Harry Winston necklace, $138,000, John Moran
A Harry Winston necklace with natural Ceylon sapphire centerpiece stone measuring about 24 carats sold for $138,000 at the second-ever HQ Jewelry and Luxury Auction held May 21 by John Moran Auctioneers in Pasadena, Calif. Also, a natural shell, diamond and sapphire necklace made by Italian-American jewelry legend Verdura achieved $96,000, a Waterman #504 Ideal fountain pen in gold went for $15,600, and a Cartier Panthere wristwatch with pave diamonds and sapphire accents hit $11,637. Prices include a 20 percent buyer’s premium.
E. Suter stoneware pot, $86,250, Jeffrey S. Evans
A rare stoneware honey or sugar pot made circa 1851 by Emanuel Suter, Rockingham County, Shenandoah Valley, Va., signed, sold for $86,250—a new record price for a Virginia pottery—at an auction of Americana & Fine Antiques held June 22 by Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Also, a Wythe County, Va., paint-decorated poplar blanket chest dated 1802 coasted to $34,500; and a Richmond, Va., retailed coin silver fruit bowl with cover, stamped by the maker, circa 1845, 11 inches tall, hit $31,050. Prices include a 15 percent buyer’s premium.
Colt Gatling gun, $227,050, Heritage
A U.S. Model 1883 Colt Gatling gun and rare limber sold for $227,050 at Civil War & Militaria and Arms & Armor Signature Auctions held June 8-9 by Heritage Auction Galleries in Dallas. Also, a U.S. Model 1875 .45 government caliber Colt Gatling gun realized $179,250; a U.S. Model 1841 Model field gun rang out at $89,625; an ammunition caisson and limber in excellent condition, with period paint, made $47,800; and a U.S. Model 1838 24 pounder 8-inch Coehorn mortar went for $44,812. Prices include a 19.5 percent buyer’s premium.
Pete Maravich HOF ring, $88,826, Grey Flannel
The late basketball legend “Pistol” Pete Maravich’s 1987 Hall of Fame Induction ring from 1987 sold for $88,826 at a Summer Games Auction held June 5 by Grey Flannel Auctions in Westhampton, N.Y. Also, a 1947 Mel Ott New York Giants baseball player/manager’s worn road jersey realized $77,820, a 1964 Willie Mays San Francisco Giants game-used and autographed road jersey went for $66,734, and three Larry Holmes heavyweight championship boxing belts made a combined $52,500. Prices include a 20 percent buyer’s premium.
Jackie Robinson’s glove, $373,002, Steiner Sports
The baseball glove believed to have been worn by Jackie Robinson during the 1955 and 1956 World Series sold for $373,002 in an auction that ended June 3 by Steiner Sports, based in New York. It was not the most ever paid for a baseball glove at auction. That honor goes to the mitt advertised as the last one used by Lou Gehrig; it fetched $387,500 at Sotheby’s in 1999. Also, a bat believed used by Robinson in 1956, his final season, brought $114,000; and Mickey Mantle’s 1960 contract with the Yankees for $60,000 made $39,000. Prices include the buyer’s premium.
Puss in Boots Fortune Teller, $21,000, Morphy Auctions
A Puss in Boots Fortune Teller arcade machine with 100 original fortune cards, made by Roover Brothers sometime between 1897 and 1904, sold for $21,000 at a sale of antique advertising and coin-op machines held June 1 by Morphy Auctions in Denver, Pa. Also, a circa 1910-1920 Phoenix Pure Paint curved porcelain corner sign with Native-American theme fetched $15,600 and an eight-piece Coca-Cola window display featuring Rip Van Winkle and the Jolly Elves went for $7,800. Prices include a 20 percent buyer’s premium.
Pairpoint Puffy lamp, $77,025, James D. Julia
A rare Pairpoint Puffy lamp depicting a three-dimensional figural owl, one of only eight known, sold for $77,025 at a sale of rare glass and lamps (June 19-20) and toys, dolls and advertising (June 21) by James D. Julia Inc., in Fairfield, Maine. Also, a Tiffany Studios curtain border hanging lamp reached $77,025, a 14-inch Tiffany daffodil lamp with a design of brilliant yellow flowers hit $47,400, a Tiffany 12-light lily floor lamp brought $44,437, and a Koken porcelain and nickel barber chair went for $35,550. Prices include an 18.5 percent buyer’s premium.
Marklin Battleship Maine, $64,900, Bertoia Auctions
A circa-1902 Marklin Battleship Maine in “unplayed-with” condition, 30 1/2 inches long, sold for $64,900 at a Toy Picks Auction held May 3-4 by Bertoia Auctions in Vineland, N.J. Also, a German Marklin gage 1 Pabst Beer boxcar hammered for $21,240; a circa-1929 Sturditoy pressed steel toy oil truck, 25 inches long, chugged off for $15,340; an occupational shaving mug with a stockbroker motif breezed to $15,300; and a German-made Lehmann “Primus” tinplate clockwork roller skater, circa 1915, fetched $14,160. Prices include a 15 percent buyer’s premium.
Tiffany Poinsettia chandelier, $306,800, Michaan’s Auctions
A Tiffany Studios Poinsettia chandelier depicting blooms of brilliant red blossoms sold for $306,800 at the second sale of Tiffany masterworks from Japan’s Garden Museum Collection held May 18 by Michaan’s Auctions in Alameda, Calif. Also, a Wisteria table lamp lit up the room for $283,200, a Laburnum lamp shade mounted on a tree trunk base fetched $236,000, a Poppy table lamp mounted on a lily base made $212,400, and a Tiffany Studios landscape window and lava vase each garnered $177,000. Prices include an 18 percent buyer’s premium.
