Naughty & Nice: Ancient, Ethno, Fine Art

Rare Huari Polychrome Erotic Vessel Nude Couple, TL'd

Leonard Baskin Color Lithograph - "Judith" (1975)

Gorgeous Egyptian Faience Amulet of Nephthys

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Louisville, CO, United States

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Naughty & Nice: Ancient, Ethno, Fine Art

Artemis Gallery

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Tis the season when many wonder whether they?ve been Naughty or Nice. This week, Artemis Gallery presents a rich array of artworks that capture the spirit of being either Naughty or Nice as well as the happy co-existence of being both Naughty AND Nice! We invite you to explore the visual splendor of saints and sinners; angels and demons; celestial divinities and monsters; spirit animals and ferocious beasts; the sacred and the delightfully devilish. There?s something for everyone, whether on the Naughty List, the Nice List, or BOTH! Convenient in-house shipping.

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Museum Exhibited / Published Taino Stone Tricorn Zemi: Pre-Columbian, Hispaniola, Greater Antilles Islands, Taino / Arawak Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A massive and marvelous 3-pointed stone known as a trigonolith! Among the only items specifically

0106: Museum Exhibited / Published Taino Stone Tricorn ZemiEst. US$3,600-US$5,400

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19th C. Native American Penobscot Wood Burl Spiked Club: **Originally Listed At $500** Native American, Eastern United States and Canada, Maine and Quebec, Northeastern Woodlands region, Penobscot (Wabanaki) peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A

0107: 19th C. Native American Penobscot Wood Burl Spiked ClubEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

19th C. Plains Indian Iron, Wood, Bead & Hide Tomahawk: Native American, central United States, Great Plains, Plains Indians, possibly Sioux, ca. late 19th to 20th century CE. A striking tomahawk boasting a hand-forged iron head and a wooden handle

0108: 19th C. Plains Indian Iron, Wood, Bead & Hide TomahawkEst. US$1,600-US$2,400Lot Passed

20th C. Hopi Wooden Kachina - Black Ogre / Nataska: Native American, Southwestern USA, Arizona and New Mexico, Hopi Peoples, ca. 20th century CE. A striking Black Ogre or Nataska (also Nata 'aska) kachina (katsina) doll, hand carved from wood, nicely

0109: 20th C. Hopi Wooden Kachina - Black Ogre / NataskaEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

20th C. Hopi Kachina with Rabbit Fur - Sikya Heheya: Native American, Southwest, New Mexico or Arizona, Hopi peoples, 20th century. A hand-carved and hand-painted Hopi chili pepper kachina known as Sikya Heheya , with soft rabbit fur around his body

0110: 20th C. Hopi Kachina with Rabbit Fur - Sikya HeheyaEst. US$500-US$800Lot Passed

20th C. Hopi Kachina - Avachhoya (Spotted Corn): Native American, Southwest, Arizona or New Mexico, Hopi, mid 20th century. A hand-carved and hand-painted corn kachina known as "Avachhoya" (meaning "spotted corn") decorated with turkey feathers on

0111: 20th C. Hopi Kachina - Avachhoya (Spotted Corn)Est. US$500-US$800Lot Passed

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Early 20th C. Northwest Coast Salish Speaker's Staff: North America, Northwest Coast, Native American, British Columbia, Alberni, Coast Salish peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An impressive, large speaker's staff, finely carved from cedar or another

0112: Early 20th C. Northwest Coast Salish Speaker's StaffEst. US$1,600-US$2,400

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19th C. African Fang Wood Byeri Reliquary Figure: Central Africa, Cameroon / Gabon, Fang peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. This wood byeri figure on an integral discoidal wood pedestal or lid with a large African snail shell set before

0113: 19th C. African Fang Wood Byeri Reliquary FigureEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Early 20th C. African Yoruba Wood Ibeji Figures (pr): Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A wonderful set of matching ere ibeji twin figures carved from wood and displaying highly stylized anatomy. Nude, both

0114: Early 20th C. African Yoruba Wood Ibeji Figures (pr)Est. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

20th C. African Hausa Wooden Islamic Prayer Board: **First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria, Hausa Peoples, early-20th century. A wooden panel cut into a board with a handle tab, used for practicing calligraphic script, inscribed on front and

0115: 20th C. African Hausa Wooden Islamic Prayer BoardEst. US$500-US$750Lot Passed

20th C. African Baule Wood Figure Virgin Mary: **Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Cote d'Ivoire, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand carved wooden statue of a nun at prayer or the Virgin Mary, with distinctive facial features,

0116: 20th C. African Baule Wood Figure Virgin MaryEst. US$500-US$800Lot Passed

19th C. Spanish Colonial Retablo - Veronica's Veil: **Originally Listed At $400** New World, Mexico, Spanish Colonial, ca. 19th century CE. A striking retablo depicting a skillfully rendered visage of Christ on Veronica's veil, finely painted on

0117: 19th C. Spanish Colonial Retablo - Veronica's VeilEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

19th C. Spanish Colonial Wood Santo Michael Archangel: Latin America, Mexico, Spanish Colonial, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand carved wooden santo figure of St. Michael the Archangel standing atop a flat platform, donning regal garments with a

0118: 19th C. Spanish Colonial Wood Santo Michael ArchangelEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

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19th C. Spanish Colonial Painting of Virgin and Child: Spanish Colonial, Mexico, ca. mid 19th century CE. A tender rendition of the Virgin Mary and Christ Child, finely painted in oil on canvas and of a large scale. Virgin and Child are engaged in sweet

0121: 19th C. Spanish Colonial Painting of Virgin and ChildEst. US$1,500-US$1,800

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19th C. Mexican Retablo, Christ Child as Nino de Atocha: Latin America, Mexico, ca. 19th century CE. A finely painted retablo on heavy gauge tin depicting the Christ Child as El Nino de Atocha. The tradition of the child may be traced back to Atocha, a

0122: 19th C. Mexican Retablo, Christ Child as Nino de AtochaEst. US$400-US$800Lot Passed

19th C. Mexican Santo - Virgin Mary with Silver Halo: **Originally Listed At $1000** New World, Spanish Colonial style, Mexico, ca. 19th century CE. A solemn, beautiful representation of the Virgin Mary, hand-carved from wood, her face shown downcast

0123: 19th C. Mexican Santo - Virgin Mary with Silver HaloEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

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19th C. Mexican Retablo - Holy Trinity: New World, Spanish Colonial, Mexico, 19th century. A Spanish Colonial retablo painting on canvas depicting The Holy Trinity (La Santa Trinidad) enthroned above a globe and serpent amidst billowing

0124: 19th C. Mexican Retablo - Holy TrinityEst. US$800-US$1,200

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1863 Mexican Tin Ex Voto - Praying Woman & Crucifixion: Latin America, Mexico, ca. 1863 CE. An endearing tin ex-voto hand-painted to depict a veiled woman kneeling in the clouds as she prays to Christ upon the cross. Below is a hand-written inscription,

0126: 1863 Mexican Tin Ex Voto - Praying Woman & CrucifixionEst. US$700-US$900Lot Passed

Large Mexican Wood Santos St. Anthony of Padua & Christ: Latin America, Mexico, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A large hand-carved and hand-painted wood and gesso statue of Saint Anthony of Padua holding a book with the Christ Child seated on top;

0127: Large Mexican Wood Santos St. Anthony of Padua & ChristEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

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19th C. Mexican Ex Voto - Tota Pulchra: Latin America, Mexico, ca. late 19th to 20th century CE. A spectacular tin ex-voto known as the "Tota Pulchra" depicting the crowned Virgin Mary with hands together in a prayerful gesture, a soft

0128: 19th C. Mexican Ex Voto - Tota PulchraEst. US$800-US$1,200

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20th C. Mexican Folk Art - Nude Devils: **Originally Listed At $300** Latin America, Mexico, ca. 20th century CE. An interesting wood and folk-art carving of two devils painted on a simple wooden rod upon a base. The figures are both nude

0129: 20th C. Mexican Folk Art - Nude DevilsEst. US$500-US$800Lot Passed

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1939 Mexican Ex Voto - Childbirth Theme: **Originally Listed At $400** Latin America, Mexico, ca. 1939 CE. Hand-painted on heavy gauge tin, this ex-voto depicts a procession carrying an altarpiece for the Virgin Mary with the church of

0130: 1939 Mexican Ex Voto - Childbirth ThemeEst. US$300-US$600

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20th C. Mexican Wood Santo - Virgin Mary & Christ Child: **Originally Listed At $400** Latin America, Mexico, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wood santo of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ child, all enveloped in gesso and yellow, blue,

0131: 20th C. Mexican Wood Santo - Virgin Mary & Christ ChildEst. US$300-US$600Lot Passed

1814 American Leather-Bound Holy Bible 1000+ pages: North America, United States, New York, New York City, ca. 1814 CE. A fascinating, leather-bound Bible comprised of 1094 machine-made paper pages and titled, "The Holy Bible: Containing The Old and

0132: 1814 American Leather-Bound Holy Bible 1000+ pagesEst. US$300-US$600Lot Passed

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