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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Early Metis Cree Native American Indian Moccasins701 - Early Metis Cree Native American Indian Moccasins
Davis Brothers Auction
Exceptionally early pair. Collection of G.E. Frederick as denoted on the side. 7" long. Mid 19th Century.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 275.00
 
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Sioux Indian Quilled Strike a Light Bag702 - Sioux Indian Quilled Strike a Light Bag
Davis Brothers Auction
10 3/8" long, 4 1/4" wide. Mid 20th Century.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 190.00
 
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Great Lakes Indian Quilled Knife Sheath703 - Great Lakes Indian Quilled Knife Sheath
Davis Brothers Auction
Comes with Buffalo Horn handle knife. Knife is 8 1/4" long. Mid 20th Century.
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 160.00
 
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Sioux Native American Indian Quilled Knife Sheath704 - Sioux Native American Indian Quilled Knife Sheath
Davis Brothers Auction
7 5/8" long. Mid 20th Century.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 90.00
 
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Early Metis Cree Native American Indian Moccasins705 - Early Metis Cree Native American Indian Moccasins
Davis Brothers Auction
Collection tag on toes as shown. 9 5/8" long. Ex Martin Lane collection. Mid 19th Century.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
 
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Native American Indian Pueblo Moccasins706 - Native American Indian Pueblo Moccasins
Davis Brothers Auction
18" tall, 7 7/8" long. First half of the 20th Century.
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 55.00
 
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Montana Blackfoot Native American Indian Pipe Bag707 - Montana Blackfoot Native American Indian Pipe Bag
Davis Brothers Auction
Unusual form. Wool trade blanket upper, beaded drops. 33 1/2" long. Last quarter of the 19th Century.
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for 325.00
 
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Cree Native American Indian Embroidered Vest708 - Cree Native American Indian Embroidered Vest
Davis Brothers Auction
Early and exceptional. Polka dot interior. 23" long, 18" armpit to armpit. Second half of the 19th Century.
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Sioux Native American Indian Catlinite Tomahawk709 - Sioux Native American Indian Catlinite Tomahawk
Davis Brothers Auction
19 1/2" long.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 75.00
 
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Parfleche Native American Indian Rifle Scabbard710 - Parfleche Native American Indian Rifle Scabbard
Davis Brothers Auction
Very nice case. Made to fit a Winchester Model 1894 Carbine. First Quarter of the 20th Century. 41 1/2" long.
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Navajo Indian Germantown Saddle Blanket710a - Navajo Indian Germantown Saddle Blanket
Davis Brothers Auction
Exceptional Institution Grade Textile. 36" by 30 1/2".
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for 450.00
 
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Exceptional Navajo Indian Germantown Blanket Rug710b - Exceptional Navajo Indian Germantown Blanket Rug
Davis Brothers Auction
47 1/2" by 65". A few areas of minor moth damage and staining. Absolute stunner of a rug.
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Navajo Chunky Sterling Turquoise Coral Necklace711 - Navajo Chunky Sterling Turquoise Coral Necklace
Davis Brothers Auction
18 1/4" long closed. 340.1 grams.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
 
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Pine Ridge Sioux Indian Trade Bead Necklace712 - Pine Ridge Sioux Indian Trade Bead Necklace
Davis Brothers Auction
21 3/4" long. Comes with letter from previous owner dated 1971. Letter states it is a Lynx jaw necklace acquired on the Pine Ridge Reservation ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 150.00
 
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Cobalt Blue Native American Indian Trade Beads713 - Cobalt Blue Native American Indian Trade Beads
Davis Brothers Auction
Strand is 19" long. Faceted cobalt blue glass. Acquired on the Pine Ridge Reservation in 1898 by John F. Runkles.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 375.00
 
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Plainview Channing Texas Native American Arrowhead714 - Plainview Channing Texas Native American Arrowhead
Davis Brothers Auction
2 1/2" long, 1 1/4" wide. Collected by Rodney L. Horne on Cheyenne Creek, 3 1/2 miles Southeast of Channing Texas in 1969. Comes with sign...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 350.00
 
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Count Primo Magri Princess Chinquilla Postcard715 - Count Primo Magri Princess Chinquilla Postcard
Davis Brothers Auction
Written from the Baron Count Primo Magri to Major E. Newell and Princess Chinquilla. Signed and personalized as shown. Mary C. Newell, known as &quo...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 25.00
 
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Princess Chinquilla Pan American Exposition Pass716 - Princess Chinquilla Pan American Exposition Pass
Davis Brothers Auction
Pass says Princess Chinquilla Indian Congress. 2 1/2" by 4 5/8". In 1901, she participated in the Indian Congress at the Pan-American Expo...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for 300.00
 
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Edmund Newell Pan American Exposition Pass717 - Edmund Newell Pan American Exposition Pass
Davis Brothers Auction
Pass Says E. Newell Indian Congress. Indian Congress. 2 1/2" by 4 5/8". Edmund Newell (July 27, 1857 – December 23, 1915), better kn...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to floor for 130.00
 
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Princess Chinquilla Rowing Canoe Photo718 - Princess Chinquilla Rowing Canoe Photo
Davis Brothers Auction
3 1/4" by 4 1/2". Mary C. Newell, known as "Princess Chinquilla," was a vaudeville performer, tightwire walker, activist and lec...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
 
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