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Lot # 1432

THREE HOPI KATSINAS PLUS,

lot of 4, includes a White Wolf katsina wearing a painted brass tack concha belt and cuffs; titled on base, height 11.25"; plus an Ogre, carrying two carved knives in his hands (children beware...); mounted on quartz base, height 18"; plus a Buffalo Warrior; signed and titled on base Bernie(?) Begay, height 9"; and a carved Plains Fancy Dancer, wearing painted and fringed breech cloth, signed by Sal Nez, height 14". (EST $200-$400)

Lot # 1433

HOPI KWA OR EAGLE KATSINA,

carved into a dancing pose; spread arms display his fantastic wings; with illegible signature on base, maximum height 24". (EST $200-$400)

Condition: Light overall soiling, crack in base.

Lot # 1434

LOT OF TWO KATSINA DOLLS,

including a Third Mesa-style Badger or Honan katsina carved and painted by E. Joe; signed on base, height 19"; AND a Buffalo Warrior shown in a dancing pose, signed on base Maria/ Navajo Mode/ Buffalo Warrior, height 14". (EST $200-$400)

Condition: Buffalo Warrior may be missing accouterments on shield, glue stain on kilt.

Lot # 1435

LOT OF TWO PAIRS OF CHIPPEWA MOCCASINS,

leather moccasins with beaded green and blue flowers on white beaded background. Outlined with red and blue beaded stripes. Beads encompassing the top of moccasin. Second pair is very similar, but with maroon, yellow, blue, pink and orange beaded flowers on a white beaded background. (EST $200-$300)

Condition: Very good condition.

Lot # 1436

PAIR OF IROQUOIS HEARTS AND A SMALL POUCH,

small, fully beaded pouch. Rendered in yellow, blue, green, red, white and pink beads on brown felt background on both sides. Pair of hearts outlined in clear, pink and yellow beads. Blue beaded tassels hanging from sides and bottom. (EST $200-$300)

Condition: Good condition.

Lot # 1437

PAIR OF GREAT LAKES STYLE BEADED MOCCASINS AND GAUNTLETS,

leather, beaded, fur-lined moccasins with dark and light blue beaded flower on a green felt background. Green felt background is outlined with red felt trim. Overall very good condition. Leather, fur-lined gauntlets with intricately beaded flowers rendered in red, yellow, orange, white, green, blue and clear colors. Gauntlets further stitched in red thread along the fingers. (EST $200-$400)

Condition: Good condition.

Lot # 1438

LOT OF TWO BRIDLES AND LEAD LINES,

bridle made out of horse hair, decorated with orange, blue, red and yellow dyed horse hair. Second bridle also made out of horse hair dyed in tan and black colors. Two sets of lead lines made of black, tan and white horse hair. One set of lead lines also made of intricate triangle patterned black and tan horse hair. (EST $200-$400)

Condition: All are overall very good condition.

Lot # 1439

LOT OF THREE PAIRS OF MOCCASINS INCLUDING NEW CHEYENNE STYLE CHILD'S PAIR,

light tan leather with teal, green, orange and purple beads. Edge of moccasins with purple beads around the edge. Dark tan leather pair of moccasins is heavily beaded in various colors including red, green, yellow, orange, clear, blue and white. Third pair of leather moccasins with red, white and blue spiral pattern beading. Perimeter of moccasins is also fully beaded primarily in yellow. (EST $200-$300)

Condition: Good condition.

Lot # 1440

ONE PAIR INDIANS CHILD'S MOCCASINS AND ONE PAIR OF MIS-MATCHED MOCCASINS,

leather child moccasins with amber and dark purple cross-shaped beading on front. Leather mis-matched moccasins with one smaller than the other. Smaller item has a yellow beaded star with a blue beaded center. Larger moccasin has light blue, royal blue and red beading in rectangles. (EST $200-$300)

Condition: All are in overall good condition.

Lot # 1441

PAIR OF BROWN BEARSKIN GAUNTLETS,

palm of hand section with grey leather exterior padding. Interior base with brown glazed cotton lining that becomes orange chamois material in the finger region. 16" length, 9.5" width. (EST $200-$400)

Condition: Some light threadware on brown border of the base of glove. No signs of significant loss of fur.

