Remarkable Antique & Advertising Live Auction
1333 North Elk Vale Road, Rapid City, SD 57703The Dr. Roger Knutsen Collection featuring rare pieces of South Dakota History, Advertising, Signs, Posters, Native American Art, Political Antiques & more!
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19th century advertising mirror; moderate crazing; Melbourne centennial exhibition advertisement; mild wear consistent with age; large, heavy & impressive, 42"x54", NO SHIPPING
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30" across, very nice original color and paint on both sides, has the makers decal from Detroit, MI
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7" tall, great original paint with trap door cover, works, nice piece
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1960's copy of the original, but quite a bit different in casting, works, paint is about 70%
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9" long, 6" high; red -orange appears to be original paint, has attached ashtray frame, works
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Silver plate with decorative handles includes provenance; about 9" tall, 10" wide at the handles, great original patina, comes with a letter inside explaining how she won it, a real piece of Deadwood & South Dakota history!
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9.25" tall, 5.75" across, great lettering, lots of advertising, looks to be mint/near mint
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Excellent condition, 5.75"x5"; this is a unique piece of 19th century history, has a hallmark "M" inside the metal box, no other marks, never seen another
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Appears complete in original wooden box with crank; a real conversation piece in great shape; 10"x4.75"
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Barinotto Chinate & Co. 10” diameter brass bell with excellent original leather strap and buckle; unique and a sweet sound, belt is 4.5" across!
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Original Budweiser advertising sign; original frame; principals in picture are captioned; some superficial tears in matting but image excellent; SA Union label No. 5 45" x 35"; this is one of the larger printings of this sign
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Great resolution Birdseye view of Rapid City with all recognizable landmarks at that time, very interesting 59"x 9.5" pro framed; has some water stains and age spots
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dated July 11, 1927; Rise photo; Probably a copy; excellent detail; beautifully framed and matted; almost all women wearing hats; 29"x12"
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dated August 14-16, 1927; Episcopal Convention, interesting photo of Native Americans and whites with dress at that time; 35"x12"; probably a copy; professionally framed and matted
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Second annual Farmers Picnic given by Associated Retailers; dated September 20, 1927--Tourist Park Rapid City, SD. Rise Photo of Rapid City. Military band in attendance, excellent and interesting detail, probably a copy, beautifully framed and matted 43"x11"
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Dated September 1-3, 1921; original picture must be at fairgrounds because of woman's building and stock barn, speedster autos included as well as Hosmer County Band; Lots of action, beautifully framed & matted 40"x12"
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Appears to be handmade flag of the first Virginia infantry Regiment with a list of 13 battles that they probably participated in; has some tears, fraying & stains, but nothing that detracts from the impressive image. Framed with some staining of the background mat, flag is 24"x36", frame is 33"x42";
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16"x19.5", nicely framed & matted, very crisp original signature by a famous South Dakota Old West character
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Excellent condition with some expected creasing; very interesting--displays coal and iron deposits; Ft. Meade is there as well as all of the present day ghost towns; 33"x30.5"
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Beautifully framed & matted; excellent condition with some creasing “These candidates are Good Men--They will make efficient officers”; 26"x39"
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A rare piece given its size; Great photo of Ft. Meade with horses & vehicles as well as buildings, some of which might be still there. This photo belonged to Art Piehl, 6' long
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Three hole scenes of Prairie Creek, Mt. Harney and family gathering that includes a bicycle; original photos; beautifully framed & matted; 24"x15"
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One scene of Main Street, 19th century with arch visible; other scene is Potter Haines Bee Hive Dry Goods & Carpet; beautifully framed & matted 21"x14.5"
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Original with great detail, 33"x25"; framed & matted, fantastic image
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framed with glass that has been broken right lower corner, but sign in perfect condition with excellent graphics, 12"x17.5"
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Corrosion at top frame and top of picture, otherwise excellent images of bottles, as well as cigar and pretzels. 22"x28", Pre-Prohibition sign
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dated 1905; nicely framed, has some creases, great detail including Yellowstone & Indian reservation; 36.5"x31.5"
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39"x28", early & impressive image, in a wood frame and matted
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60 postcards of various South Dakota scenes all captioned and mainly from the early 20th century ranging from ‘Calamity Jane’ to ‘Potato Creek Johnny'; artistically arranged to enable maximum stimulation to the viewer’s eye; a central attraction at Dr. Knutsen’s office for over 30 years; beautifully framed and matted, 44.5"x40"
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60 postcards of various South Dakota scenes all captioned and mainly from the early 20th century ranging from ‘Homestake underground’ to ‘Wild Bill and Poker Alice’; artistically arranged to enable maximum stimulation to the viewer’s eye; a central attraction at Dr. Knutsen’s office for over 30 years; beautifully framed and matted; 44.5”x39”;
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90 postcards of various South Dakota scenes all captioned and mainly from the early 20th century including at least 8 scenes from the Battle of the Little Bighorn to Buffalo Bill; all are artistically arranged to enable maximum stimulation to the viewer’s eye; a central attraction at Dr. Knutsen’s office for over 30 years; beautifully framed & matted 64.5"x40.5"
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Beautiful condition in original frame, beautiful presentation, all original, 39"x29"
