tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26117311282792020382024-02-20T12:19:56.293-08:00Old Town AntiquesOld Town Antiques is an eclectic shop located in historic Old Town in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Not just a store, as a friend said, we “recycle history.” As much museum as retail store, browsers are welcome and questions are encouraged.Old Town Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124156650728173122noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611731128279202038.post-5572202869274845872011-09-14T07:08:00.000-07:002011-09-14T07:09:20.160-07:00Welcome to Old Town Antiques<h2 class="__feedview__feedItemTitle">
<a href="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/silver/guilloche-enamel-sterling-silver-compact-rose/">Guilloche enamel sterling ring compact</a></h2>
<img alt="enamel ring compact 1 2 Guilloche enamel sterling ring compact" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/enamel-ring-compact-1-2.jpg" title="Guilloche enamel sterling ring compact" /><br />
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Guilloche enamel sterling ring compact</h3>
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Lovely old silver compact, guilloche enameling featuring a pink rose. Attached to a silver chain and ring for the lady to keep a good, but not too obvious, grip on it. Marked STERLING on the back with three small marks inside hearts. Sterling with vermeil inside and the mirror inside is in good condition.</h3>
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$125.00</h4>
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<a href="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/silver/silver-filigree-sugar-tongs/"> Fine silver filigree tongs</a></h2>
<img alt="filigree tongs 2 Fine silver filigree tongs" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/filigree-tongs-2.jpg" title="Fine silver filigree tongs" /><br />
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Fine silver filigree tongs</h3>
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Nicely made old tongs, probably for sugar cubes, no marks.</h3>
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$85.00</h4>
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<a href="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/jewelry/gaucho-silver-cufflinks-mate-cups-bombillas/"> Mini silver mate cup & bombilla cufflinks</a></h2>
<img alt="gaucho mate bombilla cufflinks 2 2 Mini silver mate cup & bombilla cufflinks" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/gaucho-mate-bombilla-cufflinks-2-2.jpg" title="Mini silver mate cup & bombilla cufflinks" /><br />
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Mini silver mate cup & bombilla cufflinks</h3>
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Finely detailed Gaucho themed cufflinks, mate cups with bombillas (silver straining straws) attached by the silver chains.</h3>
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$85.00</h4>
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<a href="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/silver/hjortdahl-silver-enamel-dish/"> Enameled Viking dish by O F Hjortdahl, Denmark</a></h2>
<img alt="Hjortdahl enamel dish 2 2 Enameled Viking dish by O F Hjortdahl, Denmark" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Hjortdahl-enamel-dish-2-2.jpg" title="Enameled Viking dish by O F Hjortdahl, Denmark" /><img alt="Hjortdahl enamel dish mark Enameled Viking dish by O F Hjortdahl, Denmark" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Hjortdahl-enamel-dish-mark.jpg" title="Enameled Viking dish by O F Hjortdahl, Denmark" /><br />
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Enameled Viking dish by O F Hjortdahl, Denmark</h3>
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Finely enameled small dish by Danish artist, O. F. Hjortdahl. Viking in theme, signed on the reverse, the dish measures 2 3/4″ across.</h3>
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$45.00</h4>
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<a href="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/jewelry/miguel-melendez-taxco-brooch-tigereye/">Taxco pendant with green tigereye by Miguel Melendez</a></h4>
