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June 7, 2017 / Alexander Calder, Art, Canvas, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, Henri-Jean Guillaume, mobiles, modern & contemporary works, Oil on Canvas, Painting, Robert Rauschenberg, Screen print, Skinner Inc., standing mobile

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Alexander Calder mobile, $471,000, Skinner, Inc.

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall An untitled standing mobile from around 1965 by Alexander ...

June 5, 2017 / Berknie Worell, Bonhams, Columns, Dark Side of the Moon, Eminem, Gavels n Paddles, New York City, Pink Floyd, Rock Memorabilia Sale, Tupac Shakur

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Abbey Road studio console, $1.8 million, Bonhams

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall An Abbey Road Studios recording console, the very one ...

May 29, 2017 / Chas. W. Shonk, Coca Cola, Coke, Columns, Dispenser, Gavels n Paddles, Ginger Ale, Glasscock Brothers, Indian Rock, Morphy's Auction, Sales, Sample Cooler, Samples, Spring Antique Advertising Sale, Syrup

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Coca-Cola sample cooler, $17,835, Morphy Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A circa 1929 Coca-Cola double Glasscock Brothers salesman’s sample ...

May 24, 2017 / Casablanca, Columbia Pictures, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, Heritage Auctions, Invisible Man, movie posters, Movies, Universal Studios, Vintage Movie Posters Auction, Warner Bros.

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Invisible Man movie poster, $274,850, Heritage Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A poster for the 1933 Universal movie The Invisible ...

May 18, 2017 / Alfred E. Neuman, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, Hake's Americana, MAD magazine, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Mia Farrow, Norman Mingo, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Memorabilia Auction, The Beatles

Gavels 'n' Paddles: MAD magazine cover art, $57,242, Hake’s Americana

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall Original cover art for the September 1968 issue of ...

May 13, 2017 / American Bottle Auctions, catalog auctions, Catawba Wine, Columns, E. G. Lyons & Co., Gavels n Paddles, Lacour, Medicine bottle, Online Auction, western bitters

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Lacour’s bitters bottle, $35,650, American Bottle Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A Lacour’s early Western bitters bottle, made circa 1866-1875, ...

May 8, 2017 / automobile, Cabriolet, Columns, Ferrari, Ferrari F50, Gavels n Paddles, Ken Hall, Maserati, Maserati A6G/54 Coupe Series III, RM Auctions, Sotheby's

Gavels 'n' Paddles: 1937 Bugatti Type 57S car, $7.7 million, RM/Sotheby’s

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Cabriolet automobile, one of ...

May 3, 2017 / Columns, Cordier Auctions & Appraisals, Fine Art, Gavels n Paddles, Hippolyte Peyrol, Isidore-Jules Bonheur, Ken Hall, tinplate, Winter Antique & Fine Art Auction, wood toy

Gavels 'n' Paddles: 19th century toy fire pumper, $33,000, Cordier Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A 19th-century tinplate and wood toy fire pumper sold ...

April 29, 2017 / Clars Auction Gallery, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, Ken Hall, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Monterey Cypress on the Cliffs of Pebble Beach, Skyline New York City, Watermelon Slice, Wayne Thiebaud

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Wayne Thiebaud still-life, $78,650, Clars Auction

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A still-life painting by Wayne Thiebaud (Am., b. 1920), ...

April 25, 2017 / Bonhams, Columns, Elegant Home Auction, Gavels n Paddles, George V, German Baroque, Ken Hall, London Freedom Casket, Mappin & Webb

Gavels 'n' Paddles: George V casket, $68,750, Bonhams

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall An important George V 18kt yellow gold London Freedom ...

April 20, 2017 / Carved figure, Carved minstrel figure, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, polychrome, Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Weathervane, Winter Feature Sale

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Carved minstrel figure, $157,950, Thomaston Place

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A circa-1870 American carved polychrome wooden minstrel figure of ...

April 16, 2017 / Colt, Columns, Firearms Auction, Gavels n Paddles, Holland & Holland Royal Grade, John Rigby & Co., Ken Hall, Morphy Auctions, two-barrel shotgun, Winchester

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Holland & Holland shotgun, $43,050, Morphy Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A cased Holland & Holland Royal Grade two-barrel shotgun ...