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Tiffany “Poppy” table lamp,                 2007 factory-sealed iPhone,                  George Nakashima bench,
            $93,750, Fontaine’s Auction                 $39,340, LCG Auctions                        $48,255, Bonhams Skinner
                            A Tiffany Studios “Poppy”                       A rare 2007 factory-                     A circa 1960 George
                            table lamp, circa 1905,                         sealed    first-edition                  Nakashima Conoid bench,
                            with vibrant red poppies                        iPhone sold for a record                 part of a 7-piece Nakashima
                            surrounded by blue and                          price of $39,340 at a Fall               furniture collection, sold for
                            yellow background glass,                        Premier Auction held                     $48,255 at a Modern
                            sold for $93,750 at a fall                      October 16th by LCG                      Design    auction    held
                            sale held Sept. 24-25 by                        Auctions   in    New                     October 12th by Bonhams
                            Fontaine’s Auction Gallery   Orleans. Also, a 1978 Star Wars Luke Skywalker   Skinner in Marlborough, MA. The remaining
                            in Pittsfield, MA. Also, a   action figure with double telescoping lightsaber,   six Nakashima lots sold for a combined
            Tiffany Studios “Peony Border” chandelier,   AFA 85, realized $33.359; a 1987 G.I. Joe   $37,485. Also, an Annie Aldrich and Sarah
            circa 1910, with 24-inch diameter, realized   Defiant playset, CAS 80, earned $32,513; a   Tutt Marblehead Pottery vase decorated
            $87,500; a platinum bracelet with over 45 carats   1982 Masters of the Universe He-Man action   with geese flew away for $11,475; and an
            of diamonds finished at $81,250; and a circa   figure, AFA 80, fetched $32,513; and a 1985   Arthur Hennessey and Sarah Tutt for
            1880 Eastlake walnut four-piece bedroom set   Transformers Jetfire, AFA 90, changed hands   Marblehead Pottery vase with stylized decora-
            commanded $27,500.                          for $18,353.                                 tion earned $17,850.
            Winchester Model 21 shotgun,  Diamond and gold brooch,                                   William S. Kendall painting,
            $14,100, Rock Island Auction                $2,080, Clars Auction Gallery                $24,000, Kaminski Auctions

                                 An engraved and gold                   An antique diamond and                           An oil on canvas paint-
                                 inlaid Winchester 16-                  platinum-topped 14 kt gold                       ing by William Sergeant
                                 gauge Model 21 dou-                    brooch designed as an old                        Kendall    (American,
                                 ble- barrel shotgun set                mine or old European-cut                         1869-1938), titled  St.
                                 complete with case hit                 diamond set flower, the                          Ives Pray for Us, signed
            the mark for $14,200 at a Sporting & Collector              diamond    weighing   2.0                        and dated 1890, sold
            Auction held Oct. 5-6 by Rock Island Auction                carats, sold for $2,080 at an                    for $24,000 at a two-
            Company in Rock Island, IL. Also, a Ben     auction held Oct. 15-16 by Clars Auction                         day estates auction held
            Shostle signed master relief engraved Colt first   Gallery in Oakland, CA. Also, a monumental   Sept. 24-25 by Kaminski Auctions in Beverly,
            generation single-action Army revolver with case   work by Nathan Oliveira (American, 1928-  MA. Also, a set of six circa 1970 Tucroma
            changed hands for $11,750; and a pair of    2010), titled  Wing-Owl (1996), hit $28,750;   leather chairs, Guido Faleschini for Pace
            Remington Custom Ship Model 547 sporting    and a rare suite of prints by Richard Diebenkorn   Furniture, climbed to $4,800; an 18kt gold
            bolt action rifles scored a bull’s-eye for $10,575.    (American, 1922- 1993), titled Six Soft Ground   bracelet with two sapphires at the closure settled
                                                        Etchings, finished at $16,250.               at $12,000; and a set of Hermes Le Jardin de
            Skilling elephant painting,                                                              Pythagore dinnerware made $4,200.