<img alt="Taxco filigree tigereye pendant 1 Taxco pendant with green tigereye by Miguel Melendez" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Taxco-filigree-tigereye-pendant-1.jpg" title="Taxco pendant with green tigereye by Miguel Melendez" /><br />
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Taxco pendant with green tigereye by Miguel Melendez</h3>
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Wrought silver curls set with the unusual green tigereye. Marked with his M in script by Miguel Melendez with his eagle mark on the pendant hook. Made as both brooch and pendant, this piece is 3 1/8 long x 3 3/8 wide.</h3>
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$145.00</h4>
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<a href="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/jewelry/vintage-earrings-saint-gonzaga-pearls-mexican-silver/"> Vintage glass intaglio earrings with Saint Gonzaga</a></h2>
<img alt="Mexican glass intaglio earrings 1 2 Vintage glass intaglio earrings with Saint Gonzaga" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Mexican-glass-intaglio-earrings-1-2.jpg" title="Vintage glass intaglio earrings with Saint Gonzaga" /><img alt="Mexican intaglio earrings back Vintage glass intaglio earrings with Saint Gonzaga" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Mexican-intaglio-earrings-back.jpg" title="Vintage glass intaglio earrings with Saint Gonzaga" /><br />
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Vintage glass intaglio earrings with Saint Gonzaga</h3>
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I believe these are Mexican or perhaps Spanish. I think the image on the underside of the glass is Saint Gonzaga as his attributes are a human skull and books, as here. Each earring measures about 1 1/4 inches long without the pearl dangle. Assume the pearls are cultured. Marked on the back of each, STERLING, 925.</h3>
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$175.00</h4>
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<a href="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/jewelry/vintage-russian-enamel-silver-crucifix-pendant/"> Vintage Russian enameled silver Crucifix pendant</a></h2>
<img alt="russian enamel cross 1 2 Vintage Russian enameled silver Crucifix pendant" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/russian-enamel-cross-1-2.jpg" title="Vintage Russian enameled silver Crucifix pendant" /><br />
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Vintage Russian enameled silver Crucifix pendant</h3>
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Champleve enamel on .800 silver. I believe this is Russian but the makers mark on the back is illegible. It measures 1 7/8 x just under 1 1/2 wide.</h3>
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$65</h4>Old Town Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124156650728173122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611731128279202038.post-60638602270856467872011-09-12T06:23:00.000-07:002011-09-13T09:57:34.012-07:00Welcome to Old Town Antiques<h2 class="__feedview__feedItemTitle"><a href="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/folk-art-furniture/wooden-bear-paper-mache-mold-philippines/"> Wooden bear paper mache mold</a></h2>
<p><img title="Wooden bear paper mache mold" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/wood-bear-mold-1.jpg" alt="wood bear mold 1 Wooden bear paper mache mold" /><img title="Wooden bear paper mache mold" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/wood-bear-mold-2.jpg" alt="wood bear mold 2 Wooden bear paper mache mold" /><img title="Wooden bear paper mache mold" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/wood-bear-mold-3.jpg" alt="wood bear mold 3 Wooden bear paper mache mold" /></p>
<h3>Wooden bear paper mache mold</h3>
<h3>One of the real, old, paper mache molds from the village of Paete in the Philippines. This is one of the real ones with obvious cut marks in the wood where the different pieces of the paper mache figure were cut from the mold. And, as a teddy bear, he has lots of personality.</h3>
<h4>$125</h4>
<h2 class="__feedview__feedItemTitle"><a href="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/native-american-mexican/old-oaxaca-dripware-duck-pitcher-mexico/"> Old figural duck pitcher, Oaxaca Mexico</a></h2>
