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Warehouse Finds | Ancient & Ethnographic Art

Artemis Gallery

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We're switching over our inventory system and look what we've found! Antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, plus Viking, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Russian Icons, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, Fossils, jewelry, more. Reduced pricing, eclectic finds. Plus we've added a nice selection of lots brand-new to auction just to keep things fresh.

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Signed 20th C. Native American Pueblo Blackware Vessels: **First Time At Auction** Native American, Southwest US, 20th century. A lovely ensemble of five blackware vessels by various esteemed Pueblo potters, four of which are signed. Anita Martinez (b.

0069: Signed 20th C. Native American Pueblo Blackware VesselsEst. $400-$600

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First Nations Kwakwaka'wakw Wood Sun Mask, V. Morgan: Valerie Morgan, (First Nations, Kwakwaka'wakw, Canada, British Columbia, b. 1961 to present) ca. 1992, "Sun Mask." This is a very fine sun mask hand-carved from wood, inlaid with abalone nacre

0070: First Nations Kwakwaka'wakw Wood Sun Mask, V. MorganEst. $2,800-$3,500

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13th C. Alaskan Inuit Walrus Ivory Sled Runner: Native American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Inuit, Aleutian, or Punuk peoples, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 1200 to 1800 CE. A lengthy piece of walrus ivory that is carved and pierced to use as a

0071: 13th C. Alaskan Inuit Walrus Ivory Sled RunnerEst. $600-$900

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Early 20th C. Alaskan Walrus Tusk Totem w/ Thunderbird: Native American, Alaska, ca. 1920s CE. A stunning totem pole, skillfully hand-carved from the tusk of a walrus and adorned with red, black, and brown pigments. A thunderbird stands at the top of the

0072: Early 20th C. Alaskan Walrus Tusk Totem w/ ThunderbirdEst. $2,500-$3,500

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20th C. Alaskan Haida Carved Wood Panels w/ Ravens (pr): Native American, Northwestern United States, Haida, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A beautiful matching pair of hand carved wooden wall panels featuring stylized ravens. The panels are ovoid with

0073: 20th C. Alaskan Haida Carved Wood Panels w/ Ravens (pr)Est. $1,000-$1,500

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20th C. Northwest Coast Tlingit Wood Rattle - Raven: **Originally Listed At $650** Native American, Northwestern United States, Haida or Tlingit, ca. mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden rattle in the form of a bird, with painted details and a

0074: 20th C. Northwest Coast Tlingit Wood Rattle - RavenEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

20th C. Northwest Coast Tlingit Wood Rattle Eagle: Native American, Northwestern United States, Haida, ca. mid-20th century CE. A handmade zoomorphic rattle constructed from wood in the form of an eagle, with richly painted details. The rattle is

0075: 20th C. Northwest Coast Tlingit Wood Rattle EagleEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed

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19th C. Moroccan Pottery Mokhfia Bowl, ex-Museum: North Africa, Morocco, Fez (Fes) region, ca. 19th century CE. This is a lovely traditional style of Moroccan pottery known as a mokhfia with the popular tronja motif across the interior basin in a

0077: 19th C. Moroccan Pottery Mokhfia Bowl, ex-MuseumEst. $600-$800

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19th C. Moroccan Pottery Dish Blue & White, ex-Museum: Northern Africa, Morocco, Fez (Fes) Region, ca. 19th century CE. A remarkable pottery bowl of an impressive scale presenting thick walls that swell out from a rounded bottom to a broad, flared rim,

0079: 19th C. Moroccan Pottery Dish Blue & White, ex-MuseumEst. $600-$900

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19th C. Moroccan Tin Glazed Pottery Bowl, ex-Museum: North Africa, Morocco, Fez (Fes) region, Islamic culture, ca. late 19th to 20th century CE. This is a lovely example of traditional Fez ware, wheel thrown and hand painted with tin-glazes. The piece

0081: 19th C. Moroccan Tin Glazed Pottery Bowl, ex-MuseumEst. $600-$900

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20th C. African Mali Wood ChiWara / Ritual Mask: **Originally Listed At $650** West Africa, Mali, Bamana (also Bambara or Banmana), ca. early 20th century CE. A beautiful example of a Chiwara (also Tji Wara), a ritual mask used by the Bamana

