Art of the American West
online only auction | 15 day sale | sale is over
Location
Monrovia, CA 91016 Dates
Sale Starts
Wed
Oct 30
9am2024
Sale Ends
Wed
Nov 13
10am2024
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John Moran Auctioneers
Description & Details
John Moran Auctioneers presents their final Art of the American West sale of 2024. This auction features over 350 lots, showcasing a diverse range of fine art from historic to contemporary pieces. Highlights include works by renowned artists Luke Frazier, John Nieto, and Maynard Dixon, as well as an impressive selection of Western bronzes, Navajo and Pueblo jewelry, regional textiles, baskets, pottery, and Arts and Crafts furnishings. With offerings spanning various collecting aesthetics, this sale promises to be an exciting opportunity for art enthusiasts and collectors alike.










![11
Joe Cajero Jr.
b. 1970, Jemez Pueblo
Wall hanging cross
Patinated and cold-painted bronze
Signed and numbered in the casting: Joe Cajero Jr.; further marked: B [in a cartouche]
16" H x 11.5" W x 1.375" D
Estimate: $400 - $600](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4282287/1-2/0ff8505a-3071-473b-8448-4ce575e5b65d.jpg)
![12
Joe Cajero Jr.
b. 1970, Jemez Pueblo
"The Embodiment of Prayer"
Patinated and cold-painted bronze on a rotating wood base
Edition: 25/30
Signed and numbered in the casting: Joe Cajero Jr.; foundry mark: B [in a cartouche]
Bronze: 19.25" H x 6.25" W x 5.75" D; Overall: 21.125" H x 8" W x 7.5" D
Estimate: $700 - $900](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4282287/1-2/601ab566-701d-4962-80cc-79d48b8f7cf2.jpg)











![24
Clifford Fragua
b. 1955, Jemez Pueblo
Woman with blanket, 1998
Patinated, cold-painted, and polished bronze on a wood base
Edition: 3/30
Signed and dated in the casting: C. Fragua / '98 / [cipher]; foundry mark: B [within a cartouche]
Bronze: 19.75" H x 5.25" W x 4.25" D; Overall: 21.5" H
Estimate: $400 - $600](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4282287/1-2/2387ae3f-b254-495c-a6c9-5866f6efcd28.jpg)



















![44
A Gustav Stickley bookcase, no. 716
Circa 1900-1910; Eastwood, NY
With Stickley shop mark to upper right interior: Als ik kan / [joiner's compass] / Gustav Stickley; with illegible period tag verso
The fumed quarter-sawn oak bookcase of mortise and tenon construction, with upper gallery above two hinged doors, each with locking mechanism revealing three shelves
56" H x 43.5" W x 13.25" D
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4282287/1-2/d8c25133-1554-4b51-9b51-e6ef0ceab498.jpg)



![48
Theodore Ullmann
1903-1996
Cowboy on horseback lamp
Patinated bronze on marble base with linen and leather shade, electrified
Signed and inscribed in the casting: TH. ULLMANN / AR [conjoined in a cartouche] / Austria
Bronze: 20" H x 11" W x 6.5" D; Without shade: 29.75" H x 10.5" W x 8.5" D; Shade: 10" H x 16.5" Dia.
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4282287/1-2/6d001df1-bcdb-4811-9beb-1219413b78d6.jpg)



































































































































































![212
A group of Western toys
Early/mid-20th century
Cowboy marked to belly: Yone [in a diamond cartouche] / 2090 / Made in Japan; train marked in the casting and to box: Japan
Comprising a tin lithograph wind-up toy cowboy riding a horse, a tin lithograph Lone Ranger pin, and a six-piece enameled cast metal "Early Western Smallest Miniature Train Set" toy housed in original cardboard box
3 pieces
Wind-up: 5.125" H x 4.375" W x 2.25" D; Pin: 1.875" H x 1.375" W; Train box: 6.75" L
Estimate: $200 - $300](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4282287/1-2/5a3e659d-a52d-49d5-acca-9881a29883c0.jpg)





































![250
Antoinette Silas Honie (b. 20th century, Hopi-Tewa)
A polychrome pottery vessel, early 21st century
Signed to underside: Antoinette Honie / [bird cipher] / Hopi Tewa
The three-color pot with wide shoulder bearing bird feather, kiva step, and rain cloud motifs on a buff slip glaze
5.125" H x 9.5" Dia.
Estimate: $400 - $600](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4282287/1-2/796dfd04-222a-4a48-be40-60cf8dbfa4b4.jpg)
![251
Fawn "Little Fawn" Navasie Garcia (b. 1959, Hopi-Tewa)
A polychrome pottery seed pot, late 20th/early 21st century
Signed to underside: Fawn [hoof cipher]
The three-color pot with wave, whirlwind, and bird feather motifs to shoulder
3.125" H x 5.375" Dia.
Estimate: $200 - $400](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4282287/1-2/21a6d362-3f9d-47b2-87ce-c1745194742d.jpg)


