Auction Details
This premier two-day sale includes a General George Custer collection featuring an Indian Capture carbine; other very rare firearms; choice Western ingots, gold nuggets and ore samples; rare numismatic items related to the SS Central America; rare Western tokens; mining reports from the 1830s-1880s; a world class offering of mining spoons; mining-related correspondence, photographs, and ephemera; a great selection of Native American baskets, rugs, and artifacts; saddles and spurs; and General Americana.
DAY 1: Mining Reports, Photographs, Ephemera and Spoons
DAY 2: Native Americana, Cowboy, Firearms (incl. Custer Collection), Numismatics, and General Americana.
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1458Two Rapid City, North Dakota SpoonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Two Rapid City spoons with buildings engraved on the bowls, die struck handles, one ornate floral. City: Rapid City State: North Dakota Date: ID
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
1459Six Oregon Mining SpoonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) Three teaspoons: engraved bowls, 2 Sumpter, 1 Baker City (gold wash), mine scenes, floral handles. 2) Three demitasse: 2 engraved bowls, Grants Pas
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8*****l for (110.00 + 25.30BP) = 135.30
1460Ten Deadwood Mining SpoonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) Six teaspoons: 4 have engraved bowls, one shovel bowl, one gold wash. Three have just engraving "Deadwood, SD." One has two miners work...
Estimate : 500.00 - 900.00
Sold to j*****r for (225.00 + 51.75BP) = 276.75
1461Deadwood Windlass Mining SpoonHolabird Western Americana Collections
Die struck bowl with underground mining scene, engraved on back of bowl "Deadwood," handle bent at top to show windlass. Very interesting ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t********n for (200.00 + 46.00BP) = 246.00
1462Early Deadwood Mining SpoonHolabird Western Americana Collections
Engraved "Deadwood 1892." Nice style, handle also engraved with miner holding pickax and shovel. Engraved on back of handle "Anderson...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to F****e for (130.00 + 26.00BP) = 156.00
1463Two Deadwood Mining SpoonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Two nice Deadwood spoons. Both engraved "Deadwood" and "Deadwood Black Hills" w/ image of mine. One standing miner handle, one c...
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to S*****3 for (110.00 + 22.00BP) = 132.00
1464Five Lead, South Dakota Mining SpoonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) gold wash, engraved "Lead SD," pictorial of miner lowering bucket; 2) gold washed, engraved "Struck It Rich, Deadwood SD," mi...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8*****p for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
1465Eight Lead City Mining SpoonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) Three gold wash, all with buildings on bowl: a) engraved "Homestake Mill Lead City"; b) die struck "Homestead Mills Lead S.D.,&quo...
Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to S*****3 for (250.00 + 50.00BP) = 300.00
1466Three Homestake Mine Spoons (Lead, South Dakota)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Engraved bowls: one has "Homestake Mine, Blackhills, SD," mine image; other two have "Homestake Mine, Lead, SD," w/ different mi...
Start Price : 110.00 | Estimate : 220.00 - 350.00
1467Four South Dakota Mining SpoonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) gold washed bowl, engraved "Hughes Creek, Panning Gold," image of two miners; 2) engraved "State School of Mines, Rapid City, SD,&...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8*****l for (80.00 + 18.40BP) = 98.40
1468Enameled Negro Sterling Silver SpoonHolabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare souvenir of Nashville, Tennessee, with enameled black man eating watermelon, labeled "The Real Thing." 6" long, marked ste...
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to t********n for (500.00 + 115.00BP) = 615.00
1469Three Texas Mining SpoonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
One demitasse, burro on bowl. Two teaspoons: "El Paso Tex.," and "Pavillion Hotel Corpus Christi Tex.," mine scenes, one standin...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
1470Three Temple Square Mining Spoons (Salt Lake City, Utah)Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) One teaspoon die struck, "Temple Square," mining scenes handle. 2) Demitasse, shovel bowl. 3) Demitasse. City: Salt Lake City State:...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*********1 for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
1471Five Utah Mining SpoonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) Two gold wash engraved: a) "Ogden, Utah," mining scenes handle; b) "Golden Gate Mill Mercur Utah," mine scene on bowl. 2) Two...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l**********s for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
1472Four Seattle Mining SpoonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) Two teaspoons: a) one gold wash, engraved "Mt. Rainier 14530 Ft. Seattle," wire wrapped floral handle, gold pan at top; b) engraved &qu...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to t********n for (80.00 + 18.40BP) = 98.40
1473"Washing Gold" Mining Spoon (Spokane, Washington)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ornate, beautiful enameled, gold wash bowl entitled "Washing Gold" with two detailed miners next to a stream panning gold. Tiny damage to ...
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to t********n for (600.00 + 138.00BP) = 738.00
1474Six Spokane Demitasse Mining SpoonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
All spoons are "Spokane Wash." Three are gold wash; three have shovel bowls; two have wire wrapped handles; five engraved bowls, one die s...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to c******5 for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
1475Four Washington Mining SpoonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) "Northport, Wash" engraved on bowl with mine scene, image of George Washington at top of handle; 2) " Republic Mine, Republic, Was...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to c*********p for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
1476Six West Virginia & Pennsylvania Mining SpoonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) Three West Virginia spoons: a) die struck "State Capitol Charleston W. Va.," standing coal miner handle; b) die struck "knock-off&...
Start Price : 120.00 | Estimate : 240.00 - 300.00
1477Three Wisconsin SpoonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) gold wash, engraved "Ore Dock Ashland Wis.," image of boat at dock, nude at top of handle; 2) engraved "Ore Dock Ashland Wis.,&qu...
Estimate : 160.00 - 250.00
Sold to S*****3 for (80.00 + 16.00BP) = 96.00