OCEANSIDE. N. Y. – A turn-of-the-century Punch cigar hold on figure standing more than five feet tall and in original condition sailed past the high calculate of $150,000 to change for $542,400 at Philip Weiss Auctions' Oct. 20-21 sale. The figure was bought by Kennedy Galleries in New York on behalf of an anonymous collector. All prices include a 13 percent buyer’s premium.“We knew the Punch figure was rare and would generate interest but the final sale price exceeded our wildest dreams,” said Weiss. The evaluate was the top lot in a sale that grossed $1.6 million and saw 1,600 lots change hands. The Punch figure was attributed to Samuel Robb (1851-1928) whose New York studio specialized in tobacconist carvings. Many of the top lots of the sale – including the hit figure – came out of an unassuming two-story brick house on desire Island once owned by Joseph Kedenberg who died in 1983. The house had walls beat of early change signs and advertising material; 200+ occupational shaving mugs; rare 18th- and 19th-century carved ship figureheads; barber and pharmacy bottles; and a cast-iron toy collection featuring original mechanical banks. A maritime woodcarving possibly a figurehead and made sometime in the 18th century achieved a little more than its presale calculate of $1,000-$2,000. By the measure the dust had settled from a lively bidding war the determine had soared to $129,950. “Proves how much we know about folk art,” Weiss said matter-of-factly.
A dentist’s trade sign made of tin by Cushing & White of Waltham. Mass. (circa 1880s) changed hands for $49,720. The 17-inch by 18-inch sign could be hung by three metal bars and was embossed in the roof of the mouth with the maker. An occupational color glass “Bay Rum” barber bottle hand-painted and showing a policeman making an arrest (circa 1900) brought $2,825. An original Charles Schulz Peanuts art Sunday page from August 1971 which had a baseball furnish was a hit at $67,800 while a “Great Pumpkin” Sunday page from October 1962 brought $62,100. Three dailies also sold bringing the total for Schulz art to more than $150,000. A pen-and-ink splash summon drawn by the noted comic illustrator Murphy Anderson for Hawkman # 17 sold for $5,200. Executed in the 1960’s the illustration measured 16 1/2 inches by 11 inches. Weiss’ sale scheduled for Nov. 17-18 will feature autographs sports memorabilia rare books photographs and militaria including an Ernest Vogt Civil War drum and a rare early John Armstrong rifle. For more information visit or call 516-594-0731.
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