The Best of Santa Fe Auction - Session 2

Polychrome Koshare storyteller doll with three babies, by Mary Ellen Toya. 6-1/2"

Classic, pristine, tightly woven tray with rattlesnake rim and petal motif in center. 12" X 3-1/4"

Outstanding, tightly woven tray with radiating petal motif and one deer. 10" X 3"

Classic, tightly woven gift basket with geometric motif. 5-1/4" X 2-3/4"

Unusual basket drop earrings with friendship motif, by Carol Douglas. 1/2"

Exquisite, extremely tight miniature basket with lightning motif. 2-1/4" X 1"

Rare, very tightly woven gift basket with stepped blossom motif.

Fantastic and rare, round stone vessel, carved entirely of stone, in as-found condition and in-tact. 12" X 14"

Large version of the previous pot except with the addition of cris-cross X's carved around the top.

Collection of Mound Builder vessels from the Arkansas/Mississippi Valley area (*ATADA item). 4 pcs

Classic and rare, deep pottery bowl with handles from Rose Mound, AR (Crethiton County). 5-1/2" X 9"

Deep pottery vessel with opposing handles and decorative point and line extrusions. 6" X 10"

Double handled pottery bowl from Rose Mound, AR. 5" X 8"

Classic shaped, plainware utilitarian bowl with wide rim, from Rose Mound, AR. 4-1/2" X 10-1/4"

Rare, deep pottery bowl with intact scalloped rim, from Rose Mound, AR. 5" X 8-1/2"

Unusual excavated pottery cooking pot with red exterior and black interior. 4-1/4" X 8-1/2"

Rare, intact, large pottery vessel with visible, painted red triangle design around neck. 15-1/2" X 13-1/2"

Huge and beautiful figured blanket from Oaxaca with a large central figure and many other colorful designs. 70" X 53"

Large, old, all natural wool rug from the Crystal area, with many cross designs. 46" X 88"

Fantastic little tapestry weave pictorial with feathers and central lozenge motif. 24" X 34"

Beautiful, fine, soft weave, Ganado Red rug with central lozenge and terrace motif. 45" X 29"

Beautiful, all natural wool blanket from Oaxaca with central figure, geometrics, and fringe. 84" X 96"

Beautiful, two panel, hand woven wool dress that could be used as two rugs. 37" X 19"

Small turquoise colored velvet blouse with 58 handmade silver buttons.

Choice leather Medicine Man's shoulder pouch and strap with man brass tacks and cut leather edges. 34" X 9"

Rare and beautiful San Felipe hide moccasins and wraps with leather soles - ex. Denver Art Museum. 18" X 10" X 4"

Wood block print of a Samurai, signed in Japanese, Toyokuni II Gosotei. 16" X 20"

Plateau beaded elkhide bookends. 5" X 6" each

Arts & Crafts period hand wrought copper vase with original dark patina, hallmark Dirk Van Erp. 6"X 7-1/2"

Carved wood tray with six Talavera tiles. 13" X 18"

Hand wrought copper ashtray with romantic painted pueblo tile - Guila hallmark on tile back. 4-1/4" sq.

Decorative hand painted tray form Tonala. 20-1/2"

Signed original painting of a Navajo girl with pony. 10" X 12"

Signed original painting of a Navajo boy with donkey. 10" X 12"

Hide-covered and painted log drum with original beater - well used. 7-1/2" dia.

Signed print of a buckaroo with wooly chaps by D.C. Muller. 12" X 15"

Beautiful, original, hand honed hairpipe bone neck decoration with rare, original brass beads and leather spacers (ATADA item). 17" X 10-1/2&qu...

Beautiful, soft-sided cradle cover, the top fully beaded in lazy stitch and the sides of old printed cloth (ATADA item). 13" X 21"

A pair of classic puckered toe buckskin moccasins beaded on red cloth and a classic beaded "whimsy" dated 1907 (ATADA item).

A beautiful pair of mitts with beaded and cloth cuffs and a classic old pair of child's sealskin boots or mukluks (ATADA item).

Three classic examples of carved single stone heads on red ochre painted handles (ATADA item). 22"

Very nicely done limited edition (#88/100) bronze Mountain Goat cast from original wax in 1974. 6" X 5-1/4" X 2-1/2"

Unusual limited edition (#50/50) bronze of a beagle, signed Schildt. 6" X 8" X 4"

Limited edition (#11/35) bronze Longhorn Steer Head cast from original C.M. Russell wax. 5" X 5" X 5"

Artist's proof for 1000 issued "Berry Eater" bronzes cast from original wax mold. 7" X 5-1/2" X 5-1/2"

Signed limited edition (#33/50) bronze of a young colt. 7-1/2" X 10" X 4-1/2"

Fine Navajo watercolor entitled "Young Hunter." 13" X 16"

Great Creek watercolor entitled "Smoking the Peace Pipe." 24" X 16"

Outstanding pen and ink and watercolor entitled "Navajo Bronc Rider" - includes letter from artist. 16" X 19-1/2"

Fantastic handspun Crystal in warm earth colors, excellent condition. 10'-5" X 5'-9"

Classic weaving in red, white, and black on gray background with Valero Star designs. 8' X 4'-7"

Outstanding Storm pattern rug with water bug designs, by Alberta Zahne. 6'-4" X 4'-8"

Fantastic Yei-bei-chai weaving with 7 figures on gray ground - 1st prize blue ribbon. 58" X 33"

Outstanding, all natural, homespun wool rug with great cross designs. 8'-8" X 4'-7"

Great fancy saddle blanket with pictorial dragonfly in center and colorful fringe - excellent condition. 28" X 32"

Two rare, early, colored prints, one of "Little Crow" (Sioux Chief) and the other of "Kish-Kal-Wa" (Showanee Chief), both in goo...

