Mainichi Art auction catalog #228 Sept. 8, 2007, 1112 lots with prices, very good condition. Has swords, lacquer, sumi painting, iron work, and much more. This is the secret that the Japanese pottery dealers do not want you to know -- where they buy!
Pucker Gallery Boston catalog 22 pages of pottery by Jan Kollwitz in Iga and Echizen style ( similar to shigaraki ). 2012. Tsubo, mizusashi, hanaire, vases, jars, tea cups etc.
Nice older ( about 100 years old ) bamboo basket with a fine dark patina. Somewhat dirty, I will leave cleaning to the buyer, also somewhat misshapen, otherwise very good condition, no breaks or missing pieces. See pictures. Comes with tin cup ( has plastic cup inside -- note holes in tin cup ). About 9 1/2" tall by about 6 1/2" wide. For Japanese flower arrangements, nice wabi sabi feel, would work well for informal tea ceremony.
This dainty bracelet was published on page 17 of Jerry & Lois Jacka's book " Art of the Hopi ". It dates from teh 1930's and is typical of the Fred Harvey style of Native American silver from that time period. Set with a nice hand cut and polished turquoise stone, it is approximately 1/2" wide and has an inside circumference of about 5 1/4" PLUS a 1 1/8" gap, and can be easily adjusted. Hallmarked on the back with and H and the snake hallmark used by Morri ...click for details
These are a super collector's item. Delmar Lamson only made jewelry for 4 years, he was trained at the Guild and started working in 1985. Unfortunately, he passed away in 1988, so his work is very hard to find.
These wonderful butterfly earrings are made of sterling and signed with his hallmark and the guild mark, they also come with the original Hopi Arts and Crafts - Silvercraft Guild display card.
about 3/4" diameter, clip on, excellent vintage condition.
Pucker Gallery exhibition catalog. Pucker specializes in high quality pottery from Korean and Japanese potters as well as American artists. 30 pages excellent condition
This is a nice simple pin with a very fine piece of " water web " turquoise, the pictures do not show how nice the stone is. About 1 1/2" by 1 1/4" with a twisted wire border and 4 silver rain drops. Excellent vintage condition, no cracks or chips to stone, signed with Mark Chee's bird hallmark. A fine collector's piece. Most likely dates form the 1950's or 1960's.
Beautiful overlay pin depicting a roadrunner one of Mr Yazzie's signature designs. About 1 1/4" in diameter, marked with dipper hallmark, most likely dates form the 1960's or 50's. Excellent vintage condition. While overlay work was first attributed to Hopi smiths, Willie Yazzie Sr. began doing it very early also in the 1950's, and is well known for his high quality work.
PS. I have a belt buckle with an almost identical design that I will list soon, please ask if inter ...click for details
Most likely dating form the 1960's or so this nice pair of earrings is silver channel inlaid with nice sleeping beauty mine turquoise. They are about 2" long and 3/4" wide and in excellent vintage condition. Very well executed. Hallmarked.
