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We have more pictures to the online preview for the March 3rd  Fine Arts Auction.  You can click on any of the pictures above to see a closer view and you can click here to see the part of the catalog where these pieces appear.  Please contact us if you have any questions regarding these or any other items in the auction.

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We have just finished uploading the preview catalog for next weeks Fine Arts Auction in Phoenix. Item descriptions and artist information are listed for all of the items and there are pictures of many of them.  Here are some other details on the auction and please contact us if you have questions on any of the items or on any aspect of the auction.

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We’ve just finished uploading the online preview for the March 3 Native American Arts Auction being held in Phoenix. Click here to see many more of the lots being offered. Please contact us regarding any items that you are interested in.

Check back next week for more additions to this online preview. We will be adding more photos as we recieve and photograph the remaing pieces of this wonderful collection. We estimate that there will be a total of 250 lots in this auction with only some of these being included in the online preview.  A full catalog will be available for download by February 22, 2012.

We’ll see you in Phoenix on March 3rd!

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We are very pleased and excited that our auction coming up in Phoenix on March 3 will feature a very high end private collection.  We know that many collectors will want see the offerings as soon as they can so we’ll be opening the preview at 1:oo PM rather than 3:00 PM on the day of the auction.  Featured artists are

• Hopi carvers Loren Philips, Horace Kayquptewa, C.L. Cleveland, Hoanaie, Neil David and Honyouti
• Potters Dextra Nampeyo, Fannie Nampeyo, Hisi Nampeyo,Tonita Nampeyo, Loren Nampeyo, Sharon Naranjo Garcia and Featherwoman
• Other original artworks by Redwing Nez, Kevin Quannie, Michaelis Burnham and Peter Ray James

We will doing an online preview of the auction starting next week, but we wanted to show you a couple of the pieces in advance so that you can get an idea of the quality of the work in this auction.

Look for much more next week and don’t forget to  stop by and see us at the Friends of Hubbell Auction in Tucson, February 18.  We’ll have more on that auction on Saturday with a picture of Marlowe Katoney’s latest weaving.  Can’t you just hear Bruce asking  ”Alright now watryagonnagimeforit?”

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Marlowe Katoney's latest pictorial weaving was among those sold last Saturday.

Our busy 2011 auction schedule has drawn to a close with last Saturday’s Maxwell Museum Auction in Bernalillo, New Mexico.  We continue to be amazed by the innovations of the weavers who bring their work to us.  Marlowe Katoney’s pictorial, seen above, is just one example.   Other weavers attending Saturday’s auction were Bessie Littleben and Zonnie Gilmore. We’re working on our 2012 schedule and we’ll have it posted as soon as possible.  In the meantime, we’ll post some pictures of some memorable moments from this year and we’ll thank all of the weavers and buyers who made this year so great.

Perhaps our youngest attendee at Saturday’s auction was Sunshine Burnham,  daughter of Austin and Ashley Burnham, seen below with her grandmother Virginia and in her new cradleboard, carefully held by Hank Blair.

Sunshine Burnham with Hank Blair

Sunshine Burnham with her grandmother, Virginia

Here’s a quick virtual preview of some of the rugs that we have taken in for tomorrow’s Flagstaff Cultural Partners Auction.  The auction will be held at the beautiful Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 N. Fort Valley Rd. in Flagstaff.  The preview starts at 9 AM and the auction is at 2 PM.  Here’s a link to the auction page.

We are in Phoenix, Arizona getting ready for tonight’s Pueblo Grande Museum Native American Arts Auction.  Tonight’s offerings will include pottery, baskets, jewelry and other unique items. The preview starts at 5 PM at the museum, 4619 E. Washington St., and the auction will begin at 7 PM.  Click here for more information and a map to the location. We hope to see you this evening!

Marlowe Katoney with his remarkable pictorial of Delicate Arch

We’re back at the trading post after a very successful inaugural auction for the Canyonlands Natural History Association in Moab, Utah.  We are already in the planning stages for next year’s event in beautiful Moab.  We’ll have it on the calendar as soon as plans are finalized.  Marlowe Katoney of Winslow, AZ continues to amaze us with his fresh approach to pictorial weaving.   His pictorial of the Delicate Arch, commissioned by the Association was a crowd favorite and a  top competitive bid attraction during the auction.  Marlowe is working on more pieces for our upcoming auctions in Ganado, Cortez, Phoenix, Flagstaff and Albuquerque. You can see a picture of this fantastic weaving above.  Hover your mouse over the picture for a closer view.

Another notable and unique weaving in the auction was a Design Sampler weaving by Minnie Yazzie of Sweetwater, AZ.  Winnie is shown below holding the rug as it sold.

In other auction updates, we have just been informed that the Blair’s Trading Post Benefit Rug Auction has been cancelled.   This was a sudden development and we apologize for any inconvenience.

Minnie Yazzie of Sweetwater, AZ shows her Design Sampler at Moab

Weaver Marlowe Katoney at the Smoki Museum auction in Prescott this July. Marlowe will be demonstrating weaving at the Canyonlands auction and we hope to see several new pieces from him. Please hover your mouse over the picture for a closer view.

We are on the road to Moab, Utah for the inaugural Canyonlands Natural History Navajo Rug Auction.  The auction is tomorrow, September 10, 2011 with a preview from 10 AM to noon and Bruce will say “Alright now watryagonnagimeforit?” starting at 1 PM Mountain Daylight Time.  We’ll post some previews and pictures of the auction in progress tomorrow.  We are very happy to add this venue to our schedule and hope to be back next year.  See you there!

Bruce in the R.B. Burnham and Co. booth at the Native Treasures Show. Stop by if you're in the neighborhood.

Our 2011 Native Treasures Show started today at the El Dorado Hotel Pavilion in Santa Fe, NM.  There is a wonderful group of vendors here, and we’re looking forward to seeing all of our friends coming to Indian Market over the next three days.  The show is open from 8 AM to 6 PM.  We’ve brought our best things to the show and we would love to share them with you.

The R.B. Burnham and Co. booth.