High Noon is your window to the art, crafts and cultural legacy of the Cowboys, American Indians and the Great American West

Roy Roger's Diamond Special Bohlin Saddle. Price realized: $103,500.

What High Noon will do for you:

• Work on your behalf to sell your piece or collection through direct sale or via our yearly auction
• Help you with one piece or entire collection. Assist in your quest for a specific piece or act as your confidential agent to facilitate your personal acquisition
• Provide current market pricing to find out what your piece is worth
• Supply a collection consultant to help you learn more about beginning a collection or expanding one you already have
• Provide professional verbal and written appraisals for purposes of insurance, donations, personal records, sales and estate planning

Founded in 1988, High Noon Western Americana is the industry leader in the purchase, sale, brokerage, and auction of Edward H. Bohlin silver parade saddles, spurs, belt buckles, gun rigs and a broad variety of western accessories and clothing made by the legendary Hollywood saddlemaker to the stars.

Over the past quarter-century, High Noon has sold several hundreds Bohlin-made sterling silver mounted parade saddles at prices ranging from $10,000 for the more basic riding saddles to $386,500 for the Roy Rogers iconic Dick Dickson model that was ridden by the King of the Cowboys on Trigger for most of the 1950s.

High Noon has also had the privilege to sell many historical Bohlin pieces that belonged to Ed Bohlin personally, plus buckles, bits and spurs, chaps, bookends, bolos and ornate jewelry that belonged to Hollywood cowboys like Tom Mix, Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Buck Jones and Montie Montana.

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Call Us at (310) 202-9010 or use the Contact Form and tell us about your pieces. We'll have a discussion about how best to proceed, tailored to your specific needs.

How do I find out what my pieces are worth?
Send or email a photo, along with as much background information you may have, and we can tell you what the market is today.

Can I send my material to you?
After we have had a team conversation, you can bring it to our Los Angeles office or ship to us.

Are you in Phoenix or Los Angeles?
Our offices are in Los Angeles but we hold our show and auction every January in the Phoenix (Mesa) area.

I don’t want to wait for auction. Can I sell today? 
Yes, we can purchase directly from you. Or sell on consignment, which means that we sell for you, taking a small percentage.

I may want to donate to a museum. Can you help me?
High Noon is associated with all the major museums across the US.  We help them acquire and provide appraisals for donations.

• Autry National Center (Los Angeles)
• National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum (OK City)
• National Cowgirl Museum (Ft Worth, TX)
• Buffalo Bill Historical Center (Cody, WY)
• Eiteljorg Museum (Indianapolis, IN)

How do you charge for your services?
High Noon and you become a team.  How we charge is determined in a round table discussion. Consignment fees generally run between 10 – 20% depending on the value. Written appraisals are charged by an hourly fee.

What is the cut-off date for your yearly auction? 
Our auction is only approx 350 items, in-taking the bulk of them between May and October, and cutting off when each category of the auction is filled.

Who is responsible for photography, insurance, writing, etc? 
We charge a negotiated flat fee for our auction and all expenses above are included. Any necessary repair costs are done with your permission and subtracted from the final consignment check.

What if my piece doesn’t sell? 
We charge only enough to cover the expense of having it in the auction, generally 10% with a minimum of $200. We have very few no sales.

When do I get paid? 
Approx 35 days after auction, all consummated sales will be accounted for and paid.

Watch exciting footage as one of only two known, documented saddles belonging to Emperor Maximilian I (1832-1867) of Mexico sells for a record setting $230,000 at the 20th annual High Noon Western Americana Auction.