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Looks early with great graphics by Waldo Bemis; A-1 condition, colorful piece, 20.5"x7", printed on masonite/cardboard
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Great graphics in original frame; tin has some type of clear material spill in center, but still looks good, 21.5"x31.5"
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Great framed original advertisement with slight wear; a must have in these times! 22”x16.5”, unique
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works; atom design; ca. 1950s with original cord; missing one gold inlay pendant on top; unique and colorful; 21.5"x17.5", plastic, some general wear
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18"x12", near mint original
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Excellent condition with minimal creasing, original by Posters Inc. 1967; a real memorable colorful piece of history, super color and design
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Original photo dated May 25, 1928; main buildings are numbered with key on left side of photo making it very interesting; Photo in perfect condition in beautiful frame, 37"x9"
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Children seen in photo with more women than men, beautifully framed & matted; probably a copy, 40"x11"
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Original 44"x8" photo by Hebard Shower Des Moines IA at Bennett Farm; dated Sept 14,1920, shows the Linn Grove Band and cars
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Very interesting image including doctors & nurses with patients’ silhouettes visible through background windows; original photo & frame with photographer info; very good condition; 32.5"x10.5"; frame has some wear
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Pro framed & matted; probably a copy by Rise photography; dated August 23-25, 1927; probably taken on front steps of courthouse, 26"x10.5"
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Pro framed & matted; probable copy by Rise studio, dated 928; believe this camp might still be there
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dated August 14-16 1927; interesting photo of Native Americans & Whites with dress at that time; 35"x12" probably a copy, pro framed & matted
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dated July 24, 1927; truly historic South Dakota photo that includes a corral, lots of Ponderosa Pine and great cars; some wear with creases and staining upper left corner, framed 43"x10.5"
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early piece of advertising, Watson's Dept Store, Chamberlain, SD original, good shape and fascinating 27.5"x25"; framed, printed on Newspaper, not sure on the year
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Framed & matted poster of iconic movie; believe the poster is a reproduction, but original autographed photo of Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon in drag attached; a really fun & interesting piece 33"x30.5"
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framed, Multiple rock artists with psychedelic motif; original Bill Graham from 1967
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dated July 1-9, 1972; excellent images; original; nicely framed with great colors, 24"x36"
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Presented in San Francisco by Bill Graham,1967 Fillmore; excellent graphics; framed, 14"x24", believe this is original
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22"x14", looks to be near mint, believe it's original, but not 100% sure, you decide
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incredibly graphic poster that you see something new every time you look at it; in great shape, framed 25"x18.5"
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Interesting drawing by well-known artist; beautifully framed and matted; 19"x14"
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Original & beautifully framed; by Rapid City photographer, the bearskin rug gives good effect, Pete owned & operated his own western show known as "Indian Pete's Wild West"; great condition 13.75x16"
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Probably in original frame; original portrait with photographer name lower right, great condition, 13.5"x17"
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tape marks visible, but still a great image, (2 probably wealthy pioneers); hand tinted, 15"x16", in a modern frame
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Original 19th century hand tinted portrait of young couple with child, beautifully framed and matted, 19"x16", in a modern frame
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Said to be the beginning construction of Hotel Alex Johnson in fancy original wooden frame with original picture in good shape; 15"x12.75" inch
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Original photo beautifully framed and matted, dated July 23, 1894 with complete caption, excellent detail in front of a classic Hot Springs SD building, one chip in right upper corner, 13.5"x11.5"
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4.25” diameter, beautiful and works; branded Chelsea Ship’s Bell Brass
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Beautiful art deco design, some flaking of chrome base,11” tall; works
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Beautiful art deco design, original and works 11.5" x 5"
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Strikingly beautiful and timeless; 10" tall, 6" base, works and in excellent condition; very heavy, pot metal or brass
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bowl held by 2 nudes, full of glass fruit and flowers; works and beautiful whether lighted or not 12 " base, 11" high
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Beautiful lamp consisting of silver plated ornate bowl filled with glass in shape of multicolored fruit; lit from bottom to give beautiful effect; original and old
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Metal and patina are excellent; no cracks or chips in glass; base and dome are born together; a beautiful lamp which would look good anywhere at anytime; 17" dome, 24" tall
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It appears that the dome and base are born together and not married which makes this a very good lamp; beautiful patina without bends in metal or cracks in glass all in all a gorgeous; 24" tall, shade is 18" diameter
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33" long, clean and unique piece of Presidential memorabilia
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perfect condition with banded shaft , 35.5” long
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Beautifully made, 39” long, looks like some damage on the end of the beak
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carved and in excellent condition, 36” long
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Excellent unique detail 41.5" long; you feel at one with this stick!