<p><img title="Old figural duck pitcher, Oaxaca Mexico" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/oaxaca-duck-pitcher.jpg" alt="oaxaca duck pitcher Old figural duck pitcher, Oaxaca Mexico" /></p>
<h3>Old figural ceramic duck pitcher from Oaxaca Mexico. This is the lovely dripware glaze that was a specialty for artists in the Oaxaca area. The duck is in very good old condition with only very light wear. No notable dings, chips or cracks.</h3>
<h4>$75</h4>
<h2 class="__feedview__feedItemTitle"><a href="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/jewelry/1930s-old-pawn-silver-turquoise-ring/"> 1930s old pawn or early Harvey silver & turquoise ring</a></h2>
<p><img title="1930s old pawn or early Harvey silver & turquoise ring" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pawn-ring-green-turquoise-2.jpg" alt="pawn ring green turquoise 2 1930s old pawn or early Harvey silver & turquoise ring" /></p>
<h3>Old pawn silver and turquoise ring</h3>
<h3>A simple, classic, 1930s old pawn, early Harvey era ring. As expected, the natural turquoise has darkened, leaving a few bright blue spots of harder turquoise. Lots of appropriate wear – the bezel is worn and the arrow stamps on the side of the split shank are nearly worn off.</h3>
<h4>$95</h4>
<h2 class="__feedview__feedItemTitle"><a href="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/folk-art-furniture/folk-art-tramp-jewelry-box/"> Classic tramp art box</a></h2>
<p><img width="400" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/tramp-art-box-3.jpg" height="281" title="Classic tramp art box" alt="tramp art box front Classic tramp art box" /></p>
<h3>Classic tramp art box</h3>
<h3>Just a great tramp art box. About the size of the cigar box that the pieces came from, the folk artist layered pieces to create additional designs on all sides and the top of the box. Probably made as a jewelry box, it is lined with purple satin. Other than the expected wear, mostly to the satin, the box has no problems, just the irregularities of handmade things. The lid is decorated with four squares – the top two set as diamonds, the bottom two as squares. You can see that the bottom right square sat at the wrong angle for awhile so the patina reflects it’s change of position – there’s a diamond-shaped shadow.</h3>
<h4>$175</h4>
<h2 class="__feedview__feedItemTitle"><a href="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/native-american-mexican/large-old-navajo-pitched-water-jar-tus/"> Large old Navajo pitched water jar</a></h2>
<p><img title="Large old Navajo pitched water jar" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/navajo-pitched-water-tusch-3.jpg" alt="navajo pitched water tusch 3 Large old Navajo pitched water jar" /><img title="Large old Navajo pitched water jar" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/navajo-pitch-water-tusch-1.jpg" alt="navajo pitch water tusch 1 Large old Navajo pitched water jar" /></p>
<h3>Large old Navajo pitched water jar</h3>
<h3>Hard to find in the larger, utilitarian sizes, this jar measures about 12″ tall by about 9″ wide. The basket was made with braided horsehair handles woven in and then the basket was coated and sealed with pine pitch. An old piece, I think it has gotten hot various times over the years and the pitch is a bit gloppy and puddling around the base. Normal enough for this area – our adobe walls get thicker at the base over time as the adobe settles. Speaking of which, see another great southwestern item that we have for sale, an original New Mexican adobe brick mold.</h3>
<h4>$425</h4>
<h2 class="__feedview__feedItemTitle"><a href="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/native-american-mexican/miniature-jemez-pueblo-house-lupe-romero/"> Miniature Jemez Pueblo house by Lupe Romero</a></h2>
<p><img title="Miniature Jemez Pueblo house by Lupe Romero" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Lupe-pueblo-1.jpg" alt="Lupe pueblo 1 Miniature Jemez Pueblo house by Lupe Romero" /><img title="Miniature Jemez Pueblo house by Lupe Romero" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Lupe-pueblo-2.jpg" alt="Lupe pueblo 2 Miniature Jemez Pueblo house by Lupe Romero" /><img title="Miniature Jemez Pueblo house by Lupe Romero" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Lupe-pueblo-porch-2-2.jpg" alt="Lupe pueblo porch 2 2 Miniature Jemez Pueblo house by Lupe Romero" /></p>