            $18,750, Dallas Auction Gallery             Lion model circus wagon,
                                                        $6,600, Potter & Potter                      Daytona ‘Big Red’ watch,
                                An undated, signed oil                                               $90,000, Jones & Horan
                                on canvas  Untitled                       A lion model circus wagon
                                (Elephant profile) by                     from around 1940, 53                        A Rolex Daytona “Big
                                William Skilling sold                     inches by 24 inches, finely                 Red” ref 6263 watch sold
                                for $18,750 at a Fine &                   detailed and painted, sold                  for $90,000 at a four-
                                Decorative Art auction                    for $6,600 at a Circus Sale                 hour afternoon sale held
                                held September 21st by                    held September 24th by                      September 25th by Jones
            Dallas Auction Gallery in Dallas, TX. Also, an                Potter & Potter Auctions                    & Horan in Manchester,
            undated oil on canvas by Edouard Leon Cortes,   in Chicago. Also, a 1944 Ringling Bros. and               NH. Also, a Patek Philippe
            titled  La Place de l’Opera, realized $18,750;   Barnum & Bailey / World’s Biggest Menagerie              Calatrava    ref   2526
            Texas artist Jose Vives-Astara’s 1982 oil on   bird’s-eye view poster settled at $3,600; a 1930s   achieved $27,000; a Rolex Submariner ref
            canvas painting titled  Landscape of Vail –   Sells-Floto Miss Arline and Kiddo Balloon horse   16808 reached $26,000; a “Tropical” Deep Sea
            Colorado went for $6,875; and a pastel by Texas   poster maquette earned $4,080; and a pair of   Alarm Diver finished at $25,000; and a high-
            artist Reveau Basset, titled  Mallards Landing,   gloves believed to have been owned by Buffalo   grade Lange & Sohne minute repeater presented
            hit $3,750.                                 Bill Cody fetched $1,560.                    by Adolf Hitler to his personal physician, Dr.
                                                                                                     Theodor Morell, went to a determined bidder
            John Steinbeck letter,                      Gorham silver candelabras,                   for $55,000.
            $32,426, RR Auction                         $84,000, Cottone Auctions
                                                                                                     Zhahg Daqian handscroll,
                              A John Steinbeck two-                            A pair of Gorham      $23,370, Michaan’s Auction
                              page handwritten letter to                       sterling silver Art
                              his   14-year-old  son,                          Nouveau candelabras                     A large handscroll painting
                              Thomas, dated Nov. 10,                           from the 1904 St.                       attributed  to   Zhang
                              1958, in which he offers                         Louis World’s Fair                      Daqian (Chinese, 1899-
                              wise, fatherly advice on                         sold for $84,000 at                     1983), titled  Landscape,
                              matters of the heart, sold                       a Fine Art & Antiques                   sold for $23,370 at an
                              for $32,426 in an online                         auction held  on                        Annex   Auction    held
                              auction held Sept. 23-Oct.   September 23rd by Cottone Auctions in                       Aug. 15-18 by Michaan’s
                              12 by RR Auction, based   Geneseo, NY. Also, a gouache on paper by     Auction in Alameda, CA. Also, a Chinese rare
                              in Boston. Also, Edgar    Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976), titled   blue and white moon flask fetched $19,680; an
            Allan Poe’s handwritten letter soliciting a   The Beams (1963) went for $90,000; a Tiffany   oil on canvas  Self Portrait by Henrietta Berks
            donation for the  Southern Literary Messenger   Studios (N.Y.) Peony table lamp lit up the room   (American, 1919-1990), achieved $9,225; an
            garnered $149,999; and Benjamin Franklin’s   for $103,200; and a Chinese Ming-style blue   unmounted 2.20-carat diamond with pendant
            handwritten letter regarding the mutinous crew   and white ewer, Qianlong mark and period,   mount made $10,455; and two Flora Danica
            of John Paul Jones’s flagship hit $62,500.   brought $282,000.                           items, a tureen, and a dish hit $3,382.

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