"All that glitters is not gold” is a phrase that has been used by everyone from Shakespeare to Neil Young. Had either of them been at Brian Lebel’s Old West Events Auction in Santa Fe on June 22, they would have found that to be true. With silver, brass and polished steel artifacts at the auction, there was plenty of glitter (even a little gold) to attract bidders.
The main attraction was an unusual Edward Bohlin Walt Disney saddle. Overwhelmingly silver-mounted, it did have some gold deta

True West November/December 2024