December 2018 Auction- A Sale to "Die" for.

Auction Details

DAY 1 (Wednesday, December 5) Lots 1000-1582

Minerals (1000-1028)
Bargains & Dealer Specials (1029-1096)
Bottles (1097-1275)
Numismatics
Banks (1278-1279)
Books (1280-1282)
Catalogs (1283-1292)
Coins (1293-1342)
Counterfeit Detectors (1343-1349)
Currency (1350-1374)
Medals (1375-1403)
Scales (1404-1408)
So-Called Dollars (1409-1437)
Tokens (AL-OR) (1449-1582)

DAY 2 (Thursday, December 6) Lots 2000-2663

Tokens (Texas-on) (2000-2352)
Dies (2353-2663)

Day 3 (Friday, Dec 7) Lots 3000-3654

General Americana
Autographs (3000-3002)
Badges (3003-3010)
Checks (3011-3024)
Circus (3024-3025)
Fireman (3026-3029)
Music (3030-3039)
Navigation (3040-3149)
Auto (3150-3152)
Outlaw & Lawmen (3153-3163)
Silver/Flatware (3164-3166)
World’s Fairs & Expos (3167-3170)
Geographical Sorted AK-on (3171-3452)
Military (3453-3452)
Political (3543-3481)
Postal History (3477-3481)
Wells Fargo & Express (3482-3518)
Cowboy (3519-3527)
Firearms & Weaponry (3528-3551)
Saloon (3552-3570)
Gaming (3571-3583)
Mining Alaska (3584-3654)


Day 4 (Saturday, December 8) Lots 4000-4746

Mining (4000-4003)
Artifacts (4000-4003)
Books (4004-4007)
Explosives (4008-4031)
Spoons (4032-4040)
Geo Sort AZ on (4041-4746)


Day 5 (Sunday, December 9) Lots 5000-5752

Textiles (5000-5072)
Native Americana (5073-5110)
Jewelry/Watches (5111-5115)
Entertainment Industry (5116-5124)
Furnishings (5124-5132)
Sculptures (5133-5166)
Art (5167-5227)
Railroadiana (5228-5693)
Passes (5228-5233)
Imprinted Revenue Stamps (5694-5752)



