AUCTION  /  Best of Santa Fe 2010

Best of Santa Fe 2010

Auction Currency:USD Auction Location:Scottish Rites Hall, 463 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87501, United States

Auction Details

This is going to be a fantastic auction! Please join us in Santa Fe this summer for our big 2-day event. We are featuring the collections of author/historian Ben Thompson, St. Louis, mo, noted western artist Ted Long, N. Platte, NE, a famous highline collection from Santa Fe, and several small private collections. Featured items include an 1880s documented pueblo shield, an historic Winchester that was presented to chief high bear at the Indian Congress, a famous documented pueblo fetish collection from Santa Fe, the famous Judge Hooker’s vest & personal items, and a famous pipe axe from the Cody Sitting Bull collection! We have the best selection of beadwork & quillwork we’ve ever been able to offer: cradles, saddle pads, saddle bags, pipe bags, beautiful moccasins, animal skin bags, society bags, medicine necklaces, possible bags, tipi rests, saddles, vests, bonnets, pipes, parfleche cases, gaming items, scabbards, bandoliers, leggings, bow cases, breastplates, tomahawks, gauntlets, dresses, beaded bags, and several warshirts. We also have a huge group of prehistoric pottery jars, bowls, pitchers, ladles, and rare figures as well as fantastic pueblo pottery including several big name pieces. And, as always, beautiful baskets, old and new kachina dolls, outstanding Navajo rugs and weavings, and a large number of quality jewelry pieces. also in this auction: NW Coast masks, carvings, and baskets, Eskimo ivory, baskets, and relics, signed original art and bronzes, quality limited edition lithographs and prints, old photos, tradebeads, dolls, trade blankets, and a number of other rare, interesting, and hard to find antique, western, and Mexican collectibles. We guarantee you will be impressed! In addition to the above, some of the unique and interesting items include an Eskimo carved ivory chess set, Mexican folk art pottery figures by Candelerio Medrino, a vintage carved carousel horse, several native pottery nativity sets, a collection of superfine miniature Navajo rugs and miniature pueblo pottery, a pueblo snake dance kilt with necklace, five of the finest Two Gray Hills weavings you’ll ever see, a Navajo turquoise and silver urn, six vintage concho belts, and much, much more! Join us at our new location, the Scottish Rites Hall, located at 463 Paseo de Peralta, about three blocks NE of the Plaza, in Santa Fe. Admission is free and the public is invited. A no-host breakfast will be available during both previews which begin at 8:00 am Saturday and Sunday. The auctions begin at noon on Saturday, and at 10:00 am Sunday morning. We hope to see you there!
2 Tlingit Dance Paddles3012 Tlingit Dance Paddles
Beautiful pair of hand carved cedar dance paddles with eagle designs on both sides. Condition: very good. 31-1/2" Early 1900s
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (325.00 + 65.00) x 1 = 390.00
Northwest Coast Carved Eagle302Northwest Coast Carved Eagle
Large hand carved cedar perched eagle figure. Condition: good, wear. 20" Early/Mid 1900s
Start Price : 120.00 | Estimates : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to gr8antiques1 for (120.00 + 24.00) x 1 = 144.00
Eskimo Carved Ladle303Eskimo Carved Ladle
Unique hand carved spruce ladle with a polar bear effigy handle. Condition: very good, used. 14-1/2" x 5" Early 1900s
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (110.00 + 22.00) x 1 = 132.00
Salish Canoe Bailer304Salish Canoe Bailer
Rare hand crafted canoe bailer made from cedar and cedar bark. Condition: very good. 6-1/2" x 10" x 7" Early 1900s
Start Price : 120.00 | Estimates : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to bahamas for (160.00 + 32.00) x 1 = 192.00
3 Carved Wooden Bears - A. Crowe3053 Carved Wooden Bears - A. Crowe
Collection of hand carved and polished wooden bears - a sow and her 2 cubs. Condition: very good. Largest 8-1/2" Mid 1900s
Start Price : 110.00 | Estimates : 225.00 - 450.00
Sold to floor for (110.00 + 22.00) x 1 = 132.00
Plains Hide Scraper306Plains Hide Scraper
Classic old carved elk horn handle with forged iron blade lashed with buckskin. Condition: very good. 13-1/2" Early 1900s
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (110.00 + 22.00) x 1 = 132.00
Northwest Coast Totem Pole307Northwest Coast Totem Pole
Interesting, vintage, hand carved and painted 3-figure totem pole with removable wings. Made from cedar. Condition: very good, well used. 36" x...
