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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Columbian Worlds Fair 1893 Ruby Stain Early American Period Glass 1893 - 2012aug - Worlds Fair1610 - Columbian Worlds Fair 1893 Ruby Stain Early American Period Glass 1893 - 2012aug - Worlds Fair
Holabird-Kagin Americana
11 Assorted Worlds Fair Glassware. 1. Toothpick 2" 2. Tea Cup 1 1/2" Columbus Ohio "Go way back and sit down" 3. Shotglass/Tumble
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to 9****k for (225.00 + 43.88BP) = 268.88
 
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Columbian Worlds Fair Paper Weight Collection 2012aug - Worlds Fair1611 - Columbian Worlds Fair Paper Weight Collection 2012aug - Worlds Fair
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6 Glass Paper Weights. 1) Manufacturers and Liberal Arts Building Set of 4, all different, 2 colorized, 2 black and white. 2) Fisheries Building, set
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to 9****k for (80.00 + 15.60BP) = 95.60
 
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Columbian Fair 1893 Paper Weight Collection 2012aug - Worlds Fair1612 - Columbian Fair 1893 Paper Weight Collection 2012aug - Worlds Fair
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6 Glass Paper Weights from the Columbian Fair. 1) Birdseye View, Made Libby Glass, Horizontal. 2) Electrical Building, Horizontal. 3) Machinery Hall,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to 9****k for (80.00 + 15.60BP) = 95.60
 
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1893 Columbian Worlds Fair Paper Weights 2012aug - Worlds Fair1613 - 1893 Columbian Worlds Fair Paper Weights 2012aug - Worlds Fair
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Collection of 5 Glass Paper Weights. 1) Festival Hall & Cascade Gardens, Horizontal, Green Colorized. 2) Cascades, Black & White, Horizontal.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to 9****k for (80.00 + 15.60BP) = 95.60
 
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1893 Columbian Worlds Fair Paper Weights 2012aug - Worlds Fair1614 - 1893 Columbian Worlds Fair Paper Weights 2012aug - Worlds Fair
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Lot of 4 Round Ferris Wheel Glass Paper Weights. All Different Pictures. -60060
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to 9****k for (210.00 + 40.95BP) = 250.95
 
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Columbian Exposition Souvenirs 2012aug - Worlds Fair1615 - Columbian Exposition Souvenirs 2012aug - Worlds Fair
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Cast metal bust of Christopher Columbus, copyright 1892 by Q.P. Kato, 5 1/2" tall, 3" wide from the Columbian Exposition. Also Singer Sewing
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to b*********r for (80.00 + 15.60BP) = 95.60
 
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Columbus Medals 2012aug - Worlds Fair1616 - Columbus Medals 2012aug - Worlds Fair
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Two medals from the Chicago Columbian Exposition: 1) bronze, 75mm, designed by Augustus Saint Gaudens, reverse designed by C.E. Barber; 2) 59mm, white
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8*****b for (135.00 + 26.33BP) = 161.33
 
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Columbian Exposition Demitasse Souvenir Spoons IL - Chicago,1893 - 2012aug - Worlds Fair1617 - Columbian Exposition Demitasse Souvenir Spoons IL - Chicago,1893 - 2012aug - Worlds Fair
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Lot of 19 pieces in 4 groups. Group 1) 4 identical spoons. A ship at full sail is pictured in the bowls, and a wreathed portrait of Christopher Columb
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to B******m for (150.00 + 29.25BP) = 179.25
 
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Columbian Exposition Souvenir Spoons IL - Chicago,1893 - 2012aug - Worlds Fair1618 - Columbian Exposition Souvenir Spoons IL - Chicago,1893 - 2012aug - Worlds Fair
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Lot of 10: 1) Scalloped-bowl sugar shell, 8.” Handle has picture of Columbus and a sailing ship. Gold highlights on the handle. Marked U.S. Sterling.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 350.00 - 500.00
Sold to c******3 for (175.00 + 34.13BP) = 209.13
 
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Pan American Expo Souvenirs 2012aug - Worlds Fair1619 - Pan American Expo Souvenirs 2012aug - Worlds Fair
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Two items: 1) HK291, R5, EF-PL, no hanger, red, white and blue ribbon in poor condition; 2) boxed medal, "C.M.B.A." Pan American One Day Jul
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to b*********r for (90.00 + 17.55BP) = 107.55
 
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