Mar 18, 2010 - Sale 2207

Sale 2207 - Lot 10

Price Realized: $ 2,040
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
(AMERICAN INDIANS.) Haseltine, John W. Catalogue of the Celebrated Indian Collection of the late Mr. John H. McIlvain. 40 pages. 8vo, pictorial wrappers, moderate wear; dampstaining on fore-edge margin; Haseltine's order book, heavily marked with prices and names of bidders. Promotional leaflet inserted. Philadelphia, 1885
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McIlvane (1808-1885) was a Philadelphia Quaker who made several visits to reservations in the west, and often entertained American Indians touring through the east. The top lot from his sale was a "Blackfeet Indian Tunic" which sold for $25.00. 3 copies of this early artifact catalogue found in WorldCat.