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Brian Lebel’s 2009 Cody Old West Auction

Auction Currency:USD Auction Location:451 East 58th Avenue, Denver, Colorado, 90034, United States

Auction Details

Antique & Contemporary
Cowboy & Western Americana
Indian & Ethnographic Artifacts
Fine Western Art
Western Design for Home and Ranch


Includes such items as: rare photographs, vintage posters, advertising, & scarce historical western artifacts; the finest in Cowboy & Indian antiques & artifacts, bits and spurs, chaps, firearms, beaded items; fine western art and decorative items
William Matthews Denver Mounted Patrol Poster1William Matthews Denver Mounted Patrol Poster
Signed by William Matthews with a reference to the 150th anniversary of the Denver Police, and signed by the two Mounted Patrol Officers depicted in t
Start Price : 350.00 | Estimates : 700.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (300.00 + 60.00) x 1 = 360.00
Commemorative Badge2Commemorative Badge
A custom, Jeweler-made badge based upon the 150th Anniversary badge* ** to be worn by Officers to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the City of De
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimates : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,300.00 + 260.00) x 1 = 1,560.00
Denver Police Dept Commemorative Saddle3Denver Police Dept Commemorative Saddle
Custom made by Colorado Saddlery, this saddle will be hand carved in relief with references to the 150-year history of Denver. Images and symbols in t
Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimates : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,250.00 + 650.00) x 1 = 3,900.00
Michael Schreck Paintings 5Michael Schreck Paintings
Eighteen (18) paintings in the series Gunfighters of the Old West . All 20” x 16” identically framed. Oil on board.
Start Price : 700.00 | Estimates : 1,400.00 - 1,800.00
6 Saddle Stools66 Saddle Stools
Rolling stools used in the Ranchers Club for children’s seating. Very usable and complete saddles mounted on stands with casters: 4 western saddles, 1
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimates : 1,000.00 - 1,400.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00 + 500.00) x 1 = 3,000.00
Victorian Oak Mirror and Hat Rack7Victorian Oak Mirror and Hat Rack
Fancy carved scrolls overlaid on a 39” x 34” shield with 4 double cast iron hooks at each corner. Beautiful rich grain and overall in excellent condit
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (700.00 + 140.00) x 1 = 840.00
68 Framed Decorative Photographs from the Ranchers Club868 Framed Decorative Photographs from the Ranchers Club
Large grouping of images of the old west, mostly later printings but some local Tucson images. Representing some famous photographers such as L.A. Huf
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimates : 1,000.00 - 1,400.00
Sold to floor for (1,600.00 + 320.00) x 1 = 1,920.00
Pair of Paintings, signed Reynolds9Pair of Paintings, signed Reynolds
40” x 48” Stagecoach & Longhorn Decorative oils on canvas. Signed lower right
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimates : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00 + 200.00) x 1 = 1,200.00
2 Pr Framed Chaps102 Pr Framed Chaps
Two plexiglass box frames with decorative chaps: a) leather working chaps; b) vintage hair chaps
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (800.00 + 160.00) x 1 = 960.00
Pair of Livestock Lithographs11Pair of Livestock Lithographs
Taureau De Hereford & Vache De Hereford Imp. Lemercier Paris, each image 11” x 15”
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (550.00 + 110.00) x 1 = 660.00
Pair of Cowboy Lithos by popular Tucson artist, Ray Strang (1893-1957)12Pair of Cowboy Lithos by popular Tucson artist, Ray Strang (1893-1957)
24” x 28” On board, in original frames.
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (800.00 + 160.00) x 1 = 960.00
F.O. Baird, Los Angeles Parade Saddle13F.O. Baird, Los Angeles Parade Saddle
Full dress outfit with nickel decoration, serapes, headstall and bit (not pictured), steerhead pictorial on leather, custom stand with concho attachme
Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimates : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,250.00 + 450.00) x 1 = 2,700.00
Ranchers Club Lot14Ranchers Club Lot
a) 4 early branding irons; b) Framed menu; c) Western riding saddle with padded seat and floral tooling; d) Signs used at the entrance to the club.
