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Wesco Model 212 gas pump, Huanghuali chairs, Popeye and Olive Oyl tank,

$38,400, Morphy Auctions $948,000, Freeman’s $105,000, Milestone Auctions
A West Coast Equipment A pair of Chinese A Linemar
Company Model #212 gas huanghuali armchairs from (Japan) battery-
pump made by Wesco and the late Ming to Qing operated Popeye
professionally restored in dynasty, sold for $948,000 and Olive Oyl
Hancock Gasoline livery sold at an Asian Arts auction Tank, 11 inches
for $38,400 at an Automobilia, held April 13th by long, with a rare original box, sold for $105,000
Petroliana & Railroadiana Freeman’s in Philadelphia. at an Antique Toy Spectacular held April 9th by
auction held March 29-30 by Also, two finely painted Milestone Auctions in Willoughby, OH. Also, a
Morphy Auctions in Denver, Chinese blue and white porcelain panels went Linemar battery-operated Popeye and Row
PA. Also, a Buick Authorized for $403,200; a rare and unusual Chinese Qing Boat, 10 1/2 inches long, with original box,
Valve in Head neon porcelain dynasty Famille-rose-decorated “Butterflies and earned $13,200; a Chein tin wind-up Popeye
sign in complete, original Blossoms” vase with the four-character Overhead Puncher with original box rang up
condition realized $27,600; Yongzheng mark achieved $189,000; and a $11,400; and a Chein tin wind-up Popeye
and a rare Edsel Automobiles Chinese Qing dynasty creamy-white jade Heavy Hitter with original box rose to $11,400.
double-sided porcelain neon dealership sign carving of a bear rang up $107,100.
finished at $24,000. Patek Philippe Nautilus,
Handwritten Beethoven letter,
Bill Traylor painting, $251,240, RR Auction $68,750, Hindman
$175,000, Christie’s A Patek Philippe Ref. 3800
A four-page letter yellow gold Nautilus watch
An untitled (Man and handwritten by Ludwig with white dial sold for
Woman) painting by Bill van Beethoven, penned $68,750 at a Watches
Traylor, circa 1939-1942, in German and dated Auction held April 13th by
sold for $175,000 at an Sept. 24, 1815, to his Hindman in Chicago. Also,
Outsider Art sale held librettist, the court poet Friedrich Treitschke, a Patek Philippe Ref. 2526
February 3rd by Christie’s sold for $251,240 in an online auction held yellow gold Calatrava wrist-
in New York City. Also, April 13th by RR Auction in Boston. Also, a watch went for $53,125; a
Augustin Lesage’s untitled notice of insurance claim for Lee Harvey Rolex Ref. 1655 stainless steel
work from 1933 rose to $156,250; Karol Oswald, a proof of death certificate obligating Explorer II Steve McQueen watch (sometimes
Kozlowski’s The Edison Company in Astoria the insurance company to pay Oswald’s mother referred to as Freccione, the Italian word
(1951) achieved $56,250; Justin McCarthy’s $863 for her son’s death, brought $79,436; and “freccia,” for the watch’s arrow-shaped hand)
Underwater with Fish and Coral earned a Marilyn Monroe-signed photograph, taken in brought $22,500; and a Rolex Ref. 5512 stain-
$23,750, and an untitled painting from 1958 by 1953, earned $28,895. less steel Submariner watch rose to $20,000.
Eugene Von Bruenchenheim garnered $47,500.
Keith Haring drawing, Saturn V module,
Lincoln’s pocket knife, $15,360, Nye & Company $71,335, RR Auction
$519,000, Heritage Auctions
A chalk drawing by Keith A Saturn V Launch
A custom pocket Haring (American, 1958- Vehicle Digital Computer
knife in its origi- 1990), titled Mother & Child, Memory Module sold for
nal presentation sold for $15,360 at an Estate $71,335 in an online-only
box, gifted to Treasures Auction held April Space Exploration Auction
Abraham Lincoln 13th by Nye & Company held March 10-April 21 by
on June 16, 1864, by Alfred B. Justice for Auctioneers in Bloomfield, NJ. RR Auction in Boston.
attending the Great Central Sanitary Fair in Also, a set of twelve carved Also, Gus Grissom’s proto-
Philadelphia, sold for $519,000 at a Lincoln and walnut side chairs, possibly type pressure suit from Project Gemini went for
His Times Auction held Feb. 12-13 by Heritage German, from the mid-18th century, realized $64,850; Dave Scott’s Apollo 15-flown CSM
Auctions in Dallas, TX. Also, the key to Box $41,600; a Louis Vuitton steamer trunk update checklist achieved $58,885; Alan
No. 7 at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., changed hands for $15,360; and an oil on Shepard’s Project Mercury spacesuit glove
where Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, earned canvas painting of a leopard by William Skilling changed hands for $43,923; and Jack Swigert’s
$495,000; and a bust of Lincoln by Chicago (b. 1940) clawed its way to a final selling price Apollo 13-flown flag hammered for $52,878.
artist Leonard Volk gaveled for $399,000. of $14,080.
Hughie Lee-Smith oil,
Art Deco desk clock, Tom Brady rookie card, $365,000, Swann Galleries
$359,100, Doyle $4,800, Cordier Auctions
An oil on canvas
A circa 1925 Art Deco A 2000 Bowman Chrome painting by Hughie
desk clock by Cartier Tom Brady rookie card #236, Lee-Smith titled
sold for $359,100 at graded PSA 9, sold for $4,800 Aftermath (circa
an Important Jewelry in sports card and comic book 1960) sold for
auction held April 12th auctions held April 3rd and $365,000, a new
by Doyle in New York 10th by Cordier Auctions in record for the
City. Also, a natural Harrisburg, PA. Also, a copy of artist, at an African American Art auction held
pearl necklace with plat- Detective Comics #225, the first March 31st by Swann Galleries in New York
inum and fancy intense blue diamond clasp issue of Martian Manhunter City. Also, a dry pigment work by Ed Clark
found a new owner for $226,800; a jade bead (1955) hit $4,080; a copy of Detective Comics titled Spatial Image III (1982) commanded
necklace with gold clasp earned $201,600; a #233, the first issue of Batwoman (1956) $341,000; an untitled (Atmospheric Effects
platinum and diamond ring slipped on a new brought $3,120; a 1955 Topps Roberto Series) acrylic on paper by Alma Thomas
finger for $195,300; and antique gold, sapphire, Clemente rookie card #164 made $3,360; and from 1971 made $209,000; and an untitled oil
and diamond horseshoe brooch changed hands a 1980 Topps Baseball unopened wax box painting by Beauford Delaney (circa 1958-59)
for $138,600. realized $2,250. hit $137,000.

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