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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Native American Carvings5100 - Native American Carvings
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hand carved stone pipe with frog on the end, 8" long, 3" high carved in some form of greenstone, very handsome. Two neckalces, one with g...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Native American Massacre Books (6)5101 - Native American Massacre Books (6)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Boodstained Field by Moore, Shoshoni Frontier and the Bear River Massacre by Madsen, Massacres or the Mountains by Dunn, Wild Frontier by Osborn,
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to c********r.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Native American Silver & Turquoise Bolo Tie5102 - Native American Silver & Turquoise Bolo Tie
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stunning silver & turquoise bolo tie, 6 blue turquoise stones, (largest being 1" x .75") leather strap. Stamped "J.W." Weigh...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to 6*****g for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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Native American War Club/Hawk5103 - Native American War Club/Hawk
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a Native American war club/hawk. It has a stone head, wrapped in fur, feather adornments and trade yarn wrapped handle. A major weapon that sh
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Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
 
 
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North American Library (11)5104 - North American Library (11)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Twilight of Empire, Tales of the Northwest, North American Indians, Through Indian Country to California, Indians of the Western Range, Indian Travel
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to c********r.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Old Basket, Possible Southern California made, c1920's.5105 - Old Basket, Possible Southern California made, c1920's.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5" high, ten inch diameter, footed basket with separations made at the second rod for decorative purposes. Rough green lightning patterns all ...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Polychrome Beaded Bottle5106 - Polychrome Beaded Bottle
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Spectacular beaded bottle by Violet Lowrey, 16.5" tall, 8" diameter, with fitted top- also beaded. geometric designs, 8 colors, probably t...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to a******a for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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Saddle Blanket (Native American)5107 - Saddle Blanket (Native American)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
30" x 30" square., multi color with brown & black border. Geometric design. Looks to be Southwest Zapotec(?). Handmade. Attractive bla...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Signed Sterling Silver/Necklace with Green Turquoise & Coral5108 - Signed Sterling Silver/Necklace with Green Turquoise & Coral
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gorgeous Navajo signed piece by silversmith Kakiki, faux bear claw turquoise & coral squash blossom pendant feather necklace, weight 5.2 oz. app...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to c********r.. for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
 
