Marc Schmitt Estate / Amiguet's Ancient Art

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. It is with both a great sense of pride along with a profound sense of sadness that we offer Part 1 of these treasured objects from Marc's personal collection in this auction. Part 2 of this amazing collection will be offered in our November 10th Exceptional Auction.