Desert West Auction Sept. 28th & 29th

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Two Day Auction featuring several estates items from various consignors. Native American Pottery, Jewelry, Rugs, Art, Folk Art, Kachinas, & Dance Costumes. Estate Antiques, Collectibles & Jewelry. Cowboy & Mexican Memorabelia.
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Navajo Sterling Opal Sugilite Bracelet - H Spencer1100 - Navajo Sterling Opal Sugilite Bracelet - H Spencer
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Navajo Sterling Opal Sugilite Bracelet - H Spencer, inside measures 6.5'' which includes opening x 7/8''W, channel inlay, silver bea...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Navajo Sterling Turquoise Bracelet1101 - Navajo Sterling Turquoise Bracelet
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Navajo Sterling Turquoise Bracelet by LH, inside measures 6.5'' which includes opening x 1.5''W, traditional style bracelet featurin...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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Navajo Sterling Silver Burro Pin by Yazzie1102 - Navajo Sterling Silver Burro Pin by Yazzie
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Navajo Sterling Silver Burro Pin by Yazzie, measures 1.75''L x 1 1/8''W, stamped sterling, features are etched in silver, he's a...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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Zuni Sterling Stone to Stone Inlay Bolo Tie1103 - Zuni Sterling Stone to Stone Inlay Bolo Tie
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Zuni Sterling Stone to Stone Inlay Bolo Tie, slide measures 1.75''H x 1.5''W and fine leather strap 38''L, trapezoid shaped,...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 125.00
Sold to jabfa for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
 
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Zuni Handcarved Bear Fetish Pendants1104 - Zuni Handcarved Bear Fetish Pendants
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Zuni Handcarved Bear Fetish Pendants, #1 Bone Polar Bear with turquoise, jet, and coral accents, signed by artist on bottom of foot CD and on other Z
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Estimate : 50.00 - 60.00
Sold to floor for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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Zuni Channel Inlay Mother of Pearl Jet Watchband1105 - Zuni Channel Inlay Mother of Pearl Jet Watchband
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Zuni Sterling Silver Channel Inlay Mother of Pearl Jet Watchband, tips are 1 3/8''L x 1''W and overall length is 6'', gorgeo...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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2 pr Navajo Sterling Silver Earrings & Pin1106 - 2 pr Navajo Sterling Silver Earrings & Pin
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Navajo Sterling Silver Earrings, Pin, Plus, #1 Sterling Concho Style Earrings, hand stamped with 5 long dangles originating from center, measures 3&...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to floor for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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Vintage Navajo Sterling Turquoise Screwback Earrings1107 - Vintage Navajo Sterling Turquoise Screwback Earrings
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Vintage Navajo Sterling Turquoise Screwback Earrings, measures 1 1/8''L x .75''W, teardrop shaped shadowbox style each with turquois...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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Collection of Jewelry Some Native American1108 - Collection of Jewelry Some Native American
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Collection of Jewelry Some Native American, #1 Two German Silver Cuff Bracelets, one has turquoise cabochon and other has coral cab, hallmarked by art
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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Plains Indian Handcarved Wooden Pipe1109 - Plains Indian Handcarved Wooden Pipe
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Plains Indian Handcarved Wooden Pipe, measures 29''L, stem of pipe is twisted wood, embellished with large and small beads, turkey feathers,...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to gourmet for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Vintage Waverly Studios Cast Iron Flower Vase Door Stop1110 - Vintage Waverly Studios Cast Iron Flower Vase Door Stop
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Vintage Cast Iron Flower Vase Door Stop, marked on back Waverly Studios, measures 6''H x 4.5''W, glaze over cast iron
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to floor for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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Hardback Book on Hopi Tewa Pottery by Schaff1111 - Hardback Book on Hopi Tewa Pottery by Schaff
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From the Collection of Nick and Suzanne Nicholas. Hardback Book Hopi Tewa Pottery: 500 Artist Biographies by Gregory Schaff, measures 9 in. x 11 in.,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to floor for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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Plains Indian Woman's Soapstone Pipe1112 - Plains Indian Woman's Soapstone Pipe
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Plains Indian Woman's Soapstone Pipe, wooden handle, measures 2'' x 8'', gray and black soapstone
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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Navajo Piggyback Mudhead Kachina1113 - Navajo Piggyback Mudhead Kachina
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Navajo Piggyback Mudhead Kachina, measures 8''H, larger kachina features gourd rattle, feather accents, handpainted felt dance kilt, smaller...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for (45.00) = 45.00
 
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3 Lakota Sioux Frank Howell Prints1114 - 3 Lakota Sioux Frank Howell Prints
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3 Frank Howell Prints. From Sioux City, Iowa, the late Frank Howell uses his artistic talent, influenced by his Lakota Sioux ancestry, to represent hi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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Original Navajo Oil Painting on Canvas by R Arviso1115 - Original Navajo Oil Painting on Canvas by R Arviso
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Original Navajo Oil Painting on Canvas by R Arviso. This appealing piece shows a winter hogan and is painted on artist board. It measures approx. 18...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to floor for (45.00) = 45.00
 
