North American Auction Company
Live Auction

Fine Montana Collector Sale - April 2023

Sat, Apr 22, 2023 11:00AM EDT
Lot 75

Sioux Buffalo Hunt Ledger Art on Blemmingham Sheet

Estimate: $950 - $1,350

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$50 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$50,000 $2,500
The lot features an original old ledger page from the Blemmingham Ledger Book with original Northern Plains ledger art. Provenance: From the same collection as the 1890-1899 Statement of Blemmingham Ledger Book collection as well as other 1890-1919 Fitchburg Railroad Company ledger pages. The page shows a graphite and colored pencil ledger art from the Northern Plains, likely the Sioux showing a Great American Bison Buffalo kill or hunt scene with killed large Buffalo bull with two arrows in it showing the Warrior next to it holding a lance coupe spear and his horse in yellow war paint having a red snake or lightning bolt, four season symbols and beaded saddle or saddle pad; at the top is the four-point blue morning star and the bottom the snake, likely the artists signature. The ledger page has nice foxing and discoloration around the edges from early age. The piece is from the Blemmingham Ledger book, the very same as the 1871 Example that sold in our September 2021 sale for $1,107 (shown with bp). The ledger page dates to the Fitchburg Railroad which was in operation from circa 1840-1919, the artwork appears to be of an older age but exact age is unknown. The ledger sheet measures 12” by 7 3/8”.