Photography of the West: D.F. Barry, Huffman, & Antique Beadwork - January 2025

Auction Details

North American Auction Co. is proud to invite you to our January 2025 premier collector auction the Photography of the West: D.F. Barry, Huffman, Western Antiques, & Beadwork Auction. The sale, January 18th, includes over 100 images from the ex-C.M. Russell Museum John Kleinschmidt collection including D.F. Barry, L.A. Huffman, F.B. Fiske, John Grabill, and more. The sale also includes historic firearms, beadwork, weapons, and antiquities from the west.



Preview Friday January 17th, 10am to 5pm

Auction Saturday, January 18th, at 9am Mountain Time.

Located at 34156 E Frontage Rd. Bozeman, MT 59715



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Navajo T&R Singer Multistone Barrel Bead Necklace1Navajo T&R Singer Multistone Barrel Bead Necklace
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Featured in this lot is this multistone barrel bead necklace from Navajo artist Tommy and Rose Singer. The necklace features a wonderfully and profess
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for 250.00
Navajo Sterling Silver Spiny Oyster Necklace2Navajo Sterling Silver Spiny Oyster Necklace
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Featured in this lot is this Navajo sterling silver orange spiny oyster necklace. The necklace features a length of discoidal orange spiny oyster bead
Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
Tiffany & Co Wells Fargo & RR Brass Buckles3Tiffany & Co Wells Fargo & RR Brass Buckles
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Featured in this lot is this collection of vintage Tiffany & Co. Wells Fargo and railroad brass buckles. There are a total of nine buckles in th...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for 175.00
Ca. 1890's Sioux U.S. Soldier Photos by Fansler4Ca. 1890's Sioux U.S. Soldier Photos by Fansler
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This is an excellent circa 1890’s U.S. Infantry Indian Wars era Sioux Soldier cabinet card photographs by Fuller and Fansler from the ex-coll
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for 850.00
Navajo Platero Turquoise Sterling Bracelet5Navajo Platero Turquoise Sterling Bracelet
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This lot is a Vintage Original Signed Navajo Herbert Platero Sterling Silver Turquoise Cuff Bracelet, circa late 20th century. Featuring a Lone Mounta
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 125.00
Elegant 3.62 CTW Tanzanite Zoisite & Diamond Ring6Elegant 3.62 CTW Tanzanite Zoisite & Diamond Ring
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Featured in this lot is this beautiful platinum, 3.62 CTW Tanzanite Zoisite and 2.84 CTW diamond ring with GGA paperwork. This ring shows a wonderfull
Start Price : 5,000.00 | Estimate : 28,000.00 - 35,000.00
124.5ct Sapphire Diamond & 14k White Gold Bracelet7124.5ct Sapphire Diamond & 14k White Gold Bracelet
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Featured in this lot 124.5ct sapphire diamond and 14k white gold bracelet with AIGL paperwork. The bracelet features a polished, stamped, and tested 1
Start Price : 4,200.00 | Estimate : 28,000.00 - 34,000.00
D.F. Barry (1854-1934) Koska Grave Site Photo8D.F. Barry (1854-1934) Koska Grave Site Photo
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Featured in this lot is this amazing, silver gelatin D.F. Barry (1854-1934) photo titled, "Sioux Burial", from the ex-collection of the C....
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for 1,000.00
David F. Barry (1854-1934) Indian Girl White Dress9David F. Barry (1854-1934) Indian Girl White Dress
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Featured in this lot is this "Indian Girl in White Womans Clothes" by American photographer David F. Barry born in 1854 and died in 1934;...
