Native American sterling silver (tested), large turquoise and leather concho belt, comprised of ten (10) Conchos or links total including five (5) large multicolor turquoise stones and five (5) smaller squash blossom links with inset matching turquoise, all attached to a wide black leather belt. Unsigned. 48" L with a gross weight of 1984.9 grams. […]
Lot 633: Turquoise Morgan Dollar Squash Blossom Necklace
Native American Morgan Silver Dollar and turquoise squash blossom necklace comprised of ten (10) 1921 morgan dollars as the blossoms mounted onto a double row of silver beads and a central silver naja featuring a suspended turquoise. The necklace tests sterling and is unsigned. 26" L, gross weight of 379.7 grams. Provenance: The Estates of […]
Lot 630: Native American O/B, "Yucca Palm, Apache Indian"
Oil on board portrait depicting a Native American Apache warrior, attired in traditional dress and standing in a landscape setting holding a coup stick and long braid of hair in his right hand. Unsigned but writing en verso reads "Yucca Palm, Apache Indian, Santa Barbara, Calif., March 13, 1900." Housed in an ebonized and marbleized […]
Lot 631: Native American Navajo Needle Point Concho Belt, Ivan Howard
Native American Navajo sterling silver concho belt, comprised of 6 large oval (4 x 4 1/4") and 7 small rectangular (4 x 1 3/4") links or plaques attached to a leather belt. Each link contains 2 rows of circular needle point turquoise. The belt is marked "sterling" and signed "IH" for Ivan Howard. 47" L, […]
Lot 627: Albert Lujan O/B Painting, Taos Pueblo
Albert Lujan (New Mexico, 1892-1948), also known as Xenaiua meaning "Weasel Arrow," oil on board painting depicting a Southwestern Native American Taos Pueblo dwelling before a small river, with a mountain range beneath a cloudy blue sky in the background. Signed "Albert Lujan" lower right. Artist information card, en verso. Housed in a giltwood frame […]
Lot 628: R.C. Gorman Native American Color Lithograph, Woman in Profile
Rudolph Carl Gorman (New Mexico/Arizona/California, 1932-2005) color lithograph on paper titled "Woman in Profile," numbered 84/150, depicting the profile portrait of a Navajo woman with black hair, wrapped in a large piece of fabric rendered in shades of red. Signed and dated "RC Gorman 1979," in pencil, lower left, numbered, in pencil, lower right. Gorman […]
Lot 629: McKenney & Hall, Indian Tribes of N. America Vol. 1, 32 plates
Thomas McKenney and James Hall: HISTORY OF THE INDIAN TRIBES OF NORTH AMERICA, Volume One (only). 32 plates present. Front cover, some color plates, and early pages, including title page, are missing. This partially complete single volume appears to be the first edition, published by Edward C. Biddle in Philadelphia in 1837. It retains 32 […]
Lot 625: 2 Matthew A. Daly O/B, Canadian Landscape Paintings
Two (2) Matthew Andrew Daly (Ohio, 1860-1937) impressionistic oil on board landscape paintings depicting scenic views of the province of Alberta, Canada. 1st item: Painting titled "Grey Day, Valley of 10 Peaks, Moraine Lake, Alb." depicting a still lake before a line of evergreen trees, the snow-covered Ten Peaks mountain range visible in the background […]
Lot 626: 2 Edward Kingsbury Coastal Landscapes, Estate Stamps
Two (2) Edward Reynolds Kingsbury (Massachusetts/California, 1855-1940) impressionistic oil on canvas mounted on glass landscape paintings, both depicting views of the ocean and cliffs beneath blue skies. Unsigned. Ink stamps reading "From the Estate of Edward Kingsbury" en verso of canvases. Housed in identical giltwood frame with off white linen liners and giltwood fillets, back […]
Lot 623: 2 Maria von Matthiessen Photographs, Southern Barns
Two (2) Maria von Matthiessen (American, 1944-2001) gelatin silver prints, each depicting a dilapidated barn in a rural setting. Both signed "Maria von Matthiessen" lower right, below image. Both housed under glass in matching wooden frames with giltwood fillets. Includes a group of photocopied letters, newspaper articles, and exhibition records, including a letter from President […]