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Exceptional Antiquities | Ethnographic Art

Artemis Gallery

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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, so much more! All items offered for sale have been legally acquired, are legal to sell and are unconditionally guaranteed to be as described or your money back.

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China Qing Dynasty Wood Relief - Eight Immortals: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 1644 to 1912 CE. A long, dramatic wooden panel, carved with nine high relief figures depicting different stock characters in Chinese folklore, with twin round

0119A: China Qing Dynasty Wood Relief - Eight ImmortalsEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

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Group of Ten Chinese Qing Jade Carvings: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 1644 to 1912 CE. Ten jade carvings, eight depicting single human figures, one depicting an adult and child, and the last depicting a monkey with two smaller

0119B: Group of Ten Chinese Qing Jade CarvingsEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Rare 16th C. Japanese Christian Wood Virgin Mary: East Asia, Japan, Edo Period (Samurai Era), ca. 17th century CE. An incredible and rare example of a devotional statue of the Virgin Mary from Japan. It is carved from a single piece of wood. The

0120: Rare 16th C. Japanese Christian Wood Virgin MaryEst. $5,000-$7,000Lot Passed

Chinese Qing Dynasty Wooden Foo Dog: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 1644 to 1912 CE. A wooden foo dog, elaborately carved from dark wood, with flourishes at the tail, on top of the head and nose, finely delineated teeth, and a

0120A: Chinese Qing Dynasty Wooden Foo DogEst. $900-$1,400Lot Passed

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Chinese Qing Carved Jade Mythological Fish: East Asia, China, Qing dynasty, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. Finely carved from a sizeable piece of translucent jade of celadon and seafoam green hues with natural chocolate brown veins/inclusions, a

0121: Chinese Qing Carved Jade Mythological FishEst. $1,200-$1,500

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Chinese Qing White Jade Lidded Bird Vessel: China, Late Qing Dynasty, ca. late 19th century CE. An ornately carved white jade lidded bird effigy vessel with an integral Foo Dog handle carved in high relief. An avian head forms the lid, replete

0121A: Chinese Qing White Jade Lidded Bird VesselEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

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Japanese Edo Samurai Bronze Butterfly Kabuto Ornament: East Asia, Japan, late Edo to early Meiji period, ca. 1850 to 1912 CE. A magnificent kabuto ornament depicting a butterfly or moth comprised of a wooden thorax and abdomen covered with bronze sheet

0122: Japanese Edo Samurai Bronze Butterfly Kabuto OrnamentEst. $4,000-$6,000

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19th C. Chinese Leporello w/ 24 Erotic Ink Drawings: China, Qing Dynasty, ca. last quarter of the 19th century. A volume of 10 hand-painted erotic ink drawings on silk fabric which was pasted onto the heavy boards of this thick leporello of 24 panels

0123: 19th C. Chinese Leporello w/ 24 Erotic Ink DrawingsEst. $1,800-$2,500

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Remarkable 19th C. Japanese Bronze Articulated Crab: East Asia, Japan, Edo to Meiji period, ca. mid 19th to early 20th century CE. A bronze articulated model of a crab. Meticulously constructed of numerous hammered plates jointed inside the body to

0124A: Remarkable 19th C. Japanese Bronze Articulated CrabEst. $4,000-$6,000

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Japanese Edo Period Articulated Crayfish - Signed: East Asia, Japan, Edo to Meiji period, ca. mid 19th to early 20th century CE. A bronze articulated model of a crayfish, with a signature on the underside of its carapace. Meticulously constructed of

0125: Japanese Edo Period Articulated Crayfish - SignedEst. $3,000-$4,500

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0126: Huge Uruguay Gorgeous Amethyst Geode, 97.4 lbsEst. $1,500-$2,000

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Five Huge Megalodon Shark Teeth on Custom Stand: Ancient seas, ca. 2 million years ago. Five gorgeous fossilized examples of a Megalodon tooth with varied colors of fossilized stone, displayed together as a group on a custom stand. Megalodon

0126A: Five Huge Megalodon Shark Teeth on Custom StandEst. $1,800-$2,500

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Incredible Tricertops Fossilized Brow Horn: North America, late Cretaceous Period, ca. 68 to 66 million years ago. Wow! An incredible fossilized brow horn from a triceratops (Triceratops horridus), one of the classic, best-known dinosaurs.

