Four-Day Auction “Pike’s Peak Or Bust” Named To Honor Great Colorado Gold Rush Of 1859

Collectibles Included Bottles, Railroadiana, Native Americana, Mining, Numismatics, Art, Stocks And Militaria

A ten-dollar 1902 red seal banknote from The Farmers & Merchants National Bank in Reno, Nev., sold for $12,500, a runaway slave broadside from 1862 brought $8,750, and a ca. 1868 lime green Dr. Boerhaave’s Stomach Bitters bottle finished at $8,435 at a four-day auction held Jan. 19 to 22, live and online, by Holabird Western Americana Collections LLC. in Reno, Nev.

The auction, officially titled “Pike’s Peak or Bust,” was full of Western Americana, bottles, numismatics and more, was named in honor of the great Colorado Gold Rush of 1859 and featured a healthy dose of Colorado and Western states material, plus collectibles in many categories.

The 1902 Farmers & Merchants National Bank $10 red seal note was the second finest known of just the five red seals reported on the bank.

It was PMG graded Very Fine 20, with some minor restorations on the reverse, but red seals are rare and coveted by collectors in any condition. It was signed by W. J. Harris and president Richard Kirman, the only president the bank ever had.

The folded slave broadside, dated Sept. 28, 1852, offered “a liberal reward for the apprehension of (two) Negroes, who ran away Saturday night, the 21st, having stolen fifty dollars in money and a large lot of clothing.” The runaways were women: Eliza (in her 20s, “well made, rather on the slender side”) and Fanny (about 50 and “fond of smoking”).

The ca. 1868 Dr. Boerhaave’s Stomach Bitters bottle with an applied top, 8.74 inches tall, was one of “probably less than six known” (Wichmann, 1999). Little is known about this scarce Western bitters bottle. Other examples of just the handful known are amber and yellow-olive. The one sold is possibly the only dark green lime one extant.

The sale was held live and online via iCollector.com, LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com and

Auctionzip.com. Phone and absentee bids were also accepted. Prices include buyer’s premium.

Day one featured 514 lots of general Americana, which included cowboy items, sports, books and toys.

The runaway slave broadside was the top lot of the session, but other items included a City of Tombstone, Arizona, business license, dated Aug. 1, 1881 (two months before the shoot-out at the OK Corral), and issued to the Peck Bros. (for “Peddlers”), signed by Town Marshall Virgil Earp (Wyatt’s brother) ($3,250), and A McLellan model 1885 cavalry saddle with an A.D. Laidley Ordinance inspection stamp, complete with tack, ($2,625). A.D. Laidley inspected leather goods for the U.S. Ordinance Dept. from the Civil War through the Indian Wars.

Day two had 546 lots of transportation (railroad and steamer passes and transportation ephemera) and bottles and saloon (featuring Colorado whiskey and medicines).

The Dr. Boerhaave’s Stomach Bitters bottle was the top achiever. Also sold was a tan-colored jug for the “Bountiful Co-Operative / Mercantile Institution / Bountiful, Utah,” with base chips but no apparent cracks ($3,625), as well as a near-mint, unlisted variant of a Preble (J 32) Old Kentucky Liquor House (Cripple Creek, Colo.) slope shoulder stoneware jug, scarce, ($3,500).

An autograph letter dated April 14, 1829, and signed by Peter Haywood, whose naval career was clouded by the misfortune of being a 16-yearold seaman aboard the merchant vessel HMS Bounty at the time of her famous mutiny in 1789, rose to $5,625. Also, a United Verde & Pacific Railway Company pass No. 103, issued to W.C. Potts for the year 1900 and signed by W.A. Clark (one of the “Copper Kings” or mining millionaires of Montana), sold for $1,062.

Day three was filled with 533 lots of art, Native Americana, political collectibles, militaria, firearms and weaponry, minerals and mining, and stocks and bonds. Two American Express Co. stock certificates, one dated June 16, 1862, and signed by Henry Wells as president and William G. Fargo as treasurer, and one dated Sept. 11, 1877, and signed by Fargo as secretary, sold as one lot for $1,437. Also, a framed print by Currier & Ives titled “Gold Mining in California,” colorful and vibrant, realized $1,437.

