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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
Elizabeth Custer 2-pc. engraved silver crumb set, scraper is 11-1/4” long, tray is 8” long,196Elizabeth Custer 2-pc. engraved silver crumb set, scraper is 11-1/4” long, tray is 8” long,
both marked “MFD. & PLATED BY REED & BARTON/Taunton, Mass”, both engraved with script “E” and the lines show elements of art nouveau design, notecard
Start Price : 500.00
Sold to floor for (1,900.00 + 342.00) x 1 = 2,242.00
Original cabinet card photograph of Wilbur Fisk Sanders (1834-1905),197Original cabinet card photograph of Wilbur Fisk Sanders (1834-1905),
who initially came to Bannack in 1863 with his uncle, the lst Governor of Montana, Sydney Edgerton. Sanders was the courageous prosecutor for the murd
Start Price : 250.00
Sold to johnrhoward1 for (700.00 + 126.00) x 1 = 826.00
Original 1864 CDV of Thomas Francis Meagher (1823-1867),198Original 1864 CDV of Thomas Francis Meagher (1823-1867),
controversial Irish Revolutionary and acting Governor of Montana Territory; Est. $1,000-$1,500
Start Price : 100.00
Sold to floor for (600.00 + 108.00) x 1 = 708.00
Original illuminated leaf from Medieval Prayer Book or Book of Hours,199Original illuminated leaf from Medieval Prayer Book or Book of Hours,
1500’s ca. Medieval France, 8” x 6” on vellum (lamb skin). In decorating the letters, rarest pigments and purest gold were used. Est. $500-$1,000
Start Price : 100.00
Sold to floor for (250.00 + 45.00) x 1 = 295.00
Francis, C.P., An Indian Cemetery, 4 ½” x 8” original mtd.200Francis, C.P., An Indian Cemetery, 4 ½” x 8” original mtd.
photo from his book Sport Among the Rockies, published in 1889 in an edition of only 15 copies; one of Montana’s rarest books. Est. $750-$1,500
Start Price : 100.00
Sold to floor for (150.00 + 27.00) x 1 = 177.00
Francis, C.P., photograph, Upper St. Mary’s Lake,201Francis, C.P., photograph, Upper St. Mary’s Lake,
west from the Narrows, 4 ½” x 8”, original photo from his book Sport Among the Rockies, published in 1889 in an edition of only 15 copies; one ...
Start Price : 50.00
Francis, C.P., Rainbow Falls of the Missouri, 4 ½” x 8”,202Francis, C.P., Rainbow Falls of the Missouri, 4 ½” x 8”,
original photo from his book Sport Among the Rockies. Est. $200-$400
Start Price : 50.00
Sold to floor for (40.00 + 7.20) x 1 = 47.20
Francis, C. P., Hotel on Manitoba Railway, 4 ½” x 8”,203Francis, C. P., Hotel on Manitoba Railway, 4 ½” x 8”,
original photo from his book Sport Among the Rockies,published in 1889 in an edition of only 15 copies; one of Montana’s rarest books. Est. $750-$1
Start Price : 100.00
Sold to floor for (100.00 + 18.00) x 1 = 118.00
2 CDV’s of cattle rancher Conrad Kohrs’ two daughters Anna & Katie,2042 CDV’s of cattle rancher Conrad Kohrs’ two daughters Anna & Katie,
one backstamp has the Sun Pearl Gallery, Deer Lodge, Montana Territory. Est. $25-$50
Start Price : 10.00
Sold to floor for (20.00 + 3.60) x 1 = 23.60
Green leather photograph case, gold stamped front L. A. Huffman Miles City, Mont;205Green leather photograph case, gold stamped front L. A. Huffman Miles City, Mont;
no photos, silk lining, 6½” x 8 ½”. Est. $250-$500
Start Price : 50.00
Sold to bearallthetime1 for (50.00 + 9.00) x 1 = 59.00
Standing, Wm. (1904-1951), medicine pole in center of medicine lodge,206Standing, Wm. (1904-1951), medicine pole in center of medicine lodge,
illust. from book Land of Nakoda, pp. 218-225, 11 ¾”x 14”. Est. $750-$1,500
Start Price : 100.00
Sold to floor for (200.00 + 36.00) x 1 = 236.00
Standing, Wm. (1904-1951) watercolor, Thunderbird, Indian design, 1945, 17 ½” x 13 ½”.207Standing, Wm. (1904-1951) watercolor, Thunderbird, Indian design, 1945, 17 ½” x 13 ½”.
