Roll top desk and chair from the Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Department, used by Pat Garrett as Sheriff from 1896-1900. Desk is 43" tall, 60" wide and 30" deep with Dona Ana County property tag affixed. Condition is poor, but able to be refurbished if desired. The roll-top piece is included, though not attached. Desk and chair both circa 1880s.
Includes:
-Original bill of sale to Dona Ana County, New Mexico, dated Feb 4th, 1884 for the Sheriff’s Department.
-Copy of contemporary partial newspaper article about the museum showing desk in photo.
-Snapshots of desk displayed in Museum.
-Black and white photograph of Pat Garrett.
-1882 New Mexico law book: “General Laws of New Mexico” (cover detached).
Provenance: Displayed in the Dona Ana County Historical Museum of Lawmen (see paperwork accompanying lot). Also see online newspaper article, “Dona Ana County Sheriff Kim Stewart Shutters Law Enforcement Museum,” Las Cruces Sun News, August 10, 2020. (https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/2020/08/10/dona-ana-county-sheriff-kim-stewart-shutters-law-enforcement-museum-lawmen/3335373001)
For more information on the Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Museums, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbSthnw8YWk (the desk appears at 0.53).
Lot 286, Sold $16,520
Brian Lebel's Cody Old West Auction - June 26th, 2021, Santa Fe, NM.