Denver Old West Auction

Auction Details

Brian Lebel's 23rd Annual Old West Auction will offer 418 lots of fine Western art, antiques, artifacts and collectibles from the 19th through the 21st centuries. The auction will be held live at the Denver Merchandise Mart on Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 5pm Mountain time. Some highlights of this year's auction include:

A rare Reward Poster for the arrest of the infamous brothers Frank and Jesse James; a Parker Shotgun that belonged to Frank Butler of Buffalo Bill's Wild West fame; a rare Taber cabinet card of the most famous stagecoach robber of all time, Black Bart; a performance-used Buffalo Bill's Wild West parade flag; a pair of Borein watercolors; original Molesworth furniture and an oil painting by F. Mizen of Wyatt Earp.

The auction also includes antique and historic firearms, Native American art and artifacts, 19th century photography, Western fine art, advertising lithos, saloon and gambling items, spurs, saddles, bits, bridles, boots, books and more.

Fine art offerings include notable deceased and contemporary artists such as Edward Borein, Charlie Russel, Glenna Goodacre, John Banovich, Nick Eggenhofer, Fritz Scholder, Carl Oscar Borg, Dave Powell, Ace Powell, Mehl Lawson, ADM Cooper, Ross Steffan, Gary Niblett, Nicholas Firfires, Raphael Lillywhite, Olaf Seltzer, WHD Koerner, Robert Elwell, Bob Scriver, Eric Michaels, William Acheff, and Gary Earnest Smith.

Cowboy artists and craftsmen include Bill Adamson, Ed Bohlin, GS Garcia, Mario Hanel, Gary Keithly, Kelly Bros., McChesney, Schnitger, Shipley, Chas Weldon, Tad Mizwa and others.

Fine Native American arts and artifacts include beadwork, textiles, baskets, pottery, and quillwork from the 19th and 20th centuries.

Roy Rogers' boots, John Wayne's Nudies hat, Dale Evans' dresses, Tom Mix's hat and Montie Montana's gun are among the "Hollywood Cowboy" offerings. A gold guitar pin given as a gift and inscribed by Elvis is also being sold, as is a personal photo album that belonged to Zane Grey.

Over 200 original photographs from Buffalo Bill's Wild West will be sold (individually and in lots), along with an impressive selection of 19th and early 20th century American photographs.

Historic firearms include train robber Bill Carlisle's revolver, a large collection of early Deringers, a rare and early air gun, a Sharps Buffalo Rifle, and other antique, modern and relic guns.
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Sammy Davis Jr. Presentation Revolver265 - Sammy Davis Jr. Presentation Revolver
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Navy Arms Co. copy of the Colt 1851 Navy Percussion Revolver. “To Sammy from the V.L.G. Dancers Dec. 68” on barrel. Made in Italy, blue 7 1/2” barrel,
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Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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Tom Mix’s Personal Hat266 - Tom Mix’s Personal Hat
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Marked Supernatural Ecuadorian Panama Hat on inside band with ribbon and bound edge worn by cowboy star and wild west performer, Tom Mix. 5” brim and
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,600.00) = 1,600.00
 
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John Wayne’s Nudies Stetson Hat267 - John Wayne’s Nudies Stetson Hat
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Pictured on The Duke alongside Nudie in Jamie Nudie’s book on Page 40, this noteworthy Stetson features a 5” brim and 6” crown with a interior sweatba
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
Sold to floor for (15,000.00) = 15,000.00
 
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Reward Poster268 - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Reward Poster
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“Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency”, “$2000 Reward – Circular No. 3 – Denver, Colo., November 14th, 1904” A scarce and important piece of outlaw h
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
Sold to floor for (11,500.00) = 11,500.00
 
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Frederic Kimball Mizen (1888-1964)269 - Frederic Kimball Mizen (1888-1964)
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Wyatt Earp Portrait 30” x 36” on original stretcher bars Framed to 44 1/4” x 8 3/4” Oil on canvas Signed lower right This painting was obtained
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50,000.00 - 70,000.00
Sold to floor for (29,000.00) = 29,000.00
 
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James Bama (b. 1926)270 - James Bama (b. 1926)
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Bob Edgar with Rifle 16” x 12” Framed to 24 1/2” x 19 1/4” Signed lower right Bama and dated ’74 Watercolor
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to floor for (10,000.00) = 10,000.00
 