Day four was all numismatics, with 13 different Nevada banknotes and continuing with U.S. coins (including Carson City Morgan silver dollars), plus medals and tokens.

A collection of 71 antique bar and saloon tokens from Denver, Colo., from such places as the Miners Saloon and the Little Gem Saloon, rang up $3,875, while an 1890s token for the Bear Saloon in Leadville, Colo., octagonal in shape sold for $1,812. In 1898, the saloon’s license was temporarily revoked for reported bad behavior.

For additional information, call Fred Holabird at 775-851-1859 or 844-492-2766 or visit www.holabird americana.com.

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AUNT MARGARET’S ANTIQUE MALL, 294 E. Main St. Mon- Sat. 10-5, Sun 12-5. 2 floors. Antiques, collectibles, vintage, primitives, much more! www.auntmargaretsantiquemall.com

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MAIN STREET ANTIQUES, 23 Possum Park Mall. Hrs.: Mon.-Sat. 10-8, Sun. 11:30-5:30. Over 45 Showcase/Room Dealers selling quality antiques & collectibles. mainstreetantiques.com

21901 North East410-287-8318 5 & 10 ANTIQUE MARKET, 115 S. Main St. Daily 10am-6pm. Cecil County’s largest! Approx. 65 dealers, variety & nostalgia. Buying/ selling antiques & collectibles. Local honey available.

07052 West Orange973-323-1711 VALLEY VINTAGE, 168 South Valley Rd. Open Mon-Sat. 11-6, Sun. 12-5. 2100 sq.ft., 25+ dealers. Antiques, vintage, collectibles, furniture, decor, kitchenware, jewelry, books, LPs, ephemera.

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BERNIE’S ANTIQUES & ARTIFACTS, 18 Central Ave Tues.-Sat. 11-6 & Sun. 11-5. Trains, Pottery, Lenox, Breweriana, Fenton, Petroliana, Van Briggle, Albums + Neon Signs. Qty.Dlrs. Invited.

08062 Mullica Hill 856-478-9810

OLD MILL ANTIQUE MALL, 1 S. Main Street. Open Daily, 11-5; Sat. 10-5. Antiques, glassware, records, coins, stamps, military items, collectible toys, trains, linens, books & ephemera.

08081 Sicklerville856-545-3187 CARNIVAL OF COLLECTABLES, 368 Cross Keys Rd. Open Wed.- Sat. 10am6pm, Sun. 10am-5pm. 12,000 sq.ft Antique & Arts Mall, over 100 dlrs. www.carnivalofcollectables.com

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TOMATO FACTORY ANTIQUE & DESIGN CENTER, 2 Somerset St. We Have It All! Open Mon. thru Sat. 10-5, Sun. 11-5. We have 38 Dealers. www.tomatofactoryantiques.com

08753 Toms River732-349-5764 MAIN STREET ANTIQUE CENTER 251 Main St. Open Mon.-Fri. 10am-3:30pm, Sat. 10am-4:30pm, Sun. 12-4:30pm.

ANTIQUES, 1 N. Main St. Wholesale & Retail. 4,500 sq. ft. furn. & smalls. See our Thielemann’s Antqs. Facebook page for photos & info. Open Sat. 10-4 & Sun. 12-4.

17350 NewOxford717-624-3800

ZELMA’S EMPORIUM (Formerly Golden Lane) 11 N. Water Street. Antiques, Americana, Art, Asian, Primitives, etc. Closed Mon., Tues.-Sat. 10-5, Sun. 12-5 or by appt. ZelmasAntiques.com

17361 Shrewsbury717-235-6637

SHREWSBURY ANTIQUE CENTER 65 N. Highland Dr. “A True Antique Mall” over 10,000 sq.ft. with over 55 dealers. Open 7 days, 10-5. Ample parking. Close to other shops in historic village.

