Auction in Santa Fe, 2013

Auction Details

Two days - 606 lots of fine art & artifacts from the American West. Highlights include original oils by Birger Sandzen, several antique war clubs & tomahawks, Brule Sioux war shirt, Metis quilled outfit, fully beaded cradle boards, a stunning collection of weavings, pottery - both antique & from today's masters, Bohlin silver saddle set, Plains painted women's robe....the 2013 auction is set to turn heads & break records. Join us online, exclusively through Icollector.
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John Falter, gouache502 - John Falter, gouache
March in Montana
John Philip Falter (1910 - 1982). Hay Burner Harvest. 9" x 12" gouache. Signed lower left: J. Falter.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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Large Navajo Pictorial Basketry Tray503 - Large Navajo Pictorial Basketry Tray
March in Montana
Large Navajo Pictorial Basketry Tray. 30.5" diameter. Coiled polychromatic eagle design inside star elements. Circa 1950s. Very showy! Provenan...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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Navajo Basket504 - Navajo Basket
March in Montana
Navajo Basket. 35" x 44". Extra large coiled wedding basket. One of the largest and most beautiful we've ever seen. Late 20th century.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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Large Hopi Basketry Olla505 - Large Hopi Basketry Olla
March in Montana
Large Hopi Basketry Olla. 15" tall x 17" diameter. Coil basket of exceptional size, featuring Crow Mother and Pookang Kwivis designs. Very...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,500.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,750.00) = 2,750.00
 
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Hopi Basketry Olla506 - Hopi Basketry Olla
March in Montana
Hopi Basketry Olla. 10" tall x 9" diameter. Pictorial coil basket with two pairs of Mudheads, separated by rain clouds. Bold colors. Third...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,300.00) = 1,300.00
 
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Pair of Hopi Baskets507 - Pair of Hopi Baskets
March in Montana
Pair of Hopi Baskets. 1. 6" x 9.5". Polychrome designs. Circa 1930. 2. 14" coiled basketry plaque with pictorial designs. Circa 1970.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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Ogallala Sioux Beaded Vest508 - Ogallala Sioux Beaded Vest
March in Montana
Ogallala Sioux Vest. 19" tall x 18" wide. Fully beaded geometric pattern in colors of white-heart red, cobalt, green, pale blue, and greas...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 6,500.00 - 7,500.00
Sold to floor for (4,000.00) = 4,000.00
 
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Northern Plains Beaded Moccasins509 - Northern Plains Beaded Moccasins
March in Montana
Northern Plains Moccasins. 11" long. Great split tongues with classic beadwork. Cuffs are cloth-edged. 19th century.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to a********n for (900.00 + 180.00BP) = 1,080.00
 
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Lakota Sioux Beaded Moccasins510 - Lakota Sioux Beaded Moccasins
March in Montana
Lakota Sioux Moccasins. 10.5" long. Period colors beaded on Indian tanned buffalo or moose hide. Stylized buffalo track designs with geometric ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to s*********y for (900.00 + 180.00BP) = 1,080.00
 
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Apache Beaded Strike-a-Lite Bag511 - Apache Beaded Strike-a-Lite Bag
March in Montana
Apache Strike-a-Lite Bag. 5" x 4" with 2" - 4" fringe terminating in tin cones. Highly decorative patterns. Circa 1900.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (900.00) = 900.00
 
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Northern Cheyenne Beaded Moccasins512 - Northern Cheyenne Beaded Moccasins
March in Montana
Northern Cheyenne Moccasins. 11" long. Great variant designs with single-beaded tongues and beaded edging. 19th century.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to s*********y for (1,200.00 + 240.00BP) = 1,440.00
 
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Blackfoot Beaded Bag513 - Blackfoot Beaded Bag
March in Montana
Blackfoot Bag. 5.5" x 5". Wonderful classic beaded designs on rawhide. Different design from side to side. Edged in 3 colors of beads. 21...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to r*****9 for (500.00 + 100.00BP) = 600.00
 
