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.



Preview Friday November 8th, 10am to 5pm

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

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Bronze Black Forest Bear Hall Tree Umbrella Stand101 - Bronze Black Forest Bear Hall Tree Umbrella Stand
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For your consideration is an outstanding, large Black Forest bronze hall tree umbrella stand sculpture showing a classic German Black Forest pattern o
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Ca. 1890-1910 Carved Folk Art Rolling Horse102 - Ca. 1890-1910 Carved Folk Art Rolling Horse
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Featured in this lot is this carved Folk Art rolling horse circa 1890 to 1910. The Folk Art rolling horse features a wonderfully and professionally cr
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Ca. 19th C. American Folk Art Carved Rocking Horse103 - Ca. 19th C. American Folk Art Carved Rocking Horse
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Featured in this lot is this American Folk Art carved rocking horse circa 19th century. The rocking horse features a wonderfully and professionally in
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (550.00) = 550.00
 
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Sheffield Richard Morton "Indian Head" Bowie Knife104 - Sheffield Richard Morton "Indian Head" Bowie Knife
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Featured in this lot is this Sheffield Richard Morton "Indian Head" Bowie Knife. This knife features a wonderfully and professionally craf...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (175.00) = 175.00
 
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Meagher Co. Deputy Sheriff O.M. Rader's Holster105 - Meagher Co. Deputy Sheriff O.M. Rader's Holster
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For your consideration is this holster belonging to Harlowton, Montana Deputy Sheriff Oscar M. Rader (1873-1958), the son of former Special Deputy Wil
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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Colt Model 1849 .31 Percussion Cap Pocket Revolver106 - Colt Model 1849 .31 Percussion Cap Pocket Revolver
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Featured in this lot we have a Colt Model 1849 percussion cap pocket revolver. This revolver was manufactured by Colt in 1862 and is chambered in .31
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (900.00) = 900.00
 
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Smith & Wesson .38 cal Military & Police Revolver107 - Smith & Wesson .38 cal Military & Police Revolver
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Featured in this lot we have a Smith & Wesson double action military and police revolver chambered in .38 special. This revolver was manufacture...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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Long Barrel 42 Cal Half Stock Percussion Cap Rifle108 - Long Barrel 42 Cal Half Stock Percussion Cap Rifle
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Heavy, extra long barrel half-stock percussion muzzle loading rifle. This is the type rifle favored by frontiersmen of the late fur trade era as well
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Estimate : 900.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to Jgf641 for (425.00 + 110.50BP) = 535.50
 
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RARE J. Kimball Arms .30 Carbine Cal Auto Pistol109 - RARE J. Kimball Arms .30 Carbine Cal Auto Pistol
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One of the most rare and unusual American made auto pistols is this J. Kimball Arms Co. .30 carbine caliber auto pistol. Only 250-300 were made in 195
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Start Price : 3,000.00 | Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Joseph Sullivan Leather Ammo Belt Ft. Benton 1880s110 - Joseph Sullivan Leather Ammo Belt Ft. Benton 1880s
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Featured in this lot is this marked, leather cartridge belt made by Joseph Sullivan in Fort Benton, Montana Territory circa 1880-1890s. The Sullivan S
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
 
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17lb 2oz Rainbow Petrified Wood Mineral Sample111 - 17lb 2oz Rainbow Petrified Wood Mineral Sample
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Featured in this lot is this17lb 2oz rainbow petrified wood mineral sample. The sample features a wonderfully and professionally crafted petrified woo
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Vintage Navajo Tom David Sterling Silver Necklace112 - Vintage Navajo Tom David Sterling Silver Necklace
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Featured in this lot is this vintage sterling silver tooled necklace from Navajo artist Tom David. The necklace features a wonderfully and professiona
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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Santo Domingo Pueblo Mosaic Inlay Necklace c 1960s113 - Santo Domingo Pueblo Mosaic Inlay Necklace c 1960s
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Featured in this lot is this Santo Domingo Pueblo mosaic inlay necklace circa 1960's. The necklace features a wonderfully and professionally cra...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to martenspam for (300.00 + 78.00BP) = 378.00
 