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Turtle Shell with Shaker5109 - Turtle Shell with Shaker
Holabird Western Americana Collections
15.5" x 6.75" turtle shell with elongated neck and head. Shaker material is inside shell. Possible snapping turtle. State: City: D...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 550.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Vintage Pine Needle Baskets5110 - Vintage Pine Needle Baskets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three vintage pine needle baskets--1) hot pad, beaded rim, good condition. 6" diameter. 2) small basket with lid, pine needle with pink dyed wi...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 140.00
Sold to R*********0 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Napoleon I /  Porcelain "Love Letter" Box5111 - Napoleon I / Porcelain "Love Letter" Box
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Well, here is a great piece of history !! Discovered in the 1970's, in San Francisco , California. This is a exceptional, French Napoleonic , lo...
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Start Price : 3,000.00 | Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Bertolucci Pulchra Wrist Watch5112 - Bertolucci Pulchra Wrist Watch
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Men's gold-tone and stainless steel 35mm Bertolucci Pulchra quartz watch with smooth bezel, tan dial, index hour markers, luminous hands, two su...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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14 carat Gold Rings5113 - 14 carat Gold Rings
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two 14K gold rings. One weighs 6.5 grams, the other 8.6 grams. State: City: Date: HWAC# 78270
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Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to c********l.. for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Edward Rouse Augusta Pocket Watch5114 - Edward Rouse Augusta Pocket Watch
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Edward Rouse Jr. Augusta vintage silver pocket watch, key wind. Probably a local jeweler. State: City: Date: HWAC# 58809
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Estimate : 120.00 - 300.00
Sold to U**********r for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Ladies Bulova Diamond Watch5115 - Ladies Bulova Diamond Watch
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bulova "Highbridge" ladies' round diamond stainless steel 2-tone bracelet watch. Round dial, white, mother-of-pearl, diamond markers d...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Hollywood Stars- Major Autograph Piece Signed by Stars of Republic5116 - Hollywood Stars- Major Autograph Piece Signed by Stars of Republic
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Created in 1935 by Herbert J. Yates, Republic was initially formed by Yates' acquisition of six smaller independent Poverty Row studios. During ...
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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35mm Film Print - "A Mouse and His Child"5117 - 35mm Film Print - "A Mouse and His Child"
Holabird Western Americana Collections
35mm Theatrical Release Print of the 1977 animated movie “A Mouse and His Child.” Two original Goldberg film cans containing five 2000 ft. Goldberg re
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Hermann Sons of San Francisco Masquerade Ball5118 - Hermann Sons of San Francisco Masquerade Ball
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 programs for "Grand Entertainment, Masquerade Ball at Dreamland Auditorium" for 1931 & 1933. State: California City: San Francisc...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Madge Kennedy, Strand Theatre Broadside5119 - Madge Kennedy, Strand Theatre Broadside
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice approx 11" x 21" 2 sided cardboard broadside from the Strand Theatre on Market Street in San Francisco, CA. Sept. 29, 1918 showing of...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers Autographed Pieces5120 - Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers Autographed Pieces
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful black & white photo of Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers on the dance floor with their original certified signatures. The signatures ar...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Little House on the Prairie (Oil) Zivic5121 - Little House on the Prairie (Oil) Zivic
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful Michael Landon original oil, matted, framed, signed by artist, W T Zivic ’05 Tucson. Bottom left reads “Little House on the Prairie” Tombsto
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Marilyn Monroe Ink Signature & Payroll Card From 20th Century Fox5122 - Marilyn Monroe Ink Signature & Payroll Card From 20th Century Fox
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare find, Certificate of Authenticity of Ink Signature Document & Payroll Card from 20th Century Fox. This lot is a beautiful black & white...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (1,000.00 + 250.00BP) = 1,250.00
 
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Marilyn Monroe Original Page from her Personal Script5123 - Marilyn Monroe Original Page from her Personal Script
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original page from Marilyn's personal script for the 1956 movie "Bus Stop". This is a Limited Edition: 47 of 124. This is placed with ...
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Rose Marie Movie Pasteup5124 - Rose Marie Movie Pasteup
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unused pasteup. Taylors Printers, Wombwell, Yorks. Strong color. 19 x 39" State: City: Date: HWAC# 85172
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Child's Rocking Chair5125 - Child's Rocking Chair
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Oak and leather construction, in the style of Stickley, all original, no makers label. Overall width 18, overall height 24, overall depth 18. Excellen
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Custom Oak Display Case5126 - Custom Oak Display Case
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Custom oak display case from the James Mackie Collection of Grass Valley. 7' long, 18" deep, 32" high, three panel glass front with do...
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Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Early American Wood Chest5127 - Early American Wood Chest
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early American wood chest from the historic Ben-Tchavtchavadze Collection of Ontario, Canada. Square nail construction. 43" long, 24" high...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Lamps (2 Vintage Brass)5128 - Lamps (2 Vintage Brass)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 beautiful brass lamps in working order. 6" x 27". 1 of the lamps (accent lamp) has a beautiful hunter green glass lamp shade. 5&q...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to u********y.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Tall Floor Standing Clock5129 - Tall Floor Standing Clock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
British made by the Enfield Clock Company, London. Wood constructed, oak finish exterior, tall and skinny with carved gingerbread, the tall and skinny
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to u********y.. for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Brass Nautical Lamp5130 - Brass Nautical Lamp
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Decorative nautical light with two clear, one teal, and one red curve glass lens. Brass. 8" diameter at the base 12" high plus handles. Us...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to a********o.. for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Two Standing Brass Lamps5131 - Two Standing Brass Lamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One antique, one modern. Both approximately 5 feet tall. Antique piece has green marbled plastic sections in the stand, ornate base, ornate green clot
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Wall Hat Rack5132 - Wall Hat Rack
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Constructed with the mirror at center, geometric pattern. Quite different. 32” across, 17.5” deep with molded wire portions for fitted hats and coats.
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Sculpture Made of Dark Porous Rock5133 - Sculpture Made of Dark Porous Rock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unknown artist, unsigned, low polish, dark porous rock. Inuit man struggling with 2 seals on the ice. Very pretty piece. Canadian Eskimo Art. 8"...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Sculpture Native Alaskan5134 - Sculpture Native Alaskan
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful serpentine rock sculpture of Native Alaskan kneeling over an ice hole pulling out a seal from the depths. This is signed at base, there are
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Sculpture Native Alaskan5135 - Sculpture Native Alaskan
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Made of soapstone, tribal signature & numbered E91109. Inuit art refers to artwork produced by Inuit people, that is, the people of the Arctic p...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Sculpture of PolarBear5136 - Sculpture of PolarBear
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Signed sculpture in syllabic, tribal writing. Made of greenstone. Smooth to the touch. Polar bear is "tackling" other animal below it. 7&q...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Sculpture of Two Seals (Native Alaskan)5137 - Sculpture of Two Seals (Native Alaskan)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful sculpture made of black steatite. 2 seals appear to be resting on the ice above the exit hole in the ice(?) This is hand carved, signed &a...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Serpentine & Black Marble Sculpture Native Alaskan5138 - Serpentine & Black Marble Sculpture Native Alaskan
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This piece was done in a sophisticated (and difficult) technique of combining at the base, black marble, attached to a serpentine top. Looks to be Nat
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Serpentine Native Alaskan Sculpture5139 - Serpentine Native Alaskan Sculpture
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Native Alaskan serpentine stone carving of Eskimo kneeling down. Very dense, dark green, rock. Smooth, beautifully detailed face. Signed by artist, tr
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to r**********e for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00
 