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Lakota Sioux Pictorial Model Tipi271 - Lakota Sioux Pictorial Model Tipi
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89” x 44” late 19th century, muslin and pigments of red, blue, yellow and brown paint. A father’s war exploits drawn in beautiful ledger art across th
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Estimate : 14,000.00 - 18,000.00
Sold to floor for (7,500.00) = 7,500.00
 
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Rare Black Bart Cabinet Card272 - Rare Black Bart Cabinet Card
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Boudoir cabinet card photograph of California’s most celebrated stagecoach robber, the “gentleman bandit”known as Black Bart. Extremely scarce photogr
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 40,000.00
Sold to floor for (42,500.00) = 42,500.00
 
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Colt “Tex & Patches” Lithograph Poster – Spanish Version273 - Colt “Tex & Patches” Lithograph Poster – Spanish Version
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Revolveres y Pistolas Automaticas Variation #4 C0-010 in Strauss. Image by Frank Schoonover 1925. 33 1/4” x 19 5/8” framed to 30” x 43 1/2” Excellent
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to epbass for (4,000.00 + 840.00BP) = 4,840.00
 
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Colt “Tex & Patches” Lithograph Poster274 - Colt “Tex & Patches” Lithograph Poster
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The Arm of Law and Order Variation #3 C0-09 in Strauss. Image by Frank Schoonover, 1925. 33” x 19 5/8” Excellent condition, both bands intact.
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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1909 Winchester Chromolithograph Poster275 - 1909 Winchester Chromolithograph Poster
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Philip R. Goodwin, “Unwelcome Visitor.” Listed by Webster in Winchester Rarities (2000) as one of the most famous and desirable Goodwin posters. This
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 4,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,500.00) = 3,500.00
 
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Winchester Bullet Board276 - Winchester Bullet Board
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Fine example of the famous 1897 “Double W” Cartridge Board. Original throughout, with oak frame and factory sticker. Missing bottom right #4 brass she
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Estimate : 18,000.00 - 22,000.00
Sold to floor for (13,000.00) = 13,000.00
 
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Winchester Lithographed Bullet Board277 - Winchester Lithographed Bullet Board
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A full litho poster-style board with no actual cartridges. Produced by Winchester in 1902, this board has 9 more cartridge examples than the 1897 boar
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,800.00) = 1,800.00
 
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Important Sharps Heavy Barrel Buffalo Rifle278 - Important Sharps Heavy Barrel Buffalo Rifle
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True Buffalo rifle with 3 names synonymous with the West (Sharps, J. P. Lower and Freund Bros.) in it's linage. The 1874 Sharps is .45 X 2 7/8 c...
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 16,000.00
Sold to floor for (11,000.00) = 11,000.00
 
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J.P. Lower Bowie Knife279 - J.P. Lower Bowie Knife
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Face of blade marked in large letters parallel to the blade: “J.P. Lower & Sons - Special”. Ricasso marked “J.P. Lower & Sons / 377 Blake St...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
Sold to floor for (7,000.00) = 7,000.00
 
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Cased Pair of James Rodgers Bowies280 - Cased Pair of James Rodgers Bowies
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“A Sure Defence” slogan in scroll, etched single edged spear point blade. One blade, 7 15/16” the other 8”, both marked in block letters on ricasso “J
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,700.00) = 1,700.00
 
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IXL California Bowie Knife281 - IXL California Bowie Knife
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Etched 8” clip point blade boldly marked “Geo Wostenholm & Sons Celebrated California Knife”. The ricasso marked “G. Wostenholm & Sons IXL”....
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,250.00) = 3,250.00
 
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“California” Gamblers Push Dagger282 - “California” Gamblers Push Dagger
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True double blade pocket dirk or push dagger, circa 1860s. Well made but unmarked, 6 1/2” overall with a 5” blade. 3 3/4” across the top of the wood h
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Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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Joseph Rogers & Sons Bowie Knife283 - Joseph Rogers & Sons Bowie Knife
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Unusually large dagger style bowie with full double edge 9” blade. Handles are 2 piece ivory grips attached with 4 silver pins and a rounded nickel po
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,900.00) = 1,900.00
 
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Cased Colt Model 1877 Thunderer Revolver284 - Cased Colt Model 1877 Thunderer Revolver
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.41 caliber, 6” barrel, nickel, pearl grips, cased with cleaning rod and ammo block. 60% nickel finish remaining on cylinder and trigger guard, 80% on
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,800.00) = 1,800.00
 
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