Silence of the Prairie

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Davis Brothers Auction is proud to present Day 2 of our landmark summer event, Silence of the Prairie-a sweeping exhibition of rare Western fine art, historic photography, and investment-grade artifacts drawn from private collections and long-held estates across America.

Featured Artists:

Olaf Wieghorst, William Penhallow Henderson, Les Thomas, George Phippen, Granville Redmond, William Seltzer Rice, David Mayer, William Standing, Raphael Lillywhite, Maynard Dixon, Maurice Braun, Loren Entz, Clark Hulings, Frederic Remington, Carl Von Hassler, Walt Gonske, John Bye, Hans Kleiber, David Mann, Bill Anton, Don Oelze, Edward Borein, Harold Von Schmidt, Charles Russell, John Nieto, Edgar Alwin Payne, Clyde Aspevig.

Auction Highlights:

Hyatt & Tankersley Alamosa Belt Handcuffs, historic Standing Rock Reservation photographs and archive, Native American Beadwork, Colonel AE Stewart Trophy Room Photos, Edward Curtis orotones and photogravures, African tribal antiques, Acoma Pueblo pottery and so many more hidden treasures.
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Griswold Hines Pup Aluminum Paperweight551 - Griswold Hines Pup Aluminum Paperweight
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1 1/2" by 1 1/2" by 1 1/4".
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 15.00
 
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Gary Lynn Roberts Her First Snow Oil Painting551 - Gary Lynn Roberts Her First Snow Oil Painting
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Title is Her First Snow. 11" by 14" unframed. 20" by 23" framed. Oil on Canvas. Provenance: Altermann Galleries & Auctioneer...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for 750.00
 
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John Bye Silent Approach Lynx Painting552 - John Bye Silent Approach Lynx Painting
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Title is Silent Approach. 8" by 12" unframed. 13 1/2" by 17 1/2" framed. Acrylic on Canvas. Provenance: Trailside Galleries, Jac...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,800.00
 
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Antique Shotgun Rifle Ammo Shell Boxes552 - Antique Shotgun Rifle Ammo Shell Boxes
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Nice grouping.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 210.00
 
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Griswold Standard No 2 Cast Iron Mail Box553 - Griswold Standard No 2 Cast Iron Mail Box
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Nice example.
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 75.00
 
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Ralph Oberg Rocky Mountain Front Montana Painting553 - Ralph Oberg Rocky Mountain Front Montana Painting
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Title is Rocky Mountain Front Sun River Augusta Montana. 11" by 14" unframed. 17 1/2" by 20 1/2" framed. Oil on Linen. Provenanc...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for 550.00
 
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Troy Anderson Buffalo Cure Gouache Painting554 - Troy Anderson Buffalo Cure Gouache Painting
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Title is Buffalo Cure. 9" by 14" unframed. 17 1/2" by 22 1/2" framed. Gouache on Paper. Provenance: Private Collection, Dallas, ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 100.00
 
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Large Chimayo Indian Rug Blanket554 - Large Chimayo Indian Rug Blanket
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52" by 89".
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 100.00
 
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Branson Graves Stevenson Engraving Montana555 - Branson Graves Stevenson Engraving Montana
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Cathedral of St Helena, Helena Montana. 17 5/8" by 23 3/4" framed.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 35.00
 
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Donald Spaulding Santa Fe New Mexico Painting555 - Donald Spaulding Santa Fe New Mexico Painting
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Title is Santa Fe, Aug. 18, 1846. 6" by 9" unframed. 10 1/2" by 13" framed. Oil on Board. Donald (Don) Spaulding (1926 - 2021) w...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for 800.00
 
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John Bye Kicking Up Dust Cowboy Painting556 - John Bye Kicking Up Dust Cowboy Painting
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Title is Kicking Up Dust. 10" by 12" unframed. 16 1/2" by 18 1/2" framed. Acrylic on Canvas. Provenance: Trailside Galleries, Ja...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Pair of Duck Hunting Calls556 - Pair of Duck Hunting Calls
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Nice pair.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 15.00
 
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Wood Duck Hunting Call557 - Wood Duck Hunting Call
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5" long.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 15.00
 
