An amazing number of Western and Native artwork and antiques graced this room show created by Joe Fionda of Lufkin, Texas.. Picture courtesy of Brian Lebel’s Old West Occasions
Textiles are a specialty of Toh-Atin Gallery of Durango, Colorado. Picture courtesy of Brian Lebel’s Old West Occasions
L to R: Show founder Brian Lebel, his spouse and enterprise companion Melissa McCracken, Morphy Auctions Firearms Acquisitions & Promotions specialist Cheryl Goyda, and Dan Morphy, president and founding father of Morphy Auctions. Picture courtesy of Brian Lebel’s Old West Occasions
Vintage and classic spurs have been in plentiful provide on the present. Picture courtesy of Brian Lebel’s Old West Occasions
Western artwork and artifacts displayed by Blue Heron Gallery of Fallbrook, California. Picture courtesy of Brian Lebel’s Old West Occasions
The purchase, promote and commerce occasion featured high-quality Western, cowboy and Native American artwork and antiques at all kinds of worth factors
— Brian Lebel, Founding father of the Cody Old West Show & Public sale
SANTA FE, N.M., USA, August 9, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ — Guests from all through the US as properly as Canada, Mexico, Germany, Belgium and Japan converged on New Mexico’s state capital over the weekend of June 23-25, 2023 for the only goal of procuring at Brian Lebel’s incomparable Cody Old West Show & Public sale, now in its thirty third yr.
Roughly 100 distributors and exhibitors from 18 states displayed an distinctive number of Western Americana – from vintage to up to date – with ample choices in any respect worth factors. The array of premium-quality merchandise included effective artwork and antiques, collectibles, Western attire, Native American artifacts, jewellery, horse tack, Hollywood memorabilia, residence furnishings and far more.
The Old West Show has at all times been identified for its premier sellers, and this yr was no exception. The 2023 roster included such famous companies as Manitou Galleries (Cheyenne, Wyo.), Toh-Atin Gallery (Durango, Colo.), Territorial Indian Arts (Scottsdale, Ariz.), and John Molloy Gallery (New York Metropolis); and an all-star lineup of specialty sellers that included Joe Fionda (Lufkin, Texas), Mary Nyholm-Vidano (Niwot, Colo.) and Flying Tiger Antiques (Apache Junction, Ariz.). Numerous well-established Santa Fe sellers additionally arrange at this yr’s occasion. They included Sherwoods Spirit of America, James Compton Gallery, Brant Mackley Gallery, Turkey Mountain Merchants, and Rio Bravo Buying and selling.
Attendance was robust on all three days, with greater than 1,000 guests passing via the doorways of the Santa Fe Neighborhood Conference Heart. It was particularly busy on the Friday, which was early-entry day. Friends have been anticipating a primary look and first alternative to purchase from the present’s blue-chip distributors. Most of the early-bird shoppers returned on consecutive days to verify they hadn’t missed something. “And we had the same old rush of Sunday afternoon cut price hunters, who have been simply as completely satisfied as the sellers whose masses they helped to lighten,” stated present founder Brian Lebel.
“All the sellers I spoke to have been thrilled with their weekend gross sales and some signed up on the spot for the January 2024 Old West Show in Las Vegas,” Lebel continued. “A number of of them advised me it was the perfect present they ever had, and many stated they personally purchased virtually as a lot as they bought. I really like to listen to that, as a result of each time there are heavy dealer-to-dealer gross sales, it means distributors have introduced plenty of recent, high-end merchandise.”
Along with the brisk motion on the gross sales flooring, Lebel noticed a lovely range amongst the shoppers. “Yearly we discover extra and extra younger individuals coming to our exhibits. It’s particularly gratifying to see youthful people taking the time to speak to the sellers and study their merchandise. It says to me that their curiosity is greater than only a passing fad, that they’ve a real curiosity in the fabric.”
On Day 2, Lebel’s group and the crew from Morphy Auctions of Denver, Pa., collaborated to supply an impressive public sale of Western and Native American relics that took in $922,500. The highest lot was an Edward H Bohlin silver saddle that bought for $50,820.
To investigate about an exhibitor area at Brian Lebel’s January 26-27, 2024 Cody Old West Show & Public sale, which will probably be held in tandem with Morphy’s Las Vegas Vintage Arms Show on the Westgate Resort & On line casino, name Cheryl Goyda at 877-968-8880 ext. 755 or e-mail cheryl.goyda@morphyauctions.com. To debate consigning to the onsite public sale, name Dan Morphy at Morphy Auctions, 877-968-8880 or e-mail information@morphyauctions.com. Go to Morphy’s on-line at www.morphyauctions.com or www.antiquearmsshow.com.
Cheryl Goyda
Morphy Auctions
+1 877-968-8880 ext. 755
cheryl.goyda@morphyauctions.com
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