Bidspirit auctions | Blackwell Auctions Auction Oct 11, 2025
Blackwell Auctions, Oct 11, 2025. 400 lots, estimates 100 - 35000 USD.
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The 2025 American Sale
Without a doubt, the best selection of Americana we’ve ever offered.
SATURDAY, October 11, 2025
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ORIGINAL WHITE HOUSE ITEMS
A pair of lamps from the Rose Guest Room (aka The Queen’s Bedroom) from the Kennedy White House. Mamie Eisenhower’s side table. Original White House china pieces from the Clinton and Bush administrations. A sterling silver tablespoon, engraved with “Presidents House, ” mid 20th century. Many fascinating pieces, including items signed by the Kennedys, Johnsons and others.
RARE BOOKS
A first printing (May 1936) of Gone with the Wind, signed by Margaret Mitchell. A numbered and signed William Faulkner first edition of Idyll in the Desert. Several important early American books, some extremely scarce. And two original, handwritten and illustrated manuscripts of Elvira C. Garner’s Ezekiel children’s books.
IMPORTANT FINE ART
A watercolor and gouache painting by John Singer Sargent. An oil of New York by Hayley Lever. Two Florida Highwaymen paintings by Robert Butler. A signed Edward S. Curtis platinum print.
SPORTS CARDS & MEMORABILIA
A world-class selection of basketball cards, including rookies of George Mikan, Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Pete Maravich, Jerry West, Julius Erving, Moses Malone, Michael Jordan, and many others. Dozens of 1910 Sporting Life baseball cards, including Napoleon Lajoie, Joe Tinker and other Hall of Famers. Signed baseballs of Ted Williams and Derek Jeter. A postcard from Babe Ruth. Signed boxing glove by Muhammad Ali.
MILITARIA & FIREARMS
Nice selection of personal items from General William Yarborough (“Father of the Green Berets”). Several Civil War through Vietnam War items. Antique and modern firearms, including Colt Single Actions, Remington, Winchester, and many others, some very hard to find.
COINS & CURRENCY
Rare coins and bills, many graded, including a $1,000 bill, several National Currency rarities, key date Morgan dollars, a 1793 U.S. cent, an 1801 dollar and more.
AND MUCH MORE (AS USUAL)
Tintypes of Civil War soldiers, as well as African American women. Early cigar advertising. Pedal cars. Important documents, some by U.S. presidents. A group of 19th-century ship journals. A pre-Revolutionary War land document signed by the sons of William Penn.
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Lots in this catalog (400)
- Lot 1: DAVID YORKE, O/B of Native American Chief — $2,000 - $4,000
- Lot 2: 1940s NC Jeweler's Advertising Wall Clock — $600 - $1,200
- Lot 3: Large 1915 Sterling Silver Horse Trophy — $4,500 - $6,000
- Lot 4: 1948 Bowman GEORGE MIKAN Rookie SGC 7.5 — $35,000 - $45,000
- Lot 5: 1:2 Scale WELLS FARGO Stage Coach Model, 6' Long — $1,500 - $3,000
- Lot 6: ROBERT BUTLER Highwayman Collaboration, Daniel — $2,000 - $4,000
- Lot 7: ROBERT BUTLER Highwayman, Deer & Hunter — $2,000 - $4,000
- Lot 8: 1934 $1000 Federal Reserve Note, PCGS EF-45 — $3,000 - $4,000
- Lot 9: Colt Single Action Army Cavalry Revolver — $2,000 - $4,000
- Lot 10: JOHN SINGER SARGENT, Watercolor & Gouache — $15,000 - $25,000
- Lot 11: Historic Table Made of WHITE HOUSE Wood — $5,000 - $10,000