Estimate : 450.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for 125.00
AIG Beautiful 4.15 CTW Ruby & .73 CTW Diamond Ring10AIG Beautiful 4.15 CTW Ruby & .73 CTW Diamond Ring
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For your consideration is this elegant and rare unheated ruby, platinum and 0.73 CTW diamond ring with AIG and GIA paperwork. The ring features a wond
Start Price : 4,000.00 | Estimate : 12,500.00 - 17,500.00
Vintage Western Boyd Batwing Leather Chaps11Vintage Western Boyd Batwing Leather Chaps
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Featured in this lot is a pair of Vintage Western Boyd Batwing Leather Chaps, circa mid- 20th century. The chaps show wonderfully and professionally c
Estimate : 350.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for 125.00
Black Forest Jauch Westminster Chime Wall Clock12Black Forest Jauch Westminster Chime Wall Clock
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For your consideration is a vintage Black Forest Jauch Westminster Chime Wall Clock, circa 1960s-1970s. The story of Jauch clocks begins in the early
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Augusta Montana Liggett, Fay Branding Irons c1941-13Augusta Montana Liggett, Fay Branding Irons c1941-
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Featured in this lot is an Augusta, Montana Liggett, Fay branding irons, circa 1941 to 1950. The branding irons show a iron construction with the let
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 125.00
6 3/8" & 4 7/8" Early Paleo Bi-Point Ovoid Knives146 3/8" & 4 7/8" Early Paleo Bi-Point Ovoid Knives
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Featured in this lot is a 6 3/8" and 4 7/8" early Paleo bi-point Ovoid knives. There are two Ovoid Knives in this collection one larger on...
Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Taos Workshop One Log Parfleche Rawhide Drum15Taos Workshop One Log Parfleche Rawhide Drum
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Featured in this lot is a Taos Workshop one log Parfleche rawhide drum and beater. The drum features a wonderfully and professionally crafted one log
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 450.00 - 900.00
Ca. 1890- Cochiti Pueblo Polychrome Parfleche Drum16Ca. 1890- Cochiti Pueblo Polychrome Parfleche Drum
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Featured in this lot is a Cochiti Pueblo polychrome parfleche drum, circa 1890 to 1900. The drum features a wonderfully and professionally crafted sin
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for 450.00
D.F. Barry (1854-1934) Sioux Burial Photograph17D.F. Barry (1854-1934) Sioux Burial Photograph
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Featured in this lot is this D.F. Barry (1854-1934) Sioux Burial photograph, originally taken circa 1890-1900s, from the ex-collection of the C.M. Ru
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for 350.00
C. 1900 Charles Carpenter Portrait of Chief Photo18C. 1900 Charles Carpenter Portrait of Chief Photo
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This is an original Charles Carpenter (1869-1949) photograph of a Southern Plains or Plains Chief circa 1900-1919 titled in the image Determination an
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for 300.00
Mida Tafoya (1931-) Santa Clara Pueblo Pottery19Mida Tafoya (1931-) Santa Clara Pueblo Pottery
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This is an original, signed Santa Clara Pueblo pottery vessel by potter, Mida Tafoya, born in 1931. The pottery vessel features a wonderfully and prof
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 125.00
David F Barry (1854-1934) ALS Complaint Letter '2620David F Barry (1854-1934) ALS Complaint Letter '26
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Featured in this lot is this hand written ALS correspondence complaint letter from David F. Barry (born in 1854 and died in 1934) original letter circ
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for 300.00
Early Vintage Waterfall Motion Lighted Sound Sign21Early Vintage Waterfall Motion Lighted Sound Sign
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This is an original early vintage motion light and sound advertising sign showing a waterfall scene dating to circa 1960-1970’s. Illuminated
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
Ca. Late 18th-19th C Trapper Leather Studded Chest22Ca. Late 18th-19th C Trapper Leather Studded Chest
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Featured in this lot is a trapper leather studded chest, circa late 18th century to 19th century. The chest features a wonderfully and professionally
Estimate : 650.00 - 950.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
The American Wringer Co. Household Clothes Mangle23The American Wringer Co. Household Clothes Mangle
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Featured in this lot is The American Wringer Co. Household Clothes Mangle, circa 1890s. The clothes mangle features a wonderfully and professionally c
Estimate : 450.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for 150.00
Cindy Jo Popejoy Sculpture, "Arizona Gold Dust"24Cindy Jo Popejoy Sculpture, "Arizona Gold Dust"
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For your consideration is an Original Cindy Jo Popejoy Sculpture, "Arizona Gold Dust". Her Cherokee heritage has driven Popejoy to underst...
Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
"Share in the Victory Buy War Savings Stamps" 191825"Share in the Victory Buy War Savings Stamps" 1918
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Presented in this lot is a WWI "Share in the Victory Buy War Savings Stamps" poster, circa 1918. Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, Lady ...
Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for 125.00
19th Century Arctic Exploration Books, 1857-18982619th Century Arctic Exploration Books, 1857-1898
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Featured in this lot are Vintage 19th Century Arctic Exploration Books, circa 1857 to 1898. Included are "The Frozen North", 1st Edition, ...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 100.00
A Popular Life of Gen'l Geo A. Custer 1st Ed. 187627A Popular Life of Gen'l Geo A. Custer 1st Ed. 1876
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This is a first edition of "A Popular Life of Gen. Geo. A. Custer" by Frederick Whittaker, published in 1876. The book provides a comprehe...
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 350.00
Charles Hunt (1803-1877) Aquatint Engraving c 187228Charles Hunt (1803-1877) Aquatint Engraving c 1872
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This lot features a Charles Hunt aquatint engraving of "The Return Home - Dulce Domum" from circa 1872. Charles Hunt was a painter of con...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Jonas Bradford Original Oil On Canvas "Primitive"29Jonas Bradford Original Oil On Canvas "Primitive"
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For your consideration is a beautiful original oil on canvas painting titled, "Primitive" done by renowned artist, Jonas Bradford, circa l...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
10 Gallon Standard Measure Butler MFG Co. Gas Can3010 Gallon Standard Measure Butler MFG Co. Gas Can
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Featured in this lot is a 10 gallon Standard Measure Butler MFG Co. gas or oil can. The can features a wonderfully and professionally crafted galvaniz
Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Tiffany & Co. Wells Fargo Western Brass Buckles31Tiffany & Co. Wells Fargo Western Brass Buckles
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Featured in this lot is this Tiffany & Co. Wells Fargo and western brass buckles. There are a total of seven buckles in this collection. The buc...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for 150.00
Navajo Vintage Pawn Sterling Silver Pillbox c1940s32Navajo Vintage Pawn Sterling Silver Pillbox c1940s
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Featured in this lot is a Navajo Vintage Pawn sterling silver pillbox, circa 1940s. The pillbox features a wonderfully and professionally crafted ster
Estimate : 450.00 - 650.00
Sold to floor for 125.00
Navajo Vintage Pawn Sterling Silver Pillbox c1950s33Navajo Vintage Pawn Sterling Silver Pillbox c1950s
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Featured in this lot is a Navajo Vintage Pawn sterling silver pillbox, circa 1950s. The pillbox features a wonderfully and professionally crafted ster
Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Old Pawn Santo Domingo Jacla Earring34Old Pawn Santo Domingo Jacla Earring
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The lot features an Old Pawn Santo Domingo Pueblo Jacla turquoise earring from circa 1940-1950’s. The piece features a wonderfully and profes
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for 125.00
Navajo T&R Singer White Buffalo & Jet Necklace35Navajo T&R Singer White Buffalo & Jet Necklace
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Featured in this lot is a sterling silver white buffalo turquoise and jet necklace from Navajo artists, Tommy and Rose Singer. The necklace features a
Estimate : 450.00 - 650.00
Sold to floor for 150.00
J. Stevens Arms Co. .22 Cal Marksman Tip Up Rifle36J. Stevens Arms Co. .22 Cal Marksman Tip Up Rifle
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Featured in this lot we have a J Stevens Arms Co. Marksman lever tip up rifle chambered in .22 Long Rifle and manufactured in the early 1900's. ...
