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Gavels 'n' Paddles: Navajo child’s blanket, $93,750, John Moran

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Navajo child’s blanket, $93,750, John Moran

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far
by Ken Hall
A Navajo classic period child’s wearing blanket, mid-19th century, with cochineal and indigo dyes, sold for $93,750 at a biannual Art of the American West and Turn of the Century Design auctions held June 19th by John Moran Auctioneers in Monrovia, Calif. Also, a late 19th or early 20th century Winchester “Double W” ammunition advertising board fetched $25,000; and a pair of Shop of the Crafters “Mission Morris” chairs, manufactured circa 1910, hammered for $8,750. Prices include the buyer’s premium.

Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Navajo child’s blanket, $93,750, John Moran