Great Americana Pow-Wow Auction (August 2020)

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States In Person PreviewPreview

Auction Details

We sincerely hope everyone is enjoying their summer!

This auction marks the best material we've offered in a hot August sale in many years. The variety is outstanding, as is the quality of goods offered.

A glimpse at the many categories: Native American turquoise and silver jewelry, including the best squash blossom necklace we've ever seen, baskets, Kachinas, and rugs; California token collection; Fauver American and foreign counters and tokens; rare whiskey bottles; Masonic California token; beautiful drugstore carved wood frontispiece; Nevada rare documents; major pinback collection; baseball and boxing collectibles; gold specimens including some from the Goodshaw Mine at Bodie; American and foreign medals; Victorian furniture; fantastic array of western Art; original Buffalo Bill/Pawnee Bill posters; Large ore cars and incline cars from a major Nevada City mine; Dynamite and candle boxes; American souvenir plate collection (c1900-1920); music collectibles; toys and toy trains; postcard collections, directories, maps; railroad pass collection and references; antique firearms; badges; mining & railroad stocks; US coins; token dies; a rockshop section, mining artifacts and much more.

There is truly something for everybody!

Don't forget us when its time to sell. We average about 5000 registered bidders per sale, probably the most in America for an Americana sale! With buyers all over the globe, we get to everybody. We are always after great collections! ~Fred Holabird~

Auction Schedule

Day 1, August 27th, 2020:
Art (1001-1093)
Native Americana (1094-1325)
General Americana Part I (1326-1595)
Sports (1596-1604)
Toys (1605-1651)

Day 2, August 28th, 2020:
Philatelic - Postal History (2000-2087)
General Americana Part II (2088-2599)
Firearms & Weapons(2600-2624)

Day 3, August 29th, 2020:
Stocks & Bonds (3000-3125)
Numismatics (3126-3416)
Tokens (3417-3634)

Day 4, August 30th, 2020:
Minerals (4000-4042)
Mining (4043-4320)
Bargains & Dealer Specials PART I (4321-4611)

Day 5, August 31st, 2020:
Bargains & Dealer Specials PART II (5000-5641)

