Extraordinary Antique & Collectible Firearms

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We are extremely pleased and excited to present this extraordinary offering of firearms and military-related items for auction. We believe it will be the most significant firearms auction of the year. Our October 2004 sale, at nearly $9 million, was the highest grossing firearms auction ever held in the world and this auction definitely has the potential to exceed that. This sale offers fabulous diversity, important offerings and numerous historical lots. Session I: Monday evening, commencing at 5:30pm will include a small but interesting selection of antique and collectible firearms and accessories. Session II: The Michael Adamson Collection will include what we believe is the most significant collection of Civil War memorabilia to ever come to public auction. In addition to the tremendous diversity, quality and rarity is the fact that the entire collection is being offered unreserved! Session III: Will begin with a spectacular offering of Civil War and Confederate items (none of which are from the Michael Adamson Collection). Offered will be a large assortment of rare flags including what is considered to be the most important Confederate battle flag ever offered at auction, that of the 4th Tennessee Infantry; a small 14-star silk flag from a member of Ethan Allen’s Green Mountain Boys. In addition to numerous American flags will also be an extraordinarily rare and desirable flag and flagpole from Napoleon Bonaparte’s launch at Elba. Also included is a vast array of fine quality Civil War carbines and rifles; a large and expansive lot of Confederate and Union swords (many presentation examples) and fighting knives; innumerable Union and Confederate handguns and a diversity of other quality Civil War related items, rare belt buckles, fighting knives and historical materials. This session will also include an expansive offering of important early longarms and handguns including some very rare I.D.’d militia and Colonial-era arms. A fabulous historic powder horn dated 1755 belonging to Lt. John Bridge may have been used at the Lexington & Concord. Also included is a wonderful assortment of fine North American Indian items including the collection of the famous photographer Carl Moon. Also, an important historical beaded bag formerly belonging to the famous Canadian half-breed Louis Riel. Session IV: Thursday, October 6th will include probably the finest offering of shotguns we’ve ever presented. A part of this fabulous offering will be the collection of the late Jim Parker who collected his namesake, Parker shotguns. This is unquestionably the largest offering of Parker shotguns ever presented at public auction and includes some extraordinary examples. Also offered will be various other high-grade non-Parker shotguns from various other collections and estates, Purdy’s, Boss’, Grand Americans, etc. An extremely high-quality offering of Winchesters will be presented on Thursday. Many rare Henrys, including iron frame serial number “2”, a fabulous engraved serial number “17” and “18”; also rare Model 66’s; high-grade 86’s and more! A fabulous array of advertising signs and cartridge boards; fine artwork; extremely rare military prototype rifles; an excellent last-minute offering of rare Smith & Wessons; the finest engraved Model 93 Marlin to ever come at auction. On the 5th & 6th we will be offering probably one of the finest Colt revolvers we have ever presented at auction. With numerous outstanding and rare examples such as the extraordinary cased Nimschke engraved “Peacemaker”. Many Colts are inscribed and/or have a historic association. This is an event not to be missed! If you are an advanced collector of only the rarest and most important items, this is the sale for you with some items in the $250,000 range and above. On the other hand, if you are a beginning collector with limited funds, there are items under $250. So plan to join us for this exciting, fast-paced event to be held just prior to the famous Hartford Antique Arms Show. Please visit our website for more items to be offered in this spectacular auction: www.juliaauctions.com
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WARCLUB, APACHE, LATE 19TH CENTURY3597 - WARCLUB, APACHE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
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WARCLUB, APACHE, LATE 19TH CENTURY. Owner states that this war club is attributed to Geronimo by Moon and his family". Flexed-head clubs such...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,800.00) = 1,800.00
 
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UMBILICAL CORD AMULET CIRCA 19003598 - UMBILICAL CORD AMULET CIRCA 1900
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UMBILICAL CORD AMULET CIRCA 1900. Consignor states that this is an Umbilical cord amulet, circa 1900: Northern Plains / Plateau style—possibly Blackf
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (375.00) = 375.00
 
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NORTHERN PLAINS BUFFALO ROBE, EARLY 19TH CENTURY3599 - NORTHERN PLAINS BUFFALO ROBE, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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NORTHERN PLAINS BUFFALO ROBE, EARLY 19TH CENTURY. Possibly of Sioux origin. This robe exemplifies the earliest and rarest style and technique of pai
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Start Price : 1,250.00 | Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (0.00) = 0.00
 
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VERY HISTORIC AND IMPORTANT PLAINS CREE PIPE BAG 3600 - VERY HISTORIC AND IMPORTANT PLAINS CREE PIPE BAG
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VERY HISTORIC AND IMPORTANT PLAINS CREE PIPE BAG WHICH FORMALLY BELONGED TO LOUIS RIEL. CIRCA 1880'S. Louis Riel was perhaps one of the most c...
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 60,000.00
Sold to floor for (30,000.00) = 30,000.00
 
