Lots 404-414: Eleven total lots of hard-to-find saloon back bar bottles, including both enamel and paper labels. To see all eleven lots, please click here.
Lot 407
Brian Lebel's High Noon Auction - January 23, 2016
Sold $1,150
Lot 406
Brian Lebel's High Noon Auction - January 23, 2016
Sold $1,089
Lot 413
Brian Lebel's High Noon Auction - January 23, 2016
Sold $345
Lot 6: Kenneth Bunn
Brian Lebel's High Noon Auction - January 23, 2016
Sold $590
Lot 3: Donald Spaulding
Brian Lebel's High Noon Auction - January 23, 2016
Sold $2,185
Lots 1-11.
We continue to offer items from the collection of the Jackie Coles Collection from the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. Western museums such as these are instrumental in preserving our western history and heritage, and I hope you will all support the museum of your choosing whenever you can.
We are honored to offer items from the Jackie Coles Collection. Mrs. Coles was a long-time patron and docent volunteer at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. One of her passions was contemporary western art, which she pursued vigorously throughout her life. In 2009 the Jacquelyn L. Coles Revocable Trust donated a portion of her western art collection to the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum for the expressed wishes of generating funds to be used for educational programs, collection conservation, exhibitions and the creation of a special “Jackie Coles Art Award.” The sale of her artwork is a condition of that portion of the gift. Being sold to benefit the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum’s Program and Acquisition Funds.
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Lot 8: Joni Falk
Brian Lebel's High Noon Auction - January 23, 2016
Sold $1,495
Lot 207: Elegant 1900s Mexican Saddle by Lozano
Intricately detailed light brown 1900s Mexican Saddle with long saddle bags artfully designed with a scalloped border and adorned with a combination of deep floral carving; lavish two-tone pitiado (yucca fiber) with a Greek Key border design framing an embroidered grape-vine pattern with grape clusters cleverly fabricated from fine silver threads. Silver mountings include a figural repousse flat horn, maker stamped “E ROMAN / MEXICO”, repousse adornments on the fork, swell and gullet, plus heavy gauge slotted silver conchos and lavish stirrups. Highly detailed silver repousse stirrups. The cowhide seat cover was added many years ago but is not original to the rawhide seat and should be removable. Excellent overall condition including original cinch. Marked: TALABARTERIA DAVID LOZANO CALLE DE ZULETA / MEXICO / 589. / 4=8=1904.
Provenance: Acquired by German Industrialist Hans Koch (1893-1945) in Mexico around 1900. Koch was a member of the “Cowboy Club of Munich” established in 1913 and a passionate collector of American antiques. Koch was also a lawyer, State Commissar of the Berlin Stock Exchange and a member of the German resistance against the Nazis.
Brian Lebel's High Noon Auction - January 23, 2016
Sold $16,520
Lot 187: Lakota Sioux Beaded Hide Dress
Striking Sioux dress on native tanned hide with traces of red pigment. Geometric design beadwork on the blue yoke in white-heart red, amber, blue, yellow and black. Fringe drops at beaded accents adorn both sides. The dress measures 56" at it longest length, 45" shoulder to shoulder with 3" fringe on chest, arms and the body of the dress.
Ex: Jim Strouse Collection - Golden, CO
Brian Lebel's High Noon Auction - January 23, 2016
Sold $17,250
Lot 276: Henry Rifle
S/N 6500, honest frontier Henry Rifle, 24” barrel. Matching numbers on barrel, tang, butt plate and stock; top tang broken during period of use and ingeniously repaired with a steel wedge, no heat applied, old crack and repair in wrist, probably caused by the same fall that damaged tang, very well-made large buckhorn rear sight, 1864. CONDITION: Bore has black powder oxidation, heaviest at the muzzle, good rifling; barrel and magazine have scattered pin prick pitting, iron surfaces are dark brown to silver, brass is untouched mustard color, various use dings, wood fits to butt plate but not receiver, either top or bottom tang is out of alignment due to accident that caused the break, missing magazine spring, some screws replaced.
Brian Lebel's High Noon Auction, January 23, 2016
Sold $10,925
A strong offering pulp pieces are crossing the auction block from the estate of publisher, Arthur Bernhard, who collected the original art from the paperback covers he commissioned. Here's a few of our favorites:
Lot 137: Pulp Art Painting
Untitled: Cowboy Shooting a Maxim or Vickers Water-Cooled Machine Gun with a Damsel at his Feet
Acrylic on board
30" x 20"
Unsigned
Framed to 35" x 25"
Provenance: From the Arthur Bernhard collection.
