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Also featured is a complete collection of unpublished glass photo negatives documenting the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush by Wilhelm Hester.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.
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Ancient Native American Indian Stone Gorget110 - Ancient Native American Indian Stone Gorget
Davis Brothers Auction
Just under 4.5" long, and just under 1.5" wide. Guaranteed authentic and old. Provenance from an old Idaho collection.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Ancient American Indian Banded Slate Bannerstone111 - Ancient American Indian Banded Slate Bannerstone
Davis Brothers Auction
3 5/8" long, and just over 1.5" wide. Guaranteed authentic and old. Provenance from an old Idaho collection.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for (275.00) = 275.00
 
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Ancient American Indian Banded Slate Bannerstone112 - Ancient American Indian Banded Slate Bannerstone
Davis Brothers Auction
3.25" long, and just over 1.25" wide. Guaranteed authentic and old. Provenance from an old Idaho collection.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for (220.00) = 220.00
 
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Ancient Indian Elongated Slate Bird Stone Indiana113 - Ancient Indian Elongated Slate Bird Stone Indiana
Davis Brothers Auction
4" long. Guaranteed authentic and old. Provenance from an old Idaho collection, prior to that directly from the family who found it. Label says...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold for (1,700.00) = 1,700.00
 
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Ancient American Indian Banded Slate Bannerstone114 - Ancient American Indian Banded Slate Bannerstone
Davis Brothers Auction
Just under 1.5" wide. Guaranteed authentic and old. Provenance from an old Idaho collection.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Ancient Pre Columbian Banded Slate Tool115 - Ancient Pre Columbian Banded Slate Tool
Davis Brothers Auction
Huge tool. 16.25" long, just under 2.5" wide. Weight is 11.5 pounds. Guaranteed authentic and old. Provenance from an old Idaho collection.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 350.00 - 500.00
Sold for (375.00 + 93.75BP) = 468.75
 
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Polychrome Pre Columbian Pottery Parrot Whistle116 - Polychrome Pre Columbian Pottery Parrot Whistle
Davis Brothers Auction
Just over 3.5" long. Guaranteed authentic and old. Provenance from an old Idaho collection.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (210.00) = 210.00
 
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Ancient American Indian Dimpled Biscuit Discoidal117 - Ancient American Indian Dimpled Biscuit Discoidal
Davis Brothers Auction
Found in the Cahokia Mounds in the 1890's. Just over 2.75" diameter and just under 2" tall. Guaranteed authentic and old. Provenance f...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (325.00) = 325.00
 
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Antique American Primitive Wood Salt Flour Scoop118 - Antique American Primitive Wood Salt Flour Scoop
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice old piece. 13" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (35.00) = 35.00
 
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Antique Plains Indian Stone Beaded War Club119 - Antique Plains Indian Stone Beaded War Club
Davis Brothers Auction
Very nice club. Traces of Ocher paint. Beaded leather. Late 19th Century. 15.5" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 350.00 - 500.00
Sold for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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