Gavels n Paddles
Daguerreotype of gold miners, $37,800, Hindman Auctions
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A half-plate daguerreotype of three miners, looking resolute behind their lit cigars, sold ...
World record for a ruby, $34.8 million, Sotheby’s
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall The extraordinary “Estrela de Fura 55.22”—a 55.22-carat Mozambique ruby—sold for $34.8 million at ...
Japanese incense burner, $250,000, Heritage Auctions
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A massive Japanese dragon-form incense burner weighing almost 45 pounds of pure silver ...
Dale Chihuly bowl basket, $5,227, Michaan’s Auctions
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A colorful, shapely art glass Macchia Bowl Basket by Dale Chihuly sold for ...
Ancient Hebrew bible, $38.1 million, Sotheby’s
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall Codex Sassoon—the earliest, most complete Hebrew bible in existence, dating to the late ...
Steve Jobs signed check, $106,985, RR Auction
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall An Apple Computer check signed by Steve Jobs in 1976 – the year ...
Ted Williams HOF ring, $444,000, Heritage Auctions
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall Boston Red Sox immortal Ted Williams’s Baseball Hall of Fame induction ring, gifted ...
Tiffany Nasturtium lamp, $71,500, Woody Auction
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A Tiffany Studios table lamp with 32-inch Nasturtium shade sold for $71,500 in ...
Warhol Mick Jagger print, $131,250, Heritage Auctions
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall Artist Andy Warhol’s 1975 screenprint portrait of Mick Jagger, signed by the Rolling Stones frontman, sold for $131,250 at ...
Pair Air Jordan 13S sneakers, $2.2 million, Sotheby’s
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall Basketball legend Michael Jordan’s 1998 NBA Finals Game 2 Air Jordan 13S sneakers from his The Last Dance season ...
Tiffany & Co. bird brooch, $17,500, John Moran Auctions
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A Tiffany & Co. mother-of-pearl, diamond, yellow sapphire, and onyx bird brooch sold for $17,500 at a Jewelry from ...
Lunar beads necklace, $201,600, Christie’s
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A single-strand necklace of perfectly matched lunar beads sold for $201,600 at a Deep Impact: Lunar, Martian, and Other ...
Painting by Banksy, $2.032 million, Julien’s
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A large-scale painting of a grim reaper figure riding in a carnival bumper car titled Brace Yourself! by the ...
Mark Twain’s typewriter, $106,250, Heritage Auctions
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 ...