Brian Lebel's High Noon Auction - January 23, 2016
Sold $708
Lot 138: Pulp Art Painting
Untitled: Cowboy Defending his Wagon
Oil on board
18" x 12"
Unsigned
Framed to 24" x 18"
Provenance: From the Arthur Bernhard collection.
Brian Lebel's High Noon Auction - January 23, 2016
Sold $354
Lot 140: Pulp Art Painting
Buckskin Scout
Oil on canvas
24" x 13 3/4"
Unsigned
Framed to 29" x 18 14"
Provenance: From the Arthur Bernhard collection.
Brian Lebel's High Noon Auction - January 23, 2016
Sold $236
422: L.A. Huffman (1854-1931)
"Roundup Outfit on Move 4:30 a.m."
Hand tinted original collotype photograph
7" x 18 1/2"
Signed lower right in white "photo * (c) L A Huffman Miles City, Mont.", titled in white lower left.
Framed to: 14 1/4" x 25 1/4"
Slight foxing evident throughout the image, but still bright with no fading.
Brian Lebel's High Noon Auction - January 23, 2016
Sold $1,888
Lot 245: Ulysses S. Grant / Chief Joseph Peace Medal
United States Peace Medals have a long and storied history. They are very scarce and have been copied for quite some time. Finding an original medal is something special but finding a medal with a connection to a famous Chief is extraordinary. This is a true United States of America Presidential Peace Medal struck in 1871. It is a Ulysses S. Grant issue and the only medal issued by the government without the name of the President whose image is on the medal. This particular piece has a long history connecting it to the noted Nez Perce Chief Joseph. It is believed that this medal was presented to Joseph on the occasion of the dedication of Grant's Tomb. It is known that 300 Grant medals were struck by the U.S. Mint and delivered to the Indian Office in 1871, all pure silver and 2.55" in diameter.
It is also believed this medal is the same example photographed by Dr. Edward Latham in 1902. These images are in the University of Washington Libraries Collection Division (catalog numbers NA954 & NA955). A caption on the negative sleeve for the Grant side of the medal reads: "Bronze medal presented to Chief Joseph by President Grant in 1871."
Literature: "Chief Joseph's Presidential Medal" by Alan L. Hoover 2015. A copy of the book is included with the medal.
From, "Chief Joseph's Presidential Medal" by Alan L. Hoover, 2015, pages 7-8.
“Introduction
In 2015 a Ulysses S. Grant silver Presidential Peace Medal was purchased from a Walla Walla collector. In 1962 the collector’s father had purchased the silver Grant medal from a young Nez Perce man who was acting on behalf of Cornelius Talatoy, the son of Chief Tow-at-way, a nephew of the famous Nez Perce leader “Heinmot Tooyalakekt” also known as Young Joseph and then Chief Joseph after his father died in 1871. Following Chief Joseph’s death in September 1904, a huge traditional “give-away” of all of Joseph’s possessions took place in 1905. His three nephews, identified as Ollicutt, Black Eagle of Montana and Chief Tow-at-way played a prominent role in the ceremonies. According to a contemporary newspaper report the three nephews received important regalia described as “The great war bonnets and war clothing”… The identification of “Talatoy” / “Tow-at-way” / “Tawatoy” as one of Joseph’s nephews and his presence at Joseph’s “give-away” (memorial feast) in 1905 suggests that he received the medal at that event. Chief Tow-at-way died three years later in 1908. His son Cornelius Talatoy sold the medial in 1962.”
Brian Lebel's High Noon Auction - January 23, 2016
Sold $37,375
We are delighted to offer another vibrant work by Howard Post!
Lot 154: Howard Post (b. 1948)
Untitled: Trio of Horses at Sunset
Oil on canvas
55" x 44"
Signed lower right: H E POST (c)
Framed to: 59" x 47"
Brian Lebel's High Noon Auctions - January 23, 2016
Sold $27,225
Included in the 2016 Mesa auction are six Ortega braided pieces:
Lot 108: Luis B. Ortega Black Rawhide Presentation Reins
Brian Lebel's High Noon Auction - January 23, 2016
Sold $2,655
Lot 109: Luis B. Ortega Fancy Rawhide Show Reins
Brian Lebel's High Noon Auction - January 23, 2016
Sold $3,450
Lot 110: Luis B. Ortega Presentation Reins
Brian Lebel's High Noon Auction - January 23, 2016
Sold $4,130
Lot 111: Luis B. Ortega Headstall and Reins
Brian Lebel's High Noon Auction - January 23, 2016
Sold $5,750
Lot 112: Luis B. Ortega Presentation Reins
Brian Lebel's High Noon Auction - January 23, 2016
Sold $4,425
Lot 113: Luis B. Ortega Presentation Hobbles
Brian Lebel's High Noon Auction - January 23, 2016
Sold $1,416
Lot 281: Winchester 1866 Engraved Rifle
S/N 36049, 24” barrel, Winchester 1866 Engraved Rifle. “XX” wood and so marked on tang, deep clean flowing engraving, possibly L D Nimschke; scroll “L” on tang, original 4-piece cleaning rod in butt, originally silver washed, correct “Sporting Leaf” barrel sight, very early exposed spring “Peep Sight” and globe front sight, 1870. CONDITION: Bore has good rifling with black powder oxidation the length of the bore, harshest at muzzle; barrel and magazine retain 60% blue turning plum and thinning with scattered pin prick oxidation; brass is smooth and mellow, engraving is in excellent condition, tang sight is very rough with broken spring, front sight has pin & ball post, mechanically excellent.
Very few engravers actually marked their work, Nimschke and the Ulrichs are the most seen. In Wilson’s “Winchester Engraving” he states that Nimschke has 13 recorded signatures but does not list them all. This rifle has been in a private collection for years and is new to the market.
Brian Lebel's High Noon Auction - January 23, 2016
Sold $12,980
Lot 427: Collection of over 580 Bridle Rosettes
Extensive collection including celluloid, glass & metal examples. Pictorials, numbers and letters. US military, civilian, many on original cards. There are a total of over 580 rosettes for bridles, harness, spur straps, buttons, etc. 50 Celluloid, 287 glass, 233 metals, 14 glass domes, 206 are in pairs and 172 are singles. This collection would take years to put together and did. Some are very scarce and all are very decorative.
Brian Lebel's High Noon Auction - January 23, 2016
Sold $1,573
Lot 27: Identified Authentic Cowboy Outfit
A complete and western-used cowboy outfit, identified to William Rolston. As the accompanying photos show, he knew quality goods and wore pieces from some of the best makers. The items are all circa 1900.
The lot consists of:
a) Well-worn cowboy hat from the Philadelphia Store, Cheyenne, with studded and woven band.
b) F.A. Meanea, Cheyenne, Wyoming matching Money Belt & Holster for a 5 3/4" Single Action Colt. The double loop holster is a lined example with center rosette and muzzle plug. The matching money belt has a double row of loops. Both are in very good condition.
c) Pair of Batwing Chaps marked S. C Gallup, Pueblo, CO. Well-worn with studded edges and slotted conchos.
d) Cotton Scarf or cowboy wild rag.
e) A great unmarked pair of silver inlaid California spurs in the Larios or San Jose style. Opposing crescent moon bands with center dome, the off-side deeply chased. Double heel chains and 1 1/4" rowels. All original. Straps are rotting from the spurs.
f) His grass rope or lariat.
g) Pair of leather wrist cuffs with studded edge.
h) Original photo of Rolston wearing the outfit, circa 1904, along with several other photos of him.
i) Etching, Signed Lower Right: S. Pugsley, Titled: ROLSTONS CABIN - 48/100, Framed to 12" x 13 1/2".
Exhibited: Autry Museum of the American West
Includes file with type-written letter and other ephemera detailing biographical information about Rolston's cowboy days in Lusk, Wyoming, as well as information about pieces of the outfit, purchased mostly in Cheyenne.
Brian Lebel's High Noon Auction - January 23, 2016
Sold $8,625
Lot 172: Edward Borein (1872 - 1945)
Trail Drive
Watercolor
8 1/2" x 9 1/2"
Signed lower right: Edward Borein
Framed to 17 1/4" x 17 3/8"
Exhibitions: “Ed Borein: The Real Thing,” Bradford Brinton Memorial Museum, 5/15/1992-9/7/1992, pictured on the front of the catalog (included).
“Edward Borein: The Update, The Watercolors and Drawings,” Harold Davidson, Santa Barbara 1991, pictured page 161.
“Edward Borein: On the Range,” Nevada Museum of Art, 12/10/1999-2/6/2000, listed on page 56.
Coloring the West: Watercolors and Oils by Edward Borein,” Santa Barbara Historical Museum, 10/25/2007-2/17/2008, pictured page 30.
Brian Lebel's High Noon Auction - January 23, 2016
Sold $51,750
Lot 183: Ernesto Icaza (1866 - 1935)
Escena del Campo
Oil on canvas
13 1/2" x 23"
Signed lower right: E. Icaza
Framed to 17" x 26 3/4"
Brian Lebel's High Noon Auction - January 23, 2016
Sold $12,980
Lots 35-51: An important collection with a local Arizona connection is the contents of the Carl Carlock Saddlery, a Phoenix treasure from the 1940s-60s. One of the most respected saddleries of its day, Carlock’s was renowned for their quality and craftsmanship. We are pleased to offer the contents of this amazing saddle shop, including a lifetime’s worth of leather working tools and accoutrements. It is an amazing opportunity for a collector or leatherworker to purchase what, otherwise, would have taken decades to amass.
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Brian Lebel's High Noon Auction - January 23, 2016
Lot 184: Blackfoot Man's Shirt
Poncho construction, Blackfoot man’s war shirt on native tanned hide. Yellow ochre pigment with tadpole designs painted in black on front and verso, with black painted sleeve stripes. Trimmed in red trade cloth at the collar front and back. Finely executed beaded panels affixed to front of the sleeves and over the shoulders, in light blue, cobalt and pumpkin colored beads. Old, round repair to the front. A striking example of a Plains man’s shirt with great "tadpole" symbolism. Circa 1875-80, 48” tall x 60” wide as mounted on custom stand (included).
Brian Lebel's High Noon Auction - January 23, 2016
Sold $109,250
BLACKFOOT MENS’ WAR SHIRTS
Of the many items a distinguished warrior owned, his war shirt was perhaps the most important. Blackfoot warriors were some of the fiercest in the Plains. As enemies to both the Crow and the Sioux – two of the most powerful Plains peoples – Blackfoot warrior culture, out of necessity, was highly developed. In creating a shirt, Blackfoot artists endeavored to advertise the prestige of the wearer. On the battlefield, or at a formal gathering, the wearer of such a shirt would have been quickly recognized as an accomplished warrior and leader – one not to be trifled with.
Lot 227: Goldberg/Staunton/Estrada California Bit and Spur Set
Fabulous Gus Goldberg/M.B. Staunton/John Estrada California Bit & Spur Set. Extremely coveted double snake pattern spurs crafted by John (Juan) Estrada for Gus Goldberg. Marked inside the heal band "G. S. S. Co - Winnemucca Nev - J.E." The fully overlaid bands feature a pair of intertwined snakes, 4 small buttons and vine engraving. The shanks extend 2 1/2" and hold 20 point, 2" rowels. Double heel chains on swinging tabs. The straps are period with deep floral carving and original, high domed, engraved sterling conchos.
The classic Santa Barbara style spade bit with distinctive precision Estrada engraving exhibits the same makers stamp on the inside of the cheek piece. John Estrada (1865-1942) began his illustrious career as a master engraver in the 1880s in San Luis Obispo before moving to Garcia's shop in Elko in the 1890s. In 1910 Estrada traveled to Winnemucca working with Gus Goldberg for the next 15 years. Estrada's work is one of the most sought artisans for the finest California bits and spurs by discerning collectors. Excellent condition, circa 1910-1916.
Brian Lebel's High Noon Auction - January 23, 2016
Sold $40,250
Lot 203: Important Mexican Saddle made for Porfirio Diaz
Classic late 19th - early 20th century Mexican saddle with matching saddle bags, custom made for President Porfirio Diaz. Featuring traditional period Charro styling with partially exposed rawhide tree, trimmed with repousse floral patterned silver ornamentation on the oversized horn, upper gullet and cantle edge. Mounted with multiple silver inlaid slotted conchos with original latigo strings, plus ornate stirrups and period cinch with silver inlaid cinch rings. The saddle is regally adorned with natural piteado fiber embroidered in elegant and intricate patterns appropriate to Diaz’s position. A noteworthy and historic Mexican presidential saddle manufactured during a most fascinating and tumultuous transitional period in Mexico’s evolution to modernity, the saddle was made by Porfirio Diaz's personal saddle maker between 1890-1912. It is well maker-marked under both the saddle bags and under the seat as follows: FUSTES FINOS / DE / MADERA GARANDZADA / Z. LOPEZ / ESPECIAL MENTE PARA TALABARTERIA / DE / SOSTENES TAPIA / PORFIRIO DIAZ No 6. / PUEBLA. Leather is stamped TALABARTERIA.DE.SOSTENES.TAPIA.CALLE.DE. / PORFIRIO.DIAZ.N6.PUEBLA.
Brian Lebel's High Noon Auction - January 23, 2016
Sold $13,800
Provenance: Private collection of Enrique Guerra; to artist Tom Lovell; to present owner.
Porfirio Diaz (1830-1915)
José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori was a Mexican soldier, military hero, and politician, who served seven terms as President of Mexico; a total of three and a half decades from 1876 and 1911. Diaz perhaps qualifies as one of Mexico's most controversial statesmen since he is frequently remembered as being one of the country's most notorious dictators yet ironically, his record includes significant accomplishments including bringing Mexico into the modern age while his country achieved financial solvency during his extended reign.
Lots 127 - 136: The Harry Brown Baker (1868-1941) Studio Collection
Brian Lebel's High Noon Auction - January 23, 2016
