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Pollock painting, Shakespeare’s “First Folio,” Louis XV-style pedestals,

$87,500, Freeman’s $9.978 million, Christie’s $81,250, John Moran
A painting by William Shakespeare’s A pair of Louis XV-
Jackson Pollock Comedies, Histories & style pedestals sold
(American, 1912- Tragedies, also referred for $81,250 at A
1956), that is titled to as the “First Folio,” Traditional
Pennsylvania sold for $9.978 mil- Collector auction
Landscape, once lion at The Exceptional held September
thought to be lost, Sale held October 23rd by John
sold for $87,500 at 14th by Christie’s in New York City – a new Moran Auctioneers
a sale of the collection of Dr. Henry and Mrs. world auction record for a work of in Monrovia, CA.
Fannie Levine held October 5th by Freeman’s in literature, exceeding its $4 million-$6 million Also, a Louis XV-style Chinoiserie two-drawer
Philadelphia. Also, a gouache on paper by Sam pre-sale estimate. The book was published in commode realized $8,125; a pair of cloisonné
Francis (American, 1923-1994), Untitled (SF73- 1623 by two of Shakespeare’s friends and fellow enamel foo dogs fetched $22,500; a School
095), finished at $53,125; Karl Appel’s (Dutch, actors and contains 36 of his plays. of Giovanni (Johannes) Battista Guadagnini
1921-2006) Big Boy Blue knocked down for violin reached $11,250; and an oil painting
$75,000; and Medusa by Paul Jenkins (American, MacDonald marble bust, by Heywood Hardy (British, 1843-1933) went
1923-2012) achieved $43,750. for $11,875.
$22,230, Jeffrey S. Evans
Unfinished FDR portrait, A carved marble bust of Arthur Mathews oil,
$40,000, Swann Galleries Psyche or Diana by $500,075, Bonhams
Lawrence MacDonald
Three watercolor stud- (British, 1799-1878) sold An oil painting
ies for the “Unfinished for $22,230 at a Fall by Arthur Frank
Portrait” of President Fine & Decorative Arts Mathews (CA,
Franklin D. Roosevelt Auction held Oct. 16-17 1860-1945),
(one shown, 1945), by by Jeffrey S. Evans titled Monterey,
Elizabeth Shoumatoff, & Associates in Mt. 38 inches by 50
sold for $40,000 at a Crawford, VA. Also, a inches (sight, less
sale of Printed & presentation copy of the frame), sold for
Manuscript Americana Imperial Edition Bible, in Chinese, realized $500,075 at a California and Western Art sale
held September 24th $22,230; a Ukrainian mountain landscape by held October 13th by Bonhams in Los Angeles.
by Swann Galleries in Joseph Boksay hit $18,720; and a bronze figure Also, View of Wood’s Cove by Guy Rose (1867-
New York City. Also, a guest registry for the by Harriet Frishmuth, titled The Vine, went 1925) brought $560,075; Flickering Sunlight by
legendary Catskill Mountain House (1839-43 for $10,530. William Wendt (1865-1946) hammered for
and 1846-52) earned $45,000; and James W. $137,575; Landscape with Three Figures by
Bentley’s 1865 diary of a U.S. cavalry officer Alexander Calder mobile, David H. Ligare (b. 1945) rose to $52,580.
made $27,500.
$1.8725 million, Hindman Alfa Romeo concept cars,
Circus sideshow banner, A standing mobile $14.8 million, Sotheby’s
$28,800, Potter & Potter by Alexander Calder
(American, 1898-1976) Three Alfa Romeo
A circa titled Triple Cross B.A.T. concept cars
1930s or (1947) sold for $1.8725 together brought
‘40s circus million at a Post War $14.8 million in sales
sideshow and Contemporary Art of Contemporary
banner sale held October 1st by and Impressionist &
(“Cavalcade of Wonders – Freaks Past & Hindman in Chicago. Modern Art held
Present”), 90 inches tall and 20 feet wide, sold for The mobile had a pre-sale estimate of $600,000- October 28th by Sotheby’s in New York City.
$28,800 at a Circus, Sideshow & Oddities Sale $800,000 and set a record for the highest sale Also, Alberto Giacometti’s towering female
held September 26th by Potter & Potter Auctions price for a single lot in Hindman’s 38-year history. sculpture from 1947 titled Femme Leoni sold for
in Chicago, IL. Also, a circa 1965 photograph by Also, another Calder work, titled Petit poteau $25.9 million; two works by Jean-Michel
Diane Arbus, titled Group Portrait at Hubert’s jaune (Little Yellow Post) earned $432,500. Basquiat, titled Black and Jazz, together totaled
Museum, rose to $12,000; and a collection of $15.1 million; and Giorgio de Chirico’s Il
signed circus performer photographs changed Andy Warhol’s Chanel, Pomeriggio di Arianna went for $15.9 million.
hands for $4,320.
$225,000, Heritage Auctions Michael Jordan signed card,
Friedeberg chair, Andy Warhol’s iconic $425,000, Goldin Auctions
$10,000, Doyle image Chanel, from
Ads (1985), sold for A 1997 UD Game
A “Hand Chair” by the $225,000 at a Prints Jersey Autograph
Mexican Surrealist artist Pedro & Multiples Auction basketball trading
Friedeberg, introduced in 1962, held October 20th signed by the legen-
sold for $10,000 at an auction by Heritage Auctions dary player Michael
of items from the Maison in Dallas, TX. Also, Jordan, numbered
Jansen-designed home of film Applause (2006), by to only 23 copies
producer and distributor Walter the enigmatic British (the number on his jersey), sold for $425,000 in
Manley and his wife Janice held graffiti artist Banksy, brought $57,500; Ankle an online auction that ended October 3rd by
October 7th by Doyle in New Bracelet (2017) by KAWS went for $45,000; Goldin Auctions, based in Runnemede, NJ. The
York. Also, a Maison Jansen upholstered chair Piranhas When You’re Sleeping (2016), also card featured a blue signature of Jordan and
knocked down for $10,000 and a pair of uphol- by KAWS, hit $42,500; and Damien included a large piece of his game jersey. The
stered club chairs finished at $8,125. The sale Hirst’s Cathedral Print, Palais des Papes (2007) final price eclipsed the previous record of
overall grossed a robust $150,250. made $42,500. $420,000 set in late August.

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