A few examples of appraisal values for
TAOS PUEBLO POTTERY

• TAOS AND OTHER UNDECORATED PUEBLO
  TAOS AND OTHER UNDECORATED PUEBLO POTTERY1) A Navajo pottery jar with handles and relief decoration.2) A round unglazed bowl.3) A micaceous bowl with shaped rim signed 'Crucita' (Taos Pueblo) on the base.Measures 3.75 x 5.75 x 5.75, 5.25 x 7.5 x 7.5, and 6.5 x 5.5 x 7.5 inches.Good condition free from chips, cracks, serious wear.
• Southwestern earthenware vase,
  Southwestern earthenware vase, slip-decorated geometric designs in red, brown and white, signed on bottom "A Tafoya Jemez", 1980s, 6-3/4 in. Rim chips, minor paint residue and loss, minor surface abrasions and surface anomalies as made. Purchased at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, New Mexico.
• Southwest Native American pottery
  Southwest Native American pottery vessel 10 3/" g together with a pair of Taos pueblo snow shoes 15" dia. ?
• A COLLECTION OF FIVE NATIVE AMERICAN
  A COLLECTION OF FIVE NATIVE AMERICAN POTTERY WORKS (Late 20th Century)1) Susie Crank (born 1966, Navajo) signed on the base.2) Howard and Linda Naranjo (Santa Clara Pueblo) signed on the base.3) Duran Ignacia (1921-2011, Tesuque Pueblo) signed on the base.4) A figural mission clay sculpture signed 'Sandoval, Taos.5) A friendship vase signed 'Jemez. N.M' on the base.Sizes range from 2.75 x 3.25 to 6.75 x 5.25 inches.One is badly cracked as shown, otherwise, there are no chips, cracks, repairs, scratches or areas of heavy wear.
• JUAN TAFOYA (NM, 1949-2006) POTTERY
  JUAN TAFOYA (NM, 1949-2006) POTTERY (2) Pieces of Finely Crafted Native American Pottery, both signed Juan Tafoya, San Ildefonso Pueblo and dated 2003, incl: Carved blackware low pot, 2 1/2" high; and Small vase with carved feather design, 2 3/4" high. Good condition.
• COLLECTION OF SIGNED PUEBLO POTTERY
  COLLECTION OF SIGNED PUEBLO POTTERY A group of 4 pieces of Jemez Pueblo pottery including a turqouise inlaid vase depicting the plumed serpent deity Awanyu, signed V. Tafoya, Jemez, NM on reverse, along with two artist signed Acoma vases and a lizard design plate, also signed on reverse; tallest 5"H
• COLLECTION OF SIGNED PUEBLO POTTERY
  COLLECTION OF SIGNED PUEBLO POTTERY A group of 4 pieces of Jemez Pueblo pottery including a turqouise inlaid vase depicting the plumed serpent deity Awanyu, signed V. Tafoya, Jemez, NM on reverse, along with two artist signed Acoma vases and a lizard design plate, also signed on reverse; tallest 5"H
• SANTA CLARA PUEBLO BLACK POTTERY
  SANTA CLARA PUEBLO BLACK POTTERY VESSELSThree Santa Clara Pueblo Black Pottery Vessels , 20th c., incl. small bowl, signed "Peggy Tafoya, Santa Clara", h. 2 1/2 in., dia. 3 1/4 in.; engraved vase with inlaid turquoise, signed "Red Starr/Sioux/99N-*", h. 5 3/8 in.; and a carved vase, signed "Vickie Martinez/Santa Clara/Pueblo" , h. 7 in
• THREE SOUTHWEST NATIVE AMERICAN
  THREE SOUTHWEST NATIVE AMERICAN POTTERY VESSELS INTHREE SOUTHWEST NATIVE AMERICAN POTTERY VESSELS Including: a bowl by Teresita Tafoya, hand decorated with geometric figures signed on base "Terecita Tafoya Jemez Pueblo N.M.ex D.T." Height 6"; Natalie Sandia small seed pot, decorated with orange, white and gray, 5 1/2" diameter signed on base; Mida Tafoya blackware bowl with carved design, signed on base, 4 1/2" tall.
