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Premier Auction - Session II - March 25, 2023

Sat, Mar 25, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1216

Two Signed Santa Clara Blackware Pots

Estimate: $600 - $800

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, the first a carved blackware wedding vase, with a boldly carved Avanyu encircling the middle, signed on base "Madeline Naranjo/Santa Clara Pueblo", 8-1/4 x 5-3/4 in.; the next a carved handled blackware pot with a boldly carved Avanyu encircling the middle, twined and carved handle, signed on base "Mary Cain/ Santa Clara Pueblo", 6 x 5-1/2 in.

 

Condition

wedding vase in very good overall condition, no chips or cracks, very minimal handling wear; handled pot in very good overall condition, highly polished surface, label remnant on base, minimal handling wear

Private Collection, Middleburg, Virginia