Painted as a cover for a proposed book that was never published. Est. $1,500-$2,500
Start Price : 250.00
Sold to floor for (500.00 + 90.00) x 1 = 590.00
Rogers, William Allen (1854-1931) untitled illustration,208Rogers, William Allen (1854-1931) untitled illustration,
9-3/4” x 6-3/8”, illustrator employed by Harper’s Magazine in 1877. Est. $2,000-$4,000
Start Price : 500.00
Sold to floor for (100.00 + 18.00) x 1 = 118.00
Wood, Stanley L. (1866-1928) military painter and book illustrator209Wood, Stanley L. (1866-1928) military painter and book illustrator
, untitled illustration (Intruders), 9” x 6-3/8”. Est. $2,000-$4,000
Start Price : 500.00
Sold to floor for (700.00 + 126.00) x 1 = 826.00
Frost, A. B. (1851-1928) 2 pen & inks, Christmas in Pasadena, 1927, 6” x 3 ¼” and 5 ¼” x 4 ¼”.210Frost, A. B. (1851-1928) 2 pen & inks, Christmas in Pasadena, 1927, 6” x 3 ¼” and 5 ¼” x 4 ¼”.
Est. $1,000-$1,500
Start Price : 100.00
Sold to timeshifter for (100.00 + 18.00) x 1 = 118.00
Kleiber, Hans (1887-1967) etching, Knife River Post Office, 7” x 11”.211Kleiber, Hans (1887-1967) etching, Knife River Post Office, 7” x 11”.
Est. $1,000-$1,500
Start Price : 100.00
Sold to floor for (450.00 + 81.00) x 1 = 531.00
Kleiber, Hans etching plate, The Sheepherders, 4 ½” x 6”.212Kleiber, Hans etching plate, The Sheepherders, 4 ½” x 6”.
Est. $750-$1,000
Start Price : 100.00
Sold to floor for (175.00 + 31.50) x 1 = 206.50
Ace Powell, bronze, Spooked #42/100, 6” high.213Ace Powell, bronze, Spooked #42/100, 6” high.
Est. $250-$500
Start Price : 50.00
Sold to floor for (200.00 + 36.00) x 1 = 236.00
Haynes, F. J. (1853-1921), framed photograph, Grotto Geyser,214Haynes, F. J. (1853-1921), framed photograph, Grotto Geyser,
Yellowstone National Park, 5-3/4” x 9-1/2”, albumen, original hand colored. Est. $250-$500
Start Price : 50.00
Sold to floor for (50.00 + 9.00) x 1 = 59.00
Haynes, F. J. (1853-1921), ORIGINAL hand-colored photograph, Riverside Geyser,215Haynes, F. J. (1853-1921), ORIGINAL hand-colored photograph, Riverside Geyser,
Yellowstone National Park, 5” x 8-1/4”, mounted albumen. Est. $250-$500
Start Price : 50.00
Sold to timeshifter for (75.00 + 13.50) x 1 = 88.50
Haynes, F. J. (1853-1921), ORIGINAL hand colored photograph,216Haynes, F. J. (1853-1921), ORIGINAL hand colored photograph,
Cupid’s Cave at Mammoth Springs, Yellowstone National Park, mounted, 1880’s, 4 3/4” x 8”. Est. $300-$500
Start Price : 50.00
Sold to floor for (50.00 + 9.00) x 1 = 59.00
West, Levon (1900-1968), etching, Elk Hunters, signed LR, 11 ¾” x 17 ¾”.217West, Levon (1900-1968), etching, Elk Hunters, signed LR, 11 ¾” x 17 ¾”.
Est. $400-$600
Start Price : 50.00
Sold to floor for (125.00 + 22.50) x 1 = 147.50
Huffman, L. A. photograph, Little St. Mary near St. Ignatious Mission, Montana,218Huffman, L. A. photograph, Little St. Mary near St. Ignatious Mission, Montana,
1905, mounted, 4 ½” x 11 ¾”. Est. $1,200-$1,800
Start Price : 50.00
Sold to floor for (200.00 + 36.00) x 1 = 236.00
Huffman, L. A. photograph, Indian Mother and Daughters, 1880’s, 5” x 4”.219Huffman, L. A. photograph, Indian Mother and Daughters, 1880’s, 5” x 4”.
Est. $750-$1,250
Start Price : 100.00
Sold to floor for (500.00 + 90.00) x 1 = 590.00
Shimitz, Joe, photograph of Cheyenne, Wyoming cowboy, oval photo on mount, 6 ½” x 3”.220Shimitz, Joe, photograph of Cheyenne, Wyoming cowboy, oval photo on mount, 6 ½” x 3”.
