Signed Santa Clara Pueblo Carved Blackware Vase, Juanita Pueblo, Mid 20th C.

Large Monochrome Black Glazed Studio Pottery Vase with Pierced Openings, Signed “AL” This large monochrome studio pottery vase exemplifies the restrained, sculptural direction of la...

French Modern Patinated Bronze Vase, circa 1970s This elegant French Modern bronze vase, dating to the 1970s, exemplifies the era’s fascination with elemental form, material honesty...

Fulper Drip Glazed Arts & Crafts Ring-Handled Vase USA, 1917–1934, Shape #574 An exquisite Fulper Drip Glazed Arts & Crafts Ring Handled Vase, crafted in the USA between 1917 and 1934. This fine example of American Arts and Crafts pottery...

Modern Polished Horn & Patinated Bronze Vase by Maitland Smith Elevate your interior with this Modern Polished Horn & Patinated Bronze Vase, a striking vase crafted by Maitland Smi...

Beautiful Santa Clara Pueblo hand-turned geometric blackware vase by award winning artists Orville & Effie Garcia, circa 1990s. This exquisite piece is ma...

Fine Native American Santa Clara Pottery Jar by Ursulita Naranjo Black ware of Ovoid form with encircling Evanya design Period 1950/60s century

A sculptural hand-coiled and stone-burnished blackware pottery vessel by Adelphia Martinez of San Ildefonso Pueblo. The rounded body rises to a softly flared neck and is decorated with deeply carved relief motifs encircling the lower register. #5184 The carved imagery depicts stylized bighorn sheep (ram) heads with spiral horns alternating with arrow motifs, rendered in low relief against the lustrous black surface. In Pueblo symbolism, the bighorn sheep represents strength, endurance, and the natural world of the surrounding mountains and desert landscapes, while the arrow traditionally signifies protection, direction, and hunting skill. The pairing of these motifs creates a rhythmic narrative band around the vessel while emphasizing its sculptural form. The vessel displays the rich, reflective black surface characteristic of San Ildefonso pottery, achieved through careful stone burnishing and traditional reduction firing techniques developed in the early twentieth century by master potters including Maria Martinez. The contrast between the polished surfaces and matte carved areas adds depth and visual movement to the piece. Signed on the underside: “Adelphia / San Ildefonso / Pueblo.” About the Artist Adelphia Martinez was a potter working within the celebrated San Ildefonso Pueblo pottery...

Black on black pottery jar with feathered design, signed Santana and Adam Martinez. 1955 - 1975; 5 1/2" x 6 1/2" San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, are internationally renowned 20th-...