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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Chicken Effigy Coin Bank, Stella Teller3448 - Chicken Effigy Coin Bank, Stella Teller
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Chicken effigy coin bank by Stella Teller. 3.25" h x 3.5" w x 2.5". Early piece by Stella Teller who has a long career of making stor...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to 2**********t for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Nativity Figures by Stella Teller3449 - Nativity Figures by Stella Teller
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nativity Figures by Stella Teller. 13 pieces include figures of people (corn maiden, wise men, etc.) and 6 animals. Stella Teller has a long career of
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to d*********d for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00
 
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Three Vintage Isleta Pots3450 - Three Vintage Isleta Pots
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three vintage Isleta pots: 1) Rare Isleta Pueblo polychrome engagement bowl with twist handle, dot and line patterns. 3.75" h x 3.25" dia...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to i*******d for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Bear Figurine, Mary Small3451 - Bear Figurine, Mary Small
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nicely painted bear figurine by Mary Small. Unfortunately, some paint was dribbled on the piece. 3.25" x 5.25" x 2.5". Jemez Pueblo h...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to 4**1 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Etched Pot, Carol Vigil3452 - Etched Pot, Carol Vigil
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Floral, Kiva, and rain curved band incised pot by Carol Vigil. Overall geometric design, 3.25" x 3.75" diameter. Carol Vigil was born in 1...
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Estimate : 90.00 - 200.00
Sold to k**********9 for (35.00 + 7.00BP) = 42.00
 
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Feather/Kiva Jar, Aaron Cajero3453 - Feather/Kiva Jar, Aaron Cajero
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three color jar with feather and kiva etching, 3.5" x 4,25" diameter. Aaron Cajero, Aaron Cajero learned the traditional art of hand coili...
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Estimate : 160.00 - 260.00
Sold to c**********s for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Hummingbird Pot, Lorraine Chinana Walatowa3454 - Hummingbird Pot, Lorraine Chinana Walatowa
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Silvery gray-blue slip with etched hummingbird pot by Lorraine Chinana Walatowa, 6" x 4.5" diameter. Beautifully etched hummingbird and fl...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to 4**1 for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Jemez Pots by Caroline Loretto and Vangie Tafoya3455 - Jemez Pots by Caroline Loretto and Vangie Tafoya
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two Jemez pots: 1) Caroline Loretto--delicate pot with polished feather and geometric designs, scallops toward bottom of pot. 2.75" x 3" d...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to c**********s for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Koshare Storyteller by Kathleen Wall3456 - Koshare Storyteller by Kathleen Wall
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Koshare storyteller by Kathleen Wall. Figure seems to have been holding something, but it is missing. 17" x 8" x 9". Kathleen Wall is...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to k**********9 for (225.00 + 45.00BP) = 270.00
 
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Man in Canoe with Deer, A. Loretto3457 - Man in Canoe with Deer, A. Loretto
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unpolished piece, man in canoe with a deer over the edge by Anthony Loretto. Oars are missing. 4.5" x a8.5" x 2.75". Date: 1998 ...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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