Two rare, early, colored prints, one of Chief "Peah-Mas-Ka" and the other of Chief "A-Na-Cam-E-Gish-La" - both in good condition...

Huge Mound Builder carved stone human effigy pipe. 3-1/4" X 3-1/4" X 11"

Huge, tan Mound Builder-style stone mace. 7-1/2" X 1-3/4" X 14"

Large stone Mound Builder-style black pipe in eagle claw form. 2-3/4"X 1-1/2"X 6"

One pop-eyed bird stone and two Mound Builder-style stone gorgets. 3 pcs

Fantastic Mound Builder hard stone works - articles on the history of these flints enclosed - ex. Willard Elsing Collection (ATADA item). 7-1/2"...

Large knife from Kentucky with "Perino Papers" signed by Gregory Perino. 7" X 1-1/2"

Three carved black slate gorgets with a card that says "Alabama". 3 pcs

Group of 45 choice bird points and arrowheads, all beautiful and authentic. 45 pcs

Very rare mussel shell bandolier with basket beads, from South Dakota - ex. Denver Art Museum. 68"

Fantastic beaded loop with a grizzly claw, grizzly tooth, a medicine ball, feathers, and a tiny brass bell - Crow Agency, Montana. 10" X 3"

Very rare, large, old parfleche knife case with flap and painted designs. 16" X 5"

Classic, striped, Hudson Bay blanket leggings with three-feather design beaded panels on each. 32" X 14"

Rare, high top, ladies' hide moccasins with circular and geometric beaded designs - ex. Denver Art Museum, ex. Gayle Lammers Collection. 11"...

Ryker mount containing two dolls, two pair of moccasins, two pipe bags, two pipes, and a turtle fetish - all beautifully done miniatures. 9 pcs

Choice, rectangular, full beaded "flat" bag with two fighting bears and a huge bald eagle and trees - beautiful! 14" X 11"

Choice, rectangular, beaded "flat" bag with a buck deer and lots of large, beautiful floral designs. 12" X 11"

Choice, rectangular, beaded "flat" bag with a central lozenge design and many other colorful geometric designs. 11" X 13"

Beautiful, soft, pastel vegetal dye rug from the Wide Ruins area. 54" X 70"

A beautiful, old, "Eye Dazzler" rug with orange, red, black, and gray crosses. 4' X 6'

Choice, old, Western Reservation floor rug with lozenge pattern and unusual center design. 4-1/2" X 6-1/2"

Choice, old, Western Reservation runner with outlined diamonds and butterfly design. 36" X 76"

Unusual, nearly all white Navajo rug with four red "swastikas." 36" X 52"

Rare, old, striped, woman's wearing blanket with rectangular end designs. 36" X 54"

Unusual old rug from the Ganado area with parallel "earthworm" designs. 36" X 54"

Beautiful old Germantown weaving from Teec Nos Pos, with outlined diamond designs. 36" X 54"

Choice, very fine, Teec Nos Pos Germantown weaving with outline "lightning" design - near mint condition. 32" X 48"

Unusual, early, natural wool Crystal rug with very fine weave and elaborate central design. 3' X 5'

Beautiful Santa Clara black pottery bowl with deeply carved Avenu design by Flora Naranjo's daughter. 4-1/2" X 8-1/2"

Fantastic, earlier, San Ildefonso, black-on-black pottery vase with feather and geometric linear designs. 11" X 9"

Innovative 1970's San Ildefonso collaboration with sgraffito Avenu, turquoise inlaid eyes, and stippled background, all on two-color tan and bla...

Traditional black-on-black bowl by San Ildefonso's most famous potter - signed "Marie." 5-1/2" X 9"

Rare, oval, Santa Clara bowl with carved Avenu, done towards the end of her career - award winner, Albuquerque, 1974. 2-3/4" X 8" X 6"

Classic, early style, Santa Clara pottery bowl with carved, stairstep, geometric designs - signed "Isabel." 5" X 9"

Rare style, Santa Clara upright vase with fantastic deer, cloud, and other curvilinear designs. 9" X 8"

Early example of Santa Clara blackware - a dish with deeply carved interior Avenu design. 2-1/2" X 10"

Unusual, carved, blackware lidded pitcher by this famous producer of pottery. 6" X 9" X 5"

Huge, early example of finely carved Santa Clara pottery - a large bowl with radiating feather design. 7" X 13"

Fabulous Teec Nos Pos handspun rug in vegetal and natural earth tones - excellent condition. 8'-8" X 5'-9"

Outstanding storm pattern rug with water bug designs on gray ground, all homespun of natural dyes. 5'-2" X 2'-10"

Outstanding, homespun storm pattern in red, white, and gray on gray ground with feather designs. 55" X 35"

Great Yei pictorial, homespun in all natural and vegetal dyes - excellent condition. 35" X 34"

Fantastic miniature sculpture of "Buffalo Dancer" - .999 gold mounted on large turquoise nugget. 4"

Well executed sterling box with stamping, repousse'', and turquoise nugget on top, by Susie James. 3-1/4" X 5"