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THE HEIRS OF THE BILLY BRANCH COLLECTION ARE NOW INVITING OFFERS!!!

With the imminent distribution of proceeds from the sales of items in the Billy Branch estate, the heirs
are inviting offers. Though already heavily discounted, the family has asked that I note its willingness to
consider any offer for a listed item in the Branch collection: Pre-Columbian art pottery; unique Native American
pawn pieces; Chinese zoomorphic cloisonnee forms; and a variety of other special collectibles. Bill had a good
eye, and this opportunity to purchase a fine piece at your price is seldom seen. To see all items in the Branch
collection, simply type the letters 'BB' into the search link on any page and all of Bill's listings will come up.

PRECOLUMBIAN DRAGON BELL PENDANT, PANAMA Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Metalwork: Pre 1492   item# 83376 (stock# TFX116)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $4500.00  This is one of the most unusual and fun examples of Precolumbian gold we’ve had. Describing the imagery defies the imagination! Dragon? Jaguar? Pop-eyed frog? Probably none of the above, it is more likely and quite simply to be the product of a very imaginative Precolumbian artist and gold smith. Attributed to the Veraguas horizon of Panama, dating c.500-1200AD, the ‘dragon’ sits atop a bell that has a wonderful tinkling resonance. This pendant (TFX116) was lost wax cast using the high copper, l ...click for details

BEAUTIFUL MATCHED SET OF GOLD EARRINGS, SINU Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Metalwork: Pre 1492   item# 154595 (stock# 103.43HD)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $4500.00  Made in Precolumbian days by the lost wax technique, this matched pair of high karat gold earrings (103.43HD) was found in the Gulf of Uruba area of Colombia and is attributed to the Sinu dating c.400-1600AD. In overall very good, wearable condition (with the physical attachment of posts for earring wear, or bales for use as striking pendants), and each measuring about 2 7/8” in width, one of the earrings has a small casting flaw along its outer crescent edge that significantly affects neither i ...click for details

UNIQUE GOLD SHAMAN PENDANT, PANAMA Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Metalwork: Pre 1492   item# 83193 (stock# H4154)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $29,500.00  Weighing over 55 grams and measuring 3 ¼” in height, this wonderfully crafted anthropomorphic 20-22K gold image (H4154) is said to represent a shaman. Attributed to the Veraguas horizon in Panama, c.500-1200AD, it is one of three different available images that can be put in a row to depict the transformation sequence of shaman to his animal form, in this case a caiman, the South American crocodile. With a bale attached to the recessed back, this powerful piece can be worn. You’ll seldom find or ...click for details

TWELVE OLD WORLD ANTIQUITIES: GROUP B Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Metalwork: Pre 1492   item# 769697 (stock# ANTIQ.B)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 SEE EACH PHOTO FOR PRICE  Each of the twelve artifacts from Old World cultures in this group (100.43M & 57BSHD; 95.35 & 51HD; 96.68 & 998Ihd; 97.291HD; AXH230, 1901, 1907, & 1919; and ROW2) is individually priced as shown on its descriptive photo. The types include Egyptian scarabs, Roman bronze and bone pins, carnelian and agate intaglio seals, stone, ancient dice, and ceramic. Afghanistan, Syria, Italy, Ostia were most of the countries and sites represented in the group, and Sassanians, Mesopotamians, ...click for details

SILVERED COPPER FIGURAL PENDANT, CHIMU Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Metalwork: Pre 1492   item# 549113 (stock# 102.53HD)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $300.00  There is surprising detail on this 7/8” tall figural pendant (102.53HD) that was cast in copper and surfaced in Pre-Columbian days with a light silver coating. Attributed to the Chimu horizon of Peru, dating c.1000-1400AD, the amuletic character (a dancer or healer?), wearing a breechcloth, stands with legs slightly bent, and his remaining single arm flexed at the elbow with hand extended to the front (the left forearm is missing). A small ring at the top of his head appears to have been used fo ...click for details

PRECOLUMBIAN GOLD FISHHOOKS SOLD INDIVIDUALLY Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Metalwork: Pre 1492   item# 678996 (stock# PBF.207)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 SEE PRICES ON PHOTO  This group of 18 Pre-Columbian gold fishhooks (PBF207) is from the Cauca area of Colombia. Dating c.1000-1500AD, each hook is priced individually (although they can be purchased as a group for $1700 until the first one has sold). The millimeter scale on the left side of each photo will give a close estimate of size. Condition of the hooks ranges from good to excellent. One of these would make a unique gift for the avid fisherman, fishing item collectior, Pre-Columbian gold collector, or someone ...click for details

SUPERB GOLD EARRINGS SET, TAIRONA, COLOMBIA Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Metalwork: Pre 1492   item# 154592 (stock# 103.45HD)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $4975.00  Cast from richly colored coppery gold tumbaga, this beautifully matched pair of hollow semi lunar ear ornaments (103.45HD), each with three rows of continuous ring decoration, is attributed to the Tairona horizon of Colombia dating c.1000-1500AD. In excellent condition with no metal loss and only a few minor casting flaws hidden at the base of the ring bands, and measuring 2 ½” at their widest, each of the ornaments has a small piece of carnelian within the hollow interior that must have been pl ...click for details

68” HAMMERED SHEET GOLD BAND, MOCHE, PERU Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Metalwork: Pre 1492   item# 723100 (stock# MAP.115)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $1500.00  This flexible gold band, a 68” long by 1” wide slightly tapered strip (MAP115), is believed to have been used for either head deformation or body decoration during the Moche period of Peru, c.400-800AD. A similar but shorter hammered gold strip is illustrated in Plate LIX of Gallo’s “GOLD OF PERU.” In overall fair condition, the strip has suffered creasing and occasional splits, but still remains together. Undecorated and with a small perforation at its tapered and rounded end (the other end is ...click for details

INCREDIBLE SET OF CALIMA GOLD EAR ORNAMENTS, COLOMBIA Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Metalwork: Pre 1492   item# 768295 (stock# PBF.107)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $6000.00  I have never handled, much less seen, such a fine example of Pre-Columbian ‘jewelry’ as this set of Calima gold ear ornaments (PBF107). From the Rio Bolo area of the Cauca Valley in southwest Colombia near the Pacific coast, the intricately designed jewelry, made from high karat cast, hammered, and drawn gold, are dated into the period c.100BC to 500AD of the Yotoco Phase. In excellent condition with the pair weighing a total of 17 grams, each ornament measures approximately 4 cm from the top of ...click for details

PRECOLUMBIAN GOLD & GREENSTONE NECKLACE Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Metalwork: Pre 1492   item# 83145 (stock# 100.152HD)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $2500.00  This 24” necklace (100.152HD) is made up of hammered, high karat sheet gold hollow beads and an assortment of barrel and disk shaped greenstone beads. All are attributed to the Veraguas horizon of Panama dating c.500-1200AD. It is not known whether these were all found together, but the similarity of type and size would so indicate. Strung on contemporary fishing line, the beads can be worn, but due to the lightweight nature of the gold, care must be taken not to lean against a table edge or som ...click for details

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