Prospecting the West

Auction Details

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Also featured is a complete collection of unpublished glass photo negatives documenting the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush by Wilhelm Hester.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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Plains Indian Beaded Pipe Bag229Plains Indian Beaded Pipe Bag
Davis Brothers Auction
Very nice bag. Well made. Second half of the 20th Century. 26.5" long.
Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00
Plains Indian Quilled Pipe Bag230Plains Indian Quilled Pipe Bag
Davis Brothers Auction
Very nice bag. Well made by Inez Iron Shell. Second half of the 20th Century. 31.5" long.
Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00
Antique Plains Indian Beaded Quilled Pipe Bag231Antique Plains Indian Beaded Quilled Pipe Bag
Davis Brothers Auction
Very nice old bag. 1880-1910. 37" long. Some quill loss. Overall a very nice old bag.
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold for 2,100.00
Sioux Indian Beaded Pipe Bag232Sioux Indian Beaded Pipe Bag
Davis Brothers Auction
Very finely made bag. Sioux Indian Trading Post catalog included which shows the bag on the front cover. Truly done by a master of the craft. 36&quo...
Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00
Plains Indian Beaded and Painted Rifle Scabbard233Plains Indian Beaded and Painted Rifle Scabbard
Davis Brothers Auction
Second half of the 20th Century. 35" long.
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 425.00
Native American Indian Made Peace Pipe234Native American Indian Made Peace Pipe
Davis Brothers Auction
Very nice pipe. Eagle effigy end. Horn pipe bowl. Leather and snakeskin wrapped. 44.75" long overall.
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 130.00
Rendezvous Native American Beaded Coyote Headdress235Rendezvous Native American Beaded Coyote Headdress
Davis Brothers Auction
Native American Indian Made. Beaded. Second half of the 20th Century. 16" long.
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold for 400.00
Native American Indian Whimsy Walking Stick236Native American Indian Whimsy Walking Stick
Davis Brothers Auction
Very nice walking stick. Made with a ring whimsy as shown. 66.5" long. Second half of the 20th Century.
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for 45.00
Lakota Indian Dried Turnips Timpsila237Lakota Indian Dried Turnips Timpsila
Davis Brothers Auction
Nice grouping of dried Indian Turnips. 43" long.
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
Sioux Native American Indian Beaded Cradleboard238Sioux Native American Indian Beaded Cradleboard
Davis Brothers Auction
Very finely made. Second half of the 20th Century. 34.5" long.
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold for (1,600.00 + 400.00BP) = 2,000.00