Lot # 92 - Set of 3 Signed Mata Ortiz Blackware Pottery Vessels

Opening Bid : $ 5.00
Pickup Instructions:
Start Date/Time: 02-Oct-2025 7:00:00 AM
End Date/Time: 08-Oct-2025 8:31:00 PM
Current bid:

$76.00

Highest bidder:

Argent

Auction has ended

Description :

Set of 3 Signed Mata Ortiz Blackware Pottery Vessels.

  • Artists include Salvador Baca, Paty Quezada, and Pricila Martinez
  • Designs feature fish motifs, feather patterns, and sculpted animal imagery
  • Heights range approx. 1.5”–3.5” tall
  • All signed by the artists on base (see photos)


Artist & Market Notes

1. Salvador Baca

  • He is a well-known Mata Ortiz potter. 

  • His work shows up in fine pottery galleries (e.g. Andrea Fisher Fine Pottery) at prices in the hundreds of dollars.

  • Some listings show large or elaborate pieces (e.g. 14" × 9.5") at $2,800 in gallery markets.

  • His signature / name is known and carries weight in Mata Ortiz circles.

2. Pricila Martínez

  • She is profiled in a desert museum as a Mata Ortiz artist. 

  • Her specialty: she uses sgraffito designs, often painting sea creatures (fish, plants, shells) on her pots. 

  • She has won prizes (e.g. First Prize at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum show) for her work. 

  • Her signature appears on works, which helps with attribution and buyer confidence.

3. Paty Quezada

  • Her name appears in auction databases like MutualArt indicating she is an established Mata Ortiz artist with past auction results
  • A Bradfords auction sold a Paty Quezada Mata Ortiz marbled clay (polychrome) pottery piece (7.25" × 7") in August 2020 for $320.
  • In a Mata Ortiz pottery assortment auction, a lot including works by Paty Quezada and other artists had an estimate of $600–$800, but hammered at $400 for the entire set of 11 items.

Auction History

Highest bidder is Argent

Date Bid User
08-Oct-2025 2:11:21 PM $76.00 Argent
08-Oct-2025 12:33:43 AM $68.00 Drewvari
03-Oct-2025 9:12:07 PM $61.00 Argent
03-Oct-2025 9:12:07 PM $60.00 clieb
03-Oct-2025 8:23:40 PM $51.00 Argent
03-Oct-2025 8:23:40 PM $50.00 moorlands
02-Oct-2025 4:32:37 PM $41.00 Argent
02-Oct-2025 4:32:37 PM $40.00 2156
02-Oct-2025 2:11:26 PM $11.00 Argent
02-Oct-2025 2:11:26 PM $10.00 Mabu27
02-Oct-2025 12:15:09 PM $5.00 Argent

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