Award Winning Large Hopi Pottery Jar by Myrtle Young with Blue Ribbon
Presented here for your consideration is an award winning large Hopi pottery jar by Myrtle Young featuring a short flared neck and a reddish orange slip decorated throughout with bold black painted geometric designs. The piece displays a highly polished surface. Accommodating this bowl is a First Premium Blue Ribbon from the AZ State Fair in 1961. Hopi pottery is known for its traditional designs and for being completely handmade. It is the yellow to dark orange hues of Hopi pottery that distinguishes it from the other Pueblos. This masterpiece can be yours, Bid now!
MAKER: Signed Myrtle Young. Myrtle Luke Young (1904-1984: Hopi). Highly regarded Hopi-Tewa potter associated with First Mesa, known particularly for her exceptionally thin, finely formed vessels and large piki bowls. Active in the pottery marketplace from roughly the 1930s through the early 1980s.
APPROX AGE: Ribbon dated 1961.
SIZE: This jar measures approximately 12 1/2 inches wide x 8 3/4 inches deep.
CONDITION: Good for its age with normal wear and minor imperfections expected. Please look closely at the pictures as they are an important part of our description and are hereby incorporated into the description, specifically with regards to condition.
HANDLING: There will be a $20 handling / packaging fee for shipping this lot.
SHIPPING: The actual cost of postage will be added on top of the handling charges.
literature: Remember there is a 15% Buyer’s Premium added to the hammer price of this lot.
Presented here for your consideration is an award winning large Hopi pottery jar by Myrtle Young featuring a short flared neck and a reddish orange slip decorated throughout with bold black painted geometric designs. The piece displays a highly polished surface. Accommodating this bowl is a First Premium Blue Ribbon from the AZ State Fair in 1961. Hopi pottery is known for its traditional designs and for being completely handmade. It is the yellow to dark orange hues of Hopi pottery that distinguishes it from the other Pueblos. This masterpiece can be yours, Bid now!
MAKER: Signed Myrtle Young. Myrtle Luke Young (1904-1984: Hopi). Highly regarded Hopi-Tewa potter associated with First Mesa, known particularly for her exceptionally thin, finely formed vessels and large piki bowls. Active in the pottery marketplace from roughly the 1930s through the early 1980s.
APPROX AGE: Ribbon dated 1961.
SIZE: This jar measures approximately 12 1/2 inches wide x 8 3/4 inches deep.
CONDITION: Good for its age with normal wear and minor imperfections expected. Please look closely at the pictures as they are an important part of our description and are hereby incorporated into the description, specifically with regards to condition.
HANDLING: There will be a $20 handling / packaging fee for shipping this lot.
SHIPPING: The actual cost of postage will be added on top of the handling charges.
literature: Remember there is a 15% Buyer’s Premium added to the hammer price of this lot.
