December 2025 Premier Auction 2025-12-06 Auction - 154 Price Results - Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals in AK
A Tlingit Ceremonial Robe (Chilkat Blanket)116 Gram Alaskan Placer Gold NuggetBob Ross Alaskan Gold Pan Oil Painting c.1975
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Anchorage, AK, United States
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December 2025 Premier Auction

Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals is pleased to present the December 2025 Premier Auction! This LIVE-ONLINE simulcast sale differs from our typical online auctions. Our live online sales offer pre-bidding until the auction is scheduled to begin closing, as usual. At this time, however, instead of bidding with a countdown timer as three lots close per minute, we will go LIVE via a video and audio broadcast and begin clerking the sale in real-time, taking competing bids from both our auction platform and third-party national auction platform partners from other bidders around the world. If you are unable to bid in real-time during the online broadcast sale, PLEASE make sure to leave your max bids ahead of time to avoid missing out on this fantastic array of items. Highlights of this auction include: A historic Tlingit Chilkat Blanket A grouping of large Alaskan gold nuggets; the largest nearly four troy ounces An original Bob Ross painted gold pan Three Original Eustace Ziegler Paintings An important scrimshaw tusk by Billy Komonaseak A lifetime one-owner collection of Alaskan carvings and artifacts Numerous 19th-century Alaskan ethnographic antiques Dolls by Ethel Washington, Josephine Ungott, and many others A broad selection of Nunivak masks, the earliest c.1930~ Fine gemstone jewelry, including a 1.80 ct Diamond Ring and 4.50 Carat 18k Gold Diamond Bracelet Numerous fine Tupilaks An original Claire Fejes Oil Painting An original artwork by James Kivetoruk Moses Numerous baleen baskets to over 12" in diameter A Benny Benson signed Alaskan flag A Pre-Columbian gold effigy pendant An infant-sized seal gut parka Tlingit silver cuff bracelets Numerous gold coins An extensive collection of Greenland Inuit tupilaks Antique Russian Orthodox icons A series of original Barbara Lavallee watercolors from her book "Mama, Do You Love Me?" Original artworks by Harvey Goodale,
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An Early Nunivak Island Spirit Mask: An early Nunivak Island spirit mask, dating to the 1930s or 1940s. The carved wooden face features an open mouth, drilled nostrils, and facial details highlighted with incised pigment lines, all done
0001: An Early Nunivak Island Spirit MaskEst. US$1,500-US$2,500
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Alaskan Gold Nugget & Diamond Pendant: A natural, high-purity, Alaska placer gold nugget pendant fashioned into a pendant and accented with a single prong-set 3mm round diamond (0.11 carat). This fabulous pendant measures approximately 1"
0003: Alaskan Gold Nugget & Diamond PendantEst. US$600-US$800
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Harvey Goodale Seascape Oil Painting: An original oil painting on board, executed c.1976, by celebrated Alaska artist Harvey B. Goodale (1900-1980), as a dramatic, Impressionistic seascape scene with large waves crashing against dark,
0005: Harvey Goodale Seascape Oil PaintingEst. US$800-US$1,200
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A Large Tlingit Button Blanket: A beautiful Tlingit button blanket featuring a central image of opposing legendary Thunderbirds. The dark wool cloth represents the door to a longhouse, the red borders the planks from which the
0006: A Large Tlingit Button BlanketEst. US$1,000-US$1,500
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60-lb Woolly Mammoth Tusk: A fossilized woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) tusk from the Pleistocene Epoch of Western Alaska, better known as the last Ice Age, with an unrestored, rich, dark blue vivianite surface
0007: 60-lb Woolly Mammoth TuskEst. US$3,000-US$5,000
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Yup'ik Triangular Pictorial Basket - Marie George: A triangular Yup'ik polychrome coiled grass basket, made by Marie George ( 20th century) and embellished with an embroidered multi-colored caribou motif. Some wear, as photographed. This basket
0008: Yup'ik Triangular Pictorial Basket - Marie GeorgeEst. US$200-US$300
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Athabascan Beaded Gloves: A pair of stunningly beaded Athabascan hide gauntlets, each featuring highly detailed beaded blue flowers/red stars on a white ground located on top of each trank; long fringe accents the outer
0009: Athabascan Beaded GlovesEst. US$150-US$250
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Byron Birdsall Watercolor Painting of a Bull Moose: An original watercolor on paper painting by Alaska artist Byron Birdsall (1937-2016). This dramatic scene of a bull moose raising its head while feeding on vegetation at the bottom of a lake is
0010: Byron Birdsall Watercolor Painting of a Bull MooseEst. US$600-US$800
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An Elongated Alaskan Placer Gold Nugget - 11.00 Grams: Forced together under pressure and heat, gold nuggets come in an endless variety of shapes and surface qualities. Natural gold nuggets average around an estimated 90% purity (22 karat), which is
0011: An Elongated Alaskan Placer Gold Nugget - 11.00 GramsEst. US$1,000-US$1,500
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A Large Florence Malewotkuk Ink Drawing on Stretched Hide: An ink drawing of four polar bears on an icy landscape by celebrated Yup'ik artist Florence Nupok Malewotkuk (1906-1971), done on stretched hide, and signed and dated 1966 at the lower right.
