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John Steinbeck letter, $32,426, RR Auction

A John Steinbeck two-page handwritten letter to his 14-year-old son, Thomas, dated Nov. 10, 1958,
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A John Steinbeck two-page handwritten letter to his 14-year-old son, Thomas, dated Nov ...

Chinese famille rose porcelain vase, $504,000, Doyle

A Chinese famille rose porcelain vase with the Qianlong mark of the period sold for $504,000 at an Asian Works of Art auction held September 21st by Doyle in New York City.
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A Chinese famille rose porcelain vase with the Qianlong mark of the period ...

Ansel Adams Yosemite photo print, $38,750, Holabird Western Americana

Ansel Adams Yosemite photo
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium An Ansel Adams signed and framed Yosemite photo print from around 1959 sold ...

American National pedal car, $66,000, Milestone Auctions

American National pedal car, $66,000, Milestone Auctions
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium An American National Deluxe Coupe pedal car, 68 inches long, with opening doors, ...

Machine Man Robot, $84,000, Morphy Auctions

Machine Man Robot, $84,000, Morphy Auctions
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A circa 1960 Machine Man Robot from Masudaya’s (Japan) famed Gang of Five ...

Kobe Bryant rookie card, $34,375, Hindman Auctions

Kobe Bryant rookie card, $34,375, Hindman
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium BGS 9 Mint, sold for $34,375 at a sale of The Definitive Collection ...

Gorgosaurus skeleton, $6.1 million, Sotheby’s

Gorgosaurus skeleton, $6.1 million, Sotheby’s
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A Gorgosaurus skeleton, measuring nearly 10 feet tall and 22 feet long, sold ...

Nantucket curlew decoy, $228,000, Copley Fine Art

Nantucket curlew decoy, $228,000, Copley Fine Art
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A Harmon Hollow Nantucket curlew decoy sold for $228,000 at the 17th annual ...

Rare 12-cent U.S. postage stamp, $19,520, Holabird Western Americana

An extremely rare 12-cent U.S. postage stamp with a portrait bust of George Washington
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium An extremely rare 12-cent U.S. postage stamp with a portrait bust of George ...

Buzz Aldrin’s jacket, $2.8 million, Sotheby’s

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin’s flown Apollo 11 in-flight coverall jacket, worn during the historic 1969 mission to the moon and back,
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium Astronaut Buzz Aldrin’s flown Apollo 11 in-flight coverall jacket, worn during the historic ...

Signed Gibson guitar, $16,800, Potter & Potter

A Gibson Lucille electric guitar signed by B.B. King,
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A Gibson Lucille electric guitar signed by B.B. King, Eric Clapton, and some ...

Marilyn Monroe gown, $218,750, Julien’s Auctions

Marilyn Monroe gown
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A gown and headpiece Marilyn Monroe wore in the film There’s No Business ...