AUCTION  / 

December 2017 Premier Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States

Auction Details

This three day, 2,200 lot sale features items in numerous collecting categories including Native Americana, Firearms, Cowboy, Mining, Railroad & Express, Numismatics & Tokens, Postal History, Gaming, Bottles, and Military.

Highlights include:

*A big batch of Western trade tokens including a large Nevada collection.

*Coins, currency, and checks in our Numismatics section including a Ukiah bank note and a $20 gold piece.

*A Railroad section that includes a large number of Eastern Railroad Passes, including a Jay Gould autograph piece.

*Wells Fargo & Co. and American Express collectibles, including company archives.

*Mining stock certificates, photographs, books, and other ephemera.

*A large Postal History section featuring many hundreds of postcards, many real photo, as well as stamps and other philatelic ephemera.

*Gaming collectibles including an assortment of Nevada casino ashtrays

*A group of Antique Bottles including whiskey, bitters, medicines, and soda.

*A very large General Americana section featuring: a collection of presidential autographed letters, photographs & other ephemera; a large World's Fair & Expositions section full of stereoviews from the Prag Collection; jewelry; Western art; a huge Yosemite & Big Trees section; a big collection of San Francisco documents and early stereoviews; and U.S. documents, trade cards, business cards, and other ephemera.

*Our best Firearms selection to date with an 1869 Sharps Rifle, a rare Flintlock pistol, and rare antique ammunition. Our Firearms & Weaponry section also has Japanese katanas and Chinese swords.

*Military collectibles including a large Civil War section full of Confederate bonds, letters, photographs and more.

*Another world-class offering of Northwest and Southwest Native Americana featuring Nome Gold Rush ivory art and tools, baskets, kachinas, pottery, points, and much more!

*Our Cowboy section has postcards (including a Buffalo Bill collection), photographs, chaps, saddles, and saddle bags.

*A small selection of African and Western taxidermy for your office/den wall.

Full Auction Schedule

Day One, December 1st, 2017 (Lots 1000-1735)

Tokens (Geographic Sort) (1000-1118)

Numismatics (Lots 1119-1152)
Coins (1119-1128)
Checks (1129-1138)
Currency (1139-1146)
Medals & So-Called Dollars (1147-1152)

Railroadiana (Lots 1153-1292)
Passes (1153-1219)
Books (1220-1231)
Stocks & Other Ephemera (Geographic Sort) (1232-1292)

Wells Fargo & Other Express (Lots 1293-1322)
Wells Fargo (1293-1308)
American Express (1309-1313)
Other Express (1314-1322)

Mining (Lots 1323-1545)
Hard Goods: Candlesticks, Signs, Etc. (1323-1331)
Books (1332-1338)
Stocks & Other Ephemera (Geographic Sort) (1339-1545)

Postal History & Philatelic (Geographic Sort) (Lots 1546-1714)

Gaming (Lots 1715-1735)


Day Two, December 2nd, 2017 (Lots 2000-2750)

Bottles (Lots 2000-2043)

General Americana (Lots 2044-2700)
Jewelry (2044-2059)
Art (2060-2098)
Worlds Fairs & Expositions (2099-2130)
Political (2131-2152)
Geographic Sort (2153-2588)
Misc. Categories incl. Maps & Atlases, Black Americana, Fire, Ephemera (2589-2700)

Foreign Collectibles (Lots 2701-2750)

Day Three, December 3rd, 2017 (Lots 3000-3734)

Firearms & Weaponry (Lots 3000-3167)
Ephemera (3000-3007)
Ammunition (3008-3058)
Pistols & Revolvers (3059-3084)
Rifles & Shotguns (3085-3095)
Scabbards & Misc. (3096-3111)
Swords & Katanas (3112-3167)

Military & War Collectibles (Lots 3168-3231)
Revolutionary War & Civil War (3168-3219)
Spanish American War (3220-3223)
World Wars & Misc. (3224-3231)

Native Americana (Lots 3232-3593)
Alaska incl. Ivory (3232-3307)
Art (3308-3320)
Baskets (3321-3331)
Beadwork (3332-3347)
Rugs & Weavings (3348-3353)
Jewelry (3354-3359)
Kachinas (3360-3385)
Points & Stone Artifacts incl. a Large Georgia Collection (3386-3409)
Pottery (3410-3588)
Ephemera (3589-3593)

Cowboy (Lots 3594-3724)
Ephemera (3594-3626)
Chaps (3627-3666)
Saddle Bags (3667-3685)
Saddles (3686-3718)
Spurs & Misc. (3719-3724)


Taxidermy (Lots 3725-3734)





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Musk Ox with Ivory Horns3288 - Musk Ox with Ivory Horns
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This 8" long piece features a musk ox carved in green stone. Two ivory horns. The Native American ivory item(s) in this lot were made or ac...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 250.00
 
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Old Mounted Carved Ivory Tusk3289 - Old Mounted Carved Ivory Tusk
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This tusk measures 14" tall and sits upright on a base. Carvings include dogsled team, sled dogs, polar bear, four different kinds of birds. A ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 625.00
 
