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William Oliver painting, Soviet KGB spy purse, George Henry Hoyt archive,
$40,960, Case Antiques $32,000, Julien’s Auctions $43,750, Cowan’s Auctions
A romantic oil on canvas A Soviet KGB spy purse The archive of Lt. Col.
painting by William used by female operatives George Henry Hoyt, who
Oliver (France/U.K., with a concealed FED served as one of John
1823-1901) sold for model camera known as Brown’s attorneys when
$40,960 at a Winter “The Fly” (due to its the martyred abolitionist
Antiques Auction held insect emblem on the side stood trial for the raid at
Jan. 30-31 by Case of the purse) sold for Harper’s Ferry, VA, sold
Antiques in Knoxville, $32,000 at a Cold War for $43,750 at an African
TN. Also, a small mid- Relics Auction held February 13th by Julien’s Americana auction held
19th century watercolor Auctions in Los Angeles. Also, a Soviet spy coin February 18th by Cowan’s
Caribbean landscape by Trinidad artist Michael with a hidden compartment brought $25,600; a Auctions in Cincinnati.
Cazabon (1813-1888) realized $33,280; an oil Soviet version of the Enigma code cipher Also, a sixth plate daguerreotype of Joseph
landscape by Angel Botello (Puerto Rico, machine known as the Fialka made $22,400; Jenkins Roberts, the first and seventh president
1913-1986) brought $12,800; and an abstract and a reproduction of a deadly syringe umbrella of Liberia, brought $13,750; and a company
sunburst on canvas by Burton Callicott rose to $19,200. sales badge for the Madam C.J. Walker Mfg.
(TN/IN, 1907-2003) hit $28,800. Co. went for $9,375.
Stoneware ovoid cooler,
Roulette/gaming wheel, $252,000, Crocker Farm Carl Moll painting,
$7,200, Potter & Potter $4.756 million, Freeman’s
A four-gallon, 16 ½ inch tall
A rare and unusual roulette/ stoneware ovoid presentation A painting by Carl
gaming wheelset from the cooler with large incised ship Moll (Australian,
1930s sold for $7,200 at a decoration, inscribed “John 1861-1945), titled
Gambling Sale held January B. Wilson” and dated “1839,” Weißes Interieur (White
30th by Potter & Potter attributed to Abial Price Interior) that had been
Auctions in Chicago. Also, (Amboy, NJ 1839), sold for in the same family for
Dai Vernon’s personally $252,000 in a timed online over 100 years sold for
owned gaffed Faro box format auction held Nov. 20- $4.756 million at a
delivered $13,200; a first Dec. 4 by Crocker Farm in Sparks, MD. Also, European Art & Old
edition copy of SW Erdnase’s a six-gallon stoneware churn by Harrington Masters auction held February 23rd by
The Expert at the Card Table & Burger (Rochester, NY) hit $48,000; and Freeman’s in Philadelphia. Also, The Calm Sea,
(Chicago, 1902) fetched $11,400; a complete a Midwest redware jar with green foliate Nocturne by Jacob Schikaneder finished at
file of six issues of Poker Chips Magazine from decoration (Madison County, OH, circa 1835) $346,500; Roses by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
1896 gaveled for $3,840; and a Hotel Fremont brought $36,000. fetched $302,400; and Yuri Pimenov’s The
$5 faro casino chip went for $3,600. Lemonade Stand achieved $91,700.
Marcel Dyf still life,
Tiffany Dragonfly table lamp, $9,450, Doyle Jan Massys painting,
$87,725, Fontaine’s Auction $537,500, Christie’s
A still life painting of flowers
A circa 1905-1910 Tiffany by Marcel Dyf (French, An oil on panel painting by
Studios Dragonfly table 1899-1985), titled Nature Belgian artist Jan Massys
lamp having a “Pepper” Morte a la Mandoline (circa (Antwerp, c. 1509-1575),
base, 18 inches tall, sold for 1950), sold for $9,450 at a titled Mary Magdalene, sold
$87,725 at a two-part Fine Doyle at Home auction held for $537,500 at the sale of
& Decorative Arts auction February 10th by Doyle in the collection of Mr. and
held January 23rd and 30th New York City. Also, a Mrs. John H. Gutfreund
by Fontaine’s Auction painting by Dietz Edzard held January 29th by
Gallery in Pittsfield, MA. Also, a self-playing (German/French, 1893-1963), titled Danseuse Christie’s in New York
coin-op Mills Novelty Co. double violano- Avec Fleurs (circa 1936) finished at $6,930; a City. Also, a pair of Italian
virtuoso, circa 1913-1915, fetched $56,870; Still Life with Basket (1980) by Gregory Stewart (Trapani) gilt-copper and coral mounted pricket
and a pair of Grohe Freres Louis XVI style cab- Hull (American, b. 1950) brought $4,725; and sticks, circa 1720, garnered $243,750; and a
inets with gilt bronze moldings, satinwood, and a Meissen porcelain group titled Cupid in pair of Italian gilt-metal cobalt and etched glass
fruitwood parquetry/marquetry rose to $24,805. Trouble hit $6,930. mirrors changed hands for $200,000.

Bird of Paradise brooch, JFK’s Harvard sweater, Botticelli portrait painting,
$28,125, Hindman $85,266, RR Auction $92.2 million, Sotheby’s

A multi-gem Bird of Paradise John F. Kennedy’s crimson A portrait painting by the
brooch by Nicholas Varney wool cardigan sweater with a Renaissance artist Sandro
sold for $28,125 and a multi- large black block-letter “H” Botticelli (Italian, 1445-
gem “brick” bracelet by Varney for his alma mater, Harvard, 1510), titled Portrait of a
brought $13,750 at a Fine sold for $85,266 in an online Young Man Holding a
Jewelry auction held February sale ending February 18th by Roundel, sold for $92.2
9th by Hindman (based in RR Auction, based in Boston. million at an auction held
Chicago) in Palm Beach, FL. Also, a multi-gem Also, a signed photograph of January 28th by Sotheby’s in
and coral brooch by Tony Duquette was President Abraham Lincoln and his son Tad, New York City. It was just
knocked down for $23,750; a cultured Biwa one of only three known to exist, realized one of three portraits left in
pearl, diamond, and sapphire bracelet by $135,472; a George Washington signed private hands by Botticelli, and the second most
Christopher Walling went for $17,500; and “Mountain Road Lottery” ticket achieved valuable Old Master painting ever sold at
Walling’s abalone pearl and tourmaline flower $25,712; and a letter handwritten by Ronald auction. The work last appeared at auction in
brooch hit $10,625. Reagan to his daughter rose to $23,716. 1982, when it sold for $1.3 million.

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