0082: 20th C. African Mali Wood ChiWara / Ritual MaskEst. $600-$800Lot Passed

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Tall Early 20th C. African Mossi Wood Karanga Mask: **Originally Listed At $650** West Africa, Burkina Faso, northern Yatenga region, Mossi peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden Karanga mask of a tall form with a projecting

0083: Tall Early 20th C. African Mossi Wood Karanga MaskEst. $900-$1,200

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20th C. African Wood Ritual Enema Funnel (Clyster): **Originally Listed At $500** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Hemba, Kuba, or Bangubangu peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden clyster (enema funnel) of a

0084: 20th C. African Wood Ritual Enema Funnel (Clyster)Est. $400-$600Lot Passed

20th C. Mali Polychrome Wood Helmet Mask Human Puppet: West Africa, Mali, Bozo peoples, 20th century. An impressive helmet mask intended to be worn on top of the head, featuring a human figural puppet brandishing an intimidating gun and sitting atop the

0085: 20th C. Mali Polychrome Wood Helmet Mask Human PuppetEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed

Rare 19th C. Solomon Island Dance Sticks (pr): Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A rare pair of dance sticks known as ndabma or noveapu that are decorated with scarlet feathers from the honey-eater

0086: Rare 19th C. Solomon Island Dance Sticks (pr)Est. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

Early 20th C. PNG Madang Wood Archer's Shield: **Originally Listed At $850** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Madang Province, ca. early 20th century CE. A wooden archer's shield with a U-shaped top and a pointed bottom that give it a heart shaped

0087: Early 20th C. PNG Madang Wood Archer's ShieldEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Tapa Beater: Oceanic, Papua New Guinea, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. An impressive one-sided tapa cloth beater, skillfully hand-carved from espresso-hued hardwood to present a flattened, elliptical form. The

0088: 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Tapa BeaterEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

19th C. Mexican Tin Retablo - Our Lady of Sorrows: **First Time At Auction** Latin America, Mexico, Spanish Colonial, ca. 19th century CE. Hand-painted on heavy gauge tin, this is a touching retablo of Our Lady of Sorrows (Mater Dolorosa in Latin).

0089: 19th C. Mexican Tin Retablo - Our Lady of SorrowsEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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18th C. Spanish Painting - St. John the Baptist: **Originally Listed At $2500** European, probably Italy or Spain, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. An outstanding painting of St. John the Baptist as a child accompanied by the lamb at his feet, and

0089A: 18th C. Spanish Painting - St. John the BaptistEst. $1,500-$2,000

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19th C. Mexican Painted Wood Chest Quetzal Birds: Latin America, Mexico, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a beautiful hand-built and painted wooden chest with a hinged lid and striking birds adorning the front. The chest rests on a flat

0090: 19th C. Mexican Painted Wood Chest Quetzal BirdsEst. $800-$1,000Lot Passed

19th C. American Anatomical Model of Tape Worm: **Originally Listed At $100** North America, USA, ca. 19th century CE. A fascinating plaster anatomical model of a tapeworm, showing the body structure and internal anatomy of the creature. Made to

0091: 19th C. American Anatomical Model of Tape WormEst. $200-$300Lot Passed

8 Christie's Auction Catalogs, 2005-2009: A collection of 8 Christie's auction catalogs which includes: London, October 27, 2009, Sale 5952; New York, June 4, 2008, Sale 2007; New York, December 7, 2006, Sale 1735; London, April 20, 2005,

0092: 8 Christie's Auction Catalogs, 2005-2009Est. $250-$375Lot Passed

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16th C. European Cristallo Glass / Facon de Venise: **Originally Listed At $750** Europe, Western or Lowlands, Renaissance to Early Modern Period, ca. 16th to 17th century CE. A dazzling bottle formed from cristallo glass displaying an octagonal base

0093: 16th C. European Cristallo Glass / Facon de VeniseEst. $800-$1,200

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17th C. Venetian Glass Devotional Flask - St. Nicholas: Western Europe, northeastern Italy, Venice, ca. 17th century CE. A stunning glass devotional flask for holy water cold-painted with the image of St. Nicholas of Bari in bishop's garments in hues of

0094: 17th C. Venetian Glass Devotional Flask - St. NicholasEst. $1,200-$1,800

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