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MONTANA & THE WEST AUCTION

Auction Currency:USD Auction Location:Yogo Inn Convention Center, 211 East Main, Lewistown, Montana, 59457, United States

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FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF THOMAS MINCKLER, Billings, MT
SHARPS 1874 RIFLE w/Fort Fetterman, Wyoming Territory provenance; PAINTINGS BY Philip Goodwin, William Standing, Victor Casnelli, Bob Morgan, Leroy Greene, Ed Borein, J. K. Ralston, Will James & Hans Kleiber Etchings; WOOD CARVING BY J. L. Clarke; BRONZES BY C. M. Russell, Bob Scriver, Earl Heikka, T. D. Kelsey, Ace Powell, King Kuka, Gary Schildt, J. K. Ralston; PHOTOS BY Richard Throssel, F. J. Haynes, L. A. Huffman, E. Cameron, Rolin Mckay, Frank Rinehart, Fred Miller, H. P. Calfee; PRINTS BY George Catlin, Karl Bodmer, Remington, Levon West; 1ST EDITION BOOKS ON Custer, Lewis & Clark, C. M. Russell, Buffalo Bill, Sitting Bull, Montana History, Fur Trade,
Historical letters, Ephemera, Broadsides, Maps, Military & Indian artifacts, Western gear, Yellowstone Nat. Park
Framed autograph of Ty Cobb (1886-1961), signed on Abner Doubleday100Framed autograph of Ty Cobb (1886-1961), signed on Abner Doubleday
commemorative cover with photograph, faded signature. Est. $250-$750
Start Price : 50.00
Sold to floor for (200.00 + 36.00) x 1 = 236.00
Waugh, Tom, Indian Teepee, oil on canvas, 10” x 8”.101Waugh, Tom, Indian Teepee, oil on canvas, 10” x 8”.
Est. $250-$500
Start Price : 50.00
Sold to bubbaloe for (250.00 + 45.00) x 1 = 295.00
Ralston, J. K. (1896-1987), Horse and Colt, pen and ink,102Ralston, J. K. (1896-1987), Horse and Colt, pen and ink,
10” x 6-1/2” signed w/initials, illustrated in Fife’s Songs and Poetry. Est. $1,500-$1,750
Start Price : 100.00
Sold to floor for (600.00 + 108.00) x 1 = 708.00
Scriver, Bob (1914-1999) bronze, Rex’s Gopher #169/250, dated 1975, 3-1/4”h.104Scriver, Bob (1914-1999) bronze, Rex’s Gopher #169/250, dated 1975, 3-1/4”h.
Est. $250-$500
Start Price : 50.00
Sold to floor for (225.00 + 40.50) x 1 = 265.50
Kleiber, Hans (1887-1967), Mergansers, hand-colored aquatint (colored etching), 7 3/8” x 9 3/8”.105Kleiber, Hans (1887-1967), Mergansers, hand-colored aquatint (colored etching), 7 3/8” x 9 3/8”.
Est. $1,500-$3,000
Start Price : 100.00
Sold to floor for (350.00 + 63.00) x 1 = 413.00
Greene, LeRoy (1893-1974), mountain landscape, watercolor, signed/dated 1933 LL. 10 ½” x 13 ½”.106Greene, LeRoy (1893-1974), mountain landscape, watercolor, signed/dated 1933 LL. 10 ½” x 13 ½”.
Est. $1,000-$1,500
Start Price : 100.00
Sold to floor for (500.00 + 90.00) x 1 = 590.00
Catlin, George (1796-1872), set of 3 original colored engravings, London, 1876:107Catlin, George (1796-1872), set of 3 original colored engravings, London, 1876:
Capturing a Wild Horse, 4 ¾” x 5 ¾”; Chasing Wild Horses, 5” x 5 ¾”; Indian Warriors, 5” x 7”. Est. $200-$300
Start Price : 50.00
Sold to floor for (325.00 + 58.50) x 1 = 383.50
Bodmer, Karl (1809-1893), etching,108Bodmer, Karl (1809-1893), etching,
Washinga Sahba’s Grave on Blackbird’s Hills, Nebraska, 1843, 9 ½” x 12”. Est. $1,500-$2,500
Start Price : 100.00
Sold to floor for (600.00 + 108.00) x 1 = 708.00
Sander, Tom, Winter Indian Camp, oil on canvas, 9” x 12”.109Sander, Tom, Winter Indian Camp, oil on canvas, 9” x 12”.
