Artistry of the West: Rare Beadwork & Historic Western Wonders November 9th Auction

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North American Auction Co. invites you to checkout our next catalog with in-house bidding on NaaBid.com. Join us for our Artistry of the West Auction on November 9th, 2024, at 9am Mountain Time. Our next premier sale includes a fantastic selection of historic pieces from the American Plains, including fine beadwork, rare weapons paired with collectible Navajo and Zuni jewelry, original artwork, and more. Search the entire catalog of nearly 790 pieces.



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Auction Saturday, November 9th, at 9am Mountain Time.

Located at 34156 E Frontage Rd. Bozeman, MT 59715



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Navajo R. Singer Sterling Silver Eagle Pendant51Navajo R. Singer Sterling Silver Eagle Pendant
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Featured in this lot is this Navajo Richard Singer sterling silver eagle pendant. The pendant features a wonderfully and professionally crafted sterli
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Austrian Cold Painted Bronze Sculpted Lamp 1920-3052Austrian Cold Painted Bronze Sculpted Lamp 1920-30
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Featured in this lot is this beautiful 1920-30s cold painted bronze sculpted lamp made in Austria. The method of cold-painting bronze sculptures origi
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 100.00
Ca 1891-1911 Nippon Hand Painted Porcelain Candles53Ca 1891-1911 Nippon Hand Painted Porcelain Candles
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Featured in this lot is this Nippoin hand painted porcelain candles and candle stick holders circa 1891 to 1911. The candles show floral decoration co
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Neptunite Rough & Clean Samples San Benito Co.54Neptunite Rough & Clean Samples San Benito Co.
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Featured in this lot are Neptunite rough and clean samples from San Benito Co., CA. There are a total of eleven geological samples in this collection.
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
Benitoite & Neptunite Geological San Benito Co, CA55Benitoite & Neptunite Geological San Benito Co, CA
North American Auction Company
Featured in this lot are Benitoite and Neptunite Geological samples from the San Benito Co., CA. There are four large and one small samples in this co
Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for 275.00
18K Two Tone, Kashmir Sapphire & Diamond Ring5618K Two Tone, Kashmir Sapphire & Diamond Ring
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Featured in this lot is this beautiful 18K two tone (white & yellow) gold, natural unheated Kashmir sapphire corundum and colorless/fancy yellow...
Start Price : 3,000.00 | Estimate : 22,500.00 - 27,500.00
Platinum & 1.13 CTW Brilliant Cut Diamond Ring57Platinum & 1.13 CTW Brilliant Cut Diamond Ring
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Featured in this lot is this beautiful platinum and 1.13 CTW round, brilliant cut diamond ring with GGA paper. This ring features a wonderfully and pr
Start Price : 1,700.00 | Estimate : 7,000.00 - 10,000.00
Ca 1920-30 Qualey Bros Silver Mounted Spurs58Ca 1920-30 Qualey Bros Silver Mounted Spurs
North American Auction Company
This is a fabulous set of silver mounted spurs from the Qualey Bros. Joseph Plains, Idaho from circa 1920-1930's from the Ron Gillette collectio...
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,100.00
Original Pierre-Jules Mêne Bronze "Horse & Jockey"59Original Pierre-Jules Mêne Bronze "Horse & Jockey"
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For your consideration an original signed Pierre-Jules Mêne Bronze "Horse & Jockey", on a bronze base mounted on a Marble base, c...
Estimate : 4,500.00 - 6,500.00
Sold to floor for 900.00
GIA 28.84ct Sapphire Diamond & Platinum Necklace60GIA 28.84ct Sapphire Diamond & Platinum Necklace
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Featured in this lot is this GIA 28.84ct sapphire diamond and platinum necklace with AIGL and GIA paperwork. The necklace is polished, stamped and tes
Start Price : 13,000.00 | Estimate : 90,000.00 - 140,000.00
Montana Custom Red Cedar Farmhouse Live Edge Table61Montana Custom Red Cedar Farmhouse Live Edge Table
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Featured in this lot is a Red Lodge, Montana, red cedar farmhouse live edge table. The table's red cedar construction is wonderfully and profess...