18229 Jim Thorpe610-850-5660

ANTIQUES ON BROADWAY, 52 Broadway. Primitives, militaria, art, glass, autographs, pottery, guns, artifacts, coins and vintage collectibles. Open Wednesday through Sunday 10-5.

18944 Perkasie215-257-3564

TREASURE TROVE, 6 S. 7th Street. Estate jewelry, furniture, linens, vintage clothing, glass, china, books, toys, kitchenware, advertising, postcards. Primitives to Deco. Dealers Welcome. Mon.-Sat. 10-5. In business 42 years.

Guggenheim Museum Presents “Young Picasso In Paris”

Part Of The Picasso Celebration 1973–2023, Exhibition Will Feature “Le Moulin de la Galette”

The Guggenheim Museum will present “Young Picasso in Paris,” an intimate exhibition comprising a total of 10 paintings and works on paper executed during Pablo Picasso’s introduction to the French capital. Created over the course of one pivotal year, these works exemplify a period of stylistic experimentation and show his burgeoning mastery of character study. Picasso (b. 1881, Málaga, Spain; d. 1973, Mougins, France) arrived in Paris from Barcelona in the autumn of 1900, during the final weeks of the Universal Exhibition that included his own art in the Spanish pavilion. The ville lumière, or “city of lights,” captivated and ultimately transformed the 19-year-old Spaniard. He absorbed everything Paris had to offer over his initial two-month stay and during his return the following May through the end of 1901. Picasso patronized not only the art galleries, but also the bohemian cafés, raucous nightclubs, and sensational dance halls in the hilltop neighborhood of Montmartre. These sites of social gathering and the various types of people who frequented them quickly became a primary source of inspiration. The special exhibit will run from May 12 to Aug. 6.

Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Picasso’s death, “Young Picasso in Paris” will highlight a defining work, “Le Moulin de la Galette” (ca. Nov. 1900), from the Guggenheim collection. One of his first paintings executed in Paris, and sold by the artist shortly thereafter, “Le Moulin de la Galette” isalso the subject of an extensive conservation analysis and treatment project that will be unveiled with the exhibition. The famous dance hall, formerly a mill engaged in the

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717-684-0009

03/04/23, WILMINGTON, SAT. AT5PM, Antqs., glassware, artwork, adv./collec. Cast iron Kenton

Svgs. Bank safe, West German wall clock, child's Hoosier cabinet, Roseville pottery, adv. tins, toys, carn. glass, kitchen collec., milk bottles/ caps,crocks/ jugs, jewelry, military items, fishing items, stereo, oriental figurines, vtg. hats, oil lamps, magazines & more!, 1323 Newport Gap Pike, Delaware Estate Sale

03/09-11/23, SHIPSH EWANA, THURS. 10AM, FRI. 9AM & SAT. 8:30AM, 3-Day Antq.

Auction: 1926 Model TFord

Convert. truck-restored, 1921 & 1923 Model TFord truck depot hacks-restored, 1979 Lincoln

Continen. 2-dr., cast iron skillet & waffle iron collec., tools, signs/ adv., farm prim., weathervanes, country store, apple peeler/ kit. prim. collec., coffee bins/ grinders, hay carriers, firearms, Schuller cannon, +more!, Live & Online: 890 S. Van Buren St.; Auctionzip; liveauctioneers & proxibid.com, Chupp

Auctions

03/11/23, FREDERICK, SAT. AT 9AM, Nascar collec. of wellknown late Danny Guiffre.150+ pcs. orig. Nascar race-used sheet metal body parts w/sponsor decals, a complete Nascar body, signed helmets, orig. driver/ pit crew attire, etc. Life-sz. bull, die-cast Nascar, adv. signs, lg. vtg. movie cameras collec., vtg. toy guns collec., Coca-Cola, country store items, ephem., etc., Frederick Fairgrounds, 797 E. Patrick St., Bldg.12, Howard B. Parzow Auctioneer

