Legacy of Luxury: Native American Beadwork, Navajo Rugs & 18th C. French Artistry Sale

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North American Auction Co. is proud to invite you to our March 2025 premier collector auction, Legacy of Luxury: Native American Beadwork, Navajo Rugs & 18th-C. French Artistry. The sale, on March 29th, includes a truly high-end collection from high-level 19th-century Navajo blankets, early Sioux to Arapaho beaded pipe bag collections, Western, Fly Fishing, and a fine collection of 17th- to 18th-century French furniture. The sale also includes historic firearms, weapons, and antiquities from the west.



Preview Friday March 28th, 10am to 5pm

Auction Saturday, March 29th, at 9am Mountain Time.

Located at 34156 E Frontage Rd. Bozeman, MT 59715



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North Dakota, Mandan Pictomark Pendant c. 1870401 - North Dakota, Mandan Pictomark Pendant c. 1870
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Featured in this lot is this North Dakota, Mandan pictomark pendant circa 1870. The pendant features a wonderfully and professionally crafted ceramic
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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Navajo Sterling Silver Chryscolla Bracelet/ Buckle402 - Navajo Sterling Silver Chryscolla Bracelet/ Buckle
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Featured in this lot is this Navajo sterling silver chrysocolla bracelet and buckle circa 1960's. The buckle features a sterling silver concho d...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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Turtle Trade Mark Fishing Creels Mid 20th C. (3)403 - Turtle Trade Mark Fishing Creels Mid 20th C. (3)
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For your consideration are three Turtle Trade Mark woven reed fishing creels from mid 20th century. The "Turtle Trade Mark" fishing creels...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (450.00) = 450.00
 
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C. G. Bonehill Leather and Brass Gun Case 1873404 - C. G. Bonehill Leather and Brass Gun Case 1873
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Presented in this lot is a Rare Vintage C. G. Bonehill Oak Leather and Brass Gun Case, circa 1873 to 1921. Bonehill were a major gun maker in Birmingh
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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Navajo Nora Tahe Sterling SIlver Bracelet c. 1970405 - Navajo Nora Tahe Sterling SIlver Bracelet c. 1970
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Featured in this lot is this sterling silver bracelet from Navajo artist Nora Tahe circa 1970's. The bracelet is wonderfully and professionally ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (175.00) = 175.00
 
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Arabic Manuscript In Naskh Script 18th-19th C.406 - Arabic Manuscript In Naskh Script 18th-19th C.
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For your consideration is this Late 18th to early 19th century Arabic manuscript, precisely written in black and red ink, embellished with elaborate i
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Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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Zuni Hand Carved Animal Fetish Figures c. 1960's407 - Zuni Hand Carved Animal Fetish Figures c. 1960's
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Featured in this lot is this Zuni hand carved animal fetish figures circa 1960's. There are four fetishes in this collection the first is a smal...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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W.H. McMonies & Co. Model 60 Size 5 Fishing Creel408 - W.H. McMonies & Co. Model 60 Size 5 Fishing Creel
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Featured in this lot is this handcrafted fishing creel, Model 60, size 5, made by W.H. McMonies & Company in Portland Oregon in the early 20th c...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (850.00) = 850.00
 
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Navajo Yei Be Chei Style Custom Woven Rug409 - Navajo Yei Be Chei Style Custom Woven Rug
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Featured in this lot is this Navajo Yei Be Chei style custom woven rug. The rug features a wonderfully and professionally crafted wool blend construct
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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19th C. Navajo Transitional Period Blanket410 - 19th C. Navajo Transitional Period Blanket
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This is a fantastic Navajo Transitional Period diamond blanket / serape from the late-19th-century. The blanket is a wonderful textile with a red fiel
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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Red Lodge, Montana Live Edge Cabin Sofa Table411 - Red Lodge, Montana Live Edge Cabin Sofa Table
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Featured in this lot is this red Lodge, Montana Live Edge farmhouse sofa or wall table / buffet. The hallway cabinet features a wonderfully and profes
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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Ca. 1890's Yellowstone Kentucky Bourbon Mirror412 - Ca. 1890's Yellowstone Kentucky Bourbon Mirror
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For your consideration is this rare, Yellowstone Kentucky Straight Bourbon advertisement mirror from the 1890s-1900s. Yellowstone Kentucky Straight Bo
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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J.W. Fiske Iron Works Cast Iron Lawn Jockey 19th C413 - J.W. Fiske Iron Works Cast Iron Lawn Jockey 19th C
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Featured in this lot is this beautifully crafted cast iron lawn jockey sculpture done by J.W. Fiske Iron Works in New York in the late 19th / early 20
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,250.00) = 3,250.00
 
