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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Native American Indian Dew Claw Dance Rattle351 - Native American Indian Dew Claw Dance Rattle
Davis Brothers Auction
31 1/2" long including the drop. Second half of the 20th Century.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 45.00
 
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Native American Indian Fox Skull Medicine Stick352 - Native American Indian Fox Skull Medicine Stick
Davis Brothers Auction
31 3/8" long including the feather drop. Second half of the 20th Century
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 75.00
 
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Jay Wolfe Montreal Quebec Beaver Fur Hat353 - Jay Wolfe Montreal Quebec Beaver Fur Hat
Davis Brothers Auction
Size 6 5/8
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to o******e (40061) for 83.20
 
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Lodgepole Pine Blanket Display Ladder354 - Lodgepole Pine Blanket Display Ladder
Davis Brothers Auction
36" tall by 20" wide.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
 
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Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rug355 - Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rug
Davis Brothers Auction
Decent example. 74 1/4" by 48".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
 
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Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rug356 - Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rug
Davis Brothers Auction
47" by 77" with fringe.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
 
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Navajo Indian Two Grey Hills Rug357 - Navajo Indian Two Grey Hills Rug
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice older rug. 41" by 28".
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 170.00
 
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Betty Begay Eye Dazzler Navajo Indian Rug358 - Betty Begay Eye Dazzler Navajo Indian Rug
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice example with trading post tag. 31 1/2" by 22 7/8".
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 120.00
 
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Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rug359 - Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rug
Davis Brothers Auction
16" by 22".
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 25.00
 
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Caroline Dick Yei Pastel Navajo Indian Rug360 - Caroline Dick Yei Pastel Navajo Indian Rug
Davis Brothers Auction
Exceptional and fine, with trading post tag. 48 1/2" by 36 1/4".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to floor for 400.00
 
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Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rug361 - Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rug
Davis Brothers Auction
31" by 64" with fringe.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 70.00
 
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Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rug362 - Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rug
Davis Brothers Auction
16" by 24" with fringe.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
 
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Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rug363 - Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rug
Davis Brothers Auction
16" by 59" with fringe.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
 
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Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rug364 - Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rug
Davis Brothers Auction
16" by 24" with fringe.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
 
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Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rug365 - Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rug
Davis Brothers Auction
20" by 48" with fringe.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 10.00
 
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Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rug366 - Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rug
Davis Brothers Auction
30 1/2" by 58 1/2".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 90.00
 
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El Paso Tree of Life Rug367 - El Paso Tree of Life Rug
Davis Brothers Auction
13" by 20".
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 90.00
 
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Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rug368 - Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rug
Davis Brothers Auction
9" by 80".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 55.00
 
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Nestor Jimenez Zapotec Indian Rug369 - Nestor Jimenez Zapotec Indian Rug
Davis Brothers Auction
39 3/4" by 16 1/4" without fringe.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
 
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Susie Homer Ganado Navajo Indian Rug370 - Susie Homer Ganado Navajo Indian Rug
Davis Brothers Auction
11 1/2" by 14". With trading post tag.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to T******r (40050) for 64.00
 
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Navajo Indian God Bless our Home Rug371 - Navajo Indian God Bless our Home Rug
Davis Brothers Auction
15 3/4" by 20 1/2".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 100.00
 
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Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rug372 - Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rug
Davis Brothers Auction
16" by 40 1/2".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
 
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Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rug373 - Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rug
Davis Brothers Auction
15 1/8" by 39 1/2".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
 
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Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rug374 - Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rug
Davis Brothers Auction
15 1/2" by 40" with fringe.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 25.00
 
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Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rug375 - Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rug
Davis Brothers Auction
23" by 38 1/2"
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
 
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Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rug376 - Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rug
Davis Brothers Auction
29 5/8" by 53 3/4".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
 
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Amelia Wilson Storm Pattern Navajo Indian Rug377 - Amelia Wilson Storm Pattern Navajo Indian Rug
Davis Brothers Auction
36 3/4" by 57 1/4".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 300.00
 
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Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rug378 - Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rug
Davis Brothers Auction
31 1/4" by 43".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
 
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Elouise Benally Four Corners Navajo Indian Rug379 - Elouise Benally Four Corners Navajo Indian Rug
Davis Brothers Auction
Decent example with tag. 32 5/8" by 27".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to V******y (40004) for 192.00
 