• THREE AMERICAN INDIAN POTTERY PIECES.
  THREE AMERICAN INDIAN POTTERY PIECES. Black on blackware carved pot by ''Betty & Lee Tafoya Santa Clara Pueblo 4-?-77'' 3 1/4''h. a contemporary vase signed ''E. Tafoya'' 6 1/4'h. and a black on blackware basket signed ''Frances'' 5 1/4''h.
• (8) NATIVE AMERICAN POTTERY PCS
  (8) NATIVE AMERICAN POTTERY PCS - All late 19th-early 20th century including: Early Navajo (Native American) Bowl (Tetsa) in red clay with slip and paint decoration to the interior having flared canted sides decoration prevalent circa 1868-1903 3 5/8
• (6) NATIVE AMERICAN PUEBLO REDWARE
  (6) NATIVE AMERICAN PUEBLO REDWARE POTTERY(lot of 6) Native American redware pottery, including: (1) burnished pot, signed Albert and Josephine Vigil (1927-2009/ 2001), San Ildefonso Pueblo, dated 1976, approx 3"h, 4.25"diam, (1) pot, signed Glenda Naranjo (b.1953), Santa Clara Pueblo, with black and white slip design around the rim, approx 3.5"h, 5.5"diam, (1) seed pot, signed Joe and Thelma Talachy (b.1943/ 1942), Pojoaque Pueblo, approx 2.75"h, 3.5"diam, (3) miniature pots, (two) signed Margaret and Luther Gutierrez (1936/ 1911-2018/ 1987), Santa Clara Pueblo, (one) with illegible pencil signature; 3.5lbs total **Provenance: From the estate of Ali A. Abssi (1934-2020) and Florence Hall Abssi (1919-2014), founders of the Ishtar Gate Gallery in the prestigious Houston Galleria. They were world travelers and dealers of eclectic art, jewelry, antiquities, and gems. Their friends, acquaintances, and customers included people from all continents, including sheiks, prime ministers, royals, business leaders, politicians, and oil magnates. Florence was also a published author.**
• A GROUP OF PUEBLOAN AND MEXICAN
  A GROUP OF PUEBLOAN AND MEXICAN POTTERY VESSELSA group of Puebloan and Mexican pottery vessels, 3 works: Paty Ortiz (b. 1972; Mata Ortiz, Mexico) A polychrome marbled clay jar Signed to the underside: Paty Ortiz With black and red slip glaze decoration in geometric and reptile motifs on the buff and terracotta marbled ceramic 8.25" H x 6" Dia. Joseph Lonewolf (b. 1932, Santa Clara Pueblo) A diminutive sgraffito blackware pot, 1972 Signed, dated, and inscribed to the underside: Joseph Lonewolf / 21 6 / 1972; further marked: [wolf cipher] The diminutive jar with a sgraffito carved reserve centering a toad, decorated in red slip glaze surrounded by an all-over burnished black slip glaze 1.5" H x1.75" Dia. Anita Suazo (b. 1937, Santa Clara Pueblo) A carved redware jar Signed to the underside: Anita L Suazo / Santa Clara Pueblo; further marked: [bird cipher] With deeply carved ribs in a kiva stepped design and all-over burnished micaceous red slip glaze 3" H x 3.25" Dia. 3 pieces Provenance: The Estate of Oscar and Barbara Leidenfrost
• NATIVE AMERICAN POTTERY Prehistoric
  NATIVE AMERICAN POTTERY Prehistoric Miniature Clay Oval Handless Drinking Cup with remnants of polychrome decoration, 7" long. Found in Taos New Mexico.
• NATIVE AMERICAN POTTERY - Innovative
  NATIVE AMERICAN POTTERY - Innovative Form Tall Neck Jar with Polychrome Decoration by Nampeyo (1860-1942) Tewa-Hopi artist who revived the Sikyati First Mesa style of decoration evident here unsigned but with card from Andrea Fisher Santa Fe Gallery
• 2 PIECES OF SIGNED NATIVE CULTURAL
  2 PIECES OF SIGNED NATIVE CULTURAL DECORATED POTTEca. 20th century; signed "D. Tosa, Jeme 2" polychrome painted olla/water jar, Acoma, Pueblo type pot has traditional form decoration of stairs and swirl/ram's horn design, 4 1/2"d, 4 3/4"h, Condition: good, possibly mid-late 20th century; impressed "Shomdovi, Arisona" Clifton Art Pottery Native pot with hand painted design with incised accent, 5 1/2"d, 3 1/2"h, Condition: water staining to collar from use as flower vase, Clifton Pottery was a New Jersey Co. operated by William Long that crafted pottery in the Native American tradition (part of Arts & Crafts Movement)
• SANTA CLARA, NAMBE AND POJOAQUE
  SANTA CLARA, NAMBE AND POJOAQUE PUEBLO POTTERY1) Clara Chavarria Shije (1924-2012, Santa Clara Pueblo) carved blackware vase with water serpent signed 'Clara' on the base.2) Joe and Thelma Talachy slip decorated geometrics (born 1943 and 1942, Pojoaque Pueblo) signed on the base.3) Pearl Talachy (born 1952, Nambé Pueblo) signed on the base.Sizes range from 2.75 x 5.25 to 3.25 x 4.5 inches.Very good condition. There are no chips, cracks, repairs.
• FOUR NATIVE AMERICAN POTTERY POTSFour
  FOUR NATIVE AMERICAN POTTERY POTSFour Native American pottery pots. One Sherry Tafoya Santa Clara Pueblo. Carved surface 5.5"H., signed on base Sherry Tafoya Santa Clara Pueblo; Two Wilfred Garcia Acoma N.Mex. Corn maiden jar, 12.5"H., signed on base W.Garcia Acoma N.Mex; Red Starr Sioux redware pottery incised and inlaid with turquoise, incised bear, buffalo, eagle, and fox. 4.5"H. x 5.5"Dia.; Tsigowanu Kwa Povi redware pottery, 6.75"H. Signed on bottom Tsigowanu, Kwa Poui, 4-6-91 Condition: Generally in good condition but for detailed report contact or email Auctioneer
• TRIBAL: THREE SMALL DECORATIVE
  TRIBAL: THREE SMALL DECORATIVE PIECES, INCLUDING: SMALL SANTA CLARA PUEBLO BLACKWARE POT, LOSS OF FINISH, SMALL FIRING IMPERFECTION,...TRIBAL: Three small decorative pieces, including: small Santa Clara Pueblo blackware pot, loss of finish, small firing imperfection, unsigned, 1 1/2" h.; carved stone kneeling woman kneeling, marbled green stone with white veining, unsigned, 6" h.; and a totem pole of bird with open wings on figure with long tongue, small chips, 6 1/2" h., all pieces with wear consistent with age and use.
• LOT OF ASSORTED NATIVE AMERICAN
  LOT OF ASSORTED NATIVE AMERICAN & MEXICAN POTTERYcomprising 22 pieces of blackware and painted pottery, most signed, including five pieces of Santa Clara Pueblo blackware (a double-spouted vase signed "Mida Tafoya Santa Clara Pueblo", a squat bowl with slanted sides signed "Stella Chavarria Santa Clara Pueblo", a spherical bowl signed "Ramona Tapia, Santa Clara Pueblo", a shallow bowl signed "Mela Youngblood Santa Clara Pueblo PO Box 1091 Espanola, N.M.", and a jar signed "Florence B. Santa Clara Pue."); three pieces of black and white-painted Acoma (a bowl with indented neck signed "Acoma, N.M. K. Patricia 14 yrs old 2-14", a bowl with slanted neck signed "Norma Jean Acoma N.M. 4-20-02" a small globe signed: A. Lowden Acoma '97"); three pieces of Santo Domingo (a small blackware jar with a band of diamond motifs "JM S.D.P.", a black and white-painted bowl signed "Alvina Garcia S.D.P.", a shallow round dish with black and white band and bird on interior: "S.D.P." with hashmark); and a Santa Clara red dish with two handles (signed "Flora Nar- Santa Clara"); the unsigned pieces including a red-glazed rattle, a small bowl marked "Acoma" with a lizard, three additional small bowls and some miniature pots the double-spouted pot: 11 inches high Condition: No apparent chips or restorations. Each with some shelf wear. The Stella Chavarria with scratches and wear to glaze, including a tight fracture to glaze. The double-spouted pot with scratches and abrasions to glaze at mid-section of body. The Santa Clara dish with wear to interior decoration and scratches to exterior. Condition:
• A GROUP OF PUEBLOAN BLACKWARE POTTERYA
  A GROUP OF PUEBLOAN BLACKWARE POTTERYA group of Puebloan blackware pottery, Three works: Madeline Naranjo (1916-2020, Santa Clara Pueblo) A Santa Clara blackware pottery bowl, Mid/late 20th century Signed to base: Madeline Naranjo / Santa Clara Pueblo A matte black carved low bowl with three burnished Sunface motifs 3.75" H x 5.25" Dia. Celes Tafoya (1931-2011, Santa Clara Pueblo) A Santa Clara blackware pottery bowl Signed to base: Celes / Sta Clara Pueblo A small carved bowl with Avanyu motif 2.625" H x 4" Dia. Juanita "Wo-peen" Gonzales (1909-1988, Taos/San Ildefonso Pueblo) A San Ildefonso blackware pottery vessel, Mid/late 20th century Signed to base: Juanita A cylinder form carved vase with alternating geometric motifs 3.25" H x 3" Dia. 3 pieces Provenance: Private Collection, Southern California
• SOUTHWEST NATIVE AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY
  SOUTHWEST NATIVE AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY POTTERY 5 pieces, all signed by various makers including: LoRenzo Fuentez-Santa Clara-86, Debra Harvey, Mark Thomas, Camilio Tafoya-Santa Clara, Tahn-M Do-Who.
• A GROUP OF PUEBLO POTTERYA group
  A GROUP OF PUEBLO POTTERYA group of Pueblo pottery, Second Half 20th Century and later Eight works: Glenda Naranjo (b. 1953, Santa Clara Pueblo) A burnished redware wedding vase with carved Avanyu motif Signed to base: Glenda Naranjo / Santa Clara Pueblo 8.5" H x 5.5" Dia. Angela Baca (1927-2014, Santa Clara Pueblo) A redware melon form jar Signed to base: Angela Baca 3.25" H x 5" Dia. Sarah Garcia (1928-2015, Laguna/Acoma Pueblo) A small Acoma orangeware bowl with black fine-line and geometric motifs Signed to base: Sara Garcia / Acoma, N. Mex 3" H x 4.5" Dia. Carlos Laate (b. 20th Century, Zuni Pueblo) A small polychrome jar with heartline deer and avian and geometric motifs Signed to base: Laate / Zuni 4.375" H x 4.25" Dia. Lloyd Yepa (b. 20th Century, Jemez Pueblo) A small Jemez redware sgraffito seed pot with a band of feather motifs Signed to base: L Yepa / Jemez 2.25" H x 3.25" Dia. Kevin Naranjo and Marian Rose Naranjo (b. 1972 and b. 1950, Santa Clara Pueblo) A small redware sgraffito seed pot with elaborate landscape, eagle and geometric motifs, with black fire clouding 2" H x 2.5" Dia. A small polychrome Santo Domingo Pueblo seed pot Signed to base: Renee Silas / Santo Domingo / N.M. 3" H x 3" Dia. A polychrome Pueblo jar with avian and geometric motifs Signed to base: RG 4.5" H x 5.25" Dia. 8 pieces
• A GROUP OF PUEBLO SGRAFFITO POTTERY
  A GROUP OF PUEBLO SGRAFFITO POTTERY VESSELSA group of Pueblo sgraffito pottery vessels, Three works: A Gwen Tafoya sgraffito pottery bowl (b. 1965, Santa Clara Pueblo) Signed: Gwen Tafoya / SCP The red burnished slip glaze bowl with sgraffito flowers and hummingbirds 3.5" H x 5.5" Dia. A Glendora Fragua sgraffito pottery seed pot (b. 1958, Jemez Pueblo) Signed with artist's cornstalk cipher The ovoid, red burnished slip glaze seed pot with sgraffito geometric motifs and centering a reserve with flowers and butterflies set with a turquoise 4" H x 3" Dia. A Roy Tsigowanu sgraffito pottery seed pot (b. 1957, San Juan Pueblo) Signed and dated: Tsigowanu / Kwa Povi / 6-5-85 The wide shouldered, red burnished slip glaze seed pot with sgraffito bears in a landscape 3.25" H x 4.25" Dia. 3 pieces
• Pueblo Indian pottery jar signed
  Pueblo Indian pottery jar signed "Mary Cain Santa Clara Pueblo" 4"h. and a black pottery jar signed "Lee & Linda Tafoya Santa Clara Pueblo" 4.5"h.