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Laguna Acoma Eye Dazzler Jar by Melissa C. Antonio1116 - Laguna Acoma Eye Dazzler Jar by Melissa C. Antonio
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From the Nick & Suzanne Nicholas Collection. Laguna Acoma Eye Dazzler Jar by Melissa C. Antonio, signed on bottom by artist ''C. Antoni...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Santa Clara Black on Black Etched Bowl  Sisneros1117 - Santa Clara Black on Black Etched Bowl Sisneros
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From the Collection of Nick and Suzanne Nicholas. 1987 Santa Clara Black on Black Etched Bowl by Merton and Linda Sisneros, measures 2.5 in. x 2.25
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to floor for (45.00) = 45.00
 
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Hopi Cradle Board Doll Kachina by William G.1118 - Hopi Cradle Board Doll Kachina by William G.
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From the Collection of Nick and Suzanne Nicholas. Hopi Cradle Doll by William G., measures 12.5 in. high
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 125.00
Sold to gourmet for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
 
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Hopi Tri-colored Dog Head Basket Plaque1119 - Hopi Tri-colored Dog Head Basket Plaque
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From the Collection of Nick and Suzanne Nicholas. Hopi Basket Tri Colored Dog Head Plaque, measures 6.5 in.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to floor for (45.00) = 45.00
 
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Original Huichol Drawing by Jose Carrillo Morales1120 - Original Huichol Drawing by Jose Carrillo Morales
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Original Huichol Drawing by Jose Carrillo Morales, measures 3''H x 5.25''W, ''Life is Present--Showing life in the form of p...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 50.00
Sold to jonh for (30.00 + 6.00BP) = 36.00
 
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1920s Sir Francis Drake Cast Iron Bookends1121 - 1920s Sir Francis Drake Cast Iron Bookends
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1920s Sir Francis Drake Cast Iron Bookends, measures 4.25''H x 3''W, features Sir Francis Drake on the front with his name on bottom...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (35.00) = 35.00
 
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1990 Northwest Coast Totem Pole - Isreal Shotridge1122 - 1990 Northwest Coast Totem Pole - Isreal Shotridge
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1990 Northwest Coast Alaskan Totem Pole by Tlingit Carver Israel Shotridge, measures 7'' x 3'' x 2'' Israel Shotridge is on...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 50.00
Sold to expatriot48 for (45.00 + 9.00BP) = 54.00
 
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Navajo Silverplate Turquoise Belt Buckle - Anderson1123 - Navajo Silverplate Turquoise Belt Buckle - Anderson
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Navajo Silverplate Turquoise Belt Buckle - William Anderson, measure 2.25''W x 3''L, features gorgeous hand stamped borders and hatc...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to sammysdad for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Navajo Heishi Turquoise Nugget Multi-Strand Necklace1124 - Navajo Heishi Turquoise Nugget Multi-Strand Necklace
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Navajo Heishi Turquoise Nugget Multi-Strand Necklace. Heishi (pronounced hee-shee) has come to refer to hand-made tiny beads made of any natural mater
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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Hopi Sifter Basket1125 - Hopi Sifter Basket
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From the Collection of Nick and Suzanne Nicholas. Hopi Sifter Basket, measures 5 in. x 1 in.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for (25.00) = 25.00
 
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Collection of 4 Vintage Costume Jewelry Brooches1126 - Collection of 4 Vintage Costume Jewelry Brooches
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Collection of 4 Vintage Costume Brooches. This unique set includes a nesting bird, a green eyed cat, a bee, and a horse. The Largest piece measures ap
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for (20.00) = 20.00
 
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Taos Micaceous Clay Pottery Owl1127 - Taos Micaceous Clay Pottery Owl
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Taos Micaceous Clay Pottery Owl, measures 4.5'' x 2''
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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Round Oriental Laquered Wood Box Abalone Inlay1128 - Round Oriental Laquered Wood Box Abalone Inlay
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Round Oriental Laquered Wood Box Abalone Inlay. This Gorgeous box, from the Proctor estate, Silver City, has age related wear. This piece depicts bird
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 60.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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Balinese Embroidered Beaded Belt and Purse1129 - Balinese Embroidered Beaded Belt and Purse
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Balinese Embroidered Beaded Belt and Purse, purse is 5''H x 7.5''W and belt is 26''L, embroidered with gold thread and embel...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for (45.00) = 45.00
 
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Chimayo Rug1130 - Chimayo Rug
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From the Collection of Nick and Suzanne Nicholas. Chimayo Rug, measures 33 in. x 15 in. including fringe, in good condition for age
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (45.00) = 45.00
 
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Hardback Book on Southern Pueblo Pottery1131 - Hardback Book on Southern Pueblo Pottery
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From the Collection of Nick and Suzanne Nicholas. Hardback Book Southern Pueblo: 2,000 Artist Biographies by Gregory Schaff, measures 9 in. x 11 in.,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to redtail_ga.. for (30.00 + 6.00BP) = 36.00
 
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Sheffield Silverplate Holloware Footed Butter Dish1132 - Sheffield Silverplate Holloware Footed Butter Dish
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1970s Beautiful vintage silver plated butter dish with footed leaf base and ornamented Finial top. Has glass butter dish inside. Measures 6'&...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to floor for (25.00) = 25.00
 
