JANUARY EXCEPTIONAL ESTATES AUCTION 2017-01-14 Auction - 388 Price Results - Blackwell Auctions in FL - Page 8
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Clearwater, FL, United States
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JANUARY EXCEPTIONAL ESTATES AUCTION

Hands-down, our most exciting auction to date. You should look over each one of the 400 items in this sale! With an emphasis on 20th century history and design, this sale features some investment-quality items you've probably never seen at auction ever before ... A gold pocket watch presented by President Teddy Roosevelt. An exceedingly rare and important sterling silver Arts & Crafts bowl by Clemens Friedell. Midcentury furniture and lighting by Milo Baughman, Peter Hvidt, Moller, Silkeborg, Russell Wright and Arredoluce. Paintings by listed artists. Two Rolexes and several other vintage wristwatches. An imperial Russian silver and enamel triptych icon. Two exquisite Maitland-Smith tessellated tables. An 1877 Indian head penny AND a 1909-s VDB cent. An original Marilyn Monroe movie poster. A hardhat personally owned by NASA rocket scientist Dr. Wernher von Braun, as well as a rare invitation and ticket to the launch of Apollo 11. A Ping A1 Redwood City golf putter. Furniture from the home of Tampa mob boss Santo Trafficante. A rare piece of Southern coin silver. A collection of Chinese Han, Sung, Ming and Tang pottery items. Signed sports memorabilia, including Mickey Mantle, Ray Nitschke and others. Colt pistols, a Luger, a Civil War rifle and a Revolutionary War musket. 400 lots in all.
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MAITLAND SMITH Sphinx Tessellated 60" Coffee Table: Stunning champleve Sphinx coffee table by Maitland-Smith, with 60" x 18" glass top. Sphinx is 18" high, with 36" x 12" base. Glass is 5/8" thick. Enormously heavy and nicely detailed, with brass
0170: MAITLAND SMITH Sphinx Tessellated 60" Coffee TableEst. $2,500-$3,500
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Antique Swiss Pocket Watch Solid 14k Gold: Running condition, size 14. Total weight 48.5 grams.
0171: Antique Swiss Pocket Watch Solid 14k GoldEst. $600-$900
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2.75 Carat Marquis Cut DIAMOND RING 14k White Gold: Huge 2.75 carat center stone surrounded by 12 round full-cut diamonds and 4 marquis diamonds totaling 1.15 carats for a total of 3.9 carats. GIA-certified appraisal value $12,000.
0172: 2.75 Carat Marquis Cut DIAMOND RING 14k White GoldEst. $4,000-$6,000
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10 BU Morgan Silver Dollars, 1879-1904: Various dates, all brilliant uncirculated.
0173: 10 BU Morgan Silver Dollars, 1879-1904Est. $250-$350
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1960s Danish Modern Teak Midcentury PLANTER Box: Midcentury Scandinavian solid teak planter, measuring 17-1/2" high, and 11-3/4" x 35". Fine condition, with minor water staining, mostly visible on particleboard insert.
0178: 1960s Danish Modern Teak Midcentury PLANTER BoxEst. $200-$300
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Fine Arts & Crafts Era Oak Carved Umbrella Stand: Elegant circa 1900 oak hexagonal umbrella stand, measuring 27" high. Nice condition outside. Very sturdy -- made from solid 5/8" oak. Inside bottom metal cup reinforced with wood panel.
0179: Fine Arts & Crafts Era Oak Carved Umbrella StandEst. $200-$300
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24" Mexican RUGERIO Talavera Pottery Floor Vase: Monumental Mexican faience floor vase by Casa Rugerio of Puebla, Mexico. This handpainted piece is in exceptional condition, with typical factory glaze voids, but no damage or repairs. Very well
0180: 24" Mexican RUGERIO Talavera Pottery Floor VaseEst. $400-$600
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Murano Art Glass Vintage Tiered Prism Chandelier: Enormously heavy and well made vintage Italian glass chandelier, consisting of 80+ glass rods, both cylindrical and three-lobed, in several different lengths. Depending on how it is mounted, measures
0181: Murano Art Glass Vintage Tiered Prism ChandelierEst. $600-$900
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Antique Folk Art Carved Bare Foot Walking Stick: Wonderful antique, highly detailed carved walking stick, made from a single piece of wood. Measures 36" long overall. Handle is a bare foot. One of several fine antique walking sticks in this auction.
0183: Antique Folk Art Carved Bare Foot Walking StickEst. $200-$400
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14k White Gold DIAMOND & RUBY Floral Ring: Set with five diamonds totaling about 1/2 carat. Size 6-1/4. Weighs 5.8 grams.
0185: 14k White Gold DIAMOND & RUBY Floral RingEst. $300-$450
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Old Chinese Handpainted Vase Table Lamp: Measures 48" high to top of finial. Wood base. Works fine.
0186: Old Chinese Handpainted Vase Table LampEst. $100-$200
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MAURILLE PREVOST Oil Painting on Canvas: Nice oil on canvas painting by listed artist Prevost (French, b. 1929). Measures 6-3/8" x 8-1/2" in 15" x 17-1/2" frame. Excellent condition.
0188: MAURILLE PREVOST Oil Painting on CanvasEst. $200-$400
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DAN MURPHY 18" Aluminum & Lucite Sculpture 1980: Elegant modern aluminum sculpture on lucite base by artist Dan Murphy. Signed on underside and dated 1980s.
0189: DAN MURPHY 18" Aluminum & Lucite Sculpture 1980Est. $100-$150
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Y.P. HAMANAKA Contemporary Foam Sculpture: Circa 1990s foam and bronzed composition sculture entitled "Self Portrait #2" by Yasuji Paul Hamanaka (American, 20th C.). Bronzed hand digging into "rock." Measures about 18" x 18". Hand is
0190: Y.P. HAMANAKA Contemporary Foam SculptureEst. $200-$300
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Vintage JOAN MIRO Exhibition Poster 1972 Print: Measures about 32" x 22" in metal frame. Fine condition.
0191: Vintage JOAN MIRO Exhibition Poster 1972 PrintEst. $150-$200
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MARKO SPALATIN Palancar Signed Screenprint #d/70: 1970s abstract screen print titled "Palancar VII," by Marko Spalatin (Croatian, b. 1945). Numbered 46/70 in center, titled lower left, signed lower right. Print measures 30 1/2" x 25 3/4". Excellent
0192: MARKO SPALATIN Palancar Signed Screenprint #d/70Est. $100-$200
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1987 VICTOR MATTHEWS 72" Huge Painting on Canvas: "Double Earth Crisis," a self-portrait by noted New York artist, Victor Matthews (b. 1963), an African-American painter who associated with and worked alongside other NYC art icons of the 1980s --
0193: 1987 VICTOR MATTHEWS 72" Huge Painting on CanvasEst. $1,500-$2,500
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1972 NASA Saturn V Rocket Flight Evaluation Book: Scarce NASA book, the Saturn V Launch Vehicle Flight Evaluation, Apollo 16 Mission. Prepared by the Saturn Flight Evaluation Working Group, which included the original owner of the book, Brian
0194: 1972 NASA Saturn V Rocket Flight Evaluation BookEst. $100-$200