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Souvenir coin shot by Annie Oakley, estimated at £500-£800. Image courtesy of Bonhams

Coin pierced by Annie Oakley bullet top target at Bonhams, May 24

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Souvenir coin shot by Annie Oakley, estimated at £500-£800. Image courtesy of Bonhams

Souvenir coin shot by Annie Oakley, estimated at £500-£800. Image courtesy of Bonhams

LONDON – A woman sharpshooter who starred in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show, Annie Oakley was an extraordinary individual whose skill captivated audiences on both side of the Atlantic, garnering her a reputation as the greatest rifle and wing shot in the world. Part of her popular act involved a coin being thrown up into the air, which she would shoot before it hit the ground. The coin would then be stamped ‘OAKLEY’ and handed out to a member of the applauding crowd. One of these souvenirs is among the highlights of Bonhams’ Antique Arms and Armour Including The Ray Wilkinson Collection on Wednesday, May 24. The Oakley coin has an estimate of £500-£800. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Caroline Weldon (Swiss/American, 1844-1921), oil-on-canvas portrait of Lakota Sioux leader Sitting Bull (1831-1890), painted from life in 1890. Artist-signed and dated LR, identified at LL corner as ‘Sitting Bull.’ Size: 27 x 22in (sight), 35½ x 30½ in (framed). Provenance: Railroad engineer William Lafayette Darling, thence by descent to consignor. Estimate $40,000-$80,000

Teddy Roosevelt’s silver watch, Sitting Bull portrait lead Blackwell’s March 18 auction

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Theodore Roosevelt’s American Waltham pocket watch in a coin-silver case. Gifted to him in 1898 by his sister Corinne Roosevelt Robinson and engraved inside cover: ‘THEODORE ROOSEVELT’ and ‘From D.R. and C.R.R.’ Watch is referenced in detail in a thank-you letter published in Corinne Roosevelt Robinson’s 1924 book ‘My Brother Theodore Roosevelt.’ Estimate $100,000-$200,000

CLEARWATER, Fla. – America’s rich cultural history is laced with heroes and scalawags, blue-blooded entrepreneurs and immigrant achievers who rose from the humblest beginnings. All who contributed to the colorful tapestry of our 246-year-old nation – whether saintly or scurrilous – are part of our nation’s story, which serves as the backdrop for Blackwell Auctions’ March 18 event titled “The American Sale.” Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Personal items from legendary sharpshooter Annie Oakley to be auctioned March 18

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1926 check handwritten and hand-signed by Annie Oakley Butler, her married name

CLEARWATER, Fla. – On March 18, 2023, Blackwell Auctions will offer several items personally owned by Annie Oakley, including an engraved carriage clock gifted to her for her birthday during her European tour in 1901. Several other items will also be offered, including 16 books that were owned – and, in some cases, signed – by Oakley, including a book inscribed to her husband by the author, bandleader John Philip Sousa. The collection also boasts a personal check, signed by Oakley shortly before her death, made out to her niece.

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Circa-1863 ambrotype of Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren's wedding, estimated at $1,200-$1,800

Trove of Tom Thumb material enlivens Potter & Potter ‘Oddities’ sale

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Circa-1863 ambrotype of Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren's wedding, estimated at $1,200-$1,800

Circa-1863 ambrotype of Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren’s wedding, estimated at $1,200-$1,800

CHICAGO – Potter & Potter Auctions is pleased to announce a 760-lot Circus, Sideshow, & Oddities for June 26 starting at 10 am Central time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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