Sam Short Estate Auction

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Two-Day estate auction featuring an exceptional collection of Western Art, Indian Artifacts, Cowboy Collectibles, Antiques & more! Sam Short was a long-time collector, with many friends in Montana and South Dakota. ***NOTE: There is a large volume of merchandise that is not included in the online auction catalog. We will be selling open lots after the catalog each day. There is some excellent quality that is not included online. Please consider joining us on-site in Lewistown for the weekend! -- Jayson & Kyle Shobe, Auctioneers
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Vintage Mexican Charro silver inlaid stirrups, ca. 1900's437 - Vintage Mexican Charro silver inlaid stirrups, ca. 1900's
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Vintage Mexican Charro silver inlaid stirrups, ca. 1900's
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Sold to floor for (550.00) = 550.00
 
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Peets, B. P. print, Maternal Defense, 1995, 18" x 25", oak frame438 - Peets, B. P. print, Maternal Defense, 1995, 18" x 25", oak frame
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Peets, B. P. print, Maternal Defense, 1995, 18" x 25", oak frame
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Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
 
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Cuts The Rope, Clarence (1935-2000) oil on canvas, Winter Visitor, 24" x 36", 1977, signed lower rig439 - Cuts The Rope, Clarence (1935-2000) oil on canvas, Winter Visitor, 24" x 36", 1977, signed lower rig
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Cuts The Rope, Clarence (1935-2000) oil on canvas, Winter Visitor, 24" x 36", 1977, signed lower right, outstanding painting
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Sold to floor for (4,500.00) = 4,500.00
 
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East, Barbara signed print, Loyalty At Lunch Time, 12" x 10", #173/250, signed to "Sam"440 - East, Barbara signed print, Loyalty At Lunch Time, 12" x 10", #173/250, signed to "Sam"
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East, Barbara signed print, Loyalty At Lunch Time, 12" x 10", #173/250, signed to "Sam"
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Sold to N****d for (450.00 + 81.00BP) = 531.00
 
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Paxson, E. S. (1852-1919) watercolor, Untitled, 5" x 7", matted, not framed441 - Paxson, E. S. (1852-1919) watercolor, Untitled, 5" x 7", matted, not framed
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Paxson, E. S. (1852-1919) watercolor, Untitled, 5" x 7", matted, not framed
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Sold to m**********d for (800.00 + 144.00BP) = 944.00
 
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Paxson, E. S. (1852-1919) watercolor, Untitled, 8½" x 6"441A - Paxson, E. S. (1852-1919) watercolor, Untitled, 8½" x 6"
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Paxson, E. S. (1852-1919) watercolor, Untitled, 8½" x 6"
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Sold to m**********d for (1,200.00 + 216.00BP) = 1,416.00
 
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Paxson, E. S. (1852-1919) watercolor, Untitled, 6" x 9"441B - Paxson, E. S. (1852-1919) watercolor, Untitled, 6" x 9"
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Paxson, E. S. (1852-1919) watercolor, Untitled, 6" x 9"
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Sold to floor for (1,900.00) = 1,900.00
 
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Eggenhofer, Nick watercolor, Untitled,  6" x 5"442 - Eggenhofer, Nick watercolor, Untitled, 6" x 5"
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Eggenhofer, Nick watercolor, Untitled, 6" x 5"
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Sold to R**********1 for (425.00 + 76.50BP) = 501.50
 
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Borein, Edward 3 originals: 2 watercolors and 1 pen/ink, 5" x 6", 4" x 5" and 7" x 5"443 - Borein, Edward 3 originals: 2 watercolors and 1 pen/ink, 5" x 6", 4" x 5" and 7" x 5"
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Borein, Edward 3 originals: 2 watercolors and 1 pen/ink, 5" x 6", 4" x 5" and 7" x 5"
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Sold to m**********d for (1,900.00 + 342.00BP) = 2,242.00
 
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Olaf Weighorst (1899-1988) 3 pcs: 2 watercolors and 1 pen & ink, all signed O-W  w/brand Quarter Cir444 - Olaf Weighorst (1899-1988) 3 pcs: 2 watercolors and 1 pen & ink, all signed O-W w/brand Quarter Cir
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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...
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Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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Weighorst, Olaf (1899-1988) mixed media pen and ink & watercolor, 8 ½" x 6"444A - Weighorst, Olaf (1899-1988) mixed media pen and ink & watercolor, 8 ½" x 6"
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Weighorst, Olaf (1899-1988) mixed media pen and ink & watercolor, 8 ½" x 6"
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Sold to m********m for (175.00 + 31.50BP) = 206.50
 