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Guy Nez, Jr Painting  (120814)1001Guy Nez, Jr Painting (120814)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Painting by Navajo artist, Guy Nez, Jr. Image of antelope and pot, basket, and rattle. Acrylic, 36" X 24", framed, 43" X 31". ...
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
Two Evelyn Otheto Weston Columbia Watercolors  (120879)1002Two Evelyn Otheto Weston Columbia Watercolors (120879)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two beautiful watercolors by renowned Gold Country artist Evelyn Otheto Weston. One is titled "Club Room Corner, Columbia," the other, &qu...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Lake Tahoe Watercolor by K. Young Ross  (109913)1003Lake Tahoe Watercolor by K. Young Ross (109913)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Great east shore of Lake Tahoe watercolor. Painter, Kathy Young Ross, from Gold River, California began painting as a commercial artist. She later tau
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Half Dome Oil on Canvas  (120925)1004Half Dome Oil on Canvas (120925)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An oil on canvas of the iconic and majestic landmark at Yosemite National Park, Half Dome. The piece was done by J. Hershiser. . The unframed piece me
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 225.00
Still Life Painting by John Stenvall  (117708)1005Still Life Painting by John Stenvall (117708)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A stylized depiction of vivid flowers in a vase by John Francis Stenvall (1907-1998). Oil /acrylic painting over a woodblock printed background. Penci
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Broken Promise Painting by Nevada Artist Ruth Hilts  (121490)1006Broken Promise Painting by Nevada Artist Ruth Hilts (121490)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful "Nevada Earth Colors series" by Ruth Hilts, a view of Rhyolite, Nevada. (Framed: 29" h x 37" W) A Native Nevadan, Rut...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sand Harbor Winter Oil on Canvas  (120880)1007Sand Harbor Winter Oil on Canvas (120880)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Oil on canvas by artist Beth Bosmans, titled "Sand Harbor-Winter". The piece measures 16"x 18" framed, 8"x 10" without...
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 75.00
St. Mary's Church in the Mountains by Paul Clark Rockwood  (120875)1008St. Mary's Church in the Mountains by Paul Clark Rockwood (120875)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Oil on canvas of St. Mary's of the Mountains Catholic Church in Virginia City, Nevada by Paul Clark Rockwood (1895-1972), a resident of San Fran...
Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Segerblom Watercolor Spring Mountain Ranch  (120874)1009Segerblom Watercolor Spring Mountain Ranch (120874)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Watercolor by Cliff Segerbloom (1915-1990) exemplifies his work as a chronicler of the Nevada landscape. Titled "Spring Mountain Ranch ", ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for 125.00
Patrick Swazo Painting  (121482)1010Patrick Swazo Painting (121482)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three robed figures in his modern style by Patrick Swazo Hinds (1929-1974). Grey Squirrel was given the name José Patricio Swazo, adopted by D
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to e******m for 250.00
William Forrest Martin Painting "Lost Musician"  (108789)1011William Forrest Martin Painting "Lost Musician" (108789)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Painting trigger curiosity about the artist and what he meant to convey or who may have inspired this piece. As happens often with Martin pieces, tho
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l****p for 125.00
Watercolor Painting by Stanford Stevens  (121257)1012Watercolor Painting by Stanford Stevens (121257)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Log cabin and corral, mountains in the background.. Stanford Stevens (1897-1974) studied art in Paris. In the 1930's he moved to Tucson, Arizona...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Chief Strong Wind Painting by Hanson  (120810)1013Chief Strong Wind Painting by Hanson (120810)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Incredible oil portrait on a Native American chief. 38" x 24", linen liner, framed, 44" x 32". A professional copy by Hanson fro...
Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 6,000.00
Winter Mountain Sunrise Painting by Helio Wernegreen  (121240)1014Winter Mountain Sunrise Painting by Helio Wernegreen (121240)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Winter Mountain Sunrise" by Helio Wernegreen (1907 - 1979). Tactile oil painting, much paint crackling, 28" x 44", framed, line...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Desert Prospector & Burros Oil Painting on Masonite by Victor Clyde Forsythe  (120919)1015Desert Prospector & Burros Oil Painting on Masonite by Victor Clyde Forsythe (120919)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a beautiful oil on masonite entitled "Desert Prospector with Burros." The framed piece measures 31"x 23" and was painted...
Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
M.Taylor Oil Painting on Wood  (120878)1016M.Taylor Oil Painting on Wood (120878)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Small nature-scape by an artist named M.Taylor. Painting, framed 14"x 18". In excellent condition. See photos for more detail and conditio...
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*******f for 50.00
Norman Lewis Painting  (110368)1017Norman Lewis Painting (110368)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Abstract painting attributed to Norman Lewis (1909-1979). Heavy paint and/or plaster on linen canvas. "Lewis was an American painter, scholar, ...
