SCOTTSDALE, AZ.- Scottsdale Auctions & Appraisals a gallery specializing in Pre-Columbian, Classical, Egyptian, Tribal & Native American Art announced its latest online fine art auction - Native American, Photos, Ancient Art, Fine Art and Asian Antiquities – featuring more than 600 lots of authentic examples from around the world. Offered on Live Auctioneers auction bidding format allows bidders to register and then place bids at their own pace right up until each auction’s closing. Everything in the auction is an authentic, quality item. All art has been legally acquired and is legal to sell. All auction lots can be viewed online or by visiting the gallery now through May 16, 2015.

The first part of the auctions offers numerous selections of Native American beadwork and contemporary Native American potter including three examples of Maria / Popovi, San Ildefonso Pueblo, jars followed by a very large selection of pre-historic Native American / Anasazi ceramics dating from 800 AD – 1400 AD including several large ancient storage ollas. The ancient art continues with the pre-historic collection of Texas arrowheads, knives and spear points from the Collection of Mr. John Koehler.

The second group of offerings is the important collection of SGT. WILLARD M. BURLESON PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION – 6TH U.S. CAVALRY - FROM FORT UNION, N.M. TO WOUNDED KNEE, S.D. – ca. 1887-1891. This historic archive of 19th century photographs offers a rare glimpse into the frontier life of a late Indian Wars soldier, Sgt. Willard M Burleson, Troop G, 6th Cavalry. There are 36 photographs overall, 22 of which are originally inscribed with Burleson’s signature, rank, and his own historical notes, spanning the Apache campaigns of Arizona and New Mexico, to Wounded Knee, South Dakota. The collection includes a rare un-published image of Fort Union, N.M., a series related to the attempted capture of the “Apache Kid” an ex-scout who became the Southwest’s most wanted renegade, and a series related to the infamous Wounded Knee campaign. These photographs all have an extremely unique historic provenance, besides the series that were dated, identified, and inscribed by Burleson himself over 120 years ago; there are numerous other Southwestern images from the Burleson Estate. Sgt. Burleson was born in Saginaw, Michigan in 1868, and enlisted as a private on May 2, 1886 in 6th Cavalry, Troop G, serving five years. Also enlisting in 1886, General John “Black Jack” Ketchum was serving in 6th Cavalry, Troop L, and participated in the same Apache Campaigns. After his return to Michigan, Burleson attended Medical School and eventually became the owner of the noted Burleson Sanitarium in Grand Rapids, MI., one of the largest sanitariums in the world during that time. In an interesting note, Willard Burleson III, a noted Brigadier-General at the Army’s Mission command Center of Excellence in Leavenworth, Kansas, is directly related to Sgt. Willard M. Burleson."

The Pre-Columbian offering is some of the best we have had including great Mayan pieces from the Stanley Harding Boggs (Ohio, United States, 1910 - San Salvador, El Salvador, 1991) was an American archaeologist who worked and developed the archaeology in El Salvador, and who is known as the Father of Archaeology Salvadoran. By decent to Bernal Family Collection. Followed by numerous other lots ancient Pre-Columbian artifacts including important pieces from Arte Primitivo and the collection of Walter Knox. Then over 100 lots of ancient Roman and Greek ceramics, glass and stone from the Collection of John Hibner, acquired in Turkey during military service 1960's

Next a fine offering of world class Asian artifacts including a very large Han Dynasty 250 AD warrior and an absolutely breathtaking Tang Dynasty horse, 24 inches tall with a Thermoluminescence test from Oxford dating the pieces to the Tang Dynasty 618 AD - 906 AD and a beautiful 9th Century Indian Stone Stele of Devi, Ex- Christie's and several ancient Buddha statues all with wonderful, legal provenance.

Ending the auction are several great photographs from a private Scottsdale, AZ. Collection with originals from such famous and noted artists as Peter Lindbergh, Judy Dater, Horst P. Horst and others. The auction also contains a number of Navajo jewelry pieces, Navajo rugs, a third phase Navajo wearing blanket and a huge basket collection.

If you are in Scottsdale, you are invited to stop by and preview the auction at 7056 E. Main St. Scottsdale, AZ. Please call ahead (480) 703-3122 the owner of the gallery, invites you to visit in-person, no appointment needed. A printed copy of the current auction Catalog is available upon request through the website www.scottsdaleauctions.com.

Scottsdale Auctions & Appraisals is a brick and mortar gallery located in the art of the Scottsdale gallery district. We also specialize in auctions of small collections to entire estates on staff specialists and experts in Pre-Columbian Art, Classical and Egyptian Antiquities, Asian Antiquities and Antiques and Ethnographic Art including Native American collectables and Navajo weavings. The gallery conducts absentee internet auctions approximately 6 times a year, plus special exhibitions, retail, and private sales. We offer free appraisals and can assist in museum donations and authenticity testing.