Preview for The Delaware Show opens tonight and will continue through Sunday, November 12th We hope to see you soon!
We hope to see you soon (and feel free to call if you want to speak with us directly...212-439-9257)!
The Delaware Antiques Show has long been recognized as one of the oldest and most respected shows of American antiques. It is fast approaching, with the Opening Preview Party on Thursday, November 9th and continuing through Sunday, November 12th. We are bringing an amazing assortment of material, including baskets, pottery, textiles, beadwork and jewelry.
As an added note, sales made in Delaware are not subject to sales tax.
We hope to see you soon!
Marcy
I am pleased to offer a very important Haida potlatch spoon that has been in my personal collection since 1988. I was able to purchase this spoon privately from Fred and Mimi Boschan, who had assembled an outstanding collection of Historic Northwest Coast art. Historic Northwest Coast objects have long attracted collectors and academicians because of their sculptural qualities as well as their complex inconographic references. Please click the following link to learn more about this spoon.
https://www.marcyburns.com/beadwork-and-wood-collection/haida-historic-carved-spoon
I have previously written about this fabulous and rare Navajo (Dine’) pictorial rug but I want to add more comments and photos about it. This textile is extremely rare and interesting and it merits close scrutiny.
The figures in the central dark band of this Navajo (Dine’) textile are portrayed as yeibichai dancers. Yeibichai dancers are Navajo men and women who dance in particular ceremonies, representing various characters in the Navajo ceremony. In this pictorial textile, the dancers are framed in the middle on a dark background, perhaps implying that they are dancing in the Nightway ceremony, which is a healing ceremony.
There is one figure on one side of the dancers who is wearing a headband with multiple feathers. He is likely representing Talking God. There is another figure dressed in a red shirt on the other side of the dancers who might be Water Sprinkler.
Please note that the dancers are all wearing red moccasins. It is also interesting that the four figures on horseback in the surrounding border are also wearing red moccasins. This implies that these riders are likely Navajo (Dine’). Two of these riders are also wearing white cowboy hats.
The Navajo (Dine’) were not sedentary. They often ended up ranching once they were forced onto Reservations in the late 19th century. The strong reference to horses in this textile is consistent with their lives.
Please also note that the white horses’ heads cross into the negative central band. There are 4 diamonds (one near each end) that provide an “exit” from the interior white band. There is also a narrow black band providing an exit from the central black band. Traditional Navajo weavers were uncomfortable with borders, wanting the good health and spirits that helped the woman weave exit in order to help her in the future.
This textile was likely woven circa 1920-1930. The Dine’ were forced onto reservation in the late 19th century. Traders liked borders and encouraged the weavers to incorporate them but an older, more traditional weaver would have often provided these kinds of exits in her design.
Given the size and details of this textile (it took a long time to weave), it is not unreasonable to think that this rug might have been a commissioned work by a nearby rancher or traveler.
Horses at trough that looks like a hogan
Talking god is the figure on the left with multiple feathers in his headband. Note also the brand on the white horse.
The figure in red is likely Water Sprinkler. The Navajo live in arid lands and water is high valued.
Riders are wearing cowboy hats and wear red moccasins. Does this suggest they are Dine’?
Note the exit line from the central black band as well as the diamonds (in each of the 4 corners of the textile) that also provide an exit (spirit lines??)
I am excited to offer several fresh-to-the market Historic pots that have descended in a Private Collection. These include a classic polychrome Zuni jar with heartline deer, a Kewa (Santo Domingo) polychrome pitcher, a Hopi jar attributed to Nampeyo or possibly Annie Healing. The Collection also includes an incised jar by Mida Tafoya.
Please click on the following links for more detailed information:
Hopi jar attributed to Nampeyo
Santa Clara jar by Mida Tafoya
Of course, we are always happy to hear about any specific items you are searching for. Please feel free to contact us at info@marcyburns.com or by phone 212-439-9257.
We are very excited to be participating in The Philadelphia Show. which will open tomorrow night for a Preview and continue with regular show hours Friday through Sunday. Philadelphia is beautiful with the trees that are flowering and crews sculling on the Schuylkill River. Most importantly, of course, the Philadelphia Show dealers have outdone themselves in preparing an amazing show.
For show information, go to https://thephiladelphiashow.com/
We really hope that you can come. For any additional information or questions, feel free to contact me at 212-439-9257 or at info@marcyburns.com
The Philadelphia Show, sponsored by the Philadelphia Museum of Art, is only 2 weeks away! It opens with a Preview Party on Thursday, Aprii 27th, and continues with general admission Friday, April 28th through Sunday April 30th.
