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Heritage Auction Hall of Fame
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Heritage Auction Galleries is the world's largest collectibles auctioneer, and America's third largest auction firm
throughout all collecting fields. We are also the fastest growing major auctioneer, a result of our dedication to cutting-edge
technology, unwavering ethics and unprecedented auction transparency. Heritage's goal is to exceed every consignor's
expectation and earn every bidder's trust. Our 390,326 registered bidder-members receive free access to deep valuation and
rarity information, automatic email notification when items on their want lists are offered, and other tools to help them
compete successfully with experts and become more intelligent buyers in their fields of interest. Heritage sold at auction
$335,366,524.67 in 2007 and $244,448,144.90 so far in 2008.
Below are just a few examples of the wonderful objects we have sold in all categories. (To view other categories,
click the links on the bar below.)
Have something to sell? Heritage is always interested in acquiring interesting objects, whether through consignment or by
outright purchase, and spends tens of millions each month to keep our clients' demand satisfied. Find out why you should
consign to a Heritage Auction.
View our complete Permanent Auction Archive
583 Past Auction Prices with images. Great Valuation Tool!
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Lot No.
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Description
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Auction Type
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Auction Date
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Realized
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| Coins |
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2089
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Proof Early Dollars
1804 $1 Original PR62 NGC....
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Signature
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April 19, 2008
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$3,737,500
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30017
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Colonials
1787 DBLN Brasher New York Style Doubloon. EB Punch on Breast. XF45 NGC....
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Signature
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January 15, 2005
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$2,990,000
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6522
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Proof High Relief Double Eagles
1907 Ultra High Relief, $20 Lettered Edge PR69 PCGS. While the sun never set on the British flag in the 19th century, the 2...
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Signature
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November 3, 2005
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$2,990,000
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30016
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Colonials
1787 DBLN Brasher New York Style Doubloon. EB Punch on Wing. AU55 NGC....
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Signature
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January 15, 2005
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$2,415,000
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6697
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Saint-Gaudens Double Eagles
1927-D $20 MS67 PCGS. As we previously indicated in the introductory section to the 1927-D double eagle, this issue is cons...
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Signature
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November 3, 2005
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$1,897,500
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| Currency |
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15547
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Miscellaneous : Other
$1,000,000 U.S. Treasury Bearer Bond....
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Signature
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February 19, 2005
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$1,063,750
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15306
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Large Size : Legal Tender Notes
Fr. 188 $5000 1878 Legal Tender PMG Very Fine 25....
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Signature
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September 28, 2007
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$805,000
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15305
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Large Size : Legal Tender Notes
Fr. 185l $500 1880 Legal Tender PMG Choice Very Fine 35....
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Signature
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September 28, 2007
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$690,000
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18669
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Large Size : Legal Tender Notes
Fr. 187k $1000 1880 Legal Tender PMG Extremely Fine 40. Only four examples of this number are known, two of which are foreve...
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Signature
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September 15, 2006
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$517,500
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14543
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Large Size : Legal Tender Notes
Fr. 185a $500 1874 Legal Tender PMG Very Fine 25. This note was introduced to the numismatic community when it appeared in o...
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Signature
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January 6, 2007
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$517,500
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| Sports |
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19905
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Baseball Collectibles : Uniforms
1933 Babe Ruth All-Star Game Worn Jersey. As World War II ground toward its brutal, bloody end, and U.S. soldiers faced the...
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Signature
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October 28, 2006
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$657,250
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19032
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Baseball Cards : Singles (Pre-1930)
1909-11 T206 Honus Wagner SGC 10 Poor 1. "There is something Lincolnesque about him," Pulitzer Prize-winning sports journal...
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Internet
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May 2, 2008
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$227,050
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19023
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Autographs : Baseballs
The Finest Known Joe DiMaggio & Marilyn Monroe Signed Baseball. Though the marriage of Joe and Marilyn was troubled and ver...
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Signature
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May 6, 2006
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$191,200
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19659
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Baseball Collectibles : Uniforms
Mickey Mantle 1963 New York Yankees Game-Worn Home Jersey ...
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Signature
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September 11, 2004
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$143,400
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19352
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Baseball Cards : Lots
1933 Goudey Big League Triple Babe Ruth Uncut Sheet The ...
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Signature
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September 11, 2004
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$131,450
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| Comics & Comic Art |
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66287
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Mainstream Illustration
NORMAN ROCKWELL (American 1894 - 1978)Two Old Men and Dog: Hunting, Brown & Bigelow: Four Seasons Calendar, Autumn, 19... (Total: 4 Items)
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Signature
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June 5, 2008
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$274,850
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2174
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Golden Age (1938-1955) : Superhero
Flash Comics #1 Mile High pedigree (DC, 1940) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white to white pages. One of the most important comic books of...
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Signature
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January 21, 2006
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$273,125
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66097
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Pin-up and Glamour Art
GIL ELVGREN (American 1914 - 1980)Fascination, 1952Oil on canvas30 x 24 in.Signed right-center...
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Signature
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June 5, 2008
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$262,900
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42219
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Golden Age (1938-1955) : Superhero
Marvel Comics #1 Pay Copy (Timely, 1939) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white pages....
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Signature
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August 4, 2007
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$205,000
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66099
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Pin-up and Glamour Art
GIL ELVGREN (American 1914 - 1980)Skirting the Issue, 1952Oil on canvas30 x 24 in.Signed lower right...
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Signature
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June 5, 2008
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$203,150
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| Movie Posters |
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29167
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Movie Posters : Horror
The Bride of Frankenstein (Universal, 1935). One Sheet (27" X 41") Style D. ... (Total: 1 Item)
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Signature
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November 14, 2007
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$334,600
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28366
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Movie Posters : Horror
The Black Cat (Universal, 1934). One Sheet (27" X 41"). Incest, murder, torture, devil worship and perverse psychological ob... (Total: 1 Item)
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Signature
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March 31, 2007
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$286,800
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16175
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Movie Posters : Horror
Frankenstein (Universal, 1931)....
