Brian Lebel’s 2009 Cody Old West Auction

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Antique & Contemporary
Cowboy & Western Americana
Indian & Ethnographic Artifacts
Fine Western Art
Western Design for Home and Ranch


Includes such items as: rare photographs, vintage posters, advertising, & scarce historical western artifacts; the finest in Cowboy & Indian antiques & artifacts, bits and spurs, chaps, firearms, beaded items; fine western art and decorative items
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Apache Tray52 - Apache Tray
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12” diameter. Concentric circle of five-pointed blossom elements with floating V’s. Fine condition with one minor stain, c. 1910.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor .. for (450.00 + 90.00BP) = 540.00
 
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Pima Basketry Bowl53 - Pima Basketry Bowl
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17” x 5” A four-armed hooked design starting from a solid round center. Fine condition, c. 1920.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor .. for (900.00 + 180.00BP) = 1,080.00
 
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Pima Bowl54 - Pima Bowl
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4” tall, 13 1/4” diameter. Negative circular center with surrounding bands and triangles. Fine condition, c. 1900.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor .. for (400.00 + 80.00BP) = 480.00
 
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Pima Basket 55 - Pima Basket
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5” tall, 16 1/2” diameter. Abstract geometric design. Fine condition, c. 1920.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor .. for (400.00 + 80.00BP) = 480.00
 
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Pima Basket56 - Pima Basket
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4 3/4” x 17 3/4”. Man in maze design. Fine condition, c. 1920.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor .. for (1,200.00 + 240.00BP) = 1,440.00
 
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Pomo Basket57 - Pomo Basket
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5” diameter, 2” tall. Early Pomo gift basket. Single rod with deer back design and clam shell beads around rim, c. 1900.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor .. for (500.00 + 100.00BP) = 600.00
 
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Navajo Rug58 - Navajo Rug
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79” x 46” Floating, hooked, eight-pointed stars and arrows in red, black, white on a grey field and solid outside borders. Fine condition, c. 1930.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor .. for (650.00 + 130.00BP) = 780.00
 
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Navajo Storm Patern Rug59 - Navajo Storm Patern Rug
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98” x 51” Classic storm designs with geometrics. Red, black, white and tan on a grey background with large outside border. Fine condition, c. 1940.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to av1021 .. for (1,200.00 + 240.00BP) = 1,440.00
 
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Large Navajo Wide Ruins Rug60 - Large Navajo Wide Ruins Rug
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104” x 56” Horizontal bands of serrated and half diamonds with bands of multicolored striping and solid black ends. Fine condition, c. 1950.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor .. for (1,500.00 + 300.00BP) = 1,800.00
 
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Navajo Crystal Rug61 - Navajo Crystal Rug
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62” x 42” Classic storm patern in dark brown and white on a tan field. Fine condition, c. 1960.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor .. for (550.00 + 110.00BP) = 660.00
 
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Three Navajo Rugs62 - Three Navajo Rugs
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a) 60” x 32” Double saddle blanket in grey, brown, red and white. Fine condition, c. 1950; b) 65 “x 36” Horizontal bands of diamonds and solid stripes
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor .. for (500.00 + 100.00BP) = 600.00
 
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Red Mesa Navajo Rug63 - Red Mesa Navajo Rug
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66” x 38” Multicolored serrated outlined and stepped diamonds with arrows and banded ends. Good condition with edge damage, c. 1900.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor .. for (700.00 + 140.00BP) = 840.00
 
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Two Navajo Rugs64 - Two Navajo Rugs
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b) 72” x 50” Diamonds and half diamonds, crosses in red, grey, brown and white with three outside borders. Good condition with some damage and dirt, c
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to allengoode.. for (900.00 + 180.00BP) = 1,080.00
 
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Navajo Chief’s Blanket65 - Navajo Chief’s Blanket
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53” x 63” Second phase variant, horizontal bands and crosses in black, gray, blue, and white. Soft and fine weave. Fine condition, c. 1900.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor .. for (4,250.00 + 850.00BP) = 5,100.00
 
