Gavels n Paddles

Ansel Adams signed photograph, $9,687, Holabird Western Americana

Ansel Adams signed photograph, $9,687, Holabird Western Americana
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium An Ansel Adams original photograph from his Yosemite Series, signed, titled Moon and Half ...

1907 Saint-Gaudens gold coin, $4.75 million, Heritage Auctions

1907 Saint-Gaudens gold coin
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A 1907 Saint-Gaudens Ultra High Relief U.S. gold coin, graded proof-68 CAC, sold for ...

Freedman’s mechanical bank, $174,000, Bertoia Auctions

Freedman’s mechanical bank, $174,000, Bertoia Auctions
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium An original Freedman’s mechanical bank, made circa 1880 by Jerome B. Secor (Bridgeport, Conn.), ...

Dr. Renz’s Herb Bitters bottle, $24,250, American Bottle Auctions

Dr. Renz’s Herb Bitters bottle, $24,250, American Bottle Auctions
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A Dr. Renz’s Herb Bitters bottle (San Francisco, circa 1868-1881), 9 ¾ inches tall, ...

Custer’s Civil War gun holster rig, $37,500, Holabird Western Americana

U.S. Army Captain George Armstrong Custer’s gun holster, dispatch case, belt, and brass buckle from the Civil War sold for $37,500 at a November Wonders: Western Americana Auction held Nov. 18-22 by Holabird Western Americana Collections in Reno, NV.
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium U.S. Army Captain George Armstrong Custer’s gun holster, dispatch case, belt, and brass buckle ...

1980 Nobel Prize, $275,000, Nate D. Sanders

The 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, awarded to George D. Snell, sold for $275,000 at an auction held October 30th by Nate D. Sanders in Los Angeles.
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium The 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, awarded to George D. Snell, sold ...

Paul Revere engraving, $429,000, Doyle

Paul Revere engraving, $429,000, Doyle
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium Paul Revere’s iconic, hand-colored engraving of the famous Boston Massacre of March 5, 1770, ...

Early Apple-1 computer, $500,000, John Moran

A vintage Apple-1 computer, known as the Chaffey College Apple-1 as it was originally purchased in 1977 by an electronics professor at the school (who sold it the following year to a student for $650) sold for $500,000 at a Postwar & Contemporary Art + Design sale held Nov. 9 by John Moran Auctioneers in Monrovia, CA.
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A vintage Apple-1 computer, known as the Chaffey College Apple-1 as it was originally ...

Hopi Indian pottery bowl, $9,000, Pook & Pook, Inc.

A Hopi Sikyatki revival pottery bowl, likely made by the celebrated potter Nampeyo, sold for a little more than $9,000 at a Native American Indian Sale held October 27th by Pook & Pook, Inc. in Downingtown, PA.
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far by Ken Hall: A Hopi Sikyatki revival pottery bowl, likely made by the celebrated potter Nampeyo, sold recently ...

Apollo 17 cuff checklist, $744,000, RR Auction

Astronaut Gene Cernan’s Apollo 17 cuff checklist, which provided instructions for man’s last moonwalk (in 1972), and held handwritten notes for the last words spoken from the surface of the Moon, sold for $744,000 in an auction held Sept. 26-Oct. 21 by RR Auction in Boston.
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium Astronaut Gene Cernan’s Apollo 17 cuff checklist, which provided instructions for man’s last moonwalk ...

Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Galle cameo glass vase, $6,600, Woody Auction

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Galle cameo glass vase, $6,600, Woody Auction
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A 9 3/4 inch-tall blown mold French cameo glass vase signed Gallé and featuring ...

Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Tiffany Dragonfly lamp, $150,000, Heritage Auctions

Tiffany Dragonfly lamp, $150,000, Heritage Auctions
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A Tiffany Studios leaded glass and patinated bronze Dragonfly table lamp, circa 1910, marked ...

Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Lincoln signed check, $35,255, RR Auction

Lincoln signed check, $35,255, RR Auction
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A check signed by Abraham Lincoln (as “A. Lincoln”), in the amount of $122.75, ...

Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: John Wayne revolver, $517,500, Rock Island

John Wayne revolver, $517,500, Rock Island
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium The revolver used by actor John Wayne in the movie True Grit sold for ...

Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: 1790 tall case clock, $92,250, Pook & Pook

1790 tall case clock, $92,250, Pook & Pook
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A rare, circa 1790 New York Federal mahogany musical tall case clock with 8-day ...

Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Louis Marx toy motorcycle, $22,800, Milestone Auctions

Louis Marx toy motorcycle, $22,800, Milestone Auctions
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A Louis Marx & Co. (USA) prototype tin windup Speedboy 4 military toy motorcycle ...

Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: American Flyer boxcar, $18,975, Weiss Auctions

A rare American Flyer G. Fox & Co. S gauge toy boxcar train, from a limited production set made in 1946, sold for $18,975 in a two-day, online-only Toy & Train auction held Aug. 11-12 by Weiss Auctions in Lynbrook, NY
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall A rare American Flyer G. Fox & Co. S gauge toy boxcar train, from a limited production set made in ...

Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Munnings equestrian works, $662,500, Andrew Jones

Munnings equestrian works, $662,500, Andrew Jones
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A pair of paintings by the acclaimed British equestrian artist Sir Alfred James Munnings ...

Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Johnny Ramone guitar, $937,500, RR Auction

Johnny Ramone guitar, $937,500, RR Auction
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium The Mosrite Ventures II guitar played onstage by Johnny Ramone (real name: John Cummings), ...

Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Evinrude porcelain sign, $30,750, Route 32 Auctions

An Evinrude porcelain flange sign with excellent gloss and color, rated 8.9, 21 inches by 18 1/2 inches, sold for $30,750 at the Iowa Gas Auction held Aug. 5-6 by Route 32 Auctions in Des Moines, Iowa
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall An Evinrude porcelain flange sign with excellent gloss and color, rated 8.9, 21 inches by 18 1/2 inches, sold for ...

Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: 1962 Aston Martin DB4GT, $9.52 million, RM Sotheby’s

A 1962 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato, one of only 19 built, sold for $9.52 million at a Monterey Auction held Aug. 12-14 by Sotheby’s in Monterey, CA
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall A 1962 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato, one of only 19 built, sold for $9.52 million at a Monterey Auction held ...

Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Painting by Frank Sinatra, $38,400, Potter & Potter

A framed acrylic on canvas painting by Frank Sinatra, a floral-themed work signed “Sinatra/89” lower right, sold for $38,400 at a Disneyana & Pop Culture Sale held July 30th by Potter & Potter Auctions in Chicago.
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall A framed acrylic on canvas painting by Frank Sinatra, a floral-themed work signed “Sinatra/89” lower right, sold for $38,400 at ...

Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: 1882 trade dollar, $16,800, Alderfer’s

An 1882 Proof 66 trade dollar sold for $16,800 at a Coins and Currency auction held July 28th by Alderfer Auction in Hatfield, PA
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall An 1882 Proof 66 trade dollar sold for $16,800 at a Coins and Currency auction held July 28th by Alderfer ...

Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Signed Elvis photo, $19,445, RR Auction

A color, semi-gloss photograph of Elvis Presley, inscribed to Ed Sullivan, “To Mr. Ed Sullivan, My sincere thanks to a great guy, Thanks, Elvis Presley,” sold for $19,445 in an online auction held June 25-July 14 by RR Auction in Boston, MA
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall A color, semi-gloss photograph of Elvis Presley, inscribed to Ed Sullivan, “To Mr. Ed Sullivan, My sincere thanks to a ...

Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: 1959 Gibson Les Paul guitar, $350,000, Heritage Auctions

A 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard Sunburst guitar sold for $350,000 at the sale of the Neal Schon vintage guitars collection held July 31st by Heritage Auctions in Dallas, TX
  Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall A 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard Sunburst guitar sold for $350,000 at the sale of the Neal Schon vintage ...