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Greg Scheibel Pacific Sunset Oil Painting557 - Greg Scheibel Pacific Sunset Oil Painting
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Title is Pacific Sunset. 8" by 10" unframed. 14" by 16" framed. Oil on Board. Greg Scheibel (Born 1961) is active/lives in Monta...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for 550.00
 
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Hans Kleiber Wyoming Oil on Board Painting558 - Hans Kleiber Wyoming Oil on Board Painting
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Title is Teton Mountain Deer Alta Wyoming. 15" by 16 1/2" framed. 11 1/4" by 12 3/4" unframed. Painting board has another painti...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,000.00
 
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Mallardtone Goose Hunting Call558 - Mallardtone Goose Hunting Call
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4 1/2" long.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 15.00
 
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P.S. Olt D-2 Duck Call559 - P.S. Olt D-2 Duck Call
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Nice call.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 40.00
 
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Jason Lee Tako Leaving the Plains Oil Painting559 - Jason Lee Tako Leaving the Plains Oil Painting
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Title is Leaving the Plains, 30 Days on the Plains. 6" by 8" unframed. 8 1/2" by 10 1/2" framed. Oil on Board. Jason Lee Tako (2...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for 500.00
 
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Jason Lee Tako Prairie Agility Oil Painting560 - Jason Lee Tako Prairie Agility Oil Painting
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Title is Prairie Agility, 30 Days on the Plains. 6" by 8" unframed. 8 1/2" by 10 1/2" framed. Oil on Board. Jason Lee Tako (20/2...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for 600.00
 
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Geo. M. Conway Sioux City Iowa Cigar Box Knife560 - Geo. M. Conway Sioux City Iowa Cigar Box Knife
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5" long.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 10.00
 
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1929 Brady Montana High School Basketball Banner561 - 1929 Brady Montana High School Basketball Banner
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27" by 44".
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
 
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Bill Anton On a Sun Tipped Ledge Painting561 - Bill Anton On a Sun Tipped Ledge Painting
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Title is On a Sun Tipped Ledge. 8" by 10" unframed. 16" by 18" framed. Oil on Board. Provenance: Ponderosa Art Gallery, Hamilton...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for 600.00
 
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David Mann Drum Beat Painting562 - David Mann Drum Beat Painting
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Title is Drum Beat. 12 1/2" by 12 1/2". Oil on Rawhide Provenance: Altermann Galleries & Auctioneers, November 2019, Lot 327. From the...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Montana Mule Deer Horn Cribbage Board562 - Montana Mule Deer Horn Cribbage Board
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21 1/2" by 12 1/2" by 7".
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
 
 
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Fur Bomber Trapper Hat563 - Fur Bomber Trapper Hat
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Made in Italy. Size 7 3/8
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
 
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Brent Cotton Late Winter Cottonwood Painting563 - Brent Cotton Late Winter Cottonwood Painting
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Title is Late Winter, Cottonwood Sketch. 6" by 8" unframed. 14" by 16" framed. Oil on Board. Provenance: From the Collection of ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Don Oelze Mato Topes War Horse Painting564 - Don Oelze Mato Topes War Horse Painting
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Title is Mato Topes War Horse. 12" by 14" unframed. 18 1/2" by 20 1/2" framed. Oil on Canvas. Provenance: From the Gary Jacobson...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,500.00
Sold to floor for 2,100.00
 
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Rabbit Fur Hat564 - Rabbit Fur Hat
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Decent example.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
 
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Griswold Cast Iron Mini Skillet Ashtray 570a565 - Griswold Cast Iron Mini Skillet Ashtray 570a
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Nice example.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
 
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John Encinias Taos Pueblo Painting565 - John Encinias Taos Pueblo Painting
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Title is Taos Pueblo. 18" by 24" unframed. 25" by 31" framed. Oil on Board. Provenance: The Wichita Gallery of Fine Art, Ltd., W...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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A D Greer From Mexico Still Life Painting566 - A D Greer From Mexico Still Life Painting
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Title is From Mexico. 12" by 18" unframed. 23 1/2" by 17 1/2" framed. Oil on Board. Provenance: Gallery A, Taos, NM (label verso...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for 190.00
 
