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Phillip Fredholm Spurs on Edward H Bohlin Boots

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:3,500.00 USD Estimated At:7,000.00 - 11,000.00 USD
Phillip Fredholm Spurs on Edward H Bohlin Boots
Preview: Phoenix Marriott Mesa - 200 N Centennial Way, Mesa, AZ 85201
Preview Period:
Thursday January 27 -- 3:00 pm-7:00 pm
Friday January 28 -- 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday January 29 – 9:00 am -4:30 pm
Impressive, intricately engraved full-mounted, silver overlaid spurs with swinging buttons and cookie cutter rowels, affixed to floral carved and lined leather straps with three-piece buckles, adorned with engraved silver spots. The spurs were made for a member of the renowned and very philanthropic Coe family from Cody, Wyoming. The boots are two-toned, floral carved 1930s era with Bohlin flower conchos, 0diamonds and spots Phillip Fredholm was Edward H Bohlin’s premier craftsman, and one of the finest silversmiths of the Hollywood Cowboy era. Fredholm was a master tool and dye maker who is credited with making the top-of-the-line dyes for Bohlin’s buckles and conchos in the late 1920s and 1930s. Known to have created Bohlin’s famous Mission saddle, which depicted California’s various historical missions in solid silver and hand chased in bold relief. Phillip also worked for the legendary Mike Morales when he moved from Portland to Los Angeles and set up his shop at 2213 Sunset Blvd. After Morales’ death Fredholm opened his own shop where he created some of his finest work, including many prize-winning silver saddles for a diverse clientele, including many Hollywood cowboy celebrities of that period like the legendary Tom Mix.