<h3>Miniature Jemez Pueblo house by Lupe Romero</h3>
<h3>This is a great piece by a Native American potter from Jemez Pueblo in New Mexico. In the 1970s, Lupe would recreate an existing house at Jemez Pueblo, in miniature. This is approximately 7″ x 8″ x 8″. The detail is terrific – you can see the little corner fireplace inside on the second floor, the staircase from the front porch comes out on the lower roof, the horno has its bread paddle and Lupe even put little footprints into the dark brown “dirt” in front of the horno.</h3>
<h4>$425</h4>
<h2 class="__feedview__feedItemTitle"><a href="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/folk-art-furniture/1960-mosaic-swan-tile-table/"> 1960s Swan mosaic table</a></h2>
<p><img title="1960s Swan mosaic table" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/tile-swan-table-1.jpg" alt="tile swan table 1 1960s Swan mosaic table" /><img title="1960s Swan mosaic table" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/tile-swan-table-4.jpg" alt="tile swan table 4 1960s Swan mosaic table" /></p>
<h3>1960s Swan mosaic table</h3>
<h3>A wonderful little table, with two mosaic swans made of small pieces of glass (tesserae) set into grout. Beautiful and in very good vintage condition. No missing glass pieces, just expected dings and wear to the wood. The screw on legs are a bit skittywhompus at present but it stands sturdily. 17″ tall x 19″ x 22″ across the top.</h3>
<h4>$125.00</h4>
<h2 class="__feedview__feedItemTitle"><a href="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/jewelry/800-silver-paste-victorian-brooch/"> Victorian brooch, silver & paste</a></h2>
<p><img title="Victorian brooch, silver & paste" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/vict-1.jpg" alt="vict 1 Victorian brooch, silver & paste" /></p>
<h3>Victorian silver & paste brooch</h3>
<h3>A dainty, detailed little brooch, .800 silver set with 5 small paste or glass stones. As there is only one stone that is a domed cabochon (the turquoise color), assume that one is replaced. But, the turquoise color works well overall. The brooch measures approximately 1 3/8″ wide. The simple C clasp and pin works well.</h3>
<h4>$85.00</h4>
<h2 class="__feedview__feedItemTitle"><a href="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/jewelry/banded-agate-silver-turtle-brooch/"> Banded agate turtle brooch</a></h2>
<p><img width="400" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/turtle-1.jpg" height="400" title="Banded agate turtle brooch" alt="turtle 1 Banded agate turtle brooch" /></p>
<h3>Banded agate turtle brooch</h3>
<h3>A simply designed elegant turtle brooch, a banded agate cabochon set on sterling silver. Head to tail, he measures 1 7/8″ long and his rolling clasp works well.</h3>
<h4>$85.00</h4>
<h2 class="__feedview__feedItemTitle"><a href="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/jewelry/maryj-morgan-navajo-silver-cuff-bracelet-inlaid-jet/"> Inlaid jet cuff bracelet by Mary Morgan</a></h2>
<p><img title="Inlaid jet cuff bracelet by Mary Morgan" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Mary-Morgan-bracelet-black-1.jpg" alt="Mary Morgan bracelet black 1 Inlaid jet cuff bracelet by Mary Morgan" /><img title="Inlaid jet cuff bracelet by Mary Morgan" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mary-morgan-bracelet-black-2.jpg" alt="mary morgan bracelet black 2 Inlaid jet cuff bracelet by Mary Morgan" /></p>
<h3>Inlaid jet cuff bracelet by Navajo artist Mary Morgan</h3>
<h3>A clean, geometrically patterned heavy sterling silver cuff set with Acoma jet by Navajo artist Mary Morgan. This is typical of Mary’s earlier pieces from the 1960s or 1970s. Her later work is more traditional Navajo in design but her older pieces are substantial silver work that that highlight the stones and inlay. This is signed with her simple M mark.</h3>
<h4>$625</h4>
<h2 class="__feedview__feedItemTitle"><a href="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/vintage-photography/zootropion-praxinoscope-whirligig-life/"> Zootropion, Whirligig of life, Praxinoscope</a></h2>
