Art of the American West
online only auction | 15 day sale | sale is over
Location
Monrovia, CA 91016 Dates
Sale Starts
Tue
May 21
12pm2024
Sale Ends
Tue
Jun 4
10am2024
Terms & Conditions
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John Moran Auctioneers
Description & Details
Discover the essence of the American West at Moran’s June 4th auction, boasting an impressive lineup of fine art by renowned artists like Oscar Howe, Don Oelze, Curt Walters, Eyvind Earl, Marjorie Reed, Veloy Vigil, Gary Niblett and more. The rich heritage of Navajo textiles is showcased, featuring exquisite examples from the late 19th century, including Second and Third phase pieces alongside over 60 others. Explore a curated collection of unique cigar cutters, adding a touch of diversity to any collection. Concluding the sale, indulge in a selection of Native silver jewelry and carved stone Inuit animals.



































































![68
A Stickley "Prairie Loveseat," No. 89-210
1993; Manlius, NY
With piecrust Stickley burn mark and metal tag bearing the shop mark [joiner's compass]; dated and marked: #35 Fayetteville; further marked: 89-210
The oak wood loveseat from Stickley's nostalgic "Mission" collection, with pegged construction and corbeled flat arms and crest rails raised on flat panels, all joined by a box rail, featuring floral pattern cotton upholstered cushions
29" H x 67.5" W x 37.5" D
Estimate: $800 - $1,200](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4081449/1-2/aee12848-cee1-4182-880a-77d9e96b31c8.jpg)
![69
A Stickley "Prairie Spindle Settle," No. 89-234
2005; Manlius, NY
With piecrust Stickley burn mark and metal tag bearing the shop mark [joiner's compass]; dated and marked: #52; further marked: 89-234
The oak wood loveseat from Stickley's nostalgic "Mission" collection, with pegged construction and corbeled flat arms and crest rails raised on slats, all joined by a box rail, featuring floral pattern cotton upholstered cushions
29.75" H x 84.5" W x 37.5" D
Estimate: $500 - $700](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4081449/1-2/62acd52b-f22f-419f-a43f-9280ffaf7748.jpg)























![93
A Stickley "Morris Manual Recliner," No. 89-406 And Ottoman
2004; Manlius, NY
Each with piecrust Stickley burn mark and metal tag bearing the shop mark [joiner's compass]; chair dated and marked: 89-406 / #35; ottoman dated and marked: 89-495 / #35
The contemporary wood chair from Stickley's nostalgic "Mission" collection, with bowed, corbeled, and slatted arms and ladder back with manually adjustable recline at four settings, all atop four square legs joined by a box rail, featuring "Blackberry" leather upholstered drop-in seat and back cushion, with matching ottoman, 2 pieces
Chair: 41" H x 34.5" W x 40" D; Ottoman: 15.75" H x 19" W x 15" D
Estimate: $800 - $1,200](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4081449/1-2/417bc3ea-6f55-4d2b-b698-c3092ddbdc02.jpg)
![94
A Stickley "Mission Settle," No. 89-208
2004; Manlius, NY
With piecrust Stickley burn mark and metal tag bearing the shop mark [joiner's compass]; dated and marked: #35; further marked: 89-208
The wood settle from Stickley's nostalgic "Mission" collection, based on Gustav Stickley's 1902 design, with four posts and mortis and tenon construction and slatted arms and back, all joined by a box rail, featuring "Blackberry" leather upholstered cushions and two throw pillows
29.75" H x 77.5" W x 33.75" D
Estimate: $700 - $900](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4081449/1-2/93cab9ac-ac23-44e9-8c37-ff44d6dd0039.jpg)




































































![163
Cynthia Rigden
1943-2018
Longhorn
Patinated bronze
Edition: 4/12
Signed and numbered in the casting: Cynthia Rigden / [heart]
12" H x 15" W x 7.25" D
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4081449/1-2/a2802dc1-15a8-4d5c-8281-ed71fb775ef6.jpg)
![164
Asa Lynn "Ace" Powell
1912-1978
"Napi And The Mice People"
Patinated bronze on wood base
Edition: 15/35
Stamped number and signed in the casting: [artist's cipher] / Powell ©; titled by repute
Overall: 7.5" H x 7.75" W x 6.75" D
Estimate: $400 - $600](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4081449/1-2/afd3d588-1669-4317-a9e6-c05fea22b308.jpg)
![165
Asa Lynn "Ace" Powell
1912-1978
"Ceramis"
Patinated bronze on wood base
Edition: 7/24
Stamped number and signed in the casting: [artist's cipher] / Powell © / Powell Foundry
Overall: 6.25" H x 15.75" W x 6.5" D
Estimate: $400 - $600](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4081449/1-2/5060fd85-0527-4506-a5dc-de8b060d22a2.jpg)




























