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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.

AND ANOTHER! Type the single word OFFER into the search box for additional great buy opportunities!

TWELVE PENATES FROM MITLA, MEXICO: GROUP C Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Stone: Pre 1492   item# 903241 (stock# PENATE.C)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 SEE EACH PHOTO FOR PRICE  The twelve amuletic penate stone pendants (TEH166 A-C, E-K, M and O) in this group were all collected at the Mixtec site of Mitla in the mid-20th century by the late Dr. Allen Heflin. Dating c.1100-1500AD, and hand-fashioned from green and gray anhydrite and serpentine, every one was hand-carved in the anthropomorphic style. Worn as protective pieces in Pre-Columbian days, most were drilled for suspension and can be worn today. Each photo shows two to three views an individually priced penate al ...click for details

TWELVE OBSIDIAN EFFIGIES & ORNAMENTS: HEFLIN GROUP A Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Stone: Pre 1492   item# 888593 (stock# OBSID.A)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 SEE EACH PHOTO FOR PRICE  From the Dr. Allen Heflin collection, this group of twelve Pre-Columbian obsidian amulets, ornaments, protective fetishes and miscellaneous artifacts (AXH 221.20 and 27; 224.18; 183R6N12; 234R2N9, R3N2 & 9; R5N4; RR6N5 & 12; R8N4 & 10) include the following types: lip plug, pendant, discoidal, star, dog, bird (?), bat, and crescent. Found in the West Mexican states of Jalisco and Sayula, the Aztec site of Xico, the great city of Teotihuacan, and in the Valley of Mexico, they are in o ...click for details

TWELVE STONE RELIC LOTS, W. MEXICO: GROUP 1 Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Stone: Pre 1492   item# 686165 (stock# LLL.STONE1)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 SEE EACH PHOTO FOR PRICE  This group of twelve contains assorted lots of stone relics (LLL732R2N2C, R3N1B, 1E and 1F; 755D; 757R2N3B; 1207 C, D, E, i and J; and 1209G), all found by the late Lynn Langdon in the deep shaft tomb area of West Mexico during the mid-20th century. Lynn’s diverse and interesting collection is herein offered on many pages, and there’s still more to come! The following types will be found in this group of twelve: complex bead types, flake knife blade holders, greenstone pendants, stone ‘buttons’, ...click for details

TWELVE PRE-COLUMBIAN GROOVED AXES, W. MEXICO Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Stone: Pre 1492   item# 434540 (stock# LLL.AXES.B)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 SEE EACH PHOTO FOR PRICE  The twelve Pre-Columbian stone axes in this group (LLL293, LLL304, LLL734, LLL777, LLL780, LLL781, LLL787, LLL789, LLL790, LLL803, LLL804 and LLL816) were all found in West Mexico in the mid-20th century by the late Lynn Langdon. Each axe is individually described on its photo. Dating broadly from the Pre-Classic to the Post-Classic Periods, the ages shown are rough estimates only. Mostly made from basalt, the axes have varying degrees of polish and wear. Each photo shows front and back of one a ...click for details

TWELVE MORE WEST MEXICAN STONE RELICS: GROUP 4 Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Stone: Pre 1492   item# 693028 (stock# LLL.STONE4)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 SEE EACH PHOTO FOR PRICE  This group of twelve stone relics and lots (LLL731R3N2B; 753M; 845U, W and X; 919; 986C; 1203C; 1209C & D; 1211E and 1214i) is made up of pieces found in the Shaft Tomb area of West Mexico during the mid-20th century by the late Lynn Langdon. Dating c.300BC-1300AD, except for one quartz figurine that is probably a replica, the stone types included are: obsidian, quartz, serpentine, greenstone, argillite, volcaniclastics, and hematite. The objects formed from those stones include pendants, wh ...click for details

64 ARROWHEADS, NORTHERN MEXICO, DR. HEFLIN Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Stone: Pre 1492   item# 689053 (stock# AXH.0062)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $1500.00  This is the final shadowbox of mounted arrowheads (AXH62) actually prepared by the late Dr. Allen Heflin that we will list, although we yet have many small Riker-style frames to come that we put together that represent both single and multiple pieces from his unique collection. This 12” x 15” glass-fronted frame contains authentic 64 ‘bird points’ that Heflin found in the northeast Mexican states of Coahuila and Nuevo Leon in the mid-20th century. In overall very good condition, with some nicks ...click for details

66 ARROWHEADS, LAKE SAYULA, MEXICO: EX HEFLIN Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Stone: Pre 1492   item# 689032 (stock# AXH.0065)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $975.00  This 15” x 17” shadowbox frame (AXH65) contains 66 authentic Pre-Columbian atlatl points and arrowheads all found by the late Dr. Allen Heflin in the Lake Sayula area of Jalisco, west Mexico. As is typical of points actually found in the field, a number of them have minor dings and chips, but on the whole are in good condition. The pieces in this interesting and representative frame were made mostly from obisidian (different types and colors) with at least one made from basalt. Close-up photos t ...click for details

PRE-COLUMBIAN GREENSTONE AVIAN PENDANT Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Stone: Pre 1492   item# 744446 (stock# PBF.211)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $600.00  This semi-polished, mottled light gray and green stone bird pendant (PBF211) was found in the shaft tomb region of southern Colombia close to the border of Ecuador and is attributed to the Narino Capuli period, c.900-1400AD. Measuring 1 7/8” in length from the tip of its toucan-like beak to the tip of its rounded tail, it could easily be mistaken as jade, but with a measured specific gravity of 2.78, it is too light to be so identified. Generically still relatable to the metamorphic environment, ...click for details

ZOOMORPHIC HEAD FROM EFFIGY AXE, WEST MEXICO Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Stone: Pre 1492   item# 397735 (stock# LLL.0785)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $225.00  This stone animal head (LLL785), apparently fashioned to represent a tapir, was once at the back or poll end of a fine effigy axe. Broken across the shallow hafting groove that encircled the axe, the head has no other significant damage and by itself is a good example of the skilled Pre-Columbian stone-worker’s art. Measuring 2 ¾” in length, and 1 5/8” in height at the head, the axe is attributed to the Colima horizon of west Mexico dating c.300BC-200AD. Made from grayish green volcanic rock, th ...click for details

THREE INDIVIDUALLY PRICED OBSIDIAN BLADES, W. MEXICO Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Stone: Pre 1492   item# 768377 (stock# MAP.BLADES)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 SEE EACH PHOTO FOR PRICE  The three larger obsidian blades shown in this group (MAP155, 156 and 157) were all found in West Mexico in the mid-20th century by the late Lynn Langdon. Previously sold to another collector, they have now come back to HD Enterprises as the present owner sells off his collection. These are some of the nicer blades from Lynn’s old collection, and one of them presents somewhat of a mystery. It has the shape of the Great Basin’s paleo Cougar Mountain blade, as well as the ground stem. Sent to note ...click for details

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