Art of the American West
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Nationally Featured
Location
Monrovia, CA 91016 Dates
Sale Starts
Wed
May 21
5:30pmSale Ends
Tue
Jun 3
10amTerms & Conditions
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John Moran Auctioneers
Description & Details
Featuring over 380 lots of historic and contemporary Western art, sculpture, Native American artifacts, and decorative arts. Highlights include two 1943 Maynard Dixon oils, Edith Hamlin’s 1932 Night Blooming Cereus (Taos), works by Gerard Curtis Delano and Michael Stack, and others as well as Western bronzes by David Lemon and John Coleman, and a Gustav Stickley settle. Other indigenous objects include a Hopi Hemis katsina, fine Navajo and Pueblo jewelry, Zuni fetishs and over 90 lots of Native American baskets from California Missions to the Southwest.



![4
Late 20th/21st century
A Southwest-style silver and set stone picture frame
Stamped for shop verso: J. Alexander / [teepee motif]
Made from German silver, a "J. Alexander Rustic Silver" contemporary frame with stamped Southwest motifs to edges and four set blue stones to each corner, with glass insert
7.125" H x 9" W; opening verso: 4" x 6"
473.5 grams gross
Estimate: $200 - $400](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4500048/1-2/8a0ffb75-da82-44c7-943c-b12866edf226.jpg)















































![52
Skip Glomb
1935 - 1988
"The Spring of '73," 1979
Patinated bronze on wood plinth
Edition: 9/30
Signed, dated, numbered, and titled in the casting: © Skip Glomb / [S cipher]; further attributed and titled to metal plaque applied to plinth
Bronze: 21.5" H x 16.25" W x 10.5" D; Overall: 23.25" H x 17.25" W x 12" D
Estimate: $800 - $1,200](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4500048/1-2/85c05180-d7db-498f-bf8b-e4aa49930dba.jpg)

































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Bob Scriver
1914-1999
"To Ride a Bronc," 1984
Patinated bronze on wood plinth
Edition: 36/100
Signed, dated, titled, and numbered in the casting: © Bob Scriver; further stamped: Bronze [in a cartouche]
Bronze: 19.875" H x 14" W x 9.875" D; Overall: 21.5" H x 15.25" W x 12.125" D
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4500048/1-2/141a1f8c-8359-4919-8caa-78ed21270f23.jpg)






![93
Edward Borein
1872-1945
Three works: Studies of western figures and horses, 1917
Each: Pencil on paper
One signed, dated, and inscribed in pencil, lower center: "Borein / San Edlefonso [sic] Pueblo / New Mexico / 1917;" one unsigned, but inscribed lower right: "Santa Clara New Mexico;" one unsigned and without any inscription
Sheet of each: 6" H x 9" W approx.
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4500048/1-2/451321db-875c-46d6-81a3-899bc4a09b77.jpg)















![109
James Regimbal
b. 1949
"Peace Maker," 1997
Cold-painted bronze on wood plinth
Edition: 54/100 [partially illegible]
Signed, titled, numbered, and dated in the casting: Jim Regimbal ©; further attributed and titled to metal plaque applied to plinth
Bronze: 32.25" H x 18.5" W x 17" D; Overall: 34.5" H
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4500048/1-2/55f9ada5-773c-424f-9113-02bcc5ee3140.jpg)




![114
A group of Hopi Pueblo items
Three works:
Philbert Dennis (1956-1999)
A Morning Singer katsina figure, late 20th century
Signed and inscribed to underside: Philbert Dennis / New Oraibi Ariz. / Morning Kachina / Flicker [illegible]
The painted carved cottonwood figure adorned with feathers, yarn, and a canvas cape, depicted with a bell and spruce tree
16" H x 9.75" W x 9.25" D
A Polik Mana katsina figure, mid-20th century
The painted carved cottonwood butterfly maiden figure adorned with glass bead earrings and necklace, and a shell pendant
15.75" H x 13" W x 2.375" D
A polychrome sash, mid-20th century
Woven in red, green, and tan wool fabric, depicting banded geometric motifs
With fringe: 93" L x 4.25" W
3 pieces
Estimate: $100 - $200](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4500048/1-2/2e145d16-ac8a-48d1-b703-5d7816b67be6.jpg)




































