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (900.00 + 180.00) x 1 = 1,080.00
Marjorie Reed15Marjorie Reed
30” x 40” Leaving Boquillas Ranch for Tombstone. Oil on canvas. Signed lower right
Start Price : 4,000.00 | Estimates : 8,000.00 - 12,000.00
Sold to floor for (6,500.00 + 1,300.00) x 1 = 7,800.00
Corene Cowdrey 16Corene Cowdrey
Allen's Boots for Steve 1948. 12” x 16” Oil on board in the style of Arizona’s Lon Megargee. Signed lower right
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (500.00 + 100.00) x 1 = 600.00
Dave Powell CAA (b. 1954)17Dave Powell CAA (b. 1954)
20” x 10” framed to 31” x 21”. Rodeo Sweetheart of 1928. Signed upper right
Start Price : 2,250.00 | Estimates : 4,500.00 - 5,500.00
Sold to floor for (5,000.00 + 1,000.00) x 1 = 6,000.00
Schaff, San Bernardino, California Pictorial Saddle18Schaff, San Bernardino, California Pictorial Saddle
Artistically tooled with desert ranch scenes. Fenders depict branding on one side, bucking horse and rider on other. The back of cantle shows cattle,
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimates : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (500.00 + 100.00) x 1 = 600.00
Connolly Bros. Billings, Montana Saddle19Connolly Bros. Billings, Montana Saddle
Light brown color, round skirts, floral carved, rope edged cantle, American eagle tooled on jockeys. Fine condition, c. 1930s
Start Price : 750.00 | Estimates : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00 + 200.00) x 1 = 1,200.00
Hermann Heiser Silver Mounted Show Saddle20Hermann Heiser Silver Mounted Show Saddle
Tooled saddle dressed with sterling plates and conchos. Covered cantle and pommel, 14 1/2” seat, long 19” tapaderos. Full silver cantle. Nice conditio
Start Price : 1,250.00 | Estimates : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00 + 220.00) x 1 = 1,320.00
D.E.Walker, San Francisco Saddle21D.E.Walker, San Francisco Saddle
Visalia Stock Saddle Co. mark on cantle, classic rose tooling, 18 1/2” long tapaderos, 14 1/2” seat, nice brown color, initials M.T. carved on back of
Start Price : 1,250.00 | Estimates : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,700.00 + 340.00) x 1 = 2,040.00
D. E. Walker / Visalia Saddle22D. E. Walker / Visalia Saddle
Very tight floral tooling with large rounded skirts, high cantle, original cinch, 15” seat, attached matching saddlebags. Excellent condition, c. 1930
Start Price : 1,750.00 | Estimates : 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,100.00 + 420.00) x 1 = 2,520.00
Visalia, San Francisco Ladies Saddle23Visalia, San Francisco Ladies Saddle
Serial #24231, extra fine, full flower tooling, sterling and gold name plate H G de Y on rear cantle, inlaid quilted 14” seat with star stitching, eng
Start Price : 1,250.00 | Estimates : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,700.00 + 340.00) x 1 = 2,040.00
Visalia Stock Saddle Co Cowgirl Saddle with Visalia Studded Chaps24Visalia Stock Saddle Co Cowgirl Saddle with Visalia Studded Chaps
a) Floral tooled, 13” seat, square skirts, high cantle, classic Calif styling, leather slightly stiff in places; b) Visalia marked batwing chaps, buck
Start Price : 750.00 | Estimates : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00 + 200.00) x 1 = 1,200.00
Levi's Cowboy Advertising Statue25Levi's Cowboy Advertising Statue
The Saddleman store display, paste, 29" tall, original paint, slight cracking on hat and fender of saddle. Late 1940s-early 1950s
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimates : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00 + 300.00) x 1 = 1,800.00
Rodeo Photo26Rodeo Photo
Large format image of the grand entry Col. W.T. Johnson’s World Championship Rodeo - 1935 - Madison Square Garden - New York City photo by E.J. Kelly.