Est. $400-$600
Start Price : 50.00
Sold to floor for (250.00 + 45.00) x 1 = 295.00
Rieke, Rex, watercolor, The Chase, 8 ½” x 10”, signed LL.110Rieke, Rex, watercolor, The Chase, 8 ½” x 10”, signed LL.
Est. $200-$400
Start Price : 50.00
Sold to floor for (200.00 + 36.00) x 1 = 236.00
Kleiber, Hans, etching, Chief Sitting Bull, 9 ½” x 7 ¼”, signed LR.111Kleiber, Hans, etching, Chief Sitting Bull, 9 ½” x 7 ¼”, signed LR.
Est. $600-$900
Start Price : 50.00
Sold to floor for (500.00 + 90.00) x 1 = 590.00
Kleiber, Hans, etching, Custer Battlefield, 5” x 4”, signed LR.112Kleiber, Hans, etching, Custer Battlefield, 5” x 4”, signed LR.
Est. $400-$600
Start Price : 50.00
Sold to floor for (175.00 + 31.50) x 1 = 206.50
Tom Mix photograph with original film reel, Guns of Vengeance.113Tom Mix photograph with original film reel, Guns of Vengeance.
Est. $1,000-$1,500
Start Price : 100.00
Sold to floor for (650.00 + 117.00) x 1 = 767.00
Hand crank oak wall phone, fine cond.114Hand crank oak wall phone, fine cond.
Est. $300-$400
Start Price : 50.00
Sold to floor for (250.00 + 45.00) x 1 = 295.00
Flexible Flyer, racer sled, Series D, 1921-1926, nearly new cond.115Flexible Flyer, racer sled, Series D, 1921-1926, nearly new cond.
Est. $500-$1,000
Start Price : 100.00
Sold to floor for (300.00 + 54.00) x 1 = 354.00
McKay, Rollin H. (1880-1965), The End of the Trail; photograph posed by Sam Resurrection.116McKay, Rollin H. (1880-1965), The End of the Trail; photograph posed by Sam Resurrection.
Handsigned LL, hand-colored, 8” x 10”, in orig. frame with orig. McKay gold label on reverse. Est. $750-$1,000
Start Price : 100.00
Sold to floor for (450.00 + 81.00) x 1 = 531.00
Greene, LeRoy (1893-1974), Airy Silhouettes, oil on canvas, 1955, 20” x 24”, signed LR.117Greene, LeRoy (1893-1974), Airy Silhouettes, oil on canvas, 1955, 20” x 24”, signed LR.
Est. $5,000-$7,000
Start Price : 500.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00 + 540.00) x 1 = 3,540.00
Scriver, Bob, bronze sculpture, Paul’s Bull, 2 ½” x 5”, #182/1000118Scriver, Bob, bronze sculpture, Paul’s Bull, 2 ½” x 5”, #182/1000
Est. $250-$400
Start Price : 50.00
Sold to floor for (200.00 + 36.00) x 1 = 236.00
Heikka, Earl (1910-1941), Indian Brave, #3/30 Avnet Shaw foundry, signed E. E. H.120Heikka, Earl (1910-1941), Indian Brave, #3/30 Avnet Shaw foundry, signed E. E. H.
6 ¼” h x 5 ¾” l x 4” w, original casting, not in Heikka book. Est. $1,000-$2,000
Start Price : 100.00
Sold to floor for (800.00 + 144.00) x 1 = 944.00
Blackfoot Indian artist, Kuka, King bronze (1946-2004),121Blackfoot Indian artist, Kuka, King bronze (1946-2004),
Indian Maiden, #3/18, Powell foundry, signed K. Kuka, dated 1979, 18 ½” h. Est. $1,000-$2,000
Start Price : 100.00
Sold to floor for (750.00 + 135.00) x 1 = 885.00
Broadside: Pioneer Heroes, Custer, Hickok, Carson,122Broadside: Pioneer Heroes, Custer, Hickok, Carson,
Boone, Crockett, Texas Jack, Buffalo Bill et al. 1880’s. Perhaps the only surviving Broadside of the book Pioneer Heroes and Daring Deeds by D.M. Kel
Start Price : 500.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00 + 450.00) x 1 = 2,950.00
Broadside: Custer and Sitting Bull, double-sided broadside123Broadside: Custer and Sitting Bull, double-sided broadside
from the book Wild Life on the Plains and Horrors of Indian Warfare. Includes General Custer’s Last Fight by Sitting Bull, with description of the Gh
Start Price : 100.00
Sold to floor for (350.00 + 63.00) x 1 = 413.00
Sheet music, Camp Custer, 1917, fine cond.124Sheet music, Camp Custer, 1917, fine cond.