Est. $100-$200
Start Price : 25.00
Sold to floor for (50.00 + 9.00) x 1 = 59.00
Miller, Fred, photograph, Big Medicine Rock, 7” x 5”,221Miller, Fred, photograph, Big Medicine Rock, 7” x 5”,
Miller’s holograph notes on reverse side, died Jan. 15, 1903. Est. $400-$600
Start Price : 100.00
Sold to floor for (200.00 + 36.00) x 1 = 236.00
Miller, Fred, photograph, Good Shell, Joseph Not Afraid, 5” x 8”, holograph notes on reverse.222Miller, Fred, photograph, Good Shell, Joseph Not Afraid, 5” x 8”, holograph notes on reverse.
Est. $350-$500
Start Price : 50.00
Sold to floor for (100.00 + 18.00) x 1 = 118.00
Jackson, Wm. Henry (1843-1942) photograph, Burros Packed for the Mountains,223Jackson, Wm. Henry (1843-1942) photograph, Burros Packed for the Mountains,
street scene in Ouray, Colorado, mounted 4 ¼” x 7 ½”; also two 4 ¾” x 6 ½ photos of pack trains near Hamilton, Montana, 1919. ...
Start Price : 25.00
Sold to floor for (200.00 + 36.00) x 1 = 236.00
Engraved Colt Open Top Spur trigger revolver, .22 cal.,224Engraved Colt Open Top Spur trigger revolver, .22 cal.,
2 3/8” rnd. Bbl., silver/nickel finish, 7 shot cyl, pearl grips, mfgd. 1877, mechanically excellent, scarce. Est. $1,700-$2,400
Start Price : 250.00
Sold to floor for (2,100.00 + 378.00) x 1 = 2,478.00
Colt D.A. 38 pistol, stamped W.F. & Co. (Wells Fargo & Co.) A.119, #289 527 on gun butt;225Colt D.A. 38 pistol, stamped W.F. & Co. (Wells Fargo & Co.) A.119, #289 527 on gun butt;
stamped on gun barrel: Colt’s PT FA Mfg,Co. Hartford, Ct. U.S.A. Pat. Aug, 84 Nov 6, 88 Mar 5, 95, ivory handles, fine cond. Est. $750-$1,500
Start Price : 100.00
Sold to 1oldsalt for (4,500.00 + 810.00) x 1 = 5,310.00
Thwaites, Reuben Gold, Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition 1804-1806,226Thwaites, Reuben Gold, Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition 1804-1806,
Arno Press, New York, 1969, 8 volumes, fine cond. Est. $1,000-$1,500
Start Price : 250.00
Sold to floor for (400.00 + 72.00) x 1 = 472.00
Biddle, Nicholas The Journals of the Expedition under the Command of Capts. Lewis & Clark,227Biddle, Nicholas The Journals of the Expedition under the Command of Capts. Lewis & Clark,
New York, 1962, 2 volumes, fine cond, in box. Est. $100-$200
Start Price : 25.00
Sold to floor for (75.00 + 13.50) x 1 = 88.50
Osgood, Ernest Staples, The Field Notes of Captain William Clark228Osgood, Ernest Staples, The Field Notes of Captain William Clark
1803-1805, New Haven, 1964, lst ed, fine cond., dust jacket. Est. $400-$500
Start Price : 50.00
Sold to floor for (175.00 + 31.50) x 1 = 206.50
Hosmer, James K., History of the Expedition of Captains Lewis and Clark 1804-06,229Hosmer, James K., History of the Expedition of Captains Lewis and Clark 1804-06,
Chicago, 1917, 2 vols. expertly rebacked, very good cond. Est. $150-$250
Start Price : 50.00
Sold to floor for (75.00 + 13.50) x 1 = 88.50
Northern Plains Indians beaded horse blanket, 66” x 28”, 1900 ca.230Northern Plains Indians beaded horse blanket, 66” x 28”, 1900 ca.
Est. $4,000-$8,000
Start Price : 500.00
Sold to floor for (4,100.00 + 738.00) x 1 = 4,838.00
Fully beaded Plains Indian moccasins, 1900 ca.231Fully beaded Plains Indian moccasins, 1900 ca.
Est. $500-$1,000
Start Price : 100.00
Sold to floor for (900.00 + 162.00) x 1 = 1,062.00
Strike A Light Bag, Plains Indian.231aStrike A Light Bag, Plains Indian.
