Brian Lebel’s 2009 Cody Old West Auction

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
D. E. Walker / Visalia Saddle 22 D. E. Walker / Visalia Saddle
Very tight floral tooling with large rounded skirts, high cantle, original cinch, 15” seat, attached matching saddlebags. Excellent condition, c. 19...
Start Price : 1,750.00 | Estimates : 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,100.00 + 420.00) = 2,520.00
Visalia, San Francisco Ladies Saddle 23 Visalia, 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, e...
Start Price : 1,250.00 | Estimates : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,700.00 + 340.00) = 2,040.00
Visalia Stock Saddle Co Cowgirl Saddle with Visalia Studded Chaps 24 Visalia Stock Saddle Co Cowgirl Saddle with Visalia Studde...
a) Floral tooled, 13” seat, square skirts, high cantle, classic Calif styling, leather slightly stiff in places; b) Visalia marked batwing chaps, bu...
Start Price : 750.00 | Estimates : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00 + 200.00) = 1,200.00
Levi's Cowboy Advertising Statue 25 Levi'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) = 1,800.00
Rodeo Photo 26 Rodeo 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. Kell...
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (500.00 + 100.00) = 600.00
Three (3) Panorama Photographs 27 Three (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...
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (900.00 + 180.00) = 1,080.00
El Tovar - Grand Canyon Arizona - on the Santa Fe 28 El 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) = 720.00
Shaw's Malt Saloon Ad 29 Shaw'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 do...
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimates : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (500.00 + 100.00) = 600.00
Grand Canyon of Arizona on the Santa Fe 30 Grand 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...
Start Price : 1,750.00 | Estimates : 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00 + 400.00) = 2,400.00
Four Roses Whiskey Sign 31 Four 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) = 1,080.00
Warm Springs Beaded Pictorial Vest 32 Warm 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...
Start Price : 750.00 | Estimates : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (800.00 + 160.00) = 960.00
Sioux Man's Leggings 33 Sioux 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 t...
Start Price : 700.00 | Estimates : 1,400.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (900.00 + 180.00) = 1,080.00
Blackfeet Beaded Man’s Vest 34 Blackfeet 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 cond...
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimates : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,700.00 + 340.00) = 2,040.00
Plateau Beaded Girl’s Cape 35 Plateau 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) = 720.00
Central Plains Woman’s Dress 36 Central 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) = 3,720.00
Apache Burden Basket 37 Apache 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 so...
Start Price : 750.00 | Estimates : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,400.00 + 280.00) = 1,680.00
Sioux Beaded Dress 38 Sioux 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 cond...
Start Price : 3,000.00 | Estimates : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,700.00 + 940.00) = 5,640.00
Pendleton Beaded Vest 39 Pendleton 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) = 600.00
Sioux Hair Roach 40 Sioux 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) = 480.00
Northwest Coast Winged Totem Pole 41 Northwest 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) = 1,680.00