Sold2017Tony Oursler, drawingTony Oursler, drawing, Tony Oursler (American, b. 1957), "Crab", 1972, color pencil on paper, museum exhibition label verso, unsigned, 11.5"h x 14.5"l (total) Provenance: The Estate of a WilliamstownSee Sold Price
Sold2021Sale Highlight: The "Smithsonian" - An iconic 4"The "Smithsonian" Birdstone. An iconic 4" Porphyry Popeyed Birdstone. Its elaborate coloring and exquisite shape make it the most recognizable of all Porphyry Popeyes. Found in Vernon County, WI in 18See Sold Price
Sold2023Rare Offering: 9 1/2" Spiro T-Pipe. Spiro Mound. Pictured in 1956. Finely made.Rare Offering: 9 1/2" Spiro T-Pipe. Spiro Mound. LeFlore Co, OK. Pictured in the Spiro Mound (Bell Photos) by Merriman and in a 1956 CSAJ (p154). Excellent condition. Finely made. Ex-Ken Partain, AllaSee Sold Price
Sold20164 1/8" Jade Mask. Pictured in WW#7 (color section,4 1/8" Jade Mask. Leo Paul Davis acquired this Pre-Columbian masterpiece from Bryon Knoblock for $4500 decades ago. Excellent patina. Very fine condition. Pictured in WW#7 (color section, p49)See Sold Price
Sold20199 3/4" Polished Flint Paddle Mace. Ex-Earl Townsend.9 3/4" Polished Flint Paddle Mace. "The Payne Paddle". Dardanelle, AR. Caddo masterpiece, only 3/16" thick. Ex-Gilbert Cooper, Earl Townsend (#1555), R.K. Meyer, Judge Ed Payne. Pictured in Indian RelSee Sold Price
Sold20159 1/4" L. Quapaw Dog Effigy Bottle. Lee Co, AR.Sale Highlight: 9 1/4" L. Quapaw Dog Effigy Bottle. Lee Co, AR. Ex-Rick Fitzgerald, Roy Hathcock, Chuck Adams. Found by Gil Gilbreath. Excellent condition, original paint. Well pictured in Hathcock'sSee Sold Price
Sold201819 1/2" Haida-Tlingit Grease Bowl. Older example19 1/2" Haida-Tlingit Grease Bowl. British Columbia. Exquisite Northwest Coast, Native American, artifact. Carved Wood Bird Effigy Bowl (16 1/2") with Carved Frog (4 5/8") that insets in mouth. MotherSee Sold Price
Sold20205 1/2" Flintridge Dovetail. Davis G10+ COA. Pictured5 1/2" Flintridge Dovetail. Fairfield Co, OH. Striking, vivid Flintridge. Thin, very well made. Ex-Walt Evans, Gary Lewis. Pictured in 2018 #4 Prehistoric American (p36) and in Evans' Dovetail Frame iSee Sold Price
Sold20174 13/16" Double Cupped Quartz Discoidal. Ex-Clem4 13/16" Double Cupped Quartz Discoidal. Rhea Co, TN. Ex-Clem Caldwell, Dr. T. Hugh Young, Barnes collections. Found in 1923 on Hiwassee Island. Symmetrical, well made. Pictured in WW#11, p129. PuttySee Sold Price
Sold20193" Bottle Bannerstone. Ex-E.L. Renno (NTB189).3" Bottle Bannerstone. Boone Co, MO (West of Columbia). Deep reddish Quartz with white striping. Ex-Joe Kinker, E.L. Renno (NTB189). Pictured in Who's Who in Indian Relics #7 (p127) and WW#11 (p279).See Sold Price
Sold201819 1/4" Glass Pipe. Athens, FL, early ship wreck.19 1/4" Glass Effigy Pipe. Found near Athens, FL in an early ship wreck. A unique work of art. Bowl supported by an effigy head with ribbon wrapped stem. Ex-Larry Swann, Floyd Ritter. In the Ritter CoSee Sold Price
Sold20186 7/8" Nebo Axe. Chariton Co, MO. Pictured in6 7/8" Nebo Axe. Chariton Co, MO. Excellent symmetry, very well defined Axe. G10, good polish. Ex-Jim Swope, David DeTar Newbert, Darrell Whitney, the Guy Brothers, Judge Claude Stone. Top shelf Axe,See Sold Price
Sold2022Two Hemphill Daltons from the Willard Maurer Cache. Avon ChertTwo Hemphill Daltons from the Willard Maurer Cache (5" and 5 1/2"). Knox Co, ,IL (Maquon). Both high grade Avon with blue undertones and spotting. Both G10 with detailed flaking. Found by Ben Douglas.See Sold Price
Sold20214 3/8" Pipestone Boatstone. Premier polished Pipestone4 3/8" Pipestone Boatstone. Adams Co, IN. A premier polished Pipestone Boat. Highly developed with deeply concave bottom, thin walls, top ridge and light engraving. Very fine condition with just a fewSee Sold Price
20187 3/4" Dalton. Greene Co, AR. Museum quality example.7 3/4" Dalton. Greene Co, AR. Museum quality example with intricate edge flaking. Found with a similar Dalton and other Dalton period flint. Ex-Eddie Freyer, Ken Partain, Marie family collection. PuttSee Sold Price
Sold20214 5/8" Engraved Shell Piece from Spiro (LeFlore Co,4 5/8" Engraved Shell Piece from Spiro (LeFlore Co, OK). Highly detailed Spiro figure. Neat and large section of Spiro Art. Good history. Ex-Dr. David L. Harner, C.W. Cooperider. Rare offering. FeaturSee Sold Price
