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0441 Laton Anton Huffman Photography (American, 1854-1931) late 19th century, three hand-colored photographs of buffalo, all titled, dated, and signed by artist in white or black ink at bottom: “In the Track of the Skin Hunters North Montana Territory 1879,” signed as Ft. Keogh PostPhotographer, 15 x 18-3/4 in. (sight), scratches and abrasions, paper loss mid-left margin, loose from mount; “A Buffalo Family North Montana 1879,” 7-1/2 x 9-1/2 in. (sight), rippling, very minor foxing; “Buffalo Grazing the Big Open North Montana 1880,” numbered 106B lower left, 9-1/4 x 19-1/2 in. (sight), retitled and signed (faint original title bearing typo “North North Montana”), other title start with erasure marks, very minor foxing; in modern wood frames, not examined out of frame; frames with abrasions Provenance: Bequested to consigner’s mother in Miles City, Montana, circa 1940; Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina Estimate: $600 - $1,200
0443 Ron Jenkins (Montana, born 1932) Native American Teepees in a Clearing, signed lower right “r. jenkins”, oil on canvas board, 9 x 12 in.; Southwestern-style carved wood frame, good condition Provenance: Private Collection Estimate: $200 - $400
0442 Laton Anton Huffman Sheep Ranching Prints late 19th/early 20th century, three hand-colored Western views of shepherds and their flocks: “Sheep by the waterside Big Dry Montana” collotype, titled and signed in white ink, 10 x 12-3/4 in. (sight), scattered paper losses; “Mrs. Litts(?) White Wagon After the White(?) Blizzard” collotype, titled, signed and numbered 126A in white ink, 1913 date in image, 8 x 151/2 in. (sight), two tears upper right; untitled photograph of shepherd with dog and wagon in foreground, 7-1/4 x 13 in. (sight), retouching, paper tape lower left; all in matching modern wood frames, not examined out of frame, all with scattered stains and smudges; frames with abrasions Provenance: Bequested to consigner’s mother in Miles City, Montana, circa 1940; Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina Estimate: $400 - $800
0444 Ron Jenkins (Montana, born 1932) Pheasants in Flight, signed lower right “r. jenkins” oil on canvas, 18 x 24 in.; carved gilt wood frame, good condition; chips and loss to frame Provenance: Private Collection Estimate: $400 - $600