An early lifetime cast (cast #37 of 90) of Frederic Remington’s Bronco Buster sold for $205,625 at an American Indian & Western Art Auction held March 25 by Cowan’s Auctions in Cincinnati. Also, a Navajo third phase chief’s blanket realized $25,850; a serigraph on Lenox museum board by Andy Warhol, titled Mother and Child, rose to $16,450; a Northern Woodlands embroidered hide coat went for $10,575; and a Western Great Lakes figural ball club collected by Maj. Gen. O.O. Howard hit $30,550. Prices include a 17.5 percent buyer’s premium.

Arare John Ulrich deep engraved and gold inlaid Winchester Model 1873 rifle sold for $391,000 at a Firearms Auction held March 14-15 by James D. Julia, Inc. in Fairfield, Maine. Also, an exceptional set of three Kornbrath engraved, gold inlaid SAA revolvers, once owned by the president of Argentina, went for $345,000; a sterling silver Tiffany presentation sword issued to Maj. Gen. Lewis Merrill garnered $241,500; and an 18th century flintlock rifle by John Small of Vincennes, Ind., in untouched condition, brought $184,000. Prices include a 15 percent buyer’s premium.

A stunning 1932 Mickey Mouse three-sheet poster from United Artists, made just a few years after Mickey’s creation by Walt Disney, sold for $35,850 at a Signature Vintage Movie Poster Auction held March 26 by Heritage Auction Galleries in Dallas. Also, a 1953 Paramount Style B half-sheet from The War of the Worlds, realized $31,070; a 1938 Universal three-sheet from Frankenstein, with an image of Boris Karloff, brought $29,875; and a 1933 First National one-sheet from The Little Giant fetched $22,705. Prices include a 15 percent buyer’s premium.

An original oil on canvas painting by South Carolina artist Alfred Hutty (1877-1954), titled At Noon, depicting a Southern landscape with cypress trees, sold for $67,200 at an auction held March 12 by Brunk Auctions in Asheville, N.C. Also, a fine embroidered silk cover, circa 19th century, 86 inches by 49 inches and consisting of three joined panels and a border of red serrated leaves and central blue pinwheel flowers made $45,600; and a mahogany Charleston Queen Anne chamber table (1754-1755) brought $43,200. Prices include a 20 percent buyer’s premium.

A Walt Whitman signed working manuscript of a poem initially titled Ah, not that Granite Dead and Cold and later published as Washington’s Monument, sold for $57,750 at an auction held Feb. 26 by Dirk Soulis Auctions in Lone Jack, Mo. Also, an Oscar Wilde hand-written manuscript of the poem Amos Intellectualis went for $17,325; a poem hand-written by Amy Lowell on University Club of Chicago stationery realized $13,650; and a 1497 edition of Ship of Fools, translated into Latin by Jacob Locher, hit $12,600. Prices include a 5 percent buyer’s premium.

Apair of 18th century Chinese Huanghuali cabinets, each of rectangular form, sold for $512,500 at an Asian Works of Art Sale held March 21 by Doyle New York in New York City. Also, a 19th century Chinese white jade plaque with an archaic-style ax head carved on either side hit $218,500; a Qing Dynasty Chinese jade eight-panel floor screen with figural carvings went for $182,500; a 19th century blue, white and red glazed porcelain jardinière made $80,500; and a circa-1900 Chinese ivory fishing boat hit $62,500. Prices include a 25 percent buyer’s premium.

Alarge and important Chinese blue and white Ming-style vase sold to an in-room bidder from mainland China for $1.385 million at a Spring Fine & Decorative Asian Arts Auction held March 19 by Freeman’s in Philadelphia. Similar examples sold in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong for around $750,000 within the past three years. Also, a Qianlong period Chinese vase carved from archaistic jade and consigned by the same person as the previously described top lot, went to a determined bidder for $421,000. Prices include a 15 percent buyer’s premium.

An etching done in 1921 by Edward Hopper titled The Evening Wind sold for $77,800 at an auction held March 5-6 by Northeast Auctions in Portsmouth, N.H. Also, a Massachusetts mahogany Chippendale secretary bookcase by Jacob Sanderson soared to $56,050; a pair of 18th century Chinese Export porcelain figures of robed court ladies, each holding a candleholder and standing 16 inches tall, breezed to $31,860; and a Philadelphia Chippendale walnut side chair made around 1760 commanded $31,860. Prices include an 18 percent buyer’s premium.

A rare and highly decorated double-handled stoneware jug, inscribed to Benjamin Herrington, a potter who drowned in 1823 in Norwich, Conn., sold for $138,000 at a Stoneware & Redware Auction held March 5 by Crocker Farm in Sparks, Md. Also, a 21 1/2-inch-tall stoneware jug attributed to Riedinger & Caire, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., realized $103,500, a new auction record for a post-1825 N.Y./New England stoneware piece); and a large redware figure of a seated dog with basket by John Bell fetched $19,550. Prices include a 15 percent buyer’s premium.

Arare and highly decorated Tiffany chocolate pot, crafted circa 1875-1891, sold for $69,000 at a Fine Art & Antiques Sale held March 26 by Cottone Auctions in Geneseo, N.Y. The silver enameled and hardstone pot was of Moorish design, designed by Edward C. Moore. It was hand-chased with acid etched relief work and had the distinction of being exhibited at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. The pot had an estimate of $6,000-$10,000. The price includes a 15 percent buyer’s premium.