Jay Contway & Friends Western Art & Memorabilia Auction

Al Furstnow high back saddle, catalog #100, floral tooled

Al Furstnow saddle bags, match saddle, catalog #100, missing one lid cover

1899 Montana brand book, hard bound, good condition

J.C. Higgins saddle, good cond.

Kelly Bros. silver & brass mtd. gal leg bit, good mark, marked at headstall loop,right side

McChesney iron bit

U.S. Saddle bags

J. Contway bronze, All Around, #9/24, 2003, 18” h x 5”w x 12” l

G.D. HYATT, Vale Oregon, batwing chaps

WIN 1903 .22 WIN Auto, semi-auto, stock load, 20” barrel, s#94721, made 1919, minor cracks in stock, otherwise excellent condition!

Sanders, Helen Fitzgerald, History of Montana, 3 vol., 1913

Studded Cowboy cuffs, star pattern

J. Contway bronze, Cow Horse, #5/100, 1995, 12.5”h x 7”w x 14”l

Will James, III, pen & ink, poem: “It is written that, tho everything else may crumple & vanish, The III will scatter its mark far & wid...

Buermann star steel silver arrow-shank spurs, w/swastika & cloverleafs, rare

COLT Model 1860 Army revolver, .44, ivory grips, engraved cylinder, s# 166440. Engraving (ships) & patent date still quite visible on cylinder. ...

WIN 1873 rifle, .22 short, 24” barrel, s#201507B. Made 1885. Wood shows minor handling marks. The 1873’s are very rare in the .22 caliber. This gun

J. Contway bronze, The Price of a Medicine Robe, #1/10, 9.5’l x 31”h x 32”w, w/ table 31”h. authentic buffalo skull from Milk River area, Montana.

Will James, slippery slope, pencil, signed Will James ‘35, 8" x 10", framed

Will James, Something Crooked, pen & ink, signed Will James, 10" x 8", framed

C.R. Cheek, oil, hitching rail at the First National Bank, 14” x 18”

C.R. Cheek, oil on board, buffalo, 11” x 14”

WIN 1886, 12 ga., lever action, wood stock, wear mark left side of barrel s#12245

WIN 1897, 12 ga. shotgun, s#272860N

Crow beaded pipebag, ca. 1930’s, made from brain tanned deer hide & porcupine quills, beaded on both sides, sinew sewn

Arlene Hooker Fay, Indian Boy, pastel, 12” x 9”, framed

Arlene Hooker Fay, Indian Girl, pastel, 12” x 9”, framed

Harold Hopkinson, The War Bonnet, oil, 24” x 36”, framed

Glen Hopkinson, Seasons of Moving, oil, 24” x 30”, framed

COLT single action revolver, .44-40, 4 ¾ “barrel, mfg. 1900, s#194282

J STEVENS ARMS & TOOL CO., .22 cal. “Crack Shot”, s#0240, Excellent condition!

CIMARRON REPEATING 1866 MDL 66, .44 W.C.F. fully engraved, Vernier sights, s#71972

Newhouse #48, Lititz, PA

J. Contway, Prairie Princess, bronze lamp, #15/50, 15”h x 12”l,

1940’s Blackfeet beaded pouch, excellent condition

Assumption sash of the Metis People, 63” x 4 1/2”

Clarence Cuts The Rope, Indian cabin, oil on canvas, 25" x 48"

J. Contway bronze, Travois, #42/50, 14”h x 11”w x 17”l

C.R. Cheek oil, log cabin & teepee, 11” x 14”, framed

Nick Eggenhofer, Rut, ink w/ color, 8” x 7”, water damage

Silver mounted bit, unmarked, fully engraved with F4 on button, with headstall

Newhouse #4 ½ wolf trap, raised lettering

Newhouse #4, w/ chain, Oneida Community, N.Y.

Tray of artifacts, Agate Basin, Illinois, 8 points & beaded necklace

Tray of 80 points, Columbia River near Vantage, WA

WIN 1895 .30-40, new 24” barrel, new bluing, s#53290, mfg. 1895

COLT Woodsman Target pistol, .22, with extra elephant ear grips, pre-WWII (made 1941), in original box, possibly unfired, s#150536

S&W .357 mag., double action, wood grips, 3” barrel, pinned & recessed, s#k982261

J. Contway bronze, Malta Mustang, #120/250, 13 ½” h x 5” w x 9” l

J. Contway, pen & ink, cowboy, 2010, 8” x 10”

E. Garcia spurs #47-12, drop shank, jingle bobs, silver inlay

Crockett silver bit with horsehair headstall, shows wear

Sheryl Bodily, Summer Camp, oil on canvas, 16” x 20”

Elmer Sprunger, Mission Mountain Buck, oil on canvas, 18” x 24”

Brian Morger, Vaughn Mansion, oil, 30” x 48”, framed Condition report: small tear near top center, repaired.

