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Kelly Bros Hollywood Special bit and spur set in excellent condition. Well-marked. Bit is standard curb style with 5" mouth and medium port. Both marked "KELLY / BROS". Highly sought after, bit and spur sets that have remained together are extremely scarce.
See: Pages 152, 153 of Martin's "Bit and Spur Makers in the Texas Tradition"
Provenance: From the Estate of Roger Wilmot.
Lot 406, Sold $9,075.
Brian Lebel's Mesa Old West Auction - January 23, 2021. Mesa, AZ.
Fine Pictorial Navajo Rug. A very nice circa 1940's Teec Nos Pos with vivid colors. Designs of central crosses and feathers. For figures along with bold geometric designs on a gray field.
95" x 55". 2" wide velvet strips are attached to either end on both sides.
Provenance: From the Estate of Roger Wilmot.
Lot 288, Sold $8,850.
Brian Lebel's Mesa Old West Auction - January 23, 2021. Mesa, AZ.
Important H.P. Pollard Marked Wyoming Spurs. Stamped "H.P. POLLARD / DOUGLAS, WYO.", this extremely scarce pair of Northern Plains spurs has 1” heelbands mounted with 3 domes, 2 ¾” shanks securing 20-point, 2 ¼” rowels. Well-marked on the inside of both spurs. Overall very good to fine condition, turning an even brown throughout. Nice period straps attached.
Henry Phelps Pollard (1870-1958) known affectionately as "Harry", was a popular saddle maker in Wyoming who carried the Phillips & Gutierrez line of bits and spurs but stamped with Pollard's name. Frank Olzer of Gillette, Wyoming and Prescott, Arizona also did the same They are very desirable and extremely hard to obtain.
Provenance: From the Estate of Roger Wilmot.
Lot 414, Sold $9,440.
Brian Lebel's Mesa Old West Auction - January 23, 2021. Mesa, AZ.
Robert Baldwin Canon City Prison spurs. A significant pair of Canon City spurs, with Robert Baldwin's prisoner number "9647" under each shank. Bands are 1” with central domed engraved buttons. Shanks are 2 ¾” with roller-style chap guard and full overlaid top. 16-point, 1 7/8” rowels. Excellent condition, all gray, sharp clear engraving. Floral tooled straps.
In 1915 Baldwin was arrested for the heinous crime of suffocating his infant son. He was charged with first degree murder and on June 29, 1915, convicted and sentenced to life at the State Penitentiary. He served nearly ten years and then, one day, just simply disappeared. For the warden, Tom Tynan, his escape became a huge embarrassment and prisoner #9647's whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
Provenance: From the Estate of Roger Wilmot.
Lot 128, Sold $11,210.
Brian Lebel's Mesa Old West Auction - January 23, 2021. Mesa, AZ.
A spectacular pair of one of the rarest Kelly Bros. patterns; Kelly Bros No. 90 spurs. The 1 3/8” button covers and shanks are stamped with initials “WEB”. The iron bands are 5/8” with a 1 5/8” silver concho at the swell. 2 ¼” shanks with opposing crescent moons. 20-point, 2 ½” rowels. Marked “KELLY / BROS”. They show signs of use with a few dents and some wear along the edges. These are sought-after in any condition, and this pair are in wonderful shape.
P.M. Kelly was recognized as one of the most talented craftsmen of all the Texas makers. These spurs were awfully expensive in their day.
Provenance: From the Estate of Roger Wilmot.
Lot 150, Sold $12,100.
Brian Lebel's Mesa Old West Auction - January 23, 2021. Mesa, AZ.
John Estrada's magnum opus, this artistically executed and exquisitely detailed inlaid and overlaid spade bit with rein chains is maker-marked “G S S CO WINNEMUCCA NEV / J E” and features impressive and oversized 3" domed, rope-edged conchos with engraved horseheads surrounded by 32 raised and perfectly spaced silver spots. The sweeping open cheeks and elaborate lip bar further illustrate Estrada's creativity and multiple skill set rarely matched by other makers of that early period. Outstanding condition, circa 1910.
Provenance: From the Estate of Roger Wilmot.
Lot 413, Sold $22,420.
Brian Lebel's Mesa Old West Auction - January 23, 2021. Mesa, AZ.
