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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 4291731, member: 45&quot;]Yes, I think you&#039;ve found a piece made by Nampeyo, decorated by her daughter, Fannie.&nbsp; At least that&#039;s the way they are usually signed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Although it&#039;s not necessarily typical of Nampeyo&#039;s pottery, it is documented that she made some smaller pieces like this in the early l930&#039;s, when she had to meet the demand for inexpensive tourist items.</p><p><br /></p><p>It would probably be called either a cup or a version of a &quot;tulip vase,&quot; influenced by European art pottery forms.&nbsp; Luckily, it doesn&#039;t appear that anyone ever used it to actually hold water, since that would ruin the finish on traditional Hopi burnished pottery.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d agree, the resale value is probably decreased by 50% or so because of the damage, but I would keep it, also, rather than selling it.&nbsp; If the chip bothers you, a specialist can restore it, and as long as you are keeping it for yourself, and document the restoration in case it is eventually sold, I don&#039;t see a problem with that.</p><p><br /></p><p>If one wants to know the probable value &quot;as is,&quot; just research recent sales of a Nampeyo vase, signed and decorated by Fannie, and reduce it by half.&nbsp; I think I remember one selling fairly recently on that website many of us used to be associated with, but there should be examples of similar pieces on the internet.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s still a bargain (if authentic, which only someone who specializes in Nampeyo pottery can determine), but it looks right to me, and most likely would have been one of those things you would always regret, if you had passed it up![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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