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Bronze Sculpture (25" Tall) by A.S. Collectors5151Bronze Sculpture (25" Tall) by A.S. Collectors
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Charles M. Russell, 1920, by A.S. Collectors, bronze sculpture of man trying to control his horse by grabbing the reins & horse looks to be fall...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to l********g for (550.00 + 137.50BP) = 687.50
Caradassi Signed Art Nouveau Bronze Nude5152Caradassi Signed Art Nouveau Bronze Nude
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vittorio Caradassi (1861-1909) Italian sculptor perhaps best known for striking alabaster sculptures of beautiful women with flowing patters. This two
Start Price : 1,250.00 | Estimate : 2,500.00 - 5,000.00
Carved Tooth from Southern Star Clipper, c 1860-18615153Carved Tooth from Southern Star Clipper, c 1860-1861
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Reproduction or fantasy Carved tooth with a detailed engraving of the "Southern Star", a whaling ship, and of "President Lincoln"...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t********n.. for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
Degas Study of Little Dancer of 14 Years5154Degas Study of Little Dancer of 14 Years
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Study for the Little Dancer of 14 Years". 38" tall bronze with beautiful green patina, signed "ED" at the base adjacent to...
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to k*****f for (1,250.00 + 275.00BP) = 1,525.00
F. Remington "Norther" Bronze5155F. Remington "Norther" Bronze
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1982 Collectors West Inc. bronze of Remington's Norther. Depicts a cowboy on his horse braving the elements. This was Remington's first bron...
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to 8*****P for (1,000.00 + 250.00BP) = 1,250.00
F. Remington "Wicked Pony" Bronze5156F. Remington "Wicked Pony" Bronze
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A non original Wicked Pony Frederic Remington bronze on green marble base. A cowboy is bucked off his horse and is holding onto the horses head while
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to 8*****P for (1,250.00 + 312.50BP) = 1,562.50
Inscribed Ivory Tooth from the Pacific Northwest, 19135157Inscribed Ivory Tooth from the Pacific Northwest, 1913
Holabird Western Americana Collections
14" walrus tooth, etched on two sides and made into a scoring board. The large end has a sterling silver cap engraved"J.D. Fredricks to A....
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00
Oriental Bone Incense  Burner, Engraved Antique5158Oriental Bone Incense Burner, Engraved Antique
Holabird Western Americana Collections
15" long ornately engraved with hand colored sections incense burner. the incense portion made of stamped metal is detached. Ebony cap on the l...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to t********n.. for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
Oriental Carved Bone Instrument5159Oriental Carved Bone Instrument
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7.5" long, signed ornately carved bone with shells and human figure. Comes with carved bone cigarette holder. Date unknown, but appears very ol...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Ornate Signed Oriental Figurines5160Ornate Signed Oriental Figurines
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eight finely carved and engraved figurines, 2-3". All appear antique, with carved and ornate flat bases with the signatures or markings of the ...
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Remington Bronze, "Coming Through the Rye"5161Remington Bronze, "Coming Through the Rye"
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One of the alltime classic Frederick Remington bronze sculptures, "Coming Through the Rye" in the proper size, 20 x 30.5 x 30" on a d...
Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Rodin Style Alabaster Danaide Female Nude5162Rodin Style Alabaster Danaide Female Nude
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Alabaster female nude made in the style of Rodin's Danaide of a female lying down. Soft features. 7 x 7 x 13" State: City: Date: HW...
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sculpture (Bronze) Remington Modern Immitation5163Sculpture (Bronze) Remington Modern Immitation
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Savage" Copyright by Frederic Remington, marble base. Frederic Sackrider Remington (October 4, 1861 – December 26, 1909) was an American ...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sculpture by Harold Sampson Pfeiffer5164Sculpture by Harold Sampson Pfeiffer
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Harold Sampson Pfeiffer 1908-1997. After the war, Harold taught crafts at McGill University. During the mid-1950s, he became an occupational therapist
Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 700.00 - 1,200.00
Sculpture, Bronze5165Sculpture, Bronze
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bucking Bronco with cowboy in chaps, on soapstone base. Signed BT, 13" x 7.75", 13 lbs. State: City: Date: c1980 HWAC# 83546
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Young Boy and Girl Plaster Sculptures5166Young Boy and Girl Plaster Sculptures
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Young boy and girl sculptures. He is carrying a basket of fish and a lobster; she is carrying a chicken and her apron is full of fruit. French style,
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