• A GROUP OF PUEBLOAN BLACKWARE POTTERY
  A GROUP OF PUEBLOAN BLACKWARE POTTERY ITEMSA group of Puebloan blackware pottery items, Five works: Juan Tafoya (1949-2006, San Ildefonso) A small blackware bowl, 1978 Incised to underside: Juan Tafoya / San Ildefonso / 1978 The bowl with black painted wave motif on burnished black ground 2" H x 2.5" Dia. Pula Gutierrez (1927-2002, Santa Clara Pueblo) A small painted blackware bowl, late 20th century Signed: Pula Gutierrez / Santa Clara Pueblo The bowl with black painted geometric and spot motifs on burnished black ground 3.5" H x 2.5" Dia. Maximiliana Montoya Martinez, or "Anna" (1885-1955, San Ildefonso Pueblo) A small blackware dish, early/mid-20th century Signed to underside: anna The dish with topside painted black geometric spiral motif on burnished black ground 4.25" Dia. Blue Corn (1921-1999, San Ildefonso Pueblo) A small blackware bowl, mid/late 20th century Incised to underside: Blue Corn / San Ildefonso Pueblo 3.325" H x 4" Dia. A small burnished blackware bowl, mid-20th century Signed illegibly to underside 1.5" H x 2.325" Dia. 5 pieces Provenance: Private Collection, Southern California
• FOUR TLAQUEPAQUE CAMPESINO POTTERY
  FOUR TLAQUEPAQUE CAMPESINO POTTERY ITEMSFour Tlaquepaque campesino pottery items, Circa 1920s-1930s; Tlaquepaque, Mexico Three marked: Made in Mexico; One marked: Mexico Each glazed pottery with polychrome campesino motifs, comprising a small Desert plate (6.5" Dia.), a Donkey Blues lidded teapot (8" H x I0" W x 6" D), a Delicate Dan corked coffee pot (6" H x 7.5 W x 6.5" D), and a baluster-form vase with petatillo crosshatching, 4 pieces
• Ancestral Pueblo, Mesa Verde Pottery
  Ancestral Pueblo, Mesa Verde Pottery Mug AND Tularosa Bowl pre-1500 lot of 2, includes: a mug; height 4 inches x diameter 4 inches a small bowl with drilled holes; height 2 inches x length 5-3/8 inches x width 4-1/2 inches
• A GROUP OF PUEBLOAN POTTERY VESSELSA
  A GROUP OF PUEBLOAN POTTERY VESSELSA group of Puebloan pottery vessels, Four works: Gloria Kahe (b. 1951, Diné) Three Navajo pottery vessels, late 20th/early 21st century Each signed: G. Kahe Each red and black slip glazed vessel with a terracotta wash ground, comprising a globular vase with vertical geometric stepped patterns and a geometric neck band (5.75" H x 7.25" Dia.), a flat shouldered seed pot with feathered and geometric motifs (2.75" H x 7.5" Dia.), and a diminutive seed pot with geometric and avian motifs (1.5" H x 3.625" Dia.), 3 pieces David Baca (b. 1951, Santa Clara Pueblo) A Santa Clara pottery seed pot, 1992 Incised to underside: David Baca / [mountain] / Yellow Mountain / 92 / Santa Clara The burnished glaze seed pot with incised vertical ridges 2.75" H x 4.25" Dia. 4 pieces total Provenance: The Estate of Eleanor Koffler
• A GROUP OF PUEBLOAN AND MATA ORTIZ
