Denver Old West Auction 2013-06-22 Auction - 340 Price Results - Brian Lebel's Old West Events in CO - Page 8
Eanger Irving CouseThe Ned and Jody Martin Texas Bit CollectionClayton Moore’s Lone Ranger Nudie Suit, Boots, and
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Denver, CO, United States
Auction Details

Denver Old West Auction

Brian Lebel's 24th Annual Old West Auction will offer over 325 lots of fine Western art, artifacts and collectibles. The auction will be held live at the Denver Mart, Saturday, June 22, 2013 at 5pm MST. Highlights include:
Items from the estate of Clayton Moore, TV's original Lone Ranger, including 2 Nudie's costumes, a Manuel costume, his famous Edward H. Bohlin double-holster gun rig with "silver" bullets, autographed memorabilia, and more. Estate items from another Western television star, Gail Davis, will also be offered. Gail played Annie Oakley on the popular TV series of the same name.
The top estimated lot is a museum-quality, premiere collection of Texas bits. The result of years of collecting, research and study, the collection consists of 86 bits by over 26 different makers. Featured in the book "Bit and Spur Makers in the Texas Tradition," by Ned and Jody Martin, the collection is being offered in its entirety as a single lot.
Fine art is well-represented this year, including a nocturne oil by Eanger Irving Couse, which is the cover lot for the catalog. Other fine artists of note include, J.H. Sharp, Ed Mell, Bill Anton, Burt Procter, Till Gooden, Eric Michaels, Will James, Matt Clark, William Matthews, Mehl Lawson, Bill Schenck, Alexander Phimster Proctor, Elmer Schooley and many others.
Antique and contemporary cowboy trappings such as spurs, bridles and saddles will be offered by such makers as Bill Adamson, Randy Butters, Jose Figueroa, Kelly Bros, McChesney, Meanea and others. A rare cowgirl championship trophy saddle made by Visalia for Joella Mildred Irwin will be sold.
Native American antiquities include Navajo textiles, a rare Comanche bridle, an important and impressive pipe bag, beaded moccasins, gauntlets, gunstock clubs, bowcases, possible bags and an early quilled and fringed man's warshirt.
All firearms offered are antiques and do not require any special license or permit to purchase.
SOLD
Tom Mix Stetson: Extremely fine, high quality, beige, John B. Stetson nutria cowboy hat, with interior leather sweatband, gold stamped: MADE BY JOHN B. STETSON ESPECIALLY FOR TomMix 7” high crown, 5” pencil roll
0171: Tom Mix StetsonEst. $3,000-$4,000
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Jose Figueroa Marked Ladies Spurs: Only known pair of exquisite, elegant, and petite, J. Figueroa, maker-marked ladies spurs, inlaid in the dandy diamond pattern. Heel chains, original floral carved, two-piece leathers, and Jose
0172: Jose Figueroa Marked Ladies SpursEst. $12,000-$16,000
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Joseph R. Lamdin San Francsico Spurs: Lamdin supplied spurs and bits to Olsen Nolte and the Visalia Stock Saddle Co. These spurs have “Olsen Nolte” marked straps with sterling buckle sets and scalloped decorations. Spurs are marked
0173: Joseph R. Lamdin San Francsico SpursEst. $2,500-$3,500
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Dandy Pattern California Spurs: Unmarked spurs, attributed to Figueroa. Silver inlaid on side, deep chasing on the other. Drop shanks with barrel style chap guard. The rowels are 1 3/4” with 12 points. Fine Bill Heisman straps
0174: Dandy Pattern California SpursEst. $2,000-$2,500
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Paul Herzel (1876-1956): Buffalo 9” t x 10 1/4” w x 5” d Slush Mold Sculpture Signed in base Nice even patina with some lifting of surface on the base. A very rare casting by Herzel
0175: Paul Herzel (1876-1956)Est. $800-$1,200
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Edward H. Bohlin Silver Parade Saddle: The “Dick Dickson Jr.” model was arguably the most popular parade saddle of the entire Edward H. Bohlin line. Intricately, fully floral carved, this elegant black Dickson is built on a Miles City
0176: Edward H. Bohlin Silver Parade SaddleEst. $25,000-$30,000
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Stunning Olsen-Nolte Saddle: Brown, floral carved and sterling silver, mounted Olsen Nolte, San Francisco 1930s-1940s parade saddle with matching bridle and breast collar, plus both tapaderos and stirrups. The seat has an
0177: Stunning Olsen-Nolte SaddleEst. $20,000-$30,000
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Yuma Arizona Prisonmade Horsehair Headstall: Classic Arizona prisonmade multicolored red, blue, orange, black, beige, turquoise and yellow hitched and braided early 1900s headstall made with fully covered, large wooden buttons/rosettes. Bit is