Est. $150-$250
Start Price : 50.00
Sold to floor for (25.00 + 4.50) x 1 = 29.50
U.S. Army - Custer Massacre at Big Horn, Montana-June 25,1876,125U.S. Army - Custer Massacre at Big Horn, Montana-June 25,1876,
chromolithograph, Werner Co, 1899, 9-1/4” x 13-1/4”. Est. $500-$750
Start Price : 100.00
Sold to floor for (175.00 + 31.50) x 1 = 206.50
Kittredge, Walter, Tenting on the Old Camp Ground, N.Y. & Boston,126Kittredge, Walter, Tenting on the Old Camp Ground, N.Y. & Boston,
1890, frontis of Gen G.A. Custer, full suede cover, fine cond, very rare. Est. $200-$300
Start Price : 50.00
Sold to floor for (125.00 + 22.50) x 1 = 147.50
George Custer scrapbook, 50 pp. filled with numerous articles on the battle,127George Custer scrapbook, 50 pp. filled with numerous articles on the battle,
compiled by R.G. Carter whose brother was a classmate of Custer at West Point, June 24, 1924 and was an intimate friend of General Godfrey. Est. $
Start Price : 100.00
Sold to floor for (400.00 + 72.00) x 1 = 472.00
Sheet music, Custer’s Last Charge by E. T. Pauli, N.Y., 1922,128Sheet music, Custer’s Last Charge by E. T. Pauli, N.Y., 1922,
colored cover of Little Big Horn Battle, 7 pp. 12-1/4” x 9-1/4”, fine cond. Est. $200-$400
Start Price : 50.00
Sold to floor for (75.00 + 13.50) x 1 = 88.50
Dillingworth, William, photograph of Gen. Custer’s officer and scientific corps,129Dillingworth, William, photograph of Gen. Custer’s officer and scientific corps,
Black Hills Expedition, August 13, 1874. 8” x 12”. This magnificent photo is filled with historical figures and participants of the Little Big Horn in
Start Price : 100.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00 + 198.00) x 1 = 1,298.00
Blue & gray chromolithographic covers for Northern Pacific RR,130Blue & gray chromolithographic covers for Northern Pacific RR,
Wonderland Publication, September 1893 and January 1894 with advertisements for The Tragedy of the Little Big Horn, scarce; and General Custer at the
Start Price : 50.00
Sold to floor for (350.00 + 63.00) x 1 = 413.00
Kleiber, Hans (1887-1967) etching, Leaving the Frontier, 7” x 10-1/4”, signed LR.131Kleiber, Hans (1887-1967) etching, Leaving the Frontier, 7” x 10-1/4”, signed LR.
Est. $1,000-$1,500
Start Price : 100.00
Sold to floor for (750.00 + 135.00) x 1 = 885.00
Kleiber, Hans, etching, Fort Laramie, 1846, 7” x 10-1/2”, signed LR.132Kleiber, Hans, etching, Fort Laramie, 1846, 7” x 10-1/2”, signed LR.
Est. $1,000-$1,500
Start Price : 100.00
Sold to floor for (1,400.00 + 252.00) x 1 = 1,652.00
Ralston, J. K. bronze, Topping the Broomtail #20/100, 13 ½” h.133Ralston, J. K. bronze, Topping the Broomtail #20/100, 13 ½” h.
Est. $1,500-$2,000
Start Price : 250.00
Sold to dic-kota for (3,250.00 + 585.00) x 1 = 3,835.00
Stoops, Herbert (1888-1948) Lodge Lining and Spring-Boy Call their Mother to Life,134Stoops, Herbert (1888-1948) Lodge Lining and Spring-Boy Call their Mother to Life,
original illustration on pg. 119 from book Old Man Coyote by Frank Bird Linderman, 1931. Est. $500-$1,000
Start Price : 100.00
Sold to floor for (250.00 + 45.00) x 1 = 295.00
Throssel, Richard (1882-1933) photograph, Home of the River Crow, 10 ¼” x 13”.135Throssel, Richard (1882-1933) photograph, Home of the River Crow, 10 ¼” x 13”.