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Perhaps Atlatl Type Weights Made from Antlers3290 - Perhaps Atlatl Type Weights Made from Antlers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bone weights like this were used where rock was scarce. Or perhaps it was used as a tool for twisting???. We are not exactly sure what this is. If any
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 62.50
 
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Primitive Eskimo Soapstone Carving with Ivory3291 - Primitive Eskimo Soapstone Carving with Ivory
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a sculpture of an Eskimo holding a seal or small walrus. Ivory tusks and knife are part of the piece making this a very nice collectable. Sign
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to r**********e for 162.50
 
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Remainder Pieces from Eskimo Sculptures3292 - Remainder Pieces from Eskimo Sculptures
Holabird Western Americana Collections
There are 12 odds and end pieces. Mostly ivory. Includes a small polar bear pin, small dog sled pin, birds, whales, totem pieces, seal, etc. Nice sel
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 81.25
 
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Ivory Owl Soaring over a Rock Formation after Young Seagull3293 - Ivory Owl Soaring over a Rock Formation after Young Seagull
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Great sculpture. The entire piece measures 6.5" high. Ivory owl measures 4 inches. Signed by Pitseolak of Pond Inlet. A small seagull is buried...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 175.00
 
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Small Eskimo Doll with Seal Skin Construction and Ivory Face3294 - Small Eskimo Doll with Seal Skin Construction and Ivory Face
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8 inches tall and 4 1/2 inches wide. Hide boots and mittens. Handmade face from ivory. Possibly mid-20th century or older. Seal skin coat and hat.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to j**********3 for 125.00
 
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Small Rectangular Native Alaskan Basket3295 - Small Rectangular Native Alaskan Basket
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The course weave basket measures 3 x 3 x 2". Has a ring pull top. From the Alaska / Pacific Northwest Region. Date: Location: Alaska ...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Smaller Ivory Kayak3296 - Smaller Ivory Kayak
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Still, it measures over 9" long. Double ore in paddlers hand and three tools (two spears/harpoons and one hook) are also ivory. The Native ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 250.00
 
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Soapstone Eskimo and Seal Pair (with Ivory Harpoon)3297 - Soapstone Eskimo and Seal Pair (with Ivory Harpoon)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Now this is unusual. A pair of sculptures bound by a rope. Obviously the reward for the Eskimo's hunt. Eskimo holds a stick and the seal has an ...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Soapstone Statue of an Eskimo holding an Ivory Drum Stick and Drum3298 - Soapstone Statue of an Eskimo holding an Ivory Drum Stick and Drum
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This soapstone statue is approximately 8" tall. Again, it has been carved so that tools can be placed in the hands of the Eskimo. Both the ivor...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Three Interesting Animal Sculpture Pieces3299 - Three Interesting Animal Sculpture Pieces
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes a walrus on a wood base, musk ox with highlighted horns and eyes, and a seal sitting on a rock. Largest pieces tands 1 inch tall. Date:
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 62.50
 
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Three Ivory Animals of the Sea3300 - Three Ivory Animals of the Sea
Holabird Western Americana Collections
All ivory. Includes a beluga whale, seal, and unidentified whale. Beluga whale has detachable flippers. Largest piece is 5". The Native Ame...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 237.50
 
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Three Very Small Ivory Seal Fetishes3301 - Three Very Small Ivory Seal Fetishes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
On a green base. Largest measures one inch. Cute. The Native American ivory item(s) in this lot were made or acquired prior to the US Fish and Wild
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 62.50
 
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Two Polar Bear Ivory Fetishes3302 - Two Polar Bear Ivory Fetishes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two very nice examples. 1) Walking. 4" long. 2) Standing. 4" tall. Particular detail has been paid to the mouth, nose and eyes. Toes are a...
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Estimate : 350.00 - 700.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 281.25
 
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Walrus Tusk Foam Scraper3303 - Walrus Tusk Foam Scraper
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This probable walrus tusk (Native Alaskan) foam scraper is 7" long. Simple and appealing. It is identical to the many foam scrapers c1900 we ha...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 62.50
 
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Whalebone Statue of a Polar Bear and a Whale3304 - Whalebone Statue of a Polar Bear and a Whale
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This 11" high artistic piece features a whale on her nose and a polar bear that seems to be looking up at the whale's tail. Impressive desk...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to r**********e for 281.25
 
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Ivory Kayak without Seal3305 - Ivory Kayak without Seal
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Paddler seems to be covered in some sort of thin, wiry material. Face is carved. Remains of a hat are still on the Eskimo. Three ivory tools are inclu
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 500.00
 
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Soapstone Figure of Native Alaskan and Bear3306 - Soapstone Figure of Native Alaskan and Bear
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Native Alaskan with a small bear on his back. Bear has a fish in his mouth. Nice detail. This is a very large soapstone carving: 12" long and 6...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 212.50
 
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Collection of Alaskan Native American Art3307 - Collection of Alaskan Native American Art
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 decals of sea mammals and a froglike animal. 2 x 4.75" x 3.75" and 1 3.75" x 3.75". 15 cards of a loaded canoe, wooden chest, ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8*****l for 37.50
 
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