6th Annual Montana Big Chief Auction

Auction Details

Day 1:

Highlights Include:

Whaler Made Scrimshaw Pie Crimpers, Husky Mid Continent Motor Oil Can, Richard Edward Miller Painting, Alaska Gold Prospectors Watch Fob, Mermod Freres Ideal Soprano Music Box, Art Nouveau Nude Jeweled Lamp, Clayton Bailey Folk Art Pottery Collection, IW Cortez 14k Gold Turquoise Ring, 1940s Buck Junior Salesman Sample Jeans, Williams Big Guns Pinball Machine, A River Runs Through it First Edition Books, Arizona Rainbow Forest Petrified Wood, H. Earl Clack Montana Heccolene 5 Gallon Oil Can, Navajo Jewelry, The Iron Fireman Coal Furnace Sign, Joseph Locke New England Glass Agata Mug, Harley Davidson Model J Parts, Big Sky Carving Jeff Fleming Wood Bear Collection, Antique Stetson Cowboy Hats, Historical Collectibles, Toys, Art, Fly Fishing Reels, and much more

Day 2:

Highlights Include: Montana Studio Pottery Collection including Rudy Autio, David Shaner, Peter Voulkos, and Jay Rummell. Alan Shepard Apollo 14 Lunar Flown American Flag, Daguerreotype Photos of Dogs, 1883 New Orleans Louisiana Carriage License Plate, Edward Curtis Photogravure Collection, Historic Photography, Virginia City Montana History including signs and ephemera, Hamilton Montana Chevrolet Dealership Sign, John Deer Implements Terry Montana Sign, Monte Dolack Originals including Paintings and Pottery, Walter Hook painting collection, NASA Apollo Mission Signed Photos, Historic Montana Signs, Montana Documents, Yellowstone National Park Items, Felt Pennant Collection, 1946 Wyoming Brand Book, Frontier and Western History.

Day 3:

Featured Artists: Richard Diebenkorn, Gerrit Dou Zechariah, Maynard Dixon, Olaf Wieghorst, David Hockney, Alfred Julio Jensen, Carl Oscar Borg, Randy Van Beek, Thomas Sully, William Standing, Chad Poppleton, Frank McCarthy, Martin Kremer, Jacques & Mary Regat, JPEter Hurd, Bonnie Marris, Ace Powell, Reynolds Beal, Charles M Russell, Tim Shinabarger, Thomas de Decker, Nicola Simbari, Larry Pirnie, John Bye, Bob Scriver, Daniel Keys, Scott Rogers, Jamie Means, Penni Anne Cross, Lone Wolf, Chris Owen, Norman Lowell, David Mayer, Earle Erik Heikka, Johnny Gruelle, and Leo Jansen, just to name a few.

Highlights Include: Ming Dynasty Chinese Bixi Auspicious Jade Seal, Sioux Indian Cavalry Scout Beaded Jacket, Sious Quilled Pictorial Pipe Bag, Baranger Studios Stagecoach Motion Display, Reverse Painted Buffalo Brewing Sign, Montana Salish Indian Cradleboard, Montana Blackfoot Indian Tacked Knife Sheath, Cree Indian Beaded Saddle Pad, Wooly Mammoth Tusk, Milwaukee Saddlery Store Display, Cheyenne Indian Beaded Rifle Scabbard, Montana Deer Lodge Prison Hitched Horsehair Bridle, Pace and Mills Slot Machines in Rare Denominations, Sioux Siyotanka Catlinite Courting Flute, 1857 Pikes Peak Indian Peace Pipe, Anishinaabe Ball Head War Club, Collection of Hawaiian Photos and Paintings Exhibited at the Columbian Exhibition, I&H Sorby Dag Knife, Navajo Rugs, Pre Columbian Chorotega Costa Rican Jade Maul Heads, Native American Indian Art Artifacts and, Western History, Artwork, Historical Photography and much more.
A bid placed on our auctions is a legal contract – it cannot be revoked or cancelled for any reason. By registering for our auctions, you grant us permission to waive your right to execute any chargebacks against our company for any reason. Auctions will be sold with and without reserve. If a lot contains a reserve price, it will be clearly noted in the corresponding catalog. All items are sold as is, where is with no guarantees expressed or implied.
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Vangie Tafoya Jemez Pueblo Pot1 - Vangie Tafoya Jemez Pueblo Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
4 3/8" diameter, 3 3/8" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
 
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Rosalie T Kaye Hopi Indian Pot2 - Rosalie T Kaye Hopi Indian Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
3 7/8" in diameter, 3 1/8" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 35.00
 
