Million Dollar Auction

Auction Details

Six day Auction, September 25, 26, 27 and October 2, 3, 4, 2015.
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Two Comstock Bottles4558Two Comstock Bottles
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Purple "Tho's Woodliff / Druggist & Apothecary / Virginia City, Nevada." Small chip on back lip. Fancy corner and rounded back....
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to V********e for (110.00 + 25.30BP) = 135.30
Hyatt's Infallible Life Balsam4559Hyatt's Infallible Life Balsam
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dark Green dug bottle (dirty). No chips. Unusual circular bottom? City: State: New York Date: HWAC# 28059
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to 9*****H for (250.00 + 50.00BP) = 300.00
Maillard Lead City, South Dakota Hutchinson bottle4560Maillard Lead City, South Dakota Hutchinson bottle
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice, clean, aqua bottle with remnants of stopper. Ten panel base. Bubble at the end of 'S. D.' for emphasis! City: Lead City State: South ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to b********0.. for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
Silver Scroll Flask4561Silver Scroll Flask
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful glass flask with ornate scroll work overlay. Hinged flip-top silver cap, full base and engraved central medallion work. Concave back, measur
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Silver Scroll Flask4562Silver Scroll Flask
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful small glass flask with ornate scroll work overlay. Screw top silver cap, full base and central medallion piece. Measures approx. 5" t...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Small Embossed Silver Flask4563Small Embossed Silver Flask
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Miniature silver flask with embossed designs and engraving overall. Screw top silver cap, flat base and fully embossed front featuring a woman'...
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (250.00 + 57.50BP) = 307.50
Sterling Silver Flask4564Sterling Silver Flask
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful silver flask with ornate scroll work face. Hinged flip-top silver cap, full base and engraved central embossed work with pipe smoking smilin
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*********1 for (400.00 + 92.00BP) = 492.00
"Star" amber whiskey flask4565"Star" amber whiskey flask
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful color and condition. Rough edges on top. 7'. Dug at Hunter Lake. City: State: Date: HWAC# 28052
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to V********e for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
12 Assorted Bottles456612 Assorted Bottles
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Aqua fluoride water, San Francisco. 2) Purple ER Burkee shaker. 3) Purple ribbed bottle. 4) Tall 8 sided curved. 5) Tall 4 sided curved. 6) Green C
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to E*****9 for (30.00 + 6.00BP) = 36.00
16 ink wells of all sizes, shapes, and colors456716 ink wells of all sizes, shapes, and colors
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes a rare 1860-1870 umbrella ink, very interesting purple 4-sided inward curved sides dug at Lakeview above Donner Summit, alkali brown dug in T
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to E*****9 for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
Artisan Glass Pieces4568Artisan Glass Pieces
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four pieces, two Baccarat (honey jar and bud vase) and two bud vases marked OL.P and DS with numbers. Various sizes, 4.5 to 6", all clear lead...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Cobalt Blue Bottle Collection4569Cobalt Blue Bottle Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7. 1) Emerson Drug Store, Baltimore. 2.5". 2) Dark, dirty blue skinny 6" tall bottle. 3) Drug store bottle with pouring lip. Ribbed...
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (80.00 + 18.40BP) = 98.40
Cobalt Blue Master Drug Bottle4570Cobalt Blue Master Drug Bottle
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Open pontiled round master drug. "SIR. SCILL" in a gold band across mid-top. Beautiful presentation. no chips. Probably dates to the early...
Estimate : 120.00 - 225.00
Sold to s********s.. for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
Colored Mineral Water Bottle Group4571Colored Mineral Water Bottle Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four different mineral water bottles, three with applied tops (circa pre-1885). Cobalt with no name; Dark green Luke Beard, Boston; Aqua Connell &a...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Custom Bird Art Glass Figure4572Custom Bird Art Glass Figure
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful custom made piece with two purple birds on clear glass branch. About 9 x 10" x 5" wide. Marked on the base "Lino Seguso mad...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Dark Carnival Glass Candy Container4573Dark Carnival Glass Candy Container
Holabird Western Americana Collections
High quality dark carnival glass candy container with lid. 5 x7" tall. Unmarked. Pressed glass, mint. City: State: Date: HWAC# 29977
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to c********l.. for (55.00 + 12.65BP) = 67.65
Drugstore Advertising Glass Egg4574Drugstore Advertising Glass Egg
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large Glass egg in iron holder that once had a brass plating. Bottom cork not present. These large eggs are still seen in some of the older drugstores
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 7*****w for (180.00 + 36.00BP) = 216.00
Large Lalique Dove4575Large Lalique Dove
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large dove, 10.5 x 6 x 4.25", slightly frosted feathers, signed "Lalique France" on the bottom. Mint. City: State: Date: HWAC#...
Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to i*********1 for (170.00 + 39.10BP) = 209.10
Medicine bottle collection: poison, labelled corks, cobalt blue, some contents4576Medicine bottle collection: poison, labelled corks, cobalt blue, some contents
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8: 1) Cobalt blue, 3", unmarked, ribbed reverse. 2) Paper label Safroil, 3.25", with lid and contents. "Put up expressly for M...
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to t********n.. for (180.00 + 36.00BP) = 216.00
Plantation Bitters4577Plantation Bitters
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Excellent example of the patented 1860 bitters. One unique greenish bubble on inside? City: State: Date: HWAC# 28053
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (110.00 + 25.30BP) = 135.30
Signed Lalique Rose Bud Vase4578Signed Lalique Rose Bud Vase
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Signed "Lalique France" on base. 5.5" diameter 8 flute base with tall narrow neck, 13.5" tall. Frosted neck and between flutes....
Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to i*********1 for (130.00 + 29.90BP) = 159.90
Two Lalique Signed Frosted Birds4579Two Lalique Signed Frosted Birds
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large and small frosted birds by Lalique. The large piece is a bud vase with a separate removable bud holder, signed "Lalique France" on ...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Two small cobalt blue  window bottles4580Two small cobalt blue window bottles
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Choice old applied top,whittled bottles. 1) " Dickey, Pioneer, 1850, Chemist, S. F." 5 1/2". No chips. 2) Wakelee's Camelline. 5&...
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 9*****H for (90.00 + 18.00BP) = 108.00
Warner's Safe Cure Collection4581Warner's Safe Cure Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection of six different Warner's Safe Cures, one of the most popular pictorial bottles used in western mining camps. A) Warner's/ Safe/ ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*********1 for (140.00 + 32.20BP) = 172.20
Whiskey and purple bottles4582Whiskey and purple bottles
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7. 1) Louis Taussig of San Francisco and New York. Clear. 11.25". Bottom says "Union Made / Branch No. 22 / CBBA." 2) Roth &am...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*********1 for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
Whiskey flask collection4583Whiskey flask collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 16. All colors and sizes. See photo for great set. Includes four bottles that were identified as to where they were dug: (1) railroad near Pros
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to i*********1 for (70.00 + 16.10BP) = 86.10
Whiskey, beer, food and wine bottles4584Whiskey, beer, food and wine bottles
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 20. 1) Aqua AD with wire lid stopper. 2) Black 11". 3) Clear, very light purple curved tool top. 4) same as #3, but 10 1/2". 5) Bla...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Window Bottle Collection4585Window Bottle Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 38 mostly dug small bottles perfect for display. All shapes: round, ribbed, rectangle, square, triangular. All colors: aqua, clear, brown, purp
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (80.00 + 18.40BP) = 98.40
Old Coins, Coinage, and Bullion Book5000Old Coins, Coinage, and Bullion Book
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eckfeldt, Du Bois; New Varieties of Gold and Silver Coins, Counterfeit Coins, and Bullion with Mint Values Second Edition… 1851. Professionally redone
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to v*********m for (170.00 + 39.10BP) = 209.10
Heath's Infallible Counterfeit Detector at Sight5001Heath's Infallible Counterfeit Detector at Sight
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original publication of "Heath's Infallible Counterfeit Detector at Sight", by the authority from the United States Treasury Departmen...
Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 700.00 - 1,200.00
Adams' List of United States Private and Territorial Gold Coins5002Adams' List of United States Private and Territorial Gold Coins
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two catalogs of Edgar H. Adams "Official Premium List of United States private and territorial gold coins indicated by prices brought at public...