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Dave McGary
1958-2013
"Iron That Walks," 1991
Cold-painted bronze on rotating wood plinth
Edition: 9/75
Signed, dated, and numbered in the casting: Dave McGary / [cipher]
Bronze: 20" H x 9.75" W x 10.25" D; Overall: 21.5" H x 9.75" W x 12.75" D
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4500048/1-2/52b0289b-9e59-47c5-879d-1cbe3e495c81.jpg)

![185
A James Hutchinson 14k gold Black Hawk portrait medallion pendant
James Hutchinson (b. 20th century)
Signed and with edition No. 40/1 verso; further stamped: 14K / Jewel Masters Inc / Palm Beach / ©
A cast gold portrait pendant of Black Hawk (Mahkatêwe-meshi-kêhkêhkwa[a], Sauk, c. 1767 – 1838)
3.375" H x 2.625" W
86.8 grams
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4500048/1-2/34f84da5-ac03-476d-b7d5-e95ceff96f97.jpg)


















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Attributed to Lynn Brown
b. 20th century
"Canvas Parfleche"
Mixed media collage including dyed canvas, paint, and leather
Initialed indistinctly lower right: LDB [?]; inscribed in ink on overmat with description of object, presumably by artist
25" H x 18.75" W (sight)
Estimate: $300 - $500](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4500048/1-2/d66ec0ab-8baa-4aab-bab3-9030e1894b1c.jpg)















![220
A Southwest sterling silver and turquoise cuff bracelet
Late 20th century
Stamped: MM [possibly Michael Mendoza, Navajo/Diné] / Sterling
A two-wire silver cuff designed with three plaques set with angular turquoise and edged with row-set small turquoise cabochons
6.75 total inner C x 2.125" H, including a 1.25" gap
39.2 grams gross
Estimate: $300 - $500](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4500048/1-2/d95d6b1c-6e16-4bd3-8d8a-6bf9a913e87f.jpg)

![222
A group of Southwest-style sterling silver and stone set cuff bracelets
Late 20th century
One marked: TB [gothic font; likely Tom Burnside, Diné, active 1970s]
Three two-wire cuffs comprising a chunky Tom Burnside Navajo chunky cuff with large central set turquoise and silver overlay and stampwork, as well as a delicate wide cuff with set turquoise and coral flanked by silver feather accents, and a small cuff with five graduated set turquoise stones
3 pieces
Largest: 6.5" inner C x 1.875" H, with a 1.375" gap; smallest: 6.25" inner C x 1" H, with a 1.5" gap
89.8 grams gross
Estimate: $400 - $600](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4500048/1-2/218f70ec-7e8d-48d4-a162-e278911c853d.jpg)
![223
Three Southwest-style silver and set stone cuff bracelets
Late 20th century
Variously marked for sterling and for maker: S.E. [likely Sensa Eustace, Zuni] / SS/Hecho en Mexico
Comprising two chunky sterling silver cuffs with incised edging and silver ball accents, including a Sensa Eustace Zuni cuff with large row set graduated turquoise and a cuff with row set malachite cabochons, as well as a Mexican silver cuff with row-set turquoise and silver feather overlay accents to terminals
3 pieces
Largest: 7.25" inner C x 1" H, with a 1.25" gap; smallest: 6.75" inner C x 0.75" H, with a 1" gap
131.4 grams gross
Estimate: $600 - $900](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4500048/1-2/4174a537-d633-4333-b7e0-51f4c411f1f9.jpg)




















![244
Dawn Navasie (b. 1961, Hopi-Tewa)
A polychrome yellowware pottery low bowl, late 20th/21st century
Signed to underside: Dawn Navasie [stepped banding motif]
The large tray with central katsina figure and black band to rim
2.5" H x14.5" Dia.
Estimate: $500 - $700](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4500048/1-2/1adb6603-c2f7-42df-a267-ae14cfa42733.jpg)