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (500.00 + 100.00) x 1 = 600.00
Three (3) Panorama Photographs27Three (3) Panorama Photographs
a) Sioux Indians at Frontier Days Cheyenne, Wyoming July 22-25 1924. Great sharp image of full grandstand in excellent condition. 7” x 33” framed to 1
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (900.00 + 180.00) x 1 = 1,080.00
El Tovar - Grand Canyon Arizona - on the Santa Fe28El Tovar - Grand Canyon Arizona - on the Santa Fe
Chromolithograph from a Louis Adkin painting. Colorful and sharp image in vintage frame with name plate. Some slight fading and edge wear, c. 1916.
Start Price : 750.00 | Estimates : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (600.00 + 120.00) x 1 = 720.00
Shaw's Malt Saloon Ad29Shaw's Malt Saloon Ad
41” x 29” overall. What the Doctor Ordered Lithograph on tin. Original frame with lettering. Colors still bright, no dents or cracks. Drip damage down
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimates : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (500.00 + 100.00) x 1 = 600.00
Grand Canyon of Arizona on the Santa Fe30Grand Canyon of Arizona on the Santa Fe
33” x 42” Chromolithograph from a painting by Thomas Moran. Printed signature l/l. Nice clean and colorful image in original frame with name plaque a
Start Price : 1,750.00 | Estimates : 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00 + 400.00) x 1 = 2,400.00
Four Roses Whiskey Sign31Four Roses Whiskey Sign
45” x 31” framed in oak to 51” x 37” Tin litho saloon advertising. Image of a Winchester rifle, Parker shotgun, and hanging game.
Start Price : 700.00 | Estimates : 1,400.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (900.00 + 180.00) x 1 = 1,080.00
Warm Springs Beaded Pictorial Vest32Warm Springs Beaded Pictorial Vest
Man’s c. 1920s pictorial vest with mountains, pine trees and eagles in blue, white, green, black, yellow. Commercial suede leather back, trade cloth l
Start Price : 750.00 | Estimates : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (800.00 + 160.00) x 1 = 960.00
Sioux Man's Leggings33Sioux Man's Leggings
Deep blue wool with red cloth binding. Blanket strips 27” x 2 3/4” applied, made with dark blue, pink, yellow, red, green, and metallic beading in tri
Start Price : 700.00 | Estimates : 1,400.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (900.00 + 180.00) x 1 = 1,080.00
Blackfeet Beaded Man’s Vest34Blackfeet Beaded Man’s Vest
23” x 20” Multi colored geometric designs on a blue field. Front panels beaded on canvas with trade cloth lining, native tanned hide back. Good condit
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimates : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,700.00 + 340.00) x 1 = 2,040.00
Plateau Beaded Girl’s Cape35Plateau Beaded Girl’s Cape
10” x 15” Floral designs on old canvas with great long beads and cowry shell suspensions. Red trade cloth binding. All in fine condition, c. 1910.
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimates : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (600.00 + 120.00) x 1 = 720.00
Central Plains Woman’s Dress36Central Plains Woman’s Dress
Wool with dentalia shell yoke, using ribbon and metal disk decoration at perimeters and forming crosses along bottom of dress. Large size, c. 1890s.
