Denver Old West Auction

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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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Apache Beaded & Painted Club81 - Apache Beaded & Painted Club
Brian Lebel's Old West Events
Native tanned hide over wood shaft, beaded and painted with 26” twisted horse tail suspension at the end. Shaft with head is 20" long. Fine con...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to art4bob for (400.00 + 84.00BP) = 484.00
 
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Beaded Ute Pipe Bag with Pipe and Stem82 - Beaded Ute Pipe Bag with Pipe and Stem
Brian Lebel's Old West Events
Open top bag, 6” x 12” hide, decorated with blue and green stepped half diamonds and crosses. Fringe at the base along with a stem holder. The 18” smo
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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Crow Awl Case83 - Crow Awl Case
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20” overall with twin drops ending in cotton and cones. Predominately yellow with wrapped reds, greens, and blues over rawhide case. Fine condition, c
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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Sioux Beaded Moccasins84 - Sioux Beaded Moccasins
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10 1/2” long, yellow, red, cobalt, yellow, and trader blue on native tanned hide with hard soles. Good condition with small tear on right moccasin, c.
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to artie4 for (900.00 + 189.00BP) = 1,089.00
 
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Tec Nos Pos Navajo Rug85 - Tec Nos Pos Navajo Rug
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117” x 57” connected, hooked, and stepped diamond design with an “X” main border in red, black, tan, and white on a gray field. All hand-spun, aniline
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00) = 2,500.00
 
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Navajo Textile86 - Navajo Textile
Brian Lebel's Old West Events
112” x 71” All hand-spun natural and dyed yarns. Striking light and dark composition, c. mid-to-late 20th century.
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,400.00) = 1,400.00
 
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Navajo Germantown Women’s Wearing Blanket88 - Navajo Germantown Women’s Wearing Blanket
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49” x 59” red and blue aniline dyed 4-ply Germantown yarn. Shows evidence of actual ethnographic dance wear, c. 1900. Provenance: Ex-Pueblo 1 Galler
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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Navajo Rug89 - Navajo Rug
Brian Lebel's Old West Events
146” x 58” aniline dyed red, tan and orange, with natural browns and white. 2 elongated, nested cruciform shapes with feather design interiors, flanke
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,750.00) = 4,750.00
 
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Navajo Chief’s Wearing Blanket90 - Navajo Chief’s Wearing Blanket
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50” x 69” third phase variant design in aniline red and blue, with natural white and browns, and aniline yellow side cords. All hand-spun, with boxes,
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,250.00) = 2,250.00
 
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Large Navajo Rug91 - Large Navajo Rug
Brian Lebel's Old West Events
123” x 65” all hand-spun with natural colors. Brown and white on gray field with serrated diamonds and half diamonds. Track design on inside border. F
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,300.00) = 1,300.00
 
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