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Navajo Rug66 - Navajo Rug
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65” x 54” Stepped diamond lattice design with unusual outside border and banded ends. Red, white, black and tan. Fine condition, c. 1940.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor .. for (800.00 + 160.00BP) = 960.00
 
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Exquisite Filigreed and Pitiado Covered Charreria Saddle70 - Exquisite Filigreed and Pitiado Covered Charreria Saddle
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Marvelous, museum quality filigreed sterling silver with 18K gold wash. Front (swells, horn and gullet) and complete cantle trimmed with twisted rope
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
Sold to floor .. for (11,000.00 + 2,200.00BP) = 13,200.00
 
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Fancy c. 1880s Charro Chaps71 - Fancy c. 1880s Charro Chaps
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Decorated with fine silver buttons on the wide stylized billet and down each leg. Intricate leather tooling in delicate floral designs, silver buckles
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor .. for (1,800.00 + 360.00BP) = 2,160.00
 
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Mexican Bridle and Spurs72 - Mexican Bridle and Spurs
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a) Mexican Bridle with impressive 3” repousse silver conchos, cheek chains, leather headband and noseband with silver spots, horseshoe/ horsehead cast
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor .. for (500.00 + 100.00BP) = 600.00
 
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Mexican Chinaco Watercolor73 - Mexican Chinaco Watercolor
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8 1/2” x 6” framed and matted to 17 1/2” x 15”. Depicts an elegant 19th century charro with his flat brim Cinaco hat, hair saddle bags, botas, spurs a
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,100.00
Sold to floor .. for (600.00 + 120.00BP) = 720.00
 
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1942 Estes Park, Colorado Trophy Buckle74 - 1942 Estes Park, Colorado Trophy Buckle
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Great sterling buckle won by Tuck Jackson for All Around Cowboy made by H. S. Means Co. Culver City, Cal. Gold bull, corner horseshoes, rope edge. Wel
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor .. for (1,000.00 + 200.00BP) = 1,200.00
 
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5 Pair of Saddlebags, including Bohlin Pair75 - 5 Pair of Saddlebags, including Bohlin Pair
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a) Nice acorn and leaf pattern carved leather saddle bags in excellent condition, c. 1950s-60s; b) Black, deeply carved bags; c) Large floral pattern
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to kvyverberg.. for (1,200.00 + 240.00BP) = 1,440.00
 
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19th C. Pommel Bags with Holster Pocket76 - 19th C. Pommel Bags with Holster Pocket
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Early California or Mexico pommel bags with inside holster pocket for a Colt Single Action. Fair condition.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor .. for (800.00 + 160.00BP) = 960.00
 
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Spanish Folding Shank Spurs77 - Spanish Folding Shank Spurs
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Brass inlay on wide flat bands (1/4" wide, 1/2" deep), deep engraving and chasing. Swinging buttons on cut-out and engraved flatting ends,...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor .. for (400.00 + 80.00BP) = 480.00
 
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Engraved Colt with Fancy Grips78 - Engraved Colt with Fancy Grips
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Single Action Army in .32 WCF, very good bore in 4 3/4” barrel, 100% coverage of after-market engraving. 90% of gold wash finish remaining, excellent
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor .. for (2,900.00 + 580.00BP) = 3,480.00
 
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Engraved Colt Single Action79 - Engraved Colt Single Action
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.45 cal., 5 1/2” barrel with excellent bore. 100% after-market engraving with silver finish. 2 pc. pearl grips. Ser #158139, c. 1880s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor .. for (3,000.00 + 600.00BP) = 3,600.00
 
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Engraved Colt Single Action80 - Engraved Colt Single Action
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Colt Frontier Six Shooter, .44-40 cal. Roll stamped 5 1/2” barrel with strong bore. Nice smooth bone grips. Contemporary engraving in the New York sty
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor .. for (3,100.00 + 620.00BP) = 3,720.00
 
