October 20, 2024 Auction
    
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WORKS OF ERNEST MORENON, NA (Marseille/Boston, 1904-2003)
We have been commissioned by the family to offer at auction the contents of the studio of the late artist Ernest Morenon. Born in Marseille, he studied at the Ecole Nationale de Beaux Arts…  MORE

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Lot 1 :
ERNEST MORENON, NA (American/ French, 1904-2003) STEEL SCULPTURE
THE CONDUCTOR
sgn./initialed in the fretwork EME
welded steel and enamel; 3-dimensional triangular shape mounted on metal base; 84 in. h x 62 in. w x 20 in. d
Provenance: This entire collection of works from the estate of Ernest Morenon, per Pierre…  MORE
Estimate: $7,000 - $10,000

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Lot 1A :
ERNEST MORENON PRELIMINARY STUDIES FOR STEEL SCULPTURES
approx. (19) schematic drawings primarily for The Conductor (Lot 1), on vellum (fragile), approx. 19 by 24 in.
Provenance: This entire collection of works from the estate of Ernest Morenon, per Pierre Morenon, son of the artist, Providence, RI.
As found. Fragile.  
Estimate: $200 - $300

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Lot 1B :
ERNEST MORENON PRELIMINARY STUDIES FOR STEEL SCULPTURES
approx.24 skematic drawings, various mediums, paper, and sizes
Provenance: This entire collection of works from the estate of Ernest Morenon, per Pierre Morenon, son of the artist, Providence, RI.
As found  
Estimate: $200 - $300

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Lot 2 :
ERNEST MORENON, N.A. (American/ French, 1904-2003) STEEL SCULPTURE
ETERNO CONFLICTTO
representing a galactic explosion
initialed on base EWE
welded steel with applied gilt enhancement; 45"h; 24"w; 27"d
Go to the National Academy of Design's website to see Morenon's works in their archives: nationalacademy.emuseum.com
Morenon throughout his life received extensive commissions for stone…  MORE
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

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Lot 3 :
ERNEST E. MORENON, N.A. (American/ French, 1904 - 2003) BRONZE
REMEMBER
two World War II soldiers
cast bronze; 15.5"h; 7"w; 5.5"d
This bronze was a study for a War Memorial competition which was never realized.
Morenon served in the French army during WWII. He was assigned to paint the runways of Southern France in…  MORE
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $400 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 4 :
(11) ERNEST MORENON, N.A. (American/ French, 1904 - 2003) DRAWINGS
female nude drawings
various mediums incl. ink, charcoal, pencil
unframed, various sizes ranging from 20 by 15 in., the smallest 18 by 11.5 in.  
Estimate: $500 - $700

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Lot 5 :
(on 10) ERNEST MORENON FEMALE NUDE DRAWINGS
various types of paper, charcoal and ink; the majority approx. 18 by 24 in.
Provenance: This entire collection of works from the estate of Ernest Morenon, per Pierre Morenon, son of the artist, Providence, RI.
Some discoloration to edges.  
Estimate: $500 - $700

Realized: $100 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 6 :
ERNEST MORENON, NA (American/ French, 1904-2003) SCULPTURE
THE FUTURE
family, a man, a woman, a baby
Georgia pink marble; 48"h; 19"w; 12"d
This piece was shown at an exhibition at the Worcester (MA) Museum of Fine Arts in 1954, and again at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts exhibit…  MORE
Estimate: $7,000 - $10,000

Realized: $1,100 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 7 :
ERNEST MORENON, N.A. (American/ French, 1904-2003) SCULPTURE
male and female, prone, back to back, holding hands
carved granite, ovoid-form; 8.5"h; 23"w; 8"d  
Estimate: $500 - $700

Realized: $100 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 8 :
ERNEST E. MORENON, NA (American/ French, 1904-2003) SCULPTURE
GOD
carved granite; 30 "h; 20"w 13"d;
along with two preliminary drawings for the work
Weathered from being in the garden of the Morenon home, mossy patina.  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $550 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 9 :
(2) ERNEST MORENON, N.A. (American/ French, 1904-2003) DRAWINGS
the first of three nude women;
the other, portrait of a couple
both sgn. and dated l.l. E.E. Morenon 1947
14.5 by 12.5 in. (sight); matted, framed under plexi 20 by 18 in.  
Estimate: $600 - $800

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Lot 10 :
(on 10) ERNEST MORENON NUDE DRAWINGS
(2) blue ink figures, sgn. and dated E. E.Morenon 1948, 13 by 10 in. (sight), matted, unframed; another blue ink, abstract woman, 14 by 11 in.; along with abstract black inks drawings: a seated nude woman, 24 by 19 in.;…  MORE
Estimate: $400 - $600