![194
Steve Kestrel
b. 1947
"Passageway For Grizzly"
Patinated bronze
Edition: 1/21
Signed and numbered: S Kestrel / [swirl cipher]; interior of each side of base incised: 5595
11.875" H x 21.75" W x 6.25" D
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4081449/1-2/35f233a0-5d66-41b5-b40a-4581378fac8f.jpg)
































![227
A Navajo Silver And Turquoise "Peyote Bird" Necklace
Late 20th century, Diné
Stamped: HC [conjoined]
A double strand sterling silver squash blossom-style necklace with ten turquoise mosaic chip inlay bird "blossoms" and a central bird naja
29.5" L x 2.75" H
237.4 grams gross
Estimate: $700 - $900](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4081449/1-2/eee84cae-12a8-42f8-b620-9e582fc3c557.jpg)


![230
A Ray Tracey Navajo 14K Gold And Stone Inlay Pendant
Ray Tracey (b. 1953, Diné)
Late 20th century
Etched verso: Tracey / [above a feather]; chain stamped: 14 KT / Italy
A gold pendant in the form of a stylized katsina face with turquoise, lapis and spiney oyster inlay and textured gold accents, on an associated 14k gold chain
18" L x 2.25" H x 1.875" W
26.4 grams gross
Estimate: $600 - $800](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4081449/1-2/d4070679-cf73-4a01-86e0-40aa208adc66.jpg)











![242
A Pair Of Gail Bird And Yazzie Johnson Stone Set Gold Earrings
Gail Bird (b. 1949, Santo Domingo/Laguna Pueblo) and Yazzie Johnson (b.1946, Navajo/Diné)
Late 20th/21st century
Each stamped: GY [conjoined]
A pair of narrow modernist-style 18K gold pierced earrings each with set agate and onyx, 2 pieces
Each: 2.5" H x 0.625" W
19.5 grams gross
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4081449/1-2/16175055-9515-43d9-b1f1-7a174ee6057e.jpg)

![244
A Duane Maktima Laguna/Hopi 14K Gold Tufa Cast Ring
Duane Maktima (b. 1954, Laguna Pueblo/Hopi Pueblo)
Late 20th/21st century
Stamped: DM [conjoined; with stylized parrot head] / 14K
A modernist 14 karat gold tufa cast ring with set charoite
Ring size: 6.75; 1.125" H x 0.75" W
14.2 grams gross
Estimate: $800 - $1,200](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4081449/1-2/b2c34669-b9c8-4e04-87af-3682f0868e85.jpg)







![252
A Fidel Bahe Navajo Sterling Silver Cuff Bracelet
Fidel Bahe (b. 1949, Diné)
Late 20th/21st century
Etched: BAHE [stylized]; further faintly stamped: Sterling
A wide silver cuff bracelet with repoussé and stamped motifs
7" total inner C x 1.625" H, with a 1.125" gap
93.5 grams
Estimate: $400 - $600](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4081449/1-2/23599141-0f62-4461-92b2-71d508d6aba5.jpg)
![253
A Southwest-Style Sterling Silver And Stone Inlay Cuff Bracelet
Late 20th/21st century
Stamped: JM / Sterling [within a decorative stamped cartouche]
Comprising a cuff with overlay side panels supporting a raised multistone mosaic channel inlay table and sides, including turquoise, lapis lazuli and opal
6.5" inner C x 0.75" H, with a 1.125" gap
70.8 grams gross
Estimate: $600 - $800](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4081449/1-2/ac87b17b-415a-421a-b9b8-7d8bfbed03c7.jpg)












![266
A Gilbert Secatero Navajo Cluster Set Cuff Bracelet
Gilbert Secatero (b. 20th century, Diné)
Late 20th century
Stamped: Gilbert Secatero [along teepee icon] / Sterling
A sterling silver multi-stone cluster bracelet with central set turquoise
6.75" total inner C x 1.625" H, with a 1.125" gap
85.8 grams gross
Estimate: $500 - $700](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4081449/1-2/ae1d9cee-5b05-4c36-8e87-83d812d63278.jpg)




![271
Two Navajo Sterling Silver Cuff Bracelets
Two works:
Dan Jackson (1944-2022, Diné)
Late 20th/21st century
Stamped: DA Jackson [within hogan]
A sterling silver cuff bracelet with cast raised textile motif
6.125" total inner C x 0.875" H, with a 1" gap
A Navajo sterling silver cuff bracelet
Early/mid-20th century, Diné
Appears unmarked
A narrow heavy gauge triangular wire cuff with stamped motifs
6.125" total inner C x 0.375" H, with a 1.125" gap
2 pieces
117.1 grams
Estimate: $600 - $900](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4081449/1-2/c3ade4fe-c7be-4b97-b104-b775acfd7311.jpg)