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Ca. 1830s- Victorian Ornate Aristocratic Hat Pins114 - Ca. 1830s- Victorian Ornate Aristocratic Hat Pins
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Featured in this lot is this Victorian ornate aristocratic hat pins circa 1830s to 1910. There are a total of sixteen total hat pins in this collectio
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Navajo Petite Point Turquoise Squash Necklace115 - Navajo Petite Point Turquoise Squash Necklace
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Featured in this lot is this Navajo petite point turquoise squash necklace circa 1960's. The necklace features a wonderfully and professionally ...
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Estimate : 3,200.00 - 4,200.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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Willam A. Clark Library Law Books ca. 1882-1922116 - Willam A. Clark Library Law Books ca. 1882-1922
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For your consideration this lot includes Vintage Law Books (8) from the personal library of Willam A. Clark Sr., circa 1882 to 1922. William A. Clark
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Rare 1907 1st Edition Mark Twain "A Horse's Tale"117 - Rare 1907 1st Edition Mark Twain "A Horse's Tale"
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Featured in this lot is a Rare 1907, First Edition, "A Horse's Tale" by Mark Twain. This was a special printing, "Compliments of ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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Mid-19th C. Plains Painted Buffalo Robe ex-Skinner118 - Mid-19th C. Plains Painted Buffalo Robe ex-Skinner
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The lot features an original mid-19th century painted Plains man’s painted buffalo robe previously authenticated by the experts at Bonhams Sk
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Start Price : 5,000.00 | Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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JE Middleton&Sons Half Horse, Half Alligator Knife119 - JE Middleton&Sons Half Horse, Half Alligator Knife
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Featured in this lot is this J.E. Middleton & Sons Bowie Knife miniature pattern with "Half Horse, Half Alligator" pommel. The half-ho...
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Estimate : 550.00 - 750.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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Benitoite Rough & Extracted Geological Samples120 - Benitoite Rough & Extracted Geological Samples
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Featured in this lot is this Benitoite rough and extracted geological samples from San Benito Co. CA mine. There are nine extracted samples and four r
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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VS2 White & VS2 Pink Diamond 18k Gold Ring121 - VS2 White & VS2 Pink Diamond 18k Gold Ring
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Featured in this lot is this VGS2 white and VS2 fancy pink diamond 18k white and rose gold ring with AIGL paperwork. The ring features a polished, sta
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Start Price : 5,000.00 | Estimate : 25,000.00 - 29,000.00
 
 
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AIGL 1.01 CTW Alexandrite & 0.76 CTW Diamond Ring122 - AIGL 1.01 CTW Alexandrite & 0.76 CTW Diamond Ring
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Featured in this lot is this beautiful platinum, 18K yellow gold, natural chrysoberyl alexandrite and VS1 - SI1 diamond ring with AIGL paperwork and G
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Start Price : 3,000.00 | Estimate : 14,000.00 - 19,000.00
 
 
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Blackfoot Bear Cult Jaw Dag Knife & Beaded Sheath123 - Blackfoot Bear Cult Jaw Dag Knife & Beaded Sheath
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This is a fabulous late-vintage Montana Blackfoot / Blackfeet Bear Cult dag knife with bear jaw handle and forged blade set in a parfleche lined beade
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (350.00) = 350.00
 