![246
A large Salado Tonto polychrome storage jar
20th century or earlier
Marked to underside: BEAVERS / Salado / [illegible]
The three-color wide-bodied jar with black and red geometric and figural motifs on a white slip
9.5" H x 14.5" Dia.
Estimate: $300 - $500](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4500048/1-2/bc9442b6-e1f2-4fd0-8b8e-831689c036f8.jpg)














![261
Four Southwest Pueblo pottery bowls
Mid/late 20th century
Four works:
Blue Corn (1921-1999, "Crucita Calabaza," San Ildefonso Pueblo)
A San Ildefonso Pueblo pottery jar
Incised to underside: Blue Corn
The small tall jar with matte black geometric banding to rim on a buff ground
3.75" H x 3.75" Dia.
Flora Naranjo (1914-2000, Santa Clara Pueblo)
A small blackware pottery bowl
Incised to underside: Flora Naranjo / Santa Clara Pue.
The shallow bowl with a buff finish
1.75" H x 5.5" Dia.
Priscilla Namingha Nampeyo (1924-2008, Hopi-Tewa)
A miniature redware pottery bowl
Signed to underside: P.N. Nampeyo
The diminutive globular bowl with contrasted geometric banding
1.25" H x 2" Dia.
A Southwest Pueblo miniature blackware pottery bowl
Incised to base: F N [possibly Flora Naranjo, Santa Clara Pueblo]
The diminutive oval bowl with a buff exterior
1.125" H x 2.375" W x 2" D
4 pieces
Estimate: $200 - $400](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4500048/1-2/58338f88-4053-4d62-9401-cad0d958d24b.jpg)


![264
A group of Zuni & Navajo carved stone fetish figures
Mid/late 20th century
Some variously labelled for or signed by the artist; one marked: MC/Zuni; one with bag marked: Ohmsattie [sic]
Comprising seven otters, a bear, and four squirrels or ground squirrels, in various stones including jet, from various makers such as J. Red Elk, David Yazzie (Navajo/Diné), Patricia Wayne, Melissa Quam, and Larry Antez, some with turquoise inlaid features, two mounted with offerings
12 pieces
Largest: 1.375" H x 3.5" W x 1" D; Smallest: 1.5" H x 0.625" W x 0.875" D
Estimate: $200 - $400](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4500048/1-2/316f1280-5996-4a64-a53b-2c66502a546b.jpg)




![269
A group of Southwest-style silver and turquoise jewelry
Late 20th century
A Derrick Gordon Navajo sterling silver and turquoise cross pendant
Derrick Gordon (b. 1971, Diné)
Stamped: Derrick / Sterling; chain: Italy / 925 / MG [stylized, conjoined]
A stamped repoussé cross with central set turquoise suspended from an associated sterling silver anchor chain, 2 pieces
20" L x 3.5" H x 2.25" W
A group of silver and turquoise jewelry
Variously marked: TB [gothic font; likely Tom Burnside, Diné, active 1970s] / Sterling / 925
Comprising a Navajo silver bead necklace with three set turquoise plaques with silver feather and dot overlay, as well a turquoise and sterling silver link bracelet, 2 pieces
Necklace: 15" L x 1.125" H; bracelet: 8.375" L x 0.625" H
4 pieces total
127.6 grams gross
Estimate: $400 - $600](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4500048/1-2/e714142f-671a-4fe7-aabb-c9fdffc1ae73.jpg)
![270
A group of Southwest-style jewelry
Late 20th century
Four works:
A Lennie Parker Navajo portrait pendant necklace
Lennie Parker (b. 20th century, Diné)
Stamped: LP [conjoined; within arrowhead]
A large oval pendant with shadowbox silver overlay portrait motif and bezel set turquoise, suspended from a strand of silver ball and oblong beads
27" L x 3.125" H
A group of Southwest-style jewelry
Unmarked
Comprising a silver-toned metal cuff with set turquoise-colored stones (7" inner C x 0.625" H, with a 1.25" gap), together with a double strand of turquoise, silver-toned and mother of pearl beads with a carved black stone turtle pendant (25" L), as well as a single strand of silver-toned and turquoise beads with a chip carved obsidian arrowhead pendant (28" L), and a single strand of turquoise nuggets with shell heishi spacers (24" L), 4 pieces
5 pieces total
261.3 grams gross
Estimate: $300 - $500](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4500048/1-2/80c3d635-9b2c-49ff-ba92-43b08d106e20.jpg)













