Coeur d’Alene Galleries and The Coeur d’Alene Art Auction proudly announce the 2020, 33rd annual, “March In Montana” Auction. This event is offering the quality fine art and Cowboy and Indian collectibles that bidders have come to expect! The 2020 event will be held at the Great Falls Elks Lodge, No. 214, at 500 1st Avenue South. Bidding is live online via iCollector.com with absentee bidding currently available and red hot with over 700 pieces to bid on!
Some outstanding selections of feature pieces:
Lot 69
Navajo Blanket 6’3″ x 4’5″. Transitional Serape/Blanket featuring fine serrated diamonds and half diamonds down the center with finely-serrated zigzag meanders across each end field. Woven from all Native handspun, very smooth, old, long staple Churro sheep wool on a wool warp. Circa 1900. $1,500-2,500
Lot 254
Sioux Beaded Man’s Vest 17″ wide x 22″ long with buffalo nickel buttons, fully pictorial beaded front and back, lined with floral patterned trade cloth. Circa 1930. $600-900
Lot 536
Bob Kuhn (1920-2007) Herd King 18″ x 26″ acrylic on paper Signed lower right $20,000-$30,000 Provenance: Private Collection, Bonners Ferry, ID.
Lot 668
Edward Bohlin Silver Parade Saddle 14″ seat. Silver mounted, beautifully engraved with intricate floral patterns. Trademark Bohlin-made raised silver buffalo head on the horn cap. Includes matching martingale, headstall with Bohlin marked bit, and tapaderos with silver horse and star embellishments. Engraved “J.P.J., John Paul Jones, Garden City, Kansas” on rear of cantle, as well as “Made for E.C. Roden” on Bohlin shield on seat. Circa 1945. $30,000-40,000
Both sessions on Friday March 20th and Saturday March 21st, 2020 open for live bidding at 11AM Mountain Time. Bidders are encouraged to register early, put in their maximum bids as early as possible, and be sure to ask questions through email or phone directly to the auctioneer. March In Montana provides industry leading service and knowledge and are exited to work with every bidder and consignor at this event.