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THE BILLY BRANCH COLLECTION DISCOUNTS GO ON UNTIL SOLD!!

Note that the heirs of the Billy Branch estate have been delighted with the continuing interest and sales
in Bill's heavily discounted Pre-Columbian art collection, and as a consequence have extended these great
prices until all have been sold! Take advantage of this opportunity and view the Branch collection in its
entirety. Bill's Pre-Columbian art, along with all of his other treasures, can be quickly viewed by typing
the letters BB into one of the search links. Please let us know should you have any questions...

C.1890 JICARILLA APACHE STORAGE BASKET Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian: Baskets: Pre 1900   item# 496987 (stock# BB.069)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $450.00  Almost a companion to the basket noted in this catalog as BB68 but without handles, this used, 17 ¾” tall Jicarilla storage basket (BB69) also dates into the late 1800s. The geometric design of this basket, though somewhat different in form than the one used on BB68, has also suffered from exposure and is now distinctly visible only on the inside of the basket. With a fair amount of weft loss and coil separation just below the rim in one area, this basket too must be graded at about a 6. Rod-coi ...click for details

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MISSION BASKET, C.1900 Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian: Baskets: Pre 1910   item# 496983 (stock# BB.071)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $675.00  Dating c.1900, this 7 ½” wide southern California Mission basket (BB71) is in overall good condition with some minor weft loss and fairly heavy fading of its still visible but once dark geometric design. Woven on bundled coil, the sturdy basket grades at about a 7. From the collection of the late Billy Branch of Denver, the basket was made by a member of one of the half dozen tribes in the southwestern Mission area and comes with a small display card and our certificate guaranteeing authenticity ...click for details

JICARILLA APACHE STORAGE BASKET, C.1890 Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian: Baskets: Pre 1900   item# 496980 (stock# BB.068)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $450.00  This well used, 17” tall, Jicarilla Apache handled storage basket (BB68) is dated c.1890. The repeated triangular geometric design, once a handsomely visible dark red produced by dyed wefts on both the inside and outside of the basket, is now seen only on its interior as a much-subdued pattern. A sturdy, rod-coiled basket with moderately heavy damage to the rim, a few spots of dried soluble glue applied sometime in the past, and a fair amount of scattered missing weft, the basket must be graded ...click for details

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