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.
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Ancient Thule Inuit Alaskan Eskimo Labret601 - Ancient Thule Inuit Alaskan Eskimo Labret
Davis Brothers Auction
1 7/8" long. Carved walrus material. Native made prior to 1972. This item cannot be shipped to Oregon, California, Hawaii, New York, New Jersey...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 35.00
 
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Ancient Thule Inuit Alaskan Eskimo Labret602 - Ancient Thule Inuit Alaskan Eskimo Labret
Davis Brothers Auction
1 3/8" long. Carved walrus material. Native made prior to 1972. This item cannot be shipped to Oregon, California, Hawaii, New York, New Jersey...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
 
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Ancient Thule Inuit Alaskan Eskimo Labret603 - Ancient Thule Inuit Alaskan Eskimo Labret
Davis Brothers Auction
2 7/8" long. Carved walrus material. Native made prior to 1972. This item cannot be shipped to Oregon, California, Hawaii, New York, New Jersey...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 45.00
 
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Ancient Thule Inuit Alaskan Eskimo Labret604 - Ancient Thule Inuit Alaskan Eskimo Labret
Davis Brothers Auction
Carved walrus material. Native made prior to 1972. This item cannot be shipped to Oregon, California, Hawaii, New York, New Jersey, Internationally, o
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 10.00
 
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Ancient Thule Inuit Alaskan Eskimo Walrus Toggle605 - Ancient Thule Inuit Alaskan Eskimo Walrus Toggle
Davis Brothers Auction
Measures 1" long. Carved walrus material. Native made prior to 1972. This item cannot be shipped to Oregon, California, Hawaii, New York, New J...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
 
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Alaskan Inuit Eskimo Carved Spirit Mask606 - Alaskan Inuit Eskimo Carved Spirit Mask
Davis Brothers Auction
8" by 7 1/2" by 3 3/4". Native made prior to 1972. This item cannot be shipped to Oregon, California, Hawaii, New York, New Jersey, I...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 180.00
 
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Alaskan Inuit Eskimo Carved Spirit Mask607 - Alaskan Inuit Eskimo Carved Spirit Mask
Davis Brothers Auction
8" by 7 7/8" by 2 7/8". Native made prior to 1972. This item cannot be shipped to Oregon, California, Hawaii, New York, New Jersey, I...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 180.00
 
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Alaskan Inuit Eskimo Carved Spirit Mask608 - Alaskan Inuit Eskimo Carved Spirit Mask
Davis Brothers Auction
8 3/8" by 5 5/8" by 2 1/4". Native made prior to 1972. This item cannot be shipped to Oregon, California, Hawaii, New York, New Jerse...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 210.00
 
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Alaskan Inuit Eskimo Carved Spirit Mask609 - Alaskan Inuit Eskimo Carved Spirit Mask
Davis Brothers Auction
9 3/8" by 5 1/2" by 2 3/4". Native made prior to 1972. This item cannot be shipped to Oregon, California, Hawaii, New York, New Jerse...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 240.00
 
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Miniature Pomo Indian Canoe Gift Basket610 - Miniature Pomo Indian Canoe Gift Basket
Davis Brothers Auction
4" by 2 1/4" by 3/4".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 240.00
 
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Antique Sailor Made Whale Bone Walking Stick Cane611 - Antique Sailor Made Whale Bone Walking Stick Cane
Davis Brothers Auction
32 1/4" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 210.00
 
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Spanish American War Folk Art Carved Cane612 - Spanish American War Folk Art Carved Cane
Davis Brothers Auction
34 5/8" long. Features Mexican Iconography, topped with a deer horn grip.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 70.00
 
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Alaskan Gold Rush Miners Folk Art Walking Stick613 - Alaskan Gold Rush Miners Folk Art Walking Stick
Davis Brothers Auction
36 1/2" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 65.00
 
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British Colonial Indian Sword Cane Gate Opener614 - British Colonial Indian Sword Cane Gate Opener
Davis Brothers Auction
38" long. Used to open gate latches while on horseback. Concealed sword.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 190.00
 