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Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rug380 - Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rug
Davis Brothers Auction
30 1/8" by 49 3/4".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
 
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Navajo Indian Storm Pattern Rug381 - Navajo Indian Storm Pattern Rug
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice example. 26" by 36".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 170.00
 
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Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rugs382 - Mexican Southwest Indian Pattern Rugs
Davis Brothers Auction
Small size.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 35.00
 
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Navajo Indian Cholla Cactus Rug Holder Display383 - Navajo Indian Cholla Cactus Rug Holder Display
Davis Brothers Auction
42" long by 5 1/2"
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to V******y (40004) for 76.80
 
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Plains Indian Bone Hair Pipe Breastplate384 - Plains Indian Bone Hair Pipe Breastplate
Davis Brothers Auction
22 3/8" long including neck loop by 13 3/8" wide. Mid 20th Century.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 85.00
 
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Lou Ann Silas Komalestewa Hopi Pot385 - Lou Ann Silas Komalestewa Hopi Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
4 1/4" tall by 5 1/4" in diameter
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 60.00
 
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Celia Ortega Mata Ortiz Bee Pot386 - Celia Ortega Mata Ortiz Bee Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
3 1/8" tall by 3 5/8" in diameter. Chipped as shown.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
 
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Naty Ortega & Cesar Nunez Mata Ortiz Pot387 - Naty Ortega & Cesar Nunez Mata Ortiz Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
3 3/4" tall by 3 1/8" in diameter.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 15.00
 
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Signed Jemez Pueblo Seed Pot388 - Signed Jemez Pueblo Seed Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
2 5/8" tall by 2 3/4" in diameter.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 35.00
 
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Lou Ann Silas Komalestewa Hopi Pot389 - Lou Ann Silas Komalestewa Hopi Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
2 1/4" tall by 3 3/8" in diameter.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
 
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Celia Ortega Mata Ortiz Lizard Pot390 - Celia Ortega Mata Ortiz Lizard Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
1 7/8" tall by 1 7/8" in diameter
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 15.00
 
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Celia Lopez Mata Ortiz Butterfly Seed Pot391 - Celia Lopez Mata Ortiz Butterfly Seed Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice example. 1 7/8" round by 1 1/2" tall
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
 
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Eliorio Gonzalez Mata Ortiz Effigy Owl Pot392 - Eliorio Gonzalez Mata Ortiz Effigy Owl Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
3 1/4" tall by 2 3/4"
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 45.00
 
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Papago Native American Indian Basket393 - Papago Native American Indian Basket
Davis Brothers Auction
1 1/4" tall by 7 7/8" in diameter.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
 
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Hanna Jay Kinlicheni Navajo Horsehair Pot394 - Hanna Jay Kinlicheni Navajo Horsehair Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
1 3/4" tall by 7 1/4" in diameter
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 25.00
 
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Mexican Tarahumara Rawhide Wrapped Pot395 - Mexican Tarahumara Rawhide Wrapped Pot
Davis Brothers Auction
10 1/4" tall by 9 1/4" in diameter
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
 
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Eric Thorsen Painted Buffalo Skull Ornament396 - Eric Thorsen Painted Buffalo Skull Ornament
Davis Brothers Auction
3" long by 2 3/4" wide.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
 
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Beaded Native American Indian Baby Moccasins397 - Beaded Native American Indian Baby Moccasins
Davis Brothers Auction
6" long by 3 1/2" wide. Mid 20th Century.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 40.00
 
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Beaded Native American Indian Baby Moccasins398 - Beaded Native American Indian Baby Moccasins
Davis Brothers Auction
Moccasins are 4" long. Mid 20th Century.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to m********m (40032) for 57.60
 
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Plains Native American Indian Beaded Moccasins399 - Plains Native American Indian Beaded Moccasins
Davis Brothers Auction
9 3/4" long by 4 1/2" wide. Mid 20th Century.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 70.00
 
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Native American Indian Brass Peace Pipe Tomahawk400 - Native American Indian Brass Peace Pipe Tomahawk
Davis Brothers Auction
18 1/4" long by 7" across the head. Mid 20th Century.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 230.00
 
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