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Norma Jean Acoma Pueblo Pot3 - Norma Jean Acoma Pueblo Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
4" in diameter, 4" tall. Has a rock pop as shown.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 25.00
 
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Marian Chinana Jemez Pueblo Pot4 - Marian Chinana Jemez Pueblo Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
2 1/2" in diameter, 2 3/8" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 15.00
 
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Hopi Toad Indian Seed Pot5 - Hopi Toad Indian Seed Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
2 7/8" in diameter by 2 3/8" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 25.00
 
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Alice Williams Navajo Pinon Pitch Pot6 - Alice Williams Navajo Pinon Pitch Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
4 7/8" in diameter, 4 7/8" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 25.00
 
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Bernice Watchman Navajo Pot7 - Bernice Watchman Navajo Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
4 1/2" in diameter, 3 3/8" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
 
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Phyllis Tafoya Santa Clara Pueblo Pot8 - Phyllis Tafoya Santa Clara Pueblo Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
3 3/8" in diameter, 3 1/4" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
 
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Christine Nieto Santa Clara Pot9 - Christine Nieto Santa Clara Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
3 1/8" in diameter, 2 3/4" tall. Chipped.
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
 
 
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Doreen Lansing Roger Nelson Navajo Pot10 - Doreen Lansing Roger Nelson Navajo Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
3" in diameter, 2 1/4" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
 
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Donald Chinana Jemez Pueblo Pot11 - Donald Chinana Jemez Pueblo Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
2 7/8" in diameter, 2" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
 
 
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Christine Nieto Santa Clara Seed Pot12 - Christine Nieto Santa Clara Seed Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
3" round, 3" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 10.00
 
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Myra Little Snow Santa Clara Pueblo Pot13 - Myra Little Snow Santa Clara Pueblo Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
3" in diameter, 1 7/8" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 25.00
 
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Dan Tafoya Santa Clara Pueblo Pot14 - Dan Tafoya Santa Clara Pueblo Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
4 5/8" in diameter, 3 1/4" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
 
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N Garcia Acoma Pueblo Kokopelli Pot15 - N Garcia Acoma Pueblo Kokopelli Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
2 3/4" in diameter, 1 3/4" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
 
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Cookie Tafoya Santa Clara Pueblo Pot16 - Cookie Tafoya Santa Clara Pueblo Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
3 1/2" in diameter, 2" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 35.00
 
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Louise Bigmeat Maney Cherokee Indian Pot17 - Louise Bigmeat Maney Cherokee Indian Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
3 3/4" in diameter, 2 3/4" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
 
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Christine McKay Hopi Pueblo Clown18 - Christine McKay Hopi Pueblo Clown
Davis Brothers Auction
4 1/4" in diameter, 2 1/8" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 35.00
 
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Audrey Arviso Navajo Yei Pot19 - Audrey Arviso Navajo Yei Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
10 1/8" in diameter, 7" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
 
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Antique Ojibwe Indian Birch Bark Quilled Box20 - Antique Ojibwe Indian Birch Bark Quilled Box
Davis Brothers Auction
3 1/8" in diameter, 1 3/4" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 130.00
 
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Jemez Pueblo Storyteller21 - Jemez Pueblo Storyteller
Davis Brothers Auction
2 5/8" in diameter, 2 1/4" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 15.00
 
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Zuni Pueblo Turquoise Fetish Pot22 - Zuni Pueblo Turquoise Fetish Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
3 3/8" in diameter, 2 1/4" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
 
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Zuni Pueblo Turquoise Fetish Pot23 - Zuni Pueblo Turquoise Fetish Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
4 7/8" in diameter, 3 1/2" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 25.00
 
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Northwest Coast Haida Indian Carved Canoe24 - Northwest Coast Haida Indian Carved Canoe
Davis Brothers Auction
Kilsemat Vancouver Island. 13 1/4" long, 4 1/2" wide, 2 1/4" tall. Neat old collection tag on base.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 110.00
 
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Navajo Indian Wedding Supai Basket25 - Navajo Indian Wedding Supai Basket
Davis Brothers Auction
6 1/4" in diameter.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 15.00
 
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Second Mesa Hopi Native American Indian Basket26 - Second Mesa Hopi Native American Indian Basket
Davis Brothers Auction
9" round. Mudhead pattern.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 40.00
 
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Papago Native American Indian Basket27 - Papago Native American Indian Basket
Davis Brothers Auction
9" diameter.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 35.00
 
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Papago Native American Indian Turtle Basket28 - Papago Native American Indian Turtle Basket
Davis Brothers Auction
7 1/2" round, 1 1/2" deep.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to m********m (40032) for 57.60
 
