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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Lot of Fancy Canes or Walking Sticks42 - Lot of Fancy Canes or Walking Sticks
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A collection of 9 Antique Canes: a) Eagle head, cat’s-eye yellow eyes, detailed feathers, marked 925; b) Presentation dog’s head, engraved “W. H. Rhod
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to ltilman for (3,000.00 + 630.00BP) = 3,630.00
 
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W.F. & Co. Colt Double Action Model of 187843 - W.F. & Co. Colt Double Action Model of 1878
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Wells Fargo & Co. marked revolver in .44 Colt. Factory letter, shipped to Colt’s Patent Fire-Arms Mfg. Company, London Agency, October 10, 1895,...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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Merwin & Hulbert / Hopkins & Allen Revolver44 - Merwin & Hulbert / Hopkins & Allen Revolver
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Pocket Army, 3rd Model, single action 44-40 revolver with contemporary engraving. Highly decorated with scroll leaf design. Heavily polished with only
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,200.00) = 1,200.00
 
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Single Action Relic Revolver45 - Single Action Relic Revolver
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Dug up 7 1/2” revolver, a total relic, no grips and locked cylinder. Most likely an early Mexican find.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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Cripple Creek, Colorado Badge46 - Cripple Creek, Colorado Badge
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J.D. O’Brien’s Deputy Sheriff Teller Co. Colo. badge. 1 3/4” coin silver circular badge with central cut-out 5 point star. Handmade with enameled lett
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,750.00) = 2,750.00
 
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City Marshal Badge47 - City Marshal Badge
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Early 6-point star with ball ends. Scarce silver plated copper with classic lettering. Replaced safety pin back. ”Hall” scratched in reverse. 2 1/2” a
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (800.00) = 800.00
 
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Gold City Marshal Badge48 - Gold City Marshal Badge
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Solid gold, engraved and enameled 5-point star. Finely scrolled front with “R.M. Calahan – 1898” inscribed on reverse. T pin back, 2 1/8” across.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (8,500.00) = 8,500.00
 
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H.H. Shultz Gold Deputy U.S. Marshal Badge49 - H.H. Shultz Gold Deputy U.S. Marshal Badge
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Fancy custom suspension badge with high relief eagle and open circle hanging from name bar. Hand engraved, T bar pin on reverse. Shultz was listed as
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (5,000.00) = 5,000.00
 
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T.J. Cahill’s Gold Lapel Badge50 - T.J. Cahill’s Gold Lapel Badge
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Chief of Police, Cheyenne, Wyoming personalized gold eagle topped badge belonging to the legendary lawman T. Joe Cahill. 1 3/8” tall, central star, te
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,200.00) = 2,200.00
 
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Pueblo, Colorado City Marshal Gold Badge51 - Pueblo, Colorado City Marshal Gold Badge
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14K rose gold badge, circa 1882, belonging to City Marshal John “Jack” Gillan. This badge was presented to Gillan by six officers, F. Howard, John Hil
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 14,000.00
Sold to floor for (17,000.00) = 17,000.00
 
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Gold Texas Ranger Presentation Badge52 - Gold Texas Ranger Presentation Badge
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Presentation gold badge to Capt. Frank Johnson. 2” x 2” Front engraved “Capt. Frank Johnson – Texas Ranger Force” Reverse “Presented by T. Criscell
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 15,000.00 - 25,000.00
Sold to floor for (22,500.00) = 22,500.00
 
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Jay Banks’ Police Chief Badge53 - Jay Banks’ Police Chief Badge
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Renowned Texas Ranger Jay Banks badge from his time as Chief of Police of Palestine, Texas. Blackinton 2 1/2” 5-point star with applied ribbons on top
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to rebelsprings for (1,250.00 + 262.50BP) = 1,512.50
 
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Signature of Outlaw Emmett Dalton54 - Signature of Outlaw Emmett Dalton
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Signature of Emmett on title page from book, “When the Daltons Rode”, by Emmett; matted with printed photograph. Emmett Dalton (May 3, 1871 – July 13,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (900.00) = 900.00
 
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Bat Masterson & Al Jennings Autographs55 - Bat Masterson & Al Jennings Autographs
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Two famous westerners on the same clip of paper. Later signature of Masterson and Jennings on book page liberated from the binding. Matted with pages
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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Pat Garrett Signed Arrest Warrant56 - Pat Garrett Signed Arrest Warrant
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c.1882. Original document authorizing prospector and “special officer and detective” William R. Rexford to arrest a murderer in Lincoln County, New Me
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,500.00) = 3,500.00
 
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Historic Personalities, Baca, Garrett Autographs57 - Historic Personalities, Baca, Garrett Autographs
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a) Pat Garrett autograph, pencil on paper, 2 1/4” x 4 1/2” matted and framed with copy of photo and informational plaque. 24 1/2” x 13” overall. b) El
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,400.00
Sold to floor for (1,200.00) = 1,200.00
 
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Badge, Photos, Ephemera, Etc. - Charles F. Ashley, Deputy Marshal, Indian Agent58 - Badge, Photos, Ephemera, Etc. - Charles F. Ashley, Deputy Marshal, Indian Agent
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a) Gold, Deputy United States Marshal Badge. Eagle topped badge with central shield shown as badge #21 in “Badges of the United States Marshals” by Sh
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 16,000.00
Sold to floor for (9,000.00) = 9,000.00
 
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Plateau Flat Bag59 - Plateau Flat Bag
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15 1/2” x 12 1/2” geometric and center arrows on fully beaded front with central rosette. Blue, red, gold, pink and yellow on white field. Cotton or m
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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Plateau Cornhusk Bag60 - Plateau Cornhusk Bag
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20 1/2” x 13 1/2” Tree of Life design on front, obverse has colorful geometric patterns. Excellent condition.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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Plateau Flat Bag61 - Plateau Flat Bag
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11 1/2” x 9 1/2” multicolored floral and tulip designs with central heart on blue field, with minor bead loss. Red cotton binding is worn, green trade
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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