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Baskets, Buttons & Miscellanea: Menzel Collection B
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Pre 1980 item# 1115042 (stock# JJM.B)
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To say that Grandpa Bill Menzel was a collector with many interests is telling only part of the story! Prospector, whaler, imprisoned by Pancho Villa, lapidarian, gemologist, raconteur, miner...and more, this second page from his estate illustrating multiple items (JJM 9-18; 34A&B; and 34F&G), offers an assortment of old military brass buttons (et al) along with a variety of small Indian baskets and a Maricopa seed jar from several tribal areas. Hidden in his granddaughter Judi's an ...click for details
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Oriental Translucent Serpentine Cup
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Pre 1980 item# 569832 (stock# PES.75)
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HD ENTERPRISES, INC.
303-695-1301
$300.00
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Only a few millimeters in thickness, and measuring 3 ¾” in diameter, this beautifully mottled green, transparent to translucent serpentine cup (PES75) is from the estate of the late Brian Safe. In just about perfect condition, the rim has one tiny nick that is found by running the fingers around the cup’s lip. Dating into at least the mid-20th century, the cup tested as serpentine through a specific gravity measurement of 2.53. Simply spectacular in front of light, the cup comes with a small dis ...click for details
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Battles Collection: Rattles, Shield & Tassel – Group B
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Pre 1980 item# 1020693 (stock# MLB.GROUP B)
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This group of moderately priced but very decorative Native American collectibles (MLB 20-22, 26, 27, 29, 30, 37, 42, 43, 47 and 68) is the second (but not the last) listing of 12 individually priced items from the Asa Battles estate. Widely recognized for his western and Native American art, Battles was also an avid and discriminating collector. While much of his large collection was donated to the Historical and Archaeological Museum of Buckeye, Arizona, located in the city of his birth and of ...click for details
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Early 20th Cent. Navajo 9-Panel Rug, Branch Coll.
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Pre 1930 item# 1013330 (stock# BB.N425)
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303-695-1301
$4,500.00
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Measuring 48” x 81”, this Navajo boldly patterned wool rug (BB.N425), herein called a Nine Panel, has repeated colorful interlocking rectangular blocks. From an old Denver estate, the floor rug is in overall good used condition with minor stain. Graded at an 8, it comes with a small display card, our certificate guaranteeing authenticity, and a biographical sketch of its previous owner Billy Branch, as he was affectionately known to his many friends. Select or ask any question by referring to ei ...click for details
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Navajo Changing Woman Pictorial Rug, Branch Coll.
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Pre 1930 item# 1013334 (stock# BB.N513)
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303-695-1301
$9,500.00
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This handsomely designed Navajo rug (BB.N513), measuring 61” x 91”, displays opposing images of the ‘Changing Woman’, the Navajo deity who could alter her appearance as the seasons changed. Depicted as a young fertile maiden during the spring and summer, she became an old woman during the fall and winter. Dating c.1925, and in overall very good condition, the rug is graded a strong 9 with only minor use spotting. From the estate of the late Bill Branch of Denver, Colorado, it comes with a small ...click for details
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