<p><img title="Zootropion, Whirligig of life, Praxinoscope" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/zootropion1.jpg" alt="zootropion1 Zootropion, Whirligig of life, Praxinoscope" /><img title="Zootropion, Whirligig of life, Praxinoscope" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/zootropion-strips.jpg" alt="zootropion strips Zootropion, Whirligig of life, Praxinoscope" /></p>
<h3>Victorian Zootropion, Praxinoscope or Whirligig of Life</h3>
<h3>Labeled as a Whirligig of Life, this is a praxinoscope or zootropion. Functional, even with 9 strips. Sitting on a surface, it looks just slightly off kilter but it spins well and views wonderfully. Note that the strips are worn with tattered edges and some tape repair but all are basically intact and view well. Rare!</h3>
<h4>$1650</h4>Old Town Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09124156650728173122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611731128279202038.post-74719603115356135332011-08-23T09:20:00.000-07:002011-09-13T09:58:44.497-07:00<div class="title">Welcome to Old Town Antiques</div>
<div class="copy"><p><span><a href="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/native-american-mexican/old-acoma-olla-1930s/">Old Acoma olla with creative Native repair This is a 1930s olla.</a></span></p>
<p><img alt="acoma olla repaired 1 Old Acoma olla with creative Native repair This is a 1930s olla." src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/acoma_olla_repaired_1.jpg" title="Old Acoma olla with creative Native repair This is a 1930s olla."><img alt="acoma olla repaired 2 Old Acoma olla with creative Native repair This is a 1930s olla." src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/acoma_olla_repaired_2.jpg" title="Old Acoma olla with creative Native repair This is a 1930s olla."></p>
<h3>Old Acoma olla with creative Native repair. This is a 1930s olla.</h3>
<h3>Once badly broken, a lady at Jemez repaired this in a most creative fashion. She used leather strips to reinforce the breaks and losses, left the leather with its original color around the rim of the olla (neatly complementing the red underbody of the pot) but she painted the leather in the design areas to match the original design. An unusual but effective fix and the pot is both attractive and interesting. 8” tall x just under 9” wide.</h3>
<h4>$325</h4>
<h2 class="__feedview__feedItemTitle"><a href="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/native-american-mexican/navajo-paiute-basket/"> Circa 1920s Navajo or Paiute Basket</a></h2>
<p><img alt="Old Navajo basket 2 Circa 1920s Navajo or Paiute Basket" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Old_Navajo_basket_2.jpg" title="Circa 1920s Navajo or Paiute Basket"></p>
<h3>Circa 1920s Navajo or Paiute Basket</h3>
<h3>A very old Navajo basket. This one is unusual as it was not made in the more common “wedding” ceremonial basket design. Someone called this “The Walking Sun” design. The basket measures between 10” x 11” across and about 2 ½” deep. Although faded, the patina is great and the basket still structurally sound, just a little dry.</h3>
<h4>$325</h4>
<h2 class="__feedview__feedItemTitle"><a href="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/victorian-art-nouveau-deco/painted-enamel-plaque/"> Painted enamel plaque</a></h2>
<p><img alt="Painted enamel plaque Painted enamel plaque" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Painted-enamel-plaque.jpg" title="Painted enamel plaque"></p>
<h3>Circa 1890, this is a painted enamel on copper plaque by an Asian artist, based on the Baroque painting “The Swing” by Fraggonard. Note the pig-tailed gentleman in the lower right corner holding the rope, replacing the European man in the original painting. The plaque is in terrific condition for its age. It measures 8 ¾” x 4 ½”.</h3>
<h4>$625</h4>
<h2 class="__feedview__feedItemTitle"><a href="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/jewelry/petroglyph-bracelet-by-arland-ben/"> Petroglyph bracelet by Arland Ben</a></h2>
<p><img alt="Petroglyph Arland Ben Petroglyph bracelet by Arland Ben" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Petroglyph-Arland-Ben.jpg" title="Petroglyph bracelet by Arland Ben"></p>
