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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Holbrook, Arizona Triassic Petrified Wood Samples51 - Holbrook, Arizona Triassic Petrified Wood Samples
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Featured in this lot is a Holbrook, Arizona Triassic Period Chinle Formation Petrified Wood Collection. The petrified wood collection features wonderf
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Holbrook, Arizona Triassic Petrified Wood Samples52 - Holbrook, Arizona Triassic Petrified Wood Samples
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Featured in this lot is a Holbrook, Arizona Triassic Period Chinle Formation Petrified Wood Collection. The petrified wood collection features wonderf
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Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Ca. 1950 Suzy Black Navajo Pictorial Large Textile53 - Ca. 1950 Suzy Black Navajo Pictorial Large Textile
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This is an outstanding and large finely woven pictorial textile rug dating to circa 1950-1960 by renowned Navajo artist, Suzy Black with two publicati
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Start Price : 3,000.00 | Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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19th-century Navajo Transitional Blanket54 - 19th-century Navajo Transitional Blanket
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The lot features a stunning Late-19th century Navajo Transitional period blanket / serape with vivid polychrome coloring and artistic dazzling pattern
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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Smokey Bear U.S. Forest Service Porcelain Sign55 - Smokey Bear U.S. Forest Service Porcelain Sign
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Included in this lot is a Smokey Bear porcelain enamel sign. Smokey Bear was adopted by the U.S. Forest Service back in the 1940's as part of th...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (275.00) = 275.00
 
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Montana GIA Certified Sapphire Diamond Necklace56 - Montana GIA Certified Sapphire Diamond Necklace
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Featured in this lot is this GIA NO HEAT Montana sapphire diamond necklace with GIA and GGA paperwork. The necklace features a polished, stamped, and
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Start Price : 18,500.00 | Estimate : 160,000.00 - 180,000.00
 
 
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18th C. French Provincial Louis XV Walnut Commode57 - 18th C. French Provincial Louis XV Walnut Commode
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For your consideration is a Rare Late 18th Century French Provincial Louis XV Walnut Bombe Shaped Commode. The eighteenth century is considered the Go
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Estimate : 14,500.00 - 26,000.00
Sold to floor for (7,000.00) = 7,000.00
 
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18th C French Provincial Louis XV Walnut Commode58 - 18th C French Provincial Louis XV Walnut Commode
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For your consideration is a Rare Late 18th Century French Provincial Louis XV Walnut Bombe Shaped Commode. Louis XV style is the epitome of French fur
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Start Price : 3,500.00 | Estimate : 14,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Rare George Lawrence Co. Model 4 AP Fishing Creel59 - Rare George Lawrence Co. Model 4 AP Fishing Creel
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Featured in this lot is this rare, George Lawrence Company Model 4 AP fishing creel from the 1940-50s, made in Portland, Oregon. From 1923 to 1954, th
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (1,400.00) = 1,400.00
 
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1.10ct Diamond 14k Yellow Gold Flame Pendant60 - 1.10ct Diamond 14k Yellow Gold Flame Pendant
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Featured in this lot is this 1.10ct diamond 14k yellow gold flame pendant. The pendant features a wonderfully and professionally crafted 14k yellow go
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,200.00) = 1,200.00
 
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Mid Century Oak Blue Upholstered Rocking Chair61 - Mid Century Oak Blue Upholstered Rocking Chair
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Featured in this lot is a Mid Century oak blue upholstered rocking chair. The rocking chair features a wonderfully and professionally crafted oak fram
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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George Lawrence Co. Supreme Model 4A Creel 1950s62 - George Lawrence Co. Supreme Model 4A Creel 1950s
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Featured in this lot is this hand crafted George Lawrence Supreme Model 4A fishing creel made in Portland, Oregon in the 1950s. From 1923 to 1954, the
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
 
