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Luis Ortega Reins from the Katherine Haley Collection

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:4,500.00 USD Estimated At:9,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD
Luis Ortega Reins from the Katherine Haley Collection
Preview: Phoenix Marriott Mesa - 200 N Centennial Way, Mesa, AZ 85201
Preview Period:
Thursday January 27 -- 3:00 pm-7:00 pm
Friday January 28 -- 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday January 29 – 9:00 am -4:30 pm
Signed inside the popper 0-P Luis Ortega July 1978. Exquisitely braided, three-color rawhide, 3/8” wide reins with half-inch romal. Over 100 knots – most with interwoven red highlights on the reins and several dozen more on the romal. Over 4 inches of braiding on the popper. Superb condition PROVENANCE: Collection of Katherine Haley (1919-1999) SOLD: Christie’s Rancho Mi Solar/Katherine Haley Auction October, 2000 During the 1962 Cow Palace Rodeo, the Ortegas were introduced to Kay Haley and from the very first a friendship blossomed that lasted the rest of their lives. Artistic merits were not lost on Kay, who acquired the finest pieces, believing that Luis raised the level of rawhide braiding to an art form and that he should receive some national recognition for his work. To achieve this, she quietly worked to see that Luis was inducted into the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City and was instrumental in putting forth his name for honors from the National Endow?ment for the Arts and Humanities. During the twilight of their years, Luis and Rose were often guests of Haley’s Rancho Mi Solar in Ojai, California and would, on occasion speak to local historical groups.