![254
Karen Kahe Charley (b. 1951, Hopi-Tewa)
A polychrome yellowware jar, late 20th century
Signed to underside: [artist's cipher] / K K C
The three-color vessel with broad shoulder and pronounced rim, featuring stepped, bird, and geometric motifs to shoulder
3" H x 7" Dia.
Estimate: $300 - $500](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4282287/1-2/cc7ba55e-dedb-4285-9f1e-4b1e8c390576.jpg)











![266
A Southwest silver and set stone large plaque belt buckle
Late 20th century
Stamped: JK [conjoined; within large star]
An extra-large shadow-box plaque buckle with three silver eagles and multiple clusters of feather, floral, and scrollwork overlay designs, with set turquoise and coral
4" H x 12 1/8" W
502.3 grams gross
Estimate: $700 - $900](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4282287/1-2/9a5671a7-7a43-487c-b6be-93976b614c11.jpg)


![269
A Southwest sterling silver belt buckle and horsehair belt
Late 20th century
Stamped: J. Wright [possibly Jerome Wright, Navajo/Diné] / Sterling; belt marked: 40
A Hopi-style silver shadowbox bear claw buckle with set blue hardstone, mounted to a woven horsehair belt with tooled black leather accents
Buckle: 2 1/4" H x 3" W; belt: 45 3/4" L x 1 1/2" H
Buckle: 75.8 grams gross
Estimate: $400 - $600](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4282287/1-2/8d269ab1-0b33-451c-a842-2e66dd03cdb3.jpg)



![273
A Southwest silver and cluster set turquoise cuff bracelet
Mid-20th century
Etched: HIC [likely; conjoined]
A three-wire cuff with a large circular cluster-set petit point turquoise plaque and flanking cluster-set shoulders
6 1/2" inner C x 2 1/2" H, with a 1 1/8" gap
63.5 grams gross
Estimate: $400 - $600](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4282287/1-2/f21a22f9-0993-4649-9fdc-787836e7598a.jpg)






![280
A set of Southwest sterling silver and coral jewelry
Mid/late 20th century
Stamped: BM [possibly Billy & Marie Yellowhair, Navajo/Diné]
Comprising a chunky sterling silver and row-set coral cuff bracelet, with a matching rectangular row-set coral ring, 2 pieces
Cuff: 6 1/4" inner C x 2 5/16" H; ring size: 7 1/4
184.4 grams gross
Estimate: $600 - $800](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4282287/1-2/158e4e73-9470-4dcb-bae6-f99d59fe1881.jpg)


![283
Two Southwest silver and turquoise cuff bracelets
Late 20th century
Smaller stamped: E / Sterling [possibly Ella Cowboy, Navajo/Diné]
Comprising a three-wire cuff with a large central set turquoise and feather overlay accents, as well as a five-wire sterling silver cuff with three oval set turquoise stones and stampwork accents, 2 pieces
Larger: 6.5" inner C x 2" H; smaller: 6" inner C x 5/8" H
139.4 grams gross
Estimate: $400 - $600](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4282287/1-2/6b121aa9-3059-4e22-ad1b-b82735f8250b.jpg)


![286
A group of Navajo sterling silver and stone set cuff bracelets
Late 20th century
Three works:
Wilson Begay (b. 20th century, Diné)
Stamped: WB [below hat pictogram]
Comprising two narrow silver cuffs, each with central set orange or purple spiny oyster, with incised and overlay accents
Each: 6 1/8" inner C x 7/8" H
Richard Wylie (b. 20th century, Diné)
Stamped: R Wylie [likely Richard Edward Wylie] / Sterling
A chunky cuff with elaborate incised and stamped designs, with central set spiny oyster and cluster set turquoise
6 5/8" inner C x 1 1/5" H
3 pieces total
125.8 grams gross
Estimate: $400 - $600](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4282287/1-2/83c1c825-bf9c-419d-b435-a9472e963b86.jpg)
![287
Three Fred Harvey-style Southwest silver and turquoise cuff bracelets
Early/mid-20th century
One marked: HL [or] TH [conjoined]
Comprising three narrow ornate silver and set turquoise cuffs in various styles, and with elaborate stampwork designs and motifs including arrows, 3 pieces
Largest: 6 1/4" inner C x 7/8 " H; smallest: 6 1/8" inner C x 5/8" H
95.8 grams gross
Estimate: $200 - $400](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4282287/1-2/f0551781-e300-40bc-b763-961aa7072e70.jpg)





