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                           Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far        by Ken Hall
                                                             All prices include the buyer’s premium

        Chinese porcelain plaque,                    J. P. Seeburg Orchestrion,                  1823/2 Capped Bust quarter,
        $96,250, Bruneau & Co.                       $83,025, Morphy Auctions                    $102,000, Stacks Bowers

                         A Chinese Republic Period                      A J.P. Seeburg Style ‘H’                     An 1823/2 Capped
                         porcelain   and   enamel                       Orchestrion with a                           Bust   U.S.   quarter
                         famille rose plaque with                       medley of musical instru-                    (PCGS Browning-1 in
                         calligraphy, painted by                        ments to include a                           EF-45)     sold   for
                         Wang Qi (1884-1937),                           piano, flute, and violin                     $102,000 in an online
                         sold for $96,250 in an                         pipes, circa early 20th                      auction held in June by
                         online-only Antiques &                         century, sold for $83,025                    Stacks Bowers, based in
                         Fine Art auction held July                     at a Coin-Op & Antique                       Santa Ana, CA. Also,
                         23 by Bruneau & Co.                            Advertising Auction held                     an 1862 Indian cent
                         Auctioneers in Cranston,                       June 20-21 by Morphy     graded (PCGS MS-68) realized $50,400; a
                         RI, Also, an Impressionist   Auctions in Denver, PA. Also, a Mills “Twin   proof 1869 two-cent piece (PCGS Proof 67
                         etching by James Abbott     Chicago” double upright slot machine accepting   RD), fetched $43,200; an 1801 Capped Bust
        McNeill Whistler (Mass./UK/FR, 1834-1903),   nickels and quarters, all original, hammered for   Right eagle gold coin (PCGS EF-45) was bid to
        of sailing vessels at sea, brought $7,500; and   $79,950; and a Victor Novelty Works musical   $42,000; and an 1883 Liberty Head eagle gold
        Peter Max’s (Germany, NY, b. 1937) iconic    25-cent upright slot machine made in 1960 also   coin graded NGC Proof-64 Ultra Cameo
        Liberty Head image, artist signed, hit $5,625.    went for $79,950.                      changed hands for $43,200.

        Nicolai Fechin still life,                   Gold inlaid Colt 1911 gun,                  Enrique Alferez sculpture,
        $262,500, Andrew Jones                       $51,600, Milestone Auctions                 $112,800, Neal Auction

                                 A still life oil                                 An unfired,                             A bronze sculpture
                                 on canvas painting                              gold-inlaid                              by Enrique Alferez
                                 by Russian artist                               Colt 1911 .45                            (La., 1901-1999),
                                 Nicolai   Fechin                                ACP-caliber                              titled   Vietnam,
                                 (1881-1955),                                    gun, factory                             sold for $112,800
                                 titled Still life with                          engraved by                              at  a   Summer
                                 flowers and fruit                               William H.                               Estates Auction
                                 (circa 1925), sold                              Gough                                    held June 12-14
                                 for $262,500 at a   (active 1912-1940), sold for $51,600 at a                            by Neal Auction
        Design for the Home & Garden auction held    Premier Antique & Modern Firearms Auction   in New Orleans, LA. Also, a six-panel artwork
        July 26 by Andrew Jones Auctions in Los      held June 27 by Milestone Auctions in       by Louisiana artist Hunt Slonem (b. 1951),
        Angeles. Also, a large, possibly ancient, Roman   Willoughby, OH. Also, a WWI US Marine   titled  Cockatoo Chinensis, realized $78,000; a
        carved marble bust of a barbarian raised on an   Corps Colt 1911 pistol, .45 ACP caliber, hit the   1975 oil on canvas by Ida Kohlmeyer (New
        iron stand, 26 1/4 inches tall, hit $50,000; and    mark for $22,200; a .44-.40-caliber Colt   Orleans, 1912-1997), titled Cluster Series, made
        a late 19th century Italian micro mosaic table   Lightning SRC, made in 1891, earned $19,800;   $50,000; and a 1986 screenprint titled  Teddy
        executed by Cesare Roccheggiani, 24 inches in   and a Colt Official Police Revolver, .38 Special,   Roosevelt by Andy Warhol brought $33,500.
        diameter, made $45,000.                      made in 1930, hit $15,000.
                                                                                                 Amish crazy quilt,
        Frontier Gasoline porcelain sign,  U.S. Grant slot machine,                              $3,125, John Moran

        $5,375, Holabird                             $2,640, Potter & Potter                                         A double-sided Amish
        Western Americana                                          A Mills figural Ulysses S. Grant                  contained/pierced bar
                                                                   5-cent slot machine, 72 inches                    quilt rose to $3,125 at
                             A late 1950s Frontier
                             Gasoline “Rarin’-to-Go”               tall, sold for $2,640 at an                       a Blanket Statements
                                                                                                                     auction held June 30 by
                                                                   Eclectible Collectible Auction
                             single-sided porcelain
                             gas station sign, six feet            held June 20 by Potter &                          John Moran Auctioneers
                                                                   Potter Auctions in Chicago, IL.
                                                                                                                     in Monrovia, CA. Also,
                             in diameter, sold for
                             $5,375 at a two-session,              Also, a jazz, blues, ragtime, and                 an Amish contained bars
                                                                   African American sheet music
                                                                                                                     quilt knocked down
                             seven-day Summer 2020
                                                                                                                     for $2,812; an Amish
                             Extravaganza Auction                  collection changed hands for   double wedding ring/Chinese coins quilt
                                                                   $3,600; an O.D. Jennings Club
                             held June 25-28 and
        July 10-12 by Holabird Western Americana                   Chief 5-cent slot machine    gaveled for $1,375; an Amish tumbling blocks
                                                                   finished at $2,400; a Fender
                                                                                                 quilt finished at $1,250; an Amish Star of the
        Collections in Reno, NV. Also, an Antique
        Apparatus reproduction jukebox of a 1940s                  Precision bass guitar played a   East quilt found a new owner for $1,187; and a
                                                                                                 double-sided jewel-toned patchwork quilt
                                                                   sweet tune for $2,280; and a
        Wurlitzer Model 1015, geared to play 45 rpm
        records, brought $2,875; and a label-under-glass           group of 35 Fantastic Four    changed hands for $1,250.
                                                                   comics hammered for $2,280.
        Rye Whiskey clear glass bottle made $1,250.

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