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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8575 Carats of Lapis Lazuli Stone Carving Media201 - 8575 Carats of Lapis Lazuli Stone Carving Media
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice pair of stones. They weigh 8575 carats.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (250.00 + 55.00BP) = 305.00
 
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Thomas Singer Sterling Navajo Sterling Bracelet202 - Thomas Singer Sterling Navajo Sterling Bracelet
Davis Brothers Auction
Very nice Tommy Singer Cuff Bracelet. Signed as shown. 114 grams.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 750.00 - 1,250.00
Sold for (450.00 + 99.00BP) = 549.00
 
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Deputy Sheriff Lincoln County Idaho Star Badge203 - Deputy Sheriff Lincoln County Idaho Star Badge
Davis Brothers Auction
2.5" tall. Hallmark is W.S. Darley. Guaranteed authentic. Rare Early badge.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold for (350.00) = 350.00
 
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Langendorf Bread Hopalong Cassidy Button & Slide204 - Langendorf Bread Hopalong Cassidy Button & Slide
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Nice pair of premiums featuring Hopalong Cassidy
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (25.00) = 25.00
 
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1870s Victorian Carved Cameo 10k Gold Mounting205 - 1870s Victorian Carved Cameo 10k Gold Mounting
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Very nice brooch. 10k Gold mounting. 7.73 Grams.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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10k Gold Ceylon Blue Sapphire Stick Pin206 - 10k Gold Ceylon Blue Sapphire Stick Pin
Davis Brothers Auction
Approximately 2 Carat Blue Ceylon Sapphire. Natural, Untreated. Oval cut. About as nice as it gets.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,500.00 - 5,000.00
Sold for (1,400.00) = 1,400.00
 
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10k Gold & Seed Pearl Fencing Sword Stick Pin207 - 10k Gold & Seed Pearl Fencing Sword Stick Pin
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Weight is .5 Grams of 10k Gold. Set with a seed pearl.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (55.00) = 55.00
 
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18k Yellow Gold Victorian Men's Enamel Cufflinks208 - 18k Yellow Gold Victorian Men's Enamel Cufflinks
Davis Brothers Auction
Very nice set. Hallmarked as shown. 18k Yellow gold. Weight is 8.09 Grams.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold for (375.00) = 375.00
 
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14k Gold & Gold Nugget Miners Brooch Butte Montana209 - 14k Gold & Gold Nugget Miners Brooch Butte Montana
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice brooch. 14k gold and 22k gold nugget. Was found in Butte Montana. Weight is 3.38 grams.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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14k Gold Ruby Moonstone Past Potentate Mason Jewel210 - 14k Gold Ruby Moonstone Past Potentate Mason Jewel
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Very nice piece. Past Potentate Jewel/Badge. Identified as being from Butte Montana. Solid 14k Gold, set with Ruby and Moonstone, as well as a pair of
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold for (2,050.00) = 2,050.00
 
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Torrence Lynn Colored Frontiersman Photo Montana211 - Torrence Lynn Colored Frontiersman Photo Montana
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Identified on back as Torrence Lynn of Evaro Montana. Quite a wonderful image of him smoking a pipe in his Buckskin. 11" by 15" framed
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold for (1,050.00) = 1,050.00
 
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Rodeo Painting - George Quarta by Jim Sayre 1975212 - Rodeo Painting - George Quarta by Jim Sayre 1975
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Painting is of George Quarta on his Buckle Winning Ride in the Arizona Rodeo. Artist is Jim Sayre of Deadwood South Dakota. George has a permanent dis
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold for (425.00) = 425.00
 
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Original Dempsey-Gibbons Montana Fight Poster213 - Original Dempsey-Gibbons Montana Fight Poster
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Original boxing poster from the famous Jack Dempsey - Gibbons Fight in Montana. This is a full size poster, more than likely would have been posted on
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,500.00
Sold for (575.00) = 575.00
 
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Hand Colored Ide's Map of Montana 1890 Arthur Wide214 - Hand Colored Ide's Map of Montana 1890 Arthur Wide
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Nice original map. A few crease marks from being folded. Map is the very first map of Montana as a newly formed state rather than as a territory. Maki
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 350.00 - 500.00
Sold for (725.00) = 725.00
 
