DAY 2: Pre-Columbian, Ethnographic & Fine Art

Signed Mortier Painting - La Vente Des Moules, 2010

Huge Mezcala Stone Figure, M-14 - Von Winning Papered

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DAY 2: Pre-Columbian, Ethnographic & Fine Art

Artemis Gallery

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Day 2 of an important 2-day auction featuring ancient and ethnographic art from around the world. Today's sale will feature Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Ethnographic, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, much more. The majority of the lots offered comes from a lifetime collection out of Carlsbad, CA, never offered for sale before. Avid travelers and connoisseurs, M&T began buying ancient art in the 1970s and soon amassed an extensive array of fine Classical, Pre-Columbian, and tribal art. Using some of the finest and most reputable sources throughout the country, much of their collection was purchased through Sotheby's, Stendahl, Ken Bower, Robert and Maryann Huber, Mildred Kaplan (Arte Primitivo), Ron Messick, Jimmy Economos and several others. While M&T have loved their collection, and collecting in general, they feel it is time to share these wonderful items with others. As such they have expressed their desire to price their collection below typical auction reserves and at prices that will entice both new and experienced collectors alike.

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Costa Rican Greenstone Double Snake Pectoral: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 1 to 800 CE. Carved from a very pale greenstone, this is a gorgeous pectoral in the form of a double-headed serpent, its mouth drilled into openwork

0119: Costa Rican Greenstone Double Snake PectoralEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

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Moche Figural Bi-chrome Vessel w/ Ai Apec & Peppers: Pre-Columbian, Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, ca. 100 to 700 CE. A fascinating, intact example of one of the classic forms of pre-Columbian pottery - the Moche stirrup vessel, in the form of an

0119A: Moche Figural Bi-chrome Vessel w/ Ai Apec & PeppersEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Nazca Pottery Seated Female Figure: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 100 to 400 CE. A fascinating ceramic nude female figure who sits on an ample buttocks with spread legs and arms. Decorative artwork - including two sun-faces

0119B: Nazca Pottery Seated Female FigureEst. $1,500-$2,000

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Adorable Veracruz Pottery Seated Sonriente: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Veracruz, ca. 100 BCE to 800 CE. A charming pottery "Sonriente" male figure, shown seated, from the Veracruz region of Gulf Coast Mexico. Like many hollow pieces of pottery

0120: Adorable Veracruz Pottery Seated SonrienteEst. $1,500-$2,500

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Moche Silver & Copper Drug Spoons - Avians & Jaguar: Pre-Columbian, Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, ca. 100 to 700 CE. Three silver (ca. 75-80% pure) and three copper drug spoons, each of delicate form, with a zoomorphic terminal on the handle and a

0120A: Moche Silver & Copper Drug Spoons - Avians & JaguarEst. $600-$900

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Moche Copper Tumi - Bird-Bodied Lord: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 100 to 600 CE. A fantastical copper tumi depicting an avian-bodied lord or deity standing atop its handle. The figure stands proudly and is dressed in

0121: Moche Copper Tumi - Bird-Bodied LordEst. $500-$700

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Rare & Desirable Moche Pottery Jar - Bat: Pre-Columbian, Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, ca. 100 to 800 CE. A fascinating ceramic vessel in the form of a bat. It has a large, round opening in its lower body, flaring, S-shaped wings, a

0122: Rare & Desirable Moche Pottery Jar - BatEst. $1,200-$1,700

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Moche Pottery Seated Jaguar Stirrup Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, ca. 100 to 700 CE. A fierce, mold-made pottery vessel of a seated human figure with the head of a jaguar. The jaguar has his large ears perked

0123: Moche Pottery Seated Jaguar Stirrup VesselEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Impressive Nazca Pottery Trophy Head Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 100 BCE to 800 CE. A haunting, evocative Nazca polychrome stirrup vessel in the form of a disembodied head, its eyes and mouth depicted as slightly raised,

0124: Impressive Nazca Pottery Trophy Head VesselEst. $1,500-$2,000

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Nazca Pottery Double-Trophy Head Stirrup Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 100 BCE to 800 CE. A haunting ceramic vessel in the form of two disembodied heads - trophy heads - each depicted with enormous, almond-shaped eyes, small

0125: Nazca Pottery Double-Trophy Head Stirrup VesselEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Huge Teotihuacan Volcanic Stone Figural Mortar: Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 150 to 650 CE. A massive figural mortar, made from porous volcanic rock and possessing a wonderfully weathered surface. Carved in a fascinating

