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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Navajo Rug/Weaving779 - Navajo Rug/Weaving
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Ca. 1970s, Small fine weave three-figure Yei rug with non-typical border. Very good condition. 22" x 19"
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 125.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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Navajo Rug/Weaving780 - Navajo Rug/Weaving
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Ca. 1950s, Small homespun table runner with banded design. Fair condition, bleed, and corner/end damage. 35" x 16"
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (35.00) = 35.00
 
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Ted Kaluza (b.1923)781 - Ted Kaluza (b.1923)
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Ca. 1968, Signed original watercolor on paper depicting a baby in a cradleboard titled "Morning Star." Kaluza is a Spokane artist and was ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 350.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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Troy Anderson, Cherokee (b.1948)782 - Troy Anderson, Cherokee (b.1948)
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Ca. 1980s, Signed original gouache on art board depicting two figures and two birds. Very good condition. 14" x 9" (21" x 16" fr...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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Fred Cleveland, Navajo (b.1943)783 - Fred Cleveland, Navajo (b.1943)
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Ca. 1972, Signed original pastel on brown paper depicting a stylized peyote bird above a kettle durm. Very good condition. 15" x 11" (20&q...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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Frank Vigil, Jicarilla Apache (1922-1979)784 - Frank Vigil, Jicarilla Apache (1922-1979)
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Ca. 1957, Signed original gouache on artboard depicting a pair of boisterous stallions. Very good condition. 14" x 13" (21" x 20"...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to princessat.. for (225.00 + 45.00BP) = 270.00
 
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David "Chethlahe" Paladin, Navajo (1926-1984)785 - David "Chethlahe" Paladin, Navajo (1926-1984)
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Ca. 1964, Fine signed original gouache on paper depicting a stylized landscape/still life of probably Navajo Land. Very good condition. 12" x 9...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to ijamar23 for (150.00 + 30.00BP) = 180.00
 
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Robert McMurtry, Comanche (1950-2012)786 - Robert McMurtry, Comanche (1950-2012)
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Ca. 1975, Signed original gouache on colored paper depicting a buckskin clad Southern Plains hunter with bow, arrows, quiver, and fur hat. Very good c
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to ijamar23 for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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J C H (?)787 - J C H (?)
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Ca. 1941, Signed original gouache on gray linen paper depicting two eagle dancers in action. Very good condition. 14" x 18" (22 "x 26...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 350.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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Jimmy Yepa, Jemez (20th Century)788 - Jimmy Yepa, Jemez (20th Century)
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Ca. 2000s, Original acrylic on canvas - "Child of Snow." Signed on back (?). 16" x 20" unframed
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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