Bear-claw necklace sold for $40,000
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/16/bear-claw-necklace-auction-buffalo-bill Version 0 of 1. A necklace made from the claws of a grizzly bear and a Colt .45 six-shooter once owned by the western scout and showman Buffalo Bill Cody sold at auction in Dallas for more than $40,000 (£24,000) each. Heritage Auctions said both sold on Saturday for the same sale price: $40,625. The Dallas-based auction house sold the pieces during its Legends of the West auction, which featured nearly 400 collectible items including guns, photos, badges and books. Heritage's spokesman, Tom Slater, said the Sioux warrior chief Sitting Bull gave Cody the grizzly bear-claw necklace. He said Cody bought the 1873 Frontier Six-Shooter Revolver from the New York City firearms dealer Hartley & Graham in January 1883. |