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

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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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Antique Photo Cards636 - Antique Photo Cards
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Early 1900s, Includes five E.A. Bonnie, Yuma, AZ mounted card photos, all of Yuma Indians, plus a single continent stereoscope card - "268 - Th...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 700.00
 
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Antique Stereoptic Cards637 - Antique Stereoptic Cards
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Early 1960s, Includes six originals by Keystone View Co., all of Blackfeet, Sioux, Ute, and Pueblo Indians, plus one of Wyoming cowboys by Underwood a
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to MacFairley for 144.00
 
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Famous E.S. Curtis Book638 - Famous E.S. Curtis Book
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Ca. 1970s, Portraits from North American Indian Life. A large coffee table book loaded with more than 80 of his famous (frameable quality) photogravur
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 110.00
 
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F.A. Rinehart Photo639 - F.A. Rinehart Photo
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Late 1800s, Beautiful antique photo of "Mosteose (Holy Rabbit) - Iowa." @ 1898. In very good condition. 10" x 7" (16" x 13&...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 170.00
 
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F.A. Rinehart Photo640 - F.A. Rinehart Photo
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Late 1800s, Beautiful antique photo of "Bartelda - Apache." @ 1899. In very good condition. Loose in acrylic sleeve. 9" x 7"
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 275.00
 
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American Indian Art - Norm Feder641 - American Indian Art - Norm Feder
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Ca. 1960s, THE world famous book for collectors of Indian art, with 60 hand-tipped full color plates plus 24 black and white illustrations. First edit
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 125.00 - 250.00
Sold to comanche6 for 72.00
 
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2 Iriquois Quilled Baskets642 - 2 Iriquois Quilled Baskets
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Mid/Late 1900s, Pair of beautiful lidded birch bark baskets, both covered entirely in porcupine quills and featuring flowers on the lids, the smaller
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 110.00
 
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Iroquois Quilled Basket643 - Iroquois Quilled Basket
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Mid/Late 1900s, Great oval shaped lidded birchbark trinket basket covered completely in plain and colored porcupine quills with maple leaves on the li
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 225.00 - 450.00
Sold to floor for 375.00
 
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Karok Basket Hat644 - Karok Basket Hat
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Late 1800s, Very early finer weave traditional woven basketry cap with wonderful polychrome geometric design. Good condition, with one repair. 4-1/2...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 450.00 - 900.00
Sold to tracyOXV for 570.00
 
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Buffalo Lap Robe645 - Buffalo Lap Robe
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Early/Mid 1900s, Great old squared buffalo hide sleigh or stagecoach lap robe with wool blanket backing and scalloped red wool trim. good usable condi
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 300.00
 
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Woodlands Wooden Implement646 - Woodlands Wooden Implement
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Early 1900s, Great early hand carved hardwood ladle/scraper with unique Indian figure on the handle. Very good condition, shows a lot of use. 12-1/2...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 350.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for 350.00
 
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NW Coast Maskette - Jack James647 - NW Coast Maskette - Jack James
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Ca. 1970s, Smaller traditional hand carved and painted red cedar owl maskette with hook nose and cornhusk bow. Very good condition, minor scuffs. 7&...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to rmaldermn for 192.00
 
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Iroquois False Face Mask648 - Iroquois False Face Mask
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Mid 1900s, Vintage hand carved and dyed wooden false face mask with tin clad eyes, protruding features, horsehair, cornhusk, and two teeth. Very good
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 300.00
 
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NW Coast Mask - Peter Prevost649 - NW Coast Mask - Peter Prevost
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Ca. 1987, Beautiful hand carved and painted "thin carved" alderwood moon mask. Very good condition, minor warp. Great example of carving. ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for 250.00
 
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Hopi Kachina Carving650 - Hopi Kachina Carving
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Early/Mid 1900s, Early hand carved and painted cottonwood root Koshare Clown doll shown in traditional striped attire. Good condition, some minor repa
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 180.00
 
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Antique Dance Bells651 - Antique Dance Bells
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Early/Mid 1900s, Pair of heavy leather mounted bronze/bass sleigh bells used as a fancy dancer's leg bells because of their loud volume. Very go...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 225.00
 
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Dew Claw Hand Rattle652 - Dew Claw Hand Rattle
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Mid/Late 1900s, Hand carved and green ochred wooden handle loaded with deer dew claws and used as a dancer's noisemaker. Very good condition. 14...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 150.00
 
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Southwest Ceremonial Item653 - Southwest Ceremonial Item
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Early 1900s, Single string-wrapped husk-covered wooden marker or stick with feather decorations, marked "Zuni Prayer Stick." Good conditio...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to MacFairley for 84.00
 
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Sioux Stone Club654 - Sioux Stone Club
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Early 1900s, Early short-handled (ladies'/children's) small rawhide-wrapped wood handled stone club with some of the original beaded section...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 100.00
 
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Antique Indian Gun655 - Antique Indian Gun
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Ca. 1863, Rare model 1861 "U.S. Norwich" percussion muzzle loader adorned with brass tacks in the Indian style. An excavated non-firing pi...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 1,400.00
Sold to floor for 550.00
 
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