Jay Contway & Friends Western Art & Memorabilia Auction

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”