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Johnny Ramone guitar, Elephant automaton clock, LeBron James rookie card,

$937,500, RR Auction $2.61 million, Christie’s $1.39 million, Goldin Auctions
The Mosrite A silvered bronze, A LeBron James Upper Deck
Ventures II enameled silver, and Exquisite Rookie Patch auto-
guitar played gilt-bronze elephant- graph card, graded BGS NM-
onstage by form automaton clock MT, sold for $1.39 million in
Johnny (Ausburg, circa 1600) an online Card & Memorabilia
Ramone sold for $2.61 million auction held in September by
(real name: John Cummings), guitarist for the at auctions held during Goldin Auctions, based in
punk rock band the Ramones, sold for $937,500 Classic Week, Oct. Runnemede, NJ. Also, a 2000
in an online auction held by RR Auction, based Oct. 18-22, by Christie’s in New York City. “Championship Ticket” auto-
in Boston, MA. Ramone played the guitar in Also, an oil on canvas painting by Herbert James graph Tom Brady signed rookie card rang up
every performance of the band from 1977-1996 Draper (British, 1864-1920), titled The $799,500; a 1986-87 Fleer #57 Michael Jordan
– nearly 2,000 shows, plus on all 15 Ramones Mountain Mists (circa 1920), 85 1/4 inches by rookie card earned $344,400; and a 2016 Gold
albums. Also, his Mark-2 signature guitar went 46 1/2 inches, achieved $2.01 million; and a Prizm #2 Patrick Mahomes rookie card fetched
for $46,875; and a painting of Ramone by circa 380-30 B.C. Egyptian basalt falcon $198,030 (a record for the card).
Giovanni DeCunto brought $37,500. knocked down for $4.83 million.
Lawton S. Parker oil painting,
Large Chinese vase, Rolex “Big Red Daytona,” $36,000, Schwenke Auctioneers
$50,000, John Moran $125,000, Rago / Wright
An oil on canvas painting
A large Chinese silver and An iconic Rolex “Big Red by Lawton Silas Parker
cloisonné enamel vase by Wang Daytona Cosmograph” (American, 1868-1954),
Hing, the late 19th century silver stainless steel wristwatch titled Silver Lake, nicely
export retailer based in Canton, sold for $125,000 at a framed, sold for $36,000
China, sold for $50,000 at a Watches & Timepieces at an Estates Auction
Traditional Collector sale held auction held October held September 26th by
September 28th by John Moran 20th by Rago/Wright in Schwenke Auctioneers in
Auctioneers in Monrovia, CA. Lambertville, NJ. Also, an Woodbury, CT. Also, a pair of vintage leather
Also, a Chinese silk and metal Audemars Piguet “Royal Oak” model 5402 fire helmets heated up the crowd for $6,985; a
thread area rug with vivid blue jumbo stainless-steel wristwatch fetched Steinway & Sons 1936 medium grand Model M
accents achieved $15,000; a $106,250; a Patek Philippe “World Time” pink piano gaveled for $8,800; a signed Daum Nancy
French gilt-bronze and marble mantel clock gold wristwatch changed hands (or wrists) for green glass/gilt bottle earned $4,200; and a
retailed by Tiffany & Co. earned $11,875; and $27,500; and a Rolex “Daytona Cosmograph” signed lithograph in colors by Zao Wou-Ki
an English marquetry buffet finished at $8,125. wristwatch knocked down for $43,750. (1920-2013) hit $4,500.

Clemens sand bottle, John Wayne revolver, Tiffany Dragonfly lamp,
$956,000, Hindman $517,500, Rock Island $150,000, Heritage Auctions
A late 1880s sand bottle by The revolver used by A Tiffany Studios leaded
Andrew Clemens, known as actor John Wayne in the glass and patinated bronze
“the deaf-mute sand artist from movie True Grit sold for Dragonfly table lamp, circa
McGregor, Iowa,” sold for $517,500 at a Sporting 1910, marked “Tiffany
$956,000 at an American & Collector Firearms Studios” to the base and
Furniture, Folk & Decorative Auction held Oct. 6-8 shade, 26 3/4 inches tall,
Arts Auction held September by Rock Island Auction Company in Rock sold for $150,000 at a
30th by Hindman in Chicago. Island, IL. Also, an M2-2 flamethrower Tiffany, Lalique & Art
It is the only Clemens sand flambéed its high estimate, hitting the mark for Glass auction held October
bottle of the more than 100 $19,550; and a Civil War-era 1851 Colt Navy 28th by Heritage Auctions in Dallas. Also, a
documented examples to exhibit pistol with rare shoulder stock changed hands Tiffany Studios leaded glass and patinated
a portrait (of Orrin “O.T.” Fuller of Savanna, for $17,250. It was RIAC’s first-ever third bronze Oriental Poppy table lamp, circa 1910,
IL, at about age five). Also, a marble bust of Sporting & Collector Firearms Auction in one went for $118,750; and a Tiffany Studios leaded
Benjamin Franklin, possibly by Giuseppe year. The auction grossed over $8 million. glass and patinated bronze Dogwood table
Ceracchi, changed hands for $53,125. lamp, circa 1910, brought $93,750.
Gottlieb painting,
Hebrew manuscript, $756,000, Doyle Lincoln signed check,
$8.3 million, Sotheby’s $35,255, RR Auction
A painting from 1965 by
An illustrated Hebrew Adolph Gottlieb (American, A check signed
prayerbook dating to the 1903-1974), titled A Heavy by Abraham
late 13th or early 14th Matter, a prime example Lincoln (as “A.
century in southern of the artist’s “Burst” paint- Lincoln”), in the
Germany sold for $8.3 ings, sold for $756,000 at a amount of $122.75, dated May 25, 1860, just
million at an auction held 20th Century Abstraction one week after being named the Republican
October 19th by Sotheby's in New York City. It auction held October 6th by presidential candidate, payable to his brother-
was the second-highest price ever paid for an Doyle in New York City. in-law, C. M. Smith, sold for $35,255 in an
object of Judaica (the highest being the Bomberg Also, an untitled work from online auction held Sept. 25-Oct. 13 by RR
Talmud from the Valmadonna Library, which 1969 by Kenneth Noland (American, 1924- Auction, based in Boston. Also, a rare signature
sold for $9.3 million). The manuscript, titled 2010) realized $100,800; an untitled painting of William Henry Harrison as President went
The Luzzatto High Holiday Mahzor, chronicles by Edward Clark (American, 1926-2019) made for $27,500; a Babe Ruth signed photograph
Jewish communities and their migration $81,900; and Hekt (1978) by American artist reached $25,903; and a Nikola Tesla signed
throughout medieval Europe. Nancy Graves (1939-1995) achieved $75,600. note hit $14,196.

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