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Rodrigue Blue Dog, Officer flintlock pistols, Kurt Cobain’s guitar,

$112,500, Heritage $575,000, Rock Island $6.01 million, Julien’s
A painting by the late A pair of gold The retro acoustic-
Louisiana artist George mounted officer’s electric 1959 Martin
Rodrigue (1944-2013) of flintlock pistols, D-18E that grunge
his beloved dog Tiffany, intricately designed rock icon Kurt
titled Blue Dog (1966), 14 and engraved by Cobain played dur-
inches by 11 inches, sold for Nicolas-Noël Boutet, ing his legendary
$112,500 in an auction held sold for $575,000 at a MTV Unplugged
June 16 by Heritage Premier Auction held June 5-7 by Rock Island performance from 1993, just five months before
Auctions in Dallas, TX. It Auction Company in Rock Island, IL. Also, his death by suicide at age 27, sold for $6.01
was a record for a Blue Dog of that size. Also, one of three known Smith & Wesson lever- million in an auction held June 19 by Julien’s
Helen Frankenthaler’s Leprechaun, an acrylic on action repeating carbines hit the mark for Auctions in Los Angeles. It was the most
canvas from 1991, brought $362,500; Wayne $488,750; and the last factory engraved Colt 1st expensive guitar ever sold at auction and came
Thiebaud’s 1961 oil Orange Drink went for generation single-action Army revolver in mint with a case that Cobain had decorated with a
$750,000; and Friel Dzubas’s acrylic Above- condition brought $195,000. The auction flyer from punk rock band Poison Idea’s 1990
Below (1983) made $112,500. overall grossed $21.1 million. album Feel the Darkness.

Wodehouse pocket watch, Copy of Weird Mysteries #5, Marblehead Pottery vase,
$4,375, Freeman’s $19,200, PBA Galleries $150,000, Rago Arts & Auction

Author P.G. Wodehouse’s A copy of Weird Mysteries A stylized Arts & Crafts
pocket watch, elaborately #5 (June 1953, Gilmore vase by Arthur Hennessey
engraved with his mono- Magazines), featuring one of the and Sarah Tutt for
gram, sold for $4,375 at an most lurid covers of the Marblehead Pottery sold
auction of the P.G. pre-Code era, graded CGC 7.5, for $150,000 in an
Wodehouse Collection of sold for $19,200 at an auction American Art Pottery
William Toplis held held June 4 by PBA Galleries in auction held June 20 by
May 7 by Freeman’s in Berkeley, CA. Also, Weird Rago Arts & Auction
Philadelphia. Also, a corrected typescript of Do Mysteries #7, CGC 9.2, gaveled Center in Lambertville, NJ. Also, a tall gourd
Butlers Burgle Banks, which featured extensive for $9,000; a copy of The Thing! #15, CGC 7.0, form vase by Taxile Doat for University City
autographs, revisions and annotations by earned $3,000; a copy of Tomb of Terror #5, brought $81,250; an innovative low-fired vase
Wodehouse himself, changed hands for $8,750. CGC 9.0, hit $3,600; a copy of Shock Illustrated form vase by Fritz Albert for Teco Pottery,
The auction featured first editions, manuscripts, #1, CGC 6.6, made $3,600; and Mister Mystery model 310, earned $43,750; and a frog-themed
original art, sheet music, libretti, scripts #12, CGC 5.0, brought $1,920. centerpiece by Adelaide Robineau knocked
and more. down for $47,500.
Jennifer Aniston photo,
Richmond Barthé sculpture, $16,250, Christie’s Early religious texts,
$629,000, Swann Galleries $5,375, Pook & Pook
A photo of actress Jennifer
A cast bronze sculpture by Aniston, taken in Los Two early religious texts, both
Richmond Barthé, titled Angeles in 1995 by Mark books containing watercolor
Feral Benga, modeled in 1935 Selinger (b. 1959) sold for fraktur bookplates and one,
and cast in 1986, sold for $16,250 at an auction of titled das ist Etilche Schone
$629,000 at an African- photographs by Selinger Christliche Lieder (1774)
American Fine Art auction titled RADArt4QAid held having a leather cover, sold
held June 4 by Swann online from May 28-June for $5,375 in a Decorative
Galleries in New York City. 17 by Christie’s in New Arts Auction held May 20
Also, a circa 1960 oil on York City. All the proceeds of the sale went to by Pook & Pook, Inc. in
board by John Biggers, titled benefit COVID-19 relief. In other results, a Downingtown, PA. Also, a
Women, Ghana, soared to $269,000; an untitled photo of Barack Obama went for $37,500; a James Seagraves redware figural pup, initialed
paper collage and tempera on board by David photo of Brad Pitt on a motorcycle brought and dated 1957, brought $1,813; a set of
Hammons from 1965 made $137,000; and a $15,000; and a photo of rappers Dr. Dre and ironstone with morning glory decoration dishes
carved mahogany sculpture by Elizabeth Catlett Snoop Dogg also made $15,000. hit $1,688; and a Gaudy ironstone service with a
(1975) went for $125,000. vine pattern finished at $1,438.
Mick Jagger portfolio,
Unrigged swan by Birch, $817,000, Clars Auction Hans Hofmann painting,
$132,000, Guyette & Deeter $60,000, Michaan’s
An Andy Warhol
An Unrigged swan (1928-1987) Mick A 1951 oil painting by
decoy by Charles Birch, Jagger complete Hans Hofmann, titled
deaccessioned from the portfolio of ten Circles, sold for $60,000 in
Maryland Historical screenprints sold for a Summer Fine Art Sale
Society in Baltimore, sold $817,000 at auction held June 19 by Michaan’s
for $132,000 at an Annual held June 14 by Auctions in Alameda, CA.
Spring Decoy & Sporting Art Auction held May Clars Auction Gallery in Oakland, CA. Also, a Also, a Kashmir 1.75 carat
29-30 by Guyette & Deeter in St. Michaels, Zhang Daqian (1899-1983) ink and color on sapphire and diamond ring went for $30,000; a
MD. Also, an important robin snipe by Nathan paper hanging scroll titled Sightseeing in circa 1950 Louis Vuitton steamer wardrobe
Cobb, Jr. flew off for $90,000; a sleeping Mountain brought $522,750; a Ru-type trunk reached $10,200; a Patek Philippe 18kt
mallard drake by Fred Homme realized “BaGua” Cong-Form vase gaveled for gold and leather transitional wristwatch earned
$81,000; an old squaw by the Mason Decoy $123,000; a Pablo Picasso ceramic vase hit $3,600; a “Chan” coffee table by Philip and
Factory fetched $78,000; and a Hans Janner fish $34,000; and a charcoal on buff paper by Jean- Kelvin Laverne hit $5,400; and a Tiffany acorn
decoy changed hands for $14,400. Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) made $31,250. pattern lamp shade rose to $5,400.

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