Artemis Fine Arts is hosting their "
Summer Sell Off!
" auction, commencing on Monday, July 28, 2025, at 5:00 PM MDT (GMT-6). This online-exclusive sale will feature a diverse collection, including antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East, alongside Asian art from various countries, Pre-Columbian, Native American, and Spanish Colonial pieces. Bidders can also expect to find fossils, fine art, coins, and decorative antiques, making it a comprehensive offering for collectors of global and historical artifacts.
Native American Eastern Woodland Stone Axe
. Estimate $500-$750.
Framed 4 Victorian Figural Silhouettes on Paper & Glass
. United States or England, Victorian culture, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A charming collection of 4 framed silhouette artworks, including two reverse-painted black glass panels and three painted paper silhouettes, each mounted under glass in wooden frames. Estimate $500-$750.
Egyptian Faience Amulet - Hathor as Recumbent Cow.
Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. An elegant faience amulet depicting the goddess Hathor as a recumbent cow. Fashioned from vibrant turquoise-blue glazed earthenware, the amulet captures the sacred animal in a peaceful resting posture, its legs neatly folded beneath its body. Estimate $500-$750.
Congo Pende Wood Stool Atop Caryatid Ancestor Heads
. Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pende, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A finely hand-carved wooden stool of ceremonial and social importance. This functional yet symbolic piece features a wide, concave seat resting atop 6 stylized human heads radiating outward, giving the stool a dynamic and animate presence. Estimate $500-$750.
Chupicuaro Redware Offering Bowl w/ Geometric Border
. Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chupicuaro culture, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A large, hand-built and finely burnished pottery bowl of hemispherical form, richly decorated in red, black, and cream hues. Estimate $500-$750.
Braxton Ponder Folk Art Wood Carving: Man w/ Dog & Goat
. Braxton Ponder (American, 1915-2001), late 20th century CE. This folk art wood carving depicts a farmer seated on a block of wood, flanked by a goat and a dog, all mounted on a wooden base. The underside is signed by the artist. Born on a farm in rural Arkansas in 1915, Ponder served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Estimate $500-$750.
Ancient Luristan Leaded-Bronze Ibex Whetstone Handle
. Ancient Central Asia, northwestern Iran to eastern Turkey, Luristan culture, ca. 1000 to 800 BCE. A leaded-bronze handle for a whetstone tool, cast in the form of a horned ibex. The body consists of a hollow socketing shaft, with the animal's folded legs at one end and an elongated neck with curved horns that may have also functioned as suspension loops. Estimate $500-$750.
1830 Vellum Mortgage Indenture - Clarkson Family
. Northern Europe, eastern England, York, East Riding of Yorkshire, Foggathorpe, ca. 1830 CE. A monumental 17-page bound vellum mortgage indenture, executed in 1830, documenting a pivotal moment in the financial and personal history of Barnard Clarkson (1774-1836) of Foggathorpe, Yorkshire. Estimate $500-$750.
11 Fossilized Spinosaurus Dinosaur Teeth
. North Africa, early Cretaceous (Lower Albian to Lower Cenomanian), ca. 112 to 97 million years ago. A collection of 11 teeth from Spinosaurus, one of the largest species of carnivorous dinosaur. Each tooth is conical and nearly straight - characteristic of jaws that were built to skewer slippery prey in water. Estimate $500-$750.
Native American Woodworking Mocotaugan Crooked Knife
. North America, United States, Midwestern to Northeastern, likely Woodland tribes or non-native, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A traditional crooked knife, also known as a mocotaugan, a form that originated among Eastern Woodland Native American cultures and was used primarily for woodworking and carving. Estimate $450-$675.
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