Bow Wow WOW: WWII hero dog’s archive earns record $155K

Portrait of War Dog Rob, which was included in the lot that achieved a hammer price of £140,000 (about $155,000) on October 12. The sum represents an auction world record for a P.S.D.A. Dickin Medal for Gallantry. Image courtesy of Noonans and LiveAuctioneers
Portrait of War Dog Rob, which was included in the lot that achieved a hammer price of £140,000 (about $155,000) on October 12. The sum represents an auction world record for a P.S.D.A. Dickin Medal for Gallantry. Image courtesy of Noonans and LiveAuctioneers
Portrait of War Dog Rob, which was included in the lot that achieved a hammer price of £140,000 (about $155,000) on October 12. The sum represents an auction world record for a P.D.S.A. Dickin Medal for Gallantry. Courtesy Noonans and LiveAuctioneers

LONDON – The P.D.S.A. Dickin Medal for Gallantry, otherwise known as the Victoria Cross for animals, and the R.S.P.C.A. Red Collar for Valour awarded to War Dog Rob for his gallantry and outstanding service during the Second World War, sold for a world record price of £140,000 (hammer) at Noonans on October 12 in an auction of Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria. Bought by a new collector of British gallantry awards, it had been estimated at £20,000-£30,000. The entire proceeds of the lot’s sale will be given to the Taylor McNally Foundation.

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Antique Colts, WWII Lugers featured Oct. 29-30 at Milestone firearms auction

Colt pinched-frame .45-caliber Single-Action Army Revolver manufactured in 1874 and one of a shipment of 15 guns sent to J.P. Moores & Sons (NYC) that year. Accompanied by 1985 letter of documentation from Colt factory historian. NRA Silver Medal winner in 1989. Estimate $40,000-$65,000

WILLOUGHBY, Ohio – Over the weekend of October 29-30, Milestone Auctions in suburban Cleveland will host an exciting 1,469-lot Premier Collectible Firearms sale featuring the types of antique, military and civilian weapons hobbyists yearn for. As always, there will be excellent examples to suit every pocketbook, with a historical timeline that starts in the pre-Revolutionary War era and advances through every successive conflict of the centuries to follow. Absentee and online bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Andy Warhol, Prince at center of Supreme Court copyright case

The musician Prince, photographed in October 2009 in Paris. Both he and Andy Warhol are under discussion in a case before the Supreme Court of the United States regarding aspects of copyright law that govern the concept of ‘fair use.’ Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Nicolas Genin. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
Left, Andy Warhol photographed in Stockholm, Sweden in February 1968, ahead of the opening of a retrospective of his work; right, the musician Prince, photographed in October 2009 in Paris. Both deceased artists are under discussion in a case before the Supreme Court of the United States regarding aspects of copyright law that govern the concept of ‘fair use.’ Both images courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. The Warhol photo is credited to Lasse Olsson / Pressens bild and the Prince photo to Nicolas Genin. The Warhol photo is in the public domain in Sweden and the United States, according to Wikimedia Commons. The Prince photo is shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
Left, Andy Warhol photographed in Stockholm, Sweden in February 1968, before the debut of a retrospective of his work; right, the musician Prince, photographed in October 2009 in Paris. Both artists are under discussion in a case before the Supreme Court of the United States on aspects of copyright law and ‘fair use.’ Both images courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. The Warhol photo is credited to Lasse Olsson / Pressens bild and the Prince photo to Nicolas Genin. The Warhol photo is in the public domain in Sweden and the United States, according to Wikimedia Commons. The Prince photo is shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

WASHINGTON (AP) – Andy Warhol and Prince held center stage in a copyright case before the Supreme Court on October 12 that veered from Cheerios and Mona Lisa analogies to Justice Clarence Thomas’ enthusiasm for the Purple Rain showman. Despite the light nature of the arguments at times involving two deceased celebrities, the issue before the court is a serious one for the art world: When should artists be paid for original work that is then transformed by others, such as a movie adaptation of a book?

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JG.Limited assembles out-of-this-world lineup for Oct. 18 sale

First day postal cover from September 9, 1969, commemorating the Apollo 11 moon mission, signed by Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin, estimated at $2,500-$3,000
First day postal cover from September 9, 1969, commemorating the Apollo 11 moon mission, signed by Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin, estimated at $2,500-$3,000
First day postal cover from September 9, 1969, commemorating the Apollo 11 moon mission, signed by Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin, estimated at $2,500-$3,000

DANVERS, Mass. – Bidders will look to the skies during JG.Limited’s online-only Frontiers of Flight auction, ending on Tuesday, October 18. Subtitled “Celebrating Over 100 Years of Space & Aviation History,” the sale contains 400 lots representing many of the most famous names in air travel, from Neil Armstrong to the Wright Brothers. View the fully illustrated catalog on LiveAuctioneers.

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Elvis Presley’s Palm Springs honeymoon house lists for $5.65M

Chosen as Look magazine’s ‘House of Tomorrow’ in 1962, Elvis Presley and his bride, Priscilla, selected this Palm Springs residence as their honeymoon getaway five years later. It has arrived on the market priced at $5.65 million. Photos by Chris Miller/One Point Media Group, courtesy of Compass and TopTenRealEstateDeals.com
Chosen as Look magazine’s ‘House of Tomorrow’ in 1962, Elvis Presley and his bride, Priscilla, selected this Palm Springs residence as their honeymoon getaway five years later. It has arrived on the market priced at $5.65 million. Photos by Chris Miller/One Point Media Group, courtesy of Compass and TopTenRealEstateDeals.com
Chosen as Look magazine’s ‘House of Tomorrow’ in 1962, Elvis Presley and his bride, Priscilla, selected this Palm Springs residence as their honeymoon getaway five years later. It has arrived on the market priced at $5.65 million. Photos by Chris Miller/One Point Media Group, courtesy of Compass and TopTenRealEstateDeals.com

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – A Palm Springs home made famous as both the Look magazine “House of Tomorrow” in 1962 and Elvis Presley’s honeymoon house in 1967 is for sale at $5.65 million.

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