Start Price : 120.00 | Estimates : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (100.00 + 20.00) x 1 = 120.00
Cree Wooden Spoon308Cree Wooden Spoon
Unique, smaller hand carved wooden spoon. Carved on both front and back of handle. Condition: very good. 8" x 3" Early 1900s
Start Price : 120.00 | Estimates : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (120.00 + 24.00) x 1 = 144.00
Eskimo Ivory Cribbage Board309Eskimo Ivory Cribbage Board
Very finely carved scrimshaw ivory board with fish on the sides and raised relief carved repeating walrus heads down the center. Condition: very good,
Start Price : 350.00 | Estimates : 700.00 - 1,400.00
Sold to floor for (250.00 + 50.00) x 1 = 300.00
Eskimo Wooden Ladle310Eskimo Wooden Ladle
Traditional hand carved and painted cedar spoon. Condition: very good. 13" x 5" Mid 1900s
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (30.00 + 6.00) x 1 = 36.00
Santa Clara Pottery Jar - Marie Suazo311Santa Clara Pottery Jar - Marie Suazo
Very fine carved and outlined miniature pot, signed. Condition: excellent. 1-1/2" x 2-1/2" Late 1900s
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (35.00 + 7.00) x 1 = 42.00
Santa Clara Pottery Jar - Effie & Orval Garcia312Santa Clara Pottery Jar - Effie & Orval Garcia
Very fine miniature blackware pot with bear tracks on shoulder, signed "E + O Garcia". Condition: excellent. 1" x 1-1/2" Late 19...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (90.00 + 18.00) x 1 = 108.00
Santa Clara Pottery Jar - Ethyl Yazza313Santa Clara Pottery Jar - Ethyl Yazza
Fine deeply carved and outlined miniature blackware pot with bear track design. Signed. Condition: excellent. 2" x 2-1/2" Late 1900s
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimates : 125.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (70.00 + 14.00) x 1 = 84.00
Santa Clara Pottery Jar - White Bear314Santa Clara Pottery Jar - White Bear
Small, more traditional, miniature black-on-black feather pot. Signed. Condition: excellent. 1-1/2" x 2" Late 1900s
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (40.00 + 8.00) x 1 = 48.00
Santa Clara Pottery Jar - Carol Velarde315Santa Clara Pottery Jar - Carol Velarde
Very fine, deeply carved and outlined miniature blackware pot. Signed. Condition: excellent. 1-1/2" x 3" Late 1900s
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimates : 125.00 - 250.00
Sold to achaiet for (60.00 + 12.00) x 1 = 72.00
Santa Clara Pottery Jar - Denny Gutierrez316Santa Clara Pottery Jar - Denny Gutierrez
Fine high polish faceted blackware swirl pot. Signed. Condition: excellent. 2-3/4" x 3-1/2" Ca. 1992
Start Price : 70.00 | Estimates : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (70.00 + 14.00) x 1 = 84.00
Santa Clara Pottery Jar - Teresa V. Gutierrez317Santa Clara Pottery Jar - Teresa V. Gutierrez
Beautiful, deeply carved and outlined blackware pot. Signed. Condition: excellent. 2-3/4" x 4-1/2" Late 1900s
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 5434843 for (100.00 + 20.00) x 1 = 120.00
Santa Clara Pottery Jar - Denny Gutierrez318Santa Clara Pottery Jar - Denny Gutierrez
Small, fine, high polish, soft faceted blackware melon jar, signed. Condition: excellent. 4" x 5" Late 1900s
Start Price : 70.00 | Estimates : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (50.00 + 10.00) x 1 = 60.00
Santa Clara Wedding Vase - A. K.319Santa Clara Wedding Vase - A. K.
Small, unique, double-necked blackware wedding vase with swirl body. Signed "AK". Condition: excellent. 6" x 4-1/2" Late 1900s
Start Price : 70.00 | Estimates : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (250.00 + 50.00) x 1 = 300.00
San Ildefonso Pottery Jar320San Ildefonso Pottery Jar
Traditional deeply carved blackware jar with classic Avanyu serpent figure, unsigned. Condition: very good. 5" x 5-1/2" Mid 1900s
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to achaiet for (60.00 + 12.00) x 1 = 72.00
Hopi Katsina - Finkle Sahmie321Hopi Katsina - Finkle Sahmie
Hopi Bear Woman katsina by Finkle Sahmie, Polacca, Arizona. 14-1/4" x 6-1/2" Ca. 1980s
Start Price : 225.00 | Estimates : 450.00 - 900.00
Sold to ges53 for (225.00 + 45.00) x 1 = 270.00
Katsina Carving - R. Honyouti322Katsina Carving - R. Honyouti
Sunface Rising Over the Village by R. Honyouti. 10-1/2" x 4-1/4" Ca. 1980s
Start Price : 225.00 | Estimates : 450.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (650.00 + 130.00) x 1 = 780.00
Ogre Katsina - Lowell Talashami, Sr.323Ogre Katsina - Lowell Talashami, Sr.