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Small California and Territorial Gold Coins5003Small California and Territorial Gold Coins
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Burnie; Small California And Territorial Gold Coins... 1955 HWAC# 31476
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Patterns Privates Common Archive5004Patterns Privates Common Archive
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Holabird; The Golden West Austion 3 session sale... 2011, Kagin; Private Gold Coins and Patterns of the US... 1981, Taxay; An Illustrated History of
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to C*****4 for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
H.E. Morey Coin Catalogue5005H.E. Morey Coin Catalogue
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This April 1892 edition of Morey's price list is 26 pages, 6 1/2 x 9". Stapled. Listed in addition to U.S. coinage are foreign and ancient ...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to i*********1 for (25.00 + 5.75BP) = 30.75
History of The United States Mint and Coinage Book5006History of The United States Mint and Coinage Book
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Evans; Illustrated History of the United States Mint Including Di902172tion of American Coinage and Tables of Gold and Silver Products in the Differe
Estimate : 180.00 - 300.00
Sold to v*********m for (110.00 + 25.30BP) = 135.30
US Dollar Reference Archive5007US Dollar Reference Archive
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Allen, Mallis; Guide To Morgan and Peace Dollars... 1971, The Liberty Seated Collectors Club; The Gobrecht Journal Collective Volume1... 1980, Mille
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to G*****N for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
The Broadus R. Littlejohn Collection of United States Coins5008The Broadus R. Littlejohn Collection of United States Coins
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc.; The Broadus R. Littlejohn Collection of United States Coins...2012 HWAC# 32076
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d******0 for (25.00 + 5.75BP) = 30.75
The Coin Chart Manual5009The Coin Chart Manual
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Supplementary to Thompson's Bank Note and Commercial Reporter, containing the largest number of Fac-Similes of any Publication in the Worl...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to v*********m for (55.00 + 12.65BP) = 67.65
Civil War Coins and Money Library5010Civil War Coins and Money Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fuld; A Guide to Civil War Store Card Tokens, 1962... Fuld; Patriotic Civil War Tokens, 1982... Slabaugh; Confederate States Paper Money 10th Editio
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to D*****6 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
CN Currency Reference5011CN Currency Reference
Holabird Western Americana Collections
John Jay Knox; US Notes...1885. First makor treatise on US notes. 348pp plus plates plus catalog of new published books by Unwin, 1885. Old binding s
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to i*********1 for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
Specialty Currency Catalogues5012Specialty Currency Catalogues
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Kelly; National Bank Notes A Guide with Prices, 1981... Currency Auctions of America; The Charles Colver Collection of California National Bank Notes
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to h*******2 for (35.00 + 0.00BP) = 35.00
U.S. Currency Library5013U.S. Currency Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Wismer; Obsolete Banknotes of New York, 1985... Pennell Jr.; Obsolete Banknotes of North Carolina, 1985... Wismer; Obsolete Banknotes of New York, 1
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Ancient Coins Books5014Ancient Coins Books
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sear; Greek Coins and their values volume 2 Asia & Africa, 1979... Sear; Greek Imperial Coins and their values The Local Coinages of the Roman ...
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
European and Canadian coin reference archive5015European and Canadian coin reference archive
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stewart; Alberta Trade Tokens... 1987, Skinner; Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Guide... 1970, Trowbridge; Crowns of the British Empire... 1971
Estimate : 120.00 - 300.00
Sold to Y******f for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
World and Mexican Coin Reference Library5016World and Mexican Coin Reference Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Yeoman; Modern World Coins... 1957, Clain- Stefanelli; Beauty and Lore of Coins... 1974, Friedberg; Gold Coins of the World... 1980, Hibler, Kappen
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Bank of New England Uncut Currency5017Bank of New England Uncut Currency
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One sheet of three notes from the Bank of New England at Goodspeed's Landing, Connecticut. Two $1 and one $2 note. Connecticut HWAC# 29032
Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to d******0 for (70.00 + 16.10BP) = 86.10
Timber Cutters Bank, $50 note, 18595018Timber Cutters Bank, $50 note, 1859
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful note with green underprint . J.S. Hutton, cashier. PASCO holder, graded VF30. Scarce. Haxby GA 335-G12a Savannah Georgia HWAC# 33606
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to a******a for (180.00 + 41.40BP) = 221.40
Georgia Bank Note Collection5019Georgia Bank Note Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12: 1) Augusta Savings Bank 50; Cr.31 State of Georgia 50c; Cr.6 $100 State of Georgia; Cr. 4 State of Georgia $10;Cr. 5 State of Georgia $5 (3
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to i*********1 for (225.00 + 51.75BP) = 276.75
Uncut Canal Bank Currency5020Uncut Canal Bank Currency
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One sheet of three uncut $5 notes from the Canal Bank. Crisp uncirculated. New Orleans Louisiana HWAC# 29034
Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to i*********1 for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
Michigan Currency5021Michigan Currency
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2: 1) Adrian Insurance Company $3 with train vignette; 2) rare denomination Bank of Pontiac $1.50 note. Michigan HWAC# 28112
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j********b for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00