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McMonies Model 80 Size 5 Leather Creel 20th C.63 - McMonies Model 80 Size 5 Leather Creel 20th C.
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Featured in this lot is this beautifully hand crafted fishing creel, Model 80, size 5, made by W.H. McMonies & Company in Portland Oregon in the...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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Aunt Jemima & Dilly Brand Laxative Cast Iron Bank64 - Aunt Jemima & Dilly Brand Laxative Cast Iron Bank
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Featured in this lot is an Aunt Jemima and Dilly Brand Laxative cast iron bank. There are two cast iron banks in this collection. The first is a symbo
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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Ca. 1880-1920 Handmade Four Strand Rawhide Reata65 - Ca. 1880-1920 Handmade Four Strand Rawhide Reata
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Featured in this lot is this handmade four strand rawhide reata circa 1880 to 1920's; from the ex-collection of the C.M. Russell Museum and John...
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Estimate : 450.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (125.00) = 125.00
 
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"Livingstone Lost and Found", Josiah Tyler 187366 - "Livingstone Lost and Found", Josiah Tyler 1873
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Featured in this lot is this First Edition of "Livingstone Lost and Found, or Africa and Its Explorers", by Rev. Josiah Tyler, 1873, Mutua...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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"Good Medicine" Charles M. Russell 1st Ed. 192967 - "Good Medicine" Charles M. Russell 1st Ed. 1929
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Featured in this lot is the rare "Good Medicine: The Illustrated Letters of Charles M. Russell", 1929 First Edition. Introduction by Will ...
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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1995 Oreland C. Joe (b. 1958) Lodge Chief Bronze68 - 1995 Oreland C. Joe (b. 1958) Lodge Chief Bronze
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Featured in this lot is a bronze sculpture called "Lodge Chief" circa 1995. The Navajo artist, Oreland C. Joe, was born in 1958. The sculp...
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,800.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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Ca. 1880 Arapaho Beaded Bowcase & Quiver Set69 - Ca. 1880 Arapaho Beaded Bowcase & Quiver Set
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This is an exceptional circa 1870-1880’s buffalo Indian hide beaded bowcase and quiver from the Arapaho from the ex-collection of Steven and
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Start Price : 7,500.00 | Estimate : 15,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Navajo Hubbell 2nd Phase Chiefs Germantown Blanket70 - Navajo Hubbell 2nd Phase Chiefs Germantown Blanket
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Featured in this lot is this Navajo Hubbell Trading Post 2nd Phase Chief's Germantown Blanket circa 1890. The blanket features weight weaving re...
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Estimate : 9,000.00 - 12,000.00
Sold to floor for (6,500.00) = 6,500.00
 
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Crescent Firearms Enders Royal Service Shotgun71 - Crescent Firearms Enders Royal Service Shotgun
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Featured in this lot we have a Crescent Firearms double barrel Enders Royal Service shotgun chambered in 20 gauge. This shotgun was manufactured in th
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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Stevens Rolling Block Single Shot .32 Cal Rifle72 - Stevens Rolling Block Single Shot .32 Cal Rifle
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Featured in this lot we have a Stevens rolling block single shot rifle chambered in .32 Long caliber. This rifle was manufactured in the early 1900...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
 
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Antique Sperm Whale Teeth Matching Pair73 - Antique Sperm Whale Teeth Matching Pair
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Lot consisting of two matching antique sperm whale teeth. These teeth probably date to the late 19th to early 20th century and came out of an old coll
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Estimate : 550.00 - 650.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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Winchester Model 1902 22 LR Single Shot Boys Rifle74 - Winchester Model 1902 22 LR Single Shot Boys Rifle
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Winchester Model 1902 single shot “boys’ rifle.” This is a very early example. Since these were not serial numbered, it is
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 650.00
 