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Hermann Heiser Gun Rig with Colt SA81 - Hermann Heiser Gun Rig with Colt SA
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Colt with 7 1/2” barrel in .44 cal., re-nickeled but retains strong markings. Stag grips, ser #90733 (c. 1880s) H.H. Heiser, Denver, Colorado maker-m
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor .. for (2,000.00 + 400.00BP) = 2,400.00
 
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Colt Single Action with Heiser Holster Rig82 - Colt Single Action with Heiser Holster Rig
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Colt 7 1/2” Single Action, re-nickeled 7 1/2” in .44 cal., ser #67415 after-market stag grips. Very nice Hermann Heiser, Denver, Colo button marked ra
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor .. for (1,300.00 + 260.00BP) = 1,560.00
 
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Buscadero Cowboy Rig with Colt83 - Buscadero Cowboy Rig with Colt
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Colt Single Action .45 cal, with smooth worn stag grips replaced cylinder and D.F.C. marked 5 1/2” barrel with bright bore, 90% old re-blue. Black si
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor .. for (900.00 + 180.00BP) = 1,080.00
 
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Colt Single Action with Rig84 - Colt Single Action with Rig
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Colt is a .45 cal., 4 3/4” with a dark bore and 100% re-blue. 2 pc. stag grips, weak marks due to heavy polishing. Inexpensive light tan Mexican flora
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor .. for (900.00 + 180.00BP) = 1,080.00
 
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Buscadero Rig with Colt Dbl Action85 - Buscadero Rig with Colt Dbl Action
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Colt New Service in .455 Eley cal., 5 1/2" barrel with excellent bore, 80% blue with thinning in some areas. Correct British proof marks. Ser #...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor .. for (800.00 + 160.00BP) = 960.00
 
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Pair of Floral Carved Buscadero Gun Rigs86 - Pair of Floral Carved Buscadero Gun Rigs
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a) H.H. Heiser, Denver extra wide 5” belt with a double row of .38 cal. loops. Holster is triple loop, buckstitched and fits a 7 1/2” Colt Single Acti
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,400.00
Sold to floor .. for (500.00 + 100.00BP) = 600.00
 
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Contemporary Studded Cartridge Belt87 - Contemporary Studded Cartridge Belt
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Exacting copy of the famous R.T. Frazier two-tone money / cartridge belt. High quality custom made brown leather belt measuring 43” in overall length.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor .. for (1,100.00 + 220.00BP) = 1,320.00
 
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Montana Bureau of Indian Affairs Badge88 - Montana Bureau of Indian Affairs Badge
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Special Officer Badge was never issued and is in as-new condition. Most likely for a dignitary and not for law enforcement use. Eagle over shield with
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor .. for (700.00 + 140.00BP) = 840.00
 
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Three Contemporary Holsters89 - Three Contemporary Holsters
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All marked J. R. Laird / Wapiti, Wyo. Jim was a well known authority on F.A. Meanea and this was mirrored in his leatherwork: a) Slim Jim style for a
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor .. for (300.00 + 60.00BP) = 360.00
 
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Merwin, Hulbert & Co. Revolver with Rig90 - Merwin, Hulbert & Co. Revolver with Rig
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Large frame D.A. Army with square butt in .44-40 cal., nickel, hard rubber grips. 7" barrel with strong bore. 85% original nickel finish remain...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor .. for (1,200.00 + 240.00BP) = 1,440.00
 
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Merwin, Hulbert & Co. Revolver91 - Merwin, Hulbert & Co. Revolver
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Factory engraved large frame single action. .44-40 cal., 7" barrel with good rifling. Late 1st model, original pearl grips. Wear and slight sur...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,800.00 - 4,400.00
Sold to floor .. for (2,800.00 + 560.00BP) = 3,360.00
 