Est. $150-$300
Start Price : 50.00
Sold to timeshifter for (275.00 + 49.50) x 1 = 324.50
Northern Cheyenne beaded leg moccasins, 1890 ca.232Northern Cheyenne beaded leg moccasins, 1890 ca.
Est. $1,500-$3,000
Start Price : 250.00
Sold to floor for (1,300.00 + 234.00) x 1 = 1,534.00
Blackfeet beaded trade cloth dress, ca. 1890’s, shows some wear and a few moth holes.233Blackfeet beaded trade cloth dress, ca. 1890’s, shows some wear and a few moth holes.
Est. $3,500-$5,000
Start Price : 500.00
Sold to floor for (2,900.00 + 522.00) x 1 = 3,422.00
Primitive hand-made Sioux Indian style horse mirror and 4 rare Northwest fishing arrows.233aPrimitive hand-made Sioux Indian style horse mirror and 4 rare Northwest fishing arrows.
Est. $70-$200
Start Price : 50.00
Sold to floor for (325.00 + 58.50) x 1 = 383.50
Smith, Tucker, Blackfeet Relics, 1974, pencil drawing, 8-1/2” x 12”, includes Indian hammerstone.234Smith, Tucker, Blackfeet Relics, 1974, pencil drawing, 8-1/2” x 12”, includes Indian hammerstone.
Est. $750-$1,250
Start Price : 250.00
Sold to floor for (250.00 + 45.00) x 1 = 295.00
Huffman, L. A.Working a Little Bunch in the Hills ORIGINAL contact photo print, 1895 ca. 6 ¼”x8 ¾"234aHuffman, L. A.Working a Little Bunch in the Hills ORIGINAL contact photo print, 1895 ca. 6 ¼”x8 ¾"
Est. $1,500-$2,500
Start Price : 250.00
Sold to floor for (650.00 + 117.00) x 1 = 767.00
Huffman, L. A., Cutting Out a Steer, 7” x 12” photogravure, slight tear on one edge.235Huffman, L. A., Cutting Out a Steer, 7” x 12” photogravure, slight tear on one edge.
Est. $150-$300
Start Price : 50.00
Sold to floor for (275.00 + 49.50) x 1 = 324.50
Huffman, L. A., Grazing Buffalo, Northern Montana,236Huffman, L. A., Grazing Buffalo, Northern Montana,
ORIGINAL contact photo print, 1895 ca., fine cond. Est. $1,500-$2,000
Start Price : 250.00
Sold to floor for (450.00 + 81.00) x 1 = 531.00
Locke, H. R., Crow Agency Indians, 1891, silver imperial photo print, 6-1/2” x 9”, fine cond.237Locke, H. R., Crow Agency Indians, 1891, silver imperial photo print, 6-1/2” x 9”, fine cond.
Est. $750-$1,000
Start Price : 250.00
Sold to floor for (400.00 + 72.00) x 1 = 472.00
Shipler, J. W., stereo card, Ferry Boat at St. Claire, 1888 ca.238Shipler, J. W., stereo card, Ferry Boat at St. Claire, 1888 ca.
On reverse side is printed Shipler’s Views of Montana Scenery, Central Ave, Great Falls. Est. $150-$300
Start Price : 50.00
Sold to floor for (275.00 + 49.50) x 1 = 324.50
Michael Jordan signed leather Spalding basketball, fine cond.239Michael Jordan signed leather Spalding basketball, fine cond.
Est. $1,400-$1,900
Start Price : 250.00
Sold to timeshifter for (675.00 + 121.50) x 1 = 796.50
Unique antique advertising mirror, Beach & Wellman, Augusta, Montana.240Unique antique advertising mirror, Beach & Wellman, Augusta, Montana.
Wellman ran a Mercantile business in Augusta from 1902 to 1917, which dates the mirror. 9 ½” x 9 ½”. Est. $100-$300
Start Price : 50.00
Sold to floor for (50.00 + 9.00) x 1 = 59.00
Ten Dollar BISON NOTE 1901 series with Lewis and Clark portraits.241Ten Dollar BISON NOTE 1901 series with Lewis and Clark portraits.
One of the most beautifully designed bank notes issued by the U.S. government. The buffalo engraved was Pablo, residing in the Washington D.C. Zoo and
Start Price : 100.00
Sold to floor for (625.00 + 112.50) x 1 = 737.50
Navajo rug, Western reservation, 30” x 61”, ca. 1940’s.242Navajo rug, Western reservation, 30” x 61”, ca. 1940’s.
Est. $500-$550
Start Price : 100.00
Sold to floor for (500.00 + 90.00) x 1 = 590.00
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