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McMonies Model 60 Size 5 Leather Creel 20th C.414 - McMonies Model 60 Size 5 Leather Creel 20th C.
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For your consideration is this handcrafted fishing creel, Model 60, size 5, made by W.H. McMonies & Company in Portland Oregon in the early 20th...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (650.00) = 650.00
 
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Mexican Coiled Snake & Desert Eagle Ceramic Pipes415 - Mexican Coiled Snake & Desert Eagle Ceramic Pipes
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Featured in this lot is this Mexican coiled snake and desert eagle ceramic pipes. There are two pipes in this collection constructed from ceramic pot
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Rare William Evans Oak Leather and Brass Gun Case416 - Rare William Evans Oak Leather and Brass Gun Case
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Presented in this lot is a Rare Vintage William Evans Oak Leather and Brass Gun Case, circa 1896 to 1944. William Evans worked for James Purdey for s
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Estimate : 400.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (375.00) = 375.00
 
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Smith & Wesson .38 Cal Military & Police Revolver417 - Smith & Wesson .38 Cal Military & Police Revolver
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Featured in this lot we have a Smith & Wesson Military & Police model revolver chambered in .38 caliber. The Revolver was manufactured in 19...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (425.00) = 425.00
 
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Marlin No. 32 Standard 1875 Single Action Revolver418 - Marlin No. 32 Standard 1875 Single Action Revolver
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Featured in this lot is a Marlin number 32, standard 1875 nickel plated, single action revolver chambered in .32 caliber. The Marlin number 32 is a ni
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Ca 1950 Sierra Bullets Advertising Caliber Display419 - Ca 1950 Sierra Bullets Advertising Caliber Display
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Featured in this lot is this Sierra Bullets advertising caliber display circa 1950's. The advertisement features a wonderfully and professionall...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (125.00) = 125.00
 
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Unmarked Black Powder .40 Cal Flintlock Pistol420 - Unmarked Black Powder .40 Cal Flintlock Pistol
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Featured in this lot we have an unmarked flintlock black powder pistol chambered in .40 caliber. This pistol displays a 9 1/2" long octagonal b...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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1929 Haynes Guide to Yellowstone National Park421 - 1929 Haynes Guide to Yellowstone National Park
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Presented in this lot is a scarce 1929 "Haynes New Guide and Motorists' Complete Road Log of Yellowstone National Park" by J.E. Haynes...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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"Last of the Great Scouts" Buffalo Bill, 1900 Ed.422 - "Last of the Great Scouts" Buffalo Bill, 1900 Ed.
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For your consideration is this 1900 Edition of “Last of the Great Scouts: Life Story of Co. W.F. Cody (Buffalo Bill)” written by Hel
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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1940's U.S. Department of Interior Porcelain Sign423 - 1940's U.S. Department of Interior Porcelain Sign
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Featured in this lot is this U.S. Department of the Interior Fish & Wildlife Service porcelain enamel sign circa 1940-50s. This sign would have ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Smokey The Bear Embossed Polychrome Sign424 - Smokey The Bear Embossed Polychrome Sign
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Featured in this lot is this Smokey the Bear embossed polychrome sign. The sign features a wonderfully and professionally crafted tin construction. Th
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Original Signed Handcarved Wood Hopi Kachina425 - Original Signed Handcarved Wood Hopi Kachina
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For your consideration is an Original Signed Handcarved Wood Hopi Kachina Doll. Hopi kachina dolls, also known as katsina figures, are a sacred part o
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Navajo Samuel Manymules Pottery Bowl 20th C.426 - Navajo Samuel Manymules Pottery Bowl 20th C.
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Featured in this lot is this beautifully crafted Navajo bowl done by renowned Navajo potter, Samuel Manymules, made 20th century. Samuel Manymules was
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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Navajo Samuel Manymules Pottery Bowl 20th C.427 - Navajo Samuel Manymules Pottery Bowl 20th C.
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For your consideration is this beautifully crafted Navajo bowl done by renowned Navajo potter, Samuel Manymules, made 20th century. Samuel Manymules w
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
 