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Richard Greeves (1935-2022) Bronze of Warriors124 - Richard Greeves (1935-2022) Bronze of Warriors
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This is an original, large bronze of Native American Warriors titled “Study for Unknown Monument” circa 1984 by Richard Vernon Greev
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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19th C. Tibetan Mongolian Mahakala Mask w/ Papers125 - 19th C. Tibetan Mongolian Mahakala Mask w/ Papers
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Featured in this lot is this original Tibetan Mongolian Mahakala mask circa 19th century that was published and comes with a certificate of authentici
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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1889 1st Ed Theodore Roosevelt Winning of the West126 - 1889 1st Ed Theodore Roosevelt Winning of the West
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Featured in this lot is this 1889 1st edition Theodore Roosevelt "Winning of the West" vol. I & II. There are two books in this collec...
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Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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"Boots and Saddles" 1st Ed. Elizabeth Custer127 - "Boots and Saddles" 1st Ed. Elizabeth Custer
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For your consideration is this Scarce First Edition of "Boots and Saddles" by Elizabeth Custer, 1885. Harper & Brothers, New York publ...
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Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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James Bama Limited Edition Signed Print128 - James Bama Limited Edition Signed Print
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Featured in this lot is a James Bama Signed Limited Edition print, "Pre-Columbian Indian with Atlatl", #559/1500, 1979, hand signed on bot...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Frank C. McCarthy ,"The Old West" Ltd Ed. Signed129 - Frank C. McCarthy ,"The Old West" Ltd Ed. Signed
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Presented in this lot is the Frank C. McCarthy, "The Old West, A Portrait in Paintings", Hand Signed Limited First Edition, #425/1500, 198...
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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Shuron Surgeon / Jewelers 12k GF Glasses c. 1890-130 - Shuron Surgeon / Jewelers 12k GF Glasses c. 1890-
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For your consideration is this pair of Shuron surgeon or jewelers magnified glasses with 1/10 12k gold-filled rims circa 1890-20s. These glasses show
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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19th C. Blackfoot Horse Stealing Medicine Necklace131 - 19th C. Blackfoot Horse Stealing Medicine Necklace
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This is a fabulous 19th-Century Blackfoot Horse Stealing Medicine Charm Necklace from the ex-collections of Brant Mackley, Erich Erdoes (Buffalo Trac
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (550.00) = 550.00
 
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Ca. 1850-1860 Sioux S-Curve Ball Head War Club132 - Ca. 1850-1860 Sioux S-Curve Ball Head War Club
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The lot features a stunning, circa 1850-1860 Sioux Plains root burl ball head war club with S-Curve, collected at New Ulm, Minnesota after the Sioux R
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00) = 2,500.00
 
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19th C. Pueblo Avanyu Painted Buffalo War Shield133 - 19th C. Pueblo Avanyu Painted Buffalo War Shield
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This is an exceptional 19th-century Pueblo Buffalo rawhide war shield polychrome painted Buffalo / Bison horn and Avanyu figures, ex Salomon Rothschil
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 18,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00) = 2,500.00
 
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Eastern Woodlands Ball Head War Club c. 1750134 - Eastern Woodlands Ball Head War Club c. 1750
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This is considered one of the best ball clubs recently offered for sale and is an incredible, early Eastern Woodlands ball head war club attributed to
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 17,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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Ca. 1840 Comanche Dagger w/ Spance Lance Blade135 - Ca. 1840 Comanche Dagger w/ Spance Lance Blade
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The lot features a truly scarce, Comanche dagger fighting dag knife from the ex-collection of Dan Wasko and Jeb Taylor. The piece has a Spanish Coloni
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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"Personal Memoirs of P.H. Sheridan" 1st Ed. 1888136 - "Personal Memoirs of P.H. Sheridan" 1st Ed. 1888
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Featured in this lot is a Rare First Edition, Two (2) Volume Set of “Personal Memoirs of P.H. Sheridan, General United States”, 1888
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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"Robert E. Lee", John Esten Cooke, Rare 1st Ed.137 - "Robert E. Lee", John Esten Cooke, Rare 1st Ed.
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Presented in this lot is a Rare First Edition of, "Robert E. Lee" by John Esten Cooke, 1871, publisher D. Appleton & Company, New York...
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,600.00) = 1,600.00
 