03/13/23, WE STMO RE LAND, MON. AT5:15PM, Eclectic mix: 18th, 19th, 20th, & 21 cen. Antqs., prim., country painted, folk art, Victorian, early Amer., mid-cen. & mod., furn., fine art, trade/ other signs, weathervanes, African Amer. rag doll collec., oriental rug, stone/ redware/ pottery, art glass incl. Tiffany, glassware/ china/ porcelain, baskets, Mex. jewelry, glass walking sticks, fiber art collec., Online: https://flying-pigauctions.liveauctioneers.com, Flying Pig Auctions

03/09/23, BU R LINGTON, THURS. AT6:30PM, Antiques, Art, & Collectibles., Historic Burlington City, NJ, Burlington Antiques

03/11-12/23, W ILLOUGHBY, SAT. & SUN. AT10AM, Premier Collec. Firearms Auction. Military weapons from C.War - Vietnam. Lugers: Black Widow, US Colts incl.1848 & 1860, 1911's, long guns, Mausers from Japan, Norway, Russia, etc. Handguns incl. Colt, Smith & Wesson, Remington, Browning, Mauser, Colt collec. incl. 1900, 1902, 1905, 1908. Early sporting rifles., Live & Online: 38198 Willoughby Pkwy.; milestoneauctions.com; liveauctioneers, invaluable, + proxibid.com, Milestone Auctions

03/03/23, MANHEIM, FRI. AT 9AM, Pottery incl. Roseville Art pottery, dec. stoneware crocks/ jugs/ pitchers, redware plates + jars, Flow Blue china, gaudy ironstone, spatter/ rabbitware, apothecary jars, Stiegel cologne bottles, folk art, Strawser bird trees, trade signs/ adv., antq. baskets,'61 Gibson ES330TSunburst elec. guitar, pkt. watches, artwork, 100 lots furn. & more!, Live & Online: 768 Graystone Rd.; hessauctiongroup.com, Hess Auction Group

03/03/23, WAYN E SBO R O, THROUGH FRI., Furn., Silver, Antqs., Prim. Saddles/ horse tack, 100+ Hummels, Capredoni crystal sculptures, art glass, signed artwk., Leonardi ltd. wildlife prints, cast iron, lots of silver, figured mahog. cedar chest, Windsor chairs, oak chest of drawers, high-post bed, Maddox slant front desk, Queen Anne tea table, Chinese Chippendale wall table, etc., Online

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03/04/23, COPLAY, SAT. AT 10AM, Early dec. arts, primitives, farm, adv., Indian baskets/ pottery. Blue dec. stoneware: 'Man In The Moon' motif crock, etc., Early bottles, 1910 'Happy Days' Coca-Cola calendar, tins, cast iron pcs., slate checkerboards, treenware, wdn. rotating candle dipping mach., framed art pcs., 20"x17" Currier & Ives 'Battle of Bull Run,' furn. & more!, Grouse Hall Sporting Club, 3335 Levans Rd., Wotring Auction

03/04/23, HARRISBURG, SAT. AT10AM, Furn. incl. outdr., rugs, Sentry safe, desks, curio cabinets, Ridgeway tall case clock, Nathan Hale BR suite, Berkline steel chairs, Richardson Bros. DR suite, uphols. arm chairs, lamps, paintings/ prints, sculptures, glassware, antq./ mod. pewter, postcards, ephem., clocks, quilts, paperwts., glassware, hh, appliances, stereo equip., etc., Online Only: www.CordierAuction.com, Cordier Auctions & Appraisals

03/04/23, ORWIGSBURG, SAT. AT10AM, Firearms, Antqs., watchmkr. & machinist tools, Challenger coin-op game, Ma's Root Beer clock, book press, Friedlander jug, RR lanterns incl. Switch, Boy Scout items, pinups, breweriana, military items, 1900's German Calvary sword, furn., Howard Miller gfthr. clock, jewelry, coins/curr., toys, video games, electr., instruments, & collectibles., 1506 Centre Tpk., Blum's / Auction Time Bid Board

03/06/23, DILLSBU R G, MON.

