A SAN ILDEFONSO POLYCHROME JAR

BY RUSSELL SANCHEZ (B. 1966)

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A SAN ILDEFONSO POLYCHROME JAR
BY RUSSELL SANCHEZ (b. 1966)
With small flat base, slight rounded sides and shoulder and asymmetrical rim, painted in matte black at bottom and highly polished red at top enclosing a band of natural clay, finely incised with an Avanyu water serpent motif accented with glittering micaceous, inlaid turquoise stone eye and a band of inlaid turquoise beads, signed on base 1984 Russell Sanchez, San Ildefonso Pue
7in. (17.8cm.) high

Lot Essay

"Russell Sanchez was born at San Ildefonso Pueblo. When he was about twelve, his Aunt Rose Gonzales began to guide and encourage him in pottery making...Dora Tse-Pé also encouraged Russell. While he observed Dora and others, Russell developed his own technique," (Schaaf, 2000, p. 222).

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