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In original cloth and leather scabbard, 39” long overall
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good original, nice patina, some general wear
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Circa 1919, these were gifted to someone who entertained this royalty in America; I have additional provenance; husband was killed at young age in climbing accident; his wife lived to old age; original and fascinating; 9" x12.5", very heavy and fancy frames, sells as a pair
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all in shadowbox frame,14" x 6.25”, overall great piece of early SD memorabilia
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Appears to be 19th century European; said to be Franz Ferdinand’s assassins; most controversial of Dr. Knutsen collection; postcard size; beautifully framed matted
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Original in perfect condition, 7"x8.5", beautifully framed and matted
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great condition except for some pin holes in upper left corner, beautifully framed and matted 9.25" x 7"
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From Twyla Merrill Estate, within a unique silver frame; unsure of identity but original and in good shape, pro framed & matted 8.75”x10.25”
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All are holding what appear to be double barreled shotguns and dogs are probably hunters; beautifully framed and matted 7.5" x 9”, possibly a reprint
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Original, incredible photo showing hundreds of toy cars together with people who made them; circa 1920’s, beautifully framed & matted 12.5”x11”
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autographs include Ara Parseghian who guided Notre Dame to National championships in 1966 and 1973; as well as coach Gerry Faust (Notre Dame coach 1981-85) and Ed “Moose” Krause; a real must have for any Notre Dame football fan
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Great autographs includes Eric Dorsey who played in NFL and Tim Brown who was Heisman Trophy winner wide receiver; several other autographs, another must have for Notre Dame football fan
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Metal and glass stem and very ornate with light pink frosted globe, works 33" tall, 9 " base, looks like it's be rewired
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Ornate and converted to electricity; works and is 32" tall, 9" base
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each about 14.5" tall, really nicely made, but not old, sells as a pair
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impressive clock in stone and metal; works; wind up; in Dr. Knutsen’s office; 13" tall, 10" long base
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Beautifully made by famous artist; no chips or cracks, 20.5" long 16" tall
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enamel and bone are clearly seen, about 4" tall
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all very clean and nice, sells as a set
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Brass and appears to be in good shape, marked ‘Stanley London 1884’, about 4"x4"
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Great paint down to the toenails with excellent features holding a lamp and knife red glass fringed shade; 63" tall, 16" dia base; watched over Dr. Knutsen's lobby for years, made of pot metal, original paint is good, but has some spots of wear, really unique piece
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Original oil lamp converted to electric and works; excellent Columbus likeness made of shelter with wrought iron beautiful lamp and base; truly impressive in any setting; 58" tall overall
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In Dr. Knutsen's personal office for 20 years, appears to be entirely original including weights and pendulum, works great, seven day clock graphics are phenomenal and unforgettable! 82" tall, 19" wide; pickup in Rapid City only, no shipping for online buyers
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Impressive marble sculpture on marble base of fox; a rich accompaniment in any house! 21.5” long, 14" high, 5" wide, modern made, but super high quality and very heavy; no shipping
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Nicely framed with beautiful graphics; litho by Ackermann Quigley Co.; was a melo dramatic musical with 7 big hits; original 43.5" x 30"; has some wrinkles and wear, but a great looking image overall
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The most iconic days photo because it pictures the Coolidge's, Norbeck, and Williamson; a really rare piece of South Dakota history! Original and framed image is good with caption in lower left, 37.5" x 9.75"
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original and complete display case of 11 items of products of Western World Champion Ammunition; any gun buff has got to have; includes fired and recovered 30-30 and 30-06 bullets; box has some general wear; 8.5”x4.5”