Washington portrait by Peale,$512,500, Cottone Auctions

A circa 1846 portrait painting of George Washington by Rembrandt Peale (1778-1846) sold for $512,500 at a two-day sale held Sept. 20-21 by Cottone Auctions in Geneseo, NY. Also, a red-eyed version of the Duffner & Kimberly Dragon lamp lit up the room for $156,250; a Handel Peacock floor lamp brought $87,500; a pair of American School leaded glass “Sunrise” and “Sunset” windows fetched $62,500; and Jane Peterson’s (1876-1965) A Pier at Gloucester gaveled for $175,000.