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Gun Stock War Club514 - Gun Stock War Club
March in Montana
Gun Stock War Club. 34" long with brass tacks. 9.5" blade. Handle is wrapped with snake skin. 12" fully beaded with a 15" of fri...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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Sioux Elk Dreamer's Society Bag515 - Sioux Elk Dreamer's Society Bag
March in Montana
Sioux Elk Dreamer's Society Bag. 7" x 4.25" bag, with a lane of beadwork framing a quilled pictorial panel. The flap displays the same...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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Plateau Beaded Bag516 - Plateau Beaded Bag
March in Montana
Plateau Bag. 11.5" x 10.5". Daffodil beaded design on the front. Inside is lined with cloth. 9" long double beaded handles. Circa 1920.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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Jimmy Abeita, oil on canvas517 - Jimmy Abeita, oil on canvas
March in Montana
Jimmy Abeita (1947 - ). Resting Under Cottonwood. 24" x 30" oil on canvas. Signed lower right: ABEITA ©.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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Reproduction of Kicking Bear's War Shirt518 - Reproduction of Kicking Bear's War Shirt
March in Montana
Reproduction of Kicking Bear's War Shirt. Cousin to Crazy Horse, Kicking Bear was a chief in the Miniconjou Sioux band. He was instrumental in b...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00) = 2,500.00
 
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Northern Plains Pipe Tomahawk519 - Northern Plains Pipe Tomahawk
March in Montana
Northern Plains Pipe Tomahawk. 19.5" file burned and tacked haft. Decorated with a beaded drop. 9" long forged head. Early 20th century.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to g***n for (600.00 + 120.00BP) = 720.00
 
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Colt Navy Model 1851 Percussion Revolver520 - Colt Navy Model 1851 Percussion Revolver
March in Montana
Colt Navy Model 1851 Percussion Revolver. 7.5" barrel. .36 calibre. Serial #192978 - all match. Old checkered ivory grips. Manufactured in 1866...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,700.00) = 1,700.00
 
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Winchester Model 1873 Rifle521 - Winchester Model 1873 Rifle
March in Montana
Winchester Model 1873 Rifle. 24" standard octagonal barrel. .38-40 calibre. Tacked stock and forearm. Some carving on stock. Standard sights. M...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 6,000.00 - 9,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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Joseph Henry Sharp, oil on canvas522 - Joseph Henry Sharp, oil on canvas
March in Montana
Joseph Henry Sharp (1859 - 1953). Blackfeet Res. 16" x 24" oil on canvas. Unsigned, authenticated. Titled verso. Provenance: Wedding gift ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to floor for (18,000.00) = 18,000.00
 
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Edwin Willard Deming, oil on canvas523 - Edwin Willard Deming, oil on canvas
March in Montana
Edwin Willard Deming (1860 - 1942). Northern Teepee. 18" x 12" oil on canvas. Signed and inscribed across the bottom: To our dear OLD SAND...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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Louis Ribak, gouache524 - Louis Ribak, gouache
March in Montana
Louis Ribak (1902 - 1979). Shiprock Encampment. 20" x 36" gouache. Signed lower right: L RIBAK, Shiprock Encampment, Oct.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,000.00) = 4,000.00
 
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Navajo Tacked Saddle525 - Navajo Tacked Saddle
March in Montana
Navajo Tacked Saddle. 20" cantle to horn, 25" seat to iron stirrup. Leather is heavily decorated with tacks. 19th century. Provenance: Col...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,250.00) = 3,250.00
 
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F. A. Meanea Saddle526 - F. A. Meanea Saddle
March in Montana
F. A. Meanea (Cheyenne, WY.) Saddle 15" seat. 14P model. Fine, medium brown patina with clear markings. Difficult to find in this color. Circa ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to l********d.. for (3,000.00 + 600.00BP) = 3,600.00
 
