Prospecting the West

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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Also featured is a complete collection of unpublished glass photo negatives documenting the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush by Wilhelm Hester.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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High Spirits Native American Flute A974 - High Spirits Native American Flute A
Davis Brothers Auction
Unused. Old trading post stock. 19 1/4" long.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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Navajo Native American Indian Flute975 - Navajo Native American Indian Flute
Davis Brothers Auction
Unused. Old trading post stock. 18" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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Eldorado Canadas National Uranium Company975 - Eldorado Canadas National Uranium Company
Davis Brothers Auction
Robert Bothwell. 1984
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
 
 
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American Star Mining Company Utah976 - American Star Mining Company Utah
Davis Brothers Auction
Articles of Incorporation. A complete bound internal history of the operations of the American Star Mining Company from 1909 until 1945. This is a lar
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (65.00) = 65.00
 
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Navajo Native American Indian Flute976 - Navajo Native American Indian Flute
Davis Brothers Auction
Unused. Old trading post stock. 18" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold for (75.00) = 75.00
 
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High Spirits Native American Flute D977 - High Spirits Native American Flute D
Davis Brothers Auction
Unused. Old trading post stock. 15 1/2" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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Ledger Books Silver City Water Company New Mexico977 - Ledger Books Silver City Water Company New Mexico
Davis Brothers Auction
Very nice set of books, Starting in 1899. Very nice early set of books from the mining town of Silver City.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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Brown and Brown Assayers Log Book Utah978 - Brown and Brown Assayers Log Book Utah
Davis Brothers Auction
Eureka Utah, Mine Assay Journal from December 20 1938 to December 30 1939.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (65.00) = 65.00
 
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High Spirits Native American Flute F#978 - High Spirits Native American Flute F#
Davis Brothers Auction
Unused. Old trading post stock. 15 1/2" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (75.00) = 75.00
 
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High Spirits Native American Flute E979 - High Spirits Native American Flute E
Davis Brothers Auction
Unused. Old trading post stock. 23" long.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Little Chief Mining and Milling Ledger Books Utah979 - Little Chief Mining and Milling Ledger Books Utah
Davis Brothers Auction
Complete financial history of the company. Including: The Stock Share Sale Book, Ledger Book 1890-1906, Dividend Book, and the Stock Share Transfer Bo
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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Ledger Books and Documents Mckinley Mining Company980 - Ledger Books and Documents Mckinley Mining Company
Davis Brothers Auction
Utah. Very nice grouping.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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High Spirits Native American Flute G980 - High Spirits Native American Flute G
Davis Brothers Auction
Unused. Old trading post stock. 24" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (75.00) = 75.00
 
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High Spirits Native American Flute G981 - High Spirits Native American Flute G
Davis Brothers Auction
Unused. Old trading post stock. 23 1/2" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Eagle Blue Bell Mining Company Utah Ledger Books981 - Eagle Blue Bell Mining Company Utah Ledger Books
Davis Brothers Auction
Very nice set of ledger books. Eagle and Blue Bell Mining Company.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (210.00) = 210.00
 
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Grand Central Mining Company Ledger Books Utah982 - Grand Central Mining Company Ledger Books Utah
Davis Brothers Auction
Very nice set of ledger books.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (210.00) = 210.00
 
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High Spirits Native American Flute A982 - High Spirits Native American Flute A
Davis Brothers Auction
Unused. Old trading post stock. 20" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (95.00) = 95.00
 
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Native American Indian Made Beaded Peace Pipe983 - Native American Indian Made Beaded Peace Pipe
Davis Brothers Auction
Antler Bowl. Never used. 13" long. Second half of the 20th Century.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (85.00) = 85.00
 
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Gold Rush The Black Hills Story983 - Gold Rush The Black Hills Story
Davis Brothers Auction
John D. McDermott. 2001.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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Deadwood The Golden Years984 - Deadwood The Golden Years
Davis Brothers Auction
Watson Parker. 1981
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
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Native American Indian Turtle Rattle984 - Native American Indian Turtle Rattle
Davis Brothers Auction
Very nice rattle. Second half of the 20th Century. 14" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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High Spirits Native American Flute Display985 - High Spirits Native American Flute Display
Davis Brothers Auction
Counter top display for The Pocket Flute Model. 17 1/2" tall.
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
 
 
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Mining in Chiles Norte Chico985 - Mining in Chiles Norte Chico
Davis Brothers Auction
Journal of Charles Lambert. 1998
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
 
 
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Colonial Placer Mining in Columbia986 - Colonial Placer Mining in Columbia
Davis Brothers Auction
Robert C West. Louisiana State University Studies, 1952
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (65.00) = 65.00
 
