November Wonders: Western Americana Auction (November 2021)

Auction Details

Welcome to our November Wonders Auction, the second in our end-of-the-year auction trilogy!

We know every collector will find something special for their collection in this sale, and even a good Christmas present or two...

This sale features more than 3,100 lots across 5 days in over two dozen different collecting categories including: Art, Mining, Numismatics, Railroad, Militaria, General Americana, Jewelry, Books, Stocks & Bonds, and much more!

**HIGHLIGHTS**

--The Bill McKivor Nevada Token Collection Part I. Bill's Nevada token collection is full of so many rarities that we have split it over several sales. This round features an ultra-rare Comstock token from Gold Hill, as well as Beowawe, Chafey, Farrell, Bowers, Genoa, Incline, and more.

--Pancho Villa Collection. A rare second chance to bid on a Photo Diary of Pancho Villa by W.H. Horne (& Others). A massive and important collection of 184 real photo postcards (RPCs) and six original 5 x7 prints, most of which are directly attributable to Walter H. Horne, who made a good living for himself making photographic postcards in the American Southwest during the time of the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century.

--George Armstrong Custer Civil War Holster and Dispatch Case. The belt, brass buckle, holster, and dispatch case from Civil War Captain George Armstrong Custer, originally from the Frost Collection.

--Stunning Jewelry. Featuring a leopard gold & diamond necklace; a gold-in-quartz pendant; shadow box and diamond cocktail rings; and much more.

--Native Americana. Beautiful jewelry, pottery, artifacts, and ephemera.

--Ken Prag Collection. Rarities from the Prag Collection of stocks, ephemera, and postcards, including autographs of Thomas Edison, J. Paul Getty, John D. Rockefeller, JP Morgan. Other stock categories include: Wells Fargo and American Express, banking, brewing, Hollywood, Yellowstone, mining, railroad, & more.

--Mining. Collectibles including gold nuggets and ore specimens, artifacts, ephemera, and mining stock certificates from California, Colorado, Montana, and Nevada.

--Art. Museum-quality Western art pieces by Makk, Rosa, and Hanson, as well as a large group of Chilmark Western pewter sculptures. Plus African art and carvings, and many other paintings and prints.

--General Americana Bonanza. Including an original prostitute's license from Tombstone; rare bottles and brewing ephemera; Montana saloon archives from the MacKenzie Collection; rare badges; cowboy collectibles incl. saddles & rare photographs; books incl. a large Eastern US directory section; and much more.

Be sure to use the Search Function to find items across the 5 days in your collecting categories!

And Keep the Collections Coming!
Please keep us in mind for selling your collection, and contact me directly at fredholabird@gmail.com.

Happy bidding!

--Fred Holabird & Team--

Auction Schedule

DAY 1 - Thursday, Nov 18, Lots 1000-1601
Art 1000-1269
Firearms-Weapons 1270-1292
Foreign 1293-1338
Political 1339-1352
Military 1353-1402
Tools 1403-1422
Native Americana 1423-1477
Sports 1478-1535
Transportation 1536-1601

DAY 2 - Friday, Nov 19, Lots 2000-2657
Stocks & Bonds 2000-2657
All Categories including Mining,
Railroad, and various industries

DAY 3 - Saturday, Nov 20 , Lots 3000-3609
Minerals 3000-3018
Mining 3019-3034
Numismatics 3195-3258
Tokens 3259-3412
Philatelic & Postal History 3413-3609

DAY 4 - Sunday, Nov 21, Lots 4000-4620
Geographically Sorted Ephemera 4000-4265
General Collectibles 4269-4395
Souvenir Plates 4396-4424
Spoons & Flatware 4425-4428
Entertainment 4429-4446
Circus 4447-4450
Toys 4451-4484
Marbles 4485-4489
Bottles 4490-4527
Saloon 4528-4546
Tobacciana 4547-4559
Gaming 4560-4566
Cowboy 4567-4599
Clothing 4600-4620