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RARE & IMPORTANT PIPE BAG, OTOE / IOWAY, CIRCA 183601 - RARE & IMPORTANT PIPE BAG, OTOE / IOWAY, CIRCA 18
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RARE & IMPORTANT PIPE BAG, OTOE / IOWAY, CIRCA 1860-1870. Tobacco bags from any of the Prairie tribes are exceedingly rare and pictographic exa...
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Estimate : 18,000.00 - 28,000.00
Sold to floor for (14,500.00) = 14,500.00
 
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DIMINUTIVE ANTIQUE PLAINS INDIAN BEADED VEST (CIR3601A - DIMINUTIVE ANTIQUE PLAINS INDIAN BEADED VEST (CIR
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DIMINUTIVE ANTIQUE PLAINS INDIAN BEADED VEST (CIRCA LATE 19th CENTURY). This charming infant's vest of teeny beads applied to a tanned leather ...
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Estimate : 1,250.00 - 1,750.00
Sold to tookalook for (650.00 + 130.00BP) = 780.00
 
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ANTIQUE NORTHWEST COAST CARVED WOODEN FIGURE, TLI3602 - ANTIQUE NORTHWEST COAST CARVED WOODEN FIGURE, TLI
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ANTIQUE NORTHWEST COAST CARVED WOODEN FIGURE, TLINGIT, 19TH CENTURY. Long beaked avian figure with frog held in tip of beak. Character of surface ca
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,750.00) = 4,750.00
 
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WAR CLUB, PLAINS, POSSIBLY SIOUX LATE 19TH CENTUR3603 - WAR CLUB, PLAINS, POSSIBLY SIOUX LATE 19TH CENTUR
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WAR CLUB, PLAINS, POSSIBLY SIOUX LATE 19TH CENTURY. 1) Of traditional form: stone head, beads on sinew wrapped around leather bound wooden haft. Siz
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (800.00) = 800.00
 
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KNIFE CASE, SIOUX, LATE 19TH CENTURY3604 - KNIFE CASE, SIOUX, LATE 19TH CENTURY
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KNIFE CASE, SIOUX, LATE 19TH CENTURY. Seed beaded front of tanned leather over rawhide core. Of classic style from more northerly Lakota groups. Da
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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KNIFE CASE, SIOUX, LATE 19TH CENTURY3605 - KNIFE CASE, SIOUX, LATE 19TH CENTURY
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KNIFE CASE, SIOUX, LATE 19TH CENTURY. Fully beaded front with metal cones on alternate fringes between the two beaded sections, and at tip. Of class
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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ACOMA OLLA (POTTERY JAR), MID 20TH CENTURY3606 - ACOMA OLLA (POTTERY JAR), MID 20TH CENTURY
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ACOMA OLLA (POTTERY JAR), MID 20TH CENTURY. Painted on bottom, Marie Miller Acoma N.M. Sky City." Painted in overall fine black line motifs o...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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ACOMA OLLA (POTTERY JAR), MID 20TH CENTURY3607 - ACOMA OLLA (POTTERY JAR), MID 20TH CENTURY
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ACOMA OLLA (POTTERY JAR), MID 20TH CENTURY. Accentuated neck and concave base recall earlier historic Pueblo pottery forms. Typical orange and black
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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HOPI OLLA (POTTERY JAR), EARLY 20TH CENTURY3608 - HOPI OLLA (POTTERY JAR), EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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HOPI OLLA (POTTERY JAR), EARLY 20TH CENTURY. Motifs representing cloud, parrot, rain, and feather motifs painted in black and red over tan base. Mak
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to jvpots for (375.00 + 75.00BP) = 450.00
 
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YAQUI MASK (SONORA, MEXICO), EARLY 20TH CENTURY3609 - YAQUI MASK (SONORA, MEXICO), EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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YAQUI MASK (SONORA, MEXICO), EARLY 20TH CENTURY. Stylized human face carved of sabino (dry land cypress) or pine. Not finished for actual use - no s
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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NORTHWEST COAST RAVEN RATTLE, EARLY 20TH CENTURY3610 - NORTHWEST COAST RAVEN RATTLE, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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NORTHWEST COAST RAVEN RATTLE, EARLY 20TH CENTURY. Carved in the round of two pieces of wood - hollow body of the raven forming the rattle proper, and
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to coyote652817 for (2,750.00 + 550.00BP) = 3,300.00
 
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WONDERFUL BALL-HEADED WARCLUB, EASTERN GREAT LAKE3611 - WONDERFUL BALL-HEADED WARCLUB, EASTERN GREAT LAKE
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WONDERFUL BALL-HEADED WARCLUB, EASTERN GREAT LAKES, 19TH CENTURY. Northeastern and Great Lakes Indians favored ball-headed warclubs carved of one pie
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 4,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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NORTHWEST COAST FRONTLET, LATE 19TH CENTURY3612 - NORTHWEST COAST FRONTLET, LATE 19TH CENTURY
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NORTHWEST COAST FRONTLET, LATE 19TH CENTURY. Beaver face, carved of one piece of wood, highlights painted, border inset with rectangles of abalone.
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to e_d_ewing for (2,250.00 + 450.00BP) = 2,700.00
 