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Plains Native American Indian Beaded Lance986 - Plains Native American Indian Beaded Lance
Davis Brothers Auction
Second half of the 20th Century. 63 1/4" long.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (110.00) = 110.00
 
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High Spirits Native American Flute F#987 - High Spirits Native American Flute F#
Davis Brothers Auction
Unused. Old trading post stock. 25" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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Black Hills Mining Mens Association987 - Black Hills Mining Mens Association
Davis Brothers Auction
Papers Read before the black hills mining men's association at their regular monthly meeting son the mining and metallurgy of black hills ores t...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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Mad Rush for Gold in Frozen North988 - Mad Rush for Gold in Frozen North
Davis Brothers Auction
Arthur Arnold Dietz. 1914
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold for (110.00) = 110.00
 
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High Spirits Native American Flute G988 - High Spirits Native American Flute G
Davis Brothers Auction
Unused. Old trading post stock. 23" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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High Spirits Native American Flute D989 - High Spirits Native American Flute D
Davis Brothers Auction
Unused. Old trading post stock. 15" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (75.00) = 75.00
 
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The Rocky Mountain Gold Regions989 - The Rocky Mountain Gold Regions
Davis Brothers Auction
S.W. Burt E.L. Berthound. Reproduced in facsimile 1962
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (55.00) = 55.00
 
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Gold Fields of the Klondike990 - Gold Fields of the Klondike
Davis Brothers Auction
M.J. Coghlan 1897
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
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High Spirits Native American Flute B990 - High Spirits Native American Flute B
Davis Brothers Auction
Unused. Old trading post stock. 17 1/2" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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High Spirits Native American Flute A991 - High Spirits Native American Flute A
Davis Brothers Auction
Unused. Old trading post stock. 9" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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Gold Hunting in Alaska991 - Gold Hunting in Alaska
Davis Brothers Auction
1901 David C Cook Publishing.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (95.00) = 95.00
 
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An Alaskan Gold Mine Story of 9 Above992 - An Alaskan Gold Mine Story of 9 Above
Davis Brothers Auction
Leland Carlson, 1951
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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High Spirits Native American Flute A992 - High Spirits Native American Flute A
Davis Brothers Auction
Unused. Old trading post stock. 9" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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High Spirits Native American Flute A993 - High Spirits Native American Flute A
Davis Brothers Auction
Unused. Old trading post stock. 9" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (55.00) = 55.00
 
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Lemuel C Shattuck Little Mining Little Banking993 - Lemuel C Shattuck Little Mining Little Banking
Davis Brothers Auction
Isabel Shattuck Fathauer. 1991
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (20.00) = 20.00
 
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Some Talk About a Copper Mine994 - Some Talk About a Copper Mine
Davis Brothers Auction
Signed. Robert Bogart. A history of Bagdad Arizona. 1990
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (20.00) = 20.00
 
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High Spirits Native American Flute A994 - High Spirits Native American Flute A
Davis Brothers Auction
Unused. Old trading post stock. 9" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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Native American Indian Made Rawhide Drum995 - Native American Indian Made Rawhide Drum
Davis Brothers Auction
11 3/4" diameter. 2 1/4" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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Tombstone from a Womans Point of View995 - Tombstone from a Womans Point of View
Davis Brothers Auction
Lynn Bailey. Signed. 1998
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes996 - The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes
Davis Brothers Auction
Robert F Griggs. 1922
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (15.00) = 15.00
 
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Native American Indian Made Rawhide Drum996 - Native American Indian Made Rawhide Drum
Davis Brothers Auction
Damaged. 14 3/4" by 14 3/4".
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (20.00) = 20.00
 
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Native American Indian Made Rawhide Drum997 - Native American Indian Made Rawhide Drum
Davis Brothers Auction
18 3/4" diameter. 3" tall.
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold for (65.00) = 65.00
 
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Anaconda Montanas Copper City997 - Anaconda Montanas Copper City
Davis Brothers Auction
Matt J Kelly. 1983
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (25.00) = 25.00
 
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Independence Mine Willow Creek Mining District998 - Independence Mine Willow Creek Mining District
Davis Brothers Auction
Kathryn Koutsky Cohen. 1982
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (10.00) = 10.00
 
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Native American Indian Gunstock Tomahawk Club998 - Native American Indian Gunstock Tomahawk Club
Davis Brothers Auction
Very nicely made. Second half of the 20th Century. 26" long.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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Ron Jenkins Montana Watercolor Duck Painting999 - Ron Jenkins Montana Watercolor Duck Painting
Davis Brothers Auction
15 1/2" by 19 1/2" framed. Pintail Duck. Painted in 1980. Ron Jenkins was born on August 18, 1932 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island and then was ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (180.00) = 180.00
 
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