Reata Pass Auction Productions of Humboldt, Arizona, presents its sale of the 40 year collection of a prominent Northwest Coast antiques dealer and auctioneer, July 10, 11, and 12.
The auction, which takes place at 3525 S. Hwy 69 (in Humboldt), will include the "Howard Hughes 1936 Lincoln Boat tail Speedster," as well as the original race car "Mellow Yellow" used by Tom Cruise in the movie, Days of Thunder.
An outstanding variety of antiques to be auctioned includes: an 8’ tall Tiffany grandfather clock dated 1895; Rancho Santa Fe Mediterranean style dining room table, buffet corner hutch from the 1920’s; bow front china hutch; early English biscuit store display; dog head chairs; couches; oak desks; carved lion chairs; lawyer’s stacking bookcase; fainting couch; a marble and brass lobby table from the set of "Friends"; bowie knives, a cannon from the estate of Davis Holmes (founder of Harry & David’s); Ginger Rogers poster for Roxie Hart; Ginger Rogers’ personal necklace, given to her by Fred Astaire; a collection of French clocks, fine art by O.C. Seltzer, Olaf Weinhorst, N. P. Creasman, L. Taylor, Michael Coleman, Sisley, and others.
Other desirable items included in the auction are: German dolls; a "Shirley Temple" doll; gas pumps from Shell, Poly, and Union 76; a giant Toledo scale; old advertising signs; quilts; Indian beadwork pieces; two spectacular Chief’s blankets; Kachina dolls; Western memorabilia of boots, hats, spurs, chaps, and some excellent silver saddles; cuckoo clocks; German deer heads; numerous animal mounts; life-size wooden Indians; bronzes; old toys; a mechanical bank, circa 1880’s; an arrowhead collection; wristwatches and pocket watches; pottery by Van Briggle, Roseville, Weller, Royal Doulton; a carved ivory triptych; estate and modern jewelry; parlor lamps; glass by Tiffany, Galle, Lalique, and Webb; a jukebox by AMI, standup one-arm bandit floor model; a coin collection of gold bullion, old Morgan’s, collector coins, and others.
Unique items include a carved carousel Ostrich; an 1800’s child’s carriage; a silver Bohlin parade saddle; Ted Flowers parade saddle; Heiser saddle with headstall; Tom Mix silver parade shirt; and a pre-Columbian collection from the estate of C. W. Slagle, featuring a very fine Mayan jade mask.
Also featured in the sale are a large collection of guns, including; a Colt AR-15, Auto-Ordinance's, Interport Delta's, Sig Saur 522, Ruger Mini-14s, Cobra SWD Inc. Firearms, Intretec's, M1 Carbine's, LAW Grizzly 50 cal, Steyr Aug's, a superb collection of Winchesters including, 92's, 94's, 76's, 73's, 95's, and 70's and a beautiful ‘92 Winchester by master engraver Rachel Wells, a Bald Eagle Commemorative, a Canadian Centennial, a ‘94 Roosevelt Commemorative, a large collection of hunting rifles, custom Weatherby’s with high grade custom Swarovski sights, Mossberg shotguns, WW Greener, a Parker Bros. Trojan 12 ga. pre-war, Remington Model 11 engraved, S & W's, black powder pistols, including officers pistols, knuckledusters, Kimbers, Browning’s, Ruger’s, Sig’s, Beretta’s, an interesting collection of Colt's with factory letters from Tucson Copper Queen Mining Bisbee, Cincinnati Ohio, El Paso Texas, Colt SAA U.S. Cavalry Series in prime Custer range, several engraved Colts including a Colt S.A. from Denise Thirion with letter, a large commemorative collection from the Kansas Series Collection, a very fine Colt SAA U.S. Cavalry Ainsworth inspected serial # 1912, an 1860 Army engraved, and many other collector firearms.
"This is our best sale in a decade and not to be missed," say the owners of Reata Pass Auction Productions. "This is where the bargains are!"
Catalogs and images are available online at www.auctionproductions.com. Phone (928) 632-8000; Fax (928) 632-0107.
Sale participants can bid live, submit a phone bid, absentee bid, or bid online at proxybid.com, icollector.com, and liveauctioneers.com.
John R. Gangel Auctioneer, California Bond # MS2008534