December 2017 Premier Auction

Auction Details

This three day, 2,200 lot sale features items in numerous collecting categories including Native Americana, Firearms, Cowboy, Mining, Railroad & Express, Numismatics & Tokens, Postal History, Gaming, Bottles, and Military.

Highlights include:

*A big batch of Western trade tokens including a large Nevada collection.

*Coins, currency, and checks in our Numismatics section including a Ukiah bank note and a $20 gold piece.

*A Railroad section that includes a large number of Eastern Railroad Passes, including a Jay Gould autograph piece.

*Wells Fargo & Co. and American Express collectibles, including company archives.

*Mining stock certificates, photographs, books, and other ephemera.

*A large Postal History section featuring many hundreds of postcards, many real photo, as well as stamps and other philatelic ephemera.

*Gaming collectibles including an assortment of Nevada casino ashtrays

*A group of Antique Bottles including whiskey, bitters, medicines, and soda.

*A very large General Americana section featuring: a collection of presidential autographed letters, photographs & other ephemera; a large World's Fair & Expositions section full of stereoviews from the Prag Collection; jewelry; Western art; a huge Yosemite & Big Trees section; a big collection of San Francisco documents and early stereoviews; and U.S. documents, trade cards, business cards, and other ephemera.

*Our best Firearms selection to date with an 1869 Sharps Rifle, a rare Flintlock pistol, and rare antique ammunition. Our Firearms & Weaponry section also has Japanese katanas and Chinese swords.

*Military collectibles including a large Civil War section full of Confederate bonds, letters, photographs and more.

*Another world-class offering of Northwest and Southwest Native Americana featuring Nome Gold Rush ivory art and tools, baskets, kachinas, pottery, points, and much more!

*Our Cowboy section has postcards (including a Buffalo Bill collection), photographs, chaps, saddles, and saddle bags.

*A small selection of African and Western taxidermy for your office/den wall.

Full Auction Schedule

Day One, December 1st, 2017 (Lots 1000-1735)

Tokens (Geographic Sort) (1000-1118)

Numismatics (Lots 1119-1152)
Coins (1119-1128)
Checks (1129-1138)
Currency (1139-1146)
Medals & So-Called Dollars (1147-1152)

Railroadiana (Lots 1153-1292)
Passes (1153-1219)
Books (1220-1231)
Stocks & Other Ephemera (Geographic Sort) (1232-1292)

Wells Fargo & Other Express (Lots 1293-1322)
Wells Fargo (1293-1308)
American Express (1309-1313)
Other Express (1314-1322)

Mining (Lots 1323-1545)
Hard Goods: Candlesticks, Signs, Etc. (1323-1331)
Books (1332-1338)
Stocks & Other Ephemera (Geographic Sort) (1339-1545)

Postal History & Philatelic (Geographic Sort) (Lots 1546-1714)

Gaming (Lots 1715-1735)


Day Two, December 2nd, 2017 (Lots 2000-2750)

Bottles (Lots 2000-2043)

General Americana (Lots 2044-2700)
Jewelry (2044-2059)
Art (2060-2098)
Worlds Fairs & Expositions (2099-2130)
Political (2131-2152)
Geographic Sort (2153-2588)
Misc. Categories incl. Maps & Atlases, Black Americana, Fire, Ephemera (2589-2700)

Foreign Collectibles (Lots 2701-2750)

Day Three, December 3rd, 2017 (Lots 3000-3734)

Firearms & Weaponry (Lots 3000-3167)
Ephemera (3000-3007)
Ammunition (3008-3058)
Pistols & Revolvers (3059-3084)
Rifles & Shotguns (3085-3095)
Scabbards & Misc. (3096-3111)
Swords & Katanas (3112-3167)

Military & War Collectibles (Lots 3168-3231)
Revolutionary War & Civil War (3168-3219)
Spanish American War (3220-3223)
World Wars & Misc. (3224-3231)

Native Americana (Lots 3232-3593)
Alaska incl. Ivory (3232-3307)
Art (3308-3320)
Baskets (3321-3331)
Beadwork (3332-3347)
Rugs & Weavings (3348-3353)
Jewelry (3354-3359)
Kachinas (3360-3385)
Points & Stone Artifacts incl. a Large Georgia Collection (3386-3409)
Pottery (3410-3588)
Ephemera (3589-3593)

Cowboy (Lots 3594-3724)
Ephemera (3594-3626)
Chaps (3627-3666)
Saddle Bags (3667-3685)
Saddles (3686-3718)
Spurs & Misc. (3719-3724)


Taxidermy (Lots 3725-3734)





