Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 64

Western Americana

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 436		Bowen, I.T. "Pet-A-Le-Shar-Ro, A Pawnee Brave". Lithograph by I. T. Bowen, published by F.W. Greenough, Philadelphia, 20½ x 14½ in., including wide margins. Handcolored print with minimal highlights in red, brown, and yellow. The title is printed in black in lower margin beneath portrait, which features a young Pawnee brave dressed in eagle feather headdress, fur-trimmed cloak, blue-beaded necklace, and wearing an Indian Peace Medal. Print has been trimmed and affixed to thick poster board. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $260
Lot 437		Cody, William F. "Buffalo Bill" (1846-1917) Army scout, buffalo hunter and showman; best remembered for his Wild West show. Typed Letter Signed ("W.F. Cody") on letterhead embossed "Buffalo Bill's Wild West," one page, 9½ x 7½ in., New York, March 23, 1898. To John F. Ambrose, informing him that the Wild West would open at Madison Square Garden on March 30th. "…I would consider it a great personal favor and honor if you would accept a box for yourself and friends for that evening…." Light toning and normal folds, else fine. Matted and framed to an overall size of 16 x 12¾ in. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $649
Lot 438		Curtis, E.S. "Atso Tohkomi ("Call-On-All-Sides") Blood". Hand-pressed Photogravure "From Copyright Photograph 1926 by E.S. Curtis," 12 x 9½ in. (plate mark is 8¾ x 6½ in.). Curtis (1868-1952) spent 30 years recording the life of the North American Indian west of the Missisisippi, publishing the results in 20 volumes titled The North American Indian. Each volume contained 75 hand--pressed photogravures and 300 pages of text. Each volume was accompanied by a corresponding portfolio containing at least 36 photogravures. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $177
Lot 439		Curtis, E.S. "He Crow-Ogalala". Hand-pressed Photogravure "From Copyright Photograph 1926 by E.S. Curtis," 12 x 9½ in. (plate mark is 8½ x 5½ in.). Curtis (1868-1952) spent 30 years recording the life of the North American Indian west of the Missisisippi, publishing the results in 20 volumes titled The North American Indian. Each volume contained 75 hand--pressed photogravures and 300 pages of text. Each volume was accompanied by a corresponding portfolio containing at least 36 photogravures. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $201
Lot 440		Curtis, E.S. "Old Dog - Apsaroke". Hand-pressed Photogravure "From Copyright Photograph 1926 by E.S. Curtis," 12 x 9¼ in. (plate mark is 8½ x 6 in.). Curtis (1868-1952) spent 30 years recording the life of the North American Indian west of the Missisisippi, publishing the results in 20 volumes titled The North American Indian. Each volume contained 75 hand--pressed photogravures and 300 pages of text. Each volume was accompanied by a corresponding portfolio containing at least 36 photogravures. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $201
Lot 441		Curtis, E.S. "Wisham Female Type". Hand-pressed Photogravure "From Copyright Photograph 1926 by E.S. Curtis," 12½ x 9½ in. (plate mark is 8¾ x 5¾ in.). Blind embossed in upper border, "University of Oregon Library / Eugene, Oregon." Curtis (1868-1952) spent 30 years recording the life of the North American Indian west of the Missisisippi, publishing the results in 20 volumes titled The North American Indian. Each volume contained 75 hand--pressed photogravures and 300 pages of text. Each volume was accompanied by a corresponding portfolio containing at least 36 photogravures. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $114
Lot 442		Western Bookends by Gerry Metz. Each bookend consists of a bronze sculptured bust of an early American West figure. The trapper is 7" high and the warrior is 6½" high. Each is set in a dark oak base, which measures 9 x 6½". Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $204