ESTATE AUCTION: Dr. James W. Thorpen

This auction will feature Dr. Thorpen's extensive lifetime collection of Western and Indian antiques, including 50+ fine examples of Plains Indian beadwork, Navajo rugs, Chimayo weavings, and stone and metal artifacts. There will also be artwork, US and German WW2 militaria, and many more quality antiques from his home.

If you do not live in the Casper area, it will be well worth the trip to Casper to attend this high quality sale.

The auction begins at 10am on Saturday, October 15. Previews will be held on Friday evening October 14 from 6pm to 8pm, and on Saturday morning from 8am to 10am.

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The sale will feature a WYOMING SHEEPWAGON and will include

Dr. Thorpen's INDIAN COLLECTION of 50+ pieces of Plains Indian beadwork, including several outstanding Plateau pictorial beaded bags, a fully beaded Sioux or Cheyenne vest, an outstanding Great Lakes bandolier bag, moccasins, sashes, Sioux knife sheath, Apache awl case, hair pipe breastplate, belts, and more;

INDIAN ARTIFACT COLLECTION including arrowheads, scrapers, manos/metates, hide scraper, and metal trade points;

NAVAJO RUGS and Chimayo weavings;

MILITARIA including World War 2 Nazi items, items from Dr. Thorpen's service as medical Officer on the USS Coral Sea aircraft carrier; US cavalry scabbards, holster, etc.; collection of reproduction Western law enforcement badges;

ANTIQUES & PRIMITIVES Large Simplex time clock from the Natrona Motor Company of Casper; tin candle mold, strawberry carved butter mold, snowshoes, dovetailed copper pans, railroad lanterns, quilts (one is a friendship quilt with Cody, Wyoming signatures); set of four early folk art carved chairs in the German Black Forest tradition; oak highchair that converts to a stroller; SINGER 221-1 Featherweight sewing machine;

STERLING SILVER 71 piece set of "Royal Danish" by International without monograms, Black,Starr, & Gorham candlesticks, sterling bowl and dishes; Birk's Regency Silverplated salt cellars with cobalt glass liners;

COWBOY & WESTERN items including the original painted wooden sign from the Harry Yesness Ranch of Casper; a nice selection of early Stetson (and other) cowboy hats (some from A. J. Mokler's collection and one signed by 1930s Cheyenne Frontier Days contestants); Stetson company advertising including a rare early promotional book "In and Around the Stetson Factory"; Western & Wyoming books; Furstnow chaps, spurs, branding irons, and much more!

ART Many framed photographs by L. A. Huffman of Western scenes, three large hand tinted photographs of Indians by Huffman and Barthelmess from the Coffrin Gallery, Miles City, Montana, oil paintings including a landscape "In the Pasture" by listed artist Aubrey Dale Greer (1904-1998); carved antique Chinese ivory doctor's doll; limited edition James Bama print "Little Fawn Cree Indian Girl";

BUFFALO BILL items including a 1910 real estate document with references to the Carter Ranch and Irma Hotel signed by him, a 16mm film entitled "Buffalo Bill at Irma Hotel and Oil Field" (possibly one of a kind); framed prints and photographs;

And many more great items too numerous to list! Plan on a full and fun day!