This auction weekend featured two very distinct days. Both included collections from profound figures who impacted history in the United States as well as abroad.

Treasures of Asia: the Roger McCarthy Collection, featured antiques and collectibles from across East Asia and Tibet. Roger McCarthy served 30 years in the CIA (1952-1982). During his tenure, he held several positions including Case Officer, Regional Officer in Charge, Deputy Chief of Station, and Chief of Station. He served in numerous countries: Japan, Thailand, India, Nepal, Vietnam, Peru, Burma, and Laos. He was one of the early and few paramilitary trainers that trained many foreigners for a variety of operations. These operations took place in Indonesia, Korea, Tibet, Vietnam & Laos. Most notably, Mr. McCarthy headed a top-secret CIA Tibetan Program called “ST CIRCUS”, in which the group trained Tibetan Freedom Fighters in paramilitary and intelligence gathering techniques in preparation for parachuting them back into Tibet in order to conduct operations against the Chinese communist forces. In 1959, Tibetan trainees were primarily responsible for the dramatic escape of the Dalai Lama out of Tibet and into India in order to prevent the Chinese from kidnapping him. These trainees became the Dalai Lama’s personal escort to freedom.

Taming the West, featuring a superb collection of Bob Scriber sculptures from Delwyn Gage, who served the Montana State Senate from 1982 to 1998. Also, a collection of historic, Western guns from the Collection of Michael Westergard a prominent Montana Artist and Historian.