Tag: Louis Amiguet

After inheriting his Guatemalan grandfather’s collection of Central American artifacts, Schmitt launched a career in antiquities and founded Amiguet’s Ancient ArtBOULDER, Colo. – On Thursday, October 20, Artemis Gallery will conduct a very special auction featuring the cultural art collection of Marc Amiguet Schmitt, a respected lifelong antiquities dealer and owner of Amiguet’s Ancient Art. While Marc only lived to age 49, his impact was great, especially in Pre-Columbian art circles.Chinese Ming to Qing Dynasty stone panel of guardian fu lion or ‘foo dog’ hand-carved in low relief against a scalloped panel, circa 17th to early 19th century CE, 16in long x 11¾in high. Provenance: Marc Amiguet Schmitt estate, Amiguet’s Ancient Art. Estimate $3,600-$5,400“Since the 1990s, Marc Schmitt was the owner of Amiguet’s Ancient Art, a name that is immediately recognizable in the field of Pre-Columbian art,” said Bob Dodge, executive director of Artemis Gallery. “Marc’s appreciation of both Pre-Columbian and Spanish colonial cultures came from his grandfather, Louis Amiguet, who emigrated to the United States from Guatemala sometime before 1950. Many of Marc’s most cherished treasures were objects that his grandfather passed down to him even before Marc began his career as an antiquarian.’“Sadly, Marc passed away in January from natural causes. He left an incredible array of cultural objects from all over the world, but most especially, exceptional examples of Pre-Columbian art from Central America, South America and Mexico. It is with a sense of great pride, as well as a profound sense of sadness, that we offer on October 20th part one of these treasured objects from Marc’s personal collection.” Among the top Pre-Columbian items in the Schmitt collection is the auction opener: a 16-inch Pre-Columbian Olmec (southern Mexico to Guatemala) stone seated figure holding an offering bowl. Created circa 1200-800 BCE and carved from a single piece of