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Various stoneware jugs are up for bid, including the rare 19th century Julius Norton cobalt-decorated stoneware jug shown in the middle; ovoid, Bennington, VT, 5-gallon, two handled, having a cobalt flower decoration on the front and cobalt decoration at each end of the handles, 17-3/4” h; estimate: $3,000-$5,000.
Auctions

Daniel Buck Auctions Offers Americana, Art and More Online

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Millersburg 9" vaseline Fleur de lys dome footedsquare bowl, extremely rare and outstanding blue iridescence.
Collectibles

Christina Katsikas' Museum-Quality Carnival Glass Collection Being Auctioned

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Sun Ra in “Space is the Place,” circa 1974; sold for $6,500, a record for the poster.
Collectibles

African Americana Sets New Auction Records at Swann's

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Vampirella - Edited
Auctions

Bidders Clamor for Certified Copy of Vampirella #1

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O'Keeffe's painting, Nature Forms ~ Gaspé, sold at Sotheby's for $6.9 million.
Auctions

Georgia O'Keeffe's Art and Other Belongings Sell For Over $17 Million at Sotheby's

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One of the expected star lots is this ABCG round dresser box in a solid gold color with gilt metal fittings, attributed to Union Cut Glass and purchased from the Julian De Cordova Museum in Lincoln, Mass, 3 -1/2” x 6-1/4”.
Auctions

Important American Brilliant Cut Glass Coming to Auction

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David Hockney’s The Splash, $29.8 million.
Art

The Splash Sells For Almost $30 Million

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Auctions

Rare Statue of Liberty Model Coming to Auction

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The most valuable U.S. rare coin sold in 2019 was a proof 1885 silver Trade dollar, graded NGC PR66, that sold for a record $3.96 million by Heritage Auctions. Heritage sold a total of $181.3 million of U.S. rare coins at auctions last year. The reverse of this coin is shown below.
Coins, Metals & Paper Money

High-End Coins Dominate in 2019

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A 150-year-old blue Cassin’s Grape Brandy Bitters bottle, so rare that for years many doubted its existence, has sold for a staggering $155,000.
Auctions

Rare bottle blows past estimate

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Gallows Pole early horn transmitter telephone reproductions, United States, 20th century, pieces marked “Historical Replica Reproduced by Bell Telephone Laboratories,” from the collection of the New Jersey Telephone Pioneers of America Museum. Smallest is 6” x 10-1/2”, largest is 7-1/2” x 10-1/2”, $12,000 (est: $3,000-$5,000).
Auctions

Bidders push telephones way past their estimates at auction

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Beautiful 4.51 troy ounce gold nugget from the Atlin mining district, just east of Skagway in Yukon, Alaska, 2 ½ inches by 1 ½ inch ($10,845).
Auctions

Gold-Rush nugget golden lot

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Antiques

Tiffany lamp lights up Heritage Auctions' signature sale

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Marklin Battleship, La Plata, clockwork, was the top lot of the Samuel Downey Jr. collection, after selling for $204,000, against an estimate of $50,000-$70,000. Hailing from Argentina, this battleship is in museum-grade condition, extremely detailed with a multi-level complex superstructure, and impressive to look at; 28” l. All images courtesy of Bertoia
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World-class toy collection sells for millions

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Marvel comic sets world record

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The top lot at Potter & Potter’s Winter Magic Auction is this Houdini-Slade-Weiss Locked Book. The tome was created by Remigius Weiss and used in a trial to expose Henry Slade, a supposed spirit medium. Years later, Weiss gave the book to his friend and fellow spiritualism researcher and debunker, Harry Houdini. The 19th century tooled black leather volume is accompanied by a handsomely framed collage of Houdini memorabilia at top right. Estimate: $10,000-$15,000.
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Potter & Potter auction conjuring winter magic

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Percival Rosseau (American, 1859-1937), Pointers on the Hunt, 1927, oil on canvas, signed and dated, 23” x 32-1/4”, was top lot at $100,000.
Fine Art

Dog lovers walk Shannon’s results to $2.3M

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Frederic Remington’s The Bronco Buster soared to a final selling price of $615,000 and took top lot. All images courtesy of Heritage Auctions
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Remington Bronco bucks $615k

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Marilyn Monroe’s costume from There’s No Business Like Show Business (20th Century Fox, 1954), worn by the star as Vicky Parker during the saucy “Heat Wave” song and dance number, was the star lot after selling for $280,000, which was hundreds of thousands more than its estimate of $60,000-$80,000. A three-piece ensemble includes the bandeau top made of black raw silk adorned with black sequins and dangly black bead-balls, with a hot pink silk scarf with black silk and sequin embellishments; a full, floor-length skirt made of beige cotton with a black floral print, decorated with over-sized black sequins, waist area made of gathered black raw silk with same adornment as top plus an attached self-belt that closes right at the belly button. All images courtesy of Julien's
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Monroe’s costumes sizzle in ‘Hollywood’ auction

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The top lot at Potter & Potter’s auction of the collection of Dave and Mary Jane Price on Nov. 16 is Buffalo Bill’s First Wild West Performance Program, inscribed in ink to title page “William Jacobs/Omaha, Nebraska/1883/1st show.” William Jacobs was a private in the U.S. Army stationed at Fort Omaha, Nebraska beginning in February 1882. This program for Cody & Carver’s Rocky Mountain & Prairie Exhibition, with the Famed Scout and Indian Fighter Buffalo Bill (Hon. W.F. Cody), and Dr. W.F. Carver, King of Riflemen, and Acknowledged Champion Marksman of the World, Will Soon Appear in This City (Hartford, CT: Calhoun Printing Company, 1883) is likely the only surviving program of the initial performance of the Wild West show on May 19, 1883. It has a pre-sale estimate of $5,000-$7,000.
Posters

