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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Montana Deer Lodge Prison Horsehair Bridle681Montana Deer Lodge Prison Horsehair Bridle
Davis Brothers Auction
Very nice old bridle. Rosettes have reverse painted dogs. 6 Color. Braided rawhide reins.
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for 2,300.00
Walla Walla Prison Made Horsehair Bridle682Walla Walla Prison Made Horsehair Bridle
Davis Brothers Auction
Nosepiece has American flags. Braided leather reins.
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for 500.00
Sioux Native American Indian Beaded Bridle683Sioux Native American Indian Beaded Bridle
Davis Brothers Auction
Beaded portion appears to be quite old, it is a ranch brand beaded into it. Silver mounted bit reads Outlaw Productions, a Film Company, possibly used
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 250.00
Prison Made Revolver Pistol Bit and Bridle684Prison Made Revolver Pistol Bit and Bridle
Davis Brothers Auction
Very nice old setup. Bit has red painted stars and lucite pistol grips.
Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to floor for 220.00
Wooly Cowboy Chaps685Wooly Cowboy Chaps
Davis Brothers Auction
No maker marks. One bald patch as shown. Belt is dry and brittle. 40" long.
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 400.00
White & Davis Pueblo Colorado Cowboy Chaps686White & Davis Pueblo Colorado Cowboy Chaps
Davis Brothers Auction
40" long. Belt is 43" long from tip to buckle.
Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to floor for 300.00
Douglas Fowley Screen Used Cowboy Hat687Douglas Fowley Screen Used Cowboy Hat
Davis Brothers Auction
Comes with cards and photos. Largest image is 8" by 10". Hat size 7 1/4 Douglas Fowley (born Daniel Vincent Fowley, May 30, 1911 – M...
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 65.00
Douglas Fowley Screen Used Cowboy Hat688Douglas Fowley Screen Used Cowboy Hat
Davis Brothers Auction
Fowley is wearing the hat in the photo as shown. Hat Size 7 1/8. Photo is 8" by 10". Douglas Fowley (born Daniel Vincent Fowley, May 30, 1...
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Montana Blackfoot Indian Studded Belt689Montana Blackfoot Indian Studded Belt
Davis Brothers Auction
40" long tip to tip. First half of the 20th Century.
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 190.00
Montana Ranch Branded Cowboy Spur Straps690Montana Ranch Branded Cowboy Spur Straps
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice set.
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 70.00
Edward H. Bohlin Colt Pistol Gun Belt Holster Rig691Edward H. Bohlin Colt Pistol Gun Belt Holster Rig
Davis Brothers Auction
Belt is 47" long from tip to buckle. Holster is 7" long.
Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to floor for 475.00
Edward H. Bohlin Colt Pistol Gun Belt Holster Rig692Edward H. Bohlin Colt Pistol Gun Belt Holster Rig
Davis Brothers Auction
Belt is 45" long from tip to buckle.
Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to floor for 300.00
Hopi Indian Tableta Headdress693Hopi Indian Tableta Headdress
Davis Brothers Auction
20 1/2" by 19 1/8"
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 150.00
Cheyenne Native American Indian Beaded Leggings694Cheyenne Native American Indian Beaded Leggings
Davis Brothers Auction
Were blue ochre dyed originally, some pigment still remains. 13 1/4" long. Second half of the 19th Century.
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for 900.00
Cree Native American Indian Beaded Saddle Pad695Cree Native American Indian Beaded Saddle Pad
Davis Brothers Auction
Museum Quality. 24" long. Second Half of the 19th Century.
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for 2,100.00
Antique Montana Crow Indian Beaded Belt696Antique Montana Crow Indian Beaded Belt
Davis Brothers Auction
First half of the 20th Century. Crow Reservation Montana. 37 1/2" long.
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 150.00
Montana Crow Indian Elk Horn Hide Scraper697Montana Crow Indian Elk Horn Hide Scraper
Davis Brothers Auction
Has kill counts and decoration as shown. 14 1/8" long. Mid 19th Century.
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 400.00
Montana Crow Indian Elk Horn Hide Scraper698Montana Crow Indian Elk Horn Hide Scraper
Davis Brothers Auction
Has kill counts and decoration as shown. 13 3/4" long. Mid 19th Century.
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 1,200.00
Montana Crow Indian Elk Horn Hide Scraper699Montana Crow Indian Elk Horn Hide Scraper
Davis Brothers Auction
13 1/4" long. Mid 20th Century.
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 45.00
Sioux Indian Siyotanka Catlinite Courting Flute700Sioux Indian Siyotanka Catlinite Courting Flute
Davis Brothers Auction
Exceptional and rare. 18" long. Second Half of the 19th Century. A comparable example can be seen in the The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 684, o...
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for 650.00