Sold202310 7/8" Double Bowl "Marriage" Pipe. Ffound in LeFlore Co, OK. Very well crafted.10 7/8" Double Bowl "Marriage" Pipe. This Spiro focus pipe was found in LeFlore Co, OK. Very well crafted. Excellent condition with some lime buildup still visible. Nicely weathered Tan Hardstone. RarSee Sold Price
Sold201810" H. Taylor Engraved Bottle. Clark Co, AR.10" H. Taylor Engraved Bottle. Clark Co, AR. Found by Sonny Hutchinson. A Caddo masterpiece, highly polished and finely decorated. Appears solid. Pictured in 2007 #2 Central States (p63), Legends II (See Sold Price
Sold20185 1/8" Holland. Rogers COA. Cooper Co, MO. Exquisite5 1/8" Holland. Cooper Co, MO. Exquisite flaking. Thin, G10 Holland. Ex-Mark Mullins. Rogers COA. Featured on back cover of Auction CatalogSee Sold Price
Sold20216 1/8" Keokuk Axe. Pictured in 1956 CSAJ and Keokuk6 1/8" Keokuk Axe. Lee Co, IA. Expertly made with raised pole ridge. Filbrandt notes as "one of the best". Fine condition with fine collector history. Ex-Gary Cuckler, Bruce Filbrandt, Bob Morast (981See Sold Price
Sold201810 1/8" Northwest Coast Seal Effigy Club. Monolithic10 1/8" Northwest Coast Seal Effigy Club. Known as "Slavekiller Axes", this Monolithic Axe type is one of the finer and more documented examples known. Very well made with detailed features, engravingSee Sold Price
Sold20218 1/4" Franke Hardin. Well pictured in St. Louis8 1/4" Hardin. Chariton Co, MO. Large, very thin. Detailed flaking. Glossy tan Burlington with light red undertones. Excellent history. Rare offering of a 8"+ documented Hardin. Ex-Walt Evans, Eddie FSee Sold Price
20174 5/8" Red Catlinite Canoe Effigy Pipe. Found in4 5/8" Red Catlinite Canoe Effigy Pipe. Found in Tunica Co, MS by Julian Riley. Very old, highly developed example. Excellent condition. Featured on the front cover of the sale catalogSee Sold Price
Sold20211 7/8" Quartz Cone. OH. Colorful red Quartz.1 7/8" Quartz Cone. Ohio. Colorful red Quartz with fine polish. Very well made, G10 in every respect. Ex-Gary Cuckler, Tom Davis, Don Bapst. A relic gem - "The Peach". Featured on the cover of this auSee Sold Price
Jun 08Tony Putty Artifacts3" Cumberland. Boyles Chert. Cumberland County, KY. Fluted on both sides, one side fluted to top of$200(3 bids)
Jun 08Tony Putty Artifacts5 3/16" Clovis. A large and well made example. Coshocton Flint. Found along Muskingum River in$500
Jun 08Tony Putty Artifacts2 1/2" Cumberland. Tyrone Chert. Blount County, TN. Ex Myron Ginn, T.L. Sessions and Don Warmbod.$105(2 bids)
Jun 08Tony Putty Artifacts4" Porphyry Popeyed Birdstone. Branch County, MI. Purchased from the Horace Chope estate (MN). Has$500
Jun 08Tony Putty Artifacts4 1/16" Hook Bannerstone. Green Granite. Brown County, IL. Purchased from the Horace Chope estate$500
Jun 08Tony Putty Artifacts4 5/8" Benton. Brown Color Chert. Benton County, TN. Ex Gary Watson, David Smith and Terry Allen.$50(1 bid)
Jun 08Tony Putty Artifacts20 1/4" Tomahawk Pipe. Red, White and Blue Beads with Medal Stars. Ex Dale Rector.$82(2 bids)
Jun 08Tony Putty Artifacts4 7/16" Shell Mask. Recovered at the Chilhowie School Site. Smyth County, VA. Jackson COA.$50
Jun 08Tony Putty Artifacts3 3/4" Clovis. Fluted on both sides. One flute is the entire length on point. St Louis County, MO.$54(2 bids)
Jun 08Tony Putty Artifacts5 1/4" Highly Engraved Stone Gorget. Recovered in Union County, GA. Ex Floyd Ritter and Brandon$50(1 bid)
Jun 08Tony Putty Artifacts7 3/4" Mississippian Effigy Pipe. Death Cult Culture. Northern Alabama. Pictured in Sacred Fire Holy$100(1 bid)
Jun 08Tony Putty Artifacts3 1/4" Clarksville Bannerstone. Clark County, IN. One of the best examples of this type known.$1,500(1 bid)
Jun 08Tony Putty Artifacts5 3/4" Quartz Double Cupped Dimpled Tennessee Discoidal. KY. Ex Beutell.$1,500(1 bid)
Jun 08Tony Putty Artifacts7 7/8" Copper Breast Plate. Found by a metal detectorist in South Carolina. Ex Ray Franks and$50
Jun 08Tony Putty Artifacts4 3/8" Ferugenous Orange/Red Quartz Butterfly. Spencer County, IN. Ex Bob Edler, Dr. Terry Crafton$50
Jun 08Tony Putty Artifacts3 3/4" Rose Quartz Butterfly Bannerstone. Kentucky. Ex Braden Thomas and Darin Thomas Collections.$50
Jun 08Tony Putty Artifacts6 3/4" Stemmed Benton. Fort Payne Chert. Chickasaw County, MS. Ex Lynn Mills Collection. Cox COA.$50
Jun 08Tony Putty Artifacts5" T. Mississippian Head Pot. Mississippi County, AR. Minor restoration above face. Ex Roy Hathcock.$50
Jun 08Tony Putty Artifacts4 15/16" Quad. Gray/Blue Flint. Massac County, IL. Ex Harold Morman, Judge Claude Stone and Joe$50