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Tiffany Wisteria lamp, 1986-87 basketball cards, Grateful Dead poster,

$716,000, Sotheby’s $90,000, Heritage Auctions $16,250, Stephenson’s
A Tiffany Studios Wisteria An unopened box of An original first printing
table lamp with a colorful 1986-87 Fleer Basketball of the Grateful Dead’s
shade designed in 1901 by cards, containing 36 “Aoxomoxoa” Avalon
Clara Driscoll, illuminated unopened packs, sold for Ballroom concert poster
the room for $716,000 at $90,000 at a Summer Sports from a performance on
a sale of 20th & 21st Card auction held July 31 by Jan. 24-26, 1969, designed
Century Design held July Heritage Auctions in Dallas, by Rick Griffin (1944-
30 by Sotheby’s in New TX. Also, the 1986-87 Fleer Basketball Cards & 1991), reached Nirvana
York City. Also, a lovely Stickers Complete set, all graded PSA Gem with a winning bid of
glazed earthenware vase by the Grueby Faience Mint 10 and featuring two Michael Jordan $16,250 at a Concert Posters Auction held
Company finished at $431,250; a rare desk cards, soared to $216,000; a Jim Thorpe card August 14 by Stephenson’s in Southampton,
chair by Charles Rohlfs and his wife, Anna from the 1933 Sports Kings set, graded PSA PA. Also, a lithographed poster touting two
Katherine Green, realized $412,500; and a Mint 9, hit $138,000; and Ty Cobb’s Sports back-to-back shows by The Jimi Hendrix
six-leg library table executed by Thomas Kings card, PSA Mint 9, garnered $132,000. Experience, dated May 10, 1968, at the
Molesworth knocked down for $96,875. Fillmore East changed hands for $15,000.
George Sotter painting,
Doors promo photos, $60,000, Alderfer Auction 2001 Ferrari 550 GT1,
$18,262, RR Auction $4.29 million, RM Sotheby’s
An oil on board winter
A group of four Elektra night scene by George A 2001 Ferrari 550
Records promotional Sotter, titled Gloucester, GT1 Prodrive race
photos of The Doors, sold for $60,000 at a car sped off for $4.29
signed by all four members Collectors Auction held million in an Online
of the rock band, including August 12-13 by Only: Shift/Monterey
frontman Jim Morrison, Alderfer Auction in Sale held August 15 in
sold for $18,262 in an Hatfield, PA. Also, a Blenheim, Ont., Canada. It was the most ever
online Fine Autographs & Rolex Oyster Perpetual “Pepsi” GMT Master paid for a collector car in an online-only
Artifacts sale that ran from wristwatch from the 1970s hammered for auction. Also, a 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB by
July 24-August 12 by RR Auction in Boston, $19,200; a monumental German jeweled Scaglietti, restored, roared away for $1.98
MA. Also, a letter handwritten by George sterling silver “Knights and Ladies” chess set million; a 1994 Ferrari F40, one of only 213
Washington fetched $28,016; a signed oval made $12,000; and a painting by Pennsylvania examples delivered to the US, reached the finish
portrait of Sun Yat-sen garnered $20,660; and a Impressionist Charles Hargens, titled line at $1.386 million; and a 2017 Ferrari F12
Jack Swigert signed lithograph in his white Washington Crossing, 1776, sold for $7,200. tdf, one of only 799 made, achieved $825,000.
spacesuit went for $14,742. Prices are inclusive
of the buyer’s premium. Babe Ruth baseball card, Jules Olitski paintings,
$51,600, Cordier Auctions $95,000, Hindman
Gilt copper alloy figure,
$956,075, Bonhams An E121 American Two acrylic on canvas
Caramel George “Babe” paintings by Jules Olitski
A gilt copper alloy figure of Ruth baseball card, graded – one titled Ariel
Shadakshari Lokecsvara, Khasa 7 (neat-mint) by PSA, hit it Dreamed (shown, 1990)
Malla, circa 1300-1350, sold out of the park for $51,600 and the other Hawk
for $956,075 at a series of at an auction held August Channel (1985), brought
four Asian Art Sales held July 15th by Cordier Auctions $57,500 and $37,500,
21-16 by Bonhams in New York in Harrisburg, PA. It is the respectively, for a combined total of $95,000 at
and Los Angeles. Also, a group only card of this version in a How Soon is Now: Post-War Art & Design
of three polychrome enameled the population with this auction held July 28 by Hindman in Chicago.
porcelain plaques, late Qing/Republic grade, according to PSA. Also, Harry Bertoia’s untitled bush form
period, earned $250,075; a pair of huanghuali Also, an E90-2 American sculpture from 1970 went for $45,000; and two
continuous yoke back armchairs, late 19th or Caramel Honus Wagner card, graded PSA1, expansive works by the ceramicist Ruth
early 20th century, reached $206,325; and a gaveled for $3,840; and a T206 1909-1900 Duckworth garnered $18,750 and $16,250.
pair of “Hampton Court” porcelain jars and White Border Ray Demmitt St. Louis card,
covers made $68,825. graded PSA2, achieved $2,520. Adam Smith first edition,
$125,000, Swann Galleries
2016 Hermès handbag, Spratling flatware service,
$300,000, Christie’s $34,062, John Moran Auc. A first edition copy
of Adam Smith’s
A rare Hermès Diamond A William Spratling seminal book An
Himalaya Birkin 25 handbag “Amarres Disco” sterling Inquiry into the
made in 2016 sold for silver flatware service Nature and Causes of
$200,000 in a Handbags & sold for $34,062 at a the Wealth of Nations
Accessories: Summer in the Made in Mexico sale (London, 1776) sold
City auction held July 14-28 held August 16 by John for $125,000 at a
by Christie’s in New York Moran Auctioneers in Fine Books & Manuscripts sale held July 30 by
City. Also, a 2019 Hermès Birkin 20 handbag Monrovia, CA. Also, a Matl Virgen de Swann Galleries in New York City. Also, a
with palladium hardware fetched $200,000; a Guadalupe silver Santos figure realized $25,000; sketchbook for Snow White and the Seven
2019 Hermès Himalaya Niloticus Crocodile an untitled pastel on paper abstract painting by Dwarfs, illustrated with 12 tipped-in color plates
Birkin 30 handbag brought $150,000; a 2019 Rodolfo Nieto (Mex., 1936-1985) finished at and signed by Walt Disney (London, 1938)
Stalvey shiny yellow Mini 2.0 handbag changed $15,000; and a carved black marble sculpture by earned $22,500; and a copy of James Joyce’s
hands for $5,000; and a green Gucci steamer Felipe Castaneda (Mex., b. 1933), titled Mujer Ulysses (Paris, 1922) rose to $13,750.
trunk achieved $37,500. en Reposo, went for $4,062.

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