2013 April Treasures & Tribes Auction

Auction Details

Welcome to another great sale!

This sale offers some of the best collections ever assembled in a number of different collecting categories.


Numismatics and Gold

Jack Totheroh Period I Cal Fractional Collection. The best collection of Period One California Fractional Gold coins since the Jay Roe Sale.

The Jack Totheroh Numismatic Library. Hundreds of catalogs dating back to 1859 containing sales of Cal Fractional Gold coins.

Bergen/Istvan Cal Fractional Collection. One of the best registry (unofficial) sets ever assembled of Period One and Two Cal Fractional Gold. 70% of this collection consists of the finest or second-finest known coins.

The Finest Known M.E. Hart Coins of the Golden West.

Ingots. A number of unique ingots of varying metals from several old collections.

California Gold Rush Artifact and gold specimen Collection. Wonderful lots from an old collection of gold in quartz jewelry, artifacts, nuggets, and specimens.

Currency. Interesting and unusual currency items and ephemera, including an 1837 broadside for a bank buying currency from other banks from the “hard-times period.”

Mormon Currency Collection

Mormon Currency Collection. The most important group of Mormon Currency assembled since the famous Ford Sale, and possibly better!

Native American Collections

The Grandma Ness Panamint Basket Collection. One of the finest collections ever assembled, held by the weaver’s family for three generations.

The Tahoe-Wovoka Estate Collection. Contains fabulous Native American artistry, from exceptional baskets to priceless art.

The Yosemite Trading Post Collection. A wonderful collection of the contents of the Yosemite Trading Post when it closed decades ago, assembled by long-time Lee Vining residents.

The American West Collection. A group of exceptional large baskets from the founding family of one of America’s largest corporations.

Vinegar Library of Native American Art and History. Fabulous library of Smithsonian publications (c1900) and others, with beautiful and striking color illustrations of Native American art and life.


General Americana

Saloon and Advertising Collections. Bottles, signs, mirrors, trays, tokens, and an assortment of saloon collectibles.

Express and Railroad. Outstanding collection of express and railroad items, including original ticket punching devices from the Virginia and Truckee Railroad; rare stock certificates from Nevada rails; and, a group of material related to western rail financier Borax Smith, including material from the Tonopah and Tidewater RR. Also, original locks from Wells Fargo and Tonopah Tidewater handed down in a California agent’s family.

Mono-Inyo Posatal Cover Collection. A collection of rare and fascinating postal covers from the Mono-Inyo region, many with postmarks unlisted in Williams!

Adolph Sutro Collection. An original hand-signed petition for the tunnel and other rarities.

James King of William Collection. Original documents from the c1900 sale of part of his estate.

Assay documents from all over the West.

Nevadiana. Much more from the Maish Collection and others.

George Wingfield Collection. A small group of his personal items from the Spradling-Wingfield family.

Idahoiana. Fabulous collection of early Idaho documents from the late Lynn Langdon collection.

Mining Artifacts

Collections of candlesticks, scales, and many authentic artifacts mining equipment.
Preview
Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite#309
Reno, NV 89511
Thursday April 11, 10am-6pm
* Preview also available by appointment

Live Auction
Friday & Saturday
April 12-13, 2012
9am PDT starting time, both days

Location
Atlantis Casino & Resort
Grand Ballroom #4
3800 S. Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89502

Lot Pick Up
Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite #309
Reno, NV 89511
Sunday April 14th, 10am-1pm

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Native Basket and Pottery Group1095 - Native Basket and Pottery Group
Holabird-Kagin Americana
This lot features 8 baskets, 2 pieces of pottery and 1 small gourd vessel. Of the baskets, 2 can be identified as Seminole and Papago but are known to
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to 9****b for (175.00 + 34.13BP) = 209.13
 
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Navajo Blanket1096 - Navajo Blanket
Holabird-Kagin Americana
A large 5' x 8’ rug in natural colors of dark brown, gray and natural wool. The design is stacked diamonds in natural color on the gray central ...
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Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Navajo Blanket, Ganado Red1097 - Navajo Blanket, Ganado Red
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Wool rug measures 33 x 43" and contains a plethora of colors. In addition to the usual red, natural and black, there is also brown, orange and ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to t********n.. for (375.00 + 73.13BP) = 448.13
 
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Navajo Blanket, Striped1098 - Navajo Blanket, Striped
Holabird-Kagin Americana
A 30 x 60" wool rug--possibly a double saddle blanket--in plain stripe design of gray, red, black and brown stripes on a natural ground. The sh...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8***2 for (300.00 + 58.50BP) = 358.50
 
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Navajo Eagle Feather Rug1099 - Navajo Eagle Feather Rug
Holabird-Kagin Americana
This 48 x 80 100% wool rug features 36 feathers woven into the body of the rug, which features red, dark brown, tan, natural, and heather grey wools.
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to k*********e for (1,050.00 + 204.75BP) = 1,254.75
 
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Navajo Rugs1100 - Navajo Rugs
Holabird-Kagin Americana
Lot of 3 wool weavings. 1) Red Saddle Blanket, 29 x 36," with white stacked diamond design, edged in gray. No border. VF condition. 2) Small Ga...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8***2 for (550.00 + 107.25BP) = 657.25
 
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Navajo Storm Pattern Eagle Feather Yei Rug1101 - Navajo Storm Pattern Eagle Feather Yei Rug
Holabird-Kagin Americana
This 47 x 78 100% wool, authentic Navajo rug features two Yei figures with triangular shaped heads, holding arrows and feathers. The rug shows a large
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Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Navajo Yei Rug1102 - Navajo Yei Rug
Holabird-Kagin Americana
A small wool 5-figured rug measuring 22" x 39" with gray, tan, black and red figures on a natural ground. The short ends are banded in gre...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to t********n.. for (400.00 + 78.00BP) = 478.00
 
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Yokuts Large Basket Bowl1103 - Yokuts Large Basket Bowl
Holabird-Kagin Americana
These fine--and very old--baskets came from the Phoebe Hearst and John Muir collections, and may date before 1890, according to an internal family let
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 12,000.00
Sold to 9****b for (2,000.00 + 390.00BP) = 2,390.00
 
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Paiute Burden Basket1104 - Paiute Burden Basket
Holabird-Kagin Americana
A tall twined basket measuring 18" diameter x 18" tall. Four horizontal bands of varying widths are the only design. Coarse weave. Top rim...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to B*******n for (600.00 + 117.00BP) = 717.00
 
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