Fine Montana Collector Sale - April 2023

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North American Auction Co. is proud to announce our next catalog with in-house bidding on NaaBid.com. Join us for our Fine Montana Collection Sale, April 22nd, 2023, at 9am Mountain Time. The sale includes a fantastic collection of Montana history and advertising, a fantastic Native American Weapons Collection from Wisconsin, authentic Navajo Jewelry, a few pieces from the Lowell Baier Conservationist Art and Native American Collection, some items from the Sundog Bruce VanLandingham Collection, as well as many other rare items. Search the entire catalog for nearly 750 pieces. Preview Friday April 21st, 10am to 5pm Auction Saturday April 22nd at 9am Mountain Time. Located at 34156 E Frontage Rd. Bozeman, MT 59715 All Shipping at our In-House Shipping Department FFL Transfers, when required, done In-House. Call 800-686-4216 or email info@naabid.com for more info Bid with us directly on NaaBid.com

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Vintage 2.04 ct Diamond 14k White Gold Ring210 - Vintage 2.04 ct Diamond 14k White Gold Ring
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Featured in this lot is a vintage 2.04 ct diamond 14k white gold ring. The ring features a wonderfully and professionally crafted 14k white gold const
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Start Price : 1,800.00 | Estimate : 7,500.00 - 11,000.00
 
 
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Navajo Benjamin Piaso Silver Turquoise Earrings211 - Navajo Benjamin Piaso Silver Turquoise Earrings
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Featured in this lot is a sterling silver turquoise earrings from Navajo artist. Benjamin Piaso. The earrings feature a wonderfully and professionally
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Start Price : 225.00 | Estimate : 700.00 - 1,400.00
 
 
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Navajo CJ Butler Sterling Silver Turquoise Box212 - Navajo CJ Butler Sterling Silver Turquoise Box
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Featured in this lot is a sterling silver and turquoise box from Navajo artist, CJ Butler. The box features a wonderfully and professionally crafted s
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,600.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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M. Kabotie Lomawywesa (Hopi, 1942-2009) Bracelet213 - M. Kabotie Lomawywesa (Hopi, 1942-2009) Bracelet
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Featured in this lot is a Michael Kabotie Lomawywesa (Hopi, 1942-2009) sterling silver inlaid Number 8 Turquoise bracelet circa 1970-1990s. The bracel
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Estimate : 450.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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Montana Centennial Sterling Silver Plated Buckles214 - Montana Centennial Sterling Silver Plated Buckles
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Featured in this lot are these Montana Centennial sterling silver plated buckles. There are three buckles in this collection. The first is a buckle fo
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Estimate : 450.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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Navajo H.Tsosie Sterling Silver & Opal Earrings215 - Navajo H.Tsosie Sterling Silver & Opal Earrings
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Featured in this lot is a sterling silver and opal earrings from Navajo artist, Herbert Tsosie. The earrings feature a wonderfully and professionally
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Start Price : 275.00 | Estimate : 700.00 - 1,400.00
 
 
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"Stickeen" by John Muir Rare Hardcover First Ed.216 - "Stickeen" by John Muir Rare Hardcover First Ed.
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Featured in this lot is a hardcover first edition of “Stickeen” by John Muir, printed in 1909. This hardcover book was printed by Bo
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Estimate : 350.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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1872 Buffalo Land by William Edward Webb217 - 1872 Buffalo Land by William Edward Webb
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Featured in this lot is a book titled "Buffalo Land: An Authentic Account of the Discoveries, Adventures, and Mishaps of a Scientific and Sport...
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Estimate : 350.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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Navajo Gallup Trading Post Hand Woven Rug c. 1960s218 - Navajo Gallup Trading Post Hand Woven Rug c. 1960s
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Featured in this lot is this Navajo Gallup Trading Post hand woven rug circa 1960's. This hand woven rug is wonderfully and professionally craft...
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Estimate : 450.00 - 9,000.00
Sold to floor for (125.00) = 125.00
 
