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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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