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Wolf  hide rug, made from 4 wolf hides sewed together, 72" x 61", fully lined, lining with scalloped445 - Wolf hide rug, made from 4 wolf hides sewed together, 72" x 61", fully lined, lining with scalloped
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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...
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Sold to floor for (1,750.00) = 1,750.00
 
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Black bear rug, lined, 69" x 51", Tag on lining: J. H.Bishop Co.446 - Black bear rug, lined, 69" x 51", Tag on lining: J. H.Bishop Co.
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Black bear rug, lined, 69" x 51", Tag on lining: J. H.Bishop Co.
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Sold to J*********y for (300.00 + 54.00BP) = 354.00
 
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Buffalo rug, 72" x 90"446A - Buffalo rug, 72" x 90"
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Buffalo rug, 72" x 90"
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Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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Buffalo rug, 48" x 81"446B - Buffalo rug, 48" x 81"
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Buffalo rug, 48" x 81"
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Sold to n*********s for (200.00 + 36.00BP) = 236.00
 
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Ornate oak beveled mirror, 28" x 21", excellent condition447 - Ornate oak beveled mirror, 28" x 21", excellent condition
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Ornate oak beveled mirror, 28" x 21", excellent condition
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Sold to O***d for (500.00 + 90.00BP) = 590.00
 
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Oak triangle hat rack w/mirror, 3 hat hooks, mirror has scalloped border, very old448 - Oak triangle hat rack w/mirror, 3 hat hooks, mirror has scalloped border, very old
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Oak triangle hat rack w/mirror, 3 hat hooks, mirror has scalloped border, very old
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Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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Deer Lodge hitched horse hair bridle, 4 silver conchos, 6 tassels, braided reins, excellent colors, 449 - Deer Lodge hitched horse hair bridle, 4 silver conchos, 6 tassels, braided reins, excellent colors,
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Deer Lodge hitched horse hair bridle, 4 silver conchos, 6 tassels, braided reins, excellent colors, iron high port bit, some repairs done
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Sold to floor for (5,400.00) = 5,400.00
 
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V=Yogo Sapphires, .18 ctw, loose stones449A - V=Yogo Sapphires, .18 ctw, loose stones
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Yogo Sapphires, .18 ctw, loose stones
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Sold to floor for (275.00) = 275.00
 
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Yogo Sapphires, .98 ctw, loose stones449B - Yogo Sapphires, .98 ctw, loose stones
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Yogo Sapphires, .98 ctw, loose stones
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Sold to floor for (3,500.00) = 3,500.00
 
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Garnets, .84 ctw, loose stones449C - Garnets, .84 ctw, loose stones
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Garnets, .84 ctw, loose stones
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Sold to floor for (425.00) = 425.00
 
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(5) State of Montana Warrants dating 1891-896. One made to Granville Stewart dated Nov 9, 1893.449D - (5) State of Montana Warrants dating 1891-896. One made to Granville Stewart dated Nov 9, 1893.
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(5) State of Montana Warrants dating 1891-896. One made to Granville Stewart dated Nov 9, 1893.
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Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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Scriver, Bob (1914-1999) bronze sculpture, A Hard Way To Get Off, #58/150, 18" h x 21" w x 11" d, Ar450 - Scriver, Bob (1914-1999) bronze sculpture, A Hard Way To Get Off, #58/150, 18" h x 21" w x 11" d, Ar
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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
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Sold to C****s for (2,100.00 + 378.00BP) = 2,478.00
 
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Scriver, Bob bronze sculpture, Rodeo's Classic Event, #50/100, 1974, 15" x 11" x 4 ½"451 - Scriver, Bob bronze sculpture, Rodeo's Classic Event, #50/100, 1974, 15" x 11" x 4 ½"
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Scriver, Bob bronze sculpture, Rodeo's Classic Event, #50/100, 1974, 15" x 11" x 4 ½"
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Sold to floor for (1,300.00) = 1,300.00
 
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Scriver, Bob bronze sculpture, Hang In There Cowboy, #67/100, 1982, 15" x 7" x 5"452 - Scriver, Bob bronze sculpture, Hang In There Cowboy, #67/100, 1982, 15" x 7" x 5"
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Scriver, Bob bronze sculpture, Hang In There Cowboy, #67/100, 1982, 15" x 7" x 5"
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Sold to C****s for (2,200.00 + 396.00BP) = 2,596.00
 