<h3>Sterling & 14 kt gold overlay (not a light electroplate). Arland is known for his carefully detailed work and this piece is from his respected “Petroglyph” series and this is an unusually wide bracelet. Fully marked (and patterned) inside the bracelet.<br> This is a medium size and easily fits a 6 ½” wrist.</h3>
<h4>$795</h4>
<h2 class="__feedview__feedItemTitle"><a href="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/art-prints/signed-oil-crucifixion/"> Original signed oil Crucifixion</a></h2>
<p><img alt="Oil Painting Crucifixion Original signed oil Crucifixion " src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Oil_Painting_Crucifixion.jpg" title="Original signed oil Crucifixion "><img alt="Oil Painting Crucifixion signature Original signed oil Crucifixion " src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Oil_Painting_Crucifixion_signature.jpg" title="Original signed oil Crucifixion "></p>
<h3>An original oil painting of the Crucifixion, on canvas adhered to thick paper board. Beautifully painted, the artist was professional. I can’t quite make out the name but the signature includes the Italian region’s name “Gazizia.” The painting measures 27 ¼” x 17 ½.”.</h3>
<h4>$550</h4>
<h2 class="__feedview__feedItemTitle"><a href="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/native-american-mexican/tohono-o-odham-papago-basket/"> Tohono O odham (Papago) basket</a></h2>
<p><img alt="Tohono O odham Papago basket Tohono O odham (Papago) basket" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Tohono-O-odham-Papago-basket.jpg" title="Tohono O odham (Papago) basket"></p>
<h3>Tohono O odham (Papago) basket</h3>
<h3>A small, well-woven tourist basket made by the Tohono O odham. The figure woven in is either an owl or a bat – either is an anomaly in Native American representation as both are night creatures and were not easily or commonly depicted. 4” in diameter and is in excellent condition.</h3>
<h4>$76</h4>
<h2 class="__feedview__feedItemTitle"><a href="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/native-american-mexican/1930s-1940s-acoma-olla/"> 1930s or 1940s Acoma olla</a></h2>
<p><img alt="1930s or 1940s Acoma olla 1930s or 1940s Acoma olla" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1930s-or-1940s-Acoma-olla1.jpg" title="1930s or 1940s Acoma olla"></p>
<h3>1930s or 1940s Acoma olla</h3>
<h3>Simple, geometric and striking unsigned Acoma olla. Part of its charm, this has the slightly crooked shape of a hand-coiled pot. Typical of old Acoma pieces, the finish has “pops” in the slip on the surface. It measures approximately 8 ½” in both height and diameter.</h3>
<h4>$650</h4>
<h2 class="__feedview__feedItemTitle"><a href="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/vintage-photography/cyanotype-photos-framed-logos/"> Cyanotype photos framed with logos</a></h2>
<p><img alt="cyanotypes logos Cyanotype photos framed with logos" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/cyanotypes__logos.jpg" title="Cyanotype photos framed with logos"></p>
<h3>Circa 1900, perhaps made as a memento of graduation. If you look closely, in each photo, the girl is wearing man’s clothing and the man is wearing old-fashioned women’s clothing. The logos were all carefully cut out and are from hotels, ships, cities and countries – maybe expressing a wish to travel. 8” x 18 ¼” framed.</h3>
<h4>$125</h4>
<p><span><a href="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/silver/19th-century-silver-cigarrito/">19th century Silver Cigarrito</a></span></p>
<p><img alt="Silver cigarrito 1 19th century Silver Cigarrito" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Silver_cigarrito_1.jpg" title="19th century Silver Cigarrito"><img alt="Silver cigarrito detail 2 19th century Silver Cigarrito" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Silver_cigarrito_detail_2.jpg" title="19th century Silver Cigarrito"><img alt="Silver cigarrito mark 2 19th century Silver Cigarrito" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Silver_cigarrito_mark_2.jpg" title="19th century Silver Cigarrito"></p>
<h3>19th century Silver Cigarrito</h3>
<h3>An early 19th century repousse silver cigarette or small cigar box. I believe this to be from Mexico as I did find an article in an old Artes magazine that featured a gold “cigarrito” box, similar in every respect except in gold. The repousse decoration is naïve, detailed and charming. The box has a very old mark that shows a lion and what looks like “DENART, 925.”</h3>
