Native American Art & Related Artifacts - Best of Santa Fe 2017

Auction Details

Please join us in exciting Santa Fe the week before Indian Market this August for what promises to be an historic event!

We are featuring the collection of long time collector, hobbyist, Indian trader, and feather artist Bob Wills from Dumont, NJ. We are honored to have Bob's beadwork collection to offer along with other interesting things he's gathered over the years.

We are also very happy to be selling an old collection of beadwork, baskets, cornhusks, horse gear, and other great pieces all collected in the Columbia River Basin in the 50s and 60s. All pieces are documented in the original owner Tommy Thompson's ledger, with interesting notes and stories.

In addition, we have accumulated some really great pieces for this auction! There are more fantastic beadwork pieces, a huge assortment of quality baskets, several high-end Navajo rugs, some very rare old Pueblo pottery, and the best group of NW Coast and Eskimo items we have ever had!

And as always, lots of great Indian jewelry , some really rare original Native and Western art, a collection of Apache items, kachinas carvings, Santa Fe antiques, antique tradebeads, and a number of interesting and hard to find antique, western, and Mexican collectibles - over 800 pieces in all!

Previews both days begin at 8:00 am (MDT). Auction times are Saturday at noon and Sunday at 10:00 am. Live online, absentee, and phone bidding are all available.

Full-color catalog available for $30 - includes prices realized.
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Plains Bear Claw & Bone Necklaces297 - Plains Bear Claw & Bone Necklaces
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Early/Mid 1900s, Includes a long bear claw necklace with antique tradebeads and long copper tube beads, plus a hairpipe bone choker with brass beads.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to MacFairley for 540.00
 
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Beaded Horn Spoon298 - Beaded Horn Spoon
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Ca. 1980s, Large and wonderful shaped and carved horn ladle with snake head tip and fully beaded handle with another snake figure wrapped around it. V
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 325.00
 
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Plateau Beaded Bag299 - Plateau Beaded Bag
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Ca. 1930s, Large and colorful pictorial flat bag featuring a beautiful Indian maiden shown in profile, and with buckskin back that has wagon wheel bea
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to leterbuck for 660.00
 
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Plateau Beaded Bag300 - Plateau Beaded Bag
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Mid 1900s, Beautiful two-sided fully beaded personal flat bag with roses on one side, geometrics on the other. Very good condition. 7-1/2" x 6-...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 225.00
 
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Eskimo Ivory Cribbage Board301 - Eskimo Ivory Cribbage Board
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Mid/Late 1900s, Great carved walrus ivory tusk with inked scrimshaw details, carved seals on top, and inked peg holder. The peg board features a halib
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for 120.00
 
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NW Coast Totem Pole302 - NW Coast Totem Pole
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Early/Mid 1900s, Interesting hand carved and painted vintage red cedar totem pole depicting a bear, whale, and eagle with outstretched wings. Very goo
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
 
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2 NW Coast Totem Poles303 - 2 NW Coast Totem Poles
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Early & Mid 1900s, Great early hand carved and painted eagle/shaman/wolf pole, plus a mid/late 1900s deep relief carved version with eagle and b...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 110.00
 
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Eskimo Doll Parka304 - Eskimo Doll Parka
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Early 1900s, Great early hand sewn traditional parka done in miniature out of tanned snowshoe hair hides and sealskin trim. Very good condition. Ex. J
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 500.00
 
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NW Coast Rattle - Rich Lavalle305 - NW Coast Rattle - Rich Lavalle
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Mid 1970s, Outstanding hand carved and painted four-creature wooden rattle with inlaid abalone eyes and leather wrapped handle. Very good condition, g
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 700.00
 
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4 Eskimo Model Kayaks306 - 4 Eskimo Model Kayaks
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Mid/Late 1900s, All beautiful examples of carving and with hunting themes including two made from ivory with scrimshaw details and two made from bone.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 130.00
 
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Eskimo Whalebone Mask307 - Eskimo Whalebone Mask
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Early/Mid 1900s, Unique traditional hand carved human face mask made from the hardened marrow of a whale bone. Very good condition, great condition. 9
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 650.00
 
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Kwakiutl Eagle Bracelet - Tony Hunt308 - Kwakiutl Eagle Bracelet - Tony Hunt
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Ca. 1970s-1980s, Beautiful hand carved and shaped all-silver cuff bracelet done in traditional Kwaguilth-style representing an eagle. Excellent condit
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 375.00
 
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Plateau Antler Purse309 - Plateau Antler Purse
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Mid 1900s, Beautiful hand carved dentalium "purse" made from antler with elaborate etched and inked designs and great patina. Very good co...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 375.00
 
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NW Coast Artwork - Joseph Ilig310 - NW Coast Artwork - Joseph Ilig
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Ca. 2017, Beautiful hand pressed aluminum repousse' transformation panel titled "Raven-Whale." Custom framed and comes with a 1-1/8&qu...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 160.00
 
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Navajo Necklace - EB311 - Navajo Necklace - EB
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Ca. 1980s, Smaller-sized all-silver necklace with early mercury dimes and a traditional horseshoe naja with single turquoise stone. Very good conditio
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 190.00
 
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Navajo Bracelet312 - Navajo Bracelet
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Ca. 1960s, Large heavy gauge hand wrought all-silver bracelet with 11 matching Turquoise Mountain turquoise stones. Very good condition. 5-1/2"...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 350.00 - 700.00
Sold to comanche6 for 540.00
 
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Navajo Bracelet313 - Navajo Bracelet
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Ca. 1970s-1980s, Vintage three-band all-silver three cluster bracelet with 37 matching round and teardrop shaped turquoise stones. Very good condition
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 350.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for 250.00
 
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Collection of Navajo Butterfly Pins314 - Collection of Navajo Butterfly Pins
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Various Ages, Wonderful intact display frame with 21 handwrought turquoise and silver (one with coral) large and small butterfly pins ranging in origi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 1,400.00
Sold to floor for 850.00
 
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3 Navajo /Silver Pins315 - 3 Navajo /Silver Pins
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Late 1900s, Three unique examples all with a single turquoise stone including a repousse turtle by Paul Begay, a hand with stamped design by D/T Emery
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 130.00
 
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Navajo Bracelet316 - Navajo Bracelet
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Ca. 1950s-1960s, Vintage hand wrought all-silver cuff bracelet with beautiful matching blue natural turquoise stones. Very good condition. Unsigned. 6
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 225.00
 
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