2012 Hot August Auction

Auction Details

Highlights of the sale include:
1. A new discovery of an early, c 1876-7 photo of the Earp family with all of the Earp brothers and their father Nicholas.
2. The Ken and Rosemary Roberts miners candlestick collection containing some of the finest miners candlesticks ever made
3. The best saloon section we’ve ever had – including a fantastic collection of embossed saloon bottles put away for 40 years
4. The largest (by far!) antique American silver ingot, nearly 500 ounces – from Denver!
5. “Discovery” ingots from collections all over America
6. Western mining broadsides, lithographs and maps – the best selection of rarities ever offered at one time.
7. Western Art – five spectacular oil paintings in the style of Russell in oversized mural format by Franz Trevors, from the Palace Club, Reno, 1943-4.
8. Gaming – rare early slot machine (1910), chip collections, antique equipment and broadsides
9. Bawdy & Brothel- rare Mustang Ranch “gold card”, ultra rare early brothel tokens highlighted by the Goldfield “rooster”
10. Western broadsides – the best ever seen at auction – Tahoe, Virginia City, Reno, Pioneer societies, brewery advertising and more
11. Gold and gold ore specimens from major collections
12. Nevada Railroad Collection- The fantastic Jacobitz Collection of lamps, locks, keys, photographs and documents. Perhaps the best collection ever assembled!
13. Humboldt Soda Works Archive from Winnemucca. An original collection of hundreds of original etched and silk screened seltzer bottles for the back bars in saloons dating from c1890 to 1919 (Prohibition) and another batch that post-dates Prohibition.
14. Mining and Assay catalog collection
15. Major World’s Fair ephemera & So Called Dollars collections
16. Original hoard of Morgan Dollars from a Reno Casino in the early days and a $50 Augustus Humbert Pioneer gold piece.
17. Rare western tokens. The best of the best.
Invoicing and lot pick up will NOT be available at the live auction.
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Ingleside Café Mirror NY - Plattsburgh,c1908 - 2012aug - Brothel230 - Ingleside Café Mirror NY - Plattsburgh,c1908 - 2012aug - Brothel
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"Good For 10c In Trade/ The Ingleside Café/ Henry Scheier, Prop./ Plattsburgh,/ N.Y." -2139
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to h***3 for (550.00 + 107.25BP) = 657.25
 
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Bawdy Good For Mirror Set OH - Hamilton,Butler County - c1900-1910 - 2012aug - Brothel231 - Bawdy Good For Mirror Set OH - Hamilton,Butler County - c1900-1910 - 2012aug - Brothel
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Lot of 2. Huffman House from Hamilton, OH, Good for 5c and P. McCarthy's Bar, maverick, good for 5c. Both are 1.75". Fully nude woman on b...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to h***4 for (750.00 + 146.25BP) = 896.25
 
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American Indian Basket Group 2012aug - Cowboy & Native American232 - American Indian Basket Group 2012aug - Cowboy & Native American
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Lot of 6 including a small bark basket, a pine needle basket, a flat mat, and a small basket. The lot also includes a larger basket that has a bit of
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to w**********a for (300.00 + 58.50BP) = 358.50
 
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American Indian Plaster Busts  - , - c1900 - 2012aug - Cowboy & Native American233 - American Indian Plaster Busts - , - c1900 - 2012aug - Cowboy & Native American
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Two fetching plaster busts of American Indian figures: 1) A woman, hand painted, with the name “MIGNON” in the front of the base and an “1831” rear in
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Cigar Store Indian  - ,Inyo County -  - 2012aug - Cowboy & Native American234 - Cigar Store Indian - ,Inyo County - - 2012aug - Cowboy & Native American
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From Lone Pine, CA. This hand-carved folk art Indian is 7` 4" tall, unpainted, and carved out of what appears to be pine. -60289
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to d*****e for (250.00 + 48.75BP) = 298.75
 
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Cigar Store Indian, Resin Reproduction  - , - c1970 - 2012aug - Cowboy & Native American235 - Cigar Store Indian, Resin Reproduction - , - c1970 - 2012aug - Cowboy & Native American
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This 6` tall painted cigar store Indian is a handsome resin reproduction. He is holding a bundle of cigars in one hand, and a tomahwak in the opposite
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Start Price : 1,750.00 | Estimate : 3,500.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Cowboy Horse Tack c1900 - 2012aug - Cowboy & Native American236 - Cowboy Horse Tack c1900 - 2012aug - Cowboy & Native American
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Lot of 7. 1) Draft horse collar and hames. The collar is constructed of padded leather with a wooden frame, to which are attached iron connector rings
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Remington Bronze Reproduction 2012aug - Cowboy & Native American237 - Remington Bronze Reproduction 2012aug - Cowboy & Native American
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This handsome 10" by 12" sculpture is a reproduction of Remington's 8th bronze, which he created in 1902 and titled "Coming Thru ...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to a******m for (500.00 + 97.50BP) = 597.50
 
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Remington Bronze Reproduction 2012aug - Cowboy & Native American238 - Remington Bronze Reproduction 2012aug - Cowboy & Native American
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Remington produced his first, and most famous, bronze in 1895: the "Broncho Buster". Later, he revised and reworked his sculpture and produc
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to a******m for (250.00 + 48.75BP) = 298.75
 
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Remington Bronze Reproduction 2012aug - Cowboy & Native American239 - Remington Bronze Reproduction 2012aug - Cowboy & Native American
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Remington produced his first, and most famous, bronze in 1895: the "Broncho Buster". Later, he revised and reworked his sculpture and produc
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to a******m for (150.00 + 29.25BP) = 179.25
 
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