DAY 5 - Monday, Nov 22, Lots 5000-5614
WF/Express 5000-5002
World's Fair / Expositions 5003-5013
Firefighting Memorabilia 5014-5017
Fraternal Organizations 5018-5022
Badges 5023-5044
Maps 5045-5066
Books 5067-5314
Furnishings & 3D 5315-5363
Jewelry 5364-5461
Music 5462-5490
Photography 5491-5614

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Early Etching or Lithograph of Noteburg in St Petersburg [131574]1050Early Etching or Lithograph of Noteburg in St Petersburg [131574]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This potentially dates pre-1700. Framed 11 x 13.5 tall, art measures 5.5 x 6.5" Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: ...
Start Price : 110.00 | Estimate : 220.00 - 600.00
Early Russian Prints in French (3) c1770 [131575]1051Early Russian Prints in French (3) c1770 [131575]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three Russian views printed by the French. 1.) Vue De La Ville De Tver by De Lespinasse 17.5 x 22" with old bubble glass in old frame 2.) V...
Estimate : 220.00 - 600.00
Sold to a******l for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
Fashion Plates from various French Albums [124607]1052Fashion Plates from various French Albums [124607]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a collection of full-color lithographed fashion plates from the early 1800s. Pieces of the original album and 15 images in various sizes are i
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to e*********0 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Forty Thieves Lithograph [78964]1053Forty Thieves Lithograph [78964]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful lithograph of woman holding pot with boiling water pouring into large amphora. Provenance, James Mackie Collection. 20" x 30". C...
Estimate : 70.00 - 400.00
Sold to e*********0 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
Framed Lithograph Art Collection (4) [135154]1054Framed Lithograph Art Collection (4) [135154]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful collection of 4 framed lithographs. 1.) 19x16 Pont De L'ArchevÍchÈ Et Abside De Notre Dame 2.) 19.50 x 14.5 Le mole St. Nic
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Graciela Rodo Boulanger Artist Proof Framed under glass, signed - RARE!  [133769]1055Graciela Rodo Boulanger Artist Proof Framed under glass, signed - RARE! [133769]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare ARTIST PROOF! This framed print by G. Rodo Boulanger is signed G. Rodo Boulanger at bottom right with "EA." on the bottom left. E...
Start Price : 1,100.00 | Estimate : 2,250.00 - 9,000.00
Handcolored Prints - Trevi Fountain [108688]1056Handcolored Prints - Trevi Fountain [108688]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Perspective View of the Stunning Trevi Fountain, in Rome (in French), 20 x 13 inches. Oddly the title of this print is printed backwards at the top i
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Horse Lithograph, Mid-Nineteenth Century [114384]1057Horse Lithograph, Mid-Nineteenth Century [114384]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stunning circular lithograph from an engraving by Fred Lucas from a paintiing by JF Herring. 33 x 33" beautifully framed and matted. John Frede...
Estimate : 220.00 - 700.00
Sold to t********f for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
Mosque of Amar by David Roberts [136957]1058Mosque of Amar by David Roberts [136957]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mosque of Amar, Showing the Lite of the Temple. The antique Lithograph is after the painting by David Roberts R.A. (1796-1864, born in Stockbridge, ne
Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Paris Hotels in Antique Hand-colored Prints [124623]1059Paris Hotels in Antique Hand-colored Prints [124623]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two spectacular full-color prints of famous Paris hotels: The Hotel du Louvre and the InterContinental Paris Le Grand (Grand Hotel) 15-1/2 x 10-3/4 in
Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
Sold to t********f for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
Horse Print (Lithograph) Signed by Artist [86801]1060Horse Print (Lithograph) Signed by Artist [86801]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful Print signed by artist (unrecognizable signature) is embossed & numbered 113/279, abstract painted horse. Matted & framed. Frame i...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 600.00