WIN 1906 .22, pump, non-matching serial numbers, s#328720, s#509063B

WIN 1906 .22, pump, inlaid wood diamond in stock, s#234636

Will James, On Day Herd – It always happens when you forget your slicker in camp, pencil, unsigned, 9" x 12"

Will James, artist & antelope, pen & ink, signed W.J., 10" x 8", matted

Buermann Star Steel Silver arrow shank spurs, etched steer head, chap guard, heart buttons

Buermann Star Steel Silver arrow shank spurs, etched steer head, brass buttons

Buermann Star Steel Silver arrow shank spurs, etched steer head, shorter shank

J.K. Ralston etching plate of Gen. George Custer, signed by Ralston on front, personalized by Ralston on back

Popovich, John A., The Voice of the Curlew, J.K. Ralston’s Story of His Life

H&R ARMS CO. 1896, .38 cal. revolver, stainless, hammerless, s#72656

MAUSER Mdl. 1914 pistol, 32 ACP, s#181756, w/ leather holster

Ace Powell, etching, Cowboy & Horse, signed, 91/100

Ace Powell, etching, Chief on Horse, signed, 91/100

Ace Powell, etching, Indian woman w/ horse & cart, signed, 91/100

Ace Powell, etching, Saddled horse & Indian camp, signed, 91/100

J. Contway, Big Sky, oil on board, 2006, 8” x 10”

C.R. Cheek pen & ink, gold miner, 10" x 7", framed

C.R. Cheek pen & ink, rearing horse, 10" x 7", framed

Dave Hodges, Lets Go Girls, oil on canvas, 16” x 20”, framed

MAUSER military rifle, caliber not known, c. 1890’s, s#OT-46276

U. S. Cavalry bit, Indian Wars era, high port

U.S. officer spurs, bronze, eagle head shank

U.S. bridle w/ eagle conchos, w/ Shoemaker U.S. bit

Will James, soldier & horse, pencil, unsigned, 10" x 6", matted

James, Will Cowboys North & South, 1924 ed., signed by author

Dippie, Brian W., Charles M. Russell Word Painter, 1993, signed, dj

Craze, Sophia, Charles M. Russell, 1989

2 books: Fletcher, Robert H., Free Grass to Fences, chip on top of back cover, good condition; McCracken, Harold, George Catlin and the old Frontier,

2 Books: Russell, Charles M., Good Medicine, 1929 Edition, heavy wear on dj, book in excellent condition; Russell, Charles M., Trails Plowed Under, St

Will James, double-panel sketch, In the Chute & Rodeo Scene, pen & ink, unsigned, 7" x 12", framed

Will James, sketch page, pencil, cowboys, horses, Indians, unsigned, 12" x 9", matted

RUGER .22 cal., SA, 5 ½” barrel, s#72461

RUGER .22 cal., SA, 6 ½” barrel, s#60-80286

McChesney rattlesnake bit, copper/brass trim, jeweled eyes, with headstall

Kelly Bros. & Parker silver mtd. S-curve bit, with studded headstall, nice

Navajo silver mtd. bridle, very old

Peterson, Larry, CMR Legacy, 1999, leather bound in slip cover, signed & personalized, #36

Renner, Ginger, A Limitless Sky, 1986, 1st ed. dj

Renner, Frederic G., Charles M. Russell, 1984, dj

WIN 52B, .22, bull barrel, target rifle, hardwood stock, target peep sights, adj. sling mounts, bolt action, s#64575B

REMINGTON 721 .270, bolt action, refinished stock, Weaver scope

Will James, 2 drawings, titled: 1700, 1800, pen & ink, both unsigned

Will James, The Guardian Angel of the Range, pencil, unsigned, 8” x 10”, framed

Will James, The Desert, pencil, sketch & poem, signed W.R. James, 10” x 8”, framed

Buermann long-shank iron spurs; & Deer Lodge Prison aluminum bit, ca. 1930’s, sterling silver inlaid diamonds & engraved butterflies