Davis Brothers Auction

Stunning and Phenomenal. Institution worthy. Confederated Salish and Kootenai, or Flathead Indian. Was given by a tribal elder to as a token of appreciation to Robert John Stahl III for his service to the tribe. This is the nicest Tipi Bag I have ever had the opportunity to sell. It appears to have set in a protected area for a very long time, the leather is soft and malleable. Bone Buttons, Hawk Bells, and Beaded Drops. 16 1/2" long, 11 3/8" tall. In 1991 Bob and his family moved to Missoula, Montana where, at the age of 47, he attended Law School at the University of Montana. Following completion of law school in 1994, Bob accepted employment as a law clerk for the Tribal Court of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes in Pablo, Montana. He advised the Court as their law clerk for 20 years. Bob believed that his work with the Tribes was the most important work he had accomplished in his professional career. Bob cherished the relationships he developed from that work, especially his friendship with Chief Judge Burke, a highly respected Kootenai elder. Throughout his years in Montana, Bob also taught in the Native American Studies Department at the University of Montana until his retirement in 2008.

Beth's Blade is a clone of the actual kitchen knife for the TV show Yellowstone in September, 2020 as a commissioned piece by the prop manager. The original knife was shown on air on December 5, 2021 with the renowned character, Beth Dutton, threatening to stab someone with it; thus the name Beth’s Blade. Ruana went on to forge more Beth Blades such as this piece. Inserts are elk. Blade Specs: · Hammer forged, High Carbon 1095, 3/32” steel · 7 ½” long and 2 ½” deep at the hilt from the spine to the cutting edge · Nice curved edge designed for multi-purpose use in the kitchen

Very nice original Christmas card / Holiday card from 1926 with Nancy Russell Envelope and Signed Calling Card. A rare example complete with the envelope. This is the last Christmas Card that was sent from the Russell Family. The card is crisp and has never been taken out of the original folio. The best example ever offered on the open market. Provenance: Robert Stainsby Collection, included in the lot is the original paperwork from where Robert purchased this item (from the family that planted plants at the Russell Property - Roll Greenhouses)

We have seven original wood carvings by John L. Clarke that will be for sale in our auction. This is a rare opportunity to own one of his woodland carvings that represented animals around Glacier National Park. Clarke's carving were sold in Glacier National Park at his roadside gallery. His iconic works were collected by John D. Rockefeller Jr., late President Warren G. Harding and long time Western artist and friend, Charles M. Russell.

3/4" by 8 1/8". Provenance ex Los Angeles Museum Collection.

15 5/8" by 13 5/8" framed. Nick (Nicholas) Eggenhofer (1897 - 1985) was active/lived in New Jersey, Wyoming. Nick Eggenhofer is known for Western illustration, frontier painting. Born in Gauting, Bavaria, Nick Eggenhofer became a painter of the romance of the American West with its cowboys and Indians. He has a reputation for historical accuracy from careful research and also as an authority about frontier western transportation. He was first exposed to the lore of the American West by hearing about Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Germany from older relatives who had seen performances. American western movies continued to stir the interest. In 1913, at the age of sixteen, he came to America with his family from Germany, and three years later he enrolled in night art classes at Cooper Union in New York, something he did for four years. During the day he studied lithography at the American Lithography Company, a place that trained many successful artists. He established an illustration studio in New Jersey and made a living as a commercial artist, illustrating hundreds of western magazines and books between the 1920s and 1940s. He became a collector of western artifacts including saddles, guns, and Indian paraphernalia. He also wrote and illustrated his own book titled "Wagons, Mules, and Men: How the Frontier Moved West," a detailed, comprehensive volume on pack animals, wagons, carts and stagecoaches used to transport people on the western frontier. For the Whitney Gallery of Western Art in Cody, Wyoming, he made a series of ten scale models of Conestoga Wagons. In the 1960s, he moved from his home in West Milford, New Jersey and settled in Cody, Wyoming, the town named for Buffalo Bill Cody, the man who first aroused his interest in western life.

Dated 1991. 12" by 16" unframed. Provenance: Painted by Kuhn, and gifted to the Previous Owner, who hunted with Kuhn on a regular basis.

27 5/8" by 15 3/4" framed. We have multiple paintings for sale. Everything starts at $10.

Pastel is a study for Phoebus on Halzaphron, 1901. Letter reads: "The Story was Called Phoebus on Halzephron or something like it and was done, that is, the illustrations were made the winter we were in the Adirondacks. Now just when was that? About 1902 or 3 I think, and I thank you very much for your appreciation Sincerely Maxfield Parrish.". 12 1/8" by 16 1/2" framed. Pastel is 3" by 4".

Trade Token. Good for 12 1/2c in Trade. Only known example. As rare as it gets. Portrait of a cowgirl. As rare as it gets. Do not miss out on this opportunity.