Jay Contway & Friends Western Art & Memorabilia Auction

James, Will, The Dark Horse, 1st, Scribner, good tight copy

Miles City Saddlery watch fob, saddle; & M.C. Range Rider watch fob

Grizzly Saddlery hat band w/silver trim

E. Garcia spurs # 39-10, drop shank, jingle bobs, card suits silver inlay

J. Contway bronze, New Life (Miniature), #218/500, 5”h x 3” w x 6” l

Johnson, Dorothy M., The Bloody Bozeman, 1st

Poker chips, clay, orig. box

Cattonaugus Cutlery Co. 1882 Pocket knife, “Whittling Penn”, stag bone, Little Valley, NY

Miles City Saddlery saddle bags

J. Contway bronze, Nature’s Own, #8/24, 9”h x 11”l

Warden, R.D., CM Russell Boyhood Sketchbook, 1st

Jackson, Martha, The Illustrations of Frederic Remington, 1st, dj

J. Contway bronze, Coyote Pups, #78/100, 3 pcs., 5”h x 3.5”diam.

2- Promotional calendars, RED STAR GARAGE, 1923 &1924, framed

Original photograph of the Society of Montana pioneers, taken in 1899 on the Virginia City Courthouse steps, 8”h x 10”w, framed

Schultz, James Willard, Floating on the Missouri, 1st, dj

A. Buermann spurs, drop shank, moon & star pattern, chains & straps

Buermann spurs, drop shank, narrow yoke

James, Will, Scorpion, 1st, signed by author to Great Falls School library, (ex lib)

James, Will, Sand, 1st, signed by author to Great Falls School library, (ex lib)

Hank Lawshe`, Mountain Man, watercolor, 3.5” round

Hank Lawshe`, Glacier Bear, etching #12/20, 6” x 3”

Navajo rug , Chinle, 27” x 48”

Hunnes, Fred B., Brands Across Montana, Centennial Edition 1984, vol. 1 & 2

J. Contway bronze, Turning ‘Em North, Montana Centennial, #95/100, 15”h x 11”w x 17”l

Gary Schildt, oil on canvas, old man & pipe, 16" x 20", framed

Navajo rug, 56" x 30", c. 1930's

Plains Indian rawhide children’s rattle, beaded, rawhide covered handle, 12”

Dippie, Brian W., Charles M. Russell, Word Painter, 1993, leather bound, signed, #80

Renner, Ginger, A Limitless Sky, signed by Ginger Renner and personalized, dj, 1986, 1st ed

Renner, Frederic G., Charles M. Russell, 1966 Edition

2 Pieces: Abbott, E.C., We Pointed Them North, signed “Mary Stuart Abbott, Born Deer Lodge City, M.T. Feb. 2, 1870, dj; includes (new) photos of Granv

J. Contway bronze, 30 Years Gatherin’, #10/25, 22 ½”h x 17”w x 32”l

Wm. Standing, pencil sketch, 1946, note to Jake Myers, foreman of Coburn and Phillips ranches, 8" x 9", framed

Wm. Standing, oil, horses in pasture, 21.5" x 16", framed Condition report: small chip (1/8") top left corner. Signed bottom right ...

J. Contway bronze, I’ll Tell You A Tale, #9”h x 5”w x 8”w

J. Contway bronze, I’ll Sing You A Song, #23/250, 7.5” x 7”w x 7”w

Victor Ario saddle, double rigged, LH brand on cantle

Victor Ario chaps

2 Catalogs: Ario’s Cowboy Catalog, The Victor Ario Saddlery Co., Great Galls, Montana, USA., New Catalog No. 47, 1942, light wear, tearing & st...

Ace Powell, set of 2 etchings, cabin & bear, both with remarques & signature, 1/100, framed

Ace Powell, set of 2 original etching plates, cabin & bear, framed

Ace Powell, set of 2 etchings, skull/owl & Indian roper, both with remarques & signature, 1/100, framed

Ace Powell, set of 2 original etching plates, skull/owl & Indian roper, framed

2 books: Schultz, J.W., Sinopah, early edition; Schultz, J.W., Many Strange Characters, dj

Tray of points, knives and scrapers, 23 pcs., Montana, North Dakota

Tray of 25 points & knives, Western Montana

Navajo rug, Open field/"Ghost Rug", double saddle, 32” x 47”

Stetson hat, in original box

J. Contway bronze, School’s Out, #25/50, 13”h x 8”w x 15”l

Bateman – Switzer Co. Distributers, Great Falls, MT 1 gal. crock jug, Messenger Maryland Rye, very good cond., orig. paper label

George Lawrence fishing creel strap, near mint

2 books: Seltzer, Charles A., The Boss of the Lazy Y, Illus. by J. Allen St. John; Seltzer, Charles A., The Trail Horde, 1920