Ogre Leaving the Kiva - by Lowell Talashami, Sr. 9-1/2" x 6-1/4" Ca. 1980s
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (500.00 + 100.00) x 1 = 600.00
Katsina Carving - R. Hanyouti324Katsina Carving - R. Hanyouti
Butterfly Mana Dancer, by R. Hanyouti. 10-1/4" x 4" Ca. 1980s
Start Price : 170.00 | Estimates : 350.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (750.00 + 150.00) x 1 = 900.00
Snake Dance Katsina - J. Fred325Snake Dance Katsina - J. Fred
Long-haired Ogre Snake Dance katsina by J. Fred. 13" x 4" Ca. 1980s
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to truckship1 for (550.00 + 110.00) x 1 = 660.00
Katsina Carving - L. Honyouti326Katsina Carving - L. Honyouti
Badger katsina by L. Honyouti. 11" x 4" Ca. 1980s
Start Price : 170.00 | Estimates : 350.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (300.00 + 60.00) x 1 = 360.00
Katsina Carving - A. Lomahouahu327Katsina Carving - A. Lomahouahu
Wolf katsina by A. Lomahouahu. 10" x 6-1/4" Ca. 1980s
Start Price : 225.00 | Estimates : 450.00 - 900.00
Sold to travelingdoctor for (950.00 + 190.00) x 1 = 1,140.00
Hopi Katsina - J. Fred328Hopi Katsina - J. Fred
Hopi Maiden with melon by J. Fred. 11-1/4" x 4" Ca. 1980s
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (500.00 + 100.00) x 1 = 600.00
Hopi Katsina - Sterling Francis329Hopi Katsina - Sterling Francis
Hopi Corn Maiden on Kiva by Sterling Francis. 10-3/4" x 7" Ca. 1980s
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimates : 425.00 - 850.00
Sold to truckship1 for (225.00 + 45.00) x 1 = 270.00
Katsina Carving - Tom Holmes330Katsina Carving - Tom Holmes
Early Morning katsina by Tom Holmes. 11" x 4-1/2" Ca. 1980s
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 425.00 - 850.00
Sold to floor for (300.00 + 60.00) x 1 = 360.00
Two Gray Hills Rug - Sallie Rose Tatsohi330ATwo Gray Hills Rug - Sallie Rose Tatsohi
All natural home spun Two Gray Hills rug by Sallie Rose Tatsohi. Includes picture of maker with rug. 2'11" x 2'3"
Start Price : 170.00 | Estimates : 350.00 - 700.00
Sold to ddpotter for (300.00 + 60.00) x 1 = 360.00
Wide Ruins Rug330BWide Ruins Rug
All homespun vegetal dye Wide Ruins rug in contemporary colors. 3'9" x 2'9" Ca. 1995
Start Price : 225.00 | Estimates : 450.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (180.00 + 36.00) x 1 = 216.00
Klagetoh Rug330CKlagetoh Rug
Klagetoh rug of home spun wools in red, white, black, and gray with central motif. 6'11" x 3'9" Ca. 1940
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimates : 800.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to neilyoung for (675.00 + 135.00) x 1 = 810.00
Klagetoh Rug - Susie John330DKlagetoh Rug - Susie John
Klagetoh rug made with home spun wool on gray field. Nice tight weave by Susie John. Includes picture of maker with rug. 4'6" x 2'10" Ca....
