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Photography of the West: D.F. Barry, Huffman, & Antique Beadwork - January 2025

Sat, Jan 18, 2025 11:00AM EST
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Join us for our Photography of the West: D.F. Barry, Huffman & Antique Beadwork—January 18th, 2025 Auction here in Bozeman, Montana. Including 100's of images from the ex-C.M. Russell Museum collection of D.F. Barry Photographs as well as a large Western Antique and Beadwork collection.
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Lot 755

Vincent Mercaldo Custer's Last Stand Miniature

Estimate: $200 - $400
Starting Bid
$50

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For your consideration is a Rare Custer's Last Stand Miniature Print circa 1890-1900, from the Vincent Mercaldo Collection. Provenance: From the John Kleinschmidt collection which was on loan to the C.M. Russell Museum from 1987 to 1993 and included in the "The Cowboy West: 100 Years of Photography 1992-1993 exhibit. Vincent Mercaldo (1850-1945) was an early-20th-century Western historian, painter and artist who amassed a collection of over 2,000 prints and negatives of American Indians, Western explorers, lawmen and outlaws, and Buffalo Bill and the Wild West show. His collection is housed in the world renown Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming. His painting of Custer's Last Stand features Mercaldo's mistake of painting gloves on Custer's hands. This miniature print is complete in scope of the original painting. The print is in amazing preserved condition, mounted in a gold gilt wood frame and sits behind glass to protect its already preserved condition. The visible art measures 3.5"W x 5.75"L, frame is 4.25" W x 6.5" L x .5" D. Weight U6oz.

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