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Denver Old West Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction LocationDenver Merch Mart - 451 East 58th Avenue, Denver, Colorado, 80216, United States In Person PreviewLive Preview open during the Denver Old West Show at the Denver Merchandise Mart:

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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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Mason & Co. Faro Casekeeper and Dealing Box22 - Mason & Co. Faro Casekeeper and Dealing Box
Brian Lebel's Old West Events
Well marked “Mason & Co. - Makers - 84 Dearborn Street - Chicago”. Fine condition with some storage scratches, cards are excellent with one stai...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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Full Size Saloon Roulette Wheel23 - Full Size Saloon Roulette Wheel
Brian Lebel's Old West Events
“The Geo. Mason Co. Makers. Denver. Colo. marked 32” double O wheel. This wheel was made for table top use and not to be inserted into a table. Nickel
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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Moore 1st Model Deringer24 - Moore 1st Model Deringer
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.41 cal, rare “D. Moore” patent date barrel marking, 15% silver remaining on the frame. Serial #393.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,600.00
Sold to floor for (1,200.00) = 1,200.00
 
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Pair of Moore 1st Model Deringers25 - Pair of Moore 1st Model Deringers
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Serial #s 2010 & 2341, both with 90% silver on barrels, 1st with 30% finish on frame and bobbed short hammer the other with 40% frame finish and...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,600.00 - 2,400.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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National 1st Model Deringer26 - National 1st Model Deringer
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.41 cal with 2” barrel and 90+% frame silver, touches of barrel blue. Serial #1281, rough bore.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,400.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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National 1st Model Iron Frame Deringer27 - National 1st Model Iron Frame Deringer
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.41 caliber, 15% gold wash on frame, 85% silver on barrel bubbling. Serial #C100. VG bore.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,400.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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2 National 1st Model Deringers28 - 2 National 1st Model Deringers
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a) Standard, .41 cal. Serial #5899, 20% silver on frame, barrel smooth gray, strong bore; b) Short 1 1/4” barrel with what appears to be factory corre
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Estimate : 1,400.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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Colt Second Model Deringer Center Fire29 - Colt Second Model Deringer Center Fire
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British proofed, as most center fires were, shipped to London. Iron frame is marked correctly for the rare caliber. Smooth surfaces have turned plum,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00) = 2,500.00
 
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Colt 3rd Model Thuer Deringer30 - Colt 3rd Model Thuer Deringer
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Early style with raised area around barrel screw and tiny Colt stamping. High hammer, finely pitted bore, gray iron barrel, smooth mustard colored fra
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,400.00) = 1,400.00
 
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Colt Second Model Engraved Deringer31 - Colt Second Model Engraved Deringer
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.41 cal RF, Serial #5833, no loading notch, factory floral engraving extends to the barrel. 95% silver wash on frame and barrel, card suits engraved o
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (1,400.00) = 1,400.00
 
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