1932 Winter Olympics bronze medal, issued for the Olympics held at Lake Placid, N.Y., stamped ‘Robbins Co. / Attelboro’ on top edge, 1932. Price Realized: $4,312.50. Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates image.
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Other coins did almost as well in the auction. A complete set of 24 silver Peace Dollar coins, dated from 1921 to 1935, housed in a Littleton Custom album, sold for $2,990, (estimate: $400-$600) (lot 19); and a lot of six U.S. silver half-dollar coins, with the draped bust, dated 1803 (large and small 3); 1805 and 1807, sold for $2,300 (estimate: $300-$500) (lot 2). A lot of assorted ancient coins, sold for $2,300, exceeding its $100-$200 estimate.
The auction also included an interesting array of medals. A bronze medal awarded at the 1932 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, the first Olympics held in the United States, sold for $4,312.50 (estimate: $200-$300). The medal was stamped Robbins Co./Attleboro. Eighteen bronze medals issued by the Society of Medalists, sold for $1,840, far in excess of the $200-$400 estimate (Lots 40 and Lot 41).
A group of Chinese ceramics, including a fine Yongzheng period oxblood red dish, circa 1723-1735, sold for $4,312.50 (estimate: $80-120), and a Japanese woodblock print by Kiyosho Saito (1907-1997), Autumn in Saga, Kyoto, sold for $805 against a $400-$600 estimate (Lots 443 and 422, respectively).
A rare “Hootch Owl” figural cast-brass combination corkscrew/bottle/opener/nut cracker, stamped Pat. D-98968 for Robert Smythe’s design, patented March 7, 1936, sold for $1,725, against an estimate of $300-$500 (Lot 124).
Of local interest, four maps of Rockingham County, Va., taken from Lake’s Atlas of Rockingham County, sold for $1,495. The maps were used in Steven Spielberg’s 2012 film, Lincoln, circa 1885, a provenance that clearly influenced their selling price (Lot 69).
The 805-lot auction realized $192,343 with 2,426 registered bidders from 34 countries.
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ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE
1932 Winter Olympics bronze medal, issued for the Olympics held at Lake Placid, N.Y., stamped ‘Robbins Co. / Attelboro’ on top edge, 1932. Price Realized: $4,312.50. Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates image. U.S silver Flowing Hair and Draped Bust half dollar coins, lot of five, 1795, 1801, 1802, 1803 (large 3) and 1805, sold for $4,312.50. Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates image. Lot of four Rockingham County, Virginia maps, from ‘Lake’s Atlas of Rockingham Coounty,’ in modern frames and mats, circa 1885. Price realized: $1,495. Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates image. ‘Hootch-Owl’ figural cast-brass combinationcorkscrew / bottle opener / nut cracker, shaft stamped ‘PAT. D-98968’ for Robert Smythe’s design patent of March 7, 1936. Price realized: $1,725. Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates image. Assorted Asian porcelain articles, lot of three, including a Chinese Oxblood low bowl with white rim and blue markings, mid 18th century, 8 inches in diameter, sold for $4,312.50. Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates image.