<h4>$625</h4>
<h2 class="__feedview__feedItemTitle"><a href="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/native-american-mexican/mexican-amethyst-key-ring/"> Vintage Mexican amethyst key ring</a></h2>
<p><img alt="amethyst key ring open Vintage Mexican amethyst key ring" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/amethyst_key_ring_open.jpg" title="Vintage Mexican amethyst key ring"><img alt="amethyst key ring side Vintage Mexican amethyst key ring" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/amethyst_key_ring_side.jpg" title="Vintage Mexican amethyst key ring"></p>
<h3>Vintage Mexican amethyst key ring</h3>
<h3>The larger side is one of the Aztec themed carved faces. The pointed amethyst tip unscrews to allow keys to be added or removed. In good used condition.</h3>
<h4>$55</h4>
<h2 class="__feedview__feedItemTitle"><a href="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/pottery-ceramics/arts-crafts-niloak-vase/"> Arts & Crafts Niloak vase</a></h2>
<p><img alt="niloak vase Arts & Crafts Niloak vase" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/niloak_vase.jpg" title="Arts & Crafts Niloak vase"><img alt="niloak vase 2 Arts & Crafts Niloak vase" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/niloak_vase_2.jpg" title="Arts & Crafts Niloak vase"></p>
<h3>Arts & Crafts Niloak vase</h3>
<h3>The vase is unsigned but probably Niloak. 6” tall x just under 4 ½” across the top. In very good antique condition.</h3>
<h4>$75</h4>
<h2 class="__feedview__feedItemTitle"><a href="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/pottery-ceramics/luster-transfer-platter-brownfield-sons/"> Luster transfer ware platter by Brownfield & Sons</a></h2>
<p><img alt="Brownfield Sons luster platter Luster transfer ware platter by Brownfield & Sons " src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Brownfield__Sons_luster_platter.jpg" title="Luster transfer ware platter by Brownfield & Sons "></p>
<h3>Luster transfer ware platter by Brownfield & Sons</h3>
<h3>A gorgeous ivory ware platter with orange luster accents. This is “Cyprus” by Brownfield & Sons, England. This is Arts & Crafts period, between 1870 and the mid 1890s. 14 1/8” x 17 3/8,” in excellent condition.</h3>
<h4>$225</h4>
<h2 class="__feedview__feedItemTitle"><a href="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/textiles/early-19th-century-bolivian-coca-pouch/"> Early 19th century Bolivian coca pouch</a></h2>
<p><img alt="Vicuna chuspa 1 Early 19th century Bolivian coca pouch " src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Vicuna_chuspa_1.jpg" title="Early 19th century Bolivian coca pouch "></p>
<h3>Early 19th century Bolivian coca pouch</h3>
<h3>This is a ch’uspa (in the Aymara language). This pouch woven of alpaca and vicuna fibers, made to hold coca leaves and other important items. A wonderful textile, the colors are natural, the warm brown is vicuna, the red is cochineal and the dark blue, indigo. The tufts at the opening are symbolic “ears” – a reference to the camelids that clothed and fed the Andean community that produced this piece. Even at nearly 200 years old, the cloth is still pliable and soft to the touch. A lovely historic piece. 8” x 9” at the bottom, 7 ½” at the “ears.”</h3>
<h4>$195</h4>
<h2 class="__feedview__feedItemTitle"><a href="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/folk-art-furniture/19th-century-faux-grain-chest/"> 19th Century Faux Grain Chest</a></h2>
<p><img alt="faux grained chest 19th Century Faux Grain Chest " src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/faux_grained_chest.jpg" title="19th Century Faux Grain Chest "></p>
<h3>19th century faux grain chest</h3>
<h3>We don’t see many faux grain painted blanket chests in the Southwest but this one showed up. The apparent drawers are blind – the lid lifts to reveal the main compartment and a small cubby with a lid mounted inside. The chest has old transfers (nautical on the lid and floral on the “drawers”). There is old bug damage to the feet and the lower section but no live bugs now and it is sturdy and useable. 34 1/2” x 50 x 25 ½”</h3>
<h4>$575</h4>
