Acoma Pueblo Candleholder with Handle [SOLD]

It is not unusual for early- to mid-20^th century pottery not to have the name of the potter included.  Many Acoma Pueblo potters did not sign their work until after the 1950s.  Sometimes it is possible to take a stab at which potter made a particular item but most often it is no more than a guess.

This Acoma polychrome candle holder is simply signed Acoma, N. Mex. on the underside.  It has actually been used for its intended purpose as there is a snub of a candle in the holder. 

Condition: very good condition

Provenance: from a collection of a family in New Mexico

Recommended Reading: Collections of Southwestern Pottery: Candlesticks to Canteens, Frogs to Figurines by Allan Hayes, et al.