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Louisiana Folk Art Puzzle Cane Walking Stick615 - Louisiana Folk Art Puzzle Cane Walking Stick
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice old walking stick. Has carved turtles, so we are assuming Louisiana in origin. 38 1/2" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 300.00
 
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Victorian Whippet Handle Walking Stick Cane616 - Victorian Whippet Handle Walking Stick Cane
Davis Brothers Auction
Nicely carved handle. 35" long. No international sales.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 190.00
 
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Victorian Carved Rabbit Head Cane Walking Stick617 - Victorian Carved Rabbit Head Cane Walking Stick
Davis Brothers Auction
37" long. No international sales.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 130.00
 
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Irish Blackthorn Shillelagh Walking Stick Club618 - Irish Blackthorn Shillelagh Walking Stick Club
Davis Brothers Auction
37" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 80.00
 
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Black Forest German Carved Walrus Walking Stick619 - Black Forest German Carved Walrus Walking Stick
Davis Brothers Auction
36" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 70.00
 
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Victorian German Silver Dog Head Walking Stick620 - Victorian German Silver Dog Head Walking Stick
Davis Brothers Auction
36" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 90.00
 
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Victorian Carved Horn Bird Head Parasol621 - Victorian Carved Horn Bird Head Parasol
Davis Brothers Auction
Made by Fox Frames, Sheffield England. 33" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 100.00
 
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Victorian Carved Horn Dog Head Parasol622 - Victorian Carved Horn Dog Head Parasol
Davis Brothers Auction
Made by Fox Frames, Sheffield England. 35 1/2" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 120.00
 
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Victorian Carved Monkey Head Parasol623 - Victorian Carved Monkey Head Parasol
Davis Brothers Auction
Made by Fox Frames, Sheffield England. 35" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 90.00
 
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Chinana Jemez Pueblo Wedding Vase624 - Chinana Jemez Pueblo Wedding Vase
Davis Brothers Auction
5 1/2" tall, 3" diameter.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 10.00
 
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Nemadji Indian Pot Vase625 - Nemadji Indian Pot Vase
Davis Brothers Auction
4 7/8" tall. 4 5/8" wide.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 45.00
 
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Tesuque Indian Pueblo Pot626 - Tesuque Indian Pueblo Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
Firing crack. 3 3/4" round by 3 1/2" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 25.00
 
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Rosemarys Ceramics Petroglyph Ewer627 - Rosemarys Ceramics Petroglyph Ewer
Davis Brothers Auction
5 5/8" tall. 3 1/4" wide.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 10.00
 
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Mink Fur Stole and Hat628 - Mink Fur Stole and Hat
Davis Brothers Auction
Stole is 43" long
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 15.00
 
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Arts and Crafts Copper Handled Vase629 - Arts and Crafts Copper Handled Vase
Davis Brothers Auction
3" tall by 2 7/8" round.
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
 
 
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Antique Inuit Eskimo Ice Skimmer Fishing Scoop630 - Antique Inuit Eskimo Ice Skimmer Fishing Scoop
Davis Brothers Auction
14" long. Native made prior to 1972. This item cannot be shipped to Oregon, California, Hawaii, New York, New Jersey, Internationally, or any o...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 275.00
 
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Antique Inuit Eskimo Ice Skimmer Fishing Scoop631 - Antique Inuit Eskimo Ice Skimmer Fishing Scoop
Davis Brothers Auction
15 1/8" long. Native made prior to 1972. This item cannot be shipped to Oregon, California, Hawaii, New York, New Jersey, Internationally, or a...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
 
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Alaskan Eskimo Walrus Hide Fishing Basket632 - Alaskan Eskimo Walrus Hide Fishing Basket
Davis Brothers Auction
17 1/4" by 12 1/4" by 4 5/8". Fishing Basket from St. Lawrence Island in the Arctic. Made from Walrus Hide. Native made prior to 1972...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 130.00
 
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Native American Indian Buffalo Parfleche Envelope633 - Native American Indian Buffalo Parfleche Envelope
Davis Brothers Auction
26 1/4" by 16 1/4".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 750.00
 
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Alaskan Inuit Eskimo Oosik Walrus Penis Bone634 - Alaskan Inuit Eskimo Oosik Walrus Penis Bone
Davis Brothers Auction
15 1/2" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 700.00
 
