AUCTION  / 

December 2017 Premier Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States

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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Ivory Kayak with Seal3268 - Ivory Kayak with Seal
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The seal is on the back of the kayak. Obviously the rewards of a day's work. Includes three tools which an Eskimo would use: spears, etc. This i...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00
 
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Ivory Knife and Sheath3269 - Ivory Knife and Sheath
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Knife is 9" long. With sheath measures 11". Carved on sheath is a polar bear and a walrus. Handle has a marvelous carved walrus. Nice piec...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to r**********e for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Ivory Letter Opener w/ Whale Handle3270 - Ivory Letter Opener w/ Whale Handle
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Handle is a carved whale with color highlights. Eight inches. The Native American ivory item(s) in this lot were made or acquired prior to the US F
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b****s for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Ivory Polar Bear and Seal Sculpture3271 - Ivory Polar Bear and Seal Sculpture
Holabird Western Americana Collections
These ivory pieces show two polar bears with a seal in between them. Polar bears are on the move and the seal is lying between them. The base measures
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to t*********5 for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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Ivory Polar Bear Fetish3272 - Ivory Polar Bear Fetish
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One of our larger fetishes offered for sale. Measures 4" long. Includes highlighted features with a red mouth wide open and teeth showing. ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Polar Bear Resting on an Ice Flow3273 - Polar Bear Resting on an Ice Flow
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice sculpture on a marble base. This sculpture is titled "Cool Bear" and is numbered 21 of 250. Synthetic material, not ivory. From Jozef...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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Ivory Sculpture of an Eskimo Cutting a Dead Seal3274 - Ivory Sculpture of an Eskimo Cutting a Dead Seal
Holabird Western Americana Collections
On a base that measures 8 x 4". Height reaches 3". Eskimo is holding an ula knife. The Native American ivory item(s) in this lot were ...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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Ivory Seal Fetishes3275 - Ivory Seal Fetishes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two seals with fine facial details. Largest seal measures 4". Both are laying down and face each other. Nice set! The Native American ivory ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Ivory Sewing Tool?3276 - Ivory Sewing Tool?
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This intricately carved tool comes to a point. The tool has been carved to look like a narwhal tooth. Hand carved, detailed walrus head handle. Eight
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to b*********r for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Ivory Spear Tip3277 - Ivory Spear Tip
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Carved arrow markings on all four sides. Measures 18" long. Barbs on the bottom are worn but confirm used as a weapon. Unusual and rather inter...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Ivory Walrus with Long Tusks3278 - Ivory Walrus with Long Tusks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Walrus measure 2.5" tall. Nice detail in flippers. Painted eyes. Fetish. The Native American ivory item(s) in this lot were made or acquired...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t*********5 for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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Knife Perhaps made from a Walrus Tusk3279 - Knife Perhaps made from a Walrus Tusk
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The shape and color give this indication. Or perhaps IVORY! 13+ inches long. Curved. Carved out hand grip is past of this one piece knife. Date:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Large Ivory Cribbage Board3280 - Large Ivory Cribbage Board
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Spectacular! Comes to a point with a polar bear carving. Sixteen inches in length. Sits on a wood base. Eskimo symbols (artist) are painted on the sid
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Large Ivory Narwal Fetish3281 - Large Ivory Narwal Fetish
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Six inches from tail to tooth. Laying on its back. Bone tooth. Eyes are highlighted in black. The Native American ivory item(s) in this lot were ma
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (190.00 + 47.50BP) = 237.50
 
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Large Size Eskimo Doll with Hand Carved Black Stone Head3282 - Large Size Eskimo Doll with Hand Carved Black Stone Head
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Seal skin coat and clothing. Choice early piece. Possibly pre-World War II. 14" tall and 6" across. A choice Eskimo collectable! Date: ...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Large Walrus Soapstone Statue3283 - Large Walrus Soapstone Statue
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two large ivory tusks protrude from this 10" long walrus statue. Bottom reads "E 9 1619". Heavy and impressive! Small chip on one of ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to r**********e for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Large Whalebone Mask with Ivory and Shell Decorative Pieces3284 - Large Whalebone Mask with Ivory and Shell Decorative Pieces
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This measures 9 x 7". Teeth, eyes and cheeks made of shell and ivory. Although whalebone masks are not uncommon, you hardly ever find them with...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Medium Size Eskimo Doll3285 - Medium Size Eskimo Doll
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Possibly of Russian origin with face designs somewhat similar to the Russian people. Sealskin boot and coat. Hide Mukluks. 10" tall and 6"...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Medium Sized Eskimo Doll with Ivory Face and Choice Features3286 - Medium Sized Eskimo Doll with Ivory Face and Choice Features
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Seal skin coat and mukluks. Hand carved ivory face. 10" tall. 6" across. Please see photograph. The Native American ivory item(s) in th...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Metal Native Alaskan Harpoon Tip3287 - Metal Native Alaskan Harpoon Tip
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This metal harpoon tip is 2" long with another 2" if the attached shaft is included. Probably Inuit. Has been turned into an art piece wit...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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