0125A: Huge Teotihuacan Volcanic Stone Figural MortarEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed

Rare Nazca Stirrup Vessel - Dual Jaguars / Snakes: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Nazca culture, probably Phase 3 to 4, ca. 200 to 450 CE. A fascinating vessel in the form of two jaguar-headed, snake-bodied creatures, their bodies wrapped around each other in

0125B: Rare Nazca Stirrup Vessel - Dual Jaguars / SnakesEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Rare / Large Nicoya Pottery Tripod - Maya Influence: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste/Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A large ceramic vessel standing on three fierce zoomorphic feet, each glaring out at the viewer with large eyes and long

0125C: Rare / Large Nicoya Pottery Tripod - Maya InfluenceEst. $1,500-$2,500Lot Passed

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Costa Rican Jadeite Parrot Amulet: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A breathtaking Costa Rican jade pendant comprised of wonderfully translucent blue-green jade, expertly string cut on both sides to

0125D: Costa Rican Jadeite Parrot AmuletEst. $700-$1,200

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Nazca Polychrome Bowl with Birds: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 100 to 400 CE. A charming, hand-built pottery bowl with a round but stable base, tall walls, a shallow basin, and a thin, lightly flared rim. The

0126: Nazca Polychrome Bowl with BirdsEst. $500-$800

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Nazca Polychrome Pottery Vessel - Whales & Ducks: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 200 to 400 CE. A large and fine hand-built pottery vessel with a round but stable base, a rotund lower body which gently tapers upwards, a flared rim, and

0126A: Nazca Polychrome Pottery Vessel - Whales & DucksEst. $600-$900

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Nazca Polychrome Stirrup Vessel - Hummingbirds: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. A beautiful, hand-built polychrome vessel with a rounded base, gently sloping walls, and a pair of cylindrical spouts with a short

0126B: Nazca Polychrome Stirrup Vessel - HummingbirdsEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Rare Moche Copper Seated Warrior w/ Shield and Club: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Moche II, ca. 300 to 400 CE. A rare mold-made copper figure, a kneeling warrior with red shell inlays for earrings and a shield boss. The figure wears a conical hat and holds a

0126D: Rare Moche Copper Seated Warrior w/ Shield and ClubEst. $800-$1,200

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Rare Nazca Polychrome Seated Female Figure: Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 100 to 400 CE. A charming, hand-built ceramic doll depicting a nude female who sits upon ample buttocks with straight legs and painted hands

0127: Rare Nazca Polychrome Seated Female FigureEst. $700-$1,200Lot Passed

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Costa Rican Jade Toucan Amulet: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A breathtaking Costa Rican pendant comprised of wonderfully translucent blue-green jadeite, expertly string cut on both sides to

0127A: Costa Rican Jade Toucan AmuletEst. $500-$900

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Recuay Pottery Whistle Vessel - Trussed Dog: Pre-Columbian, northern highlands of Peru, Recuay culture, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A hollow-molded pottery vessel in the form of a trussed male dog with both sets of front and back legs tightly bound

0127C: Recuay Pottery Whistle Vessel - Trussed DogEst. $800-$1,200

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Rare Zapotec Pottery Prone Female: Pre-Columbian, Oaxaca Mexico, Zapotec, ca. 250 to 600 CE. A handbuilt earthenware female figure, lying prone with her feet and head raised, her left hand placed on her head, and her right arm behind

0127D: Rare Zapotec Pottery Prone FemaleEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Moche Pottery Whistling Stirrup Vessel - Parrot: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche/Mochica, ca. 400 to 600 CE. A polychrome whistling stirrup vessel with one of the two bowls in the form of a standing parrot, its realistic curved beak

0127E: Moche Pottery Whistling Stirrup Vessel - ParrotEst. $2,000-$3,000

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Large Costa Rican Jade Axe God Pendant: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. An axe god pendant finely carved from a mottled greenstone of sage green hues with white inclusions, depicting an

0127F: Large Costa Rican Jade Axe God PendantEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Please read the following "Terms of Sale" carefully. 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. HIGH and LOW ESTIMATES are provided for each lot for reference only. 4. No lots will be released / shipped until payment has been made in full. Payment (in U.S. funds) may be made via personal check or money order, via credit card (MasterCard, Visa, Discover), PayPal or Bank Wire Transfer. For PayPal payments please use "artemisgallery@gmail.com" email address for processing payments. 5. 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