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Tibetan Kangling Human Femur Bone Horn Trumpet635 - Tibetan Kangling Human Femur Bone Horn Trumpet
Davis Brothers Auction
11 7/8" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 600.00
 
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`Native American Indian Tomahawk Squaw Axe636 - `Native American Indian Tomahawk Squaw Axe
Davis Brothers Auction
First quarter of the 20th Century. 18" long overall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
 
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WW2 Bring Back Asmat Axe Papua New Guinea637 - WW2 Bring Back Asmat Axe Papua New Guinea
Davis Brothers Auction
22 3/8" long. Asmat People, Delta region of Asewets, Sirets and Bets rivers, Southwest Indonesian New Guinea, Irian Jaya, Melanesia.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 45.00
 
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Historic Hopi Indian Pot638 - Historic Hopi Indian Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
5 3/8" diameter by 3" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 60.00
 
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Santa Clara Pueblo Indian Pot639 - Santa Clara Pueblo Indian Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
6" diameter, 2 3/4" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
 
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Historic Acoma Pueblo Olla Pot640 - Historic Acoma Pueblo Olla Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
8 3/4" diameter, 6 3/8" tall. Cracked as shown.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
 
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Sioux Indian Pictorial Quilled Pipe Bag641 - Sioux Indian Pictorial Quilled Pipe Bag
Davis Brothers Auction
Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota. Double sided, fully quilled. 42 1/2" long. 6 3/4" wide. Museum Quality. Exceptional example, appe...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Cheyenne Indian Beaded Rifle Case Scabbard642 - Cheyenne Indian Beaded Rifle Case Scabbard
Davis Brothers Auction
60" long. 7" wide. Tin cone danglers, red trade cloth underlay. Last quarter of the 19th Century.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,500.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for 900.00
 
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Sioux Native American Indian Grass Dance Bandolier643 - Sioux Native American Indian Grass Dance Bandolier
Davis Brothers Auction
19 1/2" length closed. Red white heart trade beads. First quarter of the 20th Century.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 140.00
 
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Santee Sioux Indian Scout Quilled and Beaded Vest644 - Santee Sioux Indian Scout Quilled and Beaded Vest
Davis Brothers Auction
19" arm pit to arm pit. 23" long. Some quill wear. US Cavalry buttons. Museum identification tag stitched into liner. Last Quarter of the ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for 425.00
 
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Santee Sioux Native American Indian Quilled Jacket645 - Santee Sioux Native American Indian Quilled Jacket
Davis Brothers Auction
Ladies size. Silk trim, and yellow trade cloth interior. 14" arm pit to arm pit. 20" overall length. Last Quarter of the 19th Century.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for 425.00
 
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Sioux Native American Indian Scout Cavalry Jacket646 - Sioux Native American Indian Scout Cavalry Jacket
Davis Brothers Auction
Exceptional pictorial beaded jacket, warriors with coup sticks on reverse, American flag shoulder beads, peace pipes further down arm. Medicine wheels
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
Sold to floor for 3,250.00
 
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Plateau Native American Indian Beaded Flag Panels647 - Plateau Native American Indian Beaded Flag Panels
Davis Brothers Auction
Unfinished bag faces. 6 3/8" tall by 5 5/8" wide. First quarter of the 20th Century.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
 
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Plateau Native American Indian Beaded Neck Tie648 - Plateau Native American Indian Beaded Neck Tie
Davis Brothers Auction
10 1/2" long by 4 1/4" wide. Mid 20th Century.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 190.00
 
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Pine Ridge Sioux Indian Brass Peace Pipe Tomahawk649 - Pine Ridge Sioux Indian Brass Peace Pipe Tomahawk
Davis Brothers Auction
6 1/8" long, 3" wide. Old collection tag states Pine Ridge Reservation. Last quarter of the 19th Century.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 550.00
 
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Cheyenne Native American Indian Beaded Purse650 - Cheyenne Native American Indian Beaded Purse
Davis Brothers Auction
8 1/8" overall length. 5 1/2" wide. First Quarter of the 20th Century.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 350.00 - 500.00
Sold to V******y (40004) for 192.00
 
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