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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 Mart:

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Brian Lebel's 24th Annual Old West Auction will offer over 325 lots of fine Western art, artifacts and collectibles. The auction will be held live at the Denver Mart, Saturday, June 22, 2013 at 5pm MST. Highlights include:

Items from the estate of Clayton Moore, TV's original Lone Ranger, including 2 Nudie's costumes, a Manuel costume, his famous Edward H. Bohlin double-holster gun rig with "silver" bullets, autographed memorabilia, and more. Estate items from another Western television star, Gail Davis, will also be offered. Gail played Annie Oakley on the popular TV series of the same name.

The top estimated lot is a museum-quality, premiere collection of Texas bits. The result of years of collecting, research and study, the collection consists of 86 bits by over 26 different makers. Featured in the book "Bit and Spur Makers in the Texas Tradition," by Ned and Jody Martin, the collection is being offered in its entirety as a single lot.

Fine art is well-represented this year, including a nocturne oil by Eanger Irving Couse, which is the cover lot for the catalog. Other fine artists of note include, J.H. Sharp, Ed Mell, Bill Anton, Burt Procter, Till Gooden, Eric Michaels, Will James, Matt Clark, William Matthews, Mehl Lawson, Bill Schenck, Alexander Phimster Proctor, Elmer Schooley and many others.

Antique and contemporary cowboy trappings such as spurs, bridles and saddles will be offered by such makers as Bill Adamson, Randy Butters, Jose Figueroa, Kelly Bros, McChesney, Meanea and others. A rare cowgirl championship trophy saddle made by Visalia for Joella Mildred Irwin will be sold.

Native American antiquities include Navajo textiles, a rare Comanche bridle, an important and impressive pipe bag, beaded moccasins, gauntlets, gunstock clubs, bowcases, possible bags and an early quilled and fringed man's warshirt.

"Captain Jack" a cast zinc cigar store Indian, circa 1870 is another highlight. Material related to important Old West figures and places, such as Dodge City, Pat Garrett, The James Gang, Tom Mix, The Pinkerton Agency, George Custer, the Cherokee Strip and Kit Carson are included.

Antique firearms from Colt, Deringer, Rogers & Spencer, Sharps, Springfield and others will be available. All are antique firearms and do not require any special licenses or permits to purchase.
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Joseph R. Lamdin San Francsico Spurs173 - Joseph R. Lamdin San Francsico Spurs
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Lamdin supplied spurs and bits to Olsen Nolte and the Visalia Stock Saddle Co. These spurs have “Olsen Nolte” marked straps with sterling buckle sets
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,500.00) = 3,500.00
 
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Dandy Pattern California Spurs174 - Dandy Pattern California Spurs
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Unmarked spurs, attributed to Figueroa. Silver inlaid on side, deep chasing on the other. Drop shanks with barrel style chap guard. The rowels are 1 3
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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Paul Herzel (1876-1956)175 - Paul Herzel (1876-1956)
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Buffalo 9” t x 10 1/4” w x 5” d Slush Mold Sculpture Signed in base Nice even patina with some lifting of surface on the base. A very rare casting b
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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Edward H. Bohlin Silver Parade Saddle176 - Edward H. Bohlin Silver Parade Saddle
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The “Dick Dickson Jr.” model was arguably the most popular parade saddle of the entire Edward H. Bohlin line. Intricately, fully floral carved, this e
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
Sold to floor for (27,500.00) = 27,500.00
 
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Stunning Olsen-Nolte Saddle177 - Stunning Olsen-Nolte Saddle
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Brown, floral carved and sterling silver, mounted Olsen Nolte, San Francisco 1930s-1940s parade saddle with matching bridle and breast collar, plus bo
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
Sold to floor for (11,000.00) = 11,000.00
 
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Yuma Arizona Prisonmade Horsehair Headstall178 - Yuma Arizona Prisonmade Horsehair Headstall
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Classic Arizona prisonmade multicolored red, blue, orange, black, beige, turquoise and yellow hitched and braided early 1900s headstall made with full
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00) = 2,500.00
 
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Canon City Prisonmade Bridle with Buermann Bit179 - Canon City Prisonmade Bridle with Buermann Bit
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Early 1920s, braided, six-color (black, orange, red, yellow, beige and green), Canon City, Colorado, prisonmade, horsehair bridle. Ten tassels, unusua
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00) = 2,500.00
 
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California Spurs180 - California Spurs
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Full drop shank unmarked silver inlaid spurs, attributed to Hernandez. Silver inlaid the length of the band with fine engraving. Double chains with ea
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,200.00
Sold to floor for (1,700.00) = 1,700.00
 
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Navajo Late Classic Child’s Blanket181 - Navajo Late Classic Child’s Blanket
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48” x 29” wavy band in center with crosses, dark red raveled yarn, cochineal dyed, light red raveled American flannel, aniline dyed, blue & ligh...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 7,000.00 - 9,000.00
Sold to infallible2 for (5,500.00 + 1,155.00BP) = 6,655.00
 
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Navajo Late Classic Child’s Blanket182 - Navajo Late Classic Child’s Blanket
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50 1/2” x 29” raveled American flannel aniline red, indigo blue, and Germantown gold, orange and green yarns with hand-spun natural white. Central ban
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 7,000.00 - 9,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,400.00) = 1,400.00
 
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