- Lot 12: Pair of Lamps from KENNEDY WHITE HOUSE — $6,000 - $12,000
- Lot 13: 1986 Fleer MICHAEL JORDAN Rookie PSA EX 5 — $4,000 - $8,000
- Lot 14: Zippo Bell Aircraft 1937-1942 Lighter — $400 - $800
- Lot 15: 1840s American School Double Portrait, Children — $2,000 - $4,000
- Lot 16: 1839 Coin Silver Trophy, Terre Haute, Indiana — $400 - $800
- Lot 17: Rare Book: 1792 John Adams, Defense, Paris Vol. I — $400 - $800
- Lot 18: Vintage Murray Wrecker Pedal Car, Bob Olson — $500 - $1,000
- Lot 19: Green Beret Gen. Yarborough, Signed Photo w JFK — $300 - $600
- Lot 20: BOB PIERCY Bronze Cowboy, Sierra Solitude — $500 - $1,000
- Lot 21: George Rodrigue, BLUE DOG Katrina New Orleans — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 22: 1931 Mills BELL BOY 1c Trade Stimulator — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 23: THE PROTECTOR Palm Pistol, Minneapolis Arms — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 24: 19C Ambrotype of African American Woman — $400 - $800
- Lot 25: ELVIRA C. GARNER Ezekiel Orig Books & Dolls — $8,000 - $16,000
- Lot 26: PINKERTON Wanted Poster, "Yeggmen" 1905 — $250 - $500
- Lot 27: ALLAN PINKERTON Signed Detective Report, 1878 — $400 - $800
- Lot 28: Historic ALLAN PINKERTON 1861 Spy Document — $10,000 - $20,000
- Lot 29: TIFFANY & CO. 18k Gold Anemone Earrings — $2,500 - $5,000
- Lot 30: Rare ELVIS PRESLEY Full Final Concert Ticket PSA — $4,000 - $8,000
- Lot 31: Remington 1863 New Model Army Revolver — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 32: HAYLEY LEVER, Oil on Board NYC Painting — $500 - $1,000
- Lot 33: 1916 Old Taylor Whiskey Pint, Prohibition Era Bottle — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 34: 1916 Old Taylor Whiskey Pint, Prohibition Era Bottle — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 35: 19C Sailor Carved Whale Rib Bone Cribbage Board — $600 - $1,200
- Lot 36: Vintage Confederate States Third National Flag — $300 - $600
- Lot 37: Antique 45-Star American Flag 1896-1908 — $100 - $200
- Lot 38: 1955 Taiwan Air Force Aluminum Desk Model — $200 - $400
- Lot 39: Rare Book: 1816 Naval Monument, War of 1812 — $400 - $800
- Lot 40: Antique Coston Sedgley Parachute Flare Pistol — $100 - $200
- Lot 41: Vintage COCA COLA 48 Inch Porcelain Button Sign — $500 - $1,000
- Lot 42: Vintage Pittsburgh Green Cab Stand Sign — $200 - $400
- Lot 43: SALADA TEA Porcelain Glass Advertising Sign — $300 - $600
- Lot 44: BUSTER BROWN Shoe Store Advertising Seats — $400 - $800
- Lot 45: Vintage Selz Shoes Advertising Fitting Stool — $100 - $200
- Lot 46: HARRY ROSELAND (aft.) Antique Textile Artwork — $400 - $800
- Lot 47: 1863 Civil War, Harper's Weekly Bound Volume — $300 - $600
- Lot 48: Rare 1890s Key West Cigar Advertising Sign — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 49: Rare 1890s Key West Cigar Advertising Sign — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 50: EDWARD S. CURTIS, Maid of Dreams, 1909 Print — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 51: African American Woman & White Child 6th Plate — $400 - $800
- Lot 52: Ambrotype of a Seated Woman Quarter Plate — $300 - $600
- Lot 53: Early American 1810 Masonic Longcase Clock — $600 - $1,200
- Lot 54: (19) Silver Walking Liberty Half Dollars — $300 - $600
- Lot 55: (20) Silver Barber Half Dollars — $400 - $800