Rose Melville Lithographs (2) [78971]1061Rose Melville Lithographs (2) [78971]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Girl looking over the fence 20.5" x 25", done by H.A. Thomas & Wylie Litho Co. NY, 2)Rose Melville in "Sis Hopkins"20&quo...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Temple of Edfou by David Roberts [136956]1062Temple of Edfou by David Roberts [136956]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Temple of Edfou, the ancient Appolinopolis of Upper Egypt. The antique Lithograph is after the landscape painting by David Roberts R.A. (1796-1864, bo
Start Price : 550.00 | Estimate : 1,100.00 - 3,000.00
Carl Schley  Still Life Oil [131703]1063Carl Schley Still Life Oil [131703]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A 22"x 48" still life in oil on graphite by California artist Carl Frederick Schley (1884-1957). Painting shows a hunter's harvest of ...
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
Still Life Painting by John Stenvall [117708]1064Still Life Painting by John Stenvall [117708]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A stylized depiction of vivid flowers in a vase by John Francis Stenvall (1907-1998). Oil /acrylic painting over a woodblock printed background. Penci
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
19th Century Painting by William Drown [117990]106519th Century Painting by William Drown [117990]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
William Staples Drown was an American landscape artist (1856-1915). Image of house by river, mountains in background. Fair condition with two very old
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 1,600.00
Framed Mining Prints: Montana and Georgia (2) [56137]1066Framed Mining Prints: Montana and Georgia (2) [56137]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Wood framed color print of Discovery of Last Chance Gulch by Chas. M.Russell. This discovery caused the third gold rush in Montana on Prickly Pear Cre
Estimate : 20.00 - 75.00
Sold to a******l for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
Mighels Desert Landscape [103319]1067Mighels Desert Landscape [103319]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Henry R. Mighels oil on board, a Nevada desert landscape, possibly out along highway 50 east of Dayton. The painting measures 6 x 9" and is fra...
Start Price : 180.00 | Estimate : 375.00 - 1,000.00
Early Winter Scene in the Meadow - Oil on Canvas by J. La Verne Lane [80810]1068Early Winter Scene in the Meadow - Oil on Canvas by J. La Verne Lane [80810]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Early Winter Scene in the Meadow" with very large tree at left with river in foreground. Has writing on back of canvas "Painted by m...
Start Price : 110.00 | Estimate : 220.00 - 400.00
River Through Time Oil Painting by J. La Verne Lane [79166]1069River Through Time Oil Painting by J. La Verne Lane [79166]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This painting is on canvas. It is called "River Through Town" on back of canvas is written "This picture was painted by my father&quo...
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to e*********0 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Thos. Grimm Oil Painting of Mt. Rose, 1929 [115344]1070Thos. Grimm Oil Painting of Mt. Rose, 1929 [115344]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
15.5" x 22" framed oil. Signed lower left, Thomas H. Grimm, 1929. Left-handed slant. This view may be from somewhere near the Jumbo Grade....
Estimate : 150.00 - 800.00
Sold to S********e.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
Trail of Tears by William Douglas Rosa [136950]1071Trail of Tears by William Douglas Rosa [136950]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very interesting fore-gound portrait of Native Americans on horseback to a background of more Native Americans in distance. Oil painting of Trail of t
Start Price : 1,800.00 | Estimate : 3,750.00 - 10,000.00
Chief Strong Wind Painting by Hanson [120810]1072Chief Strong Wind Painting by Hanson [120810]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Incredible oil portrait on a Native American chief. 38" x 24", linen liner, framed, 44" x 32". A professional copy by Hanson fro...
Start Price : 1,100.00 | Estimate : 2,250.00 - 6,000.00
Autumn Landscape Oil Painting [56000]1073Autumn Landscape Oil Painting [56000]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Autumn landscape, oil on canvas. Signed by the artist, M .Mc C. and dated 1899 in bottom right corner. No information found on artist. Black wood f
Estimate : 60.00 - 250.00
Sold to a******l for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