Perfume presentation, $9,600, IPBA Convention
A novelty perfume presentation of unknown origin sold for $9,600 at the annual convention of the International Perfume Bottle Association held in May in Las Vegas, Nev. The perfume presentation was a miniature wooden Victrola cabinet housing an assortment of Czech-manufactured commercial bottles. These included an Art Nouveau pendant scent bottle previously owned by the daughter of a Schiaparelli model and Prince Matchabelli Wind Song factice, one of only two known, given as a prize in 1958. Price is hammer; there was no buyer’s premium.
Amedee Rosier painting, $11,500, Carlsen Gallery
An original oil on canvas painting by Amedee Rosier, titled Constantinople, sold for $11,500 at an auction held June 2 by Carlsen Gallery in Freehold, N.Y. Also, a diamond and platinum bracelet with 38 diamonds slipped around a new neck for $8,625; an inlaid 18th century hardwood Pembroke table coasted to $8,050; an etching by Childe Hassam titled May 2, 1917, New York fetched $8,050; a 19th century cow weather vane went for $6,900; and a 17th century English refractory table hammered for $6,325. Prices include a 15 percent buyer’s premium.
Paul Evans cabinet, $187,500, Rago Arts
An important sculpture front cabinet by Paul Evans sold for $187,500 at a Modern and Mid-20th/21st Century Design Sale held June 8-9 by Rago Arts and Auction Center in Lambertville, N.J. An important sculpture front vertical cabinet, also by Evans, brought $162,500. Also, a conoid cross-legged desk by George Nakashima achieved $68,750, a Paul Evans large Argente cabinet made $59,375, a George Nakashima conoid bench garnered $35,000, and a Picasso/Madoura Femmes Fleurs pitcher hit $22,500. Prices include a 25 percent buyer’s premium.
Chippendale table, $11,000, Kaminski
A finely carved 18th century Chippendale tilt-top piecrust table with spiral-turned urn and shaft, carved knees and sculptural ball-and-claw feet sold for $11,000 at an estates auction held May 5 by Kaminski Auctions in Beverly, Mass. Also, a 19th century Victorian Revival walnut cabinet made $5,500, an 1818 broadside reproduction of the Declaration of Independence penned by Benjamin Owen Tyler gaveled for $7,500, and an 18K gold Presidential Rolex watch with original box climbed to $6,000. Prices include a 17 percent buyer’s premium.
1844 campaign flag, $49,350, Cowan’s
A previously unknown Clay and Frelinghuysen, “The Same Old Coon,” 1844 presidential silk campaign flag banner depicting Henry Clay as a coon in the act of skinning a fox (meant to represent Martin Van Buren) sold for $49,350 at an American History: Live Salesroom Auction held June 21 by Cowan’s Auctions Inc., in Cincinnati, Ohio. Also, a rare photo of Robert E. Lee and his staff, taken by Matthew Brady, realized $19,975; and an 1844 Southern Illustrated Stagecoach broadside commanded $10,575. Prices include a 17.5 percent buyer’s premium.
WWI aircraft insignia, $12,000, Mohawk Arms
A World War I aircraft squadron insignia and archive of American pilot Lt. Paul Edison Green sold for $12,000 in a live and Internet auction held June 8-9 by Mohawk Arms (MilitaryRelics.com), online and in Bouckville, N.Y. Also, a German SS officer’s dress sword with wire wrapped wood grip and black enamel steel scabbard realized $6,750, a Japanese Order of the Pillars of State breast star of the Grand Cordon fetched $1,750, and a World War II U.S. Marine-carved coconut caricature of a Japanese soldier hit $600. Prices are hammer, exclusive of a commission.
Dickinson letter, $28,800, Swann
An autographed letter signed by the poet Emily Dickinson, a cryptic missive written around 1881 to an unnamed recipient that included a reference to the Biblical story of Jacob and Esau, sold for $28,800 at an Autographs Auction held May 23 by Swann Auction Galleries in New York City. Also, an Oscar Wilde signed cabinet card photograph brought $7,800; an autographed letter signed by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, circa 1838-1846, fetched $6,480; and a letter written by Mark Twain in 1870 went for $6,000. Prices include a 20 percent buyer’s premium.
‘Peanuts’ Sunday strip, $41,400, Philip Weiss
An original Peanuts Sunday comic strip, drawn by the late legendary illustrator Charles Schulz on March 1, 1964, sold for $41,400 at an estates sale held June 6 by Philip Weiss Auctions in Lynbrook, N.Y. Also, an occupational shaving mug for a tow truck driver named “C. Wiegand” made $10,925, a first-edition hardcover copy of L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (circa 1899-1900) brought $3,000, and a letter written in 1957 by then-U.S. Sen. John F. Kennedy, signed, made $1,980. Prices include a 15 percent buyer’s premium.
McColl-Frontenac sign, $11,550, Matthews Auctions
A round McColl-Frontenac Products double-sided porcelain petroliana sign with “Red Indian” logo, rated near mint at 9.5 out of 10 for condition, sold for $11,550 at a Check the Oil auction held June 22 by Matthews Auctions on the second day of the Check the Oil Gas & Oil Show held annually in Dublin, Ohio. Also, a Harbor Petroleum Products double-sided porcelain die-cut sign with sea plane graphics fetched $8,250 and a Sinclair Aircraft double-sided porcelain sign rose to $7,700. Prices include a 10 percent buyer’s premium.
