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Prospecting the West

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location2750 Palmer St, Missoula, Montana, 59808, United States

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Welcome to our Prospecting the West Sale. This Two Day Sale is filled with over 2500 lots for you to choose from.

Day 1: The Allard Collection, and other Select Consignors and Estates
Jewelry (Gold, Navajo, Turquoise, Mexican)
Musical Instruments (Yamaha, Gibson, High Spirits)
Watches (Rolex, Cartier, Movado)
Bronzes and Paintings (Olaf Seltzer, Ace Powell, Gerard Curtis Delano, Josh Elliott, Cyrus Walker)
Indian Art (Artifacts, Beadwork, Baskets, Dolls, Rugs, Dresses, Pots, Trade Beads)
Eskimo Inuit Art (Baskets, Scrimshaw, Paintings and Drawings)

Day 2: The Paul Mogensen Collection
Rocks, Fossils, Minerals, Mining Artifacts, Hand Colored Mining Maps, Leica and Hasselblad Cameras, Mormon History Books, Mining and Western History Books, and an Extensive Firearm Collection.

Also featured is a complete collection of unpublished glass photo negatives documenting the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush by Wilhelm Hester. This collection is sold in its entirety with copyright privilege's going to the next owner.
A bid placed on our auctions is a legal contract – it cannot be revoked or cancelled for any reason. By registering for our auctions, you grant us permission to waive your right to execute any chargebacks against our company for any reason. Auctions will be sold with and without reserve. If a lot contains a reserve price, it will be clearly noted in the corresponding catalog. All items are sold as is, where is with no guarantees expressed or implied.
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Zuni Indian Sterling Necklace Tsethlikai Gasper824 - Zuni Indian Sterling Necklace Tsethlikai Gasper
Davis Brothers Auction
Necklace is broken and needs to be restrung. Made by Tsethlikai & Gasper. Matching earrings. Allard Auction Collection Inv: AX
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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Northwest Coast Tlingit Haida Sterling Spoons825 - Northwest Coast Tlingit Haida Sterling Spoons
Davis Brothers Auction
Largest is 5 3/4" long. Allard Auction Collection Inv: NIED
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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The World Map National Geographic825 - The World Map National Geographic
Davis Brothers Auction
43 1/4" by 67".
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
 
 
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Northwest Coast Tlingit Haida Sterling Spoons826 - Northwest Coast Tlingit Haida Sterling Spoons
Davis Brothers Auction
Two are sterling. One is copper. 5" long. Allard Auction Collection Inv: NIED
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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Hopi Indian Watercolor Painting B. Kay827 - Hopi Indian Watercolor Painting B. Kay
Davis Brothers Auction
Artist is B. Kay. 11 3/4" by 19 1/4" framed. B Kay (20th Century) is known for Painting. Allard Auction Collection Inv: CER 46603
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (20.00) = 20.00
 
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Consolidated Mining Company Utah Map827 - Consolidated Mining Company Utah Map
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51 1/4" by 99". #53
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
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Pioneer Days in California828 - Pioneer Days in California
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John Carr. 1891
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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Ed Smyth Indian Watercolor Painting828 - Ed Smyth Indian Watercolor Painting
Davis Brothers Auction
Measures 5 3/4" by 8 1/2" unframed. Ed Smyth (1916 - 1996) was active/lived in Wyoming. Ed Smyth is known for Cowboy genre, horses, illust...
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (10.00) = 10.00
 
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Harrison Begay Serigraph Silkscreen Print829 - Harrison Begay Serigraph Silkscreen Print
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12" by 14" framed. Allard Auction Collection Inv: NO TAG
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (25.00) = 25.00
 
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Science & Civilization in China Volume 5829 - Science & Civilization in China Volume 5
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Joseph Needham First Published 1999
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Through the Yukon and Alaska830 - Through the Yukon and Alaska
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TA (Thomas Arthur) Rickard 1909 1st Edition
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (65.00) = 65.00
 
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Navajo Dine Indian Medicine Plant Collection830 - Navajo Dine Indian Medicine Plant Collection
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10 1/4" by 12 1/4" framed. Allard Auction Collection Inv: CER 46598
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (45.00) = 45.00
 
