Best of The West - February 2014

c1930 Lot of 5 black and white pictures of the Café and bar in this small town. Scenes are of customers as well as staff. Pieces are mounted o...

c1890 Beautiful amber bottle with embossed lettering. Reads "McKenna`s Nelson County Extra Kentucky Boubon Whiskey W & K Sole Agents."...

c1900 This beautiful golden oak sideboard features a locking glass display with four glass shelves, two locking drawers, and a beveled mirror. This p

c1940 Based in San Francisco, Acme Beer was one brewery that survived Prohibition. This sign advertises the convenience of drinking the beer from can

1997 This lot has two porcelain sculptures with original boxes from the Lladro Gres collection entitle "Early Awakiening" and "From ...

c1908 Extremely Rare. Beautiful picture and color. Demure woman with bare shoulders. Mirror and picture in very fine condition. - HKA#65810

c1910 Lot of 5 pieces from Colorado. These colorful pieces include ads for, Cordove Cigar Co. and one for Schiele Bros and Moreland Fine Cigars. The

Upright, slant front display case. Glass front and sides. 2 shelves, two sliding doors at the back. 6’ long, 49” high, 29” deep at the bottom. FOB Pre

Beautiful cobalt blue backbar whiskey bottle with silvered “rye” and top. Circa 1880-1900. Very rare. - HKA#66351

This backbar was used as a professional saloon display. Dark stained, 91” (7’7”) high, 6’ long, 14.5” deep. Very fine condition. - HKA#66347

Three calender proofs from the Murphy Co. A) about 13 x 16", gal in yellow dress, 1938; B)1915 Heath Moron Co., "Miss Coquette". 7 x ...

A borderless wool weaving showing two figures, surrounded by the rainbow goddess, measuring 36 x 39.” Weaver: Rosita (or Rosicita) Tsosie of Many Farm

In beautiful condition, this wool rug has an unusual style. It measures 38 x 64” and is woven in a variety of colors—primarily black and gray on a nat

A borderless wool rug in colors of red, gray, black and natural with a design consisting of 21 rectangles with identical patterns. It measures 33.5 x

This is a lot of six American Indian fetishes. Handcrafted by unknown tribal artisans, the pieces include four bears, a father surrounded by children,

1885 Titled “Josepha, Mescalero Apache Girl” The photo measures 7” x 4.5” and 8” x 5” on the matte. There is some surface wear including a tear in th

This lot includes 3 complete pairs of finely beaded leather gloves. 1) A small, child sized leather gauntlet style gloves with kite shaped designs on

Large cuff-style silver, turquoise and coral bracelet, with the central oval mounted on thick silver “wires.” The oval contains an inset silver kachin

A beautiful wool weaving in soft colors of gold, tan, orange, aqua, blue, purple and natural, measuring 38 x 63.” Weaver: Alice M. Mann. Burnt Water r

Stands about 6 feet tall. This fun piece of Indian folk art has no base and is ready to mount directly into a custom base. - HKA#66240

This is a lot of 6 pairs delightful beaded moccasins. The moccasins range in size from 4” x 2” to 9” x 3.25.” They have very little wear and the beadi

This borderless blanket consists of orange, gray, gold and black stripes, in all natural dyes, on a natural ground. It measures 32 x 64” and was purch

An almost square weaving from the Crystal region, 42 x 43,” in black, red, gray and natural colors. The weaver is Rose Claw. It was purchased from the

Lot of 2: Native American woven blankets. Both of these blankets are quite colorful, containing the geometric patterns that endear these to collectors

c1900 Bronze sculpture by the renowned artist "C. Kauba," also signed by him. This intricately detailed piece depicts a brave astride his...

c1920 Willow and reed cradle board with hood. Hand-woven, with artistic interweaving with the red reeds as accents. This board measures 32" lo...

c1890 Large framed colorful litho print on board, believed to be original frame, mounting and glass. Frame measures 31.5"x 25.5", image m...

c1875 This small photograph measures 4” x 2.5” mounted on white mat. Medium contrast and focus is sharp. There are brown age marks that appear on the

An extra-large sterling silver and turquoise concho belt with 10 individual conchos. Each concho is a 3.5 x 4” silver oval with a fluted incised desig

c1900 A long and finely woven wool piece measuring 39” x 87” in length in traditional colors of natural, gray, dark brown/black and red. The design c

This is a lot of seven various and sundry pieces of beadwork done in the Nez Perce. This includes a belt buckle, a hair clip, two neck medallions and

c1900 This is a fine example of bead working craft. This is a wall hanger art piece. Although it is similar in appearance to a beaded wall pocket, it

Lot of 2, probably Navajo made. 1) A cuff-style bracelet with openwork silver bands upon which is mounted a triangular piece of matrix turquoise with

A massive handmade cross necklace, probably Navajo, suspended from a chain of round, smooth Navajo “pearls” in graduated size, measuring 14” in length

c1900 This sia small 6"x 3.5" woven basket, with handle. - HKA#65692

A large sterling silver Navajo necklace with elaborate silver leaf designs and accented with round birds eye spiderweb turquoise cabochons. There are

This weaving in traditional black, natural, gray and red colors was woven with aniline dyes. It measures 39 x 51” and was woven by Alice Jonus, from t

c1910 This basket is 14.25" in diameter and 9.25" high and about 12 stitches per inch. The materials used in the design consist of redbud...

A 36 x 42” nearly square wool rug. The tree of life in the central square is adorned by various birds in a colorful array. The square is outlined in a

A lovely Navajo necklace of sterling silver bench made beads and matrix turquoise pieces set in scalloped silver flower-petal designs. The naja pendan

These are traditional Two Grey Hills colors in this “Bug” motif wool rug: black, natural, brown, blue-grey and tan-grey. It measures 39 x 57” and is i

c1930 Yei (pronounced "yay") is Navajo for the benevolent supernatural spirit beings who bring their healing powers to medicinal ceremoni...

c1940 This is a 31” x 23.5” rug that features key Navajo pictorials. There are 3 small Yei figures surrounded by tall corn stalk lines. On the left a

A black/tan bordered wool rug, 31 x 50,” with 8 Yei-Bi-Chai figures on a gray ground, six with turquoise faces looking to the right, and the figures o

A finely made silver and turquoise necklace with hand-made silver decorative link chain and a central pendant in the form of a kachina mask. The headd

c1930 Lot of 3 pieces stamped by maker D.J. Ghate (or Chate). 1) A silver and turquoise necklace done in what is known as a Zuni-style needlepoint se

This lot includes five hand-carved bark masks from Alaska Three of these handcrafted pieces are caribou skin masks by the Nunamiut Eskimo of Anaktuvuk

c1900 Lot of 3: 1 is a beautiful turquoise bracelet in a sunburst pattern. It measures approx. 3.5" in dia. with wrap-around side panels at th...

c1970 This piece was made in the 1970s by famous Navajo silversmith Tommy Singer. Signer was introduced to the art of silversmithing from his father

A native man is seen seated for a photo. This photo was taken by the Department of the Interior. There is no date listed but a handwritten note on the