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                               Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far        by Ken Hall
                                                                All prices include the buyer’s premium
            1909 15-cent U.S. stamp,                    Edison electric pen,                         Lalique chandelier,
            $1,080, Ahlers & Ogletree                   $12,800, Nye & Company                       $14,080, Nadeau’s

                                   A 1909 15-cent U.S.                           An Edison electric                         A Lalique Champs-
                                   stamp (Scott #366)                            pen, No. 8263 on                           Elysée  chandelier
                                   on bluish paper,                              wheel, including                           sold for $14,080 at
                                   mint and hinged, in                           stand, wire and                            a Spring Outdoor,
                                   fine condition, sold                          stencil, made in                           Mid-Century, Art
                                   for $1,080 at a U.S.                          the late 1800s,                            and Furnishings auc-
                                   & World Stamps                                sold for $12,800                           tion held June 10th
                                   auction held July                             at a Chic and                              by Nadeau’s Auction
                                   13th by Ahlers &                              Antique    Estate                          Gallery in Windsor,
                                   Ogletree in Atlanta.                          Treasures auction   CT. Also, a painting titled  End of Night by
            Also, an 1863 10-cent Confederate States of   held April 26-28 by Nye & Company          Arpana Caur (Indian, b. 1954) settled at
            America stamp (Scott #10), blue, graded     Auctioneers in Bloomfield, NJ. Also, a circa   $7,680; a pair of Charles and Ray Eames
            extremely fine, fetched $1,020; a collection    1440 framed portion of leaf printed by   “Potato Chip” chairs fetched $7,680; an Eames
            of British and Australian 1st issue stamps    Gutenberg from the Sloan-Krech copy of the   670 lounge chair and rosewood ottoman went
            hammered for $2,700; and an 1867 3-cent    Catholicon, published by Gutenberg in 1459,   for $5,120; and a gilt metal cut glass and ruby
            U.S. stamp (Scott #79), rose-colored, in average   fetched $7,680; and a 19th or 20th century   glass 8-light chandelier garnered $9,840.
            condition, went for $960.                   Louis XVI-style chinoiserie-decorated chest
                                                        rose to $3,520.                              Harry Houdini poster,
            Chinese porcelain vase,                                                                  $45,600, Potter & Potter
            $20,910, Neue Auctions                      Pegge Hopper painting,
                                                        $23,750, Andrew Jones                                           A 1911 poster colloqui-
                                A 17-inch-tall Chinese                                                                  ally known as the
                                blue and white porcelain                          An acrylic on                         “Houdini for President”
                                vase, probably early                              canvas painting                       poster sold for $45,600
                                20th century, sold for                            by Pegge Hopper                       at a Summer Magic
                                $20,910 in an online-                             (Calif. / Hawaii,                     Auction held June 17th
                                only Fine Art &                                   b. 1936), titled                      by Potter & Potter
                                Antiques auction held                             Three Strand Ilima                    Auctions in Chicago.
                                June 24th by Neue                                 (1984),   twice                       Also, a Ouija prediction
                                Auctions in Beachwood,                            signed, sold for                      watch magic apparatus
                                OH. Also, a pair of late                          $23,750 at a                          changed    hands   for
                                19th century Aesthetic   Design for the Home & Garden auction held                      $21,600; a circa 1902
                                Movement leaded-glass   June 21st by Andrew Jones Auctions in Los                       German Harry Houdini
            windows, each one 80 inches by 23 1/2 inches   Angeles. Also, a limestone portrait bust of an               poster   finished   at
            (glass, less frames) realized $7,995; and an early   Egyptian pharaoh on a white metal pedestal,            $36,000; a Thurston
            20th century carved and painted carousel    overall 64 1/4 inches tall, went for $52,500; and   poster from 1928 achieved $5,280; a ringing
            giraffe, nicely restored and attributed to   a portrait of a Moor in traditional robes by a    alarm clock production stand earned $13,200;
            Herschell-Spillman, gaveled for $7,380.     follower of Horace Vernet (French, 1789-1863)   and a butterfly silk production illusion by Jon
                                                        brought $16,250.                             Martin made $9,000.
            The Legend of Zelda,

            $7,188, Bruneau & Co.                       Sterling parade saddle,                      Va./N.C. corner cupboard,
                                                        $50,820, Morphy/Lebel’s                      $96,000, Jeffrey S. Evans
                               A 1989 copy of  The
                               Legend of Zelda, a video                     A circa 1930s Edward                        A Roanoke River Basin
                               game for the Nintendo                        H. Bohlin parade saddle                     (VA/NC) carved walnut
                               Entertainment System,                        with leather tooling and                    corner cupboard sold for
                               factory sealed and graded                    silver accents sold for                     $96,000 at a Premier
                               CGC 9.2, sold for                            $50,820 at Brian Lebel’s                    Americana Auction held
                               $7,188 at a Comics, Toys                     33rd annual Cody Old                        June 15-17 by Jeffrey S.
                               & Video Games auction                        West Show & Auction                         Evans & Associates in
                               held May 6th by Bruneau                      held June 23-25 in                          Mt. Crawford, VA. Also,
                               & Co. Auctioneers in                         association with Morphy                     a pair of emerald green
                               Cranston, RI. Also, a                        Auctions    at    the                       Boston & Sandwich
                               copy of Science Comics #1   Community Convention Center in Santa Fe,                     Glass Co. notch-cut and
                               (Feb. 1940, Fox Features   NM. Also, a two-page, Nov. 14, 1904, Butch   pressed vases climbed to $10,800; a Yosemite
            Syndicate), with a cover by George Tuska,   Cassidy and the Sundance Kid pictorial       landscape painting by Thomas Hill (British-
            fetched $6,250; and a copy of Captain America   “Wanted” poster brought $19,965; and a    American, 1829-1908) settled at $30,000; and a
            Comics #36 (March 1944, Timely Comics),     painting by Will James (1892-1942) of a    Staffordshire platter with the arms of
            graded CGC 1.5, brought $4,000.             cowboy roping a steer fetched $36,300.       Pennsylvania found a new home for $15,600.

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