4 Flour Large Advertising Labels, 2 Different51674 Flour Large Advertising Labels, 2 Different
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 16" paper labels. 2 LL Rogers Eagle Flour 2" tears, tattered edge. 2 Crown Milling Co. Eagle Flour, rough edges. Printed by Morgan and H...
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to K*********g for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
4 Tennis Themed Prints51684 Tennis Themed Prints
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vintage Gary Patterson print, tennis them: Match Point, Ace, Net Play, And Out. Each is matted 16" x 20"and three are framed, 17.75" ...
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Jeff Nicholson 1984 watercolor of Dayton, Nevada5169Jeff Nicholson 1984 watercolor of Dayton, Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Jeff Nicholson is known for his paintings of the high desert of the west, particularly of Nevada. He celebrates, through his paintings, the boom and b
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to l********c.. for (800.00 + 200.00BP) = 1,000.00
Hand Painted Pitcher, Hohenzollern China Germany5170Hand Painted Pitcher, Hohenzollern China Germany
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful, hand painted , milk pitcher. Made in Germany, and embellished with fine colors . Gold painted handle and rim. From the family of kings and
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 240.00
" Pallet Nudes "5171" Pallet Nudes "
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very beautiful and desirable self portrait of Mr. Vicici , fantasizing and painting seven different types of nudes before him. He was born in Hungary
Start Price : 2,500.00 | Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Victorian Art Print5172Victorian Art Print
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Roy and Co. Importers and Designers of Fine Millinery // Masonic Temple, 874 Madison St, Chicago. Small calendar missing. Poor condition, sold as is.
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
New Gold Miner Intaglio Print5173New Gold Miner Intaglio Print
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Titled "The Era of Silver and Gold." Miners diligently panning for gold near Helena, Montana. The vignette (miscellaneous die #195471-3) i...
Estimate : 160.00 - 240.00
Sold to r*****2 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
Oil Painting (Signed Original W. Hoffman)5174Oil Painting (Signed Original W. Hoffman)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful River landscape, oil on canvas, signed W. Hoffman, lower right, overall (with frame): 48"w. x 38"h. Frame has been professionall...
Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 6,000.00
George Carter Painting (2) with Original Magazine of San Antonio Station5175George Carter Painting (2) with Original Magazine of San Antonio Station
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Maybe? This painting has the same look and feel as the one above. But Jack Bacon of Jack Bacon & Company Art Gallery of Reno identifies this pai...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Wood Carved Statue5176Wood Carved Statue
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare Find! "Big Bertha" from the now closed, Comstock Casino, Reno, NV. Carved from wood, hand painted. Has patina, some chipping due to a...
Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
George Carter Painting (1) with Original Magazine of San Antonio Station5177George Carter Painting (1) with Original Magazine of San Antonio Station
Holabird Western Americana Collections
George Carter was a Nevada artist in the 1950's and 1960's. He was actually quite successful wining second place in a regional art exhibit i...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Niagara Falls Print5178Niagara Falls Print
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Tourist ship approaching Niagara Falls. Bt Kurz and Allison. 22 x 28". Edge has 3x 1" tears and creases. Sold as is. State: New York Cit...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to n*******3 for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
Philadelphia & Gray's Ferry Stock5179Philadelphia & Gray's Ferry Stock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/C #369 DC Levy 1870 20 shares. Prag Collection State: Pennsylvania City: Date: 1870 HWAC# 84268
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Russian Neoclassical Carved Swan Chairs (7)5180Russian Neoclassical Carved Swan Chairs (7)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 dining room side chairs 34.25" tall x 18" width x 16" depth. Gorgeous burled maple wood or possibly mahogany(?) with 2 carved swans...
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Unique Smoke Creek Desert Painting from a Smoke Creek Painter5181Unique Smoke Creek Desert Painting from a Smoke Creek Painter
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Painting is by Emily Garaventa. Her husband owns a ranch in the Smoke Creek Desert north of Reno and adjacent to the more famous Black Rock Desert. Th
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to G*******2 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Label Printed by Morgan & Hamilton5182Label Printed by Morgan & Hamilton
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Grouping of 5 large labels, 16" round. Printed on delicate cream color paper with beautiful vignettes of town & comet. 16" round. Sta...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to K*********g for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Calendar Art5183Calendar Art
