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"Christmas Chronicles", 2023 December Live Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 308, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States In Person PreviewPreview

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Christmas is coming early to our Collectors this year! Welcome to our Holabird's 2023 Christmas Chronicles, our biggest sale of the year!


The Christmas Chronicles December Auction is our Grand Finale of 2023 and we've included every collecting category as a Christmas Thank-You for our valued customers.

December is loaded with BRAND NEW ITEMS featuring collectibles from the Robert Coelln Western Collection, The Jan Garvis Mining Collection, The Franklin Collection, The Herzog Collection, The Chunlin Zhu Natural Wonders Collection, The Gary Bracken General Store Collection, plus many others!
No matter what you collect we encourage you to browse the entire online catalog for the DECEMBER LIVE AUCTION as hidden rarities are scattered throughout the sale! While our December's Sale includes an incredible selection of RARE Antique Photographs, you will also find photographs peppered in almost every other section, like the never-before-offered original, antique photograph of Doc Holiday and Big-Nose Kate you will find listed in our Cowboy section!
We've worked hard this fall to clear out our warehouses and list another big group of MINERAL DISPLAY SPECIMENS from the Chunlin Zhu Collection! Many of you have purchased massive specimens from this collection for incredible prices and dealers have made huge profits in this category since our premier sale over a year ago. We are proud to offer another BRAND-NEW GROUP of spectacular display specimens, as we are reaching the last of the Chinese pieces. This may be one of your last chances to purchase pieces like this well below wholesale -- just in time for the 2024 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show! We recommend pick-up for the larger pieces as shipping prices on some of these rocks are restrictive but this has offered an unbelievable opportunity for nearby customers willing to make a trip to Reno. And while you are in the neighborhood, don't miss the General Store items from Bracken, another collection that is coming to a close. For Dealers who enjoy a winter vacation in Reno/Tahoe, picking up from our year-end sale will definitely give you a leg up on your 2024 profit margin!
If you aren't within driving distance of Reno, no worries! December has an incredible variety of ephemera, coins, jewelry, and other easy-to-ship items for you to cross off your wish list this Christmas and if you won in our Black Friday Weekend Timed auction and your shipment did not go out early, we will combine your items and ship both orders together to save you money on your shipping invoice.

Thank you and happy bidding!

Day 1
Art (1000-1051)
Photography (1052-1138)
Native American Art (1139-1162)
Imported Collectibles (1163-1201)
Home (1202-1215)
Souvenir Plates (1216-1225)
Silverware (1226-1230)
Jewelry (1231-1241)
Native American Artifacts (1242-1392)
Maps (1393-1418)
Books (1419-1535)
Entertainment (1536-1551)
Musical Instruments (1552-1555)


Day 2
Minerals (2000-2052)
Mining (2053-2400)
Cowboy (2401-2438)
Tobacciana (2439-2452)
Bottles (2453-2476)
Saloon (2477-2492)
Gaming (2493-2501)
Firearms-Weapons (2501-2509)
Military (2510-2552)
Political (2553-2587)

Day 3
Sports (3000-3009)
Tokens (3010-3023)
Badges (3024-3037)
Numismatics (3038-3181)
Coins (3039-3056)
Currency (3057-3083)
Ephemera (3084-3112)
Ingots (3113-3149)
Exonumia & Medals (3150-3182)
SS Central America (3183-3213)
Transportation (3214-3300)
General Collectibles (3301-3332)
Tools (3333-3334)
General Store (3335-3411)
Ephemera,
Geographically Sorted (3412-3593)

Day 4
Stocks & Bonds (4000-4429)
Including mining, railroad, etc
Philatelic - Postal History (4430-4465)
Postcards (4466-4486)
Stamps – USA (4487-4521)
Stamps – Worldwide (4522-4528)
Wells Fargo & Express (4529-4576)
Firefighting Memorabilia (4577-4579)
Fraternal Organizations (4580-4582)

Shipping is billed separately. Pay your auction invoice early as purchases are packed in the order payments are received. Pick-up must be scheduled 24 hours in advance when you receive your shipping preference email after the auction. Invoices will go out immediately after the auction ends.

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Oglala Painted Cow Skulls (4) 1990s [170891]1150 - Oglala Painted Cow Skulls (4) 1990s [170891]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Painted cow skulls from Oglala artists. They range in size from 19" to 23" and all but one are brightly painted. One is stampe3d BLWM, ano...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Lakota Alabaster Buffalo Carvings (3) by James Under Baggage [170394]1151 - Lakota Alabaster Buffalo Carvings (3) by James Under Baggage [170394]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
These are three carved buffaloes of white alabaster; all are craved by James Under Baggage, Oglala Sioux; all are signed and dated '05-'06;...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to S********l.. for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Native American Sculpture by Gerry Runnels [170963]1152 - Native American Sculpture by Gerry Runnels [170963]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stone sculpture of a Native American man by Gerry Runnels on a brown wood base. Signed on lower back, Gerry Runnels '97, we could not find any i...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Brothers' Best Bite Alabaster Bear Carving by Sidney Has No Horses [170395]1153 - Brothers' Best Bite Alabaster Bear Carving by Sidney Has No Horses [170395]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This sculpture is of two bears playing rough called "Brothers' Best Bite" carved alabaster by Sidney Has No Horses, a Medicine Man of...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ray Kobald Signed Raven Sculpture 1996 [171283]1154 - Ray Kobald Signed Raven Sculpture 1996 [171283]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mexican/American artist signed this double raven sculpted bronze piece with turquois eyes. Piece measures 3"x 12"x 4" and is adorned ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******f for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Rolling Thunder Buffalo Statue by Reading and Black Bear on Base [170735]1155 - Rolling Thunder Buffalo Statue by Reading and Black Bear on Base [170735]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rolling Thunder Buffalo sculpture on wood base by Randall Reading, #748/10000. 10x11x10". Left horn missing, signature on base. Plastic black b...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Carved Alabaster Horses, 2 [170900]1156 - Carved Alabaster Horses, 2 [170900]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 carved alabaster horses, both unsigned. Mostly rectangular with 2 horizontal horses, 6.5x14x1.25". Horse head on stone base, mostly polished ...
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Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bronze Clad Buffalo Ashtray by Armor Bronze, c. 1928 [170901]1157 - Bronze Clad Buffalo Ashtray by Armor Bronze, c. 1928 [170901]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unsigned but with copyright 1928 on back base, Armor Bronze, bronze clad buffalo with 2 white horns ashtray. 7.5x8.8x9.5".
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Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
Sold to p********n for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Duck Decoy by Jack & Judy Johnson [170708]1158 - Duck Decoy by Jack & Judy Johnson [170708]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A beautiful and very realistic duck decoy by Jack and Judy Johnson. Decoy measures 20" from bill to tail and is mounted on an oak pedestal. Nic...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Ducks Unlimited Decoys (3) 1990s [170704]1159 - Ducks Unlimited Decoys (3) 1990s [170704]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Duck decoys from the Ducks Unlimited Collection and created by such notable artists as Tom Taber, John Gewerth and Hersey Kyle. Pieces measure from 16
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Estimate : 350.00 - 800.00
Sold to d*******f for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
 
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