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Etched Blackware Seed Pot--Madeline Naranjo, Adrian Garcia3508 - Etched Blackware Seed Pot--Madeline Naranjo, Adrian Garcia
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Etched blackware seed pot by Madeline Naranjo and Adrian Garcia. Beautiful simply etched, 3.25" h x 4" diameter. Madeline E. Naranjo was b...
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Etched Turtle, K.C.G.3509 - Etched Turtle, K.C.G.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Etched Turtle signed K.C.G. (possibly Gutierrez). Sgraffito flower design on top of shell, polished--the rest of the turtle is unpolished. 1.75"...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to B******1 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Ethel Gutierrez-Yazza, Blackware Dish3510 - Ethel Gutierrez-Yazza, Blackware Dish
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ethel Yazza, blackware dish. Bear claw design, 1.25" h x 5" diameter. Ethel "Turquoise Rock" Gutierrez-Yazza was born in 1959 in...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 4**1 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Female Blackware Figurine, Dorothy & Paul Gutierrez3511 - Female Blackware Figurine, Dorothy & Paul Gutierrez
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Seated female blackware figurine by Dorothy & Paul Gutierrez. 3.5" x 3,25" x 2.5". The Gutierrez's are a husband and wife tea...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to s*******7 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Figure Dressed as Buffalo, Eugene Gutierrez3512 - Figure Dressed as Buffalo, Eugene Gutierrez
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Figure dressed as buffalo by Eugene Gutierrez. Very nicely finished with matte and polished areas, 3.5" x 1.5" x 2". Eugene Gutierre...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********9 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Figurine by Wayne Snowbird3513 - Figurine by Wayne Snowbird
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Seated figurine by Wayne Snowbird. 10" x 5" x 4.5". Arms were broken, have been repaired. Wayne Snowbird Shields is known for his fig...
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Four Santa Clara Pieces3514 - Four Santa Clara Pieces
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four Suazo/Naranjo/Gutierrez(?) pieces: 1) Small pot-cloud design, signed Anita L. Suazo, 3.5" h x 3.25" diameter. 2) Small bowl-kiva step...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Hummingbird Pot, Joseph Lonewolf3515 - Hummingbird Pot, Joseph Lonewolf
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Hummingbird Pot by Joseph Lonewolf (1932-2014). Images of hummingbirds and flowers, butterfly, and cross. Lonewolf was a son of noted potters Camilio
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00
 
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Incised Avanyu, Marie Suazo3516 - Incised Avanyu, Marie Suazo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Incised Avanyu (water serpent) by Marie Suazo. Large graphic, deeply incised avanyu, 2.5" h x 3.75" diameter. Marie Suazo, Santa Clara Pue...
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Incredible  Bear and Beaver by Jennifer Moquino3517 - Incredible Bear and Beaver by Jennifer Moquino
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bear and Beaver by Jennifer Moquino. Jennifer Moquino is known for her clay vessels and also her amazing animal figures! The bear (1.5" x 3&quo...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
 
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Jar w/ Bear Shaped Lid, Carol Velarde3518 - Jar w/ Bear Shaped Lid, Carol Velarde
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Jar w/ bear shaped lid (small chips on bear) by Carol Velarde. Polished redware, 3.5" h c 3" diameter. Very elegant. Date: c.1992 Loc...
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Sold to 8********l.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Kachina Figure, Sally Tafoya3519 - Kachina Figure, Sally Tafoya
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Kachina Figure by Sally Tafoya. 3.75" h x 1" diameter. Head has been broken off and repaired. Sally Tafoya is the Granddaughter of Rosita ...
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Leaf and Acorn Scraffito Pot, Bernice Naranjo3520 - Leaf and Acorn Scraffito Pot, Bernice Naranjo
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Leaf and Acorn scraffito pot by Bernice Naranjo. 3.75" h x 3" diameter. Date: Location: Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico HWAC # 5...
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Lela Gutierrez Jar3521 - Lela Gutierrez Jar
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lela Gutierrez jar, 4.25" h x 3.75" diameter. Very good condition. Lela Gutierrez (1895-1966) and her husband Van (c1870-1956) tested many...
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 140.00 | Estimate : 280.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mae Tapia Sgraffito Jar3522 - Mae Tapia Sgraffito Jar
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mae Tapia sgraffito jar with Mimbres rabbit design, 1.75" h x 1-3/8" diameter. Mae Tapia-Suazo was born into Santa Clara Pueblo in 1956. H...
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Sold to c******u for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Marsh Design Jar, Bernice Moquino3523 - Marsh Design Jar, Bernice Moquino
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Marsh Design Jar by Bernice Moquino. Design features trees, birds, cottontales, turtle, and water--an incredible scene. Bernice Moquino, Santa Clara/Z
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 145.00 | Estimate : 290.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Mimbres Goat Seed Pot, Dusty Naranjo3524 - Mimbres Goat Seed Pot, Dusty Naranjo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mimbres goat seed pot by Dusty Naranjo. Incredible sgraffito and etching--Mimbres goat and mountain, 3.5" h x 5" x 4.5" (oval shape)....
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Mimbres Rabbit Design, Paul Speckled Rock3525 - Mimbres Rabbit Design, Paul Speckled Rock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mimbres Rabbit design by Paul Speckled Rock. Paul adapted Mimbres pottery designs for his style of pottery--etched and colored in. Exquisite!.1.75&q...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 250.00 - 450.00
Sold to p**y for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Miniature Bowl, Doris Tenorio3526 - Miniature Bowl, Doris Tenorio
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Miniature deeply etched bowl by Doris Tenorio. Water serpent--Avanyu image (An exception is the Pueblo tribes of the Southwest, where snakes are rever
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Miniature Plate by Dolores Curran3527 - Miniature Plate by Dolores Curran
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Miniature blackware feather design plate by Dolores Curran, .75" h x 2.25" diameter. Dolores Curran is the daughter of the late potter Urs...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to r******s for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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