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Scriver, Bob bronze sculpture, Sage Brush Bronc, #18/60, 1988, 18" x 13" x 9"453 - Scriver, Bob bronze sculpture, Sage Brush Bronc, #18/60, 1988, 18" x 13" x 9"
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Scriver, Bob bronze sculpture, Sage Brush Bronc, #18/60, 1988, 18" x 13" x 9"
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Sold to C****s for (1,900.00 + 342.00BP) = 2,242.00
 
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Buffalo skull, 21" spread, horn caps intact454 - Buffalo skull, 21" spread, horn caps intact
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Buffalo skull, 21" spread, horn caps intact
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Sold to floor for (350.00) = 350.00
 
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Vintage beaded and fancy fringed rifle scabbard, 37", trade cloth lined, very very old, beads are ve455 - Vintage beaded and fancy fringed rifle scabbard, 37", trade cloth lined, very very old, beads are ve
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Vintage beaded and fancy fringed rifle scabbard, 37", trade cloth lined, very very old, beads are very small and very old, rare piece
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Sold to n**********4 for (1,375.00 + 247.50BP) = 1,622.50
 
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Sorrel horsehair lap robe, 62" x 69", lined, excellent condition456 - Sorrel horsehair lap robe, 62" x 69", lined, excellent condition
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Sorrel horsehair lap robe, 62" x 69", lined, excellent condition
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Sold to floor for (175.00) = 175.00
 
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3 pcs: Russell, C. M. bronze, Smoking With The Spirit of The Buffalo, 4 ½" x 7 ¾" x 5", 1916, marked457 - 3 pcs: Russell, C. M. bronze, Smoking With The Spirit of The Buffalo, 4 ½" x 7 ¾" x 5", 1916, marked
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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...
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Sold to s*******e for (1,250.00 + 225.00BP) = 1,475.00
 
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Russell, C. M. pen & ink, Sage Hens, 8 ½" x 5"457A - Russell, C. M. pen & ink, Sage Hens, 8 ½" x 5"
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Russell, C. M. pen & ink, Sage Hens, 8 ½" x 5"
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Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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Bear hide coat, fully lined, 62" total length, very old and in very good condition458 - Bear hide coat, fully lined, 62" total length, very old and in very good condition
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Bear hide coat, fully lined, 62" total length, very old and in very good condition
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Sold to A*******6 for (625.00 + 112.50BP) = 737.50
 
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Russell, C. M. bronze sculpture, Buffalo Resting, #196/500, 9" w x 5 ½" deep x 6" h459 - Russell, C. M. bronze sculpture, Buffalo Resting, #196/500, 9" w x 5 ½" deep x 6" h
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Russell, C. M. bronze sculpture, Buffalo Resting, #196/500, 9" w x 5 ½" deep x 6" h
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Sold to j******F for (350.00 + 63.00BP) = 413.00
 
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Scriver Bob bronze sculpture, Hornaday Buffalo Bull, #62/100, 1991, 13 ½" w x 20" d x 9" t459A - Scriver Bob bronze sculpture, Hornaday Buffalo Bull, #62/100, 1991, 13 ½" w x 20" d x 9" t
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Scriver Bob bronze sculpture, Hornaday Buffalo Bull, #62/100, 1991, 13 ½" w x 20" d x 9" t
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Sold to floor for (1,250.00) = 1,250.00
 
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Scriver, Bob book, The Blackfeet Artists of The Northern  Plains, dj, 1st ed., 2nd printing, v.g. co460 - Scriver, Bob book, The Blackfeet Artists of The Northern Plains, dj, 1st ed., 2nd printing, v.g. co
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Scriver, Bob book, The Blackfeet Artists of The Northern Plains, dj, 1st ed., 2nd printing, v.g. condition
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Sold to j******F for (125.00 + 22.50BP) = 147.50
 
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Scriver, Bob bronze sculpture, Rodeo's Classic Event, #79/100, 1974,  15" x 11" x 4 ½"461 - Scriver, Bob bronze sculpture, Rodeo's Classic Event, #79/100, 1974, 15" x 11" x 4 ½"
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Scriver, Bob bronze sculpture, Rodeo's Classic Event, #79/100, 1974, 15" x 11" x 4 ½"
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (900.00) = 900.00
 