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Signature
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March 17, 2004
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$189,750
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28714
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Movie Posters : Animated
The Mad Doctor (United Artists, 1933). One Sheet (27" X 41"). The villains used in Walt Disney's cartoons were always consid... (Total: 1)
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Signature
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March 18, 2006
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$138,000
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1165
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Movie Posters : Sports
Babe Comes Home, The (First National, 1927)....
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Signature
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November 20, 2003
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$138,000
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| Americana |
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72184
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Military & Patriotic : Civil War
General Ulysses S. Grant's Civil War Presentation Sword as "General in Chief of the United States Army 1864". A "Magnificen... (Total: 1 )
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Signature
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June 25, 2007
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$1,673,000
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48202
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Minerals : Golds
THE LARGEST GOLD NUGGET FROM THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE - BOOT OF CORTEZ... (Total: 1 Items)
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Signature
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January 20, 2008
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$1,314,500
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25448
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Military & Patriotic : Civil War
The Personal Battle Flag of Confederate General JEB Stuart, The Most Famous Cavalry Officer of the Civil War. General James ... (Total: 1 )
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Signature
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December 2, 2006
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$956,000
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72068
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Military & Patriotic : Civil War
General George Armstrong Custer's Personal Battle Flag From Lee's Surrender at Appomattox to the Little Bighorn
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Signature
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June 25, 2007
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$896,250
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72102
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Military & Patriotic : Civil War
'TERMS OF SURRENDER' LETTERS SIGNED BY CONFEDERATE GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE.... (Total: 1 Items)
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Signature
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December 1, 2007
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$537,750
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| Fine & Decorative Arts |
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33219
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Fine Art - Painting, European : Antique (Pre 1900)
Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (Crimean, 1817-1900)Pushkin at the Waters Edge 1886Oil on canvasSigned... (Total: 1 Items)
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Signature
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October 13, 2007
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$1,613,250
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79014
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Fine Art - Painting, Russian : Antique (Pre-1900)
MIKHAIL KLODT (Russian, 1832-1902)Riverside Farmstead, 1858Oil on canvas41-3/4 x 60-1/2 inches (106.0 x 153.7 cm)... (Total: 1 Items)
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Signature
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June 4, 2008
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$1,314,500
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24012
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Fine Art - Painting, American : Modern (1900 1949)
THOMAS MORAN (American 1837 - 1926)Moonlight. Icebergs in Mid Atlantic, 1910Signed and dated at lower right (recto),... (Total: 1 )
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Signature
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November 10, 2006
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$567,625
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25004
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Old Master : Italian
Circle of FRANCESCO GUARDI (formerly called LUCA CARLEVARIJS) (Italian 1712 - c. 1793)View of the Grand Canal, Venice wi... (Total: 1 )
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Signature
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November 10, 2006
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$478,000
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30655
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Illustration : Advertising
NORMAN ROCKWELL (American, 1894-1978) The Song of Bernadette, 1944 Oil on Canvas 53in. x 28in.Signed lower right... (Total: 3 Items)
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Signature
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November 18, 2005
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$478,000
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| Entertainment Memorabilia |
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29
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Autographs
George Harrison's Historic Fender Telecaster from "Let It Be" and The Apple Rooft
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Signature
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September 13, 2003
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$434,750
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16263
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Music Memorabilia : Instruments
Elton John and Bernie Taupin's Historic Songwriting Piano....
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Signature
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April 17, 2004
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$164,500
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22157
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Music Memorabilia : Costumes
Buddy Holly Engraved Wristwatch (1958). The 14 karat white gold Omega gentlemen's wristwatch with 45 single cut diamonds se... (Total: 1 )
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Signature
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April 15, 2006
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$155,350
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21225
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Music Memorabilia : Instruments
Nirvana: Kurt Cobain's 1960s Mosrite Gospel Guitar. This instrument is unusual in a couple of ways. First, it is one of only... (Total: 1 )
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Signature
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April 15, 2006
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$131,450
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16332
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Music Memorabilia : Instruments
Nirvana: Kurt Cobain's 1960's Mosrite Gospel Guitar....
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Signature
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April 17, 2004
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$117,500
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| Jewelry & Timepieces |
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39625
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Estate Jewelry : Rings
Diamond, Platinum RingThe ring features a radiant-cut diamond measuring 11.74 x 9.03 x 6.03 mm and weighing 5.51 carats,... (Total: 1 Item)
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Signature
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December 3, 2007
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$161,325
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46668
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Estate Jewelry : Rings
Natural Fancy Intense Yellow Diamond, Diamond, Platinum, Gold Ring... (Total: 1 Items)
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Signature
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May 20, 2008
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$131,450
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46196
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Timepieces : Wristwatch
Rolex Men's Stainless Steel "James Bond" Submariner Wristwatch, ref. 5510, circa 1958... (Total: 1 Items)
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Signature
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May 20, 2008
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$107,550
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39622
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Estate Jewelry : Rings
Diamond, Platinum RingThe ring features a round brilliant-cut diamond measuring 10.11 - 10.02 x 5.84 mm and weighing 3.5... (Total: 1 Item)
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Signature
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December 3, 2007
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$71,700
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39738
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Estate Jewelry : Rings
Colored Diamond, Diamond, Platinum, Ring, Tiffany & Co.The ring features a pear-shaped pink diamond measuring 8.96 x 5.9... (Total: 1 )
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Signature
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December 4, 2006
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$71,700
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