"Fred Holabird's Grand Finale": Mining, Americana, & Numismatics Live Auction (2025 October)

Very rare. Incorporated 1863. No. 144, issued for 4 shares to John Sake in Virginia City in 1868. Signed by president NH Mason and secretary Smith. Pe

Lot of 2 different. 1) Bond on the County of Storey, Nevada, 1869. The sale of these $1,000 bonds was to provide a loan of $300,00 to the Virginia &...

Lot of 2 different. 1) 1865 $500 bond signed by Governor Blasdel. Punch cancelled. 2) 1871 $500 bond signed by Governor Bradley. Punch cancelled. ^

I/C, #234. Bond of the State of Nevada, 4100, 10 % gold bearer bond. Issued 1865, due 1870. signed Governor Henry G. Blasdel. Coupons attached. emb

$500 1872 and $1000 1871 bonds signed by Governor Bradley, Treasurer Schooling, and Controller Hobart. Punch cancelled. Green border, black print, and

I/U, Long Branch Pier Co. Stock, issued March 1895. Vignette of spread wing eagle. Signed by Grenville M. Dodge V.P. R.G. Hutchinson printer. VG+ co

Lot of 3. I/C. Three, The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. Stocks. 100 shares, less than 100 shares and one for 42 shares. Issued in 1913, 1962 a

Incredibly rare. This is a beautiful stock certificate for the American Paddle Wheel Company of New York issued in 1873 to James Burson. Signed by Ed

American Express Company stock certificate signed by Henry Wells and William Fargo and issued to George Tassarow (?). It is for three shares at $100 p

Very early! Signatures of three key players: Butterfield, Fargo, Holland. No. 3025, issued for 5 shares to Gifford in 1857. Signed by John Butterfield

Very early! Signatures of three key players: Butterfield, Fargo, Holland. No. 3083, issued for 5 shares to Henry David in 1857. Signed by John Butterf

Key certificate with signatures of the 4 important players in the company! No. 851 issued for 4 shares to John Butterfield of Utica in October 1861. S

American Merchants Union Express Co. stock certificate signed by W. M. Fargo. The certificate has three cancellation holes; one is clearly visible bet

American Merchants Union Express Co. stock certificate signed by W. M. Fargo. Stock bears a hole cancelation mark on the left side. Stock number 5716,

Two very early consecutive stocks issued in 1811 for one share in the Owego & Ithaca Turnpike Company. Both issued to company president Lewis Be...

Lot of 2 different. 1) Vacuum Motor Machine Company. Issued for 24 shares in 1883 in Corvallis. Signed by president Vincent and the secretary. Not can

I/U. The Roberts Petroleum Torpedo Co. Stock, issued 1863, vignette top center of oil field w/derricks, left side exploding torpedoes in the oil shaf

Inc. 1865. "Venango County, Pennsylvania" printed under vignette. No. 89, issued for 200 shares to George Sechler in Philadelphia in 1865....

Lot of 2.. 1.U/U, C.S.A. Loan bond, $500, 7% bearer bond, issued 1863, coupons attached, vignette soldier by campfire top center, paddle wheeler

Lot of 10. I/U. Issued 1861-64 . 1. Bond Numbers 185, 433, 539, 4835 and 28640 are signed by Registrar of the Treasurer Robert Tyler who was the so

This stock is issued by The Barnum Lumber Company for 20 shares at $100 per share to George Irish, dated July 29, 1868 and signed by secretary George

This is a lot of 13 China Liberty Bonds with Liberty Bond interest coupons. These bonds contain a summary of regulations and describe the Ministry of

Approx. 40. These are bonds (loan) were issued by Weimar Republic, Frankfurt ( after WWI. Trying to raise capital due to the cost of the war, but wit

Lot of 26. U/U. I/U, I/C.. Various Lumber company stocks, issued 1870-1954. Company I.E; New York Wood Uniting Co, issued 1870, Los Banos Lumber...

Lot of 4. 1. I/U, #3. City of Grand Island, Neb. $500, 10 % Water Works bearer bond, issued 1879, due 1889. gold corp. seal. "$500" ...

Lot of 4. 1. U/C, #2572. State of New York, $1000, 7% bearer bond. Issued 1865, due 1877. Vignette of allegorical females. National BNC printer

Lot of 6 different that would have been used on stock certificates or currency. Includes: two paper sheets with sample mining company names printed; A

Lot of 83. I/C,I/U. Includes: The Cincinnati, Washington and Baltimore Railroad Co., Flint & Pere Marquette Railway Co. Bonds, Belt Railroad...

Lot of 15. Specimen, U/U, I/U, I/C. 1930-2003. Examples: Harley-Davidson, Inc, issued 2003, The Walt Disney Co. , issued 1998, Hearst Consolidated

Very rare salesman's sample book highlighting many different stock designs and layouts. Different borders, panels, vignettes, colors, etc. 10 x ...

