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Legends of the West: Western & Native American Sale

Sat, Sep 23, 2023 11:00AM EDT
Lot 63

Bob Scriver (1914-1999) Batwing Chaps Bronze c1984

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Bid Increments

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$50 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Featured in this lot is a bronze sculpture called "Batwing Chaps" circa 1984, from Montana artist, Bob Scriver. Scriver was born in 1914 and died in 1999. The sculpture features a wonderfully and professionally crafted bronze construction that shows a cowboy in a vets and batwing chaps sitting on a rock with a rope in his hand. The bronze is marked as follows: Batwing Chaps - 1984 - Bob Scriver - 165/250 - Bronze. The plaque on the front of the wooden shield is marked as follows: "Batwing Chaps" - Bob Scriver. Robert Macfie Scriver (1914-1999) was born in Browning, Montana (in the heart of the Blackfoot Indian Reservation) in 1914. Scriver began sculpting using taxidermy to learn his craft of making wildlife bronzes. By 1962, he became a charter member of the Society of Animal Artists, had been accepted into the prestigious Cowboy Artists of America, listed in Who’s Who in American Art, and a member of the National Sculpture Society, and the National Academy of Western Art. The overall condition of this bronze sculpture is good with no obvious signs of damage. The measurements of this bronze sculpture are 11" x 6 1/4" x 5 1/4". The collective weight of this bronze is 10lb 14oz.*

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