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George Ahgupuk Alaskan Eskimo Inuit Prints831 - George Ahgupuk Alaskan Eskimo Inuit Prints
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice folio of prints. 8" by 12". Allard Auction Collection Inv: BRG 10834
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (10.00) = 10.00
 
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Uncle Bunker Signed831 - Uncle Bunker Signed
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Ray Chapman 1994 1st Edition
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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Nabesna Gold832 - Nabesna Gold
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Kirk Stanley Second Printing March 2005
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
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Alaskan Inuit Eskimo Robert Mayokok Drawings832 - Alaskan Inuit Eskimo Robert Mayokok Drawings
Davis Brothers Auction
Lot of 9 original drawings. Born in Wales, Alaska, Robert Mayokok became a painter of subjects depicting his culture. He was a resident artist at the
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Estimate : 350.00 - 500.00
Sold for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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Charles Bear Montana Indian Drawing833 - Charles Bear Montana Indian Drawing
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Pen and Ink. 20" by 24" framed. Charles Bear (Born 1950) is active/lives in Montana. Charles Bear is known for Indian figure and genre. A ...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (65.00) = 65.00
 
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The Northern Gold Fleet Twentieth-Century Gold833 - The Northern Gold Fleet Twentieth-Century Gold
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Dredging in Alaska. Clark C. Spence 1996 1st Edition
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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The Copper Deposits Near Salmon Idaho834 - The Copper Deposits Near Salmon Idaho
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US Geological Survey Bulletin 774. Clyde P Ross
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Signed and Numbered Indian Print834 - Signed and Numbered Indian Print
Davis Brothers Auction
Signed and numbered. 23" by 29" framed. Allard Auction Collection Inv: LAY 33465
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (15.00) = 15.00
 
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Wunderlich Oil on Board Horse Painting835 - Wunderlich Oil on Board Horse Painting
Davis Brothers Auction
26" by 32". Signed G. Wunderlich. Allard Auction Collection Inv: AX
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (275.00) = 275.00
 
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Hunting For Gold in Alaska's Talkeetna Mountains835 - Hunting For Gold in Alaska's Talkeetna Mountains
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William M Stoll 1997 1st Edition
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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Fortunes from the Earth836 - Fortunes from the Earth
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Patricia Roppel 1991 1st Edition
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
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Thompson Southwest Indian Oil on Board Painting836 - Thompson Southwest Indian Oil on Board Painting
Davis Brothers Auction
Signed T. Thompson. 24" by 28" framed. Allard Auction Collection Inv: BRG 10863
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (15.00) = 15.00
 
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Douglas Miles Indian Market 1995 Museum Poster837 - Douglas Miles Indian Market 1995 Museum Poster
Davis Brothers Auction
Pueblo Grande Museum. 18 1/2" by 24 1/2" framed. Allard Auction Collection Inv: BRG 10861
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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Pioneer Days in Idaho County Volume II Signed837 - Pioneer Days in Idaho County Volume II Signed
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Sister M Alfreda Elsensohn 19511st Edition
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
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The Klockman Diary838 - The Klockman Diary
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The Quest for North Idaho's Legendary Continental Mine by Albert "A.K." Klockmann 1990 1st Edition second printing
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
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Nino de Atocha Mexican Retablo Painting838 - Nino de Atocha Mexican Retablo Painting
Davis Brothers Auction
14 1/4" by 19" framed. Very nice early piece. Allard Auction Collection Inv: RMB
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (95.00) = 95.00
 
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Rolin Signed Numbered Indian Print839 - Rolin Signed Numbered Indian Print
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Artist is K.L. Rolin. Title is 'A Horse for Feather Moon'. 19 1/4" by 26 1/4" framed. Allard Auction Collection Inv: AX
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Six Months in the New Gold-Diggins839 - Six Months in the New Gold-Diggins
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Placer Gold Mining in Idaho Territory in 1863 John L Campbell 1979 1st Edition
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
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Rush To Idaho Bulletin No. 19840 - Rush To Idaho Bulletin No. 19
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Merle W Wells Idaho Historical Society. Idaho Bureau of Mines & Geology
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Sold for (10.00) = 10.00
 
