HIGH TURNOUT

Full booths and consistent auction bidding creates success for Brian Lebel’s Old West Show in Arizona.

Full booths and consistent auction bidding creates success for Brian Lebel’s Old West Show in Arizona.

Brian Lebel’s Old West Show & Auction achieved more than $1 million during the auction portion of the event on January 20 in Mesa, Arizona. The event also featured a two-day floor show in which dozens of dealers were offering a stunning variety of Western and Native American materials. “We had a great weekend,” says Alston Neal, co-owner of Territorial Indian Arts in Scottsdale, Arizona. “The booth was full and people were buying, and those are always great thigns.”

Whether it was weavings and pottery from Old Territorial, authentic Native clothing from Mystic Warriors, jewelry from Cowboys & Indians, or authentic Native weapons from Rogues Gallery, the floor show had an exceptional range of materials from tribes all around the country.

Auction highlights include a number of Western artworks, including three Roy Luttrell miniature wagons and an Edward Borein watercolor that sold for $76,700. One noteworthy highlight is an important outfit that once belonged to Apache chief and Geronimo nephew Asa Daklugie, that flew past its $35,000 high estimate to end at $56,050.

Lebel’s next summer show and sale will take place on June 23 and 24 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

1. Important Apache Outfit of Asa Daklugie, traditional native tanned hide shirt, leggings and “cactus kicker” moccasins Estimate: $25/35,000 SOLD: $56,050 2. Deb and Alston Neal, owners of Old Territorial Indian Arts in Scottsdale, Arizona. 3....