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Ca. 1930-1950s Blackfoot Indian Tacked Sheaths (2)428 - Ca. 1930-1950s Blackfoot Indian Tacked Sheaths (2)
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Featured in this lot is this Blackfoot Indian tacked sheath collection circa 1930's to 1950's. There are two knife sheaths and trade knives ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (750.00) = 750.00
 
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Ca. 1870 Sioux Quilled & Beaded Pipe Bag ex-Jerich429 - Ca. 1870 Sioux Quilled & Beaded Pipe Bag ex-Jerich
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This is a circa 1870-1880's Sioux pipe bag with quillwork and beadwork from the ex-collections of Robert P. Jerich, Illinois and Dick Jemison. T...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,900.00) = 1,900.00
 
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Ca. 1930-1950s Blackfoot Tacked Sheath/ Knife (2)430 - Ca. 1930-1950s Blackfoot Tacked Sheath/ Knife (2)
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Featured in this lot is this Blackfoot Indian tacked Sheath and trade knives circa 1930's to 1950's. There are two pairs of knives and sheat...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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1878 1st Edition "Western Wilds" By J.H. Beadle431 - 1878 1st Edition "Western Wilds" By J.H. Beadle
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For your bidding consideration is an illustrated, 1878 First Edition of "Western Wilds and the Men Who Redeem Them" by J.H. Beadle, Jones ...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (175.00) = 175.00
 
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"Life Of General Houston 1793-1863" 1st Edition432 - "Life Of General Houston 1793-1863" 1st Edition
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Presented in this lot is a First Edition of "Life Of General Houston 1793-1863" by Henry Bruce, 1891, Dodd, Mead, and Company publishers. ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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R.E. Marble Hand Tinted Glacier Nat'l Park Photo433 - R.E. Marble Hand Tinted Glacier Nat'l Park Photo
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Featured in this lot is this original, hand tinted photo of Tow Medicine Lake in Glacier National Park, taken by Ray Elmer Marble circa 1910-1920s. Ra
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Crossing The Little Big Horn E. Haight Photo 2012434 - Crossing The Little Big Horn E. Haight Photo 2012
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For your consideration is this original photo titled, "Crossing the Little Big Horn" taken by renowned Montana photographer Erika N. Haigh...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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Benicia (California) Glass Blowing Studio Bowl435 - Benicia (California) Glass Blowing Studio Bowl
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Featured in this lot is this Benicia (California) glass blowing studio bowl. The bowl features a wonderfully and professionally crafted glass construc
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Colorado Valley Land Co Charles Swift Cattle Brand436 - Colorado Valley Land Co Charles Swift Cattle Brand
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Featured in this lot is this Colorado Valley Land Co. Charles Swift cattle brand. The brand features a double shaft set up with a rocker and a flat ir
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Ca. 1940 Blackfoot Brass Tack Sheath & Knife437 - Ca. 1940 Blackfoot Brass Tack Sheath & Knife
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Featured in this lot is this Blackfoot / Blackfeet bone handle knife and leather sheath with brass covered tacks 1940-1950s. The sheath is in the styl
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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3 1/2" Agave Knife Triangular Knife Point438 - 3 1/2" Agave Knife Triangular Knife Point
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Featured in this lot is this 3 1/2" Agave Knife triangular point. The pint features a wonderfully and professionally crafted smooth light brown...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Joseph Johnson Painted Skull & Occidentalis Skull439 - Joseph Johnson Painted Skull & Occidentalis Skull
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Featured in this lot is this Joseph Johnson painted skull and Occidentalis skull. There are two skulls in this collection with the first shows a fully
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Ornate Stainless Steel Painted Letter Opener c1950440 - Ornate Stainless Steel Painted Letter Opener c1950
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Featured in this lot is this Ornate stainless steel painted letter opener circa 1950's. The letter opener features a wonderfully and professiona...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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Navajo Anna Begay Sterling Silver Bracelet c. 1970441 - Navajo Anna Begay Sterling Silver Bracelet c. 1970
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Featured in this lot is this sterling silver bracelet from Navajo artist Anna Begay circa 1970's. The bracelet features a wonderfully and profes...
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Estimate : 325.00 - 650.00
Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
 
