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Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall
All prices include the buyer’s premium
Custer’s Civil War gun George I chinoiserie cabinet, Yongzheng-marked bowl,
holster rig, $27,500, Andrew Jones Auctions $160,000, Stefek’s
$37,500, Holabird A George I Chinoiserie A Chinese porcelain
Western Americana decorated japanned cabi- bowl with a lid bearing
net on later stand, the the marks of the
U.S. Army Captain cabinet early 18th century, Yongzheng period
George Armstrong sold for $27,500 at the (1678-1735) sold for
Custer’s gun holster, dis- sale of Part 2 of the $160,000 at an auction
patch case, belt, and brass John Nelson collection held October 28th by
buckle from the Civil held December 12th by Stefek’s Auctioneers &
War sold for $37,500 Andrew Jones Auctions in Appraisers in Roseville,
at a November Wonders: Los Angeles, CA. Also, a MI. The bowl—
Western Americana pair of 20th century Louis 6 inches tall and 7 1/2
Auction held Nov. 18-22 XVI style gilt bronze, cut and molded clear glass inches in diameter—
by Holabird Western sixteen-light chandeliers lit up the room for was decorated with a blue, red, and green motif
Americana Collections in Reno, NV. Also, a $23,750; and a pair of large 19th century Italian with insects. The lid had a pale jade-colored
14kt gold necklace with diamond bands and Carrara marble busts of classical women went to animal finial. However, the inside of the bowl
emerald eyes, with a matching ring and earrings, a determined bidder for $22,500. and the inside of the lid both had Yongzheng
gaveled for $11,560; and a circa 1910 10-cent markings. The winning bid was placed online.
brass octagonal token for the H. Champagne Dr. Renz’s Herb Bitters bottle,
Bar in Genoa, Nevada hit $3,750. Alphonse Mucha study,
$24,250, American
Rev War powder horn, Bottle Auctions $965,000, Toomey & Co.
$44,280, Bruneau & Co. A Dr. Renz’s Herb Bitters A newly discovered oil
bottle (San Francisco, circa on canvas painting
A Revolutionary by Alphonse Mucha
War powder horn 1868-1881), 9 3/4 inches tall, (Czech., 1860-1939),
one of maybe four known
from 1775, owned titled Young Couple
and carved by with the uniquely styled from Rusadla (1920),
applied tapered top, light lime
Siege of Boston sold for $965,000
minute man green in color, sold for at an auction held
Thomas Smith, sold for $44,280 at a Historic $24,150 (a record for the December 2nd by
Arms & Militaria auction held Nov. 20 by bottle) in the online-only Toomey & Co.
auction #72, Part 1 of the Mel
Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers in Cranston, RI. Auctioneers in Oak
Another powder horn, a circa 1746 example Hammer collection, held Park, IL. The painting is a fully realized study,
Dec. 10-19 by American
identified to Moses Brewer of the Provincial depicting an embracing young couple and was
militia, earned $22,140. Also, a circa 1812 silver Bottle Auctions in Sacramento, part of a larger, lost composition titled Rusadla,
CA. Also, a Dr. Wonser’s
Captain Isaac Hull presentation medal given to which illustrated a procession scene from a
USA Indian Root Bitters
Lt. Alexander S. Wadsworth for naval gallantry bottle with an applied top, medium amber in Slavic Midsummer Feast. The price is a new
brought $40,590. auction record for a study by Mucha.
color, finished at $15,525.
Cartier Pasha men’s watch, Freedman’s mechanical bank, Napoleon’s 1797 garniture,

CA$64,900, Miller & Miller $2.875 million, Rock Island
$174,000, Bertoia Auctions
A Cartier Pasha minute A gold-encrusted,
repeater men’s wristwatch An original Freedman’s six-piece garniture
mechanical bank, made
sold for $50,900 in an of five relief
online-only Watches & circa 1880 by Jerome carved firearms
B. Secor (Bridgeport,
Jewels sale held Nov. 20 and a gilt dress
by Miller & Miller Conn.), one of fewer sword presented
than ten known, sold for
Auctions, Ltd., based in to Napoleon
New Hamburg, Ontario, $174,000 at an annual Bonaparte by the Director of the French
Fall Sale of toys, banks
Canada. Also, a Cartier Republic in 1797 sold for $2.875 million at a
Diabolo Tourbillon men’s and holiday antiques Premier Firearms Auction held December 3rd
held Nov. 18-19 by
wristwatch went for by Rock Island Auction Company in Rock
$23,000; a 15.45-carat Bertoia Auctions in Island, IL. Also, a solid silver Winchester 1866
diamond cocktail ring also realized $23,000; a Vineland, NJ. Also, a large Marklin Central rifle, L.D. Nimschke’s tour-de-force, hit the
Rolex Explorer II “Steve McQueen” watch Station, hand-painted, produced for the English mark for $977,500; and a gold-plated John
market, circa 1902-1910, realized $40,800; and
gaveled for $18,500; and a Rolex Submariner Ulrich signed “1 of 1000” Model 1873 lever-
Date watch rose to $10,200. a circa 1870 German belsnickle with lamp action rifle rang out at $431,250.
fixture, 23 inches tall, rang up $30,000.

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