Group of 106 stock certificates from numerous companies, dated 1888 to 1996. Stock certificates from a variety of industries, such as navigation, manu

Lot of 3. I/C 1. Stockton Baseball Club, Inc., issued 1946, Goes printer. A.J. Speckens , president. Stockton Ports was the team in 1946, first sea

6 Volumes used as professional reference works on American Securities. 1. Poors 1928 Railroad Banks and Insurance Securities 2. Moody's 1930 ...

Mt. Whitney Monochrome Print from the Alabama Hills photographed right after sunrise. Limited Edition 1of 5, signed by photographer Uwe Nikoley. 36 in

Mt. Whitney Color Print from the Alabama Hills photographed right after sunrise. Limited Edition 1 of 5. Photographed and signed by Uwe Nikoley. 45 i

Mt. Whitney from the Alabama Hills photographed right after sunrise with buzzard soaring. Limited Edition 2 of 5. Photographed and signed by Uwe Niko

Chinese Watercolors; Artwork of Master Qin Wei “National Treasure” c1930-1980s 59 Original Paintings from the John Colling Private C

Two Rare Books. Chinese Publications; Masterpieces in Art History: 1. Peking the Beautiful by Herbert C. White. Shanghai, China: The Commercial Press

Early Japanese Loose Woodblock Prints c.1890 by Kunchika and possibly others. c.1890. Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese: 豊原

Overall frame size 43.5" x 38" Art size 35" x 29.5" Signed lower right in red outlined buffalo. Dan Muller. The Last Roundup,...

Overall frame size 44" x 38" Art size 35" x 29.5" Signed lower right in red outlined buffalo. Dan Muller. Painted 1935, hung ...

Overall frame size 24" x 37" Art size 19" x 15.5" Signed Lower right inside Black buffalo mark . Dan Muller. Needs cleaning. P...

Overall frame size 44" x 37" Art size 35" x 29" Muller's classic Red buffalo mark at lower right without signature. Dan ...

Overall frame size 44" x 38" Art size 35" x 30" Signed lower right inside an arrowhead. Dan Muller. Painted about 1935, hung ...

Overall frame size 43.5" x 38" Art size 35" x 29.5" Signed lower right, hashmarks above and below. Dan Muller. Painted 1935, h...

19 x 33" Two signed number prints 1121 and 1157 out of 1500.Unbroken seal in original folio. An extremely well-known Western saloon print, part...

19 x 33" Two signed number prints out of 1500.Unbroken seal in original folio. An extremely well-known Western saloon print, part of a series o...

19 x 33" Signed number print out of 1500. Broken seal, but in original folio. An extremely well-known Western saloon print, part of a series of...

1)The Prayer at Valley Forge. Not signed. 19 x 28" George Washington in prayer in front of his horse. A stunning view. 2) Companions of the Tra...

Lot of 2. Limited edition of 1500. Sealed in original embossed holders. Originally an Arizona artist, Friberg excelled in every branch of commercial a

Lot of 2. Limited edition of 1500. Sealed in original embossed holders. Originally an Arizona artist, Friberg excelled in every branch of commercial a

Lot of 2. Limited edition of 1500. Sealed in original embossed holders. Originally an Arizona artist, Friberg excelled in every branch of commercial a

#31 of 100. 43 x 33" Expertly and artistically framed and matted. This is a spectacular modern art version of Wild Horses, something near and d...

Etchings of the West by Edward Borein Presentation Edition #11/25 2002 Inscription to Ron Gillio by John T. Reynolds 12/2002 on title page. "Pr...

Group of 3 prints by Frank C. McCarthy. 1.) Signed numbered 267/1000 called Children of the Raven. 1985, overall frame size is 36" x 23" 2...

Lot of (3) original Annheuser Busch Brewing Co. advertising pieces. Sizes for each vary, measurements as follows (from frames): Custer painting, 25&...

Framed 'The Grafters' woodcut by Salvador Dali (1904-1989) with COA. Signed in the wood by Dali, printed 1960. Images transferred to woodcut...

Rare ARTIST PROOF! This framed print by G. Rodo Boulanger is signed G. Rodo Boulanger at bottom right with "EA." on the bottom left. E...

31 X 38.5 " Vargas original drawing. Of a blonde woman looking out and holding hairbrush. This is a rough unfinished draft typical of Vargas...

Reprint of a 1904 Vanity Fair caricature of Marie and Pierre Curie moment when they discovered radium by Julius Mendes Price. Mounted on carboard and

This Chinese scroll has an image of Buddha only visible in ultraviolet light. It will glow briefly after exposer to UV light. Without the UV exposure,

Japanese Shunga Erotic Art seven erotic drawings.. some color. Japanese Shunga art . Shunga means "Picture of Spring" which was a common ...

Lot of 3. Three Japanese watercolor prints, not dated. One titled" Gold Pavilion" with story attached. One title "Urasenke" by...

Original landscape watercolor signed by D.D. Ingersoll. Not framed or mounted, approx. 16.5" x 14". Some burnishing on edges, and little ...

#239 of 250 copies, signed by famed Art Deco artist Erte. This lavish volume showcases the complete collection of Erte's graphic works up to 198...

