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

Philip de Laszlo portrait, Military amputation kit Fire alarm transmitter,
$324,500, Ahlers & Ogletree circa 1861, $7,800, Milestone Auctions
An oil on canvas portrait $5,000, Holabird Western A Gamewell Excelsior fire
of Oonagh Guinness Americana alarm transmitter with
(1910-1995), the Anglo- 50 code wheels, in a
Irish socialite, society A Civil War-era refinished oak case with
hostess, and art collector, military amputation beveled-glass front door,
by Philip de Laszlo kit, made around sold for $7,800 at a sale
(Austro-Hungarian, 1861 by G. Tiemann of the Brian Maiher
1869-1937), signed and & Co. (NY) sold for collection of railroadiana,
dated 1931, sold for $5,000 at a Great petroliana, and antique
$324,500 at a two- American Pow-Wow fire alarms held August 29
session auction held September 12-13 by Ahlers Auction held August by Milestone Auctions in
& Ogletree in Atlanta, GA. Also, a large pair of 27-31 by Holabird Western Americana Willoughby, OH. Also, a Norfolk & Western
Chinese Ming dynasty (1368-1644) tilework of Collections in Reno, NV. Also, a pair of circa Railway experimental three-chime whistle,
Buddhist lions realized $37,200; and a 20th 1910-1920 railroad signal lamps lit up the room 27 inches long, fetched $11,100; and a double-
century Buccellati silver figure of an eagle on a for $5,375; a choice, attractive crystalline gold sided porcelain Sinclair Opaline Motor Oil sign
stump made $27,225. specimen weighing 5.45 troy ounces hit $5,625; reached $6,000.
and a 1970s Fender bass guitar with a sunburst

12.01-carat diamond ring, finish and rosewood fretboard hit a high note Nevada Club casino sign,
for $3,375.
$143,750, Andrew Jones $16,800, Potter & Potter
Seeburg “G” style Orchestrion,
A dazzling 12.01-
carat emerald cut CA$24,780, Miller & Miller
diamond (K VVS1)
and platinum ring An early 20th century
slipped on a new Seeburg “G” style A large mid-century neon sign from Reno’s
finger for $143,750 Orchestrion coin-op music Nevada Club casino sold for $16,800 at a
in an inaugural Fine machine sold for Coin-Op and Advertising Sale held August 29
Jewelry, Watches & CA$24,780 in an online by Potter & Potter Auctions in Chicago, IL.
Timepieces auction auction held September 19 Also, a circa 1903 Mills Novelty Company
held online-only, September 16, by Andrew by Miller & Miller 5-cent punching bag/boxing strength test arcade
Jones Auctions in Los Angeles, CA. Also, a Swiss Auctions, Ltd. based in machine, nicely restored, made $8,400; a
enameled 18kt gold musical snuff box by Jean- New Hamburg, Ontario, double-sided porcelain Seaside Gasoline sign
Georges Remond & Co., circa 1800, achieved Canada. Also, a 27-inch realized $4,320; and a restored and working
$70,000; and a Clinton Ultra 18kt gold minute Orchestral Regina upright coin-op music box Vendo Model 23 Coke machine with a
repeating perpetual calendar pocket watch, circa from 1898 finished at CA$21,240; an 1892 porcelain drinking fountain hit $5,520.
1900, hit $10,625. Swiss George Baker & Company cylinder music
box fetched CA$10,030, and a Canadian Goold Melville’s Moby-Dick,
George Rodrigue painting, 54-inch high-wheel bicycle from around 1890
sped away for CA$3,245. $15,210, Jeffrey S. Evans
$25,000, Crescent City
Adolph Gottlieb painting, A first American
An oil on canvas edition of Herman
painting by George $162,500, Shannon’s Fine Art Melville’s Moby-Dick
Rodrigue (LA, 1944- (1854) sold for
2013), titled Flames of An Abstract Expressionist $15,210 at a Summer
Hope (1992), sold for painting by Adolph Americana Auction
$25,000 at an Estates Gottlieb (American, 1903- held Aug. 27-29 by
Auction held Sept. 1974), Untitled, #30 Jeffrey S. Evans &
11-13 by Crescent (1970), signed, sold for Associates in Mt.
City Auction Gallery $162,500 in an online Fall Crawford, VA. Also, a
in New Orleans, LA. Fine Art Auction held 1941 Play Ball Gum
Also, a large water- September 17 by Shannon’s baseball card set hit
color on silk Chinese Fine Art Auctioneers in $7,605; an 18th centu-
Thangka, circa 18th Milford, CT. Also, an ink and gouache on light ry English carved and painted wooden doll
century, rose to $22,500; an Hermes Victoria blue paper by Jackson Pollock (American, 1912- realized $5,557; a 19th century Pettigrew
Brown Clemence leather cabas shopper 1956), Untitled (1952-1956), brought Family (Botetourt Co., VA) archival material
commanded $2,375; and a 140-piece set of $112,500; and an oil on panel by George brought $7,020; and a 19th century American
sterling flatware by Reed & Barton, in the Bellows (American, 1882-1925), titled Farmer School folk art painting sold for $3,276.
Francis I pattern, found a new home for $8,750. and Chickens (1922), signed, rose to $106,250.

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