Inaugural Montana Big Chief Auction

Neat old plane toy. Made by the Inuit for one of their children. More than likely after a plane had visited their village. Not tourist made. In need o

Very nice old ring. 10k Yellow Gold with a Montana Sapphire. Sapphire has inclusions, but is white/colorless. Stone is about a half carat.

Nice old badge. From a local Forest Service employees estate. 1.5" tall.

Nice old badge. From a local Forest Service employees estate. 1.5" tall.

Rare. These were used as hold out gambling games in frontier saloons. They were made to resemble a cigar box but contained punch boards. This one was

Nice pair of matching pieces. Trinket box and matchbox holder. A few small areas of condition issues, and a bit of staining. Trinket box is 3" ...

Nice early edition. I believe this may be the first edition, dated 1890. Nice condition, with minor wear from use.

Signed as shown. Very nice condition.

Nice book. Good condition with dust jacket.

Nice lightly used condition.

This appears to have held either a clock face or a jade carving. It appears to have been part of a larger object as there are hinges on the backside.

Titles include: Indian Arts, Seven Families in Pueblo Pottery, Arrowheads and Projectile Points, Indian Blankets and their makers, Indian basketry, I

Some wear from use as shown.

Complete with frog. Nice example.

Nice example. Complete with frog.

Very nice old Buffalo Hide Scale. Marked Boker as shown.

Wonderful original segregated train car door sign. This sign would have been used on the connecting doors between train cars to establish which cars w

Wonderful early sign. A bit of wear and some oxidation spotting, would clean up very well. Untouched original patina. 22" by 28"

3 volume set documenting early days in the US Forest Service in the Northwest and Montana. Hard to find.

Nice old banjo. Needs a new set of strings, tuners and a bridge and it is ready to play. Overall decent condition.

Neat pair of storybooks. Distributed by the US Indian Service. A few binding issues as shown.

10" by 11.25" framed.

Scenes are Trout Creek, returning from a hunt in Absaroka Mountains, and Central Ferry Bridge Snake River.

Neat lot of booklets. Appear to be unused.

Nice lot of images. Cowboys on horseback and one wearing a pair of woolies in his yard.

Large lot of cards. Most are California/Oregon/Washington with a few others in the mix as well.

The letter is a negotiation of funds between John J Healey of Fort Hamilton Canada, and A.M. Holter of Holter Hardware in Helena Montana Territory 187

Nice lot of receipts for goods. All from/to Holter Hardware of Helena Montana Territory. Included is an image that was found with the documents. It ma

Lot of 6 stock certificates. All shrink wrapped on board. Nice grouping.

Nice early magazine lot. All covers are very risque for the time period.

Nice lot of certificates from quite a few different railways.

Nice lot of receipts, all Montana. Also included are a few Yellowstone Park decals as shown from Pryor Stores.

Assorted titles and styles. Quite a bit of wear on most pieces as to be expected.

Good used condition with a few areas of wear.

Charles Russell by Renner, The Charlie Russell Book with Slip, Montana Impressions signed by Nancy Mclaughlin with drawing, NRA Rodeo Finals, Early da

Nice lot of magazines. Some are more worn than others. Rare

Titles are: Mimbres Painted Pottery, Joe DeYong, Jo Mora Renaissance Man of the West, Absarokee Hut Joseph Henry Sharp Cabin, Fragments Paolo Soleri,

Titles are: Composition of Outdoor Painting, Florence, Old Masters, Second Nature, Demetri Porphyrios Barocci and Davenports A-J.

Lot includes both American Fine Art magazine and American Indian Art Magazine. Condition as pictured.

Quite a large quantity of Magazines. Overall nice condition.

Nice lot of auction catalogs. Coeur D'Alene Art Auction, Santa Fe Art Auction, Bonhams California Art Auction, Christies LA California Art Aucti...

Rare box. More than likely the only known example. No damage to note.

Letter is correspondence between Linderman and Charlie Peyton. This was one of the last letters written to Charlie shortly before his death. Frank was

Nice bottle. no chips or cracks. Has not been cleaned, was not dug. About as nice as you will ever find one.

8.25" tall. Silver inlay. No chips or cracks. Marked as shown. Rare piece.

Exceptional example. No chips or cracks. 8" tall.

Beautiful piece. No damage. Original shade.

Absolutely wonderful set of Buddie Foster Chaps. Made in Decatur Texas. Two color woolies as shown. Buddie died in 2006. No damage or issues.

Phenomenal piece of Haberdashery History. This hat was made by the prisoners in Alcatraz, it was sold at the island store to visiting dignitaries and

Wonderful and fine bowl. No damage to note. 7" in diameter.