Lot # 1442

LOT OF MEDALLIONS AND INDIAN JEWELRY,

14K gold handled scissors. Silver Indian jewelry buckles, 13 minie balls, brass buckle marked Independent order of Rechabites Salford Unity Established 1835. Two bull belt buckles. 3.5" Major General Winfield Scott Resolution of Congress March 9, 1848 bronze medallion. Seven patriotic refridgerator magnets, two gold love tokens, one is an earing and the other is a necklace. One Ivory buckle with engraved Indian image. One 31st National Encampment 1897 Souvenir bronze medal. One miniature gun with rabbit image on it. Seven extra miniature guns. One Springfield Mass Dedicated Sep 29, 1885 steel medalion. One Republica Mexicana 1842 silver coin. One 1907 First Class Marksman's bronze medal. One silver fire badge with images of a ladder and a horn. One lot of 19 items dug in southern New Jersey. One contemporary beaded leather Indian bag marked Yellowstone Park. Two Lakota Indian beaded pieces. Two U.S. beltplates one is bronze the other is silver coated. Kaiser Wilhem medallion, Christopher Columbus medallion, four pieces of Indian jewelry and two cannon cufflinks. (EST $500-$700)

Lot # 1443

PLATEAU GAUNTLETS,

tan leather gauntlets with fully beaded upper region rendered in white, blue, orange, green and black beads. Pattern consists of two triangles facing each other. Green and orange beading below. (EST $300-$500)

Condition: Good condition.

Lot # 1444

ONE PAIR OF SIOUX MOCCASINS PLUS EXTRA PAIR OF MOCCASINS,

intricate beaded pair of leather moccasins featuring designs rendered in yellow, red, blue, white, orange and pink. Second pair of leather heavily beaded moccasins with a brown cross-shape design on a pink background outlined in green beads. Entire perimeter of shoe is beaded in blue, yellow, green and red patterns on a light purple beaded background. (EST $300-$500)

Condition: Both in very good condition.

Lot # 1445

LOT OF SIX PLAINS STYLE BEADED ITEMS,

beaded pouch outlined in blue and red with blue, red, teal and green beadwork on front and back. Small belt fully beaded in pink, yellow and blue, 26.5" in length. Blue and white spiral beaded piece on string, outlined in grey beads. Small belt on cloth fabric fully beaded with light blue, yellow and red flowers atop green leaves. Circular piece fully beaded in light blue on one side and white on other with a red, blue and yellow flower. Beaded necklace with small Indian figure in headdress. (EST $300-$500)

Condition: All are in good condition.

Lot # 1447

LARGE LOT OF CONTEMPORARY INDIAN ITEMS INCLUDING FOUR KNIVES AND SHEATHS,

four knives and sheaths with beadwork done in Lakota and Dakota style. 8.5" through 12.5" Contemporary buffalo hide shield with red white, blue and green beads. Boy's Indian trousers. Costume war bonnet. Crow style female Indian doll. Beaded Indian helmet plume. Horse teeth necklace. Toy Indian wood doll. Wonderful pair of baby mocassins rendered in blue, green, yellow, red and white beads covering all surfaces. 5.5" (EST $300-$500)

Condition: Buffalo hide shield retains ca 75% of its hide. Beadwork on longest knife's sheath is missing most of its work on the bottom of the sheath. Beadwork on baby mocassins is all intact.

Lot # 1449

CROW STYLE MIROR CASE,

contemporary leather, fully beaded front and handle. Rendered in pink, blue, yellow, white, green and red. Fringe hanging from bottom of case. (EST $400-$600)

Condition: Excellent condition.

Lot # 1450

LOT OF TWO PAIRS OF NORTHERN PLAINS GAUNTLETS PLUS SPARE GAUNTLET,

light tan leather pair with one dark orange, pink and metallic brown beaded flower and one white, pink and metallic brown beaded flower. Fringe on side. Dark tan leather pair with blue, white, green, white, black and clear beading. Fringe on side. Spare leather gauntlet is dark tan with an orange and pink beaded flower. Gauntlet also with red, blue and green beading. Fringe on side. (EST $500-$700)

Condition: All are in overall very good condition.

Lot # 1451

LOT OF THREE EARLY GUNNERY WHALING HARPOONS

18", 14" and 13" brass rods with triangular points. One is marked W.R. Co. No. 8. (EST $300-$500)

Condition: Good condition.

