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Wayne Gretzky 1979 rookie card,              Patriotic sand art bottle,                  Augusta Savage bust,
        $1.29 million, Heritage Auctions             $275,000, Skinner, Inc.                     $112,500, Swann Auctions

                         A Canadian version of a                  A patriotic presentation sand art               A plaster painted gold bust
                         1979 O-Pee-Chee Wayne                    bottle meticulously crafted circa               by Augusta Savage, titled
                         Gretzky Edmonton Oilers                  1885-1890 by Andrew Clemens                     Gamin (circa 1929), sold for
                         rookie card, graded Gem                  (1857-1894), 7 1/4 inches tall,                 $112,500 at an African
                         Mint 10 by PSA, sold for                 sold for a record $275,000 at                   American Art sale held
                         $1.29 million at a four-day              an American Furniture &                         December 10th by Swann
                         Fall Sports Collectibles                 Decorative Arts auction held                    Auctions in New York City.
                         Catalog auction held Dec.                November 23rd by Skinner,                       Also, an oil on linen canvas
                         11-14 by Heritage Auctions               Inc. in Boston. The bottle, one                 by Charles Alston, titled
                         in Dallas, TX. Also, a green-            of a small group that survives                  Black and White #8 (1961)
                         shaded   1997    Michael                 today, decorated with an eagle,   went for $197,000; a collage of colored and print-
        Jordan Metal Universe Precious Metal Gem card,            flag, mortar and pestle, and out-  ed papers and pencil by Romare Bearden, titled
        one of just 10 made, achieved $915,000; and a   stretched arms, was dedicated to Dr. Prosper   Woman and Child (1968), reached $173,000; and
        1916 M101-4 Sporting News Babe Ruth rookie   Harvey Ellsworth, “From Two Friends.”       Wadsworth Jarrell’s Subway (1970) hit $125,000.
        card rose to $360,000.
                                                     Art Deco pendant necklace,                  Hockney landscape,
        Panther clip-brooch,                         $53,125, John Moran Auc.                    $41 million, Phillips
        $4,500, Doyle
                                                                        An Art Deco sapphire                          A landscape painting
                              A carved black onyx,                      and diamond pendant                           done in 1980 by David
                              mother-of-pearl, dia-                     necklace sold for $53,125                     Hockney, titled Nichols
                              mond, and colored                         at a Fine Jewelry &                           Canyon, sold for $41
                              stone panther clip-                       Timepieces auction held                       million at a sale of 20th
                              brooch    sold   for                      December 15th by John                         Century & Contem-
                              $4,500 in an online                       Moran Auctioneers in                          porary Art held on
                              Jewelry Auction held                      Monrovia, CA. Also, a                         December    7th   by
                              December 3rd by                           French Cartier Art Deco                       Phillips in New York
                              Doyle in New York                         rock crystal and gem-set                      City. Also, Clyfford
        City. Also, a white gold, sapphire, and diamond   perfume bottle finished at $21,250; a Tiffany &             Still’s  PH-407 (1964)
        fringe necklace slipped around a new neck for   Co. diamond ring went for $28,125; a Tiffany   rose to $18.44 million; Jean-Michel Basquiat’s
        $4,500; a group of four gold bangle bracelets   & Co. ruby and diamond necklace rose to   Portrait of A-One A.K.A. King (1982) achieved
        knocked down for $4,375; and a Chopard    $23,750; and a French Cartier gold flower cuff   $11.5 million; Untitled (1953) by Joan Mitchell
        four-strand white gold, emerald, and diamond   watch made $10,000.                       made $11.298 million; and Amy Sherald’s The
        wristwatch changed hands for $4,125.                                                     Bathers (2015) reached $4.265 million.
                                                     Lovebird carnival display,
        Elmer Crowell plover,                        $8,540, Pook & Pook, Inc.                   Joan Miro etching,
        $108,000, Guyette & Deeter                                                               $43,750, Rago Arts
                                                                           A lovebird carnival
                                A feeding golden                           display by Baranger,                   An etching and aquatint in
                                plover decoy by                            a maker of colorful                    colors on Arches paper by
                                Elmer Crowell sold                         and cleverly electric                  Joan Miro (1893-1983),
                                for $108,000 at an                         animated    motion                     titled  Galathée, sold for
                                auction held Nov.                          window displays that                   $43,750 at a Prints and
                                20-21 by Guyette &                         were rented to small-                  Multiples auction held
                                Deeter, Inc. in St.   town jewelry stores from the 1940s to the 1960s,            November 12th by Rago
        Michaels, MD. Also, a pintail by Lloyd Sterling   sold for $8,540 at a Christmas Antique Toy              Arts & Auction Center in
        brought $72,000, a record for the carver; a    Auction held December 4th by Pook & Pook,                  Lambertville, NJ. Also, a
        merganser hen by Ira Hudson rose to $66,000; a   Inc. in Downingtown, PA. Also, a turn-of-the-            set of three etchings and
        15-inch-long pike by Oscar Peterson realized   century mechanical model of a Knox fire truck   aquatints on handmade paper by Helen
        $42,000, a world auction record for a fish decoy;   rolled off for $7,930; and a Dresden American   Frankenthaler (1928-2011), titled A Page From
        and a Canada goose (repainted years ago as a   Flag Christmas ornament brought $6,710.   Book I, II, III, sold as one lot for $40,000; and
        swan) by James Best (NC) fetched $30,000.                                                Keith Haring’s screenprint in colors titled
                                                     Jackie Robinson rookie card,                Flowers IV hit $23,750.
        Bill Traylor folk art,                       $400,980, Goldin Auctions
        $105,000 Slotin Folk Art                                                                 Egyptian basalt bust,
                                                                     A 1948 Leaf #79 Jackie      $45,000, Hindman
                          A graphite, tempera, and                   Robinson rookie card, graded
                          Conte crayon on found                      NM-MT by PSA, sold for                     An Egyptian basalt portrait
                          cardboard by Bill Traylor,                 $400,980 in a Holiday                      bust of a woman sold for
                          titled  Four Figures and a                 Auction held December 13th                 $45,000 at an Antiquities,
                          Basket in Blue (circa 1940-                by Goldin Auctions in                      Islamic & Indian Art auction
                          1942), sold for $105,000 at                Runnemede, NJ. Also, a                     held November 23rd by
                          a Self-Taught Masterpieces                 1999 Pokémon Base 1st                      Hindman in Chicago. Also, a
                          Sale held November 14th                    Edition #4 Charizard, holo-                set of four Egyptian painted
        by Slotin Folk Art Auction in Buford, GA. Also,              graphic,   MBA      Black                  limestone canopic jars of the
        a tractor enamel on Masonite by Howard                       Diamond Certified card, 1 of   sons of Horus finished at $38,400; a 17th century
        Finster, titled  Chelsea Baptist Church (1977)   1, achieved $369,000; and a 2013-2014 Panini   Iznik Pottery Dish brought $25,600; a late 17th
        realized $51,250; and a paint on found roofing   Prizm “Prizms Black Mosaic” #290 Giannis   century Mughal miniature painting of a court
        tin work by Sam Doyle, titled Miss Dump Sir,   Antetokounmpo rookie card, 1 of 1, GEM MT   official made $16,250; and an 18th century
        made $31,250.                                9.5, soared to $1.1685 million.             Bundi or Kotah painting realized $15,000.

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