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.

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.

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

Title is Rushing Lightning Ogalalla Sioux 1913. Original frame. Rushing Lightning is also known as Little Moccasin or Wakee-wata-keepee, the subject of a story written by Major Guido Ilges while serving as the Commander of the Fort Benton Montana Military Post. 15 3/8" by 17 1/2" framed, 6 1/2" by 8 1/2" unframed. No damage or repairs.

27" by 41" unframed. 36 1/2" by 50 1/2" framed. Dan Mieduch (Born 1947) is active/lives in Arizona, Michigan. Dan Mieduch is known for Cowboy, frontier history and genre painting. A representational oil painter of cowboys, both historic and contemporary, Dan Mieduch has lived in Arizona since 1975. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, and was drawing by the age of seven. During high school, he took night art classes and began working in both oils and watercolors. His father had a bar, and he sold his wildlife paintings to patrons for forty dollars each. He earned a B.S. Degree from the University of Michigan in industrial design in 1969 and then served in the Army Medical Corps for eighteen months as a command artist in the Canal Zone. He worked for a commercial illustration studio in Detroit, and then determining to be a fine artist, focused on what he perceived as a simpler time--the early 20th century American frontier. He moved to Phoenix, Arizona where he has had gallery representation and a successful career.

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.