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Rolex ‘Big Red’ watch, N. C. Wyeth painting, 3 vols. Great Expectations,
$65,000, Jones & Horan $2.45 million, Freeman’s $24,000, Potter & Potter

A Rolex “Big Red” A painting by N. C. A first edition, first issue,
Daytona watch (ref. Wyeth titled Jetty Tree three-volume copy of
6263) sold for (Port Clyde, Maine), a Charles Dickens’ Great
$65,000 at a four- landscape depicting the Expectations (Chapman
hour auction held Maine coast, sold for and Hall, London, 1861)
May 7th by Jones & $2.45 million at an sold for $24,000 at a Fine
Horan in Manchester, auction held June 4th Books and Manuscripts
NH. Also, a Patek during America Week by sale held June 1st by Potter
Philippe Perpetual Freeman’s in Philadelphia. Also, Henriette & Potter Auctions in
Calendar watch (ref. Wyeth’s Portrait of Peter Hurd topped out at Chicago. Also, a copy of H. P. Lovecraft’s The
3940) finished at $49,000; a Rolex “Small Red” $138,600; a winter scene by German-born Outsider and Others settled at $11,400; a first
Daytona watch (ref. 6265) brought $32,000; a American wildlife artist Carl Rungius titled After edition copy of Henry Roth’s Call It Sleep
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Explorer II watch the Storm (Tundra) knocked down for (Robert O. Ballou, NY, 1934) achieved $9,000;
(ref. 1655) hit $16,500; a Patek Philippe $453,600; and Morgan Colt’s painting titled A and a copy of Barack Obama’s Dreams from My
Ricochet watch by Gilbert Albert went for Glorious Day earned $126,000. Father went for $6,000.
$16,500; and a Rolex “Kermit” Submariner
watch (ref. 16610LV) made $13,500. Roger Smith pocket watch, Kentucky Derby trophies,
$4.9 million, Phillips $317,000, Julien’s Auctions
Caldwell bronze figures,
British watchmaker Roger
$10,625, Roland Auctions Smith’s Pocket Watch A group of five Lemon &
Son brand sterling silver
A pair of circa 1900 Number Two sold for $4.9 engraved Kentucky Derby
Caldwell & Co. gilt and million at the New York trophies won from 1957 to
patinated bronze figures Watch Auction: EIGHT 1969 by legendary horse
mounted on green marble held June 10-11 by Phillips jockey Bill Hartack sold
bases, now as lamps, overall in New York. It was the for $317,000 at a Sports
37 inches each, sold for fourth-highest price ever Legends auction held June
$10,625 at a Multi-Estates achieved for a pocket watch at auction. Also, a 23rd by Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills, CA.
Sale held June 2-3 by Roland Auctions in Glen Patek Philippe ref. 2481 “Pristine Forest” watch Also, a training jersey signed by basketball star
Cove, NY. Also, a still life oil on canvas painting realized $1.1 million; a Patek Philippe Dufour Michael Jordan commanded $104,000; a pair of
of flowers in a vase by Yanoucher Yektai (1921- Simplicity 37 commanded $863,600; and an Converse shoes signed by Jordan also brought
2019), signed and dated 1969, brought Audemars Piguet Grande Complication pocket $104,000; and a tournament jersey from 1968
$15,000; and a watercolor landscape of a hillside watch in platinum, completed in 2011, hit signed by soccer star Pelé hit $16,250.
by Richard Mayhew (American, b. 1924), $635,000.
signed, went for $10,625. New Haven Arms carbine,
14th c. manuscript,
World record for a ruby, $89,000, Bonhams $23,500, Rock Island Auction
$34.8 million, Sotheby’s A 14th century A scarce,
factory-
The extraordinary “Estrela scientific manu- engraved
de Fura 55.22”—a 55.22- script written in New Haven
carat Mozambique ruby— Latin, 56 pages Arms Company Volcanic carbine rifle sold for
sold for $34.8 million at a with illustrations $23,500 at a Sporting & Collector Auction held
Magnificent Jewels auction on vellum, sold for June 21-23 by Rock Island Auction Company
held June 8th by Sotheby’s $89,000 at a Fine in Rock Island, IL. Also, a Colt Paterson Second
in New York City. It was a Books & Manuscripts auction held June 22nd Model ring lever rifle hit the mark for $16,450;
new world auction record by Bonhams in New York City. Also, a first a Winchester Model 1866 lever action rifle
for a ruby and a record for any colored gemstone edition, first-issue copy of The Sun Also Rises by doubled its high estimate to bring $11,163;
ever sold at auction. Moments later, “The Ernest Hemingway brought $83,000; and a and an engraved silver-plated Colt Hartford
Eternal Pink”—the most vivid pink diamond typed letter signed by President Franklin English dragoon revolver made $8,813. Overall,
to ever come to market—also achieved $34.8 Roosevelt, congratulating Amelia Earhart on the the sale grossed over $6.5 million.
million. It was a world auction record price for first transpacific and solo flight by a woman,
a fancy purplish-pink diamond. achieved $77,000. Vacheron Constantin watch,

Frank Herbert’s Dune, Daguerreotype of gold miners, $100,800, Doyle

$22,500, PBA Galleries $37,800, Hindman Auctions A circa 2012 wrist-
watch by Vacheron
A first edition copy of Frank A half-plate daguerreo- Constantin in celebra-
Herbert’s book Dune sold for type of three miners, tion of the Opera
$22,500 at a Science Fiction, looking resolute behind National de Paris sold
Fantasy & Horror auction held their lit cigars, sold for for $100,800 at an
June 1st by PBA Galleries in $37,800 at an American Important Jewelry
Berkeley, CA. Also, the Dark Historical Ephemera auction held June
Tower series by Stephen King & Photography auction 22nd by Doyle in
also brought $22,500; The held June 15-16 by New York City. Also,
Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Hindman Auctions in Cincinnati. Also, a a Bulgari ring featuring a fancy intense blue-
Le Guin settled at $10,000; quarter-plate daguerreotype of Fort Mackinac, green diamond flanked by two fancy intense
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. MI, circa 1855 or later, realized $31,500; a pink diamonds slipped onto a new finger for
Heinlein settled at $11,250; the Foundation quarter-plate daguerreotype of photographer $1.059 million; and a circa 1930 Raymond Yard
trilogy by Isaac Asimov earned $15,000; and Do Andrew Joseph Russell (1830-1902) hit Kashmir sapphire and diamond ring changed
Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. $28,350; and a photograph of Lincoln’s second hands for $289,800. Overall, the sale grossed
Dick made $13,750. inauguration in 1865 reached $18,900. $4.139 million.
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