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 425.00 - 850.00
Sold to floor for (300.00 + 60.00) x 1 = 360.00
Western Reservation Rug330EWestern Reservation Rug
Western Reservation rug made from home spun wool with Valero stars. Nice tight weave. 5'9" x 4'1" Ca. 1940
Start Price : 350.00 | Estimates : 725.00 - 1,450.00
Sold to floor for (800.00 + 160.00) x 1 = 960.00
Optical Weaving330FOptical Weaving
Black, red, gray and white weaving with optical serrated motif. Condition: One damaged area on end. 6' x 3'6" Ca. 1950
Start Price : 325.00 | Estimates : 650.00 - 1,300.00
Sold to floor for (375.00 + 75.00) x 1 = 450.00
Yei Rug330GYei Rug
Six-figure Yei rug with feathers and arrows. All home spun on gray field. 5'11" x 3'11" Ca. 1940
Start Price : 700.00 | Estimates : 1,400.00 - 2,800.00
Sold to floor for (600.00 + 120.00) x 1 = 720.00
Ganado Rug330HGanado Rug
Ganado rug on white field of natural and analine dyes. Nice tight weave. 5'10" x 3'8" Ca. 1960
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimates : 800.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to ddpotter for (950.00 + 190.00) x 1 = 1,140.00
Navajo Rug - Betty Rose Begay330INavajo Rug - Betty Rose Begay
Raised outline Navajo rug with central lozenge, of all home spun wool by Betty Rose Begay. Includes picture of maker with rug. 3'1" x 2'1"...
Start Price : 120.00 | Estimates : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (150.00 + 30.00) x 1 = 180.00
Two Gray Hills Rug330JTwo Gray Hills Rug
Two Gray Hills rug made with all natural home spun wool on gray field with Valero Stars and hook designs. 7'5" x 4'5" Ca. 1940
Start Price : 800.00 | Estimates : 1,600.00 - 3,200.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00 + 200.00) x 1 = 1,200.00
Concho Belt331Concho Belt
Belt with 14 hand stamped conchos plus a stamp and repoussé work buckle on leather. 36" long Ca. 1960s
Start Price : 170.00 | Estimates : 350.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (130.00 + 26.00) x 1 = 156.00
Kachina Pendant Necklace - A. Dewa, Zuni332Kachina Pendant Necklace - A. Dewa, Zuni
Superb stone-to-stone necklace with kachina pendant made of turquoise, coral, jet, and shell - on hand wrought chain; hallmarked. 16" plus 3-1/...
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (500.00 + 100.00) x 1 = 600.00
Navajo Turquoise Necklace333Navajo Turquoise Necklace
Beautiful leaf and natural turquoise nugget cabochon necklace with drop and sterling beads. 21" plus 3-1/4" drop Ca. 1960s
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (120.00 + 24.00) x 1 = 144.00
Turquoise Necklace - Liz P.M.334Turquoise Necklace - Liz P.M.
Fabulous graduated turquoise heshi necklace with sterling spacers, the shield and feather drop of stamped sterling. 19" plus 5" drop. Ca. ...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (150.00 + 30.00) x 1 = 180.00
Navajo Bracelet335Navajo Bracelet
Spectacular two-band bracelet with four large, natural Pilot Mountain turquoise cabochons; hallmarked DEE with symbol. 5-1/8" x 1-1/4" x 2...
Start Price : 170.00 | Estimates : 350.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (275.00 + 55.00) x 1 = 330.00
Navajo Bracelet336Navajo Bracelet
Excellent three-twist band bracelet with three large natural Nevada turquoise cabochons. 5-1/2" x 1" x 1-5/8" Ca. 1950s
Start Price : 170.00 | Estimates : 350.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (375.00 + 75.00) x 1 = 450.00
Zuni Bracelet337Zuni Bracelet
Stunning four-twist and plain band bracelet with natural Colorado turquoise center cabochon surrounded by petit point turquoise. 5-3/8" x 1&quo...
Start Price : 170.00 | Estimates : 350.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (325.00 + 65.00) x 1 = 390.00
Navajo Squash Blossom338Navajo Squash Blossom
Necklace of all hand wrought sterling beads and blossoms, the naja with three turquoise cabochons - a beauty. 23" x 1-1/2" naja Ca. 1960s
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to quetepasa for (200.00 + 40.00) x 1 = 240.00
6 Navajo Spoons3396 Navajo Spoons
Six exceptional hand wrought spoons, all hand stamped with eagle in bowl. 5-1/4" each Ca. 1940s
Start Price : 80.00 | Estimates : 175.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for (325.00 + 65.00) x 1 = 390.00
6 Navajo Forks3406 Navajo Forks
Six outstanding hand wrought forks with hand stamped handles. 6" each Ca. 1940s
Start Price : 80.00 | Estimates : 175.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for (300.00 + 60.00) x 1 = 360.00