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Lot 145
Sale 973 - Holiday Native American and Southwestern-style Jewelry
Dec 16, 2021
10:00AM ET
Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$500 -
700
Price Realized
$375
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Zuni, Kewa, Navajo, and Hopi Miniature Silver Boxes and Seed Jars
second half 20th century
lot of 5, includes:
a seed jar with fertility scene including rain clouds, dragon flies, and cornstalks; marked STERLING ZUNI and signed Myron Panteah (Zuni, 1966-2016)
height 1 inch x diameter 1-7/8 inches, weight 33.5 dwt.
a silver lidded box, set with a single turquoise cabochon on lid; signed E. BILAGODY and marked STERLING, for Ernest Bilagody (Diné, b. 1955)
height 1-1/4 inches x diameter 1-3/8 inches, weight 20.9 dwt.
a silver overlay lidded box, with katsina design; marked with artist's bird shaped hallmark for Edward Lomahongva (Hopi, act. since 1970s), and STERLING
height 5/8 inch x diameter 1-5/8 inches, weight 24.2 dwt.
a silver seed jar with overlau pueblo scene, accented by gold accents; marked 14K STERLING JDC for Joseph de Vern Coriz (Kewa, b. 1956)
height 3/4 inch x diameter 1-1/2 inches, weight 23.5 dwt.
a silver seed jar with Kokopelli design; signed Whirling Wind for Morton Ray (Diné, 20th century)
height 1 inch x diameter 3-1/8 inches, weight 66.6 dwt.
Property from the Estate of Patricia Ann Black Smyth, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Sold to Benefit Berea College, Berea, Kentucky, offered without reserve