<h2 class="__feedview__feedItemTitle"><a href="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/silver/austro-hungarian-silver-turquoise-snake-brooch/"> Austro-Hungarian silver & turquoise snake brooch</a></h2>
<p><img alt="Austro Hungarian snake brooch 1 Austro Hungarian silver & turquoise snake brooch" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Austro-Hungarian-snake-brooch-11.jpg" title="Austro Hungarian silver & turquoise snake brooch"><img alt="Austro Hungarian snake brooch back Austro Hungarian silver & turquoise snake brooch" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Austro-Hungarian-snake-brooch-back1.jpg" title="Austro Hungarian silver & turquoise snake brooch"></p>
<h3>Austro-Hungarian silver & turquoise snake brooch</h3>
<h3>A wonderful Revival piece, a snake coiled into a figure 8 with a tail curl, hand-tooled to create his scales, holding a pendant with four small turquoise stones in his mouth. Old “C” hook clasp. I don’t know if the pendant is original to the brooch but it fits. Unmarked but I’ll guarantee this to be .800 silver or better. Tail to drop, just under 1 ¾,” just over 1 ½” wide. He’s great!</h3>
<h4>$195</h4>
<h2 class="__feedview__feedItemTitle"><a href="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/other-great-things/sacred-heart-medal/"> Old Sacred Heart Medal</a></h2>
<p><img alt="Old Sacred Heart medal 1 Old Sacred Heart Medal" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Old-Sacred-Heart-medal-1.jpg" title="Old Sacred Heart Medal"><img alt="Old Sacred Heart medal 2 Old Sacred Heart Medal" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Old-Sacred-Heart-medal-2.jpg" title="Old Sacred Heart Medal"></p>
<h3>Old Sacred Heart medal</h3>
<h3>An old copper and/or brass medal from Mexico. It reads “NE Aqui El Corazon Que Ha Tanto Amado A Los Hombres.”<br> The other side reads “Dulce Corazon de Jesus A Quien Yo Espero Amar Toda La Vida.”<br> 1 3/8” in diameter. Even with the corrosion, a lovely, used piece.</h3>
<h4>$85</h4>
<h2 class="__feedview__feedItemTitle"><a href="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/books/indian-lore-wendell-lamb-lawrence-shultz/"> Indian Lore by E. Wendell Lamb & Lawrence W Shultz</a></h2>
<p><img alt="Indian Lore book Indian Lore by E. Wendell Lamb & Lawrence W Shultz" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Indian_Lore_book.jpg" title="Indian Lore by E. Wendell Lamb & Lawrence W Shultz"><img alt="Indian Lore book signatures Indian Lore by E. Wendell Lamb & Lawrence W Shultz" src="http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Indian_Lore_book_signatures.jpg" title="Indian Lore by E. Wendell Lamb & Lawrence W Shultz"></p>
<h3>Indian Lore by E. Wendell Lamb & Lawrence W Shultz, signed by 15 Native Americans.</h3>
<h3>Published in 1964 in Winona lake, Indiana, written for teachers to use to for “…the teaching of Indiana history.” From the preface, “It is the hope of the authors that this volume will find a place in many homes, in libraries, both school and public, and be used in social study classes in junior and senior high schools. Children in the lower grades also will be interested in the many illustrations. We hope it will appeal to adults as well.”</h3>
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<h3>First edition after the original limited edition, red cloth boards, originally gold lettering, and dust jacket. The jacket is in poor condition and the book only fair with toning from the jacket on the facing pages and deterioration of the gold lettering. Interior pages are clean and spine is strong. There is an adhered bookplate and previous owner’s name written in ink on the inside front cover.</h3>
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<h3>Native Americans who signed the book include (sorry, I can’t read all the names):</h3>
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<h3>Chief Mon-Gon-Zah</h3>
<h3>Sub Chief Long Bow</h3>
<h3>Chief Calvin W. McGhee</h3>
<h3>Chief Yellow Thunder</h3>
<h3>Az-Roc-Sin Quah (Prairie Fire)</h3>
<h3>Golden Dawn</h3>
<h3>Whirling Son</h3>
<h3>D.J. Courchene, Sioux</h3>
<h3>Chief M. A (illegible) Virgil, Hopi Chief</h3>
<h3>Julius McGhee, Creek</h3>
<h3>John Hyland, Cherokee</h3>
<h3>Sam Gray Wolf, Cayuse & Delaware</h3>
<h4>$275</h4>
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