Inaugural Montana Big Chief Auction

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Unique museum quality auction featuring a local private collection is being offered for sale. Everything starts at $10. Pre-bidding is now open until October 17th at 10AM MST. This is a two day online LIVE event that will be hosted on the 17th & 18th of October. Over $400,000 in estimated value. Some never before seen historic Montana photographs & Native American beadwork.
We will make every effort and put forth our due diligence to attempt to properly describe and represent items, however all items are sold on a buyer discretionary basis. Once a lot has been purchased, there are no returns or exchanges of any kind.

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Art Auction Gallery Catalogs Christies Bonhams141 - Art Auction Gallery Catalogs Christies Bonhams
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Nice lot of auction catalogs. Coeur D'Alene Art Auction, Santa Fe Art Auction, Bonhams California Art Auction, Christies LA California Art Aucti...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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D.F. Hall's Gas City Cigar Box Havre Montana142 - D.F. Hall's Gas City Cigar Box Havre Montana
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Rare box. More than likely the only known example. No damage to note.
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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Frank B. Linderman Glacier Park Montana Letter143 - Frank B. Linderman Glacier Park Montana Letter
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Letter is correspondence between Linderman and Charlie Peyton. This was one of the last letters written to Charlie shortly before his death. Frank was
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold for (350.00) = 350.00
 
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J.D. Eastman Deer Lodge Montana Bitters Bottle144 - J.D. Eastman Deer Lodge Montana Bitters Bottle
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Nice bottle. no chips or cracks. Has not been cleaned, was not dug. About as nice as you will ever find one.
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
Sold for (600.00 + 132.00BP) = 732.00
 
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Crown Tuscan Cambridge Soap Dish Nude Glass145 - Crown Tuscan Cambridge Soap Dish Nude Glass
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8.25" tall. Silver inlay. No chips or cracks. Marked as shown. Rare piece.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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Weller Pottery Muskota Nude Flower Frog146 - Weller Pottery Muskota Nude Flower Frog
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Exceptional example. No chips or cracks. 8" tall.
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Estimate : 350.00 - 500.00
Sold for (170.00) = 170.00
 
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Frankart Art Deco Reclining Nude Ball Lamp147 - Frankart Art Deco Reclining Nude Ball Lamp
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Beautiful piece. No damage. Original shade.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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Phenomenal Buddie Foster Texas Wooly Chaps148 - Phenomenal Buddie Foster Texas Wooly Chaps
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Absolutely wonderful set of Buddie Foster Chaps. Made in Decatur Texas. Two color woolies as shown. Buddie died in 2006. No damage or issues.
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold for (550.00) = 550.00
 
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Historic Stetson Hat Tailored in Alcatraz Prison149 - Historic Stetson Hat Tailored in Alcatraz Prison
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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
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold for (375.00) = 375.00
 
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American Treen Burl Turned Lidded Bowl150 - American Treen Burl Turned Lidded Bowl
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Wonderful and fine bowl. No damage to note. 7" in diameter.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold for (170.00 + 37.40BP) = 207.40
 
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1938 Missoula Montana Mercantile Catalog151 - 1938 Missoula Montana Mercantile Catalog
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Very nice catalog. Was used in Seely Lake as shown. 1938 edition. Difficult to find.
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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RR Buchanan Lolo Montana Pack Horse Train Photo152 - RR Buchanan Lolo Montana Pack Horse Train Photo
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Neat early image of a horse pack team going into the Lolo National Forest. Identified on back of image as shown.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold for (85.00) = 85.00
 
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Roahen Billings to Red Lodge Highway Photo Montana153 - Roahen Billings to Red Lodge Highway Photo Montana
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Nice image. No damage to note. 9" by 13" framed. Label on back.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold for (25.00) = 25.00
 
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Oil on Board Swiss Alps or South America 1940154 - Oil on Board Swiss Alps or South America 1940
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Signed as shown. Signature is hard to make out. 9" by 11".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (4,000.00) = 4,000.00
 
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Red Wing Stoneware Pottery Bull Dog Figurine155 - Red Wing Stoneware Pottery Bull Dog Figurine
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Wonderful and rare. No chips/cracks/repairs. Brown glaze version.
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold for (350.00) = 350.00
 
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Antique Chinese Miniature Opium Bottle Signed156 - Antique Chinese Miniature Opium Bottle Signed
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Very nice old bottle. Early example. Crazing throughout. Signed as shown.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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Large Montana Taxidermy Pronghorn Antelope157 - Large Montana Taxidermy Pronghorn Antelope
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Nice Antelope. Artistic mount. Ready to go on your wall.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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Extremely Fine Tekke Juval Persian Rug158 - Extremely Fine Tekke Juval Persian Rug
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Very fine and early Tekke Juval. Has an old repair at the top, and a small weft brake on the side as shown.
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,250.00
Sold for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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Large Taxidermy Montana Buffalo Hide Robe Rug159 - Large Taxidermy Montana Buffalo Hide Robe Rug
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Very large Montana Buffalo. Smoke tanned. 92" from nose to tail.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold for (775.00) = 775.00
 
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Large Montana Taxidermy Elk Hide w/ Art160 - Large Montana Taxidermy Elk Hide w/ Art
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Very large Montana Elk hide. Has been sheared with the image of an elk as shown. Neat piece. 76" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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