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Colt Model 1860 Percussion Revolver527 - Colt Model 1860 Percussion Revolver
March in Montana
Colt Model 1860 Percussion Revolver. 8" barrel. Civilian model, cut for shoulder stock. Serial #146481 - all match. Fine walnut grips. Manufact...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to L*****D for (1,200.00 + 240.00BP) = 1,440.00
 
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Colt Army Model 1860 Revolver528 - Colt Army Model 1860 Revolver
March in Montana
Colt Army Model 1860 Revolver. 8" barrel. .44 Richards conversion. .44 rim fire cartridge. Serial #4275 - all match. Walnut grips. Circa 1873.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to b******2 for (1,200.00 + 240.00BP) = 1,440.00
 
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Sharps Percussion Rifle529 - Sharps Percussion Rifle
March in Montana
Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company (Hartford, CT.) Percussion Rifle. 27" barrel. Highly decorated with incredible inlay work and tacks of vario...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to c*********e for (3,500.00 + 700.00BP) = 4,200.00
 
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Indian Blanket Gun530 - Indian Blanket Gun
March in Montana
Indian Blanket Gun. 15" long. Cut down from a foreign musket to a "pistol" that could easily be hidden under a blanket on horseback. ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to r*****1 for (1,500.00 + 300.00BP) = 1,800.00
 
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Continental Percussion Handgun531 - Continental Percussion Handgun
March in Montana
Continental Percussion Handgun. 8.5" octagonal barrel with gold band. Finely engraved lock plate, hammer and trigger. Original ramrod. Circa 18...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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Indian-Used Musket532 - Indian-Used Musket
March in Montana
Indian-Used Musket. 22" barrel. Made from a foreign musket. Barrel and stock have been cut down. Heavily tacked. 19th century.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,750.00) = 2,750.00
 
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Santa Clara Pot by Teresita Naranjo533 - Santa Clara Pot by Teresita Naranjo
March in Montana
Santa Clara Pot by Teresita Naranjo (1919-1999). 8" x 7". Blackware pot with carved Avanyu and stylized feather design. An exceptional pie...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to b********e for (1,000.00 + 200.00BP) = 1,200.00
 
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Santa Clara Bowl by Barbara Martinez534 - Santa Clara Bowl by Barbara Martinez
March in Montana
Santa Clara Bowl by Barbara Martinez (1947 - ). 8" x 12". Large blackware bowl with deep carved designs. An Avanyu wraps around the body f...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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Santa Clara Pot by Mary Singer535 - Santa Clara Pot by Mary Singer
March in Montana
Santa Clara Pot by Mary Singer (1936 - ). 9" x 8". Fine incised black pot. Inscribed: Mary Singer, Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to D******3 for (800.00 + 160.00BP) = 960.00
 
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Santa Clara Pot by Alton Komalestewa536 - Santa Clara Pot by Alton Komalestewa
March in Montana
Santa Clara Pot by Alton Komalestewa (1959 - ). 4" x 5.5". Blackware melon pot. Delicate and difficult to execute. Inscribed: Alton Komale...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to D******3 for (700.00 + 140.00BP) = 840.00
 
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Santo Domingo Jar by Robert Tenorio (1950 - )537 - Santo Domingo Jar by Robert Tenorio (1950 - )
March in Montana
Santo Domingo Jar by Robert Tenorio (1950 - ). 9" x 10.5". Three deep, rich black geometric design panels over a cream field. Red slip on ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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Santo Domingo Olla by Robert Tenorio538 - Santo Domingo Olla by Robert Tenorio
March in Montana
Santo Domingo Olla by Robert Tenorio (1950 - ). 17" x 17". Three deep, rich black geometric design panels over a cream field. Red slip on ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,750.00) = 2,750.00
 
