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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Beaded Crow Mirror Bag155 - Beaded Crow Mirror Bag
Brian Lebel's Old West Events
50” overall with 9” x 5” bag with red, blue, yellow, white geometric and diamond designs. Strap made of red trade cloth with geometric design. Long 29
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,000.00) = 4,000.00
 
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Shoshone Parfleche Lot156 - Shoshone Parfleche Lot
Brian Lebel's Old West Events
a) 27” x 13” Plains envelope with solid painted triangles and other geometric designs, circa 1870s; b) 14” x 7 1/2” x 6” early example of Shoshone wor
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to abinsteamb.. for (1,000.00 + 210.00BP) = 1,210.00
 
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Sioux Beaded Pictorial Man’s Vest157 - Sioux Beaded Pictorial Man’s Vest
Brian Lebel's Old West Events
20” x 21” red, green, light and dark blue, yellow and gold with two mounted and two standing warriors on front, two more warriors on horseback with gh
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,750.00) = 3,750.00
 
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Sioux Man’s Pictorial Vest158 - Sioux Man’s Pictorial Vest
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20 1/2” x 19” multicolored geometric designs on front with old trade cloth lining and native tanned fringe along bottom. Back has crosses and two hors
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,250.00) = 3,250.00
 
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Lot of 3 Plateau Belt Pouches159 - Lot of 3 Plateau Belt Pouches
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Early U shaped pouches of saddle leather, native tanned hide and cotton: a) Blue field with yellow stripe, central whirling log in deep red, 4 1/8” x
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,200.00) = 1,200.00
 
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Santee Sioux Horse Mask160 - Santee Sioux Horse Mask
Brian Lebel's Old West Events
Very rare and seldom available artifact of Native culture. Hide mask is quilled in a leaf and flower pattern, sewn in sections with fringe along both
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 8,000.00
Sold to floor for (7,500.00) = 7,500.00
 
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Cheyenne High Top Moccasins161 - Cheyenne High Top Moccasins
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21” tall with cuff folded. Deep red and blue tracks on top of foot along with red and blue on uppers on bright white field. Excellent condition overal
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,250.00) = 3,250.00
 
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Plains Pipe Tomahawk162 - Plains Pipe Tomahawk
Brian Lebel's Old West Events
20” long overall, 8” x 3 1/2” steel head with 3 1/2” blade, stamped during forge WJ BERRY. Dot and line accents on swell. Fine condition, circa 1890.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,800.00) = 1,800.00
 
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Santa Domingo Dough Bowl163 - Santa Domingo Dough Bowl
Brian Lebel's Old West Events
Large, early 20th century classic clay bowl with traditional polychrome design. 15 1/2” diameter and 9” tall. Interconnected 6 point star designs form
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,500.00
Sold to floor for (4,750.00) = 4,750.00
 
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Navajo Saddle Blanket164 - Navajo Saddle Blanket
Brian Lebel's Old West Events
52” x 43” stepped diamond pattern in eye dazzler style. Black, gray and white on bright red field. Circa 1940s.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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