Holiday Treasures Auction- December 2019

Silver souvenir spoon from the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis featuring the Festival Hall and Cascade; Silver Spoon from the 1901 Pan

Approx 20 postcards from 1939, 1964 NYC and 1967 Montreal State: City: Date: 1964, 1967

Signed 1865 letter by Henri Martin in French to Mary Louise Booth, an American translator who had previously published a very good translation of his

Undated letter in French. "Jean-Baptiste Honoré Raymond Capefigue was a French historian and biographer. He was born in Marseille, France....

Signed letter by William Howitt, 1862. requesting delivery?"William Howitt, was a prolific English writer on history and other subjects. Willi...

Childrens size, Great Lakes style, moose hide. White, blue, red beads, 4.75". Heel damage on both State: City: Great Lakes Date:

Pacific Northwest origin. Pink and green beads, seal fur trim and bottoms. 5.25" State: City: Date:

Women's leather belt with 13 silver conchas all hand stamped with a silver buckle. The belt is approx. 29 in. long meant for a girl or a petite ...

Childrens moccasins, smoked buckskin with round bead pattern. 5.5". State: City: Date:

Childrens sized. Ankle laced pair. Brown buckskin commercially made. Buckskin with pink, green and yellow beads. 4.75-6". All non Native Ameri...

Stitched leather with red and green leather embossed. Has leather pull strings to open & close. Might possibly be an old coin purse. 1.5x2"...

2 Robert Caples charcoal prints of a Native American man and woman. Frames 23x19" From the Wigwam Collection of Fernley, Nevada. State: Nevada ...

Color woodcut and painted image of a Native American, clouds in background. Piece is by William Forrest Martin. Framed 15" x 12". (The Swe...

Blackfoot Warrior “Takes the Gun Strong” Print by Weiss. Framed print made for Glacier National Park by Winold Reiss. About 24 x 30”. Nice advertising

Framed double matted charcoal print of a Blind Shaman by Caples, signed RC. "People of the silent land; a portfolio of Nevada Indians" Pub...

Framed Native American Tule Bearer. "People of the silent land; a portfolio of Nevada Indians" Published by Reno University of Nevada, 197...

Framed color print of Harry Winnemucca in feather head dress by William Moore. State: City: Date: 1976

A beautiful print of a painting by Kiowa artist Spencer Asah (1906-1954), also known as "Little Boy". Warrior on Pinto, signed "Asah&...

Here is a strange grouping. Item # 1 of 2 : Native American print, showing a young girl riding a horse. Entitled " Stephanie Rides Horse "...

This group of approximately 25 points were hand selected by Mrs. Bradley for mounting. They include larger projectile points up to 3 1/2 inches, two d

This is a beautifully hand-painted porcelain ashtray with a rendering of a Native American in full feathered headdress. Shaped as a rounded triangle w

Lot Withdrawn State: City: Date:

Contemporary Indian Squaw Doll. Artist named her "Dawn Seeker". From the Ashton-Drake Galleries. Approx. 8" x 20". Certificate ...

Native American Doll named "Laughing Waters" has Certificate of Authenticity number A 1947. She is wearing a ceremonial dress inspired by ...

Beautiful doll is an original by artist Sanda Bilotto, and is issued exclusively by the Ashton-Drake Galleries. Certificate of Authenticity number A 0

Beautiful doll named "Betrothal at Sunrise" an original issue designed by artist Sandra Bilotto in an exclusive edition for The Ashton-Dra...

This doll is called "Morning Bird Song" wears a beautiful white "suede" dress with elabore beadwork and fringing, and high beade...

Beautiful pair in this lot of a horse clad in blue felt blanket with beads & an Indian Squaw riding. Horse is approx. 14" x 13.5". Ind...

This beautiful ensemble is called "Reflections of Peace"." Her detailed features are painstakingly hand painted, framed by her lustro...

Vintage hand-carved, bone totem pole with at four different figures, on a squared, wood base. Owl at top and three demon figures. Top piece has missin

Mortar & Pestle, origin unknown. 8.5" diam x 3.5" tall. Has 3 small legs holding it up. Beautiful shape. State: City: Date:

Approx 50 points .5-2" in mount State: City: Date:

2 handmade Navajo dolls with drawn on faces. man and woman. 8.5". Some mold and decaying fabric. State: City: Date:

Eleven-inch diameter, hand-made, hemispherical wooden bowl, approximately 11 inches in diameter and six inches tall, with one handle-like protrusion o

2 Mini Pomo unscraped willow baskets. 5.25" diam. x 1.25" tall. Description attributed to ND. This is from the historic Wigwam Collection...

Woven basket, 7 inches in diameter and 1-1/4 inches tall, with two labels indicating it was made by Vera Williams in 1980 from the needles of her Pond

1) Vintage Northeastern bi-colored splint ash and sweetgrass Micmac lidded sewing basket. Lid is a bit faded. 5" high x 10" diameter. Very...

