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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Also featured is a complete collection of unpublished glass photo negatives documenting the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush by Wilhelm Hester.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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Antique Elgin BW Raymond 19J Pocket Watch100 - Antique Elgin BW Raymond 19J Pocket Watch
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19J made in 1921.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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Antique Elgin 27 BW Raymond Pocket Watch101 - Antique Elgin 27 BW Raymond Pocket Watch
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17J made in 1895. Running.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Antique Elgin 132 Pocket Watch102 - Antique Elgin 132 Pocket Watch
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15J made in 1899. Not running.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (65.00) = 65.00
 
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Antique Gruen Veri Thin Pocket Watch103 - Antique Gruen Veri Thin Pocket Watch
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15J. Running.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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Antique Winton Shock Proof Pocket Watch104 - Antique Winton Shock Proof Pocket Watch
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17J. Swiss made.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (55.00) = 55.00
 
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Ancient Native American Indian Stone Gorget105 - Ancient Native American Indian Stone Gorget
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Very nice old gorget. 4.3/8" long, just over 2" wide. Guaranteed authentic and old. Provenance from an old Idaho collection.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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Ancient Native American Indian Banded Slate Gorget106 - Ancient Native American Indian Banded Slate Gorget
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4.5" long, 2.5" wide. Guaranteed authentic and old. Provenance from an old Idaho collection.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (240.00) = 240.00
 
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Polychrome Pre Columbian Pottery Turtle Effigy107 - Polychrome Pre Columbian Pottery Turtle Effigy
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Just over 3.25" long. Guaranteed authentic and old. Provenance from an old Idaho collection.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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Pre Columbian Pottery Water Bowl Cup108 - Pre Columbian Pottery Water Bowl Cup
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Very nice old piece. Has wave effigy lines carved in the bottom. 4 1/8" diameter. Guaranteed authentic and old. Provenance from an old Idaho co...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (55.00) = 55.00
 
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Ancient Hopewell Indian Speckled Granite Gorget109 - Ancient Hopewell Indian Speckled Granite Gorget
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Very nice piece. 3 5/5" long, 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 (220.00) = 220.00
 
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Ancient Native American Indian Stone Gorget110 - Ancient Native American Indian Stone Gorget
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Indian Artifact Cartersville Mound Stone Mask120 - Indian Artifact Cartersville Mound Stone Mask
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Superb and stunning. Found in Cartersville Georgia near the Etowah Mounds in 1877. 6.25" long by 5" wide. Guaranteed authentic and old. Pr...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100,000.00 - 150,000.00
Sold for (7,000.00) = 7,000.00
 
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Ancient Pre Columbian Jade Olmec Mask121 - Ancient Pre Columbian Jade Olmec Mask
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Wonderful mask. Has been broken and repaired in two spots as shown. Even has the pebbles still in the teeth from being buried in the earth. 8 3/8&qu...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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Ancient Native American Indian Owl Effigy Pipe122 - Ancient Native American Indian Owl Effigy Pipe
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Wonderful stone pipe. Found by F.J. Fry near the Sandusky River in Ohio. 6 1/8" long. Wonderful trade abalone inset eyes. Guaranteed authentic ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold for (4,000.00) = 4,000.00
 
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African Ceremonial Wall Mask123 - African Ceremonial Wall Mask
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Interesting mask. Encrusted with all sorts of objects. 13" wide, 31.5" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold for (55.00) = 55.00
 
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Antique Navajo Indian Saddle Blanket Rug124 - Antique Navajo Indian Saddle Blanket Rug
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Nice old rug. Has some wear and tear as shown. 29.75" by 64".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (65.00) = 65.00
 
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Antique Hopi Pueblo Pottery Bowl125 - Antique Hopi Pueblo Pottery Bowl
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3 1/8" tall. Has a crack as shown. Signed Sahmea Polacca.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (35.00) = 35.00
 
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Antique Hopi Indian Cylinder Vase Pot126 - Antique Hopi Indian Cylinder Vase Pot
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Has a couple in-painted chips on the interior rim as shown. 6" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (75.00) = 75.00
 