 
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Glock Model 20 Ported 10mm Semi Auto Pistol75 - Glock Model 20 Ported 10mm Semi Auto Pistol
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Featured in this lot we have a Glock model 20 semi auto pistol with ported barrel and come with a hard carry case. This pistol was manufactured by Glo
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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Civil War Era 19th Century Steer Horn Powder Horn76 - Civil War Era 19th Century Steer Horn Powder Horn
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Featured in this lot is this Civil War Era 19th Century steer horn powder horn. Truly amazing carving and condition. The powder horn features a wonder
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Custom Fred Bruner Jr. Walnut Handle Knife77 - Custom Fred Bruner Jr. Walnut Handle Knife
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Featured in this lot is this Custom Fred Bruner Jr. walnut handle knife. The knife features a wonderfully and professionally crafted custom constructi
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (125.00) = 125.00
 
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"The Odyssey of Homer" 1st Lim. Ed. Butcher & Lang78 - "The Odyssey of Homer" 1st Lim. Ed. Butcher & Lang
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Featured in this lot is a rare, first limited edition of "The Odyssey of Homer", translated into English prose by S.H. Butcher & Andre...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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"A Complete Course of Geography" A. Gaultier 180079 - "A Complete Course of Geography" A. Gaultier 1800
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For your consideration is this rare, fourth edition of, "A Complete Course of Geography, By Means of Instructive Games" by Abbé Gault...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
 
 
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George Lawrence Co. Supreme Model 4A Creel 1950s80 - George Lawrence Co. Supreme Model 4A Creel 1950s
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For your consideration is this hand crafted George Lawrence Company Supreme Model 4A fishing creel made in Portland, Oregon in the 1950s. From 1923 to
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Estimate : 700.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (275.00) = 275.00
 
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Navajo J Nelson Sterling Silver Turquoise Necklace81 - Navajo J Nelson Sterling Silver Turquoise Necklace
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Featured in this lot is this sterling silver and turquoise necklace from Navajo artist John Nelson. The necklace features a wonderfully and profession
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (175.00) = 175.00
 
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Orszagos Trofea Biralo.., Budapest Fallow Mount82 - Orszagos Trofea Biralo.., Budapest Fallow Mount
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Featured in this lot is this Orszagos Trofea Biralo Bizottsag, Budapest, Hungary Fallow deer mount. The deer mount features a wonderfully and professi
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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Brass French Empire Style 3 Arm Bouillotte Lamp83 - Brass French Empire Style 3 Arm Bouillotte Lamp
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For your consideration is this brass, three arm French Empire bouillotte lamp from th early 20th century. A Bouillotte lamp is a French-style table la
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Navajo Old Pawn Silver Turquoise Feather Bracelet84 - Navajo Old Pawn Silver Turquoise Feather Bracelet
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Featured in this lot is this Navajo Old Pawn silver turquoise feather bracelet circa 1940's. The bracelet features a wonderfully and professiona...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Brass French Empire Style 3 Arm Bouillotte Lamp85 - Brass French Empire Style 3 Arm Bouillotte Lamp
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For your consideration is this brass, French Empire style three arm bouillotte lamp from the 20th century. A Bouillotte lamp is a French-style table l
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Rare Chief's Inlaid Dag Knife ex-Jim Dresslar86 - Rare Chief's Inlaid Dag Knife ex-Jim Dresslar
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This is a rare and important Chief’s grade American Indian dag knife from the ex-collection of Jim Dresslar. This dag knife is nearly identic
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
Sold to Jgf641 for (2,500.00 + 700.00BP) = 3,200.00
 
