North American Auction Company Showcases 42.75-carat Montana Sapphire Necklace & Colorado Crow Indian Dag Knife

A 42.75-carat Montana sapphire and platinum necklace is leading the Frontier Splendor: Western Wonders & Native American Art Auction, hosted by North American Auction Company. The Montana sapphire necklace is deemed exceedingly rare, with no indications of heat treatment. The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) and GeAssure Gemological Appraisals (GGA) both note that the gemstones’ geographic origin is from Montana. The sapphires of the necklace show colors of yellowish-green, green, blue, brown, purple, violet, green, and red. The necklace is set in high polish platinum and also includes 30 round-cut brilliant natural diamonds weighing 8.25 carats, with SI1 to I1 clarity and G to H color. The total weight of the necklace is 52.74 grams. 

This Western Wonders sale will also showcase a 13.75-inch long Native American Dag knife. It is a rare piece from the Crow Indians of Colorado dating to the 19th century. The Crow was not a tribe known to have used or possessed “dag” style knives regularly. This scarce piece was likely stolen or traded from another tribe by a Crow warrior during a battle. This is a presentation-grade knife, sometimes called a Chief’s Grade knife. This is paired with an Indian brain-tanned buffalo hide and trade cloth sheath with artful Crow beadwork on the front and long hide fringes off the bottom, a later addition. Other notable lots include an authentic Serapi Persian fine wool rug from the 1880s. The rug has the scarcely seen, rare light blue main border. The large gabled stepped medallion has a rare sky blue and rose color with red field, ivory medallion, and corners. The rug is all wool with natural dyes being hand-woven. Visit Bidsquare to find the full Frontier Splendor: Western Wonders & Native American Art March 16th catalog and browse other online auctions.