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THE HEIRS OF THE BILLY BRANCH COLLECTION ARE NOW INVITING OFFERS!!!

With the imminent distribution of proceeds from the sales of items in the Billy Branch estate, the heirs
are inviting offers. Though already heavily discounted, the family has asked that I note its willingness to
consider any offer for a listed item in the Branch collection: Pre-Columbian art pottery; unique Native American
pawn pieces; Chinese zoomorphic cloisonnee forms; and a variety of other special collectibles. Bill had a good
eye, and this opportunity to purchase a fine piece at your price is seldom seen. To see all items in the Branch
collection, simply type the letters 'BB' into the search link on any page and all of Bill's listings will come up.

FINELY RESTORED TONTO POLYCHROME OLLA Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian: Pottery: Pre 1492   item# 809142 (stock# RLK.1)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $1600.00  This large, 10” tall x 11 ½” wide prehistoric Native American olla (RLK1) has been typed as a Tonto Polychrome dating c.1250-1400AD from the Salado Group of the southwestern United States. Glued together from a dozen or so pieces, and with only moderate new material added, the pot was found in the mid-20th century and originally purchased from a private collector in Cottonwood, Arizona by Bob Anderson of Mason City, Iowa who later sold it to the current owner who is located in Denver. An impress ...click for details

TWELVE PREHISTORIC INDIAN POTS, NEW MEXICO Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian: Pottery: Pre 1492   item# 431501 (stock# JHL.POT.C)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 SEE EACH PHOTO FOR PRICE  This group of twelve individually priced prehistoric Indian pots (JHL35, 38, 39, 158, 159, 160, 162, 164, 168, 170, 178 and 185) are all from the estate of the late Gene Lang of Denver. Believed to be from the Williams Ranch collection, south of Quemado, New Mexico, Lang purchased the pots to restore them but was not able to complete the job. Most have been simply glued together with little restoration, and are usually missing a few shards. Each photo is noted first with the Inventory Number of ...click for details

MIMBRES BLACK-ON-WHITE ‘KILLED’ BOWL Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian: Pottery: Pre 1492   item# 75211 (stock# GL.595)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $3800.00  The late Gene Lang of Denver, Colorado purchased this 9 7/8” wide prehistoric Indian bowl (GL595) from the Chris Robinson collection (I believe Gene told me that Robinson starred in one of the TV soaps). The bowl has been typed as a Mimbres Black-on-White dating c.975-1150AD and is attributed to the Mogollon cultural horizon. It has been glued together and has minor abrasion restoration. The design in the bottom of the bowl is rather like a spinning square with jagged bolts trailing off the side ...click for details

HOPI MIGRATION BOWL, DAISY HOOEE NAMPEYO Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian: Pottery: Pre 1920   item# 610453 (stock# TEH.127)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $750.00  Dating into the earlier 20th century, this 4 3/8” wide Hopi polychrome bowl (TEH127) depicts the ‘Hopi migration’ theme by the noted Native American artist Daisy Hooee Nampeyo. In overall good condition with some paint loss and scratches, the bowl is marked on its base with the artist’s name. From the Chester Howard collection, the bowl comes with a small display card, a biographical sketch about the late owner who founded the Colorado Mineral Society in the earlier 20th century, a map of Arizon ...click for details

WINGATE POLYCHROME PITCHER, ANASAZI Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian: Pottery: Pre 1492   item# 75200 (stock# GL.582)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $2500.00  The zoomorphic handle (a dog head?) on this interesting prehistoric Indian pitcher (GL582) is original and intact. From the collection of the late Gene Lang of Denver, Colorado, he typed the piece as a Wingate Polychrome dating c.1125-1200AD from the Anasazi cultural group. Measuring 6 ½” in width, a rim ‘kill’ and some surface abrasion was restored by Lang. There is some light stress cracking on the bottom of the jar. Without specific provenance, but from the Four Corners area, this colorful pi ...click for details

RESERVE INDENTED CORRUGATED BOWL, NEW MEXICO Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian: Pottery: Pre 1492   item# 75210 (stock# GL.644)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $475.00  This attractive, 7 7/8” wide, corrugated bowl (GL644) has what is known as a ‘smudged’ interior, that is a burnished glistening black finish. From the estate of the late Gene Lang of Denver, this is one of many that Lang purchased from the Williams Ranch private collection south of Quemado, New Mexico. Glued together with some minor rim restoration (possibly quadrant ‘kills’ for which much of the Williams Ranch pottery is known), Lang typed this bowl as a Reserve Indented Corrugated dating c.105 ...click for details

MIMBRES BLACK-ON-WHITE BOWL, NEW MEXICO Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian: Pottery: Pre 1492   item# 73194 (stock# GLC.307)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $6000.00  This large, 13” wide prehistoric Indian bowl (GLC307) was found in New Mexico, identified as a Mimbres Black-on-White, dating c.975-1150AD, and is attributed to the Mogollon group. The prominent hourglass design that bisects the bowl is perforated by a typical Mimbres ‘kill’ hole. From the estate and personal collection of the late Gene Lang of Denver, he put the bowl together with minor repaint. The rim has three areas of restoration, the outside surface of which were never finished leaving a p ...click for details

SMALL HOPI BOWL WITH MIGRATION THEME, NAMPEYO Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian: Pottery: Pre 1920   item# 610441 (stock# TEH.167)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $450.00  This 3 ¼” polychrome bowl (TEH167) is marked on the base ‘Daisy Hooee Nampeyo’, the famous earlier 20th century Hopi artist who is known for the development of the ‘migration’ scene, as depicted on this small piece. The bowl is In overall very good condition with a small rim chip, and heavy fire clouding. From the Chester Howard collection, the figure comes with a small display card, a biographical sketch about the late owner who founded the Colorado Mineral Society in the earlier 20th century, ...click for details

TWELVE PREHISTORIC INDIAN POTS, SOUTHWEST US Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian: Pottery: Pre 1492   item# 431382 (stock# JHL.POT.B)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 SEE EACH PHOTO FOR PRICE  This group of twelve individually priced prehistoric Indian pots (JHL102, 112, 113, 114, 116, 119, 120, 123, 126, 139, 144 and 151) are all from the estate of the late Gene Lang of Denver. Believed to be from the Williams Ranch collection, south of Quemado, New Mexico, Lang purchased the pots to restore them but was not able to complete the job. Most have been simply glued together with little restoration, and are usually missing a few shards. Each photo is noted first with the Inventory Number ...click for details

TULAROSA BLACK-ON-WHITE BOWL Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian: Pottery: Pre 1492   item# 73195 (stock# GLC.506)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $4500.00  Doesn’t the squared dumbbell-like design framed in black in the center of this bowl (GLC506) look like a scowling face? Identified as a Tularosa Black-on-White dating c.1100-1250AD, this type is sometimes thrown into the Anasazi Group, sometimes the Mogollon. Glued together with only minimal restoration (just touched up along the cracks), the bowl measures just a little over 10 ¾” in diameter. Restored by and from the personal collection of the late Gene Lang of Denver, this superb example of so ...click for details

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