Lot # 1452

LOT OF TWO GERMAN BEER STEINS, PIPE, PLUS

11" beer steins marked on bottom Gerz W. Germany Original Gerzit. Stag pipe with ivory bust. Book entitled Kit Carson All in Pictures by J. Carrol Mansfield. 1933. Plus eight CDV's of civilians. One oval bust profile photograph of a gentleman in a brass frame. 8.25" cast iron eagle upon a brass and copper base. Stone bowl and pestil. Hemp rope. Contemporary Mexican blanket. Six Indian calendar covers and one contemporary buckskin leather Indian bag. (EST $100-$200)

Lot # 1453

COLLECTION OF MAINLY WWII SHOULDER & RANK CLOTH INSIGNIA,

Army patches from WWII through Korean War. (EST $50-$100)

Condition: Excellent condition.

Lot # 1454

PAIR OF SNOW SHOES,

marked AF-H Co. Wallingford, VT U.S. Base is marked 10x58 1943 19774. 56" overall length and 9.5" width. (EST $200-$400)

Condition: Wood in excellent condition retaining most of its original varnish. Brown leather heel straps are in excellent condition. The glazed string mesh is complete and intact.

Lot # 1455

LOT OF TWO FRAMED WESTERN PRINTS BY MCCARTHY,

First image of frontiersmen charging on horseback is 17.5" x 31.5" image only, 27.5" x 42" w frame. Mechanically signed into the print on lower left McCarthy C 1989 and signed in pencil lower right McCarthy 682/1500 Second image of band of Indians preparing to attack a paddle wheeler is 19.75" x 28.5". Mechanically signed into the print lower right McCarthy C 1990. Lower right signed in pencil McCarthy 563/1250.

Frank C. McCarthy (1824-2002) was a painter and illustrator specializing in Western scenes. (EST $100-$200)

Condition: Excellent.

Lot # 1456

LOT OF THREE WESTERN PRINTS BY FRANK C. MCCARTHY,

painters name on each of the prints and two of the prints dated 1972. Outdoor Western scenes measuring 6.5" x 5", 5.5" x 8.75" and 6" x 8.75" image only.11.5" x 10", 12.5" x 15.5" and 12.5" x 15.5" with frames.

Frank C. McCarthy (1824-2002) was a painter and illustrator specializing in Western scenes. (EST $75-$100)

Lot # 1457

WESTERN PRINT BY ROWBURY,

5.75" x 15.75" image only. 12.25" x 22/25" with frame. Image of frontiersman on horseback. Mechanically signed into the print LeMar Rowbury. (EST $75-$100)

Lot # 1458

WATERCOLOR SIGNED BY ROWBURY,

11.75" x 15.75" image only, 17" x 21" with frame. Mechanically signed in the print lower right Rowbury. Image of five Indian tipis in a Western landscape. (EST $75-$100)

Lot # 1459

PAIR OF CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE SOLDIER WATERCOLORS SIGNED JACK DAVIS,

Both are soldier profiles; one bearing a gun, the other with sword. 11.75" x 7.5" w/o frame. 16.25" x 12.25" with frame. In matching wood frames.

Jack Davis (John Burton Davis) (1926- ) is a New York cartoonist who did illustrations for Tip Top Comics. (EST $100-$200)

Condition: VG+

Lot # 1460

LOT OF FOURTEEN FIREARMS RELATED BOOKS,

including titles such as: The Ames Sword Company by John D. Hamilton, Knives of the United States Military World War II by Michael W. Silvey, United States Martial Flintlocks by Robert M. Reilly, Historic American Swords by Robert M. Crouch, Introduction to Field Artillery Ordnance 1861-1865 by Jack W. Melton and Lawrence E. Paul, and American Swords and Sword Makers Volume II by Richard H. Bezdek along with others. (EST $200-$400)

Condition: Good-to-excellent.

Lot # 1461

U.S. BELT PLATE SIGNED W.H. SMITH BROOKLYN,

Civil War belt plate marked US and with maker's name in the lead back W.H. Smith Brooklyn, NY. (EST $300-$400)

Condition: Nicely tarnished with some nicks in the face of the buckle.

Lot # 1462

PRESSED HORN POWDER FLASK,

hunting scene with brass rib and spout, 7" long. (EST $200-$400)

Condition: Minor crack in back and wear to brass, VG-.

Lot # 1464

M1860 CAVALRY SABER & SCABBARD,

with 35.5" unmarked single-edged blade with 3/4-length fuller, brass quillon/knuckle bow with 3 branches, brass stepped domed pommel with 1/4 backstrap; leather covered grip with braided wire wrap; total length 41.5". Steel scabbard with throat and double carrying rings and drag; total length 38". (EST $300-$500)

Condition: New leather and wire on grip, scabbard somewhat pitted, VG-.

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