0012: A Large Florence Malewotkuk Ink Drawing on Stretched HideEst. US$1,000-US$1,500
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An Athabascan Willow Root Lidded Basket: A handwoven, oval-shaped Athabascan basket constructed from hefty willow root, with an accompanying tightly fitting lid. The basket features a natural tan ground accented with red and green woven
0014: An Athabascan Willow Root Lidded BasketEst. US$300-US$500
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A Tlingit Love Bird Silver Cuff- Jenny Lyn Smith: A Tlingit sterling silver cuff bracelet with hand-incised formline ravens in a love birds pose. Marked on the inside with a "Glory to God" inscription, signed "JS" for Jenny Lyn Smith of Haines,
0015: A Tlingit Love Bird Silver Cuff- Jenny Lyn SmithEst. US$200-US$300
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Infant Size Alaskan Native Dried Seal Gut Parka: An extraordinary and scarce infant-sized Alaskan Native semi-transparent dried seal gut parka- traditionally sewn and bound with sinew (tendon, ligament) or sometimes sea grass. Pieces were crafted
0017: Infant Size Alaskan Native Dried Seal Gut ParkaEst. US$800-US$1,200
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A Pre-Columbian Gold Avian Pendant - Costa Rica 700-1550 AD: A pre-Columbian solid gold avian pendant from Costa Rica, dating to the Diquís period, circa 700–1550 AD. This finely cast ornament exemplifies the sophisticated metalworking traditions of the
0019: A Pre-Columbian Gold Avian Pendant - Costa Rica 700-1550 ADEst. US$3,000-US$5,000
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Yup'ik Polychrome Wood Spirit Mask - Cyril Chanar: A c. 1973 polychrome wooden spirit mask with black, white, and rust pigments crafted by Yup'ik artist Cyril Chanar (1908-1977) of Toksook Bay, Nelson Island, Alaska; the artist has works within the
0021: Yup'ik Polychrome Wood Spirit Mask - Cyril ChanarEst. US$600-US$800
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Yup'ik Male Doll w/ Seal Gut Parka - Josephine Ungott: Museum-quality traditional male Yup'ik doll by Gambell, St. Lawrence Island artist Josephine Ungott (1905-1983), including a letter with commissioned details, dating the doll from 1975. It is
0022: Yup'ik Male Doll w/ Seal Gut Parka - Josephine UngottEst. US$600-US$800
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Exceptional Scrimshaw Horned Puffins - Alvin Kayouktuk: A pair of horned puffins, each accented with polychrome black and orange India ink c. 1973 and attributed to Inupiaq artist Alvin Kayouktuk (1934-1997) whose works are held within the collection of
0023: Exceptional Scrimshaw Horned Puffins - Alvin KayouktukEst. US$400-US$600
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A Massive 19th Century Aleut Kayak Model: A massive 19th-century Aleut skin-on-frame kayak model, constructed with a wooden internal framework and covered in stretched hide. The long, tapered form features three circular cockpit openings,
0025: A Massive 19th Century Aleut Kayak ModelEst. US$2,000-US$3,000
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Eustace P. Ziegler "Trees" Oil Painting: An original oil painting on board by Alaskan artist Eustace Paul Ziegler (1881-1969), entitled "Trees" and depicting a grove of leafy trees on a gentle hillside; an artist's nameplate is affixed
0027: Eustace P. Ziegler "Trees" Oil PaintingEst. US$2,500-US$3,500
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1.80 ctw Diamond & Platinum Ring: A simple, yet stunning, emerald-cut natural diamond ring, mounted in 90% platinum and 10% iridium. The center stone is a 1.50 carat emerald-cut diamond with VS1/VS2 clarity, J-K (near
0028: 1.80 ctw Diamond & Platinum RingEst. US$4,000-US$6,000
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A Nunivak Island Polychrome Cormorant Spirit Mask: A striking wood, fur, and feather cormorant spirit mask crafted by a Central Yup'ik artist from Nunivak Island. These types of masks were a traditional way of honoring spirits and asking them to
0031: A Nunivak Island Polychrome Cormorant Spirit MaskEst. US$800-US$1,200
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Benny Benson Autographed Alaska State Flag: A historically significant Alaska State flag in blue and gold, signed lower right by John Ben "Benny" Benson (1912-1972), the fourteen-year-old student who won the flag design contest for the
0032: Benny Benson Autographed Alaska State FlagEst. US$1,000-US$1,500