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Lot 11 :
(12) ERNEST MORENON NUDE DRAWINGS
nude women, ten blue ink, two black ink:
(3) 14 by 11 in; (5) 18 by 12 in.; (4) 17 by 14 in.
unframed and unsigned  
Estimate: $400 - $600

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Lot 12 :
(29 plus) ERNEST MORENON (American/ French, 1904-2003) ACRYLIC
(12) clear acrylic bracelets each with an engraved and hand-colored Zodiac symbols; inside measurement 2.25" with, in velvet lined wood box (Scorpio missing, two Pices bracelets); along with (13) additional Zodiac bracelets; (4) unformed Zodiac bracelets; (1) Cupid bracelet; and…  MORE
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $450 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 12A :
ERNEST MORENON (American/ French, 1904-2003) ACRYLIC ENGRAVING
Ted Williams at bat
engraving into an acrylic plaque; 11"sq.
Along with three pen/pencil sketch studies of Ted Williams
Purportedly this was a study for a proposed plaque for the Ted Williams Tunnel, Boston.
Scrape marks on the exterior of the acrylic.  
Estimate: $200 - $400

Realized: $50 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 12B :
ERNEST MORENON STUDIES FOR VARIOUS MEDALS PROJECTS
approx. 12 plus a folder of numerous sketches/proposals; various mediums and sizes  
Estimate: $300 - $500

Realized: $150 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 13 :
ERNEST E. MORENON (American/ French, 1904 - 2003) BRONZE
LA PIETA
cast bronze study for Morenon's commission of the life-size carved Triani marble sculpture in the Chapel of Our Mother of Sorrows, The National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D.C.; 9"h; 9"w; 4"d; along with paper publications relating to…  MORE
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $300 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 13A :
(pair) ERNEST E. MORENON, N.A. (American/ French, 1904 - 2003) BRONZE
each, Mary kneeling, holding the body of Christ
both initialed EME and dated 1964
cast bronze studies; 5"h; 10"w; 4"d
These were part of a group of various studies for the Pieta for the Cathedral in Washington, D.C.
Two screw holes on bottom of…  MORE
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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Lot 14 :
(21) ERNEST MORENON ECCLESIASTIC DRAWINGS
large studies for ecclesiastic Cathedral commissions incl. the Pilot's judgment of Christ, Christ carrying the Cross, etc.
various media, sepia, charcoal, pencil on various types of paper, two on tissue (quite fragile); each approx. 27 by 25 in.
National Shrine of…  MORE
Estimate: $500 - $700

Realized: $250 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 14A :
(22) ERNEST MORENON ECCLESIASTIC PRELIMINARY STUDIES
approx. 22 drawings (plus several large photographs of the finished works) incl. drawings
for the stone panels at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Baltimore, MD
various sizes and medium on cardboard, paper, etc.; unframed.
Along with various publications showing Morenon works.
Provenance: This…  MORE
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 15 :
ERNEST MORENON (American/ French, 1904 - 2003)
Large group of Morenon literature including ephemera from the 1937 Paris International Exhibition  
Estimate: $100 - $200

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Lot 16 :
LILIANA PORTER (Argentina, 1941-2023)
Duguese Un Palome (woman and dove)
sgn. l.r. in pencil....Porter, numbered 2/75
also sgn. on reverse; olored etching; image 15 by 12 in.; paper 26.56 by 20.5 in., unframed  
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $300 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 17 :
JEROME HOWES (American, b. 1955)
hot air balloon, mermaid on a whale, Nantucket Harbor
sgn. l.r. Jerome Howes, o/c, 28 by 40 in.; framed 34 by 46 in  
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Realized: $2,750 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 17A :
JEROME HOWES (American, b. 1955)
The Rainbow Fleet
sgn. l.r. Jerome Howes
o/b, 8 by 40 in.; framed 11.5 by 43.5 in.  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $850 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 18 :
(on 2) BOTTLED WINE / SAUTERNES
Chateau d'Yquem, Lur-Saluces, 1988 (level above shoulder)
Chateau de Fargues, Lur-Saluce, 1975 (level at shoulder)
  
Estimate: $500 - $700

Realized: $325 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 18A :
BOTTLE OF BOAL MADEIRA WINE, 1827
green bottle; level above shoulder
wax seal, paper label SELO DE GARANTIA /MADEIRA / PORTUGAL / No. 230673
Purchased Zachys Wine Auction, New York  
Estimate: $500 - $700

Realized: $425 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 19 :
RICHARD MERKIN (American/New York1938-2009)
St. Fiorello, the Dervish of Crotin, 2003
sgn. l.l. Merkin
pastel/oil stick/paper; 29 by 21.25 in.; floating mount, framed under plexi 36 by 29 in.
Merkin taught at the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence for 42 years. In 1962-63 he received…  MORE
Estimate: $500 - $800

