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Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall
All prices include the buyer’s premium
Sir Isaac Newton manuscript, Leicaflex 35mm camera, Judson’s Bird Girl sculpture,
$118,750, University Archives $1,280, Crescent City $390,600, Freeman’s Auctions
A manuscript penned A garden sculpture by
by Sir Isaac Newton Sylvia Shaw Judson, titled
(1642-1727), with Bird Girl, as seen on the
mathematical notes cover of the popular book
and calculations relat- Midnight in the Garden
ing to Book III of of Good and Evil, sold for
his scientific work $390,600 at an Amer-
Principia, sold for A Leicaflex 35mm camera with a Leitz ican Art & Pennsylvania
$118,750 in an Summicron 1: 2/90 lens and a Summilux lens Impressionists auction held
online-only auction 1:1.4/50, sold for $1,280 at a Summer June 6th by Freeman’s in
of rare autographs, manuscripts, artwork, and Decorative Arts & Interiors Auction held June Philadelphia. Also, a paint-
comic art held May 26th by University Archives 18th by Crescent City Auction Gallery in New ing by Norman Rockwell,
in Wilton, CT. Also, an important three-page Orleans, LA. Also, a 20th century green onyx titled Piney Rest Motel rang
scientific manuscript pertaining to Albert pedestal on a stepped octagonal base, 47 1/4 up $478,800; a painting by Albert York titled
Einstein’s Unified Field Theory from the 1940s inches tall, fetched $1,088; and a set of six 19th Still Life: Green Apples hit $239,400; and a work
brought $68,750; and a signed photo of century French Henri II style carved walnut by Daniel Garber titled Houses, Shannonville
Einstein reached $34,375. dining chairs went to a determined bidder realized $189,000.
for $896.
Cornelius Vanderbilt signed bond, WWII binoculars,
$11,250, Holabird Figural weathervane, $22,800, Cowan’s
Western Americana $258,000, Morphy’s A US Navy ship’s bridge
A late 19th century binoculars from World War
A California Gold molded and gilded- II sold for $22,800 at an
Rush-era bond
certificate from copper weathervane Arms & Armor auction held
full-
a
depicting
May 25-26 by Cowan’s in
1856 twice signed
by railroad tycoon bodied standing Cincinnati, OH. Also, a
Massasoit Indian with
1902 DWM Luger carbine
Cornelius
Vanderbilt sold bow and arrow atop with stock and hardcase hit
arrow,
the mark for $10,455; a JP
directional
for $11,250 at a
five-day Western made by Harris & Sauer & Sohn M30 World
Americana Signature Sale held May 13-17 Co. (Boston) sold for War II Luftwaffe survival
by Holabird Western Americana Collections, $258,300 at a Fine & Decorative Arts auction drilling changed hands for
$9,225; a scarce Type II
held June 8-9 by Morphy’s in Denver, PA. Also,
LLC in Reno, NV. Also, a photograph of the
execution hanging in 1898 of the outlaw a double-signed Keith Haring vase featuring Colt single action Army Artillery revolver
brought $7,440; and an experimental XB serial
some of the artist’s iconic motifs hammered for
Fleming “James” Parker in Prescot, Arizona
went for $9,062; and a beautiful circa $84,000; and a scarce 1916 double-die obverse numbered inlaid M1 carbine went for $5,700.
Buffalo nickel knocked down for $33,600.
1880-1920 Red Mesa Navajo rug, 5 feet by
8 feet 5 inches, brought $5,000. Brooks cigar store Indian,
De Latoix oil painting, $63,000, Pook & Pook, Inc.
Winchester cartridge board, $37,500, John Moran A beautifully carved and
$100,300, Miller & Miller An oil on polychromed cigar store
canvas painting by Indian by Thomas Brooks
A framed Winchester Gaspard De Latoix of New York, circa 1882,
1884 cartridge display
board, 28 inches by (1858-1918), titled 88 inches tall, sold for
Two Indians on
$63,000 at an Americana &
38 inches, litho-
graphed cardboard Horseback (1890), International auction held
sold for $37,500 at
May 21st by Pook & Pook,
with an applied
representation of an Art of the Inc. in Downingtown, PA.
Winchester’s line of ammunition, sold for American West sale held May 25th by John Also, an exquisite miniature
$80,960 in an online-only Canadiana & Moran Auctioneers in Monrovia, CA. Also, a set watercolor portrait of a boy
of 24 matted drypoint etchings on Japanese
with riveting blue eyes by
Sporting Auction held June 5th by Miller &
Miller Auctions, Ltd. in New Hamburg, paper in a leather-bound portfolio case with Mrs. Moses B. Russell
hammered
for
down
28-page Outlines of History, Description, etc., by
Ontario, Canada. Also, an 1887 Winchester
cartridge display brought $71,430; and a Union Henry Chapman Ford (1828-1894) brought $40,320; and a set of four
$34,375; and a Navajo Crystal room-sized rug
Meissen painted porcelain
Metallic Cartridge Company cartridge board,
circa 1880s, hit $42,860. went for $11,875. portrait plates was the surprise lot of the day,
selling for $32,760.
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