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Native American & Spanish Colonial

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location461 Littlefield Avenue, South San Francisco, California, 94080, United States

Auction Details

Sourced primarily from two collections, this online auction offers over 235 diverse and intriguing lots from the 18th-20th centuries, mostly from the U.S., Mexico, Latin American or South America. Some lots from Africa, Europe and Asia complete the sale.
Spanish Colonial items, produced by Spain's colonies in the New World, include retablos; figures of saints; trunks, chests and coffers; embroidery; folding chairs; altar decorations; and a silver monstrance. A selection of pottery comes from Spain and Mexico, including Talavera items. Also from Mexico are retablos, rugs and a pictorial blanket, jewelry, spurs, a ceremonial horse figure, a horse bridle, sombreros, and carved coconuts. From Latin America are processional crowns, a silver tray, stirrups, and carved figures. From South America come a Shipibo pot, Andean ritual offerings, a Brazilian dagger, masks from Ecuador and the Amazon, spurs and stirrups. Among the featured artworks are paintings by Victor Higgins, Gerald Ira Diamond Cassidy and Kelly Pruitt; and a sculpture by Jacques and Mary Regat. The sale also features a wide array of Native American offerings, including pottery, basketry, jewelry, beaded items, and rugs. Pottery from numerous tribes is represented: San Ildefonso, Hopi, Acoma, Mata Ortiz, San Juan, Zuni, Jemez, Santa Clara, Tesuque, Zia, Isleta, Santo Domingo, Nambe and Pueblo. Baskets and other weavings come from the Pima, Apache, Paiute, Havasupai, Navajo and Makah. Beaded items include a tobacco bag and moccasins; rugs are from the Navajo.
Among the jewelry offerings are squash blossom necklaces, old pawn items, and concha and silver dollar coin belts. 2 Other items in the sale include antique drinking cups, European lock mechanisms, sabers, Indian metal candleholders, African and Ashanti stools, Qashqai kilims, silver metal pendants, a Turkish belt, Inuit sculptures, cast bronze mortars, and more.
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Spanish Colonial retablo1Spanish Colonial retablo
Turner Auction & Appraisals
c. late 19th/early 20th century, on canvas, depicting an archangel (Gabriel?). 33 inches high x 25, image 27 inches high x 20.
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Spanish Colonial retablo2Spanish Colonial retablo
Turner Auction & Appraisals
c. 19th century, on canvas, depicting a male saint in luxurious clerical robe with gold details. Frame 20 inches high x 17, image 16 inches high x 14.
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for 275.00
Two Mexican retablos3Two Mexican retablos
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c. late 19th/early 20th century, both depicting Mary and the Christ child, the largest on tin, the other on canvas. Tin: Frame 20 inches high x 16, an
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for 250.00
Mexican tin retablo4Mexican tin retablo
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c. late 19th/early 20th century, depicting Christ at the pillar, St. Peter on his knees alongside. Frame 15 1/4 inches high x 13, image 11 inches high
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 750.00
Two Latin American retablos5Two Latin American retablos
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c. late 19th/early 20th century, the largest depicting the Holy Family on canvas, the other an ex-voto scene on wood. 13 3/4 inches high x 10 1/2 and
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for 275.00
Spanish Colonial carved figure of a female saint6Spanish Colonial carved figure of a female saint
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c. 19th century, polychromed. 11 1/2 inches high x 6 1/2 x 7.
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for 350.00
Spanish Colonial carved figure of a saint7Spanish Colonial carved figure of a saint
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c. 19th century, perhaps a depiction of a well-dressed St. Francis, the open chest area containing a relic of that saint. 24 inches high x 12 x 6.
Start Price : 1,800.00 | Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Spanish Colonial carved figure of St. John the Baptist8Spanish Colonial carved figure of St. John the Baptist
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c. 18-19th century, polychromed, with remnants of estofado. 12 1/2 inches high 7 x 4 1/2.
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for 275.00
Spanish Colonial carved figure of a female saint9Spanish Colonial carved figure of a female saint
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c. 19th century, polychromed, with estofado details. 11 inches high x 8 x 6.
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for 325.00
Spanish Colonial carved figure of a male saint10Spanish Colonial carved figure of a male saint
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c. 19th century, polychromed. 15 inches high x 8 x 4 1/2.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 100.00
Spanish Colonial carved figure of a male saint11Spanish Colonial carved figure of a male saint
Turner Auction & Appraisals
c. 19th century, polychromed, with estofado details.14 inches high x 8 x 5.
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
Two Spanish Colonial carved religious figures12Two Spanish Colonial carved religious figures
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c. 19th century, including the Christ figure in woven garments, and St. Francis de Asissi. Christ, 14 inches high x 5 1/2 x 5. St Francis, 14 inches h
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
Latin American painted ceramic tomb memorial13Latin American painted ceramic tomb memorial
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Dated 1910. 9 inches high x 11.
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for 80.00
Two Spanish Colonial mother-of-pearl religious plaques14Two Spanish Colonial mother-of-pearl religious plaques
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c. 19th century, one depicting scenes from the life of Jesus, the other representing the Anunciation. 6 1/2 inches x 6 1/2 and 5 1/2 inches x 5.
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
Pair of Spanish Colonial altar decorations15Pair of Spanish Colonial altar decorations
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c. 19th century, depicting winged cherubs. 18 inches high x 10.
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 350.00
Brazilian dagger16Brazilian dagger
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c. first half 20th century, bearing an inscription translated as "long live the Brazilians", with leather sheath 7 1/2 inches high on stan...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Antique saber17Antique saber
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c. 19th century, with gilt-metal lion head hilt 11 inches high on stand x 35 x 4.
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for 150.00
Antique saber18Antique saber
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c. 19th century, with highly weathered blade, antler grip and brass guards worked in hunting scenes 7 inches high on stand x 24 x 3.
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 150.00
Spanish ceramic bowl19Spanish ceramic bowl
Turner Auction & Appraisals
c. 18th-19th century, polychromed. 4 3/4 inches high x 10 3/4 diameter.
Start Price : 80.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Spanish ceramic pitcher20Spanish ceramic pitcher
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c. 19th century. 9 1/2 inches high x 5 1/2 x 4 3/4.
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 50.00