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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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Wooden Duck Decoy Half Dozen [172835]1160 - Wooden Duck Decoy Half Dozen [172835]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 hand carved wooden duck decoys. Old weathered goldeneye drake, from northern Vermont, c. 1940's, 7x14", severed neck. Goldeneye Drake, st...
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Pow Wow Drums (5) [170873]1161 - Pow Wow Drums (5) [170873]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Drums handmade from hollowing out a log and stretching rawhide. Used in various ceremonies, these drums measure 17"x 25", 11"x 24&quo...
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Unusual Painted Vintage Hand Drum [170973]1162 - Unusual Painted Vintage Hand Drum [170973]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unusual hand drum with painted skins featuring a possible fruit pattern with pears and other fruits on both sides. The wood edge pieces are sawn and
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Carved Ebony African Couple Bookends, 2 [161313]1163 - Carved Ebony African Couple Bookends, 2 [161313]
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A carved African man and woman on dark wood, probably ebony. Bases are carved books with 2 .25" drilled holes in each. Figures 7x3", bases...
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Carved Wood African Face Mask [161352]1164 - Carved Wood African Face Mask [161352]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Carved wood face mask. Probably African in origin, dense wood, perhaps ebony. 12.5x6x2.5". Africa
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Carved Wood Mask [161312]1165 - Carved Wood Mask [161312]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Carved brown wood mask of a man's face with a fish on his headdress. Mother of pearl inlays on all eyes and forehead. 17x8x4". Light cracki...
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Carved Wood Asian Lady [161350]1166 - Carved Wood Asian Lady [161350]
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Carved high density brown wood Asian lady with a flower in her hair. Unsigned. 12.5x8.5x4". Asia
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Carved Wood Asian Fisherman with Net [161360]1167 - Carved Wood Asian Fisherman with Net [161360]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Tall carved dense wood Asian fisherman with a net and creel with 3 fish in the net. Unsigned. 28x8x8.5". Asia
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Carved Wood Asian Lady [161309]1168 - Carved Wood Asian Lady [161309]
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Carved brown wood Asian lady with braided hair. Unmarked artist. Back of head has light cracking and small chip on bottom of hair. Asia
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Carved Wood Asian Lady [161314]1169 - Carved Wood Asian Lady [161314]
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Large dense brown wood Asian lady with her hair in a a blade style with a hanging tail in back. No artist marked. 19.5x8.25x9". 13.5 pounds. ...
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Carved Wood Asian Lady Carrying a Baby [161357]1170 - Carved Wood Asian Lady Carrying a Baby [161357]
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Carved high density wood of an Asian lady with a crown? carrying a child. Unmarked artist. 16x2.5x2.5". Left lower leg has a light crack. Right...
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Carved Wood Asian Lady with Basket and a Hat [161355]1171 - Carved Wood Asian Lady with Basket and a Hat [161355]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Carved high density wood carving of an Asian lady with a triangular hat holding a basket in her right hand. Nice zebra grained wood. Unsigned, marked
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Carved Wood Asian Lady with Head Dress [161319]1172 - Carved Wood Asian Lady with Head Dress [161319]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Carved low density brown appearing wood of an Asian lady with a fancy head dress. Unsigned. 10x5.5x4". Asia
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Carved Wood Asian Man with a Hoe [161317]1173 - Carved Wood Asian Man with a Hoe [161317]
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Carved brown wood of an Asian man using a hoe like tool. Illegible signature on bottom, possibly dated 4/81. 12.5x4x4.5". Light cracks on right...
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Carved Wood Asian Seated Lady [161316]1174 - Carved Wood Asian Seated Lady [161316]
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Carved high density brown wood Asian lady sitting with her left hand holding her hair. She is wearing ahead covering and tilting her head toward the r
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Carved Wood Asian Woman [161310]1175 - Carved Wood Asian Woman [161310]
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Carved dense brown wood Asian woman with a flower in her head covering. Unmarked artist. 13x7x4.5". Asia
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Carved Wood Asian Woman [161318]1176 - Carved Wood Asian Woman [161318]
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Carved dense brown wood Asian woman kneeling on her right knee and glancing to her right. Unsigned. 14x7x5". Asia
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Carved Wood Bali Woman [161307]1177 - Carved Wood Bali Woman [161307]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Carved dense brown wood woman, marked Bali on base. 11x6x4". Asia
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Carved Wood Bali Woman with a Cane by Suarsa [161308]1178 - Carved Wood Bali Woman with a Cane by Suarsa [161308]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Carved brown wood woman with a cane, signed on bottom M. Suarsa. MAS, Bali. 12x3x3.5" Asia
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Carved Wood Laughing Asian Man With a Staff [161315]1179 - Carved Wood Laughing Asian Man With a Staff [161315]
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Carved light brown low density wood. Asian man with bald head and big ear lobes holding leaves? in his left hand and a detachable wood staff in his ri
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