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Jemez Melon Pot by Laura Gachupin539 - Jemez Melon Pot by Laura Gachupin
March in Montana
Jemez Melon Pot by Laura Gachupin (1954 - ). 9"x 12". Red and buff ribbed melon-style pot. As fine as they come. Inscribed: Laura Gachupin...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,400.00) = 1,400.00
 
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Acoma Pot by Barbara and Joseph Cerno540 - Acoma Pot by Barbara and Joseph Cerno
March in Montana
Acoma Pot by Barbara Cerno (1951 - ) and Joseph Cerno (1947 - ). 10" x 9". Well balanced, polychrome designs. Signed: ACOMA, NEW MEXICO, B...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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Navajo Weaving, 4'11" x 2'11"541 - Navajo Weaving, 4'11" x 2'11"
March in Montana
Navajo Weaving. 4'11" x 2'11". A finely woven Germantown blanket with a box-chain double diamond design on a rich red background. ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00) = 2,500.00
 
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Navajo Weaving, 6'5" x 3'8"542 - Navajo Weaving, 6'5" x 3'8"
March in Montana
Navajo Weaving. 6'5" x 3'8". Nice, old Red Mesa weaving with an excellent tulip motif on a Grey-brown field. Churro wool. Small ar...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 2,200.00
Sold to floor for (950.00) = 950.00
 
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Navajo Weaving, 4'3" x 3'543 - Navajo Weaving, 4'3" x 3'
March in Montana
Navajo Weaving. 4'3" x 3'. Fabulous pictorial pattern, woven by Pauline Glasses. Pauline's designs are extremely detailed and fille...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to a********n for (2,250.00 + 450.00BP) = 2,700.00
 
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Navajo Pictorial Weaving, 4'2" x 2'10"544 - Navajo Pictorial Weaving, 4'2" x 2'10"
March in Montana
Navajo Pictorial Weaving. 4'2" x 2'10". A very nice old pictorial weaving with unusual Yei or human figures in each corner. Note t...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00) = 2,500.00
 
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Zuni Wearing Blanket, 4'11" x 4'545 - Zuni Wearing Blanket, 4'11" x 4'
March in Montana
Zuni Wearing Blanket. 4'11" x 4'. Classic striped design on a natural background. 19th century. Provenance and literature: Collection o...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to t********n for (3,000.00 + 600.00BP) = 3,600.00
 
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Navajo Weaving, 6'5" x 3'7"546 - Navajo Weaving, 6'5" x 3'7"
March in Montana
Navajo Weaving. 6'5" x 3'7". Ganado pattern. Circa 1930s.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to h****e for (1,700.00 + 340.00BP) = 2,040.00
 
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Navajo Silver Bandolier Bag547 - Navajo Silver Bandolier Bag
March in Montana
Navajo Bandolier Bag. 5.75" x 4.75" with a 54" strap. Heavily decorated with silver conchos and brass tacks. The inside tie is fasten...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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Sioux Beaded Purse548 - Sioux Beaded Purse
March in Montana
Sioux Purse. 6.5" x 6". Beaded on both sides in fabulous floral designs over a white background. Handle is also fully beaded. Beadwork is ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,200.00) = 1,200.00
 
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Crow Beaded Bag549 - Crow Beaded Bag
March in Montana
Crow Bag. 7.25" x 7.5" commercial leather bag. The front flap is completely covered in beadwork. A single flower design, beaded in colors ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,400.00) = 1,400.00
 
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Crow Beaded Bag550 - Crow Beaded Bag
March in Montana
Crow Bag. 6.5" x 6.5" commercial leather bag. Covered in fine beadwork displaying a single flower design. Beaded in solid and translucent ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,600.00) = 1,600.00
 
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Plateau Beaded Bag551 - Plateau Beaded Bag
March in Montana
Plateau Bag. 7.5" x 6.75". Beautiful beaded flap over a yarn decorated corn husk bag. Lined in green velveteen with red trade cloth trim. ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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