![293
Three Southwest silver cuffs
Late 20th/21st century
Three works:
Jeanette Dale (b. 1949; Diné)
Stamped: JDale [conjoined] / Sterling
A narrow Navajo ridged sterling silver cuff with set lapis lazuli cabochons and elaborate stampwork, with flared terminals
6 1/2" inner C x 5/8" H, with a 1 1/4" gap
Two sterling silver cuffs
Each unmarked
Each narrow ridged cuff with elaborate stampwork
Larger: 7" inner C x 3/8" H; smaller: 6 1/2" inner C x 5/16" H
3 pieces total
149.4 grams gross
Estimate: $200 - $400](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4282287/1-2/14701b52-8504-4f6a-8ea3-bc7ad22aa463.jpg)
![294
Two Southwest silver and stone set bracelets
Late 20th/21st century
Two works:
Danny Romero (1954-2018; Yaqui/Spanish)
Stamped: D R.MER. / FINE / [pictograph]
A chunky modernist sterling silver cuff with inset and inlaid sugalite and mother of pearl
6" inner C x 3/4" H, with a 1" gap
George and Nusie Henry (b. 20th century; Navajo/Diné)
Stamped: G.N.H. / Sterling
A slim sterling silver cuff with a central tufa-cast band and set turquoise and lapis lazuli
6 1/4" inner C x 1/2" H, with a 1" gap
2 pieces
91.2 grams gross
Estimate: $500 - $700](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4282287/1-2/08a098b2-fdeb-4c7f-a796-62b15784eb5d.jpg)






![301
A Jerry & Wilma Begay Navajo squash blossom jewelry set
Jerry & Wilma Begay (b. 20th century; Diné)
Stamped: JW [conjoined]
Featuring a silver necklace with a central naja and ten blossoms with cluster-set turquoise, malachite, lapis, and sugalite, as well as a pair of matching blossom earrings, 3 pieces
Necklace: 27" L x 2 3/4" H; earrings: 1 7/8" H
127.1 grams gross
Estimate: $500 - $700](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4282287/1-2/0b19e579-8277-40d6-9c98-3ad16a234eda.jpg)







![309
Two Southwest sterling silver and set stone necklaces
Late 20th century
Each stamped: Sterling; smaller partially marked: Casuse [script; possibly Fritz Casuse, b. 1968; Navajo/Diné]
Comprising a silver link necklace with cluster-set turquoise and a large central teardrop pendant, together with a set turquoise and coral silver link necklace with applied silver and scrolled designs, 2 pieces
Larger: 22 1/2" L x 2 1/2" H; smaller: 17" L x 1 3/8 "H
123.2 grams gross
Estimate: $500 - $700](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4282287/1-2/48dc4f51-1f85-407b-9994-c06830a86ebe.jpg)





























![339
A Johnny Sheeka Zuni multistrand carved fetish necklace
Johnny Sheeka [or Shika] (b. 20th century, Zuni Pueblo)
Late 20th century
Unmarked
A three-strand carved multistone and shell fetish necklace with various animal figures including buffalo, bighorn sheep, whales, frogs, dolphins, fish, and woodpecker, with heishi spacers and silver cone clasps
27" L
99.0 grams gross
Estimate: $200 - $400](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4282287/1-2/d3520ee3-94a2-44ca-a533-b5741b9093c0.jpg)






![346
A Johnny Sheeka Zuni stacked turquoise fetish necklace
Johnny Sheeka [Shika] (b. 20th century, Zuni Pueblo)
Late 20th century
Unmarked
Featuring an elaborate single strand necklace of graduated stacked carved animal fetish figures, including a large central standing turquoise bear, flanked by smaller bears and hares, with various animals such as birds, foxes, turtles, and wolves and with a turquoise bead and silver cone clasp
32 1/2" L x 2 1/4" H
165.8 grams gross
Estimate: $200 - $400](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4282287/1-2/385eeb32-506c-48fe-ae2c-1c43554d77f0.jpg)









![356
A group of Southwest silver jewelry
Late 20th century
Four works:
Anthony (Tony) Aguilar (1919-2002; Kewa)
Stamped: AT [conjoined] / Sterling
A chunky Santo Domingo Pueblo sterling silver cuff with row-set rectangular turquoise and multiple stamped bands
7 3/8" inner C x 1 5/8" H
A group of Native American jewelry
Each marked for maker/shop; two marked for sterling
Three works comprising a three-wire cuff with central set onyx and applied silver feather motifs, a pair of Michael Nez Navajo/Diné earrings with set blue stone cabochons, and a pair of Nakai (shop) set onyx earrings with silver dangles, 5 pieces
Cuff: 6" inner C x 2" H; earrings: 2 7/8" H and 2" H
6 pieces total
186.5 grams gross
Estimate: $500 - $700](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4282287/1-2/6095679c-d070-4b18-91ea-acf906d2c9ee.jpg)













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