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1960s Casas Grandes Polychrome Bowl1133 - 1960s Casas Grandes Polychrome Bowl
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1960s Casas Grandes Polychrome Bowl, measures 6.5''H x 9''D and features cream-brown and black stairstep cloud and geometric designs
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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1986 Framed & Matted A P Print by Jim Stuckenberg1134 - 1986 Framed & Matted A P Print by Jim Stuckenberg
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From the collection of Nick and Suzanne Nicholas. 1986 Framed & Matted Print by Jim Stuckenberg. This is a signed and numbered artist proof. Jim...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 125.00
Sold to internet23 for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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Santa Clara Black Burnished Horse Pottery1135 - Santa Clara Black Burnished Horse Pottery
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Santa Clara Black Burnished Horse Pottery, measures 10'H x 10 1/2''L. Repair on back leg.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 60.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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Jemez Poster Paint Roadrunner Pottery Bird1136 - Jemez Poster Paint Roadrunner Pottery Bird
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Jemez Poster Paint Roadrunner Pottery Bird, measures 5.5'' x 8.5'', brightly painted Native American designs on white roadrunner, he...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to floor for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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Original Oil Painting "Clyde" on Canvas by Savarese1137 - Original Oil Painting "Clyde" on Canvas by Savarese
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Original Oil Painting on Gallery Canvas, ready for hanging by Judy Savarese. This amazing work is simply titled ''Clyde''. It measur...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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Mata Ortiz Highly Textured Black Olla by L. Soto1138 - Mata Ortiz Highly Textured Black Olla by L. Soto
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Mata Ortiz Highly Textured Black Olla by L. Soto, measure 6.5''H x 6.5''D, features highly textured body, pulled burnished spout in ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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Mexican Braided Leather Caballero Belt & Buckle1139 - Mexican Braided Leather Caballero Belt & Buckle
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Mexican Braided Leather Caballero Belt & Buckle. Belt measures end to end 34'', Pewter Cowboy Buckle measures 4''x4'',
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for (20.00) = 20.00
 
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Vintage Mexican Black Painted Wooden Mask1140 - Vintage Mexican Black Painted Wooden Mask
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Vintage Mexican Black Painted Wooden Mask. Measures 7x11''. Mask has good inside wear patina.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for (35.00) = 35.00
 
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Mexican Serrated Diamond Textile Rug1141 - Mexican Serrated Diamond Textile Rug
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Mexican Serrated Diamond Textile Rug, measures 34'' x 64'',
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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1999 Hopi Deer Kachina by R. Lee1142 - 1999 Hopi Deer Kachina by R. Lee
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1999 Hopi Deer Kachina by R. Lee, measures 10''H, features leather dance kilt and sash, fringed leather wrist and leg cuffs, bead and leathe...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for (35.00) = 35.00
 
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Santa Clara Solid Black Bowl by Anita Sisneros1143 - Santa Clara Solid Black Bowl by Anita Sisneros
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From the Collection of Nick and Suzanne Nicholas. Santa Clara Solid Black Bowl by Anita Sisneros, measures 2.75 in. x 2 and 1 eighth in., thick walle
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to floor for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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Small Apache Burden Basket with Jingles1144 - Small Apache Burden Basket with Jingles
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From the Collection of Nick and Suzanne Nicholas. Small Apache Burden Basket, measures 6.25 in. x 6.5 in., tin jingles
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to floor for (25.00) = 25.00
 
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Hardback Book Nampeyo Her Pottery  by Kramer1145 - Hardback Book Nampeyo Her Pottery by Kramer
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From the Collection of Nick and Suzanne Nicholas. Hardback Book Nampeyo and Her Pottery by Barbara Kramer, measures 7 in. x 10 in., comes in book jac
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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Hardback Book The Tiger Legacy by Gilmore1146 - Hardback Book The Tiger Legacy by Gilmore
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From the Collection of Nick and Suzanne Nicholas. Hardback Book The Tiger Legacy by E.L. Gilmore, a book about Jerome Tiger, Limited Edition 425 of 1
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to gourmet for (30.00 + 6.00BP) = 36.00
 
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Acoma Sgraffito Jar by Antonio1147 - Acoma Sgraffito Jar by Antonio
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From the Nick and Suzanne Nicholas Collection we have an Acoma Sgraffito Jar by Antonio, measures 5'' x 3.5'', features black stairs...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to alexz13 for (35.00 + 7.00BP) = 42.00
 
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Navajo Two Grey Hills Rug1148 - Navajo Two Grey Hills Rug
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From the Collection of Nick and Suzanne Nicholas. Navajo Two Grey Hills Rug, tassles are present, measures 26 in. x 42 in., good condition for age
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to floor for (125.00) = 125.00
 
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Santa Clara Pueblo Wedding Vase by C. Naranjo1149 - Santa Clara Pueblo Wedding Vase by C. Naranjo
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From the Nick and Suzanne Nicholas Collection we have a Santa Clara Pueblo Wedding Vase by Christina Naranjo 1891-1980, measures 8''H x 6.5&...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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