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19th C. Blackfoot Inlaid Bone Dag Knife w/ Sheath87 - 19th C. Blackfoot Inlaid Bone Dag Knife w/ Sheath
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The lot features a truly fantastic 19th-century Blackfoot / Blackfeet dag knife with bone handle and silver pewter inlay paired with a beaded buffalo
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Start Price : 2,500.00 | Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Historic Great Lakes AD Eagle Stamp Pipe Tomahawk88 - Historic Great Lakes AD Eagle Stamp Pipe Tomahawk
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This is a truly a historic and important hallmarked, “A.D.” and US Eagle with Shield stamped pipe tomahawk from the Great Lakes Indi
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Start Price : 2,250.00 | Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Navajo Late Classic 3rd Phase Chiefs Blanket 19th89 - Navajo Late Classic 3rd Phase Chiefs Blanket 19th
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Featured in this lot is this Navajo Late Classic Third Phase Chiefs Blanket circa 19th century from a March in Montana sale. The blanket features a wo
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 12,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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19th C. Sioux Beaded & Quilled Tobacco Pipe Bag90 - 19th C. Sioux Beaded & Quilled Tobacco Pipe Bag
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Featured in this lot is this Sioux beaded and quilled tobacco pipe bag circa 19th century. The tobacco bag features an Indian tanned hide and sinew se
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Estimate : 3,600.00 - 5,600.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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Ca. 1900-1920 Navajo JB Moore Salt & Pepper Rug91 - Ca. 1900-1920 Navajo JB Moore Salt & Pepper Rug
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This is a historic, original J.B. Moore Navajo textile with rare salt and pepper work dating to circa 1900-1920 from the ex-collection of Ned Tanen Sa
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 11,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,750.00) = 4,750.00
 
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Ca. 1865-1870 Navajo Late Classic Serape ex-Evans92 - Ca. 1865-1870 Navajo Late Classic Serape ex-Evans
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This is a fabulous Navajo Late Classic Serape dating to circa 1865-1870 from the Victor J. Evans (1865-1931) collection and formerly sold by Skinner B
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 14,000.00
Sold to floor for (6,000.00) = 6,000.00
 
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19th C. Clovis Edmond Masson Bronze Elk Bronze93 - 19th C. Clovis Edmond Masson Bronze Elk Bronze
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Featured in this lot is this original bronze sculpture done by French sculptor Clovis Edmond Masson (1838-1913) in the late 19th Century (1880-1900s).
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (375.00) = 375.00
 
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1912 National Cash Register Model 333 - Wyoming94 - 1912 National Cash Register Model 333 - Wyoming
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Featured in this lot is a 1912 Brass National Cash Register Model 333, from The National Cash Register Company in Dayton, Ohio. The cash register was
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (175.00) = 175.00
 
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"A Daughter of the Sioux" by Gen. C King 1st Ed95 - "A Daughter of the Sioux" by Gen. C King 1st Ed
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Featured in this lot is this rare, first edition of, "A Daughter Of The Sioux" by General Charles King, 1903, illustrated by Frederic Remi...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Devore's Saddlery Catalog & Magazine Collection96 - Devore's Saddlery Catalog & Magazine Collection
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Featured in this lot is this large and extensive Western catalog and magazine collection consisting of over 1,200 pieces circa 1950s to 1990s from DeV
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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1908 1st Ed. True Tales of the Plains Buffalo Bill97 - 1908 1st Ed. True Tales of the Plains Buffalo Bill
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Featured in this lot is a 1908, Scarce, First Edition of "True Tales of the Plains" by Buffalo Bill, Cupples & Leon Company publisher....
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Estimate : 350.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (175.00) = 175.00
 
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William T. Crane (1861-1865) Ironclad's Attack98 - William T. Crane (1861-1865) Ironclad's Attack
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Featured in this lot is this etching called "Grand Attack of the Federal Ironclads, led by Admiral Dupont, Upon Fort Sumter and the other defen...
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Estimate : 350.00 - 650.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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William Waud (1832-1878) Bombardment Ft. Jackson99 - William Waud (1832-1878) Bombardment Ft. Jackson
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Featured in this lot is this etching called "Bombardment of Forts Jackson and St. Philip" originally from a sketch by William Waud. The et...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (125.00) = 125.00
 
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George Lawrence Supreme Model 6 Creel 1940s100 - George Lawrence Supreme Model 6 Creel 1940s
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Featured in this lot is this hand crafted George Lawrence Supreme Model 6 creel made in Portland, Oregon in the 1940s. From 1923 to 1954, the Lawrence
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (275.00) = 275.00
 
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