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Lot 327

A San Ildefonso polychrome jar

6 – 7 June 2016, 11:00 PDT
San Francisco

US$20,000 - US$30,000

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A San Ildefonso polychrome jar

Attributed to the Montoya family, a variety of complementary stepped elements and four-armed motifs on the body, a scalloped band framing stylized avian motifs below the rim.
height 10in, diameter 12 1/2in

Footnotes

The attribution for this jar was made by the vendor Martha Struever, Santa Fe. In her invoice to the collector she wrote: "polychrome pottery storage jar, San Ildefonso Pueblo, ca 1900. Attributed to the Montoya family", no doubt referring to a married couple amongst the most famous potters of that time, Florentino Montoya and Martina Vigil, or their immediate relatives.

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