2014 Jay Contway & Friends Western Art & Memorabilia Auction

Plains Indian war club, some chips, wooden handle, age unknown, Cheyenne Butte area, Rosebud, MT

2 Bison shoulder blade hoes, South Dakota Arikara

2 Paleo points, 1 Agate basin 3.5" point, 1 Goshen 3" point, Rosebud, MT area

Agate Basin 4" knife-scraper, Rosebud, MT area

2 paleo knives, 5" & 3.5", larger one is repaired, Rosebud, MT area,

Paleo knife, 3", Rosebud, MT

Marcell Photo, Cow-Girls in Parade, Miles City Round Up, 1914, "Powder River", Marcell Photo #16, framed

Photo, Cowgirls, Miles City Round Up 3-4 July 1913, 11" x 20", possibly Marcell photo

Virginia City ledger book, from Rank's Drug Storre, with customer accounts, entires from 1877-1880, many well known historical figures

Russell, Charles M., Trails Plowed Under, torn dj

2 books: Grey, Zane, 30,000 On The Hoof, 1st, ex. lib.; McMurtry, Larry, Lonesome Dove, 1985 ed., dj

Hamley Form Fitter saddle, 12", high cantle, fully tooled, #5714

Hamley youth saddle, 10", fully tooled, needs new fleece

Jay Contway bronze, Born to Run, 2007, 8/24

O.C. Seltzer, The Medicine Man, ltd. ed. print 3/499, 18.5" x 28", framed, w/ cert. of auth. signed by W. Steve Seltzer

Agate Basin 2 3/4" point (fractured) found with 2 1/2" bison tooth, pt. foundinside buffalo skull, pt. fractured

Paleo spear point, 6", excellent condition, found near Rosebud, MT

Clovis 4" point, excellent condition, SW U. S. find

Don Prechtel, Unwelcome Visitors, oil on canvas, 18" x 24", framed

Jay Contway bronze Country Doctor, 2004, 17/20

Al Furstnow, Miles City, saddle, #550, fully flower carved & stamped, 12.5", sq. skirt, repaired stirrup leather

G. S.Garica fancy silver mounted headstall, w/ card suit bit, engraved conchos & studded reins. Headstall buckles marked "G.S.G."

Crockett arrow shank bit & spurs

Frank Mayfield spurs, early, engraved & silver inlay, jingle bobs unmkd., w/ large engraved strap conchos

Albert Espinosa pierced cheek bit, engraved & silver inlay, w/ rein chains

Will James, Range Blood, pencil drawing, signed "Will James III - 21", framed, 11" x 18"

Will James, Cowboy Horseback & Wolf, pencil, signed "W.J.", 8"x10", framed

Benny Reynolds, 1966 "Champion All Around, Big Sky 5 Rodeos" saddle, 14.5", dbl rigged, padded seat, fully tooled, maker: Junior Conn...

WIN 1894 30 WCF, lever action, 25.5'bbl, s#577087

WIN 94 .44 Mag., lever action, s#4114232, High Condition! Light Use!

Colt Sheriff Mdl, 44 cal., sgl. action, stainless, ivory grips, s#SA41604, in case

Plains Indian artifact tray, 124 pieces including 2 paleo knives, 1 paleo point, bone tools, chisels, drills, most found in Rosebud, MT area, 5 pcs. f

Artifact tray, 122 pieces including 5 paleo knives, 4 paleo point, bone tools, chisels, drills, scrapers, fish hooks, most found in Rosebud, MT area.

Plains Indian artifact tray, 90 pieces, 3000 - 7000 years old, points, knives, drills, scrapers, camp tools.Tray measures 20" x 27".

Hitched Horsehair bridle & reins, Deer Lodge Prison, MT, w/ Kelly bit, 1950's

Will James, The Swing of the First Rope and The Sting of the Hot Iron, pencil, 9.5"x 8", framed

Will James, The Spring Following a Hard Winter (Tailing Up), pencil, 9.5"x7.5", framed

Richard Throssel, original Plains Indian camp photo, 13"x10", framed

W. Steve Seltzer, Prairie Prowlers, oil on canvas, 20" x 30", framed

Jay Contway bronze, Big Medicine, 4/30

2 Paleo knives, 2 1/2" each; 3 Knife River flint pcs., crescent, scraper and point, all Rosebud, MT area,

Jay Contway bronze, Badlands Elk, 1994, 49/50

W. Steve Seltzer, Camp Crier, watercolor, 12" x 15", framed

Plains Indian pipe bowl, 3.5", Cheyenne-traded to Harstad's Rosebud Lumber Yard, ca. 1880's,

Plains Indian pipe bowl, 2.5", Cheyenne-traded to Harstad's Rosebud Lumber Yard, ca. 1880's

Jay Contway, A Wreck Coming, 2002, 10/25

WIN 1886, 45/90, lever action, s# 58350, made in 1891, Very Good Condition!