AT6:15PM, 2 auctioneers: tools/box lots; furn. Smalls/collec., BR/ DR suites, bookcase, square china, sofa, decor, primitives, woodworking shop tools/ other tools, router/ stand, utility cabinets, & more!, 185 Logan Rd., Rte. 15, Hardy's Auction Service

03/06/23, EAST EARL, MON. AT 6PM, Town Hall Rest. lighted & ltr. signs, rotating beacon light, vtg. menus, antq./ vtg. restaurant decor, spongeware, scales, adv. signs, oyster tins, milk bottles, SS refrigerators/ freezers, vtg. milk shake mkr., tables/ chairs/ stools, cast skillets, flatware/ utensils, Coca-Cola glasses, 1970's Coke glasses in orig. boxes, vtg. 7-Up & more!, Online Only: www.pmorganauctions.com, Patrick Morgan Auction Services

03/08-09/23, GL E NMOO RE , WED. & THURS. AT9:30AM, Val. antqs., qty. artwork, glassware, collec., bronze statues, sterling silver, tools & hh. John Griffith Bethesda gfthr. clock, 2 oak china cab., dressers, gilded wall mirrors, full-sz. 4 poster bed, tins, brass deer, crocks, Zenith port. radio, record albums, vtg. linens, vtg. clothing/ shoes, cast iron skillets, Japanese block-style framed art, holiday & more!, 190 Lamb Tavern Ln., Barr Davis Auctioneeers

03/11/23, E PH RATA, SAT. AT 9AM, Antq./vtg. & mod. furn., blanket chests, lg. cherry corner cupboard, painted jelly cupboard, dry sink, washstand, clocks, lamps, lg. set Gorham sterling flatware, wdnware, pottery, antq. patchwk. quilts, 1929 linen sampler, antq./vtg. clothing, books, paper, vtg. children's & Boy Scout books, fam. Bibles, artwk., Coca-Cola collec., tools., Horst Auction Ctr., 50 Durlach Rd., Horst Auctioneers

03/11/23, GORDONVILLE, SAT. AT8AM, Gordonville Fire Co.55th Annual Spring "Mud Sale"Multi-venue, 15+ auctioneers. Collec., antqs., furniture, adv., country store, petroliana, tools, Amish crafts, quilts, live horses, hay, saddlery, machinery, shrubbery, plus much more!, Gordonville Fire Hall, 3204 Vigilant St., United Auctions

03/11/23, OX F O R D, SAT. AT 8:30AM, 30 guns, tools, early sled, stoneware crocks/ jugs, Fenton, 280 lots coins: 100+ silver dollars, silver eagles, 1909S VDB penny, fractional currency, early Indian head pennies, 50 Pesos gold pcs., proof sets & much more!, 1900 Bon Ox Rd., Larry Swartz, Auctioneer

03/15/23, YO R K, CLOSING

WED. AT6PM, 600+ lots! York, PAart/ collec. incl. orig. watercolors/ pastels/ oils, antqs./vtg. collec./furn., oak spool cab., step back corner cupboard, oak+pine washstands, jelly cupboard, 1920 Singer sew.mach.+ orig. base, dry sink, redware, crocks, Chinese sewing + woven baskets, early 1900's bottles, early Mason jars, sterling silver, etc., Online Only: JenningsAuction.com, Jennings Auction Group

03/16/23, E PH R ATA, THU R S. ATNOON, 325 lots Coins & Currency. Silver dollars, proof sets: 1938, 1940, etc., 40+ pcs. Indian cents incl. 1877 & 1858, 40+ half cents, 1909-S VDB cents, 10 pcs. gold bullion/ U.S., non-slabbed gold, sm. currency: Mountville, Manheim, Honeybrook, Quarryville, lg. currency: Ephrata, Mount Joy., Live & Online: 50 Durlach Rd.; horstauction.com; hibid.com, Horst Auctioneers