"Frozen Fishing Harbor", Painting [117704]1074"Frozen Fishing Harbor", Painting [117704]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unsigned oil painting reproduction, "Frozen Fishing Harbor" by Jan Jacob Spohler (1811-1866), born in Amsterdam. He was a 19th-century pai...
Estimate : 100.00 - 500.00
Sold to t********f for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
"Too Many Guns" by Americo Makk.  [136952]1075"Too Many Guns" by Americo Makk. [136952]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Native Americans on horseback in foreground on top of bluffs looking down on huge calvary below bluffs. Americo Makk (1927-2015) was active/lived in H
Estimate : 3,750.00 - 10,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (1,800.00 + 450.00BP) = 2,250.00
19th Century Still Life Duo [124992]107619th Century Still Life Duo [124992]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two classic 19th Century paintings. Both appear to have been re-stretched and mounted onto wood frames. 1) Signed by V. DiRosa. Measures 27 x 2
Estimate : 220.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
Abraham Lincoln by Trevor James [136955]1077Abraham Lincoln by Trevor James [136955]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Trevor James (20th century) painter--Nicely framed portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Framed, 33.5" x 29.5". Canvas size, 24" x 20". C...
Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Advertising, Art and Label Mix [85171]1078Advertising, Art and Label Mix [85171]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
La Boda Cigar label with backing residue, Arrowpak Grapes label, Valley Queen grapes label, 3 14 x 20" Western/Cowboy prints. Date: Country ...
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Antique Country Landscape Paintings [117701]1079Antique Country Landscape Paintings [117701]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Antique oil on cardboard landscape paintings. Both appear to have been painted by the same person, unsigned: 1) Houses on edge of lake, mountains in b
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Billy Goat with Chickens Painting [136566]1080Billy Goat with Chickens Painting [136566]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful painting on board, artist unknown. Tiny scratch on tail of goat. Ornate gold colored frame, 18" x 20". Painting, 8" x 10&qu...
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to d*******f for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
Eskimos on Sleds by Marie Clair [136953]1081Eskimos on Sleds by Marie Clair [136953]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Oil on Canvas painting by Marie Claire (1939-2002, Can.) Terrific painting of Eskimos hunting from sleds with their dogs, ice in background. Framed 21
Estimate : 1,800.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (950.00 + 237.50BP) = 1,187.50
European Village Scene titled "Neighbors" by Marilee Campbell [124996]1082European Village Scene titled "Neighbors" by Marilee Campbell [124996]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
34" x 28" framed. Oil painting on textured board by modern day Utah artist Marilee Campbell. Date: Country (if not USA): State: ...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Franz Dvorak Oil Painting, 1892 [57755]1083Franz Dvorak Oil Painting, 1892 [57755]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original Oil on Canvas. A portrait of F. J. Dvorak. 26 X 31". Nickel plaque "Presented to F.J. Dvorak by his friends May 28, 1892" I...
Start Price : 900.00 | Estimate : 1,800.00 - 10,000.00
High Tide Painting by Mailer [117709]1084High Tide Painting by Mailer [117709]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vivid painting of high tide, signed Mailer. We could not find any information on the artist. Framed with linen liner: 19.5 x 23.5". Vertical li...
Estimate : 50.00 - 160.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
Jorge Levoyer's Study in Oil of Native Ecuadorian Woman [119004]1085Jorge Levoyer's Study in Oil of Native Ecuadorian Woman [119004]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sensitive portrait of a woman by early 20th century Ecuadorian artist Jorge Levoyer. Oil on board, 11" x 8.5", Framed 15" x 12"...
Start Price : 110.00 | Estimate : 220.00 - 800.00
Juniper and Jefferson Acrylic Painting by Rose Bates [132266]1086Juniper and Jefferson Acrylic Painting by Rose Bates [132266]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original Nevada Artwork by Rose Bates, dated on reverse May 1970. Acrylic on Canvas panel, 16 x 20 with heavy wood frame. Jefferson is a ghost town
Estimate : 220.00 - 400.00
Sold to y*****5 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
Mountain River Scene Oil Painting [124993]1087Mountain River Scene Oil Painting [124993]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Signed by R. Steinnes. Measures 34.5 x 27 framed. Unlisted in Franklin & James. Could be Norwegian artist Reider Steinnes 1909-1993. Date: Co...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Oil Painting, Sailboats [136564]1088Oil Painting, Sailboats [136564]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Oil painting - signed Marie Charlotte, not to be confused with the French impressionist--Marie Charlot, assuming that this was signed "Marie C...
Start Price : 65.00 | Estimate : 130.00 - 280.00
Oil Painting/ " Looking Down Stream" / By Williams. [109671]1089Oil Painting/ " Looking Down Stream" / By Williams. [109671]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Oil painting of North Eastern, or Mid Western scene, stream flowing down hill, during the the fall, Poplar trees with golden yellow leaves. I called
Start Price : 110.00 | Estimate : 220.00 - 400.00
On The Dock, Oil Painting by Robert H. Blair [104924]1090On The Dock, Oil Painting by Robert H. Blair [104924]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
On The Dock, oil painting by Robert H. Blair (1937-2016). Blair lived in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. He was a well-known western American painter/
Start Price : 550.00 | Estimate : 1,100.00 - 2,500.00
Original African Artwork Signed by Artist (2 oil paintings, framed under glass) [133750]1091Original African Artwork Signed by Artist (2 oil paintings, framed under glass) [133750]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 Framed Original Oil Paintings under glass. 23 x 30.5" with wood frames. Signed "R. A. Folly" at bottom left. Both scenes of Africa...
Start Price : 110.00 | Estimate : 220.00 - 500.00
Paris Street Scene, Moulin Rouge Oil Painting, Signed  [133752]1092Paris Street Scene, Moulin Rouge Oil Painting, Signed [133752]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Oil on canvas painted with a palette knife. Signed in the lower right corner. 12x16 or 17 x 21 with frame. Depicts Parisian Street Scene featuring M
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to a****y for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
Portrait of Native American by Hanson [120816]1093Portrait of Native American by Hanson [120816]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Elegant portrait of Native American man, signed Hanson, possibly by Hanson. 20 x 16", framed 27 x 23". Date: Country (if not USA): St...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Snow Scene Painting by M. Jensen [64479]1094Snow Scene Painting by M. Jensen [64479]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Painting by M. Jensen of a snow scene, trees, mountains, creek. Oil on board, 18 x 24; framed, 20.5 x 25.5". Could not find information on the ...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Waterfront Scene Oil Painting by Cole [124995]1095Waterfront Scene Oil Painting by Cole [124995]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Waterfront street scene with smokestack in the distance. Measures 29-1/2 x 24 framed. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:
Start Price : 110.00 | Estimate : 220.00 - 500.00
Wm. A. Moore Oil, "Sainobi" Framed Painting  87601 [135304]1096Wm. A. Moore Oil, "Sainobi" Framed Painting 87601 [135304]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Framed 20 x 33", canvas size about 12 x 23". Painting by renowned western artist William A. Moore of a Native American splitting cutthroat...
Estimate : 1,300.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to d*********s for (250.00 + 57.50BP) = 307.50
Five Pieces of Tourist Pottery [119481]1097Five Pieces of Tourist Pottery [119481]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Large seed pot with painted design around Monument Valley, 8.5" diameter x 3" high. 2) Wedding Vase, painted design of Monument Valley,...
Estimate : 40.00 - 100.00
Sold to t********f for (5.00 + 1.25BP) = 6.25
Acoma Pottery [88001]1098Acoma Pottery [88001]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. Antique pottery. Acoma polychrome pottery is created when 3 or more mineral colors slips are used to decorate a hand built ceramic. The base col
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,500.00
Amphora [105469]1099Amphora [105469]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a contemporary piece of pottery made to look like amphora. Amphora, ancient vessel form used as a storage jar and one of the principal vessel
Start Price : 5.00 | Estimate : 10.00 - 30.00