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NORTHWEST COAST FIGURAL FISH KILLING CLUB, CIRCA 3614 - NORTHWEST COAST FIGURAL FISH KILLING CLUB, CIRCA
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NORTHWEST COAST FIGURAL FISH KILLING CLUB, CIRCA 1900. Figure of fish carved in the round surmounts the haft; club unpainted and carved of rough-grai
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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TOHONO-OODAM (PAPAGO), BASKET, EARLY 20TH CENTURY3615 - TOHONO-OODAM (PAPAGO), BASKET, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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TOHONO-OODAM (PAPAGO), BASKET, EARLY 20TH CENTURY. Willow and devil's claw over grass foundation, fret pattern. Size: 12 diameter x 6" hi...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (125.00) = 125.00
 
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HOPI KACHINA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY3616 - HOPI KACHINA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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HOPI KACHINA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY. Possibly the Star Kachina," for the cross like motifs on the case mask. Made of cottonwood root, as is the ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to ivory_coyote for (1,750.00 + 350.00BP) = 2,100.00
 
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PIMA BASKETRY BOWL, EARLY 20TH CENTURY3617 - PIMA BASKETRY BOWL, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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PIMA BASKETRY BOWL, EARLY 20TH CENTURY. Willow and devil's claw over grass foundation, fret pattern. Size: 12 diameter x 3-1/2" high. C...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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LOT OF SIOUX KNIFE CASE & KNIFE, LATE 19TH CENTUR3618 - LOT OF SIOUX KNIFE CASE & KNIFE, LATE 19TH CENTUR
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LOT OF SIOUX KNIFE CASE & KNIFE, LATE 19TH CENTURY. (1) Knife case: Western Sioux made numbers of knife cases that are squared at the bottom r...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,250.00) = 1,250.00
 
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NORTHWEST COAST FIGURAL OYSTER CATCHER BOWL, HAID3619 - NORTHWEST COAST FIGURAL OYSTER CATCHER BOWL, HAID
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NORTHWEST COAST FIGURAL OYSTER CATCHER BOWL, HAIDA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY. Hook-billed avian figure, body forming the bowl proper, with head and neck ex
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (2,100.00) = 2,100.00
 
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LOT OF GAUNTLETS, BELONGED TO WILLIAM F. CODY - W3620 - LOT OF GAUNTLETS, BELONGED TO WILLIAM F. CODY - W
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LOT OF GAUNTLETS, BELONGED TO WILLIAM F. CODY - WITH PROVENANCE AND CREE SCOUT JACKET", LATE 19TH CENTURY. (1) Gauntlets: one back of right of...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,000.00) = 4,000.00
 
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NAVAJO RUG, EARLY 20TH CENTURY3621 - NAVAJO RUG, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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NAVAJO RUG, EARLY 20TH CENTURY. Woven of handspun yarn in natural white and black, carded gray, and black aniline, and tan vegetable dyes. Complex p
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,750.00) = 1,750.00
 
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PLAINS OR PLATEAU DEER ANTLER HEADDRESS, CIRCA 193622 - PLAINS OR PLATEAU DEER ANTLER HEADDRESS, CIRCA 19
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PLAINS OR PLATEAU DEER ANTLER HEADDRESS, CIRCA 1900. Felt hat base covered with leather with stiffening material between. Antlers adhered to origina
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,250.00) = 2,250.00
 
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LOT OF TWO NORTHWEST COAST INDIAN ITEMS3624 - LOT OF TWO NORTHWEST COAST INDIAN ITEMS
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LOT OF TWO NORTHWEST COAST INDIAN ITEMS. (1) Small old painted totem pole, 9-3/4" high with a bird and human effigies in old paint. CONDITION...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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LOT OF FIVE MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS3625 - LOT OF FIVE MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
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LOT OF FIVE MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. (1) Large carved wooden knob like an Indian war club with old spliced handle with sinew wrap. CONDITION: Fine, old
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (450.00) = 450.00
 
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LOT OF 6 NATIVE AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHS3626 - LOT OF 6 NATIVE AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHS
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LOT OF 6 NATIVE AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHS. This lot contains three orig and three copy photographs of American Indians. 1) Carl Moon photo Hill Country –
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Estimate : 2,750.00 - 3,750.00
Sold to floor for (2,250.00) = 2,250.00
 
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WONDERFUL PAINTED BUFFALO ROBE, NORTHERN CHEYENNE3627 - WONDERFUL PAINTED BUFFALO ROBE, NORTHERN CHEYENNE
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WONDERFUL PAINTED BUFFALO ROBE, NORTHERN CHEYENNE, CIRCA 1880. Native tanned buffalo robe, painted with various scenes of The Battle of the Little Bi
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
Sold to floor for (13,000.00) = 13,000.00
 
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DRESS, BLACKFOOT, LATE 19TH CENTURY3628 - DRESS, BLACKFOOT, LATE 19TH CENTURY
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DRESS, BLACKFOOT, LATE 19TH CENTURY. Red trade cloth body, short wing sleeves," gathered skirt. Yoke profusely decorated both sides with rows...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,250.00) = 2,250.00
 
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