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Category Archives: Gavels n Paddles

Gavels 'n' Paddles: American pewter collection, $282,800, Pook & Pook, Inc.

American pewter collection

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A collection of American pewter from Jeanne and Bernard Hillman, grouped into 145 lots and including a pair of […]

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Revolutionary War chart, $141,600, Brunk Auctions

Revolutionary War chart

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A 1782 Revolutionary War chart of Yorktown from the time of Cornwallis’s surrender to Washington, sold for $141,600 at […]

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Republic of Mexico bond, $8,555, Archives International

Republic of Mexico bond

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall An 1865 bond of the Republic of Mexico, signed by General Gaspar Sanchez Ochoa, who was dispatched to the […]

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Dashiell Hammett book, $65,000, Swann Galleries

Dashiell Hammett book

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A first-edition copy of Dashiell Hammett’s book The Red Harvest (New York, 1929), sold for $65,000 at a sale […]

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Historical shirt of armor, $2.3 million, Rock Island

Historical shirt of armor

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A historical shirt of armor dating back to a 15th century Egyptian sultan sold for $2.3 million at a […]

Gavels 'n' Paddles: 1920s Arcade panel van, $21,240, Bertoia Auctions

1920s Arcade panel van

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A circa-1929 Arcade ‘White’ delivery panel van with ‘Peerless’ ad sold for $21,240 at a Holiday Surprises event held […]