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Southwest Gun Rig with Revolver92 - Southwest Gun Rig with Revolver
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Bunkhouse made buckstitched belt and holster adorned with 7 (plus 1 as buckle) 1930s, 3" x 3 /2" oval silver Navajo Conchos. Early large f...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor .. for (4,000.00 + 800.00BP) = 4,800.00
 
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Cole Agee Engraved Colt93 - Cole Agee Engraved Colt
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Master Texas engraver Cole Agee executed this 7 1/2” revolver in .44 special. Scroll style motif with buffalo, stag and bear images adorning the firea
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 6,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor .. for (5,500.00 + 1,100.00BP) = 6,600.00
 
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S.F. Cody’s Fancy California Holster Rig94 - S.F. Cody’s Fancy California Holster Rig
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A finely tooled holster with the scarce mark of Walker & Wade - San Francisco. The front was custom tooled S.F. Cody. Fits a Colt Single Action...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
Sold to floor .. for (2,700.00 + 540.00BP) = 3,240.00
 
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Sharps 1859 SRC98 - Sharps 1859 SRC
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Ser # 50216 converted to .50-70 centerfire. 22" barrel, excellent, bright, probably unfired bore. Virtually all the blue and case color from ar...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 9,000.00 - 11,000.00
Sold to floor .. for (8,250.00 + 1,650.00BP) = 9,900.00
 
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Sharps Accessories99 - Sharps Accessories
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Early Indian Wars or Civil War period sling and swivel clip in beautiful condition with #2 Hagner box, with .50-70 ammo.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor .. for (900.00 + 180.00BP) = 1,080.00
 
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Spencer Model 1865 SRC100 - Spencer Model 1865 SRC
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Indian Wars Burnside contract carbine in .56-50 rimfire. Excellent plus bore, 20" barrel with 99% blue. 98% case remaining on frame, hammer loc...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 8,500.00 - 9,500.00
Sold to floor .. for (7,000.00 + 1,400.00BP) = 8,400.00
 
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Spencer Accessories101 - Spencer Accessories
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Sling and swivel clip in excellent condition. SRC "Thimble" (attaches to saddle quarter strap). 2 boxes of "Horse training" bla...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,400.00
Sold to PatlCoen .. for (500.00 + 100.00BP) = 600.00
 
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Butte, Montana Soldier’s Outfit102 - Butte, Montana Soldier’s Outfit
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Uniform set of Major James W. Bell 19th Century Indian fighter from Butte, Montana. Set includes two of his uniform jackets with rank stripes, badges,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor .. for (1,800.00 + 360.00BP) = 2,160.00
 
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United States Indian Service Tunic103 - United States Indian Service Tunic
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Tailored 5 button blue wool with rolled collar. General service buttons with Horstman marked backs. White piping on collar and 3 button cuffs. Conditi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor .. for (900.00 + 180.00BP) = 1,080.00
 
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U.S. Cavalry Saddle Bags104 - U.S. Cavalry Saddle Bags
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Standard issue. 3 strap pockets. Fair condition, c. 1890s.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to PatlCoen .. for (250.00 + 50.00BP) = 300.00
 
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Wentzel Friedrich Horn Chair105 - Wentzel Friedrich Horn Chair
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Texas horn chair with original paper label W. Friedrich - manufacturer of Horn Chairs & Cabinet Maker - No. 12 Crockett St. San Antonio. In need...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor .. for (1,600.00 + 320.00BP) = 1,920.00
 
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Presentation Horn Chair106 - Presentation Horn Chair
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An extremely well made parlor horn chair commissioned by livestock baron Fred Junker of San Francisco for presentation to President William McKinley.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor .. for (3,750.00 + 750.00BP) = 4,500.00
 
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Enchanting Vintage Lodge Painting107 - Enchanting Vintage Lodge Painting
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Mountain, lake and moose, oil on board, 22” x 94” image with 1 1/2" frame. Vintage, atmospheric art for your mountain cabin.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor .. for (2,000.00 + 400.00BP) = 2,400.00
 
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