March in Montana Auction
Live Auction

March in Montana 2023 Session II

Sat, Mar 18, 2023 01:00PM EDT
Lot 635

Dakota Sioux Mirror Board

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

Dakota Sioux Mirror Board 9.5" long x 3.25" wide. Small metal mirror inlaid in a thin slab of what appears to be cherry wood. Secured with eight early case brass tacks and elaborately incised on both sides. Back is adorned with a Christian cross below the letters INRI, which Latin initialism translated to English: Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews. Circa 1850. $1,500-2,500 Provenance: Private Collection, White Bird, ID. Collector's Notes.

Condition

Fine condition.