North American Auction Company: Native Roots & Western Trails: A Historic Heritage Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Native Roots & Western Trails: A Historic Heritage Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 22,112.00 |
| Auction Date | June 21, 2025 - June 21, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 39,425.00 |
| Sale Number | #19773 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 74,575.00 |
| Total Lots | 138 | ||
| Sold Lots | 89 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 57,750.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 64.49% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 107,250.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 49 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 20.62% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 606 | nine cabinet cards with later photos of some of the most important and historic Native American's of the West during the 19th-century. |
19th-century. | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,408.00 | |
| 337 | designed by Sascha Maurer | advertisement for Flexible Flyer and the Minnesota Arrowhead Association, |
1940s | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,088.00 |
| 140 | David Humphreys Miller (1918 - 1992) | "Black Elk" |
circa 1950-60s. | USD 1,300.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 768.00 |
| 265 | a collection of Letters from Standing Rock Indian Service Agent James McLaughlin, circa 1883 and 1890, authorization to arrest Sitting Bull. |
circa 1883 and 1890 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 768.00 | |
| 14 | Edward Sheriff Curtis (1868-1952) | "Shell Ornaments - Quinault" |
dated 1912. | USD 1,250.00 - 2,250.00 | USD 704.00 |
| 392 | Will James | hand engraved copper etching plate signed by Will James (1892-1942), from circa 1920-1930?s. |
circa 1920-1930?s. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 640.00 |
| 177 | John James Audubon | "The Original Water-Color Paintings by John James Audubon for The Birds Of America" |
1966 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 608.00 |
| 431 | "The Original Water-Color Paintings by John James Audubon for The Birds Of America," |
1966 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 608.00 | |
| 158 | Yellowstone National Park metal painted sign with embossed lettering. |
circa 1930's | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 576.00 | |
| 371 | by John Baldwin. | Indian Guns, Spears, and Shields |
2002 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 512.00 |
| 415 | Laton Alton Huffman | "Round Up Breaking Camp" |
USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 512.00 | |
| 27 | by John Baldwin. | Indian War Clubs of the American Frontier |
2001 | USD 450.00 - 900.00 | USD 480.00 |
| 181 | attributed to Giovanni Tiepelo | this original sketch attributed to Giovanni Tiepelo an Italian artist born in 1696 and died in 1770. |
USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 448.00 | |
| 26 | by John Baldwin. | "Tomahawks Pipe Axes" |
1995 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 384.00 |
| 241 | Ellsworth Young | U.S. Government issued War Bond poster |
circa 1918. | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 384.00 |
| 310 | Personal Memoirs of P.H. Sheridan, General United States |
1888, published by Charles L. Webster & Company of New York, and the press of Jenkins & McCowan. | USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 352.00 | |
| 80 | by John Baldwin. | Knives and Beaded Sheaths |
1997 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 320.00 |
| 216 | by John Baldwin. | Pipe Bags - Tobacco Bags |
2004 | USD 450.00 - 900.00 | USD 320.00 |
| 224 | Edward Sheriff Curtis (1868-1952) | "Snakes and Antelopes at Oraibi" |
1921 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 320.00 |
| 48 | Philip R. Goodwin | "An Unexpected Meeting" |
USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 288.00 | |
| 67 | by Norm Flayderman. | The Bowie Knife: Unsheathing an American Legend |
2004 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 288.00 |
| 97 | by Elizabeth Custer, | "Boots and Saddles" |
1885 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 288.00 |
| 344 | by Natalie Curtis Burlin, | "The Indians' Book" |
1923 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 288.00 |
| 527 | This is a nice, mid-to-late 20th century gunstock club from the Plains with a painted and tacked finish. |
mid-to-late 20th century | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 288.00 | |
| 66 | John Baldwin. | Bows Arrows & Quivers |
1999 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 256.00 |
![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