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Serpentine Native Alaskan Sculpture5140 - Serpentine Native Alaskan Sculpture
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This sculpture is a man that appears to be carrying a fish, has a smile on his face. This sculpture is somewhat rough, crude (possibly unfinished, or
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Serpentine Native Alaskan Sculpture5141 - Serpentine Native Alaskan Sculpture
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Native Alaskan serpentine stone carving with owl on top of head that is grimacing. Very dense, dark green, serpentine. Beautiful work of art. Smooth,
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Lot Withdrawn5142 - Lot Withdrawn
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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Start Price : 5.00 | Estimate : 10.00 - 0.00
 
 
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Lady Liberty Ship Aftcastle Casting5143 - Lady Liberty Ship Aftcastle Casting
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large 81 x 41" half-round early casting from a wood original of what may be an aftcastle for a clipper ship. The original, based upon the 28 st...
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Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Lot Withdrawn5144 - Lot Withdrawn
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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Start Price : 5.00 | Estimate : 10.00 - 0.00
 
 
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Framed Collection of Clay Sculptures5145 - Framed Collection of Clay Sculptures
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a collection of Mayan clay figurines and other artifacts mounted in a glass-fronted pine box approximately 28 inches wide and 16 inches tall.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to p********n for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Lot Withdrawn5146 - Lot Withdrawn
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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Start Price : 5.00 | Estimate : 10.00 - 0.00
 
 
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Abraham Lincoln Bust5147 - Abraham Lincoln Bust
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Abraham Lincoln bronze on alabaster. Lincoln portrait around the time of the start of the Civil War. Base 6" tall, bust 16" tall. Artist u...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to m*******q for (300.00 + 66.00BP) = 366.00
 
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Alabaster Polar Bear5148 - Alabaster Polar Bear
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Alabaster stylized polar bear looking to his left, 10 x 14 x 16". Artist mark is undecipherable. State: City: Date: HWAC# 86214
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Bald Eagle Bronze Wall Relief5149 - Bald Eagle Bronze Wall Relief
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bald eagle bronze wall relief, 14 x 42". State: City: Date: HWAC# 86213
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Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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