Est. $1,500-$2,500
Start Price : 250.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00 + 360.00) x 1 = 2,360.00
Huffman, L. A. (1854-1931) hand colored engraving, A Spring Round Up In Montana,136Huffman, L. A. (1854-1931) hand colored engraving, A Spring Round Up In Montana,
from photos by Huffman, Miles City, a page from Harpers Weekly 1886, 13-1/2” x 9-1/4”. Est. $200-$300
Start Price : 50.00
Sold to floor for (75.00 + 13.50) x 1 = 88.50
Haynes, F. J. (1853-1921) ORIGINAL hand colored photograph,137Haynes, F. J. (1853-1921) ORIGINAL hand colored photograph,
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, 5” x 8-1/4”, mounted. Est. $400-$750
Start Price : 50.00
Haynes, F. J. (1853-1921) ORIGINAL hand colored photograph,138Haynes, F. J. (1853-1921) ORIGINAL hand colored photograph,
Castle Well & Cone, Yellowstone National Park, 5” x 8 ¼”. Mounted. Est. $300-$500
Start Price : 50.00
Yellowstone National Park Pendleton Woolen Mills blanket,139Yellowstone National Park Pendleton Woolen Mills blanket,
5 point, with Yellowstone Park tag sewn on, Pendleton, Oregon, 70” x 64”, 1920’s ca. Est. $200-$400
Start Price : 50.00
Sold to floor for (375.00 + 67.50) x 1 = 442.50
Box camera on wooden tripod, used overseas during World War I140Box camera on wooden tripod, used overseas during World War I
by reporter-photographer from the Sheridan Wyoming Newspaper. Est. $500-$1,000
Start Price : 100.00
Sold to floor for (125.00 + 22.50) x 1 = 147.50
Cree Indian beaded blanket strip, 1900 ca, 47” x 15-1/2”.141Cree Indian beaded blanket strip, 1900 ca, 47” x 15-1/2”.
Est. $400-$600
Start Price : 50.00
Sold to floor for (250.00 + 45.00) x 1 = 295.00
Collins, J. S. Co., Cheyenne, Wyo. marked holster & money-cartridge belt,142Collins, J. S. Co., Cheyenne, Wyo. marked holster & money-cartridge belt,
40 loops, 46-1/2” long. Collins products were a favorite of Buffalo Bill. 1880’s. Est. $900-$1,200
Start Price : 250.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00 + 180.00) x 1 = 1,180.00
Collins, J. S., Cheyenne, WY. single action revolver holster, 1880’s.143Collins, J. S., Cheyenne, WY. single action revolver holster, 1880’s.
Est. $750-$1000
Start Price : 100.00
Sold to floor for (850.00 + 153.00) x 1 = 1,003.00
Rare Indian Police Badge ca. 1880-1895,144Rare Indian Police Badge ca. 1880-1895,
very rare and one of the most sought-after lawman badges, features the desirable crossed arrows theme. Est. $1,500-$3,000
Start Price : 250.00
Sold to floor for (2,200.00 + 396.00) x 1 = 2,596.00
1895 Birmingham, England crystal candle holders, with silver rings and makers marks.1451895 Birmingham, England crystal candle holders, with silver rings and makers marks.
Est. $200-$400
Start Price : 50.00
Sold to floor for (125.00 + 22.50) x 1 = 147.50
19th century saddlebag with hand painted lettering St. Joseph, Mo. W. F. & Co.14619th century saddlebag with hand painted lettering St. Joseph, Mo. W. F. & Co.
(Wells Fargo & Co.), Overland Mail Service. Est. $200-$400
Start Price : 50.00
Sold to floor for (275.00 + 49.50) x 1 = 324.50
Russell, C. M., Trigg silver bronze sculpture, #76/100.147Russell, C. M., Trigg silver bronze sculpture, #76/100.
Est. $750 -$1,500
Start Price : 100.00
Sold to floor for (500.00 + 90.00) x 1 = 590.00
J. L. Clarke (1881 -1970) wood carving, Big Horn ram, 7" h x 5 7/8" w,147aJ. L. Clarke (1881 -1970) wood carving, Big Horn ram, 7" h x 5 7/8" w,
Marked "Cutapuis", Blackfeet name for Man Who Talks Not. Clark was a deaf mute. Estimate: $2500 - $3500
Start Price : 500.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00 + 450.00) x 1 = 2,950.00
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