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End of Summer Elegance

Wed, Sep 25, 2024 11:00AM EDT
Lot 220

THREE PIECE DEERSKIN VAQUERO ENSEMBLE, INDIAN TERRITORY, 1890s

Estimate: $500 - $800

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$500 $50
$2,000 $100
$5,000 $250
$10,000 $500
$20,000 $1,000
$40,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
$500,000 $10,000
$1,000,000 $25,000

3-pc deerskin riding ensemble w/ white leather trim & decorative leather frogging w/ bone buttons c/o coat, vest & trousers w/ bone & MOP button fly, suspender buttons, decorative frogging along SSs, lined w/ cotton, Made in Chickasaw Nation (now Purcell, Oklahoma) in early 1890’s for James M. Stead, MD,  Victorian pyrography (woodburning) plaque features Dr. Stead on his horse wearing the riding outfit, “3$” inked vest lining, jacket CH 36”, L 23”, vest CH 35”, L 20”, trousers W 32”, inseam 30”, L 40”, (wear/discoloration, 3.5” & 4” seam openings at vest SH, CF vest closures corroded, small wear spots, scuffs up to 1”, heavy wear to trim w/ few sections up to 2.5” missing, missing buttons, scattered stains up to 2.5”, staining back of vest, trousers expanded w/ panel CB, mismatched button Wband, few small holes trousers, small seam openings, tears & repairs) All Fair-Good. Lot includes pyrography plaque with provenance labels on back.

Condition

Fair-Good

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