Estimate : 750.00 - 950.00
Sold to floor for 250.00
Authentic Wagon Wheel Wooden & Forged Iron Settee62Authentic Wagon Wheel Wooden & Forged Iron Settee
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Featured in this lot is an authentic wagon wheel and forged iron settee. The settee features a wonderfully and professionally crafted wood and iron co
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 550.00
Ca. 19th C. Antique Double Ox Neck Yoke63Ca. 19th C. Antique Double Ox Neck Yoke
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Featured in this lot is an antique double ox neck yoke circa 19th century. The yoke features a wonderfully and professionally crafted wooden and forge
Estimate : 450.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for 375.00
Ca. 1850-1930 Chinese Honey Shoppe Wooden Sign64Ca. 1850-1930 Chinese Honey Shoppe Wooden Sign
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Featured in this lot is a Chinese Honey Shoppe wooden sign, circa 1850-1930s purposed to post in western states where the railroad was being worked on
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 600.00
History of the City of New York by David Valentine65History of the City of New York by David Valentine
North American Auction Company
Featured in this lot is a first edition, 1853 History of the City of New York by David Valentine. The text is a significant historical record that off
Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 450.00 - 850.00
Vintage Pawn Navajo Reversible Spinner Squash66Vintage Pawn Navajo Reversible Spinner Squash
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This is a fabulous Vintage Pawn circa 1960-1970's reversible spinner squash blossom necklace set with Sleeping Beauty Turquoise on one side and ...
Estimate : 2,250.00 - 3,250.00
Vintage Pawn Navajo Signed Bracelet & Ring Set67Vintage Pawn Navajo Signed Bracelet & Ring Set
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The lot features a Vintage Pawn circa 1960-1970's sterling silver bracelet and ring setup from a Navajo artist, signed. The bracelet matches the...
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 750.00 - 950.00
Early Yellowstone National Park Boundary Line Sign68Early Yellowstone National Park Boundary Line Sign
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This lot has an original circa 1930-50 early Yellowstone National Park metal painted sign with embossed lettering. The sign reads "Yellowstone ...
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for 500.00
Antique Afghan Mahal DZ Wool Pile Rug69Antique Afghan Mahal DZ Wool Pile Rug
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Presented in this lot is an Antique Afghan Mahal DZ Wool Pile Rug. Named after Mahallat in Southwestern Iran, Mahal designed rugs have been made in a
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for 300.00
Blackfeet Tipi at Glacier Oil by Melanie Markovich70Blackfeet Tipi at Glacier Oil by Melanie Markovich
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The lot features an original oil on stretched canvas painting of a Blackfeet / Blackfoot Tipi at Glacier National Park, Montana by multi-generation Mo
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 125.00
Sharps & Hankins Model 3 .32 Cal 4 Shot Derringer71Sharps & Hankins Model 3 .32 Cal 4 Shot Derringer
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Featured in this lot we have a Sharps & Hankins model 3 four shot derringer pistol chambered in .32 caliber. This derringer displays 3 1/2"...
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 650.00
Browning BPS Field Model 12GA Pump Action Shotgun72Browning BPS Field Model 12GA Pump Action Shotgun
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Featured in this lot we have a Miroku Browning BPS Field Model bottom ejecting pump action shotgun chambered in 12 gauge. This shotgun was manufacture
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 325.00
Remington Native American Wrapped .45 Rifle73Remington Native American Wrapped .45 Rifle
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Featured in this lot we have a Native American wrapped Remington rolling block rifle chambered in .45 caliber. This rifle originates from the 19th cen
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for 850.00
Belgian Browning Auto 22 .22 LR Semi Auto Rifle74Belgian Browning Auto 22 .22 LR Semi Auto Rifle
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Featured in this lot we have a Belgian Browning model Auto 22 semi automatic rifle chambered in .22 LR. This Belgian made Browning was produced by Fab
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 600.00
Colt Model 1849 .36 Conversion Bone Grip Revolver75Colt Model 1849 .36 Conversion Bone Grip Revolver
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Featured in this lot is a Colt Model 1849 bone grip cartridge conversion revolver chambered in .36 caliber. The revolver was manufactured by Colt in t
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for 750.00
Daniel Hartkopf & Co. German Hunting Hanger c1870-76Daniel Hartkopf & Co. German Hunting Hanger c1870-
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Featured in this lot is a Daniel Hartkopf & Co. German hunting hanger, circa 1870 to 1910. The hunting hanger features a wonderfully and profess...
