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9Classic Navajo Pictorial Man's Wearing Blanket, Four Corners AreaLOT SOLD.250,000USD -
110Classic Navajo Man's Wearing Blanket, Chief's Second Phase, Four Corners AreaLOT SOLD.106,250USD -
129Group of Seventy-Nine Plains Pictographic DrawingsLOT SOLD.81,250USD -
89San Ildefonso Polychrome Lidded Jar By Tony Da (1940-2008), New MexicoLOT SOLD.68,750USD -
21Classic Acoma Embroidered Manta, New MexicoLOT SOLD.68,750USD
Overview
RESULTS
Sotheby’s 21 May sale of American Indian Art brought a strong total of $2,131,002, including buyer's premium, well within pre-sale expectation. A Classic Navajo Pictorial Man's Wearing Blanket, featured above, led the sale with a final price of $250,000, more than twice its high estimate.
AUCTION DETAILS
Sotheby’s 21 May sale of American Indian Art is distinguished by the Charles and Sharon Aberle Collection which features early and exceptionally fine Navajo blankets. The sale also includes diverse works of Native art from the Great Lakes to the Northwest Coast and comprises basketry, pottery, carvings and jewelry. A sale highlight is the rare Ojibway figural pipe attributed to the master carver Pabahmesad. The pipe is considered an icon of American Indian Art.
