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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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Balboa Bridge by Martin Mondras, Watercolor [167520]1020 - Balboa Bridge by Martin Mondras, Watercolor [167520]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Watercolor by Mondras measures about 21 x 24" overall size of old bridge at Balboa Island in southern California. California
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Marlette Lake Watercolor by Carol Johnson [167514]1021 - Marlette Lake Watercolor by Carol Johnson [167514]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Date likely post 2000, framed 26 x 20" Isthmus at Marlette Lake. California
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Original Western Acrylic Paintings by Dona Morrow, 6 [170620]1022 - Original Western Acrylic Paintings by Dona Morrow, 6 [170620]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 original acrylic paintings of the West by Dona Morrow of Great Falls, MT. c. 1970's-80's. Morrow was an amateur painter active from the 19...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to n*******4 for (375.00 + 93.75BP) = 468.75
 
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Stanford Stevens Original Watercolor [121257]1023 - Stanford Stevens Original Watercolor [121257]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Log cabin and corral, mountains in the background.. Stanford Stevens (1897-1974) studied art in Paris. In the 1930's he moved to Tucson, Arizona...
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 225.00 | Estimate : 450.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Primitive Methods of Early Years Etching [175691]1024 - Primitive Methods of Early Years Etching [175691]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare original etching by Joseph Lauber after a painting by E. Narjot. Miners are using a pan, a rocker and arastra (primitive mill for grinding ore).
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Sold to G********r.. for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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William Drown Oil Painting 19th Century [117990]1025 - William Drown Oil Painting 19th Century [117990]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
William Staples Drown was an American landscape artist (1856-1915). Image of house by river, mountains in background. Fair condition with two very old
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Iris in Dappled Shade by Liu [167517]1026 - Iris in Dappled Shade by Liu [167517]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
16 x 20 oil on canvas by Jian-Li-Liu. Sold October 2005 for $2610 by the Classic art gallery in Carmel. Comes with certificate of authenticity and ori
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Stenvall Still Life Oil Painting [117708]1027 - Stenvall Still Life Oil Painting [117708]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A stylized depiction of vivid flowers in a vase by John Francis Stenvall (1907-1998). Oil /acrylic painting over a woodblock printed background. Penci
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Original Bird and Fish Abstract Painting [161533]1028 - Original Bird and Fish Abstract Painting [161533]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Framed original painting of abstract fish, birds, a man and water lilies on reddish background. Paper 11x14.75". Frame 20x24". Signed by W...
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Pastel by Claude Needham [161376]1029 - Pastel by Claude Needham [161376]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Framed, Macro Aerobics, original ink and pastel of a person in a corner with arms at their left side. Needham is known for his wood sculptures in the
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
 
 
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