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for 300.00
Civil War Import European Artillery Short Sword77Civil War Import European Artillery Short Sword
North American Auction Company
Featured in this lot is a Civil War import European artillery short sword. The short sword features a wonderfully and professionally crafted artillery
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 550.00 - 750.00
Great Basin Silver Mounted Transition Bridle Bit78Great Basin Silver Mounted Transition Bridle Bit
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Featured in this lot is a Great Basin Buckaroo silver mounted transitional bridle bit circa 1930s to 1940s. The transitional bridle bit features a won
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
Navajo T & R Singer Sterling Silver Eagle Bracelet79Navajo T & R Singer Sterling Silver Eagle Bracelet
North American Auction Company
Featured in this lot is this Navajo Tommy and Rose Singer sterling silver eagle bracelet. The bracelet shows a wonderfully and professionally crafted
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for 350.00
Omani Saidi Khanjar & Syrian Magdal Shams Daggers80Omani Saidi Khanjar & Syrian Magdal Shams Daggers
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Presented in this lot are two (2) Vintage Middle Eastern Daggers, circa 19th to early 20th century. The first is an Omani Sterling wrapped Saidi Khanj
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 125.00
Navajo F. Jones Sterling Silver Buffalo Necklace81Navajo F. Jones Sterling Silver Buffalo Necklace
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Featured in this lot is this Navajo Frances Jones sterling silver buffalo head necklace. The necklace features a wonderfully and professionally crafte
Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 450.00 - 650.00
Navajo Emerson B. Silver Lightening Arrow Bracelet82Navajo Emerson B. Silver Lightening Arrow Bracelet
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Featured in this lot is this Navajo Emerson Bill sterling silver Lightening Arrow bracelet. The bracelet features a wonderfully and professionally cra
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for 400.00
Navajo TR Singer Lapis Lazuli Barrel Bead Necklace83Navajo TR Singer Lapis Lazuli Barrel Bead Necklace
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Featured in this lot is this Navajo T & R Singer lapis lazuli barrel bead necklace. The necklace features a wonderfully and professionally craft...
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for 475.00
Navajo Tsosie Silver Purple Spiny Oyster Necklace84Navajo Tsosie Silver Purple Spiny Oyster Necklace
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Featured in this lot is this Navajo Tsosie sterling silver purple spiny oyster necklace. The necklace features a wonderfully and professionally crafte
Start Price : 950.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 6,000.00
Navajo T Singer Sterling Silver Turquoise Necklace85Navajo T Singer Sterling Silver Turquoise Necklace
North American Auction Company
Featured in this lot is a sterling silver and turquoise necklace from Navajo artist, Tommy Singer, born in 1940 and died in 2014. The necklace feature