Realized: $350 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 20 :
ROBERT PREUSSER (American/Texas, 1919-1992) POLYURETHANE RELIEF
polyurethane relief #17
sgn., dated, titled on reverse Preusser 1969
polyurethane relief with glass beads, mixed media; 50 by 34 in.; framed 51 by 35 in.
Provenance: Estate of Professor Albert and Brenda Szabo, friends of the artist.
This piece was on…  MORE
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000

Realized: $750 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 21 :
ALBERT SZABO (American/Massachusetts, 1925-2003) SCULPTURAL ASSEMBLAGE
HEMINGWAY
Remington Noiseless, anti-war Ernest Hemingway quote
sgn. on reverse Albert Szabo
constructed from typewriter parts, encased in box with glass front
13.5"h; 13.5"w; 5.5"d; exhibition catalogue included
Glass fronted boxes for all five assemblages made by Stephen Szabo.
Provenance: Estate of Albert and Brenda Szabo.…  MORE
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 22 :
ALBERT SZABO (American/Massachusetts, 1925-2003) SCULPTURAL ASSEMBLAGE
SAINT EXUPERYS
Early Remington Portable
quote by de Saint Exupery (1900-1944, author of 'The Little Prince')
sgn. on reverse Albert Szabo
constructed from typewriter parts, encased in box with glass front
Provenance: Estate of Albert and Brenda Szabo. From his series Mechanism + Meaning
"They…  MORE
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $250 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 23 :
ALBERT SZABO (American/Massachusetts, 1925-2003) SCULPTURAL ASSEMBLAGE
SACCO AND VANZETTI
13.5"h; 13.5"w; 5.5"d; with wall shelf 13"
custom boxes constructed by Stephen Szabo
Provenance: Estate of Albert and Brenda Szabo. From his series Mechanism + Meaning  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 24 :
ALBERT SZABO (American/Massachusetts, 1925-2003) SCULPTURAL ASSEMBLAGE
KASIMIR MALEVICH
13.5"h; 13.5"w; 5.5"d; with 13" wall shelf
in custom glass fronted box by Stephen Szabo
Provenance: Estate of Albert and Brenda Szabo. From his series Mechanism + Meaning  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 25 :
ALBERT SZABO (American/Massachusetts, 1925-2003) SCULPTURAL ASSEMBLAGE
EMMETT WILLIAMS
13.5"h; 13.5"w; 5.5"d; with wall shelf 13"
custom glass fronted box by Stephen Szabo
Provenance: Estate of Albert and Brenda Szabo. From his series Mechanism + Meaning  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $350 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 26 :
ALBERT SZABO (American/Massachusetts, 1925-2003) SCULPTURAL ASSEMBLAGE
BALUSTERS
ten painted wood and mounted baluster fragments; 13.5"h; 13.5"w; 5.5"d; with wall shelf 13"
Provenance: Estate of Albert and Brenda Szabo. From his series Mechanism + Meaning  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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Lot 27 :
(on 3) PAUL ROTTERDAM (Austria/America, b. 1939) LITHOGRAPHS
all linear abstracts in black and white, untitled
the largest, sgn. and dated in pencil l.r. Rotterdam 75; also l.l. 29/60 inscribed to Brenda & AC Szabo with love/ post dated May 2, 1978 / Paul; 40 by 29 in.
the second,…  MORE
Estimate: $700 - $900

Realized: $350 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 28 :
JOHN STEUART CURRY (American/Kansas, 1897-1946)
Performing Tiger
sgn. l.r. in pencil in margin John Steuart Curry; and left margin title and 25...?
also sgn. within print l.r.
woodblock print; image 10.5 by 14 in.; matted, framed under plexi 17 by 20 in.
along with book 'John Steuart Curry's…  MORE
Estimate: $700 - $900

Realized: $850 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 28A :
AMERICAN, c. 1930 PENCIL DRAWING
field workers harvesting potatoes
unsigned; pencil/paper; 12 by 13.5 in.; carved frame under glass 16.75 by 18.25 in.  
Estimate: $300 - $500

Realized: $2,750 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 29 :
(on 4) CONSTANTINO NIVOLA (Italian/American, 1911-1988)
Hands
pen on paper; 13.5 by 16.75 in. (sight); floating mount; matted, framed under plexi 17 by 20 in.; along with a pair of plaster hand sculptures, approx. 3 by 3 in.; mounted on a rhombus-shaped plinth 4 by 7 by…  MORE
Estimate: $700 - $900

Realized: $1,200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 30 :
MIL LUBROTH (American/Madrid, 1926-2004)
Jazz
sgn. l.r. in margin Mil Lubroth 12/50
image 17.5 by 16 in; matted, framed under plexi; along with small Lubroth poster
Provenance: Estate of Albert