  A GROUP OF PUEBLOAN AND MATA ORTIZ POTTERYA group of Puebloan and Mata Ortiz pottery, Six works: Dorothy Torivio (b. 1946, Acoma Pueblo) Two seed pots, late 20th/early 21st century Each signed: Dorothy Torivio / Acoma N.M. The pots with black painted geometric motifs on white slip glaze 1.325" H x 3.25" Dia. and 1.25" H x 2.75" Dia. Gabriel Paloma (b. 1966, Zuni Pueblo) A diminutive pottery vessel, late 20th/early 21st century Signed to underside: Paloma / 89' / Zuni The vessel with brown and orange geometric motifs on a white ground 2.125" H x 2.5" Dia. Jesus Ledezma (20th century, Mata Ortiz) A seed pot, late 20th/early 21st century Inscribed to underside: Jesus Ledezma The flat-shouldered seed pot with red and black repeating geometric motif on a white slip glaze 1.325" H x 3.625" Dia. A handled water jug, late20th/early 21st century Unmarked The water jug with opposed handles and polychromed slip glaze and avian motif 6.875" H x 7.325" W x 6.25" D A seed pot, late 20th/early 21st century Signed: Chino The pot with fine line star motif in black on white with blue and red centered band with geometric motif 2.25" H x 5.75" Dia. 6 pieces Provenance: The Estate of Eleanor Koffler
• Ancestral Pueblo, Tularosa Pottery
  Ancestral Pueblo, Tularosa Pottery Olla 1200-1300 AD height 12.5 inches x diameter 15 inches Property from a Private Collection Curated by Janet and Daniel Hidding
• A SANTA CLARA PUEBLO POTTERY VESSELA
  A SANTA CLARA PUEBLO POTTERY VESSELA Santa Clara Pueblo pottery vessel, 20th century Signed: Belen Tapia / Santa Clara Pueblo Designed with ceremonial figures in a two-tone blackware vessel 10" H x 11" Dia. Dimensions: 10" H x 11" Dia.
• TWO JEMEZ PUEBLO POTS20th century,
  TWO JEMEZ PUEBLO POTS20th century, the first signed on base "LLoretto-Tosa Jemez NM", (Laverne Loretto-Tosa, born 1964), redware pot with black geometric decoration, 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 in.; together with a polychrome olla signed on base "Dorela Tosa Jemez", 5 x 6-1/2 in. Condition: the first with one area of abrasion to decoration at shoulder; the second with some overall handling wear, surface chips at rim
• SIX EXAMPLES OF NATIVE AMERICAN
  SIX EXAMPLES OF NATIVE AMERICAN PUEBLO POTTERY (Late 20th Century)1) Robert Tenorio (born 1950, Santo Domingo) signed on the base.2) John Montoya (1960-2005, Sandia Pueblo) signed on the base.3) Signed 'D. Billy, San Felipe.'4) Doris Patricio (1944-2019, Acoma) signed on the base.5) A small unsigned Acoma pottery bowl.6) A shallow bowl with scalloped rim signed 'H. Gomez, Taos Pueblo' on the base.Sizes range from 1 x 2.75 to 6 x 5.5 inches.Very good condition. There are no chips, cracks, repairs.
• GROUP OF NATIVE AMERICAN EARTHENWARE
  GROUP OF NATIVE AMERICAN EARTHENWARE Round, black Santa Clara Pueblo pottery bowl by Cresencia Tafoya, signed 'Cresencia, Santa Clara'.
• A COLLECTION OF NATIVE AMERICAN
  A COLLECTION OF NATIVE AMERICAN SOUVENIRS 20th century, carved and painted totems, two small silver (unmarked dishes); a needlework signed en verso and labeled "Taos N. Mex." (framed 5 x 4 1/2 in.); cloth and hide dolls; a miniature bark and quill drum.