Sam Short Estate Auction

3 pcs: Woodland beaded panels, cloth & paper backing, 2 are 6" x 16", one is 17" x 17"

U. S. Cavalry headstall w/#4 US bit, brass rosettes

U. S. Cavalry McClellan saddle, 11 ½", with cinch, very good condition

U. S. Cavalry saddle bags, excellent condition

U. S. Cavalry pommel bag, 12" x 6 ½", excellent condition

U. S. Cavalry leather covered wood stirrups, and flag carrier

U. S. Cavalry leather tote, stamped U. S., 11" w x 7" h

U. S. Civil War soldier's food container, 6 ½" x 5", stamped U.S.

Small brass bugle/trumpet, 9 ½" long w/ Cavalry insignia embossed on the bell and very small brass 5" horn

U. S. Cavalry holster, marked G & K, A. G.

U. S. Cavalry holster, stamped 1917

Al Furstnow shoulder holster, old but like new

Al Furstnow tooled pistol belt holster

Miles City Saddlery belt holster, flower tooling

HH Heiser pistol holster, flower tooled, stamped 738

Montana Territorial Prison "Guard" badge

Muller, Dan (1889-1977) original painting w/sho-card colors, 12" h x 10" w, signed lower right. Muller was adopted son of Wm. Cody.

Russell, Charles M., Bull Elk, print, 10" x 14" framed

Shope, Irwin "Shorty" print, Grizzly Encounter, 11" x 15", framed

Boehling, Theo print, Call of The Night, 1927, 14" x 19", framed

East, Barbara watercolor, Team Ropers, 2 ¼" x 4", 1972

Abram, Paul watercolor, Stage Coach, 1 ½" x 3"

Cheek, C. R. oil on canvas, Winter Cabin, 24" x 36", framed, signed lower left corner

Cree women's beaded leggings, 15" x 10", rare, from Poundmaker Reserve, Saskatchewan, Canada. Poundmaker, was a Plains Cree chief kno...

Vintage Yoruba (African) ceremonial beaded panel, 48" long x 5" w, cowrie shell trimmed, cloth backed, excellent condition

N. Plains Indian beaded panel, 38" l x 3" w, trade cloth backed

Buckskin fringed gun scabbard, 54"

(2) newer beaded necklaces, 16" each

(3) strands of very old trade beads

10" woven grass basket w/lid

Tray of Rosebud County, Montana points and scrapers, 24 pcs

12 iron points in frame, 2" - 3 ¼ "

Tray of arrow points, elk ivories, beads, 1 ½ - 2 ½", from Buffalo Gap, S. Dak. Area

61 points in tray, all small, ½" - 1 ½"

(2) pair beaded gauntlets, show some wear

Beaded pipe bag, 18" x 6" and beaded panel, 26" x 3"

Quill & Beadwork of the Western Sioux, 1971, 116 pages, soft cover, great reference book

Child's beaded purse, Flathead tribe, Montana, 3" x 2 ¾"

Rare spongeware/stoneware spitton, 4 ½" h x 6 ¼" w

Moran Bros., Miles City fancy tooled leather 33" rifle scabbard, very rare

Al Furstnow 32" leather rifle scabbard, shows wear, border stamped

Al Furstnow 33" leather border tooled scabbard

Eubanks leather rifle scabbard, 36", older, tooled and border laced

Marlin 39A lever action .22 rifle w/Bushnell 3 x 7 scope, sn 66997, tube feed magazine, leather scabbard

Win. Model 70 .270 rifle w/ 4 x 32 scope, s#1202040, made 1974, very good condition, vinyl case

2 pcs: Heiser flower tooled headstall w/chromed heart conchos and fancy older headstall w/fancy star rosettes and brass studs

Al Furstnow marked headstall, basket stamped, no bit

Al Furstnow saddle in quite good condition. Shown in Al Furstnow Catalog as No. 05. Original catalog cost $86.

R. A. Meanea, Cheyenne, Wy. leather covered stirrups, each stirrup is double marked

F. A. Meanea, Cheyenne, WY, leather cuffs, border stamped

Vintage Mexican Charro silver inlaid stirrups, ca. 1900's

Peets, B. P. print, Maternal Defense, 1995, 18" x 25", oak frame

Cuts The Rope, Clarence (1935-2000) oil on canvas, Winter Visitor, 24" x 36", 1977, signed lower right, outstanding painting

East, Barbara signed print, Loyalty At Lunch Time, 12" x 10", #173/250, signed to "Sam"

Paxson, E. S. (1852-1919) watercolor, Untitled, 5" x 7", matted, not framed

Paxson, E. S. (1852-1919) watercolor, Untitled, 8½" x 6"

Paxson, E. S. (1852-1919) watercolor, Untitled, 6" x 9"

Eggenhofer, Nick watercolor, Untitled, 6" x 5"

Borein, Edward 3 originals: 2 watercolors and 1 pen/ink, 5" x 6", 4" x 5" and 7" x 5"

Olaf Weighorst (1899-1988) 3 pcs: 2 watercolors and 1 pen & ink, all signed O-W w/brand Quarter Circle over 2 C, 9 ½" x 8, 5 " x...

