed

Native American Archaic Projectile Point - Kirk Corner: **Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, Native American, Alabama/Florida, Early Archaic Period, ca. 9500 to 8500 BP (ca. 7500 BCE). A broad brown-grey stone corner notch point, excurvate,

0200: Native American Archaic Projectile Point - Kirk CornerEst. $900-$1,400Lot Passed

Valdivian Spondylus Shell Necklace: **Originally Listed At $450** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian people, Earliest Horizon, ca. 2300 to 2000 BCE. A restrung necklace made of flat cylindrical beads of shell and agate. The necklace is

0201: Valdivian Spondylus Shell NecklaceEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Olmec Jade Jaguar Tooth Pendant: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. Skillfully carved from a beautiful piece of blue-green jade with beige and cream inclusions, a

0202: Olmec Jade Jaguar Tooth PendantEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Large Guerrero Mezcala Green Stone Head - ex-Arnovick: **Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala culture (Balsas culture), ca. 700 to 200 BCE, probably early in that period based on style. A beautiful cut grey-green andesite

0203: Large Guerrero Mezcala Green Stone Head - ex-ArnovickEst. $900-$1,200

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Guerrero / Chontal Green Stone Axe God: **Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala/Chontal, ca. 800 to 400 BCE. Hand-carved and string-cut from an gorgeous pale mottled greenstone, an abstract,

0204: Guerrero / Chontal Green Stone Axe GodEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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Small Guerrero Stone Pendant, ex Stern Trust: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Guerrero region, Mexico, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. A fragmentary stone figure, in hues of jet black and forest green, with circular eyes, a wide brow, nicely

0205: Small Guerrero Stone Pendant, ex Stern TrustEst. $300-$450

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Four Guerrero Mezcala Stone Pendants: **Originally Listed At $150** Pre-Columbian, Guerrero Region, Mexico, Mezcala, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. A wonderful ensemble of carved and string-cut amulets including a hand-polished greenstone avian

0206: Four Guerrero Mezcala Stone PendantsEst. $300-$450Lot Passed

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Very Fine Mezcala Stone Mask: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. A gorgeous face maskette, finely string-cut from an inherently beautiful dark greenstone with white

0207: Very Fine Mezcala Stone MaskEst. $400-$600

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Nazca Polychrome Bowl w/Double-Headed Snakes: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 250 BCE to 125 CE. An impressive, round bottomed polychrome terracotta bowl with a gently flared rim. The iconographic program

0208: Nazca Polychrome Bowl w/Double-Headed SnakesEst. $600-$900

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Native American Grooved Stone Axe: **First Time At Auction** North America, Native American, USA Midwest, Archaic Period, ca. 7000 to 1000 BCE. A grooved stone axe, hand-knapped and smoothed from a black river cobble. The axe has

0209: Native American Grooved Stone AxeEst. $250-$350

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Unusual Colima Pottery Whistle - Lively Dancer: **Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Talk about bringing clay to life, the sculptor of this piece created a dynamic earthenware whistle that

0210: Unusual Colima Pottery Whistle - Lively DancerEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Trio of Colima Pottery Whistles, Delightful Animals!: **Originally Listed At $350** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Three hand-built terracotta whistles in different zoomorphic guises: a bird with elaborately styled plumage

0211: Trio of Colima Pottery Whistles, Delightful Animals!Est. $600-$900Lot Passed

Nayarit Pottery Slab Figure of a Woman w/ Nose Ring: **Originally Listed At $125** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A wonderful mostly flat terracotta figure of a woman who stands on two wide feet. She wears a skirt,

0212: Nayarit Pottery Slab Figure of a Woman w/ Nose RingEst. $200-$300Lot Passed

Chinesco Nayarit Pottery Bowl - Geometric Motif: **Originally Listed At $100** Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Chinesco and Nayarit cultures, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A shallow terracotta vessel with a flat and smooth bottom which displays several

0213: Chinesco Nayarit Pottery Bowl - Geometric MotifEst. $150-$300Lot Passed

Important Nayarit Chinesco Polychrome Figure: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Chinesco, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A polychrome standing figure akin to Von Winning's Lagunillas Type C, its abstract visage

0214: Important Nayarit Chinesco Polychrome FigureEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Colima Pottery Vessel - Animal Form (Bear / Dog): **Originally Listed At $600** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Large and very attractive pottery urn. Sitting on four tappered legs in hour-glass shape with animal head -

0215: Colima Pottery Vessel - Animal Form (Bear / Dog)Est. $500-$750Lot Passed

Nayarit Pottery Seated Female Figure: **Originally Listed At $100** Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Nayarit culture, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. This expressive terracotta figure of a woman features exaggerated hips and thighs, legs which

0216: Nayarit Pottery Seated Female FigureEst. $150-$225Lot Passed

Calima Redware Pottery Double-Spouted Jar (Alcarraza): **Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Calima people, Yotoco Phase, ca. 400 BCE to 1200 CE. A charming symmetrical double-spouted redware vessel known as an alcarraza. The vessel

0217: Calima Redware Pottery Double-Spouted Jar (Alcarraza)Est. $700-$1,000Lot Passed

Cute Jalisco Brownware Puppy Vessel: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A standing hollow-molded brownware pottery dog effigy vessel with expressive facial features, an upturned

0218: Cute Jalisco Brownware Puppy VesselEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Jalisco Pottery Seated Figure w/ Death Bubble: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A seated male figure presenting a pose that brings to mind the popular image of 'the thinker' (pensador in

0219: Jalisco Pottery Seated Figure w/ Death BubbleEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Rare Jalisco Anthropomorphic Tablet Figure: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A very unusual piece that when placed on its extended legs, arms, and headdress ornaments serves as a platform,

0220: Rare Jalisco Anthropomorphic Tablet FigureEst. $500-$700Lot Passed

Colima Pottery Flat Figure - Ballplayer: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A flat ceramic figure, decorated with applied strips of pottery, dressed in full regalia as a ballplayer.

0221: Colima Pottery Flat Figure - BallplayerEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Mayan Pottery Whistle and Rattle - Mother & Child: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Mayan Territories, Late Classic, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A hollow earthenware rattle and whistle, mold-made, in the form of a woman holding a child. Both wear

0222: Mayan Pottery Whistle and Rattle - Mother & ChildEst. $700-$1,100Lot Passed

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The following are the TERMS OF SALE for bidding in our Live Online Auction, Thursday, August 31, 2017: AUCTION will start at 9 a.m. MT, 11 a.m. EST, 8 a.m. PST - Online Automated (Timed) Bidding only. Please read the following "Terms of Sale" carefully. These terms are applicable to all bidders in this auction, collectors and dealers alike. Please do not bid in this auction if you do not agree to all the terms listed below. Your submission of bids in this auction constitutes your acceptance of these "Terms of Sale." 1. All items in this auction have been legally acquired, are legal to sell, and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. 2. This is an auction sale, not an approval sale. By bidding in this auction, the bidder personally guarantees payment. The auctioneer has final discretion in all matters. In case of dispute, the lot(s) in question may be resold. Lots will be sold in their numerical sequence unless the auctioneer directs otherwise. 3. 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