How To Buy

How To Buy

HOW TO BUY

Collectors have been buying antiquities / ancient artifacts for thousands of years and it is a rewarding hobby and passion for people around the world today. Artemis Gallery takes great care in ensuring that each and every artifact we list for sale is from the culture and time period from which it is attributed.

Artemis Gallery buys artifacts from reputable sources (museums, auction houses, major dealers and collectors around the world), ensuring that every piece offered for sale has been legally acquired and is legal to sell.

We’ve handled hundreds of thousands of ancient items which gives us the ability to know excactly ‘what’ to look for when authenticating truly ancient pieces vs. fake / reproduction pieces. When in doubt, we use experts in their respective fields, plus use respected laboratories to perform Thermoluminescence testing (TL) to confirm an item’s age. No dealer is perfect, but Artemis Gallery takes great pride in saying “we do not sell fakes!”


BUY ONLY LEGALLY ACQUIRED ANCIENT ART

While there are indeed a number of laws governing the sale and purchase of items of cultural patrimony (antiquities), as long as an item has been legally imported into the United States, it’s legal to sell and purchase. Laws vary on the required date of importation, but a good general rule of thumb is that the item should have been exported from its home country prior to 1970, when most laws and the UNESCO Treaty on Items of Cultural Patrimony were signed. Artemis Gallery abides by all international laws and treaties with regard to the sale of its items.

ANCIENT / ETHNOGRAPHIC ART FROM ARTEMIS GALLERY

Every item offered for sale has been legally acquired, is legal to sell and is guaranteed to be as described… or your money back.  What’s more, you can always expect friendly, personal service before, during and after the sale. We take great pride in offering amazing products, as well as being proficient packers and shippers which ensures safe, intact delivery worldwide.  If your’e ever not happy with your purchase, let us know and we’ll make it right.  No sale is ever final if you’re not happy.

TWO WAYS TO SHOP WITH ARTEMIS GALLERY:

1)  SHOP THE LATEST ACQUISITIONS IN OUR GALLERY

New items are added to the Artemis Gallery website weekly, so please check back often to see what’s new.  To make sure you don’t miss out on any special offerings, please join our email list to receive unadvertised special deals and notification of private sales via email.

2)  BID IN OUR ONLINE AUCTIONS

Artemis Gallery is not like most other online auction companies. Our specialty is antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art, and we sell only authentic examples. We know the antiquities business from the ground up, so we know what we’re doing… and what we’re selling. Meaning no replicas. Nothing in the ‘style of’ any ancient culture. Which assures you of one very important thing. When you buy from us, you are unconditionally guaranteed exactly what is stated in our listing… or your money back!

And unlike so many other online auctioneers, Artemis Gallery takes the hassle out of bidding / buying online.

  • Easy auction registration
  • Accurate auction descriptions with professional photos
  • Timely processing of payments
  • In-house packing and shipping by the same folks who actually run the auction, so NO HIGH FEES, no passing you off to someone else, not expecting you to arrange for your own shipping.

We know there will always be other online choices offering similar items, but what truly sets Artemis Gallery apart from our competition is that no sale is ever final if you’re not happy. We guarantee everything we sell 100% – so you can bid with complete confidence!

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