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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1498Rare Gem Souvenir Mining SpoonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Two choice gem sterling silver spoons - highly unusual. We believe the spoons may be made by Jessop and Sons of San Diego, jewelers who advertise in 1
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to R******5 for (110.00 + 22.00BP) = 132.00
1499Six Copper Mining SpoonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) Three teaspoons with shovel bowls, all same with standing miner handle. 2) Three more teaspoons, 2 with plain bowls and 1 with die struck bowl, und
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
1500Six Misc. Mining SpoonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) Three gold washed, plain bowls, different handles with mining scenes. 2) Two teaspoons, one engraved "Robert" on bowl, other has plain...
Estimate : 280.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
1501Various Mining SpoonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) Group of 3 pieces: teaspoon, gravy spoon and butter knife, plain bowls, same handles--standing miner holding pickax. 2) Teaspoon, plain bowl, miner
Estimate : 340.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
1502Six Canadian Mining SpoonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Four teaspoons: 1) entire spoon gold washed, bowl--"A Lucky Strike, Nelson, BC" embossed underground mining scene; handle has enameled emb...
Estimate : 440.00 - 600.00
Sold to c******5 for (220.00 + 44.00BP) = 264.00
1503Four Canadian Mining Demitasse SpoonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Two have shovel bowls, 1) gold washed, engraved, "Atlin Lake BC," wire wrapped handle with gold pan at top. 2) die struck bowl and handle....
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6******n for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
15044 Demitasse Spoons, Eastern CanadaHolabird Western Americana Collections
Two engraved bowls, die struck miners on handles. Two die struck bowls, one is shovel, both have die struck handles. City: State: Canada Date: I
Estimate : 160.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6******n for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
1505Five Canadian SpoonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) One teaspoon, engraved bowl " Sudbury," die struck handle, miner. 2) Four demitasse. Engraved bowls: 2 "Sudbury," "Mont...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
1506Four Dawson Demitasse SpoonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) Gold washed, bowl engraved "Dawson," twisted wire handle gold pan with real gold nuggets. 2) Shovel bowl, engraved "Dawson," ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
1507Four Die Struck Dawson SpoonsHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) "Gold Mining in the Klondike Dawson Y. T.," mining scene; 2) demitasse, same as #1; 3) demitasse scene of miner panning mountains in ba...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d********q.. for (130.00 + 26.00BP) = 156.00