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Navajo Klagetoh Trading Post Stepped Medallion Rug219 - Navajo Klagetoh Trading Post Stepped Medallion Rug
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Featured in this lot is a Navajo Klagetoh Trading Post stepped medallion rug circa 1940s. The rug features a wonderfully and professionally crafted wo
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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C. 1930 Mexican Saltillo Serape Eagle Blanket220 - C. 1930 Mexican Saltillo Serape Eagle Blanket
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Featured in this lot is a Mexican Saltillo serape eagle blanket circa 1930s. The serape features a wonderfully and professionally crafted wool constru
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Wrought Iron Sheep 'T-Handle' Branding Irons221 - Wrought Iron Sheep 'T-Handle' Branding Irons
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Featured in this lot is a collection of wrought iron sheep 'T-Handle' branding irons. There are a total of ten branding irons in this collec...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (125.00) = 125.00
 
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Missoula, MT Clean Heat Smith Coal Advertisement222 - Missoula, MT Clean Heat Smith Coal Advertisement
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Featured in this lot is a Missoula, MT Clean Heat Smith Coal advertisement circa mid 1900s. The sign is constructed from off white cardstock and reads
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 350.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Helena MT James Walker Calendar Advertisement 1909223 - Helena MT James Walker Calendar Advertisement 1909
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Featured in this lot is a Helena, Montana, James Walker calendar advertisement circa 1909, and the lithograph copyright circa 1907. The calendar featu
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Estimate : 450.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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IBP Laxative & Base Ball Liniment Porcelain Sign224 - IBP Laxative & Base Ball Liniment Porcelain Sign
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Featured in this lot is this IBP Laxative and Base Ball Liniment porcelain enamel sign circa mid 1900s. The porcelain enamel sign reads as follows: We
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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C.1860-1864 Confederate States of America Money225 - C.1860-1864 Confederate States of America Money
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Featured in this lot is a framed collection of three Confederate States of America monetary bills from 1862-1864. The Confederate States of America do
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
 
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1949 U.S. Forest Service Wildfire Prevention Sign226 - 1949 U.S. Forest Service Wildfire Prevention Sign
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Featured in this lot is an original 1949 U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service "Smokey Says" sign, printed by the U.S. Government ...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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"The Frontier Years" L.A. Huffman by Mark H. Brown227 - "The Frontier Years" L.A. Huffman by Mark H. Brown
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Featured in this lot is "The Frontier Years" the classic depicting L.A. Huffman's photographs by Mark H. Brown & W.R. Felton, writ...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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20th Century Stacking Fly Tying Desk Cabinet228 - 20th Century Stacking Fly Tying Desk Cabinet
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Featured in this lot is a 20th century stacking fly tying desk cabinet. The cabinet shows a wonderfully and professionally crafted stacking constructi
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Estimate : 450.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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4-Panel Black Lacquer Chinese Round Folding Screen229 - 4-Panel Black Lacquer Chinese Round Folding Screen
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Featured in this lot is a Four-panel, Black Lacquer Mother of Pearl, Chinese Round Folding Floor Screen. Tapered on the edge to fit the circular shape
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Circa 1935 Coolerator Model D Ice Box Refrigerator230 - Circa 1935 Coolerator Model D Ice Box Refrigerator
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Featured in this lot is a Coolerator Model D Ice Box Refrigerator circa 1935. The refrigerator features a brass tag on the back that reads as follows:
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Montana Fire Insurance Company Bastian Bros Co.231 - Montana Fire Insurance Company Bastian Bros Co.
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Featured in this lot is a Montana Fire Insurance Company Bastian Bros Co. Sign circa 1960s. The framed sign features a wonderfully and professionally
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
 
 
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1948 U.S. Forest Service Wildfire Prevention Sign232 - 1948 U.S. Forest Service Wildfire Prevention Sign
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Featured in this lot is a 1948 U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service sign, printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office and designed by Jame
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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Winchester Model 1894 .32-40 Lever Action Rifle233 - Winchester Model 1894 .32-40 Lever Action Rifle
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Winchester Model 1894 in rare chambering .32-40 with very early production manufacture date, serial number 48185, which according to the standard ref
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Estimate : 2,300.00 - 2,950.00
Sold to floor for (1,700.00) = 1,700.00
 