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A group of small Zuni carved stone bear fetish figures
Mid/late 20th century
Some variously labelled for and one signed by the artist
Comprising nineteen diminutive bear figures in various poses including fishing bears, standing bears and sitting bears in turquoise, jet, amber, antler, and other stones, from various makers such as Vince Chavez, Jackie Norton, Melissa Quam, D. Leonard, [ ] Lasiloo, and Arnie & Claudia Calavaza, most with turquoise inlaid features, and ten mounted with offerings
19 pieces
Largest: 1.375" H x 2" W x 0.625" D; Smallest: 0.625" H x 0.875" W x 0.25" D
Estimate: $200 - $400](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4500048/1-2/d3305929-f9ca-4810-8694-eeb208cf6097.jpg)
![285
A group of large Zuni carved stone bear fetish figures
Mid/late 20th century
Three variously labeled for or signed by the artist; one marked: HVQ; one with label: Amo Pinto [likely Amos Pino, Zuni]
Comprising eleven chunky bear figures from various makers such as Amos Pino, seven with stone inlay heartlines, most with turquoise inlaid features, and two mounted with offerings
11 pieces
Largest: 4" H x 5" W x 1.25" D; Smallest: 1.375" H x 2" W x 0.5" D
Estimate: $200 - $400](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4500048/1-2/7b61de29-159f-4eb3-a98a-dc36543d4016.jpg)
































![318
A Navajo sterling silver concho belt
Late 20th century, Diné
Stamped to buckle verso: Tc / Sterling [for Toni Curtis or Tommie Charlie, Navajo]
Comprising a rectangular stamped silver buckle with central set turquoise, and ten smaller conchos with stamped edging, all mounted to a brown leather strap
Buckle: 2.5" H x 3" W; each concho: 2.125" H x 2.375" W; strap: 34.5" L x 0.75" H
362.2 grams gross
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4500048/1-2/2fed5a59-02db-45e0-a063-225708dbb60e.jpg)



































![354
After Charles Marion Russell
1864-1926
"The Bluffers"
Patinated bronze
Marked in the casting: © C M Russell / [Buffalo skull cipher] / © EK
7.125" H x 16.875" W x 9.375" D
Estimate: $200 - $400](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4500048/1-2/e0edcf56-acd7-44ab-9a7a-9623245fab39.jpg)



![358
A group of Southwest silver and set stone rings
Mid/late 20th century
Five variously marked for maker: Paloma / M / JL / DD [conjoined]; four marked for sterling
A large group of rings featuring various stones including turquoise, lapis lazuli, opal, red stone, and mother of pearl in various styles including bezel-set, cluster-set, mosaic inlay, and silver overlay
22 pieces
Ring sizes: 8 to 5
89.8 grams gross
Estimate: $200 - $400](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4500048/1-2/477a2d32-30ef-4073-a30b-7cc0e42494e7.jpg)
![359
A group of Southwest silver and set stone rings
Mid/late 20th century
Three variously marked for maker: D / L. Bennett [for Lee Bennett, Navajo/Diné] / Phyllis [for Phyllis Coonsis, Zuni]; three marked for sterling
Eleven rings featuring various stones including turquoise, coral, sugilite, onyx, and mother of pearl, in various styles including bezel-set, cluster-set, mosaic inlay, shadow box, and silver overlay
11 pieces
Ring sizes: 8.75 to 5.5
91.3 grams gross
Estimate: $200 - $400](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4500048/1-2/460b1007-c56f-4979-aa2a-17a02717e585.jpg)