We are bringing an amazing array of fresh-to-the market baskets, pottery, textiles, beadwork and jewelry. These objects are coming out of various private collections who have entrusted us with the care and sale of their works.
Be sure not to miss seeing these items. We will endeavor to publish many but do not have the time to publish them all.
Feel free to let us know of your special interests and we will try to get you information.
We recently acquired a wonderful and unusual Yavapai basket that has a negative design. This basket is woven out of willow and devil’s claw and it has several very interesting features to it. The basket has a strong visual impact and is in excellent condition.
We also acquired an Antonio Pineda bracelet made out of 970 silver and onyx that came from a private collection. This bracelet is known as the “comma” bracelet and it clearly has a modernist feel, which is a characteristic of Antonio Pineda’s designs. The hallmarks date the bracelet to 1953-1979. Antonio Pineda was an important part of the Revival of Mexican arts that took place from the late 1930s-1979. Antonio Pineda achieved international fame and his works from that period are always desirable.
Please click the links below to learn more:
Here are some views of our booth at the Delaware Antiques Show, which is opening today at 11 am. The show runs through November 13th at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington, DE. Please call us if you would like more information at 212-439-9257.
We are excited to have recently acquired a dramatic and beautiful bracelet by Preston Monongye. Details are given in the attached link. There are several Dine (Navajo) bracelets from the early 20th century that we will also be posting.
In addition, we recently acquired numerous Woodlands and Southwestern items from the late 19th-early 20th centuries. We will be posting them as we get each photographed and written up so be sure to keep watch on our website!
Dine (Navajo) bracelet with repousse and crossed arrows (MC2268)
We are excited to offer a fresh-to-the market bowl by Lucy Lewis, a Matriarch of Acoma Pueblo. This pot measures 7 1/8” in diameter by 4 1/2” tall and is in excellent condition. It is coming to us from a Private Collection. To learn more about it, please click this link: https://www.marcyburns.com/pottery-collection/heppdenhbgcia8n2789hiwtfmpbjcn
Be sure not to miss our booth at the Philadelphia Show (the former Philadelphia Antiques and Arts Show), Booth B19. The show is beautiful and well worth attending. We have great textiles, pottery, baskets, jewelry and beadwork, much of it offered for the first time in many, many years.
For more information about the show, go to this link:
We are delighted that the Philadelphia Show is only a few weeks away. Sponsored by the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the show is being held at the Museum from April 29-May 1, 2022, with the Preview of the show being on April 28th. Celebrating the Philadelphia Show’s 60th anniversary, it promises to hold up to its past standards of offering very high quality art and antiques for sale. We urge you to help us celebrate!
We will be bringing some exciting fresh-to-the-market objects, including baskets, pottery, textiles, jewelry and beadwork. We have recently acquired these items from private collections.
We will try to post information and photos of some of this new inventory on our website in the next few weeks. Please be sure to keep watch for these postings and also, of course, don’t hesitate contacting us about items in your area(s) of interest.
It is very exciting to be a part of this re-awakening of this show!
We have recently purchased this fabulous, fresh-to-the market canteen that has clear characteristics that we attribute to Nampeyo. We want to give you, our subscribers, first opportunity to purchase this canteen. Please click the link below the photo.
Don’t forget…The Delaware Antiques Show will open next week on Friday, November 5 and it will run through Sunday, November 7th, with the Preview Opening being on Thursday, November 4th.For more information about the show, click this link: https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/58th-annual-delaware-antiques-show/2021-11-05/
Mark your calendars for The Delaware Antiques Show, which will be held in person at The Chase Center on the [Wilmington] Riverfront. Preview Opening: November 4th, 2021 and continuing November 5-7, 2021. Show hours: opening every day at 11 am and closing at 6 pm except on Sunday, when the the show closes at 5 pm.
I have been very busy adding lots of fresh entries to my website. These include pots, baskets, textiles and jewelry. Be sure to check it out. There are a few examples below but many more on the website! To see the others, go to my website, click the category and then browse through.
Washoe degikup basket by Lena Dick
Superb black on black jar signed Maria Popovi 70
Navajo Late Classic serape
Antonio PIneda necklace with leaf design
APRIL 22 AT 7 PM, PREVIEW PARTY VIA ZOOM (YOU HAVE TO GET A VIP PASSWORD FROM THE SITE)
APRIL 23 AT NOON, PUBLIC OPENING
APRIL 30 SHOW CLOSES AT MIDNIGHT
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