June 24, 2023 Brian Lebel's Santa Fe Old West Events Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/24/2023
A fine circa 1930s two tone brown parade saddle with a 14 - 1/2” seat combining outstanding leather carving, silver engraving and silver conchos from several Bohlin catalog styles of that era including and most resembling the fabulous “Marietta”. Profusely and elaborately tooled with bucking horses, Texas longhorns, and covered wagons and lavishly mounted with silver conchos separated by silver spots. The corner mountings feature repousse figures of various rodeo scenes on all 12 sterling silver corner plates including roping, bucking horses, and bulldogging. Saddle embellished with heavy gauge sterling rope edged 3 - 3/4” cantle plus a gold horsehead on the horn and regal 21” eagle beak tapaderos. Silver sterling cantle plate initialed “CLM” for Clyde L. Myers. Matching martingale and original Bohlinmade marked corona. This is a rare and splendid example of the finest early Bohlin, Hollywood craftsmanship.
Provenance : H.C. Lewis Collection (1982-1989)
Guess Jeans Collection, 1989-1996
Private Collection, Tucson, Arizona, 1996-Present
SOLD: Butterfield & Butterfield H. C Lewis Sale, November 21, 1989, lot 8595
High Noon 1996 Mesa Auction, lot 233
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