Holabird's Wild West Relics Auction Held April 6th-7th & 13th-14th Featured 2,300 Lots in Over 60 Collecting Categories
A large California Gold Rush-era gold and quartz nugget sold for $25,000; an original 1881 photograph of a 13-man posse in Arizona brought $8,750; and a trove of letters from 1883-1886 pertaining to the Bisbee Massacre-- and Apache attacks in Arizona brought $12,187 in Holabird Western Americana Collections' Wild West Relics Auction split between two weekends -- April 6th-7th and April 13th-14th -- online and live at the gallery in Reno, Nev.
It was a massive event, one that required a break between Sessions 1-2 and 3-4 it was so sprawling. Fully 2,300 lots came up for bid in over 60 collecting categories over the four days. Hundreds of lots went up for grabs, featuring many one-of-a-kind discoveries and great rarities. The sale came on the heels of a timed auction held two weeks earlier that also saw a lot of action.
Day 1, on Saturday, April 6th, contained 563 lots of art, jewelry, Native Americana, maps, World's Fair/Expositions, books, autographs, photographs, tools and the Wilcox photo archive.
Online bidding was facilitated by iCollector.com, LiveAuctrioneers.com and Invaluable.com. Anyone owning a collection that might fit into a Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC auction is encouraged to get in touch. The firm travels throughout the U.S., to see and pick up collections. The company has agents all over America and will travel to inspect most collections.
To learn more about Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC, visit www.holabirdamericana.com. Updates are posted often.
Fred Holabird