WIN 1886, 33 WCF, lever action, s#144921

2- Boxes REM Kleanbore .33 WIN, full

Colt Mdl. 1917, 45 cal., dbl action revolver, s#208914J w/ U.S. holster

ALLEN & THURBER dual action pistol, rare.

Silver mtd. Spanish Mochila saddle stirrups w/orig. leathers

Hitched Horsehair bridle, Deer Lodge Prison, modern

Hitched Horsehair bridle & reins, Mike Durfee State Prison, South Dakota, contemporary, excellent

Hitched horsehair quirt, MT prison-made, c.1915, 32", multi color

Hitched horsehair quirt, MT prison-made , 25", c.1915, natural colors

2 braided rawhide / leather quirts

Benny Reynolds trophy E. Garcia spurs, silver mtd., engraved "Reserve Champion Steer Wrestler, 1991, Senior Pro Rodeo

Jay Contway bronze, Looking Back, 2013, 23/100

Miles City Saddlery Co. corporate seal

Gale Bachman saddle, 15", dbl. rigged, nice condition, made 11/4/59

Jay Contway bronze, All Around, 1992, 10/24

Benny Reynolds trophy saddle, 15", dbl rigged, maker Carl Ammerman, Yoakum, TX, never used, stamped:"NOTRA World's Champion All Aroun...

Benny Reynolds trophy belt buckle: 1984 World's Champion Steer Wrestler, NOTRA (National Old Time Rodeo Assoc.)

Benny Reynolds rodeo chaps, stamped: "NOTRA All Around, 1989"

Benny Reynolds NOTRA World Champion High Point buckle

Jay Contway bronze, Steer Wrestler

Jay Contway original watercolor, steer wrestler

Jay Contway, original watercolor, calf roper

Jay Contway, original watercolor, bronc rider

Archie Gooksetter's own roping saddle, floral carved, 15", dbl rigged, excellent condition. Archie was a well-known cattle buyer and horse...

J. J. Estrada-Mardueno Santa Barbara spade bit, engraved & silver inlay, w/ rein chains

Santa Barbara cheek spade bit, engraved w/ rein chains

Hernandez, Peanut Visalia pattern spurs, engraved & silver inlay, w/ engraved heart strap conchos

COLT single action, 41 cal, s#325416. made in 1913, re-nickeled

WIN 1873 musket, 44/40 cal., s# 367716B, made in 1891, very rare

WIN mdl. 12, 12 ga., full choke, 3", 29" bbl, s#841861 High Condition!

Jay Contway bronze, I'll Tell You A Tale, 2009, 10/250

Jay Contway bronze, I'll Sing You A Song, 2009, 28/250

Tom Sander, American Pronghorn, oil on Masonite, 20” x 30”, framed

Joanne Hennes, Teton Tranquility, ltd. ed. print 61/600, 18" x 30", framed

3- Hines, Jack signed & numbered prints, 11" x 15", framed

Theodore Roosevelt, Hunting Trips of a Ranchman, 1st ed., 1891

Russell, Charles M., Good Medicine, dj

Al Furstnow saddle, 14.5", dbl. rigged, good sheep skin, repaired

4 clay trade pipes, from Sioux family in Iowa

Black pipestone pipe w/ stem, 3.5" bowl, 18" stem

Black pipestone pipe w/ stem, 2" bowl, 12" stem

2 Archaic tang knives, origin - Missouri

McWhorter, L.V., Yellow Wolf: His Own Story, 1st, ex., lib., signed by author

Miller, Joaquin, The State of Montana, professionally rebound

Rawhide Rawlins by C. M. Russell, signed by C. M. Russell with skull, 1922

Jay Contway bronze, Old War Horses, 17/24

Will James, A Friend In Disguise, pen & ink, signed "III", 7.5"x 9.5, framed

Will James, And The Battle Was Ended, pencil, 8.5"x 11.5", framed

Will James, Cowboy, pencil, 4" x 9.5", framed

C.M. Russell, Wagon Boss, print on canvas, 35.5" x 23.5", early edition

Richard Throssel, original photograph of Indian leading horse w/ travois, 5.5" x 8", white signature mark in lower right corner,3 hole pun...

Richard Throssel, original photograph of Indian standing by Teepee at night, 5.5" x 8", white signature mark in lower left, 3 hole punched...

Richard Throssel, original photograph of Indian warriors horseback, 5.5" x 8", 3 hole punched in top margin