North American Auction Company
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Montana Premier March 4th Collector Auction

Sat, Mar 4, 2023 11:00AM EST
Lot 640

Mata Ortiz Sigraffito Pottery by Hector Quintana

Estimate: $300 - $600

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$1,000 $100
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$25,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
Featured in this lot is this Mata Ortiz sigraffito pottery vessel by Hector Quintana. The pottery vessel shows wonderfully and professionally crafted ceramic construction that features a sigraffito design to the carving of geometric patterns decorated in a polychromal coloration of red, black and natural ceramic coloration. Mata Ortiz pottery is a recreation of the Mogollon pottery found in and around the archeological site of Casas Grandes (Paquimé) in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Named after the modern town of Mata Ortiz, which is near the archeological site, the style was propagated by Juan Quezada Celado. Quezada learned on his own to recreate this ancient pottery and then went on to update it. The condition of this pottery vessel is good with no obvious signs of damage and shows good overall condition. The measurements of this pottery vessel is 4 3/4" x 5 1/2" x 5 1/2".

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