January 2018 Auction: Americana, Bottles, Numismatics, Railroad, Mining, Native Americana

Auction Details

Our first auction of 2018 is a special two-day, 1,400+ lot sale with items in more than a dozen collecting categories, including Tokens, Numismatics, Railroad & Express, Mining, Postcards, Bottles, General Americana, Native Americana, Antique Firearms, Military, Cowboy, and a Bargains & Dealer Specials Section.

*Highlights*

--A rare grouping of 19th century silverware from jewelers on the Comstock Lode, including a never-before-seen M.M. Fredrick silver chalice.

--A stunning California Gold-in-Quartz watch plus other jewelry

--A large General Americana section featuring ephemera from Western states like California, Nevada, Colorado, Montana; large postcard collections from Utah and Washington; and art.

--An assorted Mining section with reference books, lamps, spoons, rare stock certificates, photographs, documents, and ore and fossil specimens

--All sorts of Native Americana including baskets, beadwork, clothing, tools, war clubs, rugs, pottery, and ephemera

--Cowboy collectibles such as art, ephemera, saddles, irons, clothing, and photographs

--A Firearms & Weaponry section featuring rare antique ammunition and knives

--Military collectibles including Civil War documents, photographs, and a rare Ambulance Corps Arm Band

--Coin collecting books, catalogs, US coin sets, US and foreign medals, bank notes/currency, and ingots

--Rare slot machines, gaming chips, and ephemera in our Gaming section

--A fabulous antique Bottle section featuring California Gold Rush Sodas and Nevada Medicines, including examples used in Fred Holabird's bottle books.

--Railroad reference books, padlocks, nails, passes, and other ephemera including train wreck photo collections

--A small but select offering of Wells Fargo & Other Express collectibles including 1850s stock certificates

--Collectibles from 8 different World's Fairs & Expositions

--The auction concludes with a large Bargains & Dealer Specials section full of collectibles from many categories including Mining, Railroad, Tokens, & General Americana. These lots are either large groupings or entry-level items, meant to help restock dealer inventories and jumpstart a new generation of collectors!


Full Auction Schedule

Day One, January 20th, 2018 (Lots 1001-1723)

*General Americana (Lots 1001-1377)
*Foreign (Lots 1378-1391)
*Mining (Lots 1392-1578)
*Minerals (Lots1579-1596)
*Art (Lots 1597-1625)
*Native Americana (Lots 1626-1723)

Day Two, January 21st, 2018 (Lots 2001-2726)

*Cowboy (Lots 2001-2054)
*Firearms/Weaponry (Lots 2055-2102)
*Military (Lots 2103-2135)
*Numismatics (Lots 2136-2192)
*Gaming (Lots 2193-2210)
*Tokens (Lots 2211-2232)
*Bottles (Lots 2233-2365)
*Saloon (Lots 2366-2373
*Railroadiana (Lots 2374-2483)
*Wells Fargo (Lots 2484-2489)
*World's Fair & Expositions (Lots 2490-2508)
*Bargains & Dealer Specials (Lots 2509-2726)
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British Premier Lamps1418 - British Premier Lamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two Premier lamps from Leeds. One has the brass plaque insignia, the other does not. The one with the insignia has a brass top, the one without is all
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b**********w for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Two Baldwin Carbide Lamps1419 - Two Baldwin Carbide Lamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two small reflector Baldwin lamps, one brass one nickel, one handheld, see Thorpe page 28, figure 42 at left. Date: Location: HWAC# 46479
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to l******8 for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Russell Made Mining Candlestick Holder1420 - Russell Made Mining Candlestick Holder
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a "Stinking Tommy" candlestick holder for early US mining. pre-1880's. This one is commercially made by RUSSELL and is 12 in. ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8***1 for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Set of Three Mining Sticking Tommy Candlestick Holders1421 - Set of Three Mining Sticking Tommy Candlestick Holders
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a set of three (3) mining candlestick holders pre-1880's. One is 12 1/2 in. overall length; one at 8 1/2 in. overall length; and one is ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to 9*****H for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN1422 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
lot withdrawn
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
 
 
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6 Colorado Silver Mining Souvenir Spoons1423 - 6 Colorado Silver Mining Souvenir Spoons
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 silver spoons from Colorado without a city designation. 2 have die struck bowls-loaded mules , 1 stamped 1909 Date: Location: Colorado HWAC# 56
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to l******8 for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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Five Sterling Mining Forks1424 - Five Sterling Mining Forks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1 made by E. L. D. Denver, front die struck--mining scene and Indian, "Wyoming"; 2 "Colorado", similar mining scenes on handles...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m**********d for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Two spoons: Nevada gold panning and 1898 Mining Fair1425 - Two spoons: Nevada gold panning and 1898 Mining Fair
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Demitasse. 1) "Nevada" with a gold pan handle with nuggets in pan. Bowl shows prospector panning. Sterling Silver. 2) "Mining Fair 1...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to l******8 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Two Rapid City, North Dakota Spoons1426 - Two Rapid City, North Dakota Spoons
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two Rapid City spoons with buildings engraved on the bowls, die struck handles, one ornate floral. Date: Location: Rapid City, North Dakota HWAC#
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********n for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Nine Same Design Mining Spoons1427 - Nine Same Design Mining Spoons
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 Teaspoons: One is gold washed, one is copper and the other five are sterling. 2 demitasse spoons: one sterling, one copper. all spoons are die struc
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 360.00 - 800.00
Sold to m***i for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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