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Turtle Trademark Wicker & Wooden Frame Creels (2)442 - Turtle Trademark Wicker & Wooden Frame Creels (2)
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Featured in this lot is this Turtle Trademark wicker and wooden frame creels circa 1930's to 1950's. There are two creels in this collection...
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Estimate : 350.00 - 650.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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Joseph Schnell Leather & Willow Model 40 Creel443 - Joseph Schnell Leather & Willow Model 40 Creel
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Featured in this lot is this Joseph Schnell Model 40 leather & split willow fishing creel from the 1930-40s. Joseph Schnell was one of the creel...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (325.00) = 325.00
 
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C.a 1943 Deakin & Francis Sterling Cigarette Case444 - C.a 1943 Deakin & Francis Sterling Cigarette Case
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Included in this lot is a Early Sterling Silver Cigarette Box, Deakin & Francis,1945, Birmingham, UK. Founded in 1786, Deakin & Francis, Eng...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Navajo H. Tsosie Sterling Silver Turquoise Ring445 - Navajo H. Tsosie Sterling Silver Turquoise Ring
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Featured in this lot is this sterling silver turquoise ring from Navajo artist Herbert Tsosie. The ring features a wonderfully and professionally craf
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Estimate : 225.00 - 525.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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GGA Platinum, 4.08 CTW Sapphire & Diamond Ring446 - GGA Platinum, 4.08 CTW Sapphire & Diamond Ring
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Featured in this lot is this beautiful platinum, 1.43 CTW diamond and 4.08 CTW unheated, natural sapphire corundum ring with GGA and GIA paperwork. Th
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Start Price : 5,250.00 | Estimate : 40,000.00 - 48,000.00
 
 
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George Lawrence Model 6L Fishing Creel 1940-50s447 - George Lawrence Model 6L Fishing Creel 1940-50s
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For your consideration is this George Lawrence model 4 fishing creel from the 1950s. From 1923 to 1954, the Lawrence Company was a leading manufacture
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (800.00) = 800.00
 
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Pair Of French Empire Style Brass Bouillotte Lamps448 - Pair Of French Empire Style Brass Bouillotte Lamps
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Featured in this lot is this pair of French Empire style brass bouillotte lamps from the 20th Century. A Bouillotte lamp is a French-style table lamp
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (275.00) = 275.00
 
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Bronze Three Arm French Empire Bouillotte Lamp449 - Bronze Three Arm French Empire Bouillotte Lamp
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Featured in this lot is this bronze, three arm French Empire style bouillotte lamp from the early 1900s. A Bouillotte lamp is a French-style table la
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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Unheated GIA Sapphire VS2 Diamond Platinum Ring450 - Unheated GIA Sapphire VS2 Diamond Platinum Ring
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Featured in this lot is this unheated GIA sapphire VS2 diamond platinum ring with GIA and AIGL paperwork. The ring features a split band polished, sta
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Start Price : 5,500.00 | Estimate : 40,000.00 - 50,000.00
 
 
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