(3) Western Sterling & Other Metal Ranger Buckle Belts

Lot description

(lot of 3) Western ranger buckle sets, including: (1) sterling four-piece set, maker's mark N within five-pointed star, overlay longhorns and other western motifs, (one) buckle, approx 1.75"l, 1 5/8"w, (two) keepers, (one) tip, on a worn leather belt, (1) sterling four-piece set, marked Mexico, (one) buckle, approx 1.25"l, 1 1/8"w, (two) keepers, (one) tip, on a Vogel of Texas Frontier leather belt, marked size 32, (1) silver-tone metal two-piece set, marked A. Fonseca/ Silver/ 0720/ Guad. Mex, (one) buckle, approx 1.75"l, 1.75"w, (one) keeper, on a Vogel of Texas Frontier leather belt, marked size 36; 1lbs total (inclusive of all materials) Provenance: From the estate of Dorothy Jean McPhaul, whose small East Austin antique shop, Johnnie’s Antiques, has survived for generations despite rapid city expansion. McPhaul, a true lover of all things antique and a retired educator with a 40-year tenure at the LaGrange Public School system, personally collected African American memorabilia, jewelry, glassware, pottery, amongst other rare and fine antiques. Established by McPhaul’s grandfather, Simon Sidle, in 1918, Johnnie’s Antiques is among the last vintage properties on East 6th Street, and notable as one of the first black-owned businesses in Austin. After assuming proprietorship in 1999, Dorothy followed in the family tradition as a fixture of the Texas antique sale circuit.