0127: Incredible Tricertops Fossilized Brow HornEst. $8,000-$10,000Lot Passed

Large Spinosaurus Tooth Pendant - Rare this Size!: Northern Africa, Morocco, early Cretaceous, ca. 112 to 97 million years ago. A fantastic Spinosaurus (Spinosaurus aegyptiacus) tooth that has been given a modern silver tip, silver ring around its

0127A: Large Spinosaurus Tooth Pendant - Rare this Size!Est. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

0127B: Campo Del Cielo Meteorite - 11,884 gramsEst. $6,000-$8,000Lot Passed

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927 Gram Meteorite from Sikhote Alin, Russia: Russia, Siberia, Sikhote-Alin Mountains, Maritime Province, fall date and time: February 12, 1947, 10:38 am local time. In 1947, an iron meteorite fell upon the Sikhote-Alin Mountains in southeastern

0127C: 927 Gram Meteorite from Sikhote Alin, RussiaEst. $3,500-$4,500

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Large Campo del Cielo Meteorite Slab: Argentina, Campo del Cielo, ca. 4.5 billion years old. A sizeable slab in a cloud-like shape from a large and extremely heavy, iron meteorite from the very famous Campo del Cielo (also Piguem

0127D: Large Campo del Cielo Meteorite SlabEst. $2,000-$2,500Lot Passed

Incredible 1552 gram Sikhote-Alin Meteorite: Russia, Siberia, Sikhote-Alin Mountains, Maritime Province, fall date and time: February 12, 1947, 10:38 am local time. In 1947, an iron meteorite fell upon the Sikhote-Alin Mountains in southeastern

0128: Incredible 1552 gram Sikhote-Alin MeteoriteEst. $15,000-$20,000Lot Passed

Huge Guatemalan Natural Jade "Nugget" - 10.2 lbs: New World, Guatemala, geologically old. A large, natural jadeite "nugget" of a deep, dark green. Research in the late 1990s and early 2000s pinpointed the source of Olmec jadeite as the lowland

0128A: Huge Guatemalan Natural Jade "Nugget" - 10.2 lbsEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Massive Mosasaur Prognathodon Fossilized Skull: North America, ca. 70 to 65 million years BCE. Mosasaurus ("lizard of the Meuse River") is a genus of Prognathodon. These carnivorous, aquatic lizards somewhat resembled flippered crocodiles, with

0128B: Massive Mosasaur Prognathodon Fossilized SkullEst. $10,000-$15,000Lot Passed

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Gorgeous Large Megalodon Shark Tooth: North America, Savannah River bordering South Carolina and Georgia, dating between 28 million and 1.5 million years old. A wonderful megalodon tooth with ash-gray mottled enamel with gray-black root

0129: Gorgeous Large Megalodon Shark ToothEst. $500-$700

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Pleistocene Fossil Equus (Horse) Toe from Florida, USA: New World, Florida, USA, Pleistocene period, the Ice Age, ca. 2.5 million to 11,700 years ago. The fossilized four lower bones of the toe of a horse (Equus caballus): coffin bone (distal phalanx),

0129A: Pleistocene Fossil Equus (Horse) Toe from Florida, USAEst. $600-$900

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Late Pleistocene Alaskan Mammoth Rib - 30"L: North America, Alaska, Pleistocene epoch (Ice Age), ca. 35,000 years ago. A huge fossilized rib from a woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius), mineralized to a deep brown. Size: 2" W x 30" H (5.1 cm

0129B: Late Pleistocene Alaskan Mammoth Rib - 30"LEst. $400-$600

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0130: Stunning Uruguay Large Amethyst Geode, 54.1 lbsEst. $1,500-$2,000

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The following are the TERMS OF SALE for bidding in our Online Auction, Thursday, October 5, 2017: AUCTION will start at 8 a.m. MT, 10 a.m. EST, 7 a.m. PST - bidding online, absentee or by phone. 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. All celebrity signatures are guaranteed authentic. 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. HIGH and LOW ESTIMATES are provided for each lot for reference only. 4. 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RETURN POLICY: If our description of the item is not as described, we will accept return of the item; however, WE MUST HAVE WRITTEN NOTIFICATION OF RETURN WITHIN TWO BUSINESS DAYS FROM RECEIPT OF ITEM BY BIDDER, as shown by FedEx, UPS or USPS tracking data, and the item must be received by us within ten days in the condition received. A written letter from a recognized expert in the field pertaining to the item in dispute must be presented for refund. No lots may be returned without prior written consent. Return shipping is at the bidder's expense. In no event may any lot(s) be returned after fifteen (15) days from the date of the auction. As of October 31, 2017 ALL SALES ARE FINAL. 8. BIDDING will be conducted ONLINE as the auction progresses. Bidders may place their bids LIVE or leave ABSENTEE BIDS via the Live Auctioneers auction catalog. 9. SHIPPING: As a convenience to our buyers, shipping is handled in-house. 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