Start Price : 2,250.00 | Estimates : 4,500.00 - 5,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,100.00 + 620.00) x 1 = 3,720.00
Apache Burden Basket37Apache Burden Basket
14 1/2” tall. 15 1/5” diameter on native tanned hide with tin cone suspension. Hide and red trade cloth bottom, nice patina. Good condition with some
Start Price : 750.00 | Estimates : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,400.00 + 280.00) x 1 = 1,680.00
Sioux Beaded Dress38Sioux Beaded Dress
Geometric designs in red, white, yellow and metallic beads on a blue field with cowry shells and lane beadwork. Shells across the bottom. Fine condit
Start Price : 3,000.00 | Estimates : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,700.00 + 940.00) x 1 = 5,640.00
Pendleton Beaded Vest39Pendleton Beaded Vest
Hide vest with silk lining. Beaded in a floral pattern on front with a hand-painted Let'er Buck cowboy on back
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (500.00 + 100.00) x 1 = 600.00
Sioux Hair Roach40Sioux Hair Roach
Late 19th century, dyed horsehair and braided wool base. 14" overall (laid flat).
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (400.00 + 80.00) x 1 = 480.00
Northwest Coast Winged Totem Pole41Northwest Coast Winged Totem Pole
50” high, carved eagle, bear and raven in bright, polychromatic colors, c. 1930s.
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimates : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (1,400.00 + 280.00) x 1 = 1,680.00
Northern Plains Moccasins42Northern Plains Moccasins
Metal cut beads in square designs, predominantly strong dark blue with white arrows and red squares. Very good condition with some drying on sole
Start Price : 350.00 | Estimates : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (450.00 + 90.00) x 1 = 540.00
Sioux Moccasins43Sioux Moccasins
10 1/2” Cloth-bound shoes with heel fringe and hard soles. White field with blue and red edges, green buffalo tracks.
Start Price : 600.00 | Estimates : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (600.00 + 120.00) x 1 = 720.00
Sioux Beaded & Fringed Man’s Jacket 44Sioux Beaded & Fringed Man’s Jacket
Large size jacket on native tanned, yellow stained hide. Decorated with beaded stars, crosses, and crossed pipes & eagle feather design. Lane beading
Start Price : 2,500.00 | Estimates : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,250.00 + 650.00) x 1 = 3,900.00
Early Scout Shirt45Early Scout Shirt
Bib-front shirt with trade cloth lining and fine fringe on shoulders and back. Brass button closure. Deer hide with scalloped collar and pockets, c. 1
Start Price : 750.00 | Estimates : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,250.00 + 450.00) x 1 = 2,700.00
Child's Beaded Vest46Child's Beaded Vest
Fully beaded with blue background. Pictographic tepees and tracks in red, white, blue and green. Excellent condition, c. 1890s-1900.
Start Price : 750.00 | Estimates : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00 + 200.00) x 1 = 1,200.00
Plains Pipe Bag47Plains Pipe Bag
Flag & tepee designs, fully beaded both sides. 34" overall, 4" quilled drop with 12" fringe attached
Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimates : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00 + 600.00) x 1 = 3,600.00
Sioux Beaded Hide Tobacco Bag48Sioux Beaded Hide Tobacco Bag
Bag with quilled slats at bottom and multicolored geometric design beadwork. Throat is beaded and fringed. 35” overall by 7” wide. Fine condition, c.
Start Price : 600.00 | Estimates : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (900.00 + 180.00) x 1 = 1,080.00
Plateau Beaded and Fringed Gauntlets49Plateau Beaded and Fringed Gauntlets
17” x 8” Multicolored floral designs on native tanned hide. Fine condition with one finger missing tip end, c. 1920.
Start Price : 350.00 | Estimates : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (550.00 + 110.00) x 1 = 660.00
Beaded Belt Pouch50Beaded Belt Pouch
5 1/2” x 5“. Double sided floral design, backed with trade cloth on leather.
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (300.00 + 60.00) x 1 = 360.00
Apache Basketry Bowl51Apache Basketry Bowl
24” x 4” Center design is a connected four-armed chevron and fretwork bands of geometric panels. Fine condition, nice patina, c. 1900.
Start Price : 450.00 | Estimates : 900.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00 + 300.00) x 1 = 1,800.00