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American Percussion .36 Cal Pennsylvania Rifle234 - American Percussion .36 Cal Pennsylvania Rifle
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Featured in this lot is an American made percussion cap black powder Pennsylvania rifle chambered in .36 caliber. The rifle displays a 38 1/2" ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (425.00) = 425.00
 
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Smith & Wesson 32-20 Hand Ejector Revolver of 1905235 - Smith & Wesson 32-20 Hand Ejector Revolver of 1905
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In this lot is a Smith & Wesson Model 1905 "Hand Ejector" revolver chambered in .32-20 S&W in the 2nd Change manufactured from cir...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (450.00) = 450.00
 
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19th Century Plains Indian Arrow236 - 19th Century Plains Indian Arrow
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The lot features a single 19th Century Plains Native American Indian arrow. The piece shows a hand-carved wooden haft with a forged iron triangular po
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to cesareM9T for (350.00 + 91.00BP) = 441.00
 
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C. 1890- Sioux Beaded Buffalo Hide Men's Leggings237 - C. 1890- Sioux Beaded Buffalo Hide Men's Leggings
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The lot features a fantastic set of Buffalo Indian hide beaded men’s leggings from the Sioux Native American Indians dating to the late 19th
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to djtapley for (1,000.00 + 260.00BP) = 1,260.00
 
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C. 1900- Eskimo Inuit Walrus Tusk & Pearl Amulets238 - C. 1900- Eskimo Inuit Walrus Tusk & Pearl Amulets
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The lot features a collection of 21 Eskimo Inuit Native American Indian amulets & tools carved from walrus tusk, bone, abalone and pearls, datin...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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C. 1850 Century Sioux Coup Stick w/ Brass Tacks239 - C. 1850 Century Sioux Coup Stick w/ Brass Tacks
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This is a fantastic coup stick from the Sioux Native American Indians of the Plains circa mid-19th Century. The piece is very similar to the 19th Cent
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (800.00) = 800.00
 
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H. Pieper 1881 SXS Shotgun - 101 Ranch Marked240 - H. Pieper 1881 SXS Shotgun - 101 Ranch Marked
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The lot features an H. Pieper 1881 double barrel shotgun with exposed side hammer, and side lever breech open. The shotgun stock has a silver brass ta
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (800.00) = 800.00
 
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Large Caribou Taxidermy Shoulder Mount241 - Large Caribou Taxidermy Shoulder Mount
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For your consideration is a North American Caribou Trophy Shoulder Mount. Posed in an upright position looking straight towards the viewer. A professi
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Estimate : 700.00 - 1,400.00
Sold to floor for (275.00) = 275.00
 
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Oreland C. Joe Navajo Carved Alabaster Sculpture242 - Oreland C. Joe Navajo Carved Alabaster Sculpture
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For your consideration this lot includes a hand carved alabaster sculpture, untitled. The sculpture is signed on the bottom of the back and appears to
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (350.00) = 350.00
 
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Montana Centennial Buckles, Catalogue & Pamphlet243 - Montana Centennial Buckles, Catalogue & Pamphlet
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Featured in this lot is a Montana Centennial buckles, catalogue and pamphlet. There are two buckles, one catalogue, and one pamphlet in this collectio
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (125.00) = 125.00
 
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Original Jack's Livery Stable Double Sided Sign244 - Original Jack's Livery Stable Double Sided Sign
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Featured in this lot is an original Jack's Livery Stable double sided sign circa 1930s . The sign features a wonderfully and professionally craf...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (350.00) = 350.00
 
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Early 1900's Red Wing Six Gallon Butter Churn245 - Early 1900's Red Wing Six Gallon Butter Churn
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Featured in this lot we have a six gallon red wing glazed crock originating from the early 20th century. Red Wing Union Stoneware, now Red Wing Potter
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (375.00) = 375.00
 
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C. 1950- Sioux Fully Beaded Hide Blanket Strip246 - C. 1950- Sioux Fully Beaded Hide Blanket Strip
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The lot features a fantastic, fully beaded hide blanket strip from the Sioux Native American Indians of the Plains dating to the circa 1950-1970'...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (325.00) = 325.00
 
