LiveAuctioneers` Top Lots for June 2007

Paul McCartney GuitarIn Fame Bureau s June 2 Rock n Roll Circus auction, a left-handed Hofnerviolin-shape bass guitar previously owned by Paul McCartney and later given to theBeatles original tour manager, the late Mal Evans, sold with its case throughLiveAuctioneers for $19,200.

http://liveauctionee rs.com/item/3683080

Edward Bohlin Silver SpursCollectors of Western and Native-American art and artifacts eagerly awaited theopportunity to bid in the June 21-22 Cody Old West Auction. A real showstopper, apair of Edward Bohlin silver Indian-head parade spurs in the double-rowel Tom Mix were crafted to the highest possible standard, as they were made for Bohlin s CEO,Dave Merrill, for promotional and exhibition purposes. Estimated at $5,000-$7,500,the spurs were purchased through LiveAuctioneers for $11,640.

http://liveauctionee rs.com/item/3799276

Sir William Russell Flint PaintingFreeman s June 24 auction of fine American and European paintings included anexquisite work by Sir William Russell Flint (British, 1880-1969). A watercolormeasuring 27 inches by 20 inches and titled The Balustrade, this 1920 painting,depicts two young women poolside in an elegant setting, one of them disrobing for adip. The piece cam from a private collection in Connecticut. The artwork sold aboveestimate for $67,100.

http://www.liveauctioneers.c om/item/3779541

Abstract PaintingAguttes Auctions, in association with cabinet d'expertise Dan Coissard, foundsuccess in their June 25 sale of European, Russian and Orientalist paintings with anAndré Lanskoy (Russian/French, 1902-1976) oil-on-canvas abstract composition invarying shades of blue. Artist-signed at lower left, the 19 inch by 24 inch workattracted 16 bids before selling online for $46,452.

http://www.liveauctioneers.c om/item/3811290

http://www.li veauctioneers.com/item/3811461

Autographed Photograph of Annie OakleyCowan s Spring Historic Americana 2007 sale, which ran June 6, 7 and 8, featured anautographed, full-length silver gelatin photo of legendary sharpshooter AnnieOakley, taken in 1900 by a Boston photographer. Estimated at $5,000-$6,000, thewonderful image of young Oakley, wearing an array of medals and holding a shotgunacross her lap, sold online for $13,200.

http://liveauctionee rs.com/item/3729326

7 Objects from the Qing DynastyQuinn s and Waverly s June 9 sale of Asian Works of Art and Fine & Decorative Artwas especially attractive with the recent decree by Beijing that Qing Dynasty artand antiques may no longer be exported from China. A lot of 7 Chinese pale celadonjade objects ranging from a pierced carving of a bird to a lamp finial carved toreplicate a young boy had been entered in the sale with a group estimate of$150-$200. The selection sold through LiveAuctioneers for an astonishing $14,030.

http://liveauctionee rs.com/item/3751583

Batman ComicsInternet bidders seized on opportunities as they presented themselves in PhilipWeiss s diverse June 9 and 10 auction of Civil War, Sports, Autographs & Comic Art. A LiveAuctioneers bidder scooped up a group of Batman comics, including an unbrokenrun of issues from no. 201 through 294, for $2,183 a very bullish priceconsidering the estimate was $300-$600.

http://liveauction eers.com/item/3764633

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