Great Americana Pow-Wow Auction (August 2020)

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

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We sincerely hope everyone is enjoying their summer!

This auction marks the best material we've offered in a hot August sale in many years. The variety is outstanding, as is the quality of goods offered.

A glimpse at the many categories: Native American turquoise and silver jewelry, including the best squash blossom necklace we've ever seen, baskets, Kachinas, and rugs; California token collection; Fauver American and foreign counters and tokens; rare whiskey bottles; Masonic California token; beautiful drugstore carved wood frontispiece; Nevada rare documents; major pinback collection; baseball and boxing collectibles; gold specimens including some from the Goodshaw Mine at Bodie; American and foreign medals; Victorian furniture; fantastic array of western Art; original Buffalo Bill/Pawnee Bill posters; Large ore cars and incline cars from a major Nevada City mine; Dynamite and candle boxes; American souvenir plate collection (c1900-1920); music collectibles; toys and toy trains; postcard collections, directories, maps; railroad pass collection and references; antique firearms; badges; mining & railroad stocks; US coins; token dies; a rockshop section, mining artifacts and much more.

There is truly something for everybody!

Don't forget us when its time to sell. We average about 5000 registered bidders per sale, probably the most in America for an Americana sale! With buyers all over the globe, we get to everybody. We are always after great collections! ~Fred Holabird~

Auction Schedule

Day 1, August 27th, 2020:
Art (1001-1093)
Native Americana (1094-1325)
General Americana Part I (1326-1595)
Sports (1596-1604)
Toys (1605-1651)

Day 2, August 28th, 2020:
Philatelic - Postal History (2000-2087)
General Americana Part II (2088-2599)
Firearms & Weapons(2600-2624)

Day 3, August 29th, 2020:
Stocks & Bonds (3000-3125)
Numismatics (3126-3416)
Tokens (3417-3634)

Day 4, August 30th, 2020:
Minerals (4000-4042)
Mining (4043-4320)
Bargains & Dealer Specials PART I (4321-4611)

Day 5, August 31st, 2020:
Bargains & Dealer Specials PART II (5000-5641)

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Guy Nez, Jr Painting  (120814)1001 - Guy Nez, Jr Painting (120814)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Painting by Navajo artist, Guy Nez, Jr. Image of antelope and pot, basket, and rattle. Acrylic, 36" X 24", framed, 43" X 31". ...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Two Evelyn Otheto Weston Columbia Watercolors  (120879)1002 - Two Evelyn Otheto Weston Columbia Watercolors (120879)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two beautiful watercolors by renowned Gold Country artist Evelyn Otheto Weston. One is titled "Club Room Corner, Columbia," the other, &qu...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Lake Tahoe Watercolor by K. Young Ross  (109913)1003 - Lake Tahoe Watercolor by K. Young Ross (109913)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Great east shore of Lake Tahoe watercolor. Painter, Kathy Young Ross, from Gold River, California began painting as a commercial artist. She later tau
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Half Dome Oil on Canvas  (120925)1004 - Half Dome Oil on Canvas (120925)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An oil on canvas of the iconic and majestic landmark at Yosemite National Park, Half Dome. The piece was done by J. Hershiser. . The unframed piece me
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (225.00 + 0.00BP) = 225.00
 
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Still Life Painting by John Stenvall  (117708)1005 - Still Life Painting by John Stenvall (117708)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A stylized depiction of vivid flowers in a vase by John Francis Stenvall (1907-1998). Oil /acrylic painting over a woodblock printed background. Penci
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Broken Promise Painting by Nevada Artist Ruth Hilts  (121490)1006 - Broken Promise Painting by Nevada Artist Ruth Hilts (121490)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful "Nevada Earth Colors series" by Ruth Hilts, a view of Rhyolite, Nevada. (Framed: 29" h x 37" W) A Native Nevadan, Rut...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Sand Harbor Winter Oil on Canvas  (120880)1007 - Sand Harbor Winter Oil on Canvas (120880)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Oil on canvas by artist Beth Bosmans, titled "Sand Harbor-Winter". The piece measures 16"x 18" framed, 8"x 10" without...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 0.00BP) = 75.00
 
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St. Mary's Church in the Mountains by Paul Clark Rockwood  (120875)1008 - St. Mary's Church in the Mountains by Paul Clark Rockwood (120875)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Oil on canvas of St. Mary's of the Mountains Catholic Church in Virginia City, Nevada by Paul Clark Rockwood (1895-1972), a resident of San Fran...
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Segerblom Watercolor Spring Mountain Ranch  (120874)1009 - Segerblom Watercolor Spring Mountain Ranch (120874)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Watercolor by Cliff Segerbloom (1915-1990) exemplifies his work as a chronicler of the Nevada landscape. Titled "Spring Mountain Ranch ", ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Patrick Swazo Painting  (121482)1010 - Patrick Swazo Painting (121482)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three robed figures in his modern style by Patrick Swazo Hinds (1929-1974). Grey Squirrel was given the name José Patricio Swazo, adopted by D
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to e******m for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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