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for 700.00
500 BP Quechan (Yuma/Cuchan) Painted Bow w/ Certs.86500 BP Quechan (Yuma/Cuchan) Painted Bow w/ Certs.
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This lot features a Late-Prehistoric-Period 500 B.P. Yuman painted bow from the Quechan (Yuma/Cuchan) people with two certificates of authenticity fro
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Ca. 1800-1850 Cahuilla Painted Wood Bow87Ca. 1800-1850 Cahuilla Painted Wood Bow
North American Auction Company
The lot features a carved wooden polychrome painted bow that dates to circa 1800-1850 from the Cahuilla Indians part of the Southern California Missio
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for 600.00
Ca. 1870 Cheyenne Four Tab Beaded Hide Pipe Bag88Ca. 1870 Cheyenne Four Tab Beaded Hide Pipe Bag
North American Auction Company
A true sale highlight, an authentic circa 1870’s Cheyenne four tab bar beaded hide pipe bag in exquisite condition and design. This is quite
Estimate : 7,000.00 - 8,000.00
Sold to floor for 4,250.00
19th C. Sioux Buffalo Hide Quill & Beaded Pipe Bag8919th C. Sioux Buffalo Hide Quill & Beaded Pipe Bag
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This is an impressive 19th-century Indian tanned buffalo hide large pipe bag with beadwork and quillwork originating from the Hunkpapa Sioux of the No
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for 1,200.00
Circa 1840 Eastern Sioux Pipe & Ornate Stem90Circa 1840 Eastern Sioux Pipe & Ornate Stem
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This is a fabulous circa 1840 catlinite pipe and ornate file branded stem from the Eastern Sioux. Provenance: the ex-collection of Michael Higgins. Th
Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
Sold to floor for 1,500.00
When Buffalo Roamed Bozeman Oil Melanie Markovich91When Buffalo Roamed Bozeman Oil Melanie Markovich
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The lot features an original oil on stretched canvas painting titled, When Buffalo Roamed Bozeman by multi-generation Montanan, Melanie Markovich. Thi
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,300.00 - 1,800.00
Montana Buffalo Oil on Canvas by Melanie Markovich92Montana Buffalo Oil on Canvas by Melanie Markovich
North American Auction Company
The lot features an original oil on stretched canvas painting of a Montana Buffalo over a Native American blanket pattern by multi-generation Montanan
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 75.00
Chinese Jade (Bi) Disc c. Late Qing Dynasty93Chinese Jade (Bi) Disc c. Late Qing Dynasty
North American Auction Company
For your consideration is this beautifully carved Chinese jade (Bi) disc circa late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Chinese bi discs are jade discs that are
Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 150.00
Afghan Hand Knotted Tribal Kilim Saddle Bags94Afghan Hand Knotted Tribal Kilim Saddle Bags
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Featured in this lot is this Afghan hand knotted tribal Kilim saddle bags circa early 20th century. The saddle bags feature a wonderfully and professi
Estimate : 450.00 - 650.00
Sold to floor for 125.00
Ca. 1920 Johann Philipp Ferdinand Preiss Bronze95Ca. 1920 Johann Philipp Ferdinand Preiss Bronze
North American Auction Company
This is an original, astounding circa early-1920’s cold-painted bronze, gilded and carved bone sculpture by Johann Philipp Ferdinand Preiss (
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 15,000.00 - 25,000.00
1869 1st Ed. Our New West by Samuel Bowles961869 1st Ed. Our New West by Samuel Bowles
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Featured in this lot is a 1869 1st edition of Our New West by Samuel Bowles. Our New West is a detailed account of Bowles' journey across the We...
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Rare The Indians' Book by Natalie Curtis 1923 Ed.97Rare The Indians' Book by Natalie Curtis 1923 Ed.
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This lot is a Rare 1923 Revised Edition of "The Indians' Book" by Natalie Curtis Burlin, Harper and Brothers Publishers, New York and ...
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for 450.00
115lbs Rainbow Petrified Wood Mineral Sample98115lbs Rainbow Petrified Wood Mineral Sample
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Featured in this lot is this 115lbs rainbow petrified wood mineral sample. The sample features a wonderfully and professionally crafted petrified wood
Estimate : 750.00 - 1,250.00
Sold to floor for 550.00
Late Qing Dynasty Carved Chinese Jade (Bi) Disc99Late Qing Dynasty Carved Chinese Jade (Bi) Disc
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Featured in this lot is this large, beautifully carved Chinese jade (bi) disc circa late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Chinese bi discs are jade discs tha
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for 275.00
Vintage Bozeman Montana Wood Barber Shop Sign100Vintage Bozeman Montana Wood Barber Shop Sign
North American Auction Company
Presented in this lot is a vintage Bozeman, Montana Wood Barber Shop Sign, circa 1960s-1980s, from Mack's Barber & Beauty Salon. The sign re...
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for 200.00