0178: Yuma Arizona Prisonmade Horsehair HeadstallEst. $1,200-$1,600
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Canon City Prisonmade Bridle with Buermann Bit: Early 1920s, braided, six-color (black, orange, red, yellow, beige and green), Canon City, Colorado, prisonmade, horsehair bridle. Ten tassels, unusually long, 8’ reins, plus traditional, heavy
0179: Canon City Prisonmade Bridle with Buermann BitEst. $2,500-$3,000
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California Spurs: Full drop shank unmarked silver inlaid spurs, attributed to Hernandez. Silver inlaid the length of the band with fine engraving. Double chains with early style hangers. Excellent condition with
0180: California SpursEst. $1,800-$2,200
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Navajo Late Classic Child’s Blanket: 48” x 29” wavy band in center with crosses, dark red raveled yarn, cochineal dyed, light red raveled American flannel, aniline dyed, blue & light green indigo. Good condition with minor repairs
0181: Navajo Late Classic Child’s BlanketEst. $7,000-$9,000
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Navajo Late Classic Child’s Blanket: 50 1/2” x 29” raveled American flannel aniline red, indigo blue, and Germantown gold, orange and green yarns with hand-spun natural white. Central band of stacked serrated diamonds. Fine
0182: Navajo Late Classic Child’s BlanketEst. $7,000-$9,000
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Transitional Navajo Blanket: 78" x 51" aniline dyed and natural hand-spun churro yarn. Black, white, red, orange and yellow with serrated diamonds and crosses. Good condition with red color bleed and minor damage, c. 1890.
0183: Transitional Navajo BlanketEst. $2,000-$2,500
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Sioux Bow Case and Quiver: Native tanned hide with beadwork panels of multicolored geometric design featuring pink, deep blue and red beads on a white field. Bow case is 37” in length and the quiver measures 20” not
0184: Sioux Bow Case and QuiverEst. $8,000-$9,000
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Brass Head Pipe Tomahawk: Cast with cuts and file work, the head is 11” long with unsharpened 4” blade. The wood shaft measures 22 1/4”. Includes letter dated 2003 from John Baldwin states in part: “...I have
0185: Brass Head Pipe TomahawkEst. $6,000-$8,000
Early Comanche Headstall: Very scarce silver and leather bridle. Comanche bridles are seldom seen and most of the time mistaken for the larger and more ornate Navajo bridles. This bridle features shaded, 5-point stars on 2
0186: Early Comanche HeadstallEst. $8,000-$10,000Lot Passed
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Eastern Sioux Gunstock Club: Early 19th century club, 29” in overall length, 5 1/5” x 1 1/4” forged blade in arrowhead shape, studded along edges with 149 brass tacks (9 others missing). Inlaid one side in metal diamond
0188: Eastern Sioux Gunstock ClubEst. $30,000-$40,000
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Ball Club: Early 19th century, curly maple club, 23” overall, brass tacks. Shows shellac on surface. Remnants of iron spike at wood head.
0189: Ball ClubEst. $14,000-$18,000
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Eastern Plains Tacked Ball Club: 23 1/2” long with 164 brass tacks. The original iron spike protrudes 1 1/2” from the ball head. Nice patina and two hand-drilled holes at the end. Very good condition with some finish loss, c.
0190: Eastern Plains Tacked Ball ClubEst. $8,000-$12,000
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Clayton Moore’s Lone Ranger Stetson Hat: Stetson Cowboy hat worn by Clayton Moore as the Lone Ranger. White Stetson made of beaver, size 6 3/4, stamped in brim “Nudie’s / Rodeo Tailors / North Hollywood / California / John B. Stetson /
0191: Clayton Moore’s Lone Ranger Stetson HatEst. $1,000-$2,000
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Clayton Moore’s Lone Ranger Nudie Suit, Boots, and: 4 items, including the classic Nudie’s suit, worn by Clayton Moore as the Lone Ranger. a) Light blue wool shirt, with lace-up V-neck, zippered sides and crotch loop. Tag reads: “Nudie’s / Rodeo
0192: Clayton Moore’s Lone Ranger Nudie Suit, Boots, andEst. $22,000-$26,000
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Edward Bohlin Buscadero Lone Ranger Double-Holster Gun: Presented to Clayton Moore by Bohlin owner, Danny Lang Jr. in 1986 and used by Moore in frequent personal appearances while portraying the Lone Ranger from 1987 until his death in 1999. Boldly
0193: Edward Bohlin Buscadero Lone Ranger Double-Holster GunEst. $30,000-$50,000