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Adams, Andy, Cattle Brands, 1st ed.462 - Adams, Andy, Cattle Brands, 1st ed.
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Adams, Andy, Cattle Brands, 1st ed.
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Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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Crawford, Lewis, Badlands and Bronco Trails, 1922, 1st, 114 pgs, Bismarck, ND, near fine463 - Crawford, Lewis, Badlands and Bronco Trails, 1922, 1st, 114 pgs, Bismarck, ND, near fine
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Crawford, Lewis, Badlands and Bronco Trails, 1922, 1st, 114 pgs, Bismarck, ND, near fine
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Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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Burdick, Usher L., Last Battle of the Sioux, 1st, 164 pages, near fine464 - Burdick, Usher L., Last Battle of the Sioux, 1st, 164 pages, near fine
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Burdick, Usher L., Last Battle of the Sioux, 1st, 164 pages, near fine
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Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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(3) Linderman, Frank B.: Blackfeet Indians, 1935; Out of the North historical sketch; collection of 464A - (3) Linderman, Frank B.: Blackfeet Indians, 1935; Out of the North historical sketch; collection of
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(3) Linderman, Frank B.: Blackfeet Indians, 1935; Out of the North historical sketch; collection of prints
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Sold to H*****t for (50.00 + 9.00BP) = 59.00
 
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Frank B. Fiske Portfolios I and II, 2 vol. set, ltd #258/300, published by Bismarck Heritage Foundat465 - Frank B. Fiske Portfolios I and II, 2 vol. set, ltd #258/300, published by Bismarck Heritage Foundat
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Frank B. Fiske Portfolios I and II, 2 vol. set, ltd #258/300, published by Bismarck Heritage Foundation, 1983, mint condition, contain 30 plates
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Sold to n********a.. for (1,050.00 + 189.00BP) = 1,239.00
 
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Rare Sioux ghost dance moccasins, 10 ½", excellent condition466 - Rare Sioux ghost dance moccasins, 10 ½", excellent condition
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Rare Sioux ghost dance moccasins, 10 ½", excellent condition
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Sold to floor for (6,500.00) = 6,500.00
 
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Sioux beaded mocassins, 10 ½", from Rosebud, Montana, ca. 1890's, collected by Frank Boyd, Indian Ag467 - Sioux beaded mocassins, 10 ½", from Rosebud, Montana, ca. 1890's, collected by Frank Boyd, Indian Ag
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Sioux beaded mocassins, 10 ½", from Rosebud, Montana, ca. 1890's, collected by Frank Boyd, Indian Agent, Rosebud Agency
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Sold to floor for (650.00) = 650.00
 
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Crow chief's wool blanket w/exceptional beaded panel, ca. 1870's, panel measures 64" x 4" w/bells, b468 - Crow chief's wool blanket w/exceptional beaded panel, ca. 1870's, panel measures 64" x 4" w/bells, b
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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...
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Sold to floor for (4,500.00) = 4,500.00
 
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Gros Ventre chief's wool blanket w/exceptional beaded panel, panel measures 63" x 3 ½"468A - Gros Ventre chief's wool blanket w/exceptional beaded panel, panel measures 63" x 3 ½"
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Gros Ventre chief's wool blanket w/exceptional beaded panel, panel measures 63" x 3 ½"
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Sold to floor for (5,000.00) = 5,000.00
 
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Soux chief's wool blanket w/exceptional beaded panel, panel measures 56" x 2 ¾", c 1880's468B - Soux chief's wool blanket w/exceptional beaded panel, panel measures 56" x 2 ¾", c 1880's
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Soux chief's wool blanket w/exceptional beaded panel, panel measures 56" x 2 ¾", c 1880's
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (8,000.00) = 8,000.00
 
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Fancy old breast plate, fine hair pipes w/ermine tails and old bead469 - Fancy old breast plate, fine hair pipes w/ermine tails and old bead
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Fancy old breast plate, fine hair pipes w/ermine tails and old bead
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Sold to floor for (650.00) = 650.00
 
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Old bone hair pipe breast plate w/ermine tails and rare old beads470 - Old bone hair pipe breast plate w/ermine tails and rare old beads
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Old bone hair pipe breast plate w/ermine tails and rare old beads
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Sold to floor for (525.00) = 525.00
 
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Fancy breast plate, very old bone hair pipe, beads and ermine tails471 - Fancy breast plate, very old bone hair pipe, beads and ermine tails
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Fancy breast plate, very old bone hair pipe, beads and ermine tails
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Sold to floor for (625.00) = 625.00
 
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Old hair pipe breast plate, old beads, erminet tail and red trade cloth472 - Old hair pipe breast plate, old beads, erminet tail and red trade cloth
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Old hair pipe breast plate, old beads, erminet tail and red trade cloth
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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