December 2017 Premier Auction

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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Seed Pot by Robert Kasere, Sr.3478 - Seed Pot by Robert Kasere, Sr.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Seed pot by Robert Kasero Sr. Stunning Laguna Pueblo Pottery, 4.5" x 7.5" diameter — Very thin walled pottery with precise geometric pai...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to p**y for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Turkey Effigy Bowl, M. Kanteena3479 - Turkey Effigy Bowl, M. Kanteena
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Turkey effigy bowl by Michael Kanteena, great design. 3" x 6.5" x 4.5". Small chip in rim. Date: Location: Laguna Pueblo, Ne...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********9 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Vintage Laguna Jar3480 - Vintage Laguna Jar
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vintage Laguna jar, 7" h x 8.5" diameter. A fabulous circa 19th century pottery vase/bowl with traditional red, black and white geometric ...
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Vintage Old Laguna Pot3481 - Vintage Old Laguna Pot
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vintage Old Laguna pot, traditional design. Unsigned, 3.5" h x 3.5" diameter. Date: c.1935 Location: Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico H...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to s********r for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Wedding Vase3482 - Wedding Vase
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Laguna Pueblo wedding vase, unsigned, 5.25" x 4.25". Date: c.1935 Location: Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico HWAC # 49332
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to S**********r for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Two Crosses and a Spoon, Nambe3483 - Two Crosses and a Spoon, Nambe
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three micaceous pieces: Two crosses by robert Vigil, the black one (4.25" x 2.5") is set with a turquoise stone. The golden one is 6"...
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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P. Latoma Jar3484 - P. Latoma Jar
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare San Felipe jar signed by P. Latoma. Geometric designs, 2" h x 2.5" diameter. Date: c.2013 Location: San Felipe Pueblo, New Mex...
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Blackware Jar, Tah-Moo-Whe (Barbara Gonzales3485 - Blackware Jar, Tah-Moo-Whe (Barbara Gonzales
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Blackware Jar by Tah-Moo-Whe (Barbara Gonzales. Black seed pot with three brown toned sgraffito images around top.1.75" h x 4" diameter. ...
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Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Incised Pot, Ohkay Owingeh3486 - Incised Pot, Ohkay Owingeh
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Incised geometric design, Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan). Polished rim and base, 6" h x 10" diameter. Good condition, tiny crack on outside, doe...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Three San Juan Pottery Pieces3487 - Three San Juan Pottery Pieces
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Small plate by Rosita Cata (Ohkay Owingeh), c 1975. Kiva, cloud and lightning designs, 1" h x 5.25" diameter. 2) Polished and sgraffi...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
 
 
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2-Piece Turtle Figurine, Corn Moquino3488 - 2-Piece Turtle Figurine, Corn Moquino
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2-piece turtle figurine by Corn Moquino. Legs and body are redware, turquoise eyes. Blackware shell is etched with design and a piece of turquoise mou
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Abstracted Avanyu, Tammy Garcia3489 - Abstracted Avanyu, Tammy Garcia
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Abstracted Avanyu by Tammy Garcia. Deeply etched blackware pot, 3" h x 4" diameter. Tammy Garcia is certainly one of the most renown of th...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to p**y for (900.00 + 225.00BP) = 1,125.00
 
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Avanyu Pot, Earlene Youngbird3490 - Avanyu Pot, Earlene Youngbird
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Avanyu pot by Earlene Youngbird. Polished redware with cream colored matte modern design of Avanyu (water serpent), 4" h x 5" diameter. Ea...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to B******1 for (125.00 + 31.25BP) = 156.25
 
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Avanyu Vase, Corn Moquino3491 - Avanyu Vase, Corn Moquino
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Avanyu (water serpent) vase by Corn Moquino. 2.25" h x 1.5". Beautifully etched design with feathers and avanyu. Corn Moquino is of Zia &...
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Estimate : 350.00 - 600.00
Sold to B******1 for (125.00 + 31.25BP) = 156.25
 
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Avanyu Vase, Eric Tafoya3492 - Avanyu Vase, Eric Tafoya
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Avanyu with feathers vase by Eric Tafoya. 3" h x 2.75" diameter. Eric Tafoya was born in 1969 into the Santa Clara-Tewa Pueblo. His intere...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Belen Tapia Multi-color Bowl3493 - Belen Tapia Multi-color Bowl
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Multi-colored redware bowl by Belen Tapia. Bowl has square opening, shows wear. 5" h x 7.5" diameter. Belen Tapia (1914-1999) was a niece ...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Bird Pot by JoAnn3494 - Bird Pot by JoAnn
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bird Pot by JoAnn--possibly JoAnn Million, Santa Clara Pueblo. Matte etching design on bird head and tail, 5.25" h x 4.75" diameter. Jo An...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Black on Black Pot, Merton & Linda Sisneros3495 - Black on Black Pot, Merton & Linda Sisneros
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Black on black pot by Merton & Linda Sisneros. Feather, kiva step and water serpent designs. Very elegant work, 3.5" h x 4.5" diameter...
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 260.00
 
 
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Blackware Cooking Jar3496 - Blackware Cooking Jar
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vintage blackware cooking jar, unsigned. 5" h x 4" diameter. Date: c. 1950 Location: Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico HWAC # 52156
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 140.00
 
 
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Blackware Pot--Bear Paw, Ethel Yazza3497 - Blackware Pot--Bear Paw, Ethel Yazza
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Ethel Yazza blackware pot with deeply incised bear paw and arrow designs. Three lightly etched bear figures, 3" h x 4" diameter. Ethel “Tu...
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Estimate : 140.00 - 280.00
Sold to m*******q for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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