Vintage oil painting with subject matter of a ballerina and clown. Painted by Giordano Giovanetti (Italian, 1906 - 1973). Canvas measures 24.5x21&qu...

James Matthews was incarcerated for homicide and served life in prison. He was a father and grandfather, his great grand daughter provided these origi

Group of 4 books featuring art by American illustrator Harrison Fisher, published 1908 to 1911. Titles include 'Bachelor Belles', 'Fair ...

Group of 3 Chinese figurines. Lot includes one 5" jade figurine of an old man with a staff, one 4" green glass figurine w/ inclusions depi...

An excellent statuette of a cat carved from a large piece of pale blue chalcedony. Wonderfully made piece; the fur is rendered in detail, and the cat

Blue Lapis Hummingbird on a Travertine yellow rose atop a cluster of natural white quartz crystals. Hand-carved lapis bird and flower. No artist sign

Three carved jadeite Chinese animal figures: two elephants, 6 x 3 x 4 inches, and one winged dragon, 8 x 8 x 3 inches. ^ Date: Country (if not USA):

Three hand-carved Verdite elephants from Zimbabwe, unsigned. Verdite is a rare, semi-precious green mineral found in Zimbabwe. These carvings are a

Verdite Rhinoceros Hand-Carved by unknown artist from Zimbabwe. A monster weighing in at 30 pounds and measuring about 17 x 10 inches and 6 inches tal

A large gemstone quality Verdite water buffalo with calf hand carved by Zimbabwe artist, Fanuel Masawa, signed on base with artist's mark on the...

The Flight Sculpture By Gunther Granget, limited edition, NIB ,. COA, Letter from original place of purchase, care instruction. . #614 of not more

Large, nicely detailed Empress figurine, made of real freshwater pearls from the Jiangsu Province of China. China started culturing pearls in 1968 an

Beautiful large color lithograph, "Ceremonial," signed by Larry Fodor, 1983. Marked "Artist Proof" in lower left. Measures 31.5&...

Stunning original folio litho from McKenny & Hall's The History of Indian Tribes in America, dated 1838. This print is one of the original 1...

Large sized Alice Valdez (1939--2024) batik. Image of five colorful women holding candles. Signed by the artist. This gorgeous batik painting is on si

A Native American store sign, 2 sided. War Shields by 2 Green trees, second side says War Shields by crowsfoot. 37" x 23" These artists r...

7x18.5" hand painted feather mounted in shadow box frame. Depicts a teepee camp alongside a river. Excellent condition. ^ Date: Country (if ...

This is a plains Indian decorative contemporary art mask with a colorful deer hair porky roach. The deer hair roach is safely attached at the back of

This is "Kachin Mana" carved by Terrance Lewis (b. 1967-) who carves traditional and his work is displayed in Museums. It is signed "...

This leather wrapped ball known as a towa by the Chickasaw people is used in the game of stickball. The ball is thought to be made of snapping turtle

These are two Chickasaw Indian balls sticks or kapuchas. One measures 30 in. the other at 32 in. The center cup weaving is now missing in action. In v

This is a toy dugout canoe made by a Cherokee Indian, signed on one side, and an anglicized name written on the opposite side. It measures 14.5 in. X

This is a replica of a traditional tule grass boat used by Paiute hunters on prehistoric Lake Lahontan. It measures 22 in. X 4 in. Signed by Mike Will

This is a halibut fishing hook used by Northwest Coastal Indians. A clever device which only captures medium sized fish to insure conservation. This h

This is a spoon ladle made by one of the seven First Nations tribes of Manitoba Province, Canada. Made of a hardwood at 7 in. X 4.25 in. X 3 in. Prov

Iroquois Effigy Warclub, 16" long, spike is 4 1/2". Spike is removeable . Great condition. ^ Date: c1800 Country (if not USA): Stat...

19" length 4 colored beaded handle with yellow and green beaded "drop". Damage to bottom of handle and to the drop. See photos. ^ Da...

This group has a rivercane blowgun, dart quiver, and cane knife tools. The cane blowgun is 36 in. in length, the quiver is made of reed material dyed

This is a Cherokee/ Choctaw arrow quiver made from rivercane. It measures 23.5 in. in length. There are three types of reed or cane used in this proj

Hopi Childs Bow And Arrows. 21" in length. Three arrows with feathers, designs on the bow. This intricately made bow and arrows showcase the c...

This collection of projectile points is from Ohio or close proximity. There are over 150 pieces in three display cases. All are early Paleo pieces abo

Lot of 2. Native American Tohono O'odham (Papago) Indian Baskets. 1. 5 1/2 x11". 2. 2x3" . Both have geometric patterns/symbols....

Pomo woven basket. Basket is in fair condition, with notable damage to the decorative black kite-like designs. Diameter measures about 6", heig...

7.5" diameter 4" tall. Lid with alternating light and dark brown horsehair, body with patterned colored horsehair. Identification by N. De...

6.5" diameter 5" tall. Lid with mostly lighter colored horsehair and dark knob, body with generally darker colored horsehair. Identificati...