Item # 1 of 5: Beautiful red, white and blue beaded necklace. It is the " Phoenix", rising from the ashes !! Hand sown and strung ,on 3 l...

This is a collection of 17 hand carved stone beads from South America. Beads measure between 1/2" to 1".They are a beautiful combination o...

Hardback and paperback books, VHS tapes is telling about the Cherokee Nation, The Story of New Echota. Book of Etowah Papers by Moorehead; Sam Houston

2 Hardback books 1)The Indian Wars by Washburn/Utley, 1977 Reprint. pp.344. Beautiful photos, prints, color & black & white. Poignant photos...

Hardcover 371pp by Paul Radin, numerous plates, some color. Front inscription, front board separating State: City: Date: 1927

Woven silver cuff bracelet marked "950"," Mexico", and "TG2" with an arrow. 1 5/8 in. wide. 71.8 grams or 2.53 oz. in...

Beautifully designed Amy Quandelacy bolo, set with turquoise stones and onyx in sterling. 1.5" x 1.25". State: City: Date:

1) Deer antler base bolo set with binghamite oval stone with antler tip aiguillettes. 2) Sterling circular design bolo made by Ronnie Hurley, Navajo.

Men's silver ring, size 15, made from a 1921 Morgan sIlver dollar. Weight is 17.9 grams. State: City: Date:

Vintage sterling Navajo ring with connecting links to bracelet. Leaf/feather design. State: City: Date:

Sterling twisted wire cuff bracelet and pair of small--.5" sterling pierced earrings. Both possibly by Ron Y. Yazzie. State: City: Date:

1) Zuni Thunderbird design inlaid with turquoise,onyx, coral and mother of pearl. 2) Monaco Designs silver etched coyote about three inches long. 3)

1) Sand cast silver ring with turquoise stone, size 8. 2) Feather design ring--1-5/8" in length, silver set with turquoise stone, size 8. Bot...

Tahe Family, Navajo, bracelets; the bangle is marked "Sterling Tahe" and is 1 1/2 in. in diameter. the second is a cuff bracelet with 2 1/...

Cowrie Shell Necklace with a flower shaped pendant. Also included: bag of approximately 100 cowrie shells. State: City: Date:

Two solid copper nuggets found in Michigan placer deposits. One is approx 2.5 x 3 x 1-inch and 361 grams, and the other is 2.5 x 3 x 0.75-inch and 228

6 x 9 x 12" specimen of classic Mississippi Valley Lead-Zinc ore, Custom wood base, from Nevada Mining Engineer John Heizer Collection. State:...

This is a copper splash specimen from the McGill copper smelter near Ely, Nevada, that processed concentrated ore from a mine at about 34 percent copp

Here is a nice grouping of minerals. They are quarts crystals clusters. Item #1 of 3 : Very interesting specimen here. At first glance , it appears th

Half a quart zip bag of spiderweb varicite from Columbus, NV State: Nevada City: Date:

Fossilized fish, 16-inches long, sandblasted out of the 20x16-inch rock matrix and stained to show the detail. This is most likely a Knightia species

This is a votive candle holder made from a beautiful chunk of crystalline purple amethyst from Brazil. The piece is approximately 5 x 6 inches across

Four-inch diameter sphere of highly polished amethyst from Brazil. Comes in an Asian-style, fabric-covered box lined with white satin. Amethyst is a p

Tetrahedrite, (Cu,Fe)12 Sb4 S13, is a copper mineral that forms eponymous tetrahedral crystals. This specimen is attributed to an unknown mine in the

Rare edition in hardcover. State: City: Date: 1956

Sulfur approx 2.5". Coal Approx 7" and 10". Likely from McGill, NV. State: City: Date:

Eighteen specimens, all about four inches square from numerous locales. Several are particularly nice, some containing other minor minerals. Crystal

A quart zip bag full of golden tiger eye sliced specimens State: City: Date:

This 1-3/4 pound specimen is a sample from a copper smelting furnace in McGill, Nevada, nearly Ely, where the purified molten copper appears to have b

Grab bag of twenty rocks and minerals including nice pieces of pyrite, chalcopyrite, calcite dripstone, dogtooth calcite, copper oxide minerals, coppe

5# of assorted slabbed agates. Moss, bacon ribbon, fortification, laguna, Fort Agate and more State: City: Date:

A massive specimen pale green smithsonite growing an inch thick on a nondescript piece of grayish-brown rock. Weight is approx. 1-3/4 pounds, and the

This is a specimen of native copper from the Phoenix Mine in Copper County on the Keweenaw Peninsula of Northern Michigan. It weighs approx. 66 grams

Here is a beautiful native copper specimen attributed to the Quincy Copper Mine Complex near Hancock on the Keweenaw Peninsula in Northern Michigan. I

