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Gavels n' Paddles: Fu Baoshi hanging scroll, $1.41 million, Michaan's

Gavels n' Paddles: Fu Baoshi hanging scroll, $1.41 million, Michaan's
Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World by Ken Hall A hanging scroll painting by the renowned Chinese artist Fu Baoshi (1904-1965), titled Lady by the Bamboo, sold for ...

Gavels n' Paddles: Warhol's One Dollar Bill, $32.77 million, Sotheby's

Gavels n' Paddles: Warhol's One Dollar Bill, $32.77 million, Sotheby's
Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World by Ken Hall A 1962 casein and pencil on linen by Andy Warhol, titled One Dollar Bill (Silver Certificate), sold for $32.77 ...

Gavels n' Paddles: 1844 political banner, $185,000, Heritage

Gavels n' Paddles: 1844 political banner, $185,000, Heritage
Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World by Ken Hall A hand-painted double-sided jugate banner from the 1844 Presidential campaign of James Knox Polk sold for $185,000 at a ...

Gavels n' Paddles: Nobel Peace Prize photo, $125,000, Carter Center

Gavels n' Paddles: Nobel Peace Prize photo, $125,000, Carter Center
Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World by Ken Hall A photograph signed by four Nobel Peace Prize Laureates sold for $125,000 at an auction to benefit The Carter ...

Travels with Chad: September 2015

Travels with Chad: September 2015
The city of Hamburg is famous for many things. There's the port, Germany's largest, the Fish Market, where deep-voice fishmongers hawk seafood, St. Michael's Church, an exquisite, Baroque structure. And ...

Gavels n' Paddles: Marilyn Monroe dress, $348,000, Julien's Auctions

Gavels n' Paddles: Marilyn Monroe dress, $348,000, Julien's Auctions
Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World by Ken Hall A dress that Marilyn Monroe wore in her final film, Something's Gotta Give (20th Century Fox, 1962) sold for ...

Gavels n' Paddles: Chinese stick-neck vase, $426,000, Clars Auction

Gavels n' Paddles: Chinese stick-neck vase, $426,000, Clars Auction
Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World by Ken Hall A Chinese underglaze blue and white porcelain stick-neck dragon vase sold for $426,000 at an auction held June 27-28 ...

Gavels n' Paddles: Tiffany sterling flatware, $16,675, White’s Auctions

Gavels n' Paddles: Tiffany sterling flatware, $16,675, White’s Auctions
Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World by Ken Hall A 256-piece Tiffany & Company sterling flatware set in the Flemish pattern (1911M), in the original fitted oak case, ...

Gavels n' Paddles: Tiffany Tulip table lamp, $35,197, James D. Julia

Gavels n' Paddles: Tiffany Tulip table lamp, $35,197, James D. Julia
Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World by Ken Hall A beautifully colored Tiffany Tulip table lamp sold for $35,197 at a Glass & Lamp Auction held June 11-12 ...

Gavels n' Paddles: Chamberlain uniform, $130,054, Grey Flannel

Gavels n' Paddles: Chamberlain uniform, $130,054, Grey Flannel
Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World by Ken Hall A home uniform worn by basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain during the 1961-62 NBA season, when he was a member ...

GEM Gets The Spirit with Will Eisner Exhibit

GEM Gets The Spirit with Will Eisner Exhibit
Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn From June 2, 1940 to October 5, 1952, Will Eisner's The Spirit appeared in a comic-book-size insert in local newspapers around the country.  Noted ...

Gavels n' Paddles: 1864 Henry lever-rifle, $23,000, Rock Island

Gavels n' Paddles: 1864 Henry lever-rifle, $23,000, Rock Island
Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World by Ken Hall A Henry rifle made in 1864 by New Haven Arms and called the father of the Winchester lever-guns, sold ...