Western Americana Auction April 2022

Two books related to mining and assaying. A) The ABC of Mining: A Handbook for Prospectors by Charles A. Bramble. Published by Rand, McNally & C...

Two US Patent Certificates granted to Leroy E. Sowers & Preston S. Phillips, for Processes of Separating Manganese Dioxide from ore containing t...

6 cut and polished ammonite halves to visualize chambers, on cards, 1.5 x 1.25 x 0.25" to 1.25 x 1.0 x 0.25"; 1 entire with label ident...

10 ammonite and nautilus fossils from China, some natural, others polished, sizes from 3.25 x 3.0 x 0.75" to 2.5 x 2.0 x 0.5". See photo ...

8 ammonite and nautilus fossils from China, some natural, others cut and polished, sizes from 2 x 2 x 1/2" to 6.75 x 6 x 1". See photo fo...

Entire individual brachiopods, extracted from matrix, most partly polished, probably of genus Stringocephalis from Devonian period, perhaps from Guang

Plates of dark gray silty limestone with crinoid impressions including several with branching crown: largest 12.0 x 7.0 x 0.75", others to 5.5 ...

Drepanura trilobite fossil fragments and hash, on trimmed plates of siltstone ranging from 5.0 x 3.5 x 0.75" to 2.0 x 1.5 x 0.7". Some of...

21 small slabs of Drepanura trilobite fossils from Shandong province, China, 3.25 x 2.5 x 0.5" to 2.5 x 1.75 x 0.5". This species has a s...

18 small slabs of Drepanura trilobite fossils from Shandong province, China, 3.0 x 2.5 x 0.75" to 2.5 x 2.0 x 0.5". This species has a so...

7 slabs of Drepanura trilobite fossils from Shandong province, China, 7.0 x 7.0 x 1.0" to 5.75 x 2.75 x 0.5". This species has a soft bod...

11 slabs of Drepanura trilobite fossils from Shandong province, China, 7.5 x 6.0 x 0.5" to 6.0 x 3.0 x 0.5". This species has a soft body...

Small plates each featuring a prominent partial Drepanura trilobite body, mostly incomplete, some with surrounding trilobite hash or fragments, sizes

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One large specimen with needle-like plant fragments on siltstone, 9.5 x 6.5 x 2.0"; one specimen with bamboo-like leaves, 7.25 x 4.25 x 1.25&qu...

Stringocephalus brachiopods, mostly partial trimmed specimens, with prominent "beak" structure, sizes from 3.5 x 3.0 x 2.5" to 2.75 x...

68.2 gr of quality turquoise from an unknown Arizona mine from the Shirley Bovis Private Cowboy Museum in Tombstone. The smallest bead is 1/4" ...

12 gold in quartz specimens from Mariposa County, CA in 1" capsules, with clear plastic display. Nice display set. City:Mariposa County State...

Lot of about 50 polished stones, one mounted in a pendant. Montana cabochons and others. City: State:MonTana Date:

Twenty five pieces of Herkimer diamonds, ranging from 1 mm to 25 mm, with about a half dozen more than 10 mm. Herkimer diamonds are double-terminated

This is quite an impressive display piece! Measuring about 15" long and 8" across and the center goes about 8" deep. A really beautif...

Chinese viewing stone made of intricately weathered dark grey argillaceous limestone - a stromatolite - on custom-made wood base. See photos for deta

Chinese viewing stone in one piece but made of two distinctly different rock types. See photos for details. City: State:Anhui Province Date:

Chinese viewing stone, Laoshan Jade, recovered from the East China Sea floor off the coast of Shandong Province. The surface has been naturally eroded

Chinese viewing stone, Laoshan Jade, recovered from the East China Sea floor off the coast of Shandong Province. The surface has been naturally eroded

Exquisitely sculptured and polished roots of a Chinese boxwood tree which had grown around a calcareous rock that remains entwined in the roots after

Sculpture made of the polished roots of a Chinese boxwood tree which had grown around a calcareous rock. This carved figure is of a quintessential Chi

Sculpture made of the polished roots of a boxwood tree which had grown around a rock. This carved figure is of a quintessential Chinese sage rowing a

Sculpture made of the polished roots of a boxwood tree which had grown around a rock. This carved figure is of an Asian deity pouring water from a bot

Sculpture made of the polished roots of a boxwood tree which had grown around a rock. A smiling buddha figure has been carved into the wood. See photo

Sculpture made of the polished roots of a boxwood tree which had grown around a rock. A tall Asian goddess figure, possibly Guan Yin, holds a bottle p

Sculpture made of the polished roots of a boxwood tree which had grown around a rock. A smiling buddha figure holds aloft a sphere as a long dragon co

Sculpture made of the polished roots of a boxwood tree which had grown around a rock. Here a wizened sage holds a long staff and gazes knowingly. The

Sculpture made of the polished roots of a boxwood tree which had grown around a rock. A happy buddha figure rests against a rock with two, smaller fig

Sculpture made of the polished roots of a boxwood tree which had grown around a rock. A smiling buddha figure has been carved into the wood. See photo

Sculpture made of the polished roots of a boxwood tree, but no rock with this one. This carving is abstract, highlighting the natural forms of the roo

Sculpture made of the polished root of a boxwood tree, but no rock with this one. This carving is abstract, highlighting the natural, curving forms of

Unusual, naturally sculpted Chinese viewing stone with an anthropomorphic shape in lighter, sandstone nodules securely affixed to a darker black limes

Unusual, naturally sculpted Chinese viewing stone with an anthropomorphic shape of lighter, sandstone nodules securely affixed to a darker black limes

Chinese viewing stone, likely a dark grey limestone which has been heavily weathered with an iron-oxide coating with rich hues of ochre and brown. Thi

Chinese viewing stone, Dahua Stones are dredged from the Red River flowing through Guangxi Province. This one appears to stand precariously on a very

Chinese viewing stone made of fossilized coral resembling a large assemblage of rounded, cylindrical fossils. Its striking, irregular shape is accentu

Chinese viewing stone made from a large cluster of Devonian-age mollusk fossils. Custom-made wood base included. See photos for details. City: State

Chinese viewing stone made of quartz-rich, reddish-brown jasper or chalcedony with a natural polished surface. This was pulled out of a fast-flowing r

Chinese viewing stone made of quartz-rich, dark-brown jasper or chalcedony with bright yellow streaks and a natural polished surface. This was pulled

Chinese viewing stone made of densely layered, black limestone, naturally shaped by water and wind erosion. Custom-made wood base included. See photos

Chinese viewing stone whose deeply eroded, contorted surface resembles a fallen meteorite, but it is not as heavy as an iron meteorite would be. See p

Spectacular specimen of deep green fluorite cubes with naturally shiny faces up to two inches across. Specimen stands about two feet tall! Possibly fr

A large slab of pale blue-green fluorite on a white matrix. Crystal cubes are approximately one-half to three-quarters of an inch across. Custom-made