Art From Around the World - Spring 2025 2025-05-04 Auction - 94 Price Results - Arte Antico in NY
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Art From Around the World - Spring 2025

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Auction features art from around the world. This auction features many pre-columiban lots from the Tony Milton Collection, Santa Fe, NM as well as art from China, Southeast Asia, Americas, Middle East, Ancient Art, Textiles and Beads and many quality African Art pieces. The auction will be held on May 4, 2025 at 3 pm est.
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Pre-Columbian Stone Taino Cacique: A stone cacique figure seated with large head, hollow eyes, broad mouth. Exposed ribs and spine. Arms raised at side of head. 11-3/4" H x 4-1/2" W. Provenance: Ex. Collection Tony Milton, Santa
0001: Pre-Columbian Stone Taino CaciqueEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed
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Pre-Columbian Stone Dagger: A Taino stone bat dagger. A beautiful cream and red stone with bat figure in center and wings extended on each side. 5" L Provenance: Ex. Collection Tony Milton, NM.
0002: Pre-Columbian Stone DaggerEst. $800-$1,000
Pre-Columbian Cacique Mortar: A large black stone Cacique mortar. Seating figure with arms resting on legs, arm and leg scroll bands, large mouth and eyes. Base used as a mortar. 11" H. Provenance: Ex. Tony Milton
0003: Pre-Columbian Cacique MortarEst. $2,500-$3,000Lot Passed
Pre-Columbian Taino Amulet: A stone anthromorphic amulet in the shape of a frog with large eyes, toothy mouth, scrolling design on top and bottom. 3.5" L. Provenance: Ex Tony Milton, NM.
0004: Pre-Columbian Taino AmuletEst. $800-$1,000Lot Passed
Pre-Columbian Taino Macorix Head: An important large gray stone Macorix head. The stone head depicts a human face in skull form. Large orbits for eyes', gaping mouth, scroll designs on forehead and checks, ears at side of head with
0005: Pre-Columbian Taino Macorix HeadEst. $2,000-$2,500Lot Passed
Pre-Columbian Taino Maskette: A stone maskette of a face of a Zemi, with scroll design at forehead, 3" L. Provenance: Ex collection, Tony Milton, NM.
0006: Pre-Columbian Taino MasketteEst. $400-$600Lot Passed
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Pre-Columbian Stone Zemi: A small black stone Zemi with gaping mouth, hollow eyes, scroll design at top of head. Provenance: Ex collection Tony Milton, NM.
0007: Pre-Columbian Stone ZemiEst. $600-$800
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Pre-Columbian Taino Tri-Pointer: A small stone tri-pointer with a Zemi figure, head on one side, legs on other end, elaborate design throughout, pointer at top body. 5-1/2" L. Provenance: Ex collection Tony Milton.
0008: Pre-Columbian Taino Tri-PointerEst. $700-$900
Pre-Columbian Taino Stone Skull: A marble stone skull head with designs on forehead. 4" L. Provenance: Ex collection Tony Milton, NM.
0009: Pre-Columbian Taino Stone SkullEst. $1,000-$1,200Lot Passed
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Pre-Columbian Rock Crystal Zemi: A rare rock crystal frog like zemi with an elaborate bird figure on reverse. 7" x 5-3/4". Provenance: Ex collection Tony Milton, NM.
0010: Pre-Columbian Rock Crystal ZemiEst. $3,500-$4,500
Pre-Columbian Taino Stone Amulet: A rare white stone amulet of a female Zemi with a child on her back. Suspension holes at side of head. 2-1/2" H. Provenance: Ex collection Tony Milton, NM.
0011: Pre-Columbian Taino Stone AmuletEst. $800-$1,000Lot Passed
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Pre-Columbian Multi-Faced Stone Game Ball: A rare Taino gray stone game ball with multiple faces. 5" Dia.
0012: Pre-Columbian Multi-Faced Stone Game BallEst. $800-$900
Pre-Columbian Cacique Stone Figure: A green stone Taion Cacique figure. Squatting figure with arms and hands are the bend at sides of the figure. Exposed genitalia. 9-1/2" H. Provenance: Ex collection Tony Milton, NM.
0013: Pre-Columbian Cacique Stone FigureEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed
Pre-Columbian Bird Amulet: A cream and red stone Taino bird amulet with a long beak and circular designs on the wings. Suspension holes at neck. 2-1/2" H. Provenance: Ex collection Tony Milton, NM.
0014: Pre-Columbian Bird AmuletEst. $400-$500Lot Passed
Pre-Columbian Taino Zemi with Snake: A white stone Zemi with a carved snake draped on body around the top pointer cone, ending in the Zemi head. Zemi head on opposite end. This likely represents the God known as Boinayel, “the son of
0015: Pre-Columbian Taino Zemi with SnakeEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed
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Pre-Columbian Stone Amulet: A Taino cream colored stone zemi amulet with arms bend on chest, legs folded up, broad head, with spiral pattern on reverse, and detailed bone structure. 3" L. Provenance: Ex collection Tony Milton,
0016: Pre-Columbian Stone AmuletEst. $650-$850
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Pre-Columbian Stone Ritual Game Ball: A Taino white ritual game ball with etched design. 6" Dis. Provenance: Ex collection Tony Milton, NM.
0017: Pre-Columbian Stone Ritual Game BallEst. $900-$1,200
Pre-Columbian Stone Amulet: A cream stone Zemi amulet. Squatting figure with arms raised, visible bone structure on back, suspension holes. 3" L. Provenance: Ex collection Tony Milton, NM.
0018: Pre-Columbian Stone AmuletEst. $500-$600Lot Passed
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Pre-Columbian Stone Zemi: Large Taino Zemi Stone, tri-pointer with carved face and hind legs of a Zemi spirit. Very tall center pointer. 9" x 7-1/2". Provenance: Ex collection Tony Milton, NM.
0019: Pre-Columbian Stone ZemiEst. $2,000-$2,500
Pre-Columbian Stone Bird Amulet: A Taino stone amulet of a bird with a pelican beak, remains of red pigmentation. Suspension hole. 3-1/2" L. Provenance: Ex collection Tony Milton, NM.
0020: Pre-Columbian Stone Bird AmuletEst. $500-$600Lot Passed
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Pre-Columbian Stone Game Ball: A Taino ritual stone game ball with snake motifs. 3-3/4" dia. Provenance: Ex collection Tony Milton, NM.
0021: Pre-Columbian Stone Game BallEst. $500-$600
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Pre-Columbian Taino Wood Pipes - Lot of 3: Extremely rare Taino wood pipes, lot of 3, one with a carved head for bowl. 3-1/2" - 5-1/2" L. Provenance: Ex collection Tony Milton, NM.
0022: Pre-Columbian Taino Wood Pipes - Lot of 3Est. $800-$1,000
Pre-Columbian Pestle Statue: A large Taino pestle statue, a green speckled stone of a Zemi like figure with arms a sides, slightly bent over, standing on a round bottom which was used to grind substances. 7" H. Provenance: Ex
0023: Pre-Columbian Pestle StatueEst. $2,000-$2,500Lot Passed
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Pre-Columbian Taino Pendant: A white translucent stone pendant of a double bird, facing in each other. Etched designs on all sides. Suspension holes at top. 3" x 3". Provenance: Ex collection Tony Milton, NM.
0024: Pre-Columbian Taino PendantEst. $500-$600