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Lodge Cast Iron Mini Skillet Ashtray566 - Lodge Cast Iron Mini Skillet Ashtray
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Nice example.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
 
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Griswold Cast Iron Mini Skillet Ashtray 570567 - Griswold Cast Iron Mini Skillet Ashtray 570
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Nice example.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 35.00
 
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Patricia Dobson Acoma Pottery and Harvest Painting567 - Patricia Dobson Acoma Pottery and Harvest Painting
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Title is Acoma Pottery and Harvest. 6" by 10" unframed. 21 1/2" by 17 1/2" framed. Oil on Board. Patricia Joy (Patti) Dobson (Bo...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to floor for 110.00
 
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Tom Saubert Montana Indian Oil on Board Painting568 - Tom Saubert Montana Indian Oil on Board Painting
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Title is New Robe. 18" by 24" unframed. 25" by 31" framed. Oil on Board. Provenance: T Saubert, Kalispell, MT (label verso). The...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for 475.00
 
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Lodge Cast Iron Mini Skillet Ashtray568 - Lodge Cast Iron Mini Skillet Ashtray
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Nice example.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 25.00
 
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Wagner Enamel Cast Iron Mini Skillet Ashtray569 - Wagner Enamel Cast Iron Mini Skillet Ashtray
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Nice example.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 40.00
 
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Jamie Means Let's Head Home Jake Drawing569 - Jamie Means Let's Head Home Jake Drawing
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Title is Let's Head Home, Jake. 19" by 26" unframed, 28 1/2" by 35" framed. Colored Pencil on Paper. Provenance: From the Ga...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Dan McCaw Woman with Flower Basket Painting570 - Dan McCaw Woman with Flower Basket Painting
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Title is Woman with Flower Basket. 16" by 25 1/2" unframed. 20" by 30 1/2" framed. Oil on Board. Dan McCaw (Born 1942) is active...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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German Lever Pocket Knife570 - German Lever Pocket Knife
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Lever function is not working. 4 1/2" long closed.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 55.00
 
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Danger Explosive True Adventures571 - Danger Explosive True Adventures
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Ben East. 1970
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 10.00
 
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John Bye Eight Seconds Cowboy Painting571 - John Bye Eight Seconds Cowboy Painting
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Title is Eight Seconds. 10" by 12" unframed. 16" by 18" framed. Acrylic on Canvas. Provenance: Trailside Galleries, Jackson, WY ...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for 2,750.00
 
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Lunda Lou Hoyle Gill Mongolian Painting572 - Lunda Lou Hoyle Gill Mongolian Painting
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Title is Mongolian. 45" by 50" unframed. 46 1/2" by 56 1/2" framed. Oil on Canvas. Exceptionally large, will be expensive to shi...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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The Fur Hunters of the Far West572 - The Fur Hunters of the Far West
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Alexander Ross. 1967
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 25.00
 
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Whoop Up Country573 - Whoop Up Country
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The Canadian American West 1865-1885. Paul F. Sharp. 1955
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 45.00
 
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Jim Carson The Winter Overland Oil Painting573 - Jim Carson The Winter Overland Oil Painting
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Title is The Winter Overland. 34" by 58" unframed. 40" by 64" framed. Oil on Canvas. Jim Carson (Born 1942) is active/lives in G...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 12,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,100.00
 
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Edward Borein Cowboy Pen and Ink Drawing574 - Edward Borein Cowboy Pen and Ink Drawing
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Title is Roping. 11 5/8" by 13 5/8" framed. 6" by 8" unframed. Pen and Ink on Paper. Provenance: Private Missoula Montana Estate...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for 1,000.00
 
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Hell Among the Yearlings574 - Hell Among the Yearlings
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Edmund Randolph. Review Copy. 1955
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
 
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Studio Pottery Bowl575 - Studio Pottery Bowl
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4 1/4" diameter, 2 3/8" tall.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to floor for 10.00
 
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Bernard Vetter Relics of the Southwest Painting575 - Bernard Vetter Relics of the Southwest Painting
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Title is Relics of the Southwest or Pottery of the Southwest. 18" by 30" unframed. 27 1/2" by 39 1/2" framed. Watercolor on Pape...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 100.00
 
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