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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Blackware Vase, Sharon Naranjo Garcia3498 - Blackware Vase, Sharon Naranjo Garcia
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Blackware vase by Sharon Naranjo Garcia. Vase has fluted rim and a bearpaw incised on the neck, 6.75" h x 5" diameter. Most potters learne...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to 4**1 for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Blackware, Teresa V. Gutierrez3499 - Blackware, Teresa V. Gutierrez
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Blackware pot by Teresa V. Gutierrez. 2.5" h x 3" diameter. Very deeply incised pot. Teresa Gutierrez is a daughter of Rosita Velarde and ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 130.00 - 260.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Brown Bear, Bernice Suazo3500 - Brown Bear, Bernice Suazo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Brown Bear by Bernice Suazo. very nicely etched band with very delicate slight etching designs over rest of surface. 1-3/8" h x 2.5". Eleg...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Brownware Jar, Stephen Baca3501 - Brownware Jar, Stephen Baca
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Brownware Jar by Stephen Baca. Sgraffito hummingbirds w/ flowers and rain clouds. Inlay of turquoise, signed with baca's bearpaw signature. 2.25...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Brownware w/ Incised Bear Claws, Christine Nieto3502 - Brownware w/ Incised Bear Claws, Christine Nieto
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Polished brownware w/ incised bear claws by Christine Nieto. 3" h x 2.75" diameter. This pot by Christine Nieto (1965-2008) is highly poli...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to k*****f for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Dragonflies and Leaves, Bernice Naranjo3503 - Dragonflies and Leaves, Bernice Naranjo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dragonflies and Leaves by Bernice Naranjo. Unsigned. Deeply etched pot, 4.25"h x 3" diameter. She is most known for her sienna and dark br...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to k*****f for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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Duotone Seed Jar, Pat & Margie Naranjo3504 - Duotone Seed Jar, Pat & Margie Naranjo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Duotone (blackware w/ sienna) seed jar by Pat & Margie Naranjo. Image of a deer, beautiful sgraffito in toned sienna color. 2.5" h x 2.5&qu...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Egg Form, Joseph Lonewolf3505 - Egg Form, Joseph Lonewolf
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Egg Form by Joseph Lonewolf (1932-2014). Image of ram and geometric designs, with touches of blue in design. 1-5/8" v x 1.25" diameter. Be...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to B******1 for (425.00 + 106.25BP) = 531.25
 
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Egg Shape, Forest Naranjo3506 - Egg Shape, Forest Naranjo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Exquisite sienna colored egg of high polish and beautifully executed and detailed etchings of waves, fish octopus and a llama! The piece is signed For
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Etched Blackware Jar, Kevin Naranjo3507 - Etched Blackware Jar, Kevin Naranjo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Etched blackware jar w/ brown tones by Kevin Naranjo. Intricately designed jar features a bear paw, pueblo, mountains, water, etc. Rim is kiva stepped
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Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Etched Blackware Seed Pot--Madeline Naranjo, Adrian Garcia3508 - Etched Blackware Seed Pot--Madeline Naranjo, Adrian Garcia
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Etched blackware seed pot by Madeline Naranjo and Adrian Garcia. Beautiful simply etched, 3.25" h x 4" diameter. Madeline E. Naranjo was b...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Etched Turtle, K.C.G.3509 - Etched Turtle, K.C.G.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Etched Turtle signed K.C.G. (possibly Gutierrez). Sgraffito flower design on top of shell, polished--the rest of the turtle is unpolished. 1.75"...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to B******1 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Ethel Gutierrez-Yazza, Blackware Dish3510 - Ethel Gutierrez-Yazza, Blackware Dish
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ethel Yazza, blackware dish. Bear claw design, 1.25" h x 5" diameter. Ethel "Turquoise Rock" Gutierrez-Yazza was born in 1959 in...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 4**1 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Female Blackware Figurine, Dorothy & Paul Gutierrez3511 - Female Blackware Figurine, Dorothy & Paul Gutierrez
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Seated female blackware figurine by Dorothy & Paul Gutierrez. 3.5" x 3,25" x 2.5". The Gutierrez's are a husband and wife tea...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to s*******7 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Figure Dressed as Buffalo, Eugene Gutierrez3512 - Figure Dressed as Buffalo, Eugene Gutierrez
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Figure dressed as buffalo by Eugene Gutierrez. Very nicely finished with matte and polished areas, 3.5" x 1.5" x 2". Eugene Gutierre...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********9 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Figurine by Wayne Snowbird3513 - Figurine by Wayne Snowbird
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Seated figurine by Wayne Snowbird. 10" x 5" x 4.5". Arms were broken, have been repaired. Wayne Snowbird Shields is known for his fig...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Four Santa Clara Pieces3514 - Four Santa Clara Pieces
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four Suazo/Naranjo/Gutierrez(?) pieces: 1) Small pot-cloud design, signed Anita L. Suazo, 3.5" h x 3.25" diameter. 2) Small bowl-kiva step...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Hummingbird Pot, Joseph Lonewolf3515 - Hummingbird Pot, Joseph Lonewolf
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hummingbird Pot by Joseph Lonewolf (1932-2014). Images of hummingbirds and flowers, butterfly, and cross. Lonewolf was a son of noted potters Camilio
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00
 
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Incised Avanyu, Marie Suazo3516 - Incised Avanyu, Marie Suazo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Incised Avanyu (water serpent) by Marie Suazo. Large graphic, deeply incised avanyu, 2.5" h x 3.75" diameter. Marie Suazo, Santa Clara Pue...
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Start Price : 175.00 | Estimate : 350.00 - 750.00
 
 
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Incredible  Bear and Beaver by Jennifer Moquino3517 - Incredible Bear and Beaver by Jennifer Moquino
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bear and Beaver by Jennifer Moquino. Jennifer Moquino is known for her clay vessels and also her amazing animal figures! The bear (1.5" x 3&quo...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
 
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