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Blackfoot Indian Montana Photograph840 - Blackfoot Indian Montana Photograph
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Unsigned. 11" by 14 1/2" framed. Allard Auction Collection Inv: BRG 10995
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Native American Indian Print Sharon Ross841 - Native American Indian Print Sharon Ross
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12" by 15" framed. Allard Auction Collection Inv: HUY 21186
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A History of Gold Dredging in Idaho841 - A History of Gold Dredging in Idaho
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Clark C. Spence 2016 1st Edition
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
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History of Placer and Quartz Gold Mining842 - History of Placer and Quartz Gold Mining
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Coeur D'Alene District Robert Wayne Smith 1932 1st Edition
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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Navajo Native American Indian Cradleboard842 - Navajo Native American Indian Cradleboard
Davis Brothers Auction
Very nice cradleboard. Second half of the 20th Century. 31 3/4" long. Allard Auction Collection Inv: SWF 46068
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Estimate : 350.00 - 500.00
Sold for (35.00) = 35.00
 
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Ute Native American Indian Cradleboard843 - Ute Native American Indian Cradleboard
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Very nice piece. Second half of the 20th Century. 33" long. Allard Auction Collection Inv: SWF 46066
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Estimate : 350.00 - 500.00
Sold for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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The Coeur d'Alenes Gold Rush843 - The Coeur d'Alenes Gold Rush
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and Its Lasting Legacy 2017 1st Edition Tony and Suzanne Bamonte
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (45.00) = 45.00
 
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Annual Reports for Treadwell Yukon Company844 - Annual Reports for Treadwell Yukon Company
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1926-1941 Alaska Treadwell Gold Mining Company Alaska Mexican Gold Mining Company Alaska United Gold Mining Company
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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Navajo Native American Indian Cradleboard844 - Navajo Native American Indian Cradleboard
Davis Brothers Auction
31 1/2" long. Second half of the 20th century. Allard Auction Collection Inv: IRB
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (35.00) = 35.00
 
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Plains Native American Indian Beaded Lance845 - Plains Native American Indian Beaded Lance
Davis Brothers Auction
Second half of the 20th Century. 67 1/2" long. Allard Auction Collection Inv: KCL
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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Nevada's 20th-Century Mining Boom845 - Nevada's 20th-Century Mining Boom
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Tonoph Goldfield Ely Russell R Elliott 1966 1st Edition
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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Gold-Camp Drifter 1906-1910846 - Gold-Camp Drifter 1906-1910
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Emmett L Arnold 1973 1st Edition
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
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Hoi Lebadang Horse Paper Relief Sculpture846 - Hoi Lebadang Horse Paper Relief Sculpture
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27" by 33" framed. Lebadang (Hoi) was born in Quang Tri, Vietnam in 1922. He moved to France in 1939 to pursue an art career at Ecole de B...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (950.00) = 950.00
 
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Hoi Lebadang Horse Paper Relief Sculpture847 - Hoi Lebadang Horse Paper Relief Sculpture
Davis Brothers Auction
27" by 33" framed. Lebadang (Hoi) was born in Quang Tri, Vietnam in 1922. He moved to France in 1939 to pursue an art career at Ecole de B...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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The Comstock Club847 - The Comstock Club
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C.C. Goodwin 1891 1st Edition
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By Buckboard to Beatty848 - By Buckboard to Beatty
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The California-Nevada Desert in 1886 Anthony L. Lehman 1970 1st Edition
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (35.00) = 35.00
 
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Hoi Lebadang Horse Paper Relief Sculpture848 - Hoi Lebadang Horse Paper Relief Sculpture
Davis Brothers Auction
27" by 33" framed. Lebadang (Hoi) was born in Quang Tri, Vietnam in 1922. He moved to France in 1939 to pursue an art career at Ecole de B...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (1,800.00) = 1,800.00
 
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Mario Jung Indian Pot Oil on Canvas Painting849 - Mario Jung Indian Pot Oil on Canvas Painting
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30 1/4" by 43 1/4" framed. Myung "Mario" Jung was born on September 14th, 1949 in Seoul, Korea. He studied at the Seoul Industri...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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Rocks in the Road to Fortune849 - Rocks in the Road to Fortune
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Henry B Clifford 1908 1st Edition Signed by P.J. Quinn Room 227 Florence Hotel Butte, Montana
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (65.00) = 65.00
 
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