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection of 6 calendars ranging from 1916 to 1928. From Wisconsin, Lafayette, Indiana. Beautiful scenes of waterfalls, woman & child, Native A...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Calendar Art5184Calendar Art
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx. 6 in this lot. Art of animals, landscapes, 1 sheet music, "You Tell Me Your Dream, I'll Tell you Mine". State: Wisconsin C...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Autumn landscape5185Autumn landscape
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Autumn landscape, oil on canvas. Signed by the artist, M .Mc C. and dated 1899 in bottom right corner. No information found on artist. Black wood f
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Hampden Hills5186Hampden Hills
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Oil on canvas, signed by the artist, Jordan. Framed in blue tinted wood, 11.5 x 10". Painting depicts idyllic scene from small hillside with ...
Start Price : 175.00 | Estimate : 350.00 - 550.00
Mountain landscape5187Mountain landscape
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Oil on canvas painting of snowy mountain range with trees in foreground. Signed by the artist, Otto Reinhold Jacobi, and dated 1877 (5). Brass fram
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,800.00
Engraving of Three Rivers, Ontario5188Engraving of Three Rivers, Ontario
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful framed engraving of Three Rivers. Matted and framed, 11 x 14", print 4.5 x 7.5", in excellent condition. By J. Lambert, Del.t. (...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
The Devil God5189The Devil God
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original abstract two-color print signed N.D. Chenjung-Gi. We could find no information on this artist. But, we do know that it is very rare and desir
Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Vase5190Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Vase
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Daum Nancy, France. Spectacular art nouveau glass vase. 7"diameter x 11" high x 4" mouth. Carved black Oriental poppy design on the ...
Start Price : 2,500.00 | Estimate : 5,000.00 - 10,000.00
"Bizen" Woodblock Print5191"Bizen" Woodblock Print
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Kiyoshi Saito (Japanese, 1907-1997). BIZEN, Ink and color woodcut print on paper, signed, matted, and framed, no. 17/5034.5" x 27.5". Imag...
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to s********y.. for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
Russian Cannons Print, 19225192Russian Cannons Print, 1922
Holabird Western Americana Collections
12 x 15" framed print by Dakuzhinsky from 1922. The print is of a charcoal sketch of cannon displayed in front of a possible government buildin...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Pair of decorative brass shoes5193Pair of decorative brass shoes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pair of decorative brass shoes. Double standing scalloped design. Spanish style. No writing embossed. State: Spain City: Date: HWAC# 80561
Estimate : 40.00 - 100.00
Sold to w*******0 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
“A Gentleman’s Foursome”, signed, numbered framed print by Arnold Friberg5194“A Gentleman’s Foursome”, signed, numbered framed print by Arnold Friberg
Holabird Western Americana Collections
See the story under “Winners and Losers” for the story on Friberg. 21 x 35” image, in 31 x 45” gold frame. The foursome refers to two players at the b
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to m***r for (950.00 + 237.50BP) = 1,187.50
Silver Business Card Holder5195Silver Business Card Holder
Holabird Western Americana Collections
circa 1885 silver plate business card holder, fancy engraving, no personal identification. Rare. State: City: Date: HWAC# 85757
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
"Two Ore Cars" Oil Painting by Gardner, 19965196"Two Ore Cars" Oil Painting by Gardner, 1996
Holabird Western Americana Collections
24 x 36" original oil painting by Utah artist Jerry Gardner, signed and date 1996. Framed. State: City: Date: HWAC# 84826
Estimate : 500.00 - 900.00
Sold to j*****0 for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
“Winners and Losers” Signed, numbered print by Arnold Friberg5197“Winners and Losers” Signed, numbered print by Arnold Friberg
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Friberg was an American artist and member of the Royal Society of Arts. A longtime Utah resident, Friberg painted on commission for many influential
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
2 Art Calendars51982 Art Calendars
Holabird Western Americana Collections
14" x 11" calendar backing w/o calendar of a woman with roses. 1914 Santa Fe Railroad calendar by JW Black with Native American-tears, poo...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Andrew Putnam Hill Gouache Nude5199Andrew Putnam Hill Gouache Nude
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Framed gouache by Andrew Putnam Hill from the Jim Mackie Collection of Grass Valley, a collector and dealer in fine Americana. Original work about 11
Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimate : 4,000.00 - 7,500.00
Carnival Glass/ Coach or Car Vases5200Carnival Glass/ Coach or Car Vases
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very beautiful, and super rare, carnival glass coach , or car vases ( Matching pair !! ). Marigold colorization,and winding vine pattern.Complete wit
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00