- Lot 56: 1910 Sporting Life JOE TINKER Card BVG 5.5 — $400 - $800
- Lot 57: APOLLO 11 Coin SPACE FLOWN — $100 - $200
- Lot 58: African-American Doll: Bahr & Proschild 277 — $300 - $600
- Lot 59: 19C BLACK AMERICANA Head Walking Stick — $300 - $600
- Lot 60: Carson City Uncirculated Morgan Silver Dollars (3) — $600 - $1,200
- Lot 61: Coins: (20) 1921 Morgan Silver Dollars, D, P & S — $600 - $800
- Lot 62: 2019 US PALLADIUM $25 Eagle One Ounce Coin — $1,000 - $1,500
- Lot 63: Rare Dionne Quintuplets Memorabilia Group — $600 - $1,200
- Lot 64: 1985 Nike MICHAEL JORDAN Rookie, BGS 9 Mint — $1,500 - $2,000
- Lot 65: 2001 SP Auth Signed MICHAEL JORDAN #'d to 75 — $2,000 - $4,000
- Lot 66: 1980 Topps BIRD ERVING MAGIC Triple Card — $2,500 - $3,500
- Lot 67: 1780 Continental Army Promissory Note to Widow — $400 - $800
- Lot 68: John C. Calhoun Original Booklets 1834 - 1841 (3) — $200 - $400
- Lot 69: 1940s U.S. Senate Page Lapel Pin, 10k Gold — $200 - $400
- Lot 70: (3) Acoma Pueblo Pottery Pieces — $200 - $400
- Lot 71: (3) Hopi Pottery Pieces, incl Navasie Frog Woman — $200 - $400
- Lot 72: (2) Sally Garcia, Laguna Pueblo Pottery Vases — $200 - $400
- Lot 73: Michael Kirk Sterling & 14k Gold Cuff Bracelet — $300 - $600
- Lot 74: Navajo Sterling Silver Cuff Bracelet, High Relief — $200 - $400
- Lot 75: BILL CLINTON White House Dinner Plate — $2,000 - $4,000
- Lot 76: GEORGE W. BUSH White House Staff Mess Plate — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 77: WHITE HOUSE Sterling Silver Spoon, 1926-1974 — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 78: Side Table from EISENHOWER White House — $1,500 - $3,000
- Lot 79: JFK & Jackie Signed Photo to WH Officer — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 80: JACKIE KENNEDY, Signed Photograph w JFK — $400 - $800
- Lot 81: LBJ & Lady Bird Johnson, Signed Photo — $200 - $400
- Lot 82: LBJ & Lady Bird Johnson, Signed Photo to WH Usher — $400 - $800
- Lot 83: Rare Ronson De-Light Walking Stick Lighter, FDR — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 84: RARE White House Landscape Report to FDR, 1935 — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 85: White House Library, Signed by Lady Bird Johnson — $300 - $600
- Lot 86: White House Library, Signed by Lady Bird Johnson — $300 - $600
- Lot 87: TOM SAUBERT Native American Oil Painting — $300 - $600
- Lot 88: GRANT WOOD, "Honorary Degree" Lithograph — $800 - $1,200
- Lot 89: WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT Signed Appointment — $300 - $600
- Lot 90: Presidential Seal Sherry or Port Stems, Set of 8 — $300 - $600
- Lot 91: Presidential Seal Cordial Glass Stems, Set of 8 — $300 - $600
- Lot 92: White House Christmas Candy Bowl — $200 - $400
- Lot 93: (4) RONALD REAGAN Memorabilia Items — $200 - $400
- Lot 94: White House Sugar Container, WH Packets — $200 - $400
- Lot 95: RONALD REAGAN Nike Golf Balls (6), in Box — $100 - $200
- Lot 96: U.S. Presidential Seal Jacket Patch — $200 - $400
- Lot 97: R.A. MILLER, (2) Folk Art Paintings, Georgia — $400 - $800
- Lot 98: Colt 1851 Navy U.S. Army Contract Revolver — $2,000 - $4,000
- Lot 99: Savage Navy Percussion Revolver — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 100: GONE WITH THE WIND, 1st Printing SIGNED — $10,000 - $20,000
- Lot 101: WILLIAM FAULKNER Signed First Edition, 1931 — $2,000 - $4,000
- Lot 102: 15" Sterling Silver Ewer, NYC Bishop's Family — $1,500 - $3,000
