Brian Lebel’s 2009 Cody Old West Auction

22” x 18” red, yellow, blue and green on a white field with American Flags and geometric designs. On native tanned hide, lined with red trade cloth. N

44” long, geometric designs in red, yellow green on a blue field with lane beadwork across the bottom. Native tanned hide with fringe at the opening,

Patriotic American Flag design, bifurcated tongues, flags on main green body and along edge on white. Red trade cloth binding on cuff. All original an

11” long, fully beaded including soles, in multicolored geometric designs on native tanned hide. Beaded bifurcated tongues with dyed horsehair, tin co

Butterflies, stars and dyed green and red fringe decorate the classic muslin shirt. Painted yellow overall, the green stars and red yoke adorn the des

Hide hood with red and purple striped design quillwork. Beaded edge in white, yellow, red and blue. Quilled fringe drop at back. Green quilled design

84” x 69” Floating Bows and Arrows along with serrated diamond center and floating geometric elements with a stepped inside border and three solid bor

Very rare and seldom available artifact of Native culture. This hide mask is quilled in a leaf and flower pattern. The hide is sewn in sections with f

Beaded geometric designs on buffalo hide, 51” excluding the 17” fringe. Beaded throat and toe, c. 1875-1880.Provenance: Ex-John duMont CollectionJo

19" x 21". The Faro Game. Oil on canvas.Signed and dated lower right J.N. Marchand 1914. In excellent condition in the original gilded Am...

10 3/4” x 16 3/4”. Framed to 20” x 26”The Long Trek. Gouache. Signed lower right

15" x 12 1/2" framed to 27 1/2" x 24”He and She. Graphite. Signed lower left “Will James 111” and dated '20. An early depiction ...

Scribners 1st ed. 1930 (A) Inscribed in James hand ”To Dick Leonard - With Best Wishes from Will James.” Book in excellent condition with slight spine

13” x 9 5/16”. Graphite on heavy paperIncludes letter written by acknowledged Will James expert Abe Hayes (Arizona West Galleries) outlining history

Engraved Single Action, carved steerhead ivory grips #350181 with Yukon Territory history. Shipped to Richards & Conover Hardware Co. Kansas Cit...

Rare Colt Revolver marked Mexican National R.R. on the barrel. One of 12 shipped in 1892. Featured in the July 1958 issue of The Gun Report this scarc

1st model (95) 4th type, nickel, pearl grips, 2 line address, .41 cal., c. 1866 to 1888.

Lot of 5 important 8” x 10” images by Belden.

Silver Gelatin image of Lone Bear, Arapahoe. Lone Bear stood side by side with Black Kettle during the Sand Creek Massacre. Embossed photographer’s st

16 1/2” x 10 1/2” framed and matted to 31” x 25”. Photogravure on tissue of High Hawk in excellent condition. Photogravure by John Andrew & Son,...

9 1/2” x 6 1/2”. Framed to 18” x 14 1/2”French-Algerian Zouave. Watercolor Signed lower left

8 1/2” x 11”. Framed and matted to 17 1/2” x 19”. Illustration for Hiawatha. Pen & ink on paper. Signed lower left. Titled (in Remington's h...

Luis B. Ortega maker-marked (inside the popper) braided rawhide reins with attached romal. Reins measure 44”, romal with popper measure 43”. Nice pati

Unmarked (but guaranteed) braided Ortega working reins with attached romal. Reins measure 45” in length with a 44” romal and leather popper. Herringbo

Purported to be one the very first silver ferruled presentation sets made by Luis Ortega, this important, very fine all natural braided set includes a

One of the only known pair of Ortega braided flat reins (5/8” wide) with Luis trademark colored knots and buttons on each end. Very good condition, c.

Closed 3/8”(w) reins measure 4 feet (l), romal with popper measures 45”. Luis B. Ortega’s name along with the original owner carved inside the leather

Closed 3/8”(w) reins measure 46”(l) and romal with popper measures 45”(l). Luis B. Ortega’s name along with the original owner M. Reese, carved inside

Braided dark brown kangaroo 48”(l) leather reins with 10 engraved sterling silver ferrules per rein, 47"(l) romal & popper with 7 ferrules....

Golden color, rich patina with red accents, signed inside popper, Luis B Ortega on one side and Frank Azevedo on the other, 44”(l) reins, 47”(l) romal

Braided rawhide headstall consists of two 3/8”, 8-plait headbands adorned with 5 buttons and attached to secondary double cheekpieces measurng 1/8” a

13 3/4” long with braided leather 5/8”(w) cheeks and 9 1/4” tapering, 32-plait rawhide noseband accented with black and red highlights. Heel knot also

11 1/2” overall length, 3/8” cheeks, 16-plait with 32 plait nose band. One repaired strand on the noseband, otherwise very good condition, with origin

16-plait herringbone pattern with red and black accents, Spanish laced ring. Unused condition, c. 1960s.

5/8” rawhide bosal with 16-plait cheeks and 32-plait, 7 1/2” noseband, 14 1/2” overall length. Shows heavy use and partial replacement to the original

50’+, fancy hondo, nice patina, c. 1900.

Maker-marked two-tone Riley & McCormick, Calgary, Alberta, 37” long fringed batwing chaps with scalloped and brass studded edges, 6 slotted 2” n...

Miles City Saddlery maker-mark with nickel studded card suits down each leg, perimeter scalloped with nickel studs, 6 slotted conchos with latigo stri

Very showy two-tone batwings with cut-out card suit and stars on the wide wings, ornately nickel studded, 10 slotted silver Mexican Peso conchos with

Floral tooled belt marked Connolly Bros. Billings, Mont, studded WYO on each leg, scalloped edges, heavy overlay and tooled pockets. Showy but “real”

39” long Fred Mueller, Maker, Denver, Colo, canvas lined, leather backed, long impressive white angora chaps with basketstamped billet, long lustrous

Light and dark brown with nickel studs, slotted copper conchos on the legs. Nice condition, c. 1920s-30s.

Custom saddle made for Bill Utzinger of Horse Creek. Tooled with name and brand on fenders. WU on back of cantle. Carved in oak leaf and acorn design,

Two-tone floral carved rig with holsters for 7 1/2" Colt Single Actions. Made for R.W. Utzinger, a trucking company mogul from Casper, Wyoming ...

Classic, double rigged, floral carved early California styling with apple horn and very scarce Northern California maker-mark. Very good-fine conditi

Single skirt, Mother Hubbard design with intricate California tooling in flower and butterfly pattern. Excellent condition with as-new color. Finely e

Extraordinarily rare H & H maker marked on the back of the slobber bard. 1880s-1890s Sacramento half-breed California bit. Originally a ring bit...

8" blade marked on face J.P. Lower & Sons - Special and on the ricasso J.P. Lower & Sons - 377 Blake Street - Denver. Col, checkered sl...

Very early Bowie with scarce mark of F. Newton (Francis Newton) Sheffield. Pre 1864. 11 7/8" clip point blade. Ricasso marked F. Newton - She...

Printed by H.S. Crocker Co. San Francisco 1897. Colorful and graphic image of cowboys and pioneers coming across an Indian raid. 24” x 37 1/2” with ma