![361
Lynn Schrameyer
20th century
"Spirits of the People," 1991
Soft pastel and watercolor on paper
Signed and dated lower left: Schrameyer / © 1991; dated again, titled, and inscribed in ink on the artist's label affixed to the frame's backing board: "Sunny Roanhorse - young girl of the Navaho [sic] people"
Sight: 14.5" H x 11.5" W
Estimate: $200 - $400](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4500048/1-2/e9d5b1ab-53bc-4ee1-86a3-be4289fac116.jpg)
![362
Francis J. Yellow
1956-2023, Lakota
Modern ledger painting, 1992
Ink and color markers on typed ledger paper
Signed, inscribed, and dated lower right: Francis J. Yellow / © Lakol [sic] 1992
Sheet: 8.5" H x 14.75" W
Estimate: $500 - $700](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4500048/1-2/b7d4b0b6-5230-4f0e-a42c-1e45c2717b83.jpg)














![377
A group of Southwest silver and set stone rings
Mid/late 20th century
Nine variously marked for maker including: F/S Zuni / ICA / TJ / C.L. / GK / MFC [conjoined, for Maryann and Felix Chavez, Zuni] / [signpost pictograph] / [fox head pictograph] / Whirli__ ; seven marked for sterling
A large group featuring various stones including turquoise, coral, lapis lazuli, opal, mother of pearl, charoite, sugilite and malachite, in various styles including bezel-set, cluster-set, mosaic inlay, and silver overlay, and figural motifs including butterflies and a frog
32 pieces
Ring sizes: 10 to 4
96.7 grams gross
Estimate: $200 - $400](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4500048/1-2/e83ff49d-eea3-4aa1-b4e8-6bf9ac832632.jpg)
![378
A group of Southwest silver and stone set rings
Mid/late 20th century
Eight variously marked for maker including L.L.Lee [for Larson L Lee, Navajo/Diné] / BP / M / LW / B / RS; nine marked for sterling
Featuring various stones including turquoise, coral, mother of pearl, onyx, and malachite, in various styles including bezel-set, cluster-set, mosaic inlay, and silver overlay, and figural motifs including a howling wolf, a butterfly, and a turtle
23 pieces
Ring sizes: 9.75 to 5
114.2 grams gross
Estimate: $200 - $400](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4500048/1-2/47180f7c-d7ff-42c6-85dd-395797cbd8f3.jpg)
![379
A group of Southwest silver and set stone rings
Mid/late 20th century
Five variously marked for maker: PJ / DY / FP [with arrow; for Fred Peshlaki, Navajo/Diné, c.1896-1974] / JM / RG+; six marked for sterling
A large group featuring various stones including turquoise, coral, sodalite, mother of pearl, and onyx, in various styles including bezel-set, cluster-set, mosaic inlay, and silver overlay, and figural motifs including a spider
27 pieces
Ring sizes: 8 to 4
111.9 grams gross
Estimate: $200 - $400](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4500048/1-2/7f577b4e-b154-459e-90a8-286c56bcaf69.jpg)
![380
A group of Southwest silver and stone set rings
Mid/late 20th century
Twelve variously marked for maker: L.L.Lee [for Larson L Lee, Navajo/Diné] / Paloma / RG+/ZI / P.D.Coonsis [Zuni] / LL / TK [stylized with double feather, for Ray Tracey (Navajo/Diné)/Knifewing Segura] / TK / L. Bennett [for Lee Bennett, Navajo/Diné]; eleven marked for sterling
A large group featuring various stones including turquoise, coral, lapis lazuli, amber, sugilite, mother of pearl, and malachite, in various styles including bezel-set, cluster-set, mosaic inlay, and silver overlay, and figural motifs including a turtle and a butterfly
32 pieces
Ring sizes: 11.5 to 4.5
121.0 grams gross
Estimate: $200 - $400](https://picturescdn.estatesales.net/4500048/1-2/db8b7656-59ee-4665-b7b7-d50b6ba60a1a.jpg)
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