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1996 Color of Sun Howard Terpning Print Signed215 - 1996 Color of Sun Howard Terpning Print Signed
Davis Brothers Auction
New in folio. Signed and numbered.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 750.00 - 1,250.00
Sold for (550.00) = 550.00
 
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1996 Medicine Pipe Howard Terpning Print Signed216 - 1996 Medicine Pipe Howard Terpning Print Signed
Davis Brothers Auction
New in folio. Signed and numbered.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (190.00) = 190.00
 
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1996 Talking Robe Howard Terpning Print Signed217 - 1996 Talking Robe Howard Terpning Print Signed
Davis Brothers Auction
New in folio. Signed and numbered.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 350.00 - 500.00
Sold for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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Trading Post Chadron Creek Howard Terpning Print218 - Trading Post Chadron Creek Howard Terpning Print
Davis Brothers Auction
New in folio. Signed and numbered.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (220.00) = 220.00
 
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1996 Signals in the Wind Howard Terpning Print219 - 1996 Signals in the Wind Howard Terpning Print
Davis Brothers Auction
New in folio. Signed and numbered.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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1996 Four Sacred Drummers Howard Terpning Print220 - 1996 Four Sacred Drummers Howard Terpning Print
Davis Brothers Auction
New in folio. Signed and numbered.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold for (180.00) = 180.00
 
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15 Leather Bound Firearms Classic Library Books221 - 15 Leather Bound Firearms Classic Library Books
Davis Brothers Auction
Lot of 15. Lightly used. Leather bound.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (210.00) = 210.00
 
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The Game Trophies of the World Paul Parey 1981222 - The Game Trophies of the World Paul Parey 1981
Davis Brothers Auction
Condition as pictured.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (10.00) = 10.00
 
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Big Game Shooting In Alaska C.R.E. Radclyffe 1904223 - Big Game Shooting In Alaska C.R.E. Radclyffe 1904
Davis Brothers Auction
Condition as pictured.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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Rambling Thoughts of a Wandering Fellow Signed224 - Rambling Thoughts of a Wandering Fellow Signed
Davis Brothers Auction
Condition as pictured.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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Sportsmen's Encyclopedia Forest and Stream Signed225 - Sportsmen's Encyclopedia Forest and Stream Signed
Davis Brothers Auction
Condition as pictured.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (35.00) = 35.00
 
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Our Wilderness Neighbors Yeager Yellowstone Park226 - Our Wilderness Neighbors Yeager Yellowstone Park
Davis Brothers Auction
Condition as pictured.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold for (25.00) = 25.00
 
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Fly the Biggest Piece Back Smith Montana Signed227 - Fly the Biggest Piece Back Smith Montana Signed
Davis Brothers Auction
Condition as pictured.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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Nunaga My Land My Country Duncan Pryde 1972 Signed228 - Nunaga My Land My Country Duncan Pryde 1972 Signed
Davis Brothers Auction
Condition as pictured.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (15.00) = 15.00
 
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Teaching Conservation Ward P. Beard229 - Teaching Conservation Ward P. Beard
Davis Brothers Auction
Condition as pictured.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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Northwest of the World Olaf Swenson230 - Northwest of the World Olaf Swenson
Davis Brothers Auction
Condition as pictured.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (45.00) = 45.00
 
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Rustlings in the Rockies Hunting and Fishing231 - Rustlings in the Rockies Hunting and Fishing
Davis Brothers Auction
Condition as pictured.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (75.00) = 75.00
 
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Louis V Aronson Bookends Cocker Spaniel Dog232 - Louis V Aronson Bookends Cocker Spaniel Dog
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice pair of bookends. Signed on back as shown.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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The Sportsman's Handbook to Practical Collecting233 - The Sportsman's Handbook to Practical Collecting
Davis Brothers Auction
Condition as pictured
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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When the Sawflies Mate in Summer Stelfox Signed234 - When the Sawflies Mate in Summer Stelfox Signed
Davis Brothers Auction
Condition as pictured
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (10.00) = 10.00
 