![275
A Group Of Southwest Silver And Stone Set Rings
Seven works:
Alonzo Hustito (c 1910-1990, Zuni Pueblo)
Mid/late 20th century
Stamped: A.H. [with bear]
A sterling silver katsina ring with set turquoise accents
Ring size: 9.5; 2.125" H
A group of Southwest sterling silver and stone set rings
Each appears unmarked
Six works in various styles and sizes with various stones including set turquoise, coral and shell, 6 pieces
Largest: ring size: 9; Smallest: ring size: 6
7 pieces total
73.2 grams gross
Estimate: $400 - $600](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4081449/1-2/9dd2f7bc-a452-46ab-a6c9-4b6e15793824.jpg)

![277
A Group Of Southwest Silver And Stone Set Rings
Eight works:
Johnson Largo (b. 20th century, Diné)
Mid-20th century
Stamped: JL [conjoined]
A large Navajo sterling silver ring with set turquoise and coral and elaborate silver overlay motifs
Ring size: 7.5; 2.125" H
A group of Southwest silver and stone set rings
Mid/late 20th century
Four unmarked; one stamped: P; one stamped G; one with etched marks: EJ 76
Seven rings in various styles including shadowbox, stone inlay, an Effie Calavaza-style Zuni snake motif and a bearpaw motif, each with set stones including turquoise and coral, 7 pieces
Largest: ring size: 11; Smallest: ring size: 4.5
8 pieces total
71.6 grams gross
Estimate: $400 - $600](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4081449/1-2/f20cb8b0-764c-4e0c-a1ff-d0db39453961.jpg)
![278
A Group Of Southwest Silver And Stone-Set Rings
Six works:
Allen Pooyouma (1922-2014, Hopi Pueblo)
Mid/late 20th century
Each stamped with corn motif cipher for Allen Pooyouma; further stamped: Sterling
Comprising two sterling silver rings, including a long oval ring with shadowbox set turquoise (Ring size: 7; 2.375" H) and an unusual "watch" ring with two set turquoise stones (Ring size: 7.5; 2.25" H), 2 pieces
Four Southwest silver, mixed metal and stone-set rings
Mid/late 20th century
One marked: JL [roughly]
A group of rings in various designs and sizes, most with set stones including turquoise, coral, and shell, 4 pieces
Largest: ring size: 9; Smallest: ring size: 7.5
6 pieces total
113.8 grams gross
Estimate: $500 - $700](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4081449/1-2/be58d4fb-b5ce-4975-b516-76f68cb00b6b.jpg)







![286
A Group Of Hopi Koshare Clown Figures
Mid/late 20th century
Variously signed to undersides: John David Sr. / Finkle Sahmie Hopi Hano Clown / Wilbert Curby "91" Hano Clown / Hano Clown F. Begay / Sitting Hano [illegible signature]
The polychrome carved wood figures, some with leather pouches and accents, comprising a figure holding a chicken by John David Sr. (20th century, Hopi-Tewa), a standing figure holding two slices of watermelon by Finkle Sahmie Nampeyo (b. 1948, Hopi-Tewa), a seated figure holding a slice of watermelon, mouth agape by Wilbert Curby, a standing figure holding a farmer's hoe and watermelon by F. Begay, a seated figure holding a large knife and straddling a watermelon, and a figure standing on a log, mouth agape, 6 pieces
Tallest: 11.25" H x 4.75" W x 4.75" D; Shortest: 6.75" H x 4.75" W x 5" D
Estimate: $300 - $500](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4081449/1-2/b3b1fb79-3656-4ba4-81eb-556bb8f4b82b.jpg)
![287
A Group Of Hopi Koshare Clown Figures
Mid/late 20th century
Each variously signed and dated to underside: Leon Lalo "Clown" "Hopi" / Clown by V. White / Koshare V Wood / Koshare V Wood 1179 / Hopi Clown V. Wood "92" / Clowns, Sit Down Al [illegible]
The polychrome carved wood figures, some with leather pouches and accents, comprising a figure with arms crossed by Leon Lalo (20th century, Hopi-Tewa), a standing figure holding a watermelon slice and large knife by V. White, two figures seated facing each other over a drum, a standing figure holding a single watermelon, and three V. Wood figures including one struggling with a fishing line, one with three watermelons in its knapsack, and one seated holding slices of watermelon in each hand
Largest: 7" H x 6.75" W x 6.5" D; Smallest: 6.375" H x 3.5" W x 2.5" D
Estimate: $300 - $500](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4081449/1-2/d7be4feb-dd22-4e3e-b7e7-72205eefcd33.jpg)




















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