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19th C. Central Plains Gunstock War Club w/ Inlays247 - 19th C. Central Plains Gunstock War Club w/ Inlays
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The lot features a wonderful gunstock war club with spike blade having punched stars and inlayed pewter silver crescent moons, from the Central Plains
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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19th Century Celtiform Ball War Club - Sundog Est.248 - 19th Century Celtiform Ball War Club - Sundog Est.
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This is an unusual, early Celtiform ball head war club tomahawk with flaring blade dating to the 19th Century. The piece shows a root ball head with r
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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Multi Color Sapphire & Diamond 14k Gold Necklace249 - Multi Color Sapphire & Diamond 14k Gold Necklace
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Featured in this lot is a multicolor sapphire and diamond 14k yellow gold necklace. The necklace features a wonderfully and professionally crafted 14k
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Start Price : 7,000.00 | Estimate : 39,000.00 - 42,000.00
 
 
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C. 1960-70s Inuit Carved Walrus Tusk & Whale Bone250 - C. 1960-70s Inuit Carved Walrus Tusk & Whale Bone
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For your consideration is this amazing Inuit Eskimo carved walrus tusk animals set on whale bone circa. 1960-1970s. The walrus tusk carvings show a po
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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Leo G. Harvey (Navajo, 20th Century) Bench Beads251 - Leo G. Harvey (Navajo, 20th Century) Bench Beads
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The lot features a wonderful signed bench bead Navajo Pearl graduated necklace from master Navajo silversmith, Leo G. Harvey. The necklace shows a ste
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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C. 1880's Central Plains Beaded Strike-A-Lite Bag252 - C. 1880's Central Plains Beaded Strike-A-Lite Bag
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The lot features a 19th Century beaded leather strike-a-lite bag from the Central Plains Indians and is from the ex-collection of noted artist and col
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Estimate : 850.00 - 1,250.00
Sold to floor for (650.00) = 650.00
 
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American Fur & Trade HBC No. 6 Grizzly Bear Trap253 - American Fur & Trade HBC No. 6 Grizzly Bear Trap
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This is a large grizzly bear trap. The pan is marked "American Fur and Trade Company HBC No. 6". The trap features a double spring composi...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (900.00) = 900.00
 
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Denali Fur & Trade Company HBC No. 15 Bear Trap254 - Denali Fur & Trade Company HBC No. 15 Bear Trap
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For your bidding pleasure is this Denali Fur & Trade Company HBC No. 15 Bear Trap. This is a Hudson Bay Company and Denali Fur & Trade Compa...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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Plains Beaded Steer Horn Dance Rattle Club255 - Plains Beaded Steer Horn Dance Rattle Club
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The lot features a steer horn club dance rattle that is fully beaded and is from the Plains Native American Indians. The piece shows two steer horns p
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Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Navajo L.James Sterling Silver Turquoise Necklace256 - Navajo L.James Sterling Silver Turquoise Necklace
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Featured in this lot is this sterling silver and turquoise cross necklace from Navajo artist Leroy James. The necklace features a wonderfully and prof
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Estimate : 550.00 - 1,100.00
Sold to floor for (175.00) = 175.00
 
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Navajo Sterling & Cripple Creek Ketoh c. 1950's257 - Navajo Sterling & Cripple Creek Ketoh c. 1950's
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Featured in this lot is this Navajo sterling silver and cripple creek turquoise Ketoh c. 1950's. The Ketoh features a wonderfully and profession...
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Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Navajo J. Begay Chrysicolla Necklace & Earrings259 - Navajo J. Begay Chrysicolla Necklace & Earrings
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Featured in this lot is this chrysicolla necklace and earrings from Navajo artist Jennifer Begay. The necklace features a wonderfully and professional
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Start Price : 175.00 | Estimate : 550.00 - 1,100.00
 
 
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Navajo Ray B. Sterling Silver Gold Filled Bracelet260 - Navajo Ray B. Sterling Silver Gold Filled Bracelet
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Featured in this lot is this sterling silver and 12k gold filled bracelet from Navajo artist Ray B. The bracelet features a wonderfully and profession
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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