Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: English silver tankard, $5,900, Richard Winterton Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A rare English silver tankard, made in the early 18th century, during the reign of King George I, possibly by the…
Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Australia’s first banknote, $310,000, Noble Numismatics Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall The only known example of Australia’s first official banknote – a 10 shilling note from 1817, one of 100 issued by…
Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Jack Kirby art, $43,320, Hake’s Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall Illustrator Jack Kirby’s two-page re-telling of Captain America’s origin in Captain America #109 (cover dated Jan. 1969) sold for $43,320 at Auction…
Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Gilt-bronze Bodhisattva, $350,000, I. M. Chait Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A 15th century early Ming Dynasty Xuande mark and period gilt-bronze Bodhisattva figure, 9 ¾ inches tall and elaborately decorated with…
Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: White jade incense burner, $48,000, Sanford Alderfer Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A Chinese white jade incense burner, a wedding present to the consignor’s parents in the 1930s, sold for $48,000 at…
Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: 1826 half eagle gold coin, $235,000, ANA (Heritage) Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall An 1826 half eagle five-dollar gold coin, very rare because so many of them were melted down, sold for…
Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Chinese archaistic vase, $1.445 million, Christie’s Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A celadon-glazed relief-decorated archaistic vase carrying the Qianlong seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (circa 1736-1795) sold for…
Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Tibetan painting, $929,000, Bonhams Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A 32-deity Guhyasamaja mandala set a new world record price for a 16th century Tibetan painting when it sold for $929,000 at an…
Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Becher suite of 12 prints, $125,000, Swann Auction Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A 1978 suite of 12 silver print photos of Industrial Facades by Bernd and Hilla Becher, known for their…
Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Script, Citizen Kane, $164,229, Sotheby’s Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall Orson Welles’s own working copy of the script for Citizen Kane, dated April 30 to May 9, 1940 and showing the film’s…
