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Category Archives: Gavels n Paddles

Gavels 'n' Paddles: English wooden doll, $44,000, Theriault's

English wooden doll

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall An English wooden Grodnertal doll with embroidered hidden coin pocket made in 1739 sold for $44,000 at an auction […]

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Annie Oakley's shotgun, $207,000, Julia and Poulin

Annie Oakleys shotgun

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall Annie Oakley’s personal 12 gauge William Cashmore Boxlock shotgun sold for $207,000 at back-to-back Firearms Auctions conducted by Poulin […]

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Henry Clay solid gold medal, $346,000, Heritage Auctions

Henry Clay medal

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall An 1852 medal honoring U.S. Secretary of State Henry Clay, struck by the U.S. Mint in nearly 30 ounces […]

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Fitz Henry Lane work, $296,250, James D. Julia

Fitz Henry Lane work

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall An unsigned oil on canvas painting by Fitz Henry Lane, depicting New Bedford Harbor and housed in a lovely […]

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Albert Bierstadt painting, $386,100, Thomaston Place

Albert Bierstadt painting

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A luminist painting by Albert Bierstadt (Am., 1830-1902), titled Sunrise, sold for $386,100 at  an auction held Aug. 27-29 […]

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Chinese huanghuali bed, $1.385 million, Bonhams

Chinese huanghuali bed

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A rare Chinese huanghuali four-poster bed from the Ming Dynasty sold for $1.385 million at a week-long series of […]

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Leger pencil drawing, $125,000, Swann Auction

Leger pencil drawing

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A pencil drawing by Fernand Leger, titled La Lecture (1924), sold for $125,000 at a 19th & 20th Century […]

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Picasso ceramic sculpture, $14,400, John Moran

Picasso ceramic sculpture

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A circa 1955 ceramic sculpture by Pablo Picasso (Sp., 1881-1973) for Madoura, titled Lampe Femme, sold for $14,400 at […]

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Louis XIII decanter, $134,750, Sotheby's

Louis XIII decanter

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A crystal magnum decanter of special Louis XIII cognac, engraved with a map of the Americas, sold for $134,750 […]