Weighorst, Olaf (1899-1988) mixed media pen and ink & watercolor, 8 ½" x 6"

Wolf hide rug, made from 4 wolf hides sewed together, 72" x 61", fully lined, lining with scalloped edges, name of J. N. Mansfield, Grant...

Black bear rug, lined, 69" x 51", Tag on lining: J. H.Bishop Co.

Buffalo rug, 72" x 90"

Buffalo rug, 48" x 81"

Ornate oak beveled mirror, 28" x 21", excellent condition

Oak triangle hat rack w/mirror, 3 hat hooks, mirror has scalloped border, very old

Deer Lodge hitched horse hair bridle, 4 silver conchos, 6 tassels, braided reins, excellent colors, iron high port bit, some repairs done

Yogo Sapphires, .18 ctw, loose stones

Yogo Sapphires, .98 ctw, loose stones

Garnets, .84 ctw, loose stones

(5) State of Montana Warrants dating 1891-896. One made to Granville Stewart dated Nov 9, 1893.

Scriver, Bob (1914-1999) bronze sculpture, A Hard Way To Get Off, #58/150, 18" h x 21" w x 11" d, Arrowhead Bronze Works

Scriver, Bob bronze sculpture, Rodeo's Classic Event, #50/100, 1974, 15" x 11" x 4 ½"

Scriver, Bob bronze sculpture, Hang In There Cowboy, #67/100, 1982, 15" x 7" x 5"

Scriver, Bob bronze sculpture, Sage Brush Bronc, #18/60, 1988, 18" x 13" x 9"

Buffalo skull, 21" spread, horn caps intact

Vintage beaded and fancy fringed rifle scabbard, 37", trade cloth lined, very very old, beads are very small and very old, rare piece

Sorrel horsehair lap robe, 62" x 69", lined, excellent condition

3 pcs: Russell, C. M. bronze, Smoking With The Spirit of The Buffalo, 4 ½" x 7 ¾" x 5", 1916, marked RBW (denotes Roman Bro...

Russell, C. M. pen & ink, Sage Hens, 8 ½" x 5"

Bear hide coat, fully lined, 62" total length, very old and in very good condition

Russell, C. M. bronze sculpture, Buffalo Resting, #196/500, 9" w x 5 ½" deep x 6" h

Scriver Bob bronze sculpture, Hornaday Buffalo Bull, #62/100, 1991, 13 ½" w x 20" d x 9" t

Scriver, Bob book, The Blackfeet Artists of The Northern Plains, dj, 1st ed., 2nd printing, v.g. condition

Scriver, Bob bronze sculpture, Rodeo's Classic Event, #79/100, 1974, 15" x 11" x 4 ½"

Adams, Andy, Cattle Brands, 1st ed.

Crawford, Lewis, Badlands and Bronco Trails, 1922, 1st, 114 pgs, Bismarck, ND, near fine

Burdick, Usher L., Last Battle of the Sioux, 1st, 164 pages, near fine

(3) Linderman, Frank B.: Blackfeet Indians, 1935; Out of the North historical sketch; collection of prints

Frank B. Fiske Portfolios I and II, 2 vol. set, ltd #258/300, published by Bismarck Heritage Foundation, 1983, mint condition, contain 30 plates

Rare Sioux ghost dance moccasins, 10 ½", excellent condition

Sioux beaded mocassins, 10 ½", from Rosebud, Montana, ca. 1890's, collected by Frank Boyd, Indian Agent, Rosebud Agency

Crow chief's wool blanket w/exceptional beaded panel, ca. 1870's, panel measures 64" x 4" w/bells, blanket is 68" w, tag read...

Gros Ventre chief's wool blanket w/exceptional beaded panel, panel measures 63" x 3 ½"

Soux chief's wool blanket w/exceptional beaded panel, panel measures 56" x 2 ¾", c 1880's

Fancy old breast plate, fine hair pipes w/ermine tails and old bead

Old bone hair pipe breast plate w/ermine tails and rare old beads

Fancy breast plate, very old bone hair pipe, beads and ermine tails

Old hair pipe breast plate, old beads, erminet tail and red trade cloth