Mixed lot of rough sapphires and garnets likely hand winnowed from heavily weathered schistose rocks or recovered from placer deposits of Montana. All

Two pieces of high-grade antimony ore from the Antimony King Mine in the Bernice District, Churchill County, Nevada, approx 65 x 43 x 35 mm and 30 x 3

Three pieces of high-grade silver-gold ore from the Original Bullfrog Mine in Bullfrog, Nevada, approx 30 x 20 mm to 45 x 45 mm. Quartz matrix with ab

High-grade gold ore from the Daisy Mine, Diamondfield, Nevada, approx 50 x 35 x 25 mm. Crystalline quartz with occasional flecks of gold or pyrite are

High-grade gold-telluride ore from the Great Bend Mine, Goldfield District, Diamondfield Subdistrict, Esmeralda County, Nevada, approx 70 x 55 x 35 mm

Two pieces of high-grade silver ore from the Eureka District, Eureka County, Nevada, approx 80 x 62 x 30 mm and 45 x 40 x 30 mm. Mostly white quartz w

High-grade silver ore from the Mammoth Mine near Gilbert, Esmeralda County, Nevada, approx 65 x 65 x 50 mm. Massive white and clear quartz specimen wi

High-grade gold specimen, approx 85 x 50 mm, from the Rogers Goldfield Syndicate Lease of the Red King Claim of the Florence Mine in Goldfield, Nevada

High-grade gold sulfide ore specimen from the Florence Mine in Goldfield, Nevada, approximately 40 x 33 x 25 mm. Matrix is similar blue-gray quartz th

Two pieces of high-grade gold sulfide ore specimen from the Mohawk Extension Mine in Goldfield, Nevada, each approx 30 x 30 mm. They are denser than o

High-grade gold-barite from the Sandstorm Mine in Goldfield, Nevada, approx 70 x 55 mm. Original collector identifies goldfieldite -- a copper-telluri

High-grade gold-bismuth-sulfide ore, approx 60 x 55 mm, from the Florence Mine in Goldfield, Nevada. Blue-gray quartz with greenish-yellow efflorescen

High-grade gold-silver oxide ore from the Gold Crown Property of the Goldyke, Nye County, Nevada, approx 45 x 25 x 25 mm. Original collector identifie

High-grade silver ore from the Illinois Mine, near the site of Lodi, north of Gabbs, Nye County, Nevada, approx 90 x 90 x 90 mm. A mass of white quart

High-grade gold ore specimen from the Mayflower Mine, located two miles west of Manhattan, Nevada, approx 45 x 45 x 40 mm. Boxwork quartz matrix with

High-grade silver ore specimen from the Independence Consolidated Mine, White Caps Property, Central District, Manhattan, Nye County, Nevada, approx 8

High-grade silver ore from the Rawhide Mine, Mineral County, Nevada, approx 65 x 50 x 35 mm. Clearly a cemented breccia, this specimen shows infilling

High-grade gold ore from the 145-foot level of the Therien Lease of the Minnehaha Group, Seven Troughs Merger Mining Company, Pershing County, Nevada,

High-grade silver-gold ore from the Harris Lease of the Seven Troughs Mine, Florence Mining & Leasing Company, Seven Troughs, Nevada, approx 25 ...

High-grade silver-gold ore specimen from the Prior Lease of the Mazuma Hills Mine in Seven Troughs, Nevada, approx 45 x 35 x 35 mm. Original collector

Gold colored FOB with small pieces of high grade from the South Comstock Mines. On the reverse "Ralston Straight Shooters Genuine Gold ore From...

High-grade gold-silver ore from the Kindergarten Mine near Seven Troughs, Pershing County, Nevada, approx 20 x 20 mm. Silvery-gray mineralization in a

High-grade gold ore specimen from the Desert Queen Mine in Tonopah, Nevada, approximately 75 x 75 x 50 mm. Iron-stained quartz breccia with small pock

High-grade gold ore from the Keystone Shaft of the Keystone Mine in Tonopah, Nye County, Nevada, approx 80 x 55 x 35 mm. Reddish brown porphyry with v

High-grade silver ore specimen from the Mizpah Mine in Tonopah, Nevada, approx 50 x 50 mm. Original collector identified "light ruby silver&quo...

High-grade silver ore specimen from the Grand Trunk Claim in Tonopah, Nevada, approx 50 x 35 mm. Lots of argentite in quartz. Fairly dense for its siz

High-grade silver ore from the California Tonopah Mine in Tonopah, Nevada, approx 100 x 10 x 40 mm. Deep red oxidized and brecciated porphyry, with si

High-grade silver ore from the infamous Belmont Mine in Tonopah, Nye County, Nevada, approximately 50 x 50 x 30 mm. Massive white quartz with what app

High-grade silver-gold ore from the West End Mine near Tonopah, Nye County, Nevada, approx 90 x 35 x 40 mm. Massive white quartz peppered with small c