The Lifetime Collection of Forrest Fenn, Part II

 
The Lifetime Collection of Forrest Fenn, Part II

September 8, 2022 10:00AM EST

1837 Martin Van Buren Silver Peace Medal

pierced through for suspension and strung with large, faceted cobalt beads
diameter of medal 62 mm, 66.2 dwt.

Estimate

$2,000 - $3,000

I & H Sorby Dag Knife Blade

19th century

stamped on tang

length 11 inches

Estimate

$1,500 - $2,500

Athapaskan Beaded Hide Dag Knife Sheath

late 19th century

thread-sewn and beaded using colors of white, light blue, rose, greasy yellow, and faceted cobalt; edged with pattern cotton and bear fur 

overall length 19 inches; length of sheath 9-1/2 inches

Published: Spirits in the Art (Hanson 1994: 258, plate 267)

Estimate

$500 - $700

killer fabric

Prairie / Great Lakes Trade Silver Ear Bobs

19th century

50 count, lengths range from 1/2 inch - 2 inches

Published: Spirits in the Art (Hanson 1994: 255, plate 265)

Estimate

$500 - $700

Sioux Beaded Hide Tobacco Bag

late 19th century

thread and sinew-sewn; beaded using colors of red white-heart, dark blue, pea green, greasy yellow, and brass

overall length 34 inches

Estimate

$1,500 - $2,500

Kiowa Beaded Dispatch Case

third quarter 19th century

sinew-sewn commercial leather; front beaded in colors of light blue, white, cobalt, and green; verso with manuscript collection label: Mail Pouch owned by Indian Blanco Charley U.S. Mail Carrier between White C-[illegible] and Fort Stanton, New Mexico.  Obtained from Friedrich Shuth Waterbury Conn.

length 9 inches x width 6-3/4 inches 

Ex Mike Kokin, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Estimate

$4,000 - $6,000

Kiowa Beaded Awl Case, with Awl

fourth quarter 19th century

sinew-sewn on harness leather; beaded cap in colors of translucent burgundy, white, and greasy blue; awl has been created from a filed down knife 

length 6 inches

Estimate

$1,000 - $2,000

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