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A Funny Thing Happened and a Hunt in the Yukon235 - A Funny Thing Happened and a Hunt in the Yukon
Davis Brothers Auction
Condition as pictured.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (45.00) = 45.00
 
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With Rifle in Five Continents Paul Niedieck 1908236 - With Rifle in Five Continents Paul Niedieck 1908
Davis Brothers Auction
Condition as pictured.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for (95.00) = 95.00
 
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Camps and Trails in China Roy Chapman Andrews237 - Camps and Trails in China Roy Chapman Andrews
Davis Brothers Auction
Condition as pictured.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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Hunting Memories of Many Lands Esmonde Signed238 - Hunting Memories of Many Lands Esmonde Signed
Davis Brothers Auction
Condition as pictured.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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Sport and Travel East and West Selous 1900239 - Sport and Travel East and West Selous 1900
Davis Brothers Auction
Condition as pictured.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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Large and Small Game of Bengal Baldwin240 - Large and Small Game of Bengal Baldwin
Davis Brothers Auction
Condition as pictured.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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Through the Sub Arctic Forest Pike 1896241 - Through the Sub Arctic Forest Pike 1896
Davis Brothers Auction
Condition as pictured.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 175.00 - 250.00
Sold for (95.00) = 95.00
 
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Chamois Hunting in the Mountains of Bavaria242 - Chamois Hunting in the Mountains of Bavaria
Davis Brothers Auction
Condition as pictured.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Cruises in the Bering Sea Niedieck 1909 w/ Map243 - Cruises in the Bering Sea Niedieck 1909 w/ Map
Davis Brothers Auction
Condition as pictured.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold for (180.00) = 180.00
 
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Yukon Yesterdays Thirty Years of Adventure 1936244 - Yukon Yesterdays Thirty Years of Adventure 1936
Davis Brothers Auction
Condition as pictured.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Aircraft Electrical and Ignition Systems Manly245 - Aircraft Electrical and Ignition Systems Manly
Davis Brothers Auction
Condition as pictured.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (75.00) = 75.00
 
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Sport and Nature in the Himalayas Bairnsfather246 - Sport and Nature in the Himalayas Bairnsfather
Davis Brothers Auction
Condition as pictured.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 650.00
Sold for (275.00) = 275.00
 
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A Ramble in British Columbia B.C. 1887 Clutterbuck247 - A Ramble in British Columbia B.C. 1887 Clutterbuck
Davis Brothers Auction
Condition as pictured.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 125.00 - 150.00
Sold for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Camps in the Rockies Grohman 1910248 - Camps in the Rockies Grohman 1910
Davis Brothers Auction
Condition as pictured.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (65.00) = 65.00
 
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A Hunter's Adventures in the Great West Gillmore249 - A Hunter's Adventures in the Great West Gillmore
Davis Brothers Auction
Condition as pictured.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (55.00) = 55.00
 
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Wanderings in the Western Land Vivian 1880250 - Wanderings in the Western Land Vivian 1880
Davis Brothers Auction
Condition as pictured.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (85.00) = 85.00
 
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The Indian Field Shikar Book Fourth Edition251 - The Indian Field Shikar Book Fourth Edition
Davis Brothers Auction
Condition as pictured.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Inglis 1878252 - Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Inglis 1878
Davis Brothers Auction
Condition as pictured.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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The Antelope and Deer of America Canton 1877253 - The Antelope and Deer of America Canton 1877
Davis Brothers Auction
Condition as pictured.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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Unknown Mexico Carl Lumholtz Vol I-II 1903254 - Unknown Mexico Carl Lumholtz Vol I-II 1903
Davis Brothers Auction
Bookworm damage. Rebound. Condition as pictured.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (240.00) = 240.00
 
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Twisted Wire Butte Montana Miners Candlestick255 - Twisted Wire Butte Montana Miners Candlestick
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice miners candlestick. 11" long. Thimble has been replaced with wire by the miner.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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Lot of WW1 US Cavalry Spurs Buermann256 - Lot of WW1 US Cavalry Spurs Buermann
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice lot. 3 sets of spurs. 2 are signed Buermann. Original straps.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 150.00
Sold for (220.00) = 220.00
 
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