Miles City Saddlery fancy loop seat saddle, full floral tooling, square skirts, extra wide swells, nickel horn, all original

Price, Con, Trails I Rode, Illus. by C.M. Russell, 1st,1947

Will James, 'T Would Make A Feller Think Twice, charcoal, unsigned, 12" x 9", framed

Will James, The Length of a Rope, charcoal, signed "III", 10" x 8", framed

Will James, bear, pen & ink, signed "III", 5" x 6", matted

J. Contway bronze, The Bull Bear and the Bull, 50/100, 1991, 9.5”h x 8”w x 14.5”l

Bart Walker, Smith River Canyon, oil on board, 10” x 9”

Sheryl Bodily, Fall Stagecoach, oil on canvas, 12” x 16”

Fleming bit, sterling inlaid, some repairs, not all original.

J. Contway bronze, Mustanger, #12/50, 17” h x 9” w x 43”l

Will James, untitled, wild bronc, charcoal, signed W.J., 10" x 11", framed

Barbara East, watercolor, 3 cowboys & 3 cowdogs, 7” x 10”, framed

C. L. Wheeler scale model Stage Coach, very detailed, excellent condition, in showcase, 20"l x 8 1/2"d x 12"h

Piano box carriage, single seat, appears to be all original and in excellent condition. This carriage is very light, but very strong. It has bearings

H.H. HEISER saddle, 14.5”, w/ tapaderos, metal horn, Provenance: Dusty Rhodes Collection

Will James, Better Than Riches, pencil, unsigned, 5" x 9", framed

Will James, untitled, Meat for the Homesteader, unsigned, 8" x 10", matted

Buermann Hercules Bronze spurs

WIN 1894, .30-30 carbine, s#188557, mfg. 1900, rare “Browning Brothers” mark on barrel

WIN 1894 Deluxe, .32 WIN, mfg. 1901, ½ magazine takedown, 32 special sight, s#228710, checkered grips. Winchester letter.

KEYSTONE BROS., San Francisco, saddle 14”, floral tooling

J. Contway bronze, Changing Horses, #12/50, 16”h x 15”w x 32”l

Jack Connolly saddle, Livingston, MT, free-wheeling rig (his patent), fully tooled

Deer Lodge Prison hitched horsehair bridle, c. 1918, multi-colored, w/ silver inlaid bit

WIN 1894, .32 WIN Special, s#2190849

Blackfeet leggins, c. 1910, excellent beadwork, thread sewn

Northern Plains Indian beaded war club, "skull cracker," excellent beadwork, c. 1800's

Lone Wolf, pen & ink, warrior, 6” x 6”, framed, Please note: this appears to be a silk screen reproduction, then holiday greeting signed by Lon...

HENRY General Robert E. Lee Commemorative, .44-40 iron frame, s#LEE008, selectively plated in 24-K gold, in glass fronted wooden display case w/ lette

COLT Frontier Army revolver, .38 WCF, s#211115 Note: Serial number is amended to correctly read: 211115

Studded holster, unmarked

J. Contway bronze, Little Joe The Wrangler, #10/100, 20”h x 8”w

WIN 1892 .25-20 WCF, lever action, octagon barrel, s#229698, replaced rear sight, excellent condition!

C. P. Shipley leather saddle pockets, some restoration

Johns & Hallinan batwing chaps, made Glendive, MT, nickel conchos

2 Books: Post, C.C., Ten Years A Cowboy, 1st, worn cover, binding needs repair; Northrop, Henry Davenport, Indian Horrors or Massacres by the Red Men,

J. Contway bronze, Almost Home, #14/50, 14”h x 8”w x 20”l

Colt humidor w/lid, celluloid, chip on lip, embossed “Colt” on bottom

Eddie Hurlburt silver inlaid bit, early, some silver missing

Will James, untitled, 2- sided, storm brewing, cowboy horseback, pen & ink, unsigned, 8" x 7", matted

James, Will, Smokey, 1928, signed “To Jack Jaffin, Sincerily as hell, Bill- Will James ’29. First one to day…” Story goes that Jack Jaffin was WJ’s d

James, Will, Sand, 1929, signed “To Mary W. Stephenson, Sincerily from the author. Will James, ‘29”, with pen & ink horse sketch, dj

J. Contway bronze, Bareback Rider, #7/24, 1997, 17”h x 8”w x 18”l

S&W New Departure, .38, DA, nickeled, 3 ¼”, w/ original box, s#113831. The gun appears to be unfired. It is in near-mint condition.

S&W New Departure, .32, DA, nickeled, 3 ½”,w/ original box, s#242915. Excellent condition.

ATTENTION: LOT CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE: THIS IS A S&W New Departure, .38 DA, nickeled, 5", s#202721. Possibly never fired. It sells with a...

S&W Military Police original gun box, excellent cond., 4 ½” x 11 ½”