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Mark Twain’s typewriter, $106,250, Heritage Auctions

Mark Twain’s typewriter
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall The Williams No. 6 typewriter that author Mark Twain purchased in 1906 and used until his death in 1910 ...

Portrait of George Washington, $34,375, Nye & Company

Portrait of George Washington
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall An oil on canvas portrait of George Washington after Rembrandt Peale, titled Porthole Washington, sold for $34,375 at a ...

Cox-Roosevelt button, $100,300, Hake’s Auctions

Cox-Roosevelt button, $100,300, Hake’s Auctions
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A James M. Cox and Franklin Roosevelt 1920 jugate button, one inch in diameter, sold for $100,300 at a ...

California Gold Rush ingot, $138,000, Holabird Western Americana

California Gold Rush ingot
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A 32.15-ounce Kellogg & Humbert assayer’s California Gold Rush gold ingot sold for $138,000 at Part 2 of the ...

Tiffany Studios window, $237,500, Fontaine’s

A Tiffany Studios Jesus in a Field of Lilies window sold to a church for $237,500 at a Fine and Decorative Arts auction held January 28th by Fontaine’s Auction Gallery in Pittsfield, MA
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A Tiffany Studios Jesus in a Field of Lilies window sold to a church for $237,500 at a Fine ...

Daniel Boone compass, $109,375, Heritage Auctions

A compass that was owned by legendary frontiersman Daniel Boone sold for $109,375 at an Americana & Political Signature Auction held Feb. 25-26 by Heritage Auctions in Dallas.
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A compass that was owned by legendary frontiersman Daniel Boone sold for $109,375 at an Americana & Political Signature ...

1958 double die Lincoln penny, $1.136 million, GreatCollections

1958 double die Lincoln penny, $1.136 million, GreatCollections
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A 1958 “double die” Lincoln cent, mistakenly made with doubling in some letters on the coin’s obverse, sold for ...

Marc Chagall artwork, $8,400, Nadeau’s Auction

An artwork by Marc Chagall (1887-1985), titled Daphnis et Grathon, signed and numbered (26/60), sold for $8,400 at a Midcentury, Modern Art & Contemporary Sale held January 28th by Nadeau’s Auction Gallery in Windsor, CT
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall An artwork by Marc Chagall (1887-1985), titled Daphnis et Grathon, signed and numbered (26/60), sold for $8,400 at a ...

Chippendale walnut table, $22,500, Nye & Company

A Chippendale carved and figured walnut dressing table (Philadelphia, circa 1765), sold for $22,500 in an online-only Chic and Antique Estate Treasures auction held Jan. 25-27 by Nye & Company Auctioneers in Bloomfield, NJ.
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A Chippendale carved and figured walnut dressing table (Philadelphia, circa 1765), sold for $22,500 in an online-only Chic and ...

1902 Reno, Nevada $10 banknote, $12,500, Holabird Western America

1902 Reno, Nevada $10 banknote, $12,500, Holabird Western America
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A 1902 $10 red seal banknote from The Farmers & Merchants National Bank ...

1980 Winter Olympic medal, $86,136, RR Auction

1980 Winter Olympic medal, $86,136, RR Auction
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium The silver medal won by Soviet ice hockey player Sergei Starikov when the ...

Jean-Claude Killy watch, $80,000, Nadeau’s Auction

Jean-Claude Killy watch, $80,000, Nadeau’s Auction
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A late 1950s/early 1960s Rolex Jean-Claude Killy Chronograph Calendar stainless steel wristwatch, model ...