ELMER KEITH’S HAND TOOLED & HAND MADE DECORATED SADDLE BY GRIGSBY.

Made by Jack Grigsby, this saddle has about a 12″-13″ seat, bear trap pommel & semi-high cantle. It has rounded skirts with full fenders & about 15″ long tapaderos over leather covered bent wood stirrups. Right fender has a decorated circle hand-marked in the center “Mady by / Jack Grigsby”. Saddle has a roping horn with amateur tooled “J.G.” on each short skirt. Saddle is fully decorated with arrowhead borders & numerous 5-pointed star, nickel silver conchos. Top skirt of the saddle & rear edge of the fenders along with the tapaderos have 1″ conchos & underskirt has 2″ conchos with another 2″ concho on the saddle horn. Tapaderos are form-fitted & buckstitched over the formed areas. Saddle has a single girth. Accompanied by Mr. Keith’s bridle with curb bit that has silver overlay and is lightly engraved. Sides of the bridle have oval silver buckles & a concho on each side. Also accompanied by his braided rawhide reata that is about 1/4″ diameter and about 50 feet long with a braided hondo. This saddle is pictured on p. 124 of Mr. Keith’s book Six Guns with his son, Ted at about age 12, leading a pack string out of the mountains after an elk hunt. This would have been in the early 1950s. However, Mr. Keith had owned & ridden this saddle most of his adult life. PROVENANCE: The Elmer Keith Estate Collection. CONDITION: Saddle is smooth & strong with no visible flaws, showing moderate wear but still very ridable. Bridle & reata are fine. 4-48039 JR271 (4,000-8,000) – Lot 1069

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Auction: Firearms - March 2015

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1069	$9,775.00	ELMER KEITH’S HAND TOOLED & HAND MADE DECORATED SADDLE BY GRIGSBY. Made by Jack Grigsby, this saddle has about a 12″-13″ seat, bear trap pommel & semi-high cantle. It has rounded skirts with full fenders & about 15″ long tapaderos over leather covered bent wood stirrups. Right fender has a decorated circle hand-marked in the center “Mady by / Jack Grigsby”. Saddle has a roping horn with amateur tooled “J.G.” on each short skirt. Saddle is fully decorated with arrowhead borders & numerous 5-pointed star, nickel silver conchos. Top skirt of the saddle & rear edge of the fenders along with the tapaderos have 1″ conchos & underskirt has 2″ conchos with another 2″ concho on the saddle horn. Tapaderos are form-fitted & buckstitched over the formed areas. Saddle has a single girth. Accompanied by Mr. Keith’s bridle with curb bit that has silver overlay and is lightly engraved. Sides of the bridle have oval silver buckles & a concho on each side. Also accompanied by his braided rawhide reata that is about 1/4″ diameter and about 50 feet long with a braided hondo. This saddle is pictured on p. 124 of Mr. Keith’s book Six Guns with his son, Ted at about age 12, leading a pack string out of the mountains after an elk hunt. This would have been in the early 1950s. However, Mr. Keith had owned & ridden this saddle most of his adult life. PROVENANCE: The Elmer Keith Estate Collection. CONDITION: Saddle is smooth & strong with no visible flaws, showing moderate wear but still very ridable. Bridle & reata are fine. 4-48039 JR271 (4,000-8,000) – Lot 1069 Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - March 2015 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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ELMER KEITH’S HAND TOOLED & HAND MADE DECORATED SADDLE BY GRIGSBY.