Circus, sideshow and oddities: Relics from bygone era coming to auction

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This triple-arch bar, manufactured by The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co. of New York and Chicago, circa 1900, is one of the featured lots at Donley Auctions Fall Classic Nov. 14-16. The beautiful oak and leaded glass-lit ensemble, 30’ x 12’, would be the centerpiece of any business or home party room. Estimated value is $40,000-$50,000. Image courtesy of Donley Auctions
Antiques

Donley Auctions gears up for Fall Classic

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Jack and Martha Wolff.
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Arizona couple’s art collection coming to auction

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Patty and Lonnie “Bo” Pilgrim.
Auctions

Items of Pilgrim’s Pride’s co-founder going up for bid

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This rare, early 1900s Canadian National Telegraphs stock ticker was the top lot at $11,800.
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Rare stock ticker top mantique at Miller & Miller

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Auctions

Rago’s Remix features silver, period furnishings

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The sale’s top lot was this topaz from Brazil, which drew $200,000. Images courtesy of Heritage Auctions
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Currier's legendary mineral collection earns millions

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Red lacquer and cellulose nitrate on brass sculpture by Giacomo Balla (Italian, 1871–1958), titled Linee di forza del pugno di Boccioni II (1968), numbered 5/9; estimate: $50,000-$70,000.
Events

Fine art, design coming to auction at Andrew Jones

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The top-selling item was this gold wristwatch, $112,500.
Uncategorized

Outlaws’ artifacts sell at auction

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Marc Chagall’s Cirque, a portfolio celebrating the circus, with complete text, 23 color lithographs and 15 black and white lithographs, 1967, was the top lot, selling for $143,000.
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Chagall circus portfolio top lot at Swann Galleries

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“The Five Senses” stumpwork picture, England, 17th century, stitched in silk and metallic threads on a silk background depicting the five senses in oval vignettes against a background of flowers, fruit trees, birds, and animals, framed, 23-1/2” h, 28” w, sold at Skinner for $17,220 - thousands more than its estimate of $2,000-$4,000. Image courtesy of Skinner Auctioneers and Appraisers
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A stitch in time: needlework samplers in spotlight at auctions

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This c. 1900 clown magician musical automaton made in Paris by Leopold Lambert was the top lot, selling for $13,200 against a pre-sale estimate of $8,000-12,000. Images courtesy of Potter and Potter
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Magic collection casts spell on bidders

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Stephen Shore’s photography offers a world where viewers can move their attention through without being directed. Images courtesy of EJ's
Events

Picture Perfect: EJ’s offering mundane yet magical photography

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James Allen St. John’s (American, 1872-1957) At the Earth’s Core book dust jacket, 1922, an iconic cover painting for a hugely important book by one of the fathers of fantasy illustration. This is one of the finest examples to ever come to auction and it was the star lot, selling for $112,500, thousands more than the estimate of $75,000 and up. All images courtesy of Heritage Auctions
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Out of this world: Records shattered for science-fiction art collection

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All images courtesy of Guernsey's.
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That’s how she Rolls: Elizabeth Taylor’s ‘Green Goddess’ hits the road

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Masudaya “Machine Man” tin-litho battery-operated robot from Gang of Five series, near mint, one of the finest examples known, consigned by original owner, sold for $86,100. All images are courtesy of Morphy Auctions
Antiques

Space invader: Vintage robot star lot

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Description de l’Egypte ou Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Egypte pendant l›expédition de l›Egypte. Paris: C.L.F. Panckoucke, 1820-1830, second edition, $220,000. Courtesy of Andrew Jones Auctions
Books

Books set record prices at auctions

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The acclaimed Colt Millikin Dragoon sold recently for more than $1.6 million. Courtesy of Rock Island Auction
Antiques

Top Gun: Iconic Colt revolver is star lot

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This rare prototype of a rocket-firing Boba Fett action figure sold for more than $112,000 at auction.Image courtesy of Hake’s Auctions
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Star Wars figure bags record bounty

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After an opening bid of $250,000, Neil Armstrong’s one and only Apollo 11 Lunar Module Flown MS67 NGC 14K Gold Robbins Medal ended with a winning bid of $2,055,000. This CAG certified 28mm medal was one of only three specially minted gold medals flown aboard Apollo 11, one for each member of the crew: Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin. The obverse, above, depicts Collins’ early and original concept for the mission insignia with the eagle carrying an olive branch in its mouth. The reverse, below, has the dates of the mission, surnames of the crew and the gold hallmark. From the Neil Armstrong Family Collection. Courtesy of Heritage Auctions
Auctions

Apollo 11 memorabilia sells for millions at auctions

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Fine Art

Diamond rings, oil paintings share headliner space

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Violin collection
Featured

Bidders can have their pick of violins Aug. 11-12

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Pictured are some of the lots featured in this sale (Photo courtesy Pook & Pook and Noel Barrett)
Featured

Online-only auction offers toys ‘for the child in all of us’

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Davey Crockett Bowie knife
Militaria

‘Unrivaled’ militaria, firearms sale slated for September

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HockeyWaxPack
Featured

5-cent vintage wax pack brings $48K during trading card auction

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Comic Books & Graphic Novels

Original comic art tops $1.9M auction

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Capt. Cook book set
Featured

Capt. Cook's Voyages eight-volume set up for bid July 19-20

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Steiff bears
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Single-owner doll collection up for bid July 29

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Cuff Dole paper
Featured

First document identifying an African-American soldier coming to auction

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1854-S Liberty Head Half Eagle.
Coins, Metals & Paper Money

1854-S Half Eagle headlining August 16 auction

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Hugh Hefner drawing
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Hefner private letters could write up $20,000

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