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Maine Antique Digest, May 2015 5-B
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Eighteenth-century corkscrew of
a Dutch farmer with two horses,
$2370. ICCAuctions, in an Internet
auction that concluded February 1.
This Georgian silver fold-
ing bow corkscrew hall-
marked for London, 1784,
realized $4040. ICCAuc-
tions, in an Internet auc-
tion that concluded Feb-
ruary 1.
T-style English silver-sheathed pocket
corkscrew with an ivory handle,
marked “Samuel Pemberton,” sold
for $1262. ICCAuctions, in an Internet
auction that concluded February 1.
Pintails
, a 23" x 35" oil on canvas by Harry Curieux Adamson
(1916-2012), realized $11,210. Michaan’s Auctions, Alameda,
California, December 7, 2014.
This Howard 18k gold pocket
watch, marked “E. How-
ard & Co., Boston, Pat. Feb.
4th 1868,” sold for $2360.
Michaan’s Auctions, Alameda,
California, December 7, 2014.
The top lot of the March 8 auction at Schwenke Auc-
tioneers in Woodbury, Connecticut, was this vintage
Louis Vuitton steamer trunk with original label in
the interior, stamped “746363” and having a key but
lacking the interior tray. The trunk measured 21¼"
high x 35¾" wide x 20" deep and sold to an Internet
bidder for $6875.
This 1893 one-dollar coin, PCGS
PR67+ DCAM CAC, realized
$70,500. Legend Rare Coin Auctions,
Las Vegas, Nevada, February 19.
This 11' x 7' handwoven, finely and
densely knotted Isfahan rug made
$5750. Direct Auction Galleries, Chi-
cago, Illinois, January 27.
This Inuit scrimshaw marine ivory chess set, with carved
figures depicting an Inuit couple, bears, walruses, seals, and
igloos, varying in size from 1¼" high x ¾" wide to 2" high
x 1" wide, fetched $2625. Schwenke Auctioneers, Woodbury,
Connecticut, March 8.
This never-fired Model
1877 Colt “Lightning,”
also known as a “Shop
Keeper” or “Sher-
iff’s Model,” sold for
$8400. Morphy Auc-
tions, Denver, Pennsyl-
vania, January 31 and
February 1.
This Civil War New Haven Arms Henry
lever-action rifle sold for $25,875. Rock
Island Auction Company, Rock Island,
Illinois, February 19-22.
This Ulrich-engraved Winchester
Model 1866 lever-action rifle with fac-
tory letter sold for $25,875. Rock Island
Auction Company, Rock Island, Illi-
nois, February 19-22.
This Winchester .44-caliber Model 1873, man-
ufactured in 1892, sold for $8400. Morphy
Auctions, Denver, Pennsylvania, January 31
and February 1.
This Remington Model 40 sniper rifle, the type
used by the U.S. Marine Corps in Vietnam, in
original, unmodified condition, sold for $26,400.
Morphy Auctions, Denver, Pennsylvania, Janu-
ary 31 and February 1.
This Custer-era 1875 Springfield U.S. Officers
Model trap-door rifle, a type made as a spe-
cial order for commissioned officers, brought
$13,200. Morphy Auctions, Denver, Pennsylva-
nia, January 31 and February 1.
This Sharps NewModel 1859 rifle, one of 2000 such
rifles issued in 1862 to Hiram Berdan’s 1st and
2nd Regiments of the U.S. Sharpshooters, brought
$10,800. Morphy Auctions, Denver, Pennsylvania,
January 31 and February 1.
This early scrimshaw dolphin jawbone
decorated with designs of ships, light-
houses, whales, trees, buildings, and
birds, 15¼" long x 5 5/8" wide, real-
ized $5312.50. Schwenke Auctioneers,
Woodbury, Connecticut, March 8.
This Johnson Model 1941 US .30-06-caliber
semiautomatic rifle with rare bayonet and frog
made $7800. Morphy Auctions, Denver, Penn-
sylvania, January 31 and February 1.