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1858 History of The Expedition by A M'Vickar 1 & 2138 - 1858 History of The Expedition by A M'Vickar 1 & 2
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Featured in this lot is this 1858 Harper's School Library History of the Expedition by Archibald M'Vickar Vol I & II. This two volume s...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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Carved Chinese Jade (Bi) Disc Late Qing Dynasty139 - Carved Chinese Jade (Bi) Disc Late Qing Dynasty
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For your consideration is this carved Chinese jade (Bi) disc from the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Chinese bi discs are jade discs that are flat and
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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John J Petek 17 Club Collection "Will James Ranch"140 - John J Petek 17 Club Collection "Will James Ranch"
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Featured in this lot is this 17 Club Collection "Will James Ranch" by photographer John J. Petek. The photograph is wonderfully and profes...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 2,200.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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Wayne Gunville (Chippewa) Alabaster Sculpture141 - Wayne Gunville (Chippewa) Alabaster Sculpture
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Featured in this lot is this Chippewa artist Wayne Gunville sculpture called "Vision Quest". The sculpture is wonderfully and professional...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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Howard Terpning (1927-) Giclee on Canvas Large142 - Howard Terpning (1927-) Giclee on Canvas Large
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Featured in this lot is a limited edition giclee on canvas called "New Doll For My Granddaughter" from American artist, Howard Terpning, b...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Jack Connolly Billings, Mont. Custom Saddle c.1920143 - Jack Connolly Billings, Mont. Custom Saddle c.1920
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Featured in this lot is this Jack Connolly Billings, Mont. custom saddle circa 1920's. The saddle features a wonderfully and professionally craf...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 2,200.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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Hamely & Co. Pendelton, Ore. Saddle & Saddle Bags144 - Hamely & Co. Pendelton, Ore. Saddle & Saddle Bags
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Featured in this lot is this Hamely & Co. Pendelton, Ore. saddle and saddle bags circa 1910-1920. The saddle features a wonderfully and professi...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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Ca. 1890-1910 Montana Tooled High Back Saddle145 - Ca. 1890-1910 Montana Tooled High Back Saddle
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Featured in this lot is this Montana custom tooled western high back saddle circa 1890 to 1910. The saddle features a wonderfully and professionally c
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (350.00) = 350.00
 
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12.91ct Sapphire 0.42ct Diamond 18k Two Tone Ring146 - 12.91ct Sapphire 0.42ct Diamond 18k Two Tone Ring
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Featured in this lot is this 12.91ct sapphire 0.42ct diamond 18k two tone gold ring with GGA paperwork. The ring features a polished, stamped, and tes
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 19,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,900.00) = 1,900.00
 
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1.58ct Columbian Emerald VS2 Diamond Platinum Ring147 - 1.58ct Columbian Emerald VS2 Diamond Platinum Ring
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Featured in this lot is this 1.58ct Columbian emerald VS2 diamond platinum ring with GGA and GIA paperwork. The ring features a polished, stamped,a nd
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Start Price : 2,400.00 | Estimate : 18,000.00 - 21,000.00
 
 
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Ca. 1400-1500 Mississippian Head Pot ex-Rowlette148 - Ca. 1400-1500 Mississippian Head Pot ex-Rowlette
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This is a circa 1400-1500 Mississippian Quapaw polychrome painted head pot from Lee County, Arkansas from the renowned Bill Rowlette collection and pi
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 8,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,900.00) = 1,900.00
 
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Ca. 600-1400 AD Caddo Human Head Pot ex-Wachtel149 - Ca. 600-1400 AD Caddo Human Head Pot ex-Wachtel
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This is a fabulous circa 600 A.D. to 1400 A.D. Caddoan Mississippian human head pottery bowl / pot from the ex-collection of H.C. Wachtel (author of W
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 4,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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12.17ct Emerald VS2 Diamond & Platinum Necklace150 - 12.17ct Emerald VS2 Diamond & Platinum Necklace
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Featured in this lot is this 12.17ct emerald VS2 diamond and platinum necklace with GGA paperwork. The necklace is polished, stamped, and tested plati
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Start Price : 9,500.00 | Estimate : 80,000.00 - 90,000.00
 
 
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