- Lot 103: 1966 BEATLES D.C. Stadium Ticket PSA 4 — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 104: President JAMES POLK Content ALS, Mexican War — $6,000 - $12,000
- Lot 105: 1960s Old Forester Bourbon Quart Bottle — $200 - $400
- Lot 106: Gold $20 Double Eagle 1924, 14k Pendant Diamonds — $4,000 - $5,000
- Lot 107: Rare Coin: 1801 Draped Bust $1, NGC AU50 — $8,000 - $12,000
- Lot 108: 1922 $10 Gold Certificate, PMG Graded VF30 — $300 - $400
- Lot 109: Rare Coin: 1793 U.S. One Cent, VG Detail — $5,000 - $7,500
- Lot 110: Sidway Topliff Packard Tandem Pedal Car — $800 - $1,600
- Lot 111: Mid-19th C US Army Officer Epaulettes — $100 - $200
- Lot 112: Civil War US Navy Officer Belt and Buckle — $200 - $400
- Lot 113: TED WILLIAMS Signed Baseball — $200 - $400
- Lot 114: Yankees Signed 1996 WS Ball, Derek Jeter — $300 - $600
- Lot 115: Yogi Berra Don Larsen Signed Baseball JSA — $300 - $600
- Lot 116: TED WILLIAMS Signed Card, Museum Invitation — $200 - $400
- Lot 117: 1927 Hack Wilson World Series Pin — $200 - $400
- Lot 118: 1939 Sterling Enamel Baseball Charm Bracelet — $200 - $400
- Lot 119: Yankees 1955 World Series Press Charm Bracelet — $200 - $400
- Lot 120: BABE RUTH Handwritten Postcard to Friend, 1947 — $600 - $1,200
- Lot 121: Harley Davidson Bike Chain Skull Sterling Bracelet — $300 - $600
- Lot 122: Harley Davidson Bike Chain Logo Sterling Bracelet — $200 - $400
- Lot 123: 1986 Fleer MICHAEL JORDAN Sticker, SGC 8 — $750 - $1,000
- Lot 124: 1986 Fleer MICHAEL JORDAN Rookie, Raw High Grade — $5,000 - $7,500
- Lot 125: 1970s Mego CAPTAIN AMERICA 8" Action Figure — $600 - $1,200
- Lot 126: 19th Century Iron Spurs 6 Point Rowels — $100 - $200
- Lot 127: US Model 1903 Cavalry Spurs by Buermann — $100 - $200
- Lot 128: Pair of Wescott & Sons Spurs with Straps — $100 - $200
- Lot 129: 1750 Pennsylvania Land Warrant [William Penn] — $400 - $800
- Lot 130: Rare Book: 1785 Histoire de Kentucky, Daniel Boone — $2,000 - $4,000
- Lot 131: Rare Book: Th. Jefferson's Notes on Virginia, 1800 — $1,500 - $3,000
- Lot 132: Rare Book: 1731 Florida Conquest, Vander Aa Vol. I — $400 - $800
- Lot 133: Civil War Era Wostenholm IXL Bowie Knife — $400 - $800
- Lot 134: Morse USN Mark V Divers Knife — $300 - $600
- Lot 135: AMELIA EARHART Original Photograph — $600 - $1,200
- Lot 136: 1934 $500 Federal Reserve Note — $1,000 - $1,500
- Lot 137: Rare Coin: 1877 Indian Head Cent, NGC AU53 — $3,000 - $4,000
- Lot 138: Gold Coin: 1881 $10 U.S. Eagle, Liberty — $1,500 - $2,000
- Lot 139: Currency: 1902 CHARITON Iowa $20 Note — $500 - $1,000
- Lot 140: Early 20C Navajo Weaving, Whirling Logs Rug — $600 - $1,200
- Lot 141: TOM TAPIA San Juan Pueblo Miniature Pot — $200 - $400
- Lot 142: ALICE CLING Navajo Pottery Vase — $200 - $400
- Lot 143: Santa Clara Pueblo Blackware Pottery — $200 - $400
- Lot 144: DARRELL DAVIS (Texas), Bronze Eagle Sculpture — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 145: Pocket Watch, WWI Patriotic Case, Great Seal — $400 - $800
- Lot 146: 21-Jewel ILLINOIS Grade 509 Pocket Watch — $200 - $400
- Lot 147: MUHAMMAD ALI, Fossil Watch, Signed Photo — $500 - $1,000
- Lot 148: MUHAMMAD ALI, Signed Photo, JSA Letter — $500 - $1,000
- Lot 149: MUHAMMAD ALI Signed Boxing Glove — $400 - $800
- Lot 150: King of Thailand Presentation Bowl, Gen. Yarborough — $1,000 - $2,000