Large Navajo Ganado rug having a double terraced diamond central design on a red field with zigzags and other geometric shapes on the inner border. 116 1/2″ L X 72″ W. Mid 20th century. Condition: Some brown staining, primarily to one corner and some in the center. A few slight areas of color run to […]
Lot 400: Santa Domingo bowl, basket and vase, Melchor
Four pieces Santa Domingo Pueblo pottery, all signed Crucita Melchor, Santa Domingo on base. 1st item: Bowl with stylized band of flower decoration around exterior rim, the interior with bird and flower or corn decoration. 3-1/2" H x 9-1/2" D. 2nd item: Miniature basket with stylized floral design to exterior and unglazed interior. 4"H. 3rd […]
Lot 398: Teresita Naranjo Wedding Vase and Sisner Jar
2 Santa Clara Pottery vessels. Item 1: Teresita Naranjo carved blackware wedding vase. Signed on bottom Teresita Naranjo Santa Clara Pueblo. 8 1/4" H x 6 1/4" W. 20th Century. Item 2: Avanyu design blackware bowl signed on bottom in ink, Clara Sisner Santa Clara Pue. 3" H x 5 3/4" W. 20th Century. Condition: […]
Lot 399: San Ildefonso Pottery Jar Signed Tonita
San Ildefonso blackware pottery jar, signed Tonita (Tonita Martinez Roybal, Pueblo, New Mexico, 1892-1945), 6 1/2" H x 7 1/2" Dia. Condition: Overall very good condition.
Lot 396: Acoma olla jar, circa 1920
Acoma pottery olla or jar, thin-walled with stylized birds, arrows and curvilinear geometric designs in black and orange on light ground, orange band at base, unsigned. 4-1/2"H x 6-1/2" Diam. Circa 1920s. Provenance: Middle Tennessee collection. Condition: Abrasions and soiling, no chips noted.
Lot 397: Large San Ildefonso jar, Cynthia Starflower
Large San Ildefonso reddish-brown jar, with feather and geometric designs to body and scallop design to rim, signed on bottom Cynthia Starflower / San Ildefonso / Pueblo, with flower symbol. 13-1/2"H. Provenance: a Middle Tennessee collection, purchased in 1970s-80s directly from the artist. Cynthia Starflower (b. 1959) is the daughter of potter Carmelita Dunlap and […]
Lot 392: San Ildefonso redware jar, Blue Corn
San Ildefonso redware pottery olla or jar, band of feather decoration at neck, signed on base Blue Corn/San Ildefonso Pueblo (Crucita Calabaza, 1920-1999). 5"H x 6" Diam. Provenance: A Middle Tennessee collection. A gift to the consignor from the artist, whom she visited on a trip to Tennessee in the 1970s-80s. The jar is accompanied […]
Lot 393: San Ildefonso blackware jar, Blue Corn
San Ildefonso blackware jar, bulbous form with long neck, stylized feather design on a matte band around neck separated by two vertical bands of geometrics. Signed on base Blue Corn/San Ildefonso Pueblo (Crucita Calabaza, 1920-1999). 4-1/2"H x 4-1/2" W. Provenance: Cowan, Tennessee collection, purchased by the consignor in the 1970s in New Mexico, directly from […]
Lot 394: San Ildefonso blackware trivet, Blue Corn
San Ildefonso blackware trivet or stand, circular with matte scallop design at rim and central curvilinear motif. Signed on base Blue Corn/San Ildefonso Pueblo (Crucita Calabaza, 1920-1999). 1-1/2" H x 7" Diam. Provenance: A Middle Tennessee collection, purchased by the consignor in the 1970s in New Mexico, directly from the artist. Condition: Excellent condition
Lot 395: San Ildefonso blackware bowl, Blue Corn
San Ildefonso blackware bowl, stylized feather design. Signed on base Blue Corn/San Ildefonso Pueblo (Crucita Calabaza, 1920-1999). 2-3/4"H x 3-1/2" Diam. Provenance: A Middle Tennessee collection, purchased by the consignor in the 1970s in New Mexico, directly from the artist. Condition: Excellent condition.