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San Ildefonso Blackware Vase

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San Ildefonso Blackware Vase
<B>San Ildefonso Blackware Vase</B></I><BR>Circa 1930<BR>Height 10 1/2 in. Width 7 1/2 in.<BR><BR>This vase is characterized by the flaring sides and tall cylindrical neck. A series of thin lines, two of which are punctuated with small dots, is painted in matte around the shoulder. Above is a frieze of various geometric forms, also painted in matte, against the polished black surface. Signed "Tonita" (Tonita Roybal, 1892-1945). "No other women besides Maria and Tonita seem to achieve the deep lustre of polished jet which characterizes the finish of bowls of their workmanship."<BR><BR>Reference<BR>Bunzel, Ruth, <I>The Pueblo Potter,</B></I> Dover Publications, Inc., New York, 1972, page 67.<BR><BR> <BR><BR><B>Important notice: