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San Ildefonso Pottery Jar Lucy & Richard Martinez

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 200.00 USD
San Ildefonso Pottery Jar Lucy & Richard Martinez
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From the Nick & Suzanne Nicholas Collection we have a San Ildefonso Pottery Jar by artists Lucy & Richard Martinez, measures 3''H x 5''W and features black on black geometric designs just below rim, Lucy and Richard Martinez (San Ildefonso) were good friends and neighbors of Julian and Maria Martinez of San Ildefonso. Lucy and Maria were two of the first potters to develop the black on black matte painting on stone polished pottery. Lucy Martinez was born into the Picuris Pueblo, but married into San Ildefonso. She is the wife of the famous painter Richard Martinez. Richard was the adopted son of the famous Maria Martinez. Lucy and Richard are the parents of well-known potter Alice Martinez.