03/18/23, EPHRATA, SAT. AT 9AM, 670 lots Antq. Tools, edge tools, wdn. molding planes, metal planes, meas. devices, machinist tools, Cooper's tools, hammers, wdn./ metal braces, rt. angle & offset brace drills, leatherworking, blacksmith tools, primitives s s.a. early 'hornless' anvils, Stanley #902 oak tool box w/contents, antq. tool parts, books: ref., antq./repro. manu. catalogs., Live & Online: 50 Durlach Rd.; horstauction.com; hibid.com, Horst Auctioneers

TEXAS

03/05/23, AUSTIN, SUN. AT NOON, 222 lots, impressive array Religious & Indigenous African Art, Artifacts, Tools, Relics & Ceremonial Objects from 19th/20th cen., Online: www.KingsAuctions.com; LiveAuctioneers.com, Kings Auctions, Inc.

03/09-12/23, ATLANTA, THURS.-SUN., Antique Market, 3650 Jonesboro Rd. SE, Atlanta Expo Center, North Bldg.

04/06-08/23, ATLANTA, THURS.-SUN., Antique Market, 3650 Jonesboro Rd. SE, Atlanta Expo Center, North Bldg.

04/07-08/23, IOWACITY, FRI.

12-6 & SAT. 9-3, 17th Annual Iowa City Postcard, Stamp & Ephemera Show, 4265 Oak Crest Hill Rd. SE, Johnson Co. 4-H Fairgrounds, Bldg. C

INDIANA

03/19/23, INDIANAPOLIS, SUN.

9-3, LARGE Antq./Vtg. Advertising Show, 1202 E. 38th St., Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Ctr.

MARYLAND

03/18/23, ROCKVILLE, SAT. 10-

4, Political Ephemera Show, 1750 Rockville Pk., Rockville Hilton, MD

04/01/23, ELKTON, SAT. 10-3, From the Farmhouse Spring Antique Show, 4640 Telegraph Rd., Cecil Co. Fairgrounds, Edward Walls Bldg.

04/01/23, NORTH EAST, SAT. 8-

2, East Nottingham Antiques Barn Sale, 211 Brick Meeting House Rd., North East, MD

04/22/23, BERLIN, SAT. 9AM3PM, Early Country Antiques & Primitive Goods Show, 3558 US Route 62, Heritage Community Center

Cordier Auctions & Appraisals

03/04-05/23, MAURICETOWN, SAT. 10-5 & SUN. 11-4, 49th Annual Winter/Spring Antique Show, 9544 Noble St., Mauricetown Fire Hall

04/15-16/23, BINGHAMTON, SAT. 10-5 & SUN. 10-4, Antique Show, 907 Upper Front St., SUNY Broome Ice Center

NEW JERSEY NEW YORK OHIO

03/25-26/23, COLUMBUS, SAT.SUN., Antiques & Designer Items Market, 717 E. 17th Ave., Ohio Expo Center

03/04-05/23, BATH, SAT. 9-4 & SUN. 10-3, 14th Annual Antiques Show, 6600 Jacksonville Rd., Gov. Wolf Historic Site

03/04/23, BATH, SAT. 10-3, 8th Annual Chestnut Street Antiques Show & Sale, 109 S. Chestnut Street, Christ Church of Bath, UCC

03/24-25/23, LANCASTER, FRI. 10-6 & SAT. 10-4, 46th Annual Post Card Show, 1383 Arcadia Rd., Lancaster Farm & Home Center

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SAT. 10-4 & SUN. 10-3, Elverson Antique Show & Sale, 4897 North Twin Valley Rd., Twin Valley High School

LANCASTER, SUN. 92, Lancaster Doll, Toy & Teddy Bear Show, 1383 Arcadia Rd., Lancaster Farm & Home Center

TO 04/23/23, BERWYN, EVERYSAT. & SUN., 9AM-4PM TH R OUGH AP R ., Indoor/Outdoor Vtg. Flea, 270 W. Swedesford Rd., Berwyn Vintage Flea Market

PENNSYLVANIA VIRGINIA

03/04-05/23, CHANTILLY, SAT. 9-6 & SUN. 11-5, The DC BIG FLEAAntiques Market, 4320 Chantilly Shopping Center, Dulles Expo Center