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
High Standard Sport King .22 LR Semi-Auto Pistol37High Standard Sport King .22 LR Semi-Auto Pistol
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Featured in this lot we have a High Standard Sport King semi automatic pistol chambered in .22 long rifle. The pistol shows a blue’d barrel,
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 250.00
Winchester Model 70 .270 Cal Bolt Action Rifle38Winchester Model 70 .270 Cal Bolt Action Rifle
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Featured in this lot we have a Winchester Model 70 bolt action rifle chambered in .270 caliber. The rifle was manufactured by Winchester in 1953. Thi
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 900.00
Harrington & Richardson 32 Cal Hammerless Revolver39Harrington & Richardson 32 Cal Hammerless Revolver
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Featured in this lot we have a Harrington & Richardson top break hammerless revolver chambered in .32 caliber. The revolver was manufactured by ...
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 125.00
Winchester  Model 12 Pump Action 12 GA Shotgun40Winchester Model 12 Pump Action 12 GA Shotgun
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Featured in this lot we have a Winchester Model 12 pump action shotgun chambered in 12 gauge. This shotgun was manufactured in 1944 by Winchester. The
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for 300.00
1916 Woodrow Wilson Presidential Appointment Cert.411916 Woodrow Wilson Presidential Appointment Cert.
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Featured in this lot is this 1916 Woodrow Wilson Presidential Postmaster appointment certificate. The document features a wonderfully and professional
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 175.00
7th Cavalry Bugler Sgt. John Martin Silver Gelatin427th Cavalry Bugler Sgt. John Martin Silver Gelatin
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Featured in this lot is this silver gelatin of 7th Cavalry Bugler of Sgt. John Martin from the ex-collection of the C.M. Russell Museum and John Klein
Estimate : 350.00 - 650.00
Sold to floor for 375.00
7th Cavalry Co. A Cross Swords Brass Spittoon437th Cavalry Co. A Cross Swords Brass Spittoon
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Featured in this lot is this 7th Cavalry Co. A cross swords brass spittoon. The spittoon features a wonderfully and professionally crafted brass const
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 425.00
David Barry (1854-1934) Barry Gallery: Fort Buford44David Barry (1854-1934) Barry Gallery: Fort Buford
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Featured in this lot is this silver gelatin photograph of The Barry Gallery at Fort Buford taken by American photographer David F. Barry from the ex-c
Estimate : 325.00 - 625.00
Sold to floor for 225.00
Ca. 1900- Finnish Puukko Carved Bone Sheath Knife45Ca. 1900- Finnish Puukko Carved Bone Sheath Knife
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Featured in this lot is a Finnish Puukko carved bone sheath knife. The knife features a wonderfully and professionally crafted steel, carved bone and
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for 175.00
Twin Creek Gold Min Orpiment Cut #20 N Zone Geode46Twin Creek Gold Min Orpiment Cut #20 N Zone Geode
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Featured in this lot is a Twin Creek Gold Mine Orpiment Cut #20 North Zone geode. The geode features a Orpiment geode construction that shows yellow c
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Jann Daughdrill Original Oil On Paper "PR Warrior"47Jann Daughdrill Original Oil On Paper "PR Warrior"
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For your consideration is an original framed and signed oil on paper done by renowned Mississippi artist, Jann Daughdrill (1954-), titled "PR W...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Peter Hurd (1904-1984) Farm Lithograph Collection48Peter Hurd (1904-1984) Farm Lithograph Collection
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Featured in this lot is a farm collection of lithographs by National Artist, Peter Hurd, who was born in 1904 and died in 1984. There are two lithogra
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 125.00
Santa Clara Pueblo Helen Hardin Ltd. Ed. Litho.49Santa Clara Pueblo Helen Hardin Ltd. Ed. Litho.
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Presented in this lot is an Original Signed Santa Clara Pueblo Helen Hardin Limited Edition Lithograph, "Proposed Sketch for Mural Pueblo Cultu...
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 175.00
D.F. Barry (1854-1934) Dancing Indians Letter ALS50D.F. Barry (1854-1934) Dancing Indians Letter ALS
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Featured in this lot is this "Dancing Indians" correspondence letter ALS original from David F. Barry to John Kleinschmidt circa 1922; fro...
Estimate : 850.00 - 1,700.00
Sold to floor for 250.00