Native American Art & Related Artifacts - Best of Santa Fe 2017

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Please join us in exciting Santa Fe the week before Indian Market this August for what promises to be an historic event!

We are featuring the collection of long time collector, hobbyist, Indian trader, and feather artist Bob Wills from Dumont, NJ. We are honored to have Bob's beadwork collection to offer along with other interesting things he's gathered over the years.

We are also very happy to be selling an old collection of beadwork, baskets, cornhusks, horse gear, and other great pieces all collected in the Columbia River Basin in the 50s and 60s. All pieces are documented in the original owner Tommy Thompson's ledger, with interesting notes and stories.

In addition, we have accumulated some really great pieces for this auction! There are more fantastic beadwork pieces, a huge assortment of quality baskets, several high-end Navajo rugs, some very rare old Pueblo pottery, and the best group of NW Coast and Eskimo items we have ever had!

And as always, lots of great Indian jewelry , some really rare original Native and Western art, a collection of Apache items, kachinas carvings, Santa Fe antiques, antique tradebeads, and a number of interesting and hard to find antique, western, and Mexican collectibles - over 800 pieces in all!

Previews both days begin at 8:00 am (MDT). Auction times are Saturday at noon and Sunday at 10:00 am. Live online, absentee, and phone bidding are all available.

Full-color catalog available for $30 - includes prices realized.
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Panamint Basket81 - Panamint Basket
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Early 1900s, Outstanding flared fine weave olla with flat shoulder and fancy stitched rim, and with rare black and yellow crosses and box figures. Ver
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,700.00
 
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Apache Basket82 - Apache Basket
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Early 1900s, Large rare polychrome tray with dog figures, gesturing human figures, slashes, and other geometrics done in black and red. Very good cond
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,200.00
 
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Paiute/Shoshone Basket83 - Paiute/Shoshone Basket
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Early 1900s, Large and rare oval-shaped bowl with bird symbols just below the rim and a simple zigzag band around the body. Very good condition. 4&q...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for 700.00
 
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Nez Perce Cornhusk Bag84 - Nez Perce Cornhusk Bag
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Ca. 1930s, Large and colorful two-sided hand woven bag with split chevron figures on one side and spool figures on the other, all done with dyed husk.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for 600.00
 
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Nez Perce Cornhusk Bag85 - Nez Perce Cornhusk Bag
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Ca. 1930s, Large and impressive finely woven two-sided bag with colorful geometric designs made with mostly dyed husk (and some woolens). Very good co
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for 650.00
 
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Pima Basket86 - Pima Basket
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Early 1900s, Large traditional tray with black center start and bands of suspended arrow points. Very good condition, some faded places. 15-1/4"...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 1,400.00
Sold to floor for 500.00
 
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4 NW Coast Baskets87 - 4 NW Coast Baskets
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Early 1900s, Includes Haida lidded and rattle tops, a Tsimshian cylinder vase, and a fine early Tlingit rattle top. All in very good condition. Larges
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for 800.00
 
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Panamint Lidded Basket88 - Panamint Lidded Basket
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Early 1900s, Very fine weave flared basket with flat shoulder, matching lid, and interesting two-color geometric symbols. Very good condition with min
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to Jerrypstow.. for 540.00
 
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Pit River Basket89 - Pit River Basket
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Early 1900s, Finer weave deep globular bowl with striking double geometric zigzag band and redbud wrapped rim. Very good condition. 7-1/2" x 10...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for 550.00
 
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Mission Basket90 - Mission Basket
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Early 1900s, Very unique polychrome tray with horned toad(?) figures done in plain and reverse within balloon-like enclosures. Good condition, several
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to pambutcher for 2,040.00
 
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