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to d*******f for 531.25
Oil Painting " The Goddess" By Terri Brody Elenzweig  (102124)1018Oil Painting " The Goddess" By Terri Brody Elenzweig (102124)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful oil painting of beautiful dark haired Grecian beauty, in her home around 34 B.C. I call her " The Goddess" ( I made up that name...
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Oil Painting by H. Sander  (121258)1019Oil Painting by H. Sander (121258)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dutch scene of windmill on river, houses in background. Signed H Sander, Oil on linen,16" x 31. Framed 21" x 36". We do not believe t...
Estimate : 260.00 - 350.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 130.00
Oil Painting Print, Large  (120928)1020Oil Painting Print, Large (120928)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large reproduction of a Renaissance style painting. Piece measures 49"x 22" and needs a little repair on the reverse to secure painting in...
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to C*****r for 61.00
Oil Painting/ " Looking Down Stream" / By Williams.  (109671)1021Oil Painting/ " Looking Down Stream" / By Williams. (109671)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Oil painting of North Eastern, or Mid Western scene, stream flowing down hill, during the the fall, Poplar trees with golden yellow leaves. I called
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Portrait of Native American by Hanson  (120816)1022Portrait of Native American by Hanson (120816)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Elegant portrait of Native American man, signed Hanson, possibly by Hanson. 20" x 16", framed 27" x 23". Date: Country if not...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Stylized Native American Warrior Painting  (120815)1023Stylized Native American Warrior Painting (120815)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stylized painting of Native American warrior on horse--dead warrior and horse on ground. Painting is signed DB '76. 20" x 16", linen l...
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Morgenroth Dawn Soldier Horse Calvary Wood Engraving  (61566)1024Morgenroth Dawn Soldier Horse Calvary Wood Engraving (61566)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
By Robert Haug, "Morgenroth Dawn Soldier Horse Cavalry, Tired". Robert Von Haug was a German visual artist who was born in 1857. This piec...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Japanese Print  (109498)1025Japanese Print (109498)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Beautiful Japanese print ready for frame. It is signed at right side of print in Japanese writing. Slight discoloration at bottom right and top lef
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Ranch Horses Serigraph by Nevada Artist?  (114387)1026Ranch Horses Serigraph by Nevada Artist? (114387)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Signed and numbered, 109/250. Inscribed "To Tom- Ride Hard" "12/2/02" Artist not known to us, indecipherable. This is a beautifu...
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 900.00
Robert Cole Caples "Bar Sinister" Graphite on Paper  (120870)1027Robert Cole Caples "Bar Sinister" Graphite on Paper (120870)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Graphite on paper work is by renown Nevada artist Robert Cole Caples (1908-1979). 13.75"x 10.75". Includes a reproduction of the original ...
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Silkscreen Print of Silver King Building  (61568)1028Silkscreen Print of Silver King Building (61568)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Screen print of the Silver King Coalition Mines Co. building. Unsigned,16" x 12". Framed 21" x 17". Print has small damage on le...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
A Passel of Posters (8) Fine Art and Advertising Posters  (121135)1029A Passel of Posters (8) Fine Art and Advertising Posters (121135)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8 Miscellaneous Fine Art and Advertising Posters. Subjects range from a Robert Bierstadt Nature painting to a Tex Tan 50th Anniversary Advertising pi
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to d*******f for 25.00
Airprints (Early, 1928)  (108550)1030Airprints (Early, 1928) (108550)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
All 7 measuring approx. 11.5" x 12"; 1) Lieutenant-Commander Albert C. Read nears the Azores in a navy plane, 1919; there are 3 of these p...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Aviation Framed Print  DlETRICH HRABAK'S MESSERSCHMITT Bf 109 F-2  (108976)1031Aviation Framed Print DlETRICH HRABAK'S MESSERSCHMITT Bf 109 F-2 (108976)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unmounted and in excellent condition print #438/950 by Jerry Crandall. Autographed by the artist and the pilot. Known and respected for his leader
Estimate : 110.00 - 160.00
Sold to d*******J for 68.75
Charles Marion Russell Print (Repro)  (86809)1032Charles Marion Russell Print (Repro) (86809)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot includes the "Robe Trader" print & a buffalo skull."The Robe Trader" by Charles Marion Russell, also known as C. M. Russ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to o********r.. for 43.75
Children's Broadside Collection (22)  (100029)1033Children's Broadside Collection (22) (100029)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
22 children related broadsides. Features, songs, rhymes and poems. British printed. Colorful images. Mostly good condition, 1 bottom tear and some wit
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Children's Print Art (7)  (100030)1034Children's Print Art (7) (100030)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 smaller prints, 6 with color pirate scenes. Approx 6.5x5". Date: c1925-1925 Country if not USA: State: City: Provenance: Fred Holabi...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Cowboys on a Blue Day by Ray  (114353)1035Cowboys on a Blue Day by Ray (114353)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautifully framed signed and numbered print by Ray. 37/650. Double mat. Gorgeous colorful representation of cowboys in blue light. Date: Country i
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
Donner Party Reproduction in Antique Frame  (122762)1036Donner Party Reproduction in Antique Frame (122762)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Antique frame with copies of articles and photos relating to the ill-fated Donner Party. The frame measures 30"x 26" gold painted and nat...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Facsimile Etchings Including Rembrandt (42)  (121133)1037Facsimile Etchings Including Rembrandt (42) (121133)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A book of rare etching block prints. These are rare pieces by Campen, Boel, Vander Meer, Wyk and Rembrandt. All the artists represented are from the I
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Fine Art Prints and Photograph Collection (6)  (118920)1038Fine Art Prints and Photograph Collection (6) (118920)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 fine art prints, original advertisement and photograph, from the 1800s through early 1900s. Includes, sizes with mats: 12 x 17 in. Andre Castaigne,
Start Price : 90.00 | Estimate : 180.00 - 240.00
Kimmel and Illman Brothers Women's Fashion Antique Prints Collection  (118918)1039Kimmel and Illman Brothers Women's Fashion Antique Prints Collection (118918)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 15 rare antique hand colored lithograph prints of women's Victorian fashions by Kimmel & Forster and the Illman Brothers around the 1...
Start Price : 140.00 | Estimate : 280.00 - 340.00
Modern Fine Art Prints Professionally Framed (Lot of 3)  (108791)1040Modern Fine Art Prints Professionally Framed (Lot of 3) (108791)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two large fine art prints beautifully framed in tasteful, attractive frames and complimentary colors. One abstract piece with sage green primary color
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Native American and Cowboy Art Prints  (118916)1041Native American and Cowboy Art Prints (118916)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three matted and plastic wrapped Native American and Cowboy prints of works of art. 15 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. Santa Fe Railroad advertisement print of paint
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to d*******f for 50.00
Nine PUCK Magazine Original Color Prints  (118911)1042Nine PUCK Magazine Original Color Prints (118911)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a lot of nine mint condition matted and plastic wrapped antique color prints (chromolithographs) from PUCK, a weekly magazine published from 1
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Original Etching and Engraving Antique Prints  (118912)1043Original Etching and Engraving Antique Prints (118912)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four original etching and engraving antique prints, including prints of museum pieces. Includes: 8 1/2 x 11 in. of John J. Audubon, "Fro...
Start Price : 80.00 | Estimate : 160.00 - 200.00
Picasso& Miro Abstract Poster Pair  (120927)1044Picasso& Miro Abstract Poster Pair (120927)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two abstract art samples, include a poster advertising a showing by artist Joan Miro at The MOMA in New York City, Oct. 1993. The framed poster measur
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Remington Artist's Proof, The Shadow at the Water Hole  (120926)1045Remington Artist's Proof, The Shadow at the Water Hole (120926)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Frederick Remington "Artist Proof" of his painting "The Shadows at the Water Hole" done in 1908. The piece is framed and matted ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d*******f for 62.50
Russell Print of "Wagon Boss"  (121241)1046Russell Print of "Wagon Boss" (121241)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Print on heavy board of "Wagon Boss" by Charles Russell. Framed in ornate gold-toned heavy frame, 30.5" x 42.5". Print is very d...
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for 93.75
Sunday Buggy Ride Print by Judith Zimmers Blunn  (114386)1047Sunday Buggy Ride Print by Judith Zimmers Blunn (114386)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Print, nicely framed with interior minor wood frame as part of the matting. Dalmations accent the rural Victorian scene, which could be anywhere from
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Vitachrome Advertising Displays (3)  (118923)1048Vitachrome Advertising Displays (3) (118923)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three genuine Vitachrome advertising display boards, patented in 1918. Made by Young & McCallister, Inc., San Francisco, CA, in a new mec...
Estimate : 90.00 - 120.00
Sold to d*******f for 125.00
William Forrest Martin High Quality Giclee Print of Original Painting "Panhandlers"  (109946)1049William Forrest Martin High Quality Giclee Print of Original Painting "Panhandlers" (109946)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Print on canvas fabric of a William Forrest Martin Painting that sold into a private collection December 2019 for over $8,500. To our knowledge this
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 100.00
Windmill and River Print  (56852)1050Windmill and River Print (56852)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dutch scene--print of a large windmill and boats on a river. 19" x 23", matted and framed 26" x 30". Mat has water damage, print...
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00