# Margaret Tafoya - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-16T02:54:28.617Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 106
- Lots with prices: 91
- First auction date: 2001-03-09
- Latest auction date: 2026-02-24
- Median realised price: $2,250
- Price range: $120 to $35,075

## Market Takeaway
Margaret Tafoya shows solid auction liquidity with 105 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,250. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 16 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-04.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($2,250\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,300 and $4,250.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 15.6% (14 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 81.1% (73 sales)
- $10,000\+: 3.3% (3 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 16
- Previous 12 months sales: 10
- Recent 12 months median: $1,500
- Previous 12 months median: $4,000
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-02-04
- Days since latest sale: 14
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Hindman: 21 lots
- Santa Fe Art Auction: 20 lots
- Cowan's Auctions: 15 lots
- Altermann Galleries: 12 lots
- John Moran Auctioneers: 8 lots
- Allard Auctions: 5 lots
- Freeman’s \| Hindman: 4 lots
- Capo Auction: 2 lots
- Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery & Auction: 2 lots
- Sotheby's: 2 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-02-24 | Margaret Tafoya \(1904\-2001, Santa Clara Pueblo\), A blackware pottery jar, mid/late 20th century | John Moran Auctioneers | $660
2. 2026-02-04 | Margaret Tafoya, Carved Redware Pot with Lid | Santa Fe Art Auction | $5,842
3. 2026-02-04 | Margaret Tafoya, Carved Blackware Bowl | Santa Fe Art Auction | $1,353
4. 2026-02-04 | Margaret Tafoya, Square Blackware Bowl | Santa Fe Art Auction | $984
5. 2026-02-04 | Margaret Tafoya, Carved Blackware Jar | Santa Fe Art Auction | $922
6. 2026-02-04 | Margaret Tafoya, Blackware Bowl | Santa Fe Art Auction | $4,612
7. 2026-02-04 | Margaret Tafoya, Carved Blackware Bowl | Santa Fe Art Auction | $3,075
8. 2026-02-04 | Margaret Tafoya, Carved Blackware Jar with Avanyu Design | Santa Fe Art Auction | $922
9. 2025-11-08 | Margaret Tafoya, Carved Blackware Vessel, ca. 1965 | Santa Fe Art Auction | $2,767
10. 2025-10-17 | Margaret Tafoya \(1904\-2001\) \- Santa Clara Black Vase with Carved Avanyu Design c. 1950s, 14.75" x 11.5" | Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery & Auction | $5,500
11. 2025-10-16 | MARGARET TAFOYA, SANTA CLARA PUEBLO 1904\-2001, NATIVE AMERICAN CARVED BLACKWARE POTTERY VASE / LAMP, Vase height excluding shade: 14 1/2 in. \(36.8 cm.\), Height with shade: 27 in. \(68.6 cm.\) | Potomack Company | $1,500
12. 2025-09-27 | Margaret Tafoya, Santa Clara Pueblo Pottery Pot | EJ'S Auction & Appraisal | $150
13. 2025-08-26 | Margaret Tafoya \(1904\-2001, Santa Clara Pueblo\) | John Moran Auctioneers | $1,778
14. 2025-08-26 | Margaret Tafoya \(1904\-2001, Santa Clara Pueblo\) | John Moran Auctioneers | $1,122
15. 2025-08-12 | Margaret Tafoya, Carved Blackware Vase with Avanyu Design | Santa Fe Art Auction | $1,045
16. 2025-08-12 | Margaret Tafoya, Redware Wedding Vase | Santa Fe Art Auction | $2,337
17. 2025-04-11 | Margaret Tafoya \(Santa Clara, 1904\-2001\) Blackware Pottery Jar | Freeman’s \| Hindman | N/A
18. 2025-02-05 | Margaret Tafoya, Carved Blackware Jar | Santa Fe Art Auction | $768
19. 2025-02-05 | Margaret Tafoya, Small Blackware Melon Jar, ca. 1970 | Santa Fe Art Auction | $541
20. 2025-01-14 | Margaret Tafoya \(1904\-2001, Santa Clara Pueblo\), A redware pottery bowl, 20th century | John Moran Auctioneers | $4,445
21. 2024-11-17 | Margaret Tafoya \(Santa Clara, 1904\-2001\) Pottery Vase | Locati LLC | $4,000
22. 2024-11-13 | Margaret Tafoya \(1904\-2001, Santa Clara Pueblo\), A polychrome pottery jar, mid\-20th century | John Moran Auctioneers | $4,620
23. 2024-08-14 | Margaret Tafoya, Incised Blackware Pot, ca. 1985 | Santa Fe Art Auction | N/A
24. 2024-06-21 | Margaret Tafoya \(1904\-2001\) \- Santa Clara Black Jar with Carved Design c. 1960s, 5.5" x 8.5" | Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery & Auction | $1,800

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