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Darin Michelle Pasquale Acoma Indian Pot Vase127 - Darin Michelle Pasquale Acoma Indian Pot Vase
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Signed on the bottom as shown. 4.5" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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Northwest Coast Tlingit Indian Rattle Top Basket128 - Northwest Coast Tlingit Indian Rattle Top Basket
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Very nice old basket. 4.25" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (170.00) = 170.00
 
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Hopi Indian Ceremonial Coiled Basket129 - Hopi Indian Ceremonial Coiled Basket
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9" diameter. Very nice basket.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (85.00) = 85.00
 
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Plateau Indian Beaded Eagle Bag Purse130 - Plateau Indian Beaded Eagle Bag Purse
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Very nice bag. First half of the 20th Century. 12.5" long, 6.5" wide.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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Kjolsack Swedish Folk Felt Purse Bag131 - Kjolsack Swedish Folk Felt Purse Bag
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6.25" by 5.75".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (10.00) = 10.00
 
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Montana Indian Made Beaded Medicine Bag Pouch132 - Montana Indian Made Beaded Medicine Bag Pouch
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Nicely made. Second half of the 20th Century. 7" by 10.5".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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Very Fine Navajo Indian Eye Dazzler Rug133 - Very Fine Navajo Indian Eye Dazzler Rug
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22" by 44.5".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for (210.00) = 210.00
 
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Finely Made Navajo Indian Rug134 - Finely Made Navajo Indian Rug
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Very nice rug. 31.5" by 59.5".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 350.00 - 500.00
Sold for (350.00) = 350.00
 
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Chief Wets It Assiniboine Indian Print Rinehart135 - Chief Wets It Assiniboine Indian Print Rinehart
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11" by 13" framed.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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Chief Little Wound Sioux Indian Print Rinehart136 - Chief Little Wound Sioux Indian Print Rinehart
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11" by 13" framed.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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Antique Kerosene Montana Prairie Lamp137 - Antique Kerosene Montana Prairie Lamp
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Nice old lamp. 17.25" tall including shade.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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Brass Eagle Sculpture Paperweight138 - Brass Eagle Sculpture Paperweight
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7.25" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (20.00) = 20.00
 
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Antique Running Horse Bell Push Toy139 - Antique Running Horse Bell Push Toy
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Nice old toy. 7" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (65.00) = 65.00
 
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Northwest Coast Haida Indian Wood Totem Pole140 - Northwest Coast Haida Indian Wood Totem Pole
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Made by Peter Charlie. 9.25" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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Jemez Pueblo Pauline Romero Indian Melon Pot141 - Jemez Pueblo Pauline Romero Indian Melon Pot
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3 5/8" tall. Signed as shown.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (45.00) = 45.00
 
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Van Briggle Pottery Colorado Corn Indian Maiden142 - Van Briggle Pottery Colorado Corn Indian Maiden
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7.75" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (85.00) = 85.00
 
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Tsimshian Indian Northwest Coast Basket143 - Tsimshian Indian Northwest Coast Basket
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Nice basket. 5.25" tall, 8" diameter.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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Antique Alaskan Eskimo Basket144 - Antique Alaskan Eskimo Basket
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Nice old basket. Walrus tusk carved finial. 7.5" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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William Harisch Canada Oil on Canvas Painting145 - William Harisch Canada Oil on Canvas Painting
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16.25" by 19.25" framed. William Harisch (1914 - 1967) was active/lived in Canada. William Harisch is known for Painting.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold for (75.00) = 75.00
 
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Antique Oil on Canvas Painting Signed Miller146 - Antique Oil on Canvas Painting Signed Miller
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Signed P. Miller. Has an old repair as shown. 18" by 26" framed.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (240.00) = 240.00
 
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Old Sleepy Eye Blue and White Pottery Pitcher147 - Old Sleepy Eye Blue and White Pottery Pitcher
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9" tall, 6 3/8" diameter. Unknown age.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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Inlaid Wood Picture148 - Inlaid Wood Picture
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Nicely made. Signed as shown. 10" by 12.75" framed.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (25.00) = 25.00
 
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Canadian Native Peoples Caribou Hair Sculpture149 - Canadian Native Peoples Caribou Hair Sculpture
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Signed as shown. 7" by 9" framed.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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