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Laura Lomayestewa Second Mesa Hopi Supai Basket29 - Laura Lomayestewa Second Mesa Hopi Supai Basket
Davis Brothers Auction
7 3/8" round, 1 1/2" deep.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 45.00
 
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Louisa Antone Papago Native American Indian Basket30 - Louisa Antone Papago Native American Indian Basket
Davis Brothers Auction
9 3/8" round, 2 1/8" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 40.00
 
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Maricopa Bird Effigy Pot31 - Maricopa Bird Effigy Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
4 3/8" long, 3 5/8" wide by 3 5/8" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 40.00
 
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Maricopa Canoe Pot32 - Maricopa Canoe Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
4 1/8" wide, 2 1/2" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
 
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Veronica Salvador Acoma Pueblo Pot33 - Veronica Salvador Acoma Pueblo Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
4 1/8" round by 2" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 10.00
 
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Ida Sahmie Navajo Pot34 - Ida Sahmie Navajo Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
7 3/4" in diameter, 6 5/8" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 250.00
 
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Gloria Kahe Hopi Seed Jar Pot35 - Gloria Kahe Hopi Seed Jar Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
5 1/8" in diameter, 1 3/4" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 160.00
 
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Dan Tafoya Santa Clara Pueblo Pot36 - Dan Tafoya Santa Clara Pueblo Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
Cracked through bottom and side. 3 3/8" in diameter, 3 1/4" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
 
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Kiowa Native American Indian Painted Bow37 - Kiowa Native American Indian Painted Bow
Davis Brothers Auction
54" long. Last Quarter of the 19th Century to First Quarter of the 20th Century.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Apache Native American Indian Bow38 - Apache Native American Indian Bow
Davis Brothers Auction
34 1/2" long. First quarter of the 20th Century.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Paiute Native American Indian Beaded Cradleboard39 - Paiute Native American Indian Beaded Cradleboard
Davis Brothers Auction
32 3/4" long, 12 1/2" wide, 10 1/2" deep. Mid 20th Century.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for 120.00
 
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Iroquois Native American Indian Beaded Pouch40 - Iroquois Native American Indian Beaded Pouch
Davis Brothers Auction
7" wide by 7" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 45.00
 
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Hopi Turtle Shell Medicine Bag41 - Hopi Turtle Shell Medicine Bag
Davis Brothers Auction
25" long, 4" wide turtle shell.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 60.00
 
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Cree Native American Indian Beaded Bag42 - Cree Native American Indian Beaded Bag
Davis Brothers Auction
Moose hide bag is 13" wide by 12" tall, 23 1/2" full length from handles to tassels. First Quarter of the 20th Century.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 160.00
 
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Navajo Eye Dazzler Rug Pillow43 - Navajo Eye Dazzler Rug Pillow
Davis Brothers Auction
23" by 21" by 9 1/4" deep.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 65.00
 
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Cheyenne Indian Beaded Knife Sheath44 - Cheyenne Indian Beaded Knife Sheath
Davis Brothers Auction
7 5/8" long with tassel by 2" wide. Last quarter of the 19th Century.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to floor for 190.00
 
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Sioux Native American Indian Beaded Knife Sheath45 - Sioux Native American Indian Beaded Knife Sheath
Davis Brothers Auction
Quill wrapped hanger, 8 1/8" long with hanger. 2 5/8" wide. Last Quarter of the 19th Century.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for 300.00
 
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Santee Sioux Indian Quilled Neck Dag Knife Sheath46 - Santee Sioux Indian Quilled Neck Dag Knife Sheath
Davis Brothers Auction
Fort Berthold Reservation. 12 3/8" long with hanger, 3 3/4" wide. Last Quarter of the 19th century.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for 350.00
 
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Carved Bird Eagle Effigy Mask47 - Carved Bird Eagle Effigy Mask
Davis Brothers Auction
8 3/4" long from back to beak, 6 3/8" wide by 4 3/8" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 95.00
 
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Antique Sioux Native American Indian War Club48 - Antique Sioux Native American Indian War Club
Davis Brothers Auction
16 1/4" long, head is 3 1/2" wide. Mid 19th Century.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 400.00
 
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Antique Sioux Native American Indian War Club49 - Antique Sioux Native American Indian War Club
Davis Brothers Auction
23 3/8" long. 1 3/4" wide. Red ochre painted haft. Mid 19th Century.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to V******y (40004) for 480.00
 
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Antique Sioux Native American Indian War Club50 - Antique Sioux Native American Indian War Club
Davis Brothers Auction
Shaft and head are 19" without horsehair. Mid 19th Century.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for 325.00
 
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