Hopi dance figure with coiled snake, estimated at $50,000-$75,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions
DALLAS – On October 14, Heritage Auctions will present the Alan Kessler Collection Ethnographic Art Signature® Auction, featuring selections from Kessler’s famed collection of Native American kachina dolls. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Polychrome California Mission Rattlesnake basket, $29,250
LOS ANGELES – On March 15, John Moran Auctioneers introduced the James M. Cole Collection of American Indian Art to collectors and enjoyed great success. The white-glove auction of more than 300 lots exceeded expectations, with more than half of the items in the auction lineup selling above the high estimate.
Olmec standing figure, carved in blue-green jade and estimated at $75,000-$100,000
DALLAS – From a faraway place in a faraway time, three extraordinary artworks from the earliest known major Mesoamerican civilization will be among the top lots featured in Heritage Auctions’ Ethnographic Art: American Indian, Pre-Columbian and Tribal Art Auction July 14. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.