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Live Auction

Silver & Emporium Auction

Fri, Dec 3, 2021 09:00AM EST
Lot 282

Three Santa Clara Blackware Pots

Estimate: $150 - $250

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

20th century, including a tall necked undecorated, unsigned olla, 9-1/2 x 8 in.; a carved blackware pot, signed on base "Mida Tafoya" (b. 1931), with carved Avanyu encircling middle, 6 x 7 in.; deeply carved blackware pot, 1986, signed on base "Warren Cain/Santa Clara/7-86", with Avanyu encircling body, 3-3/4 x 5-3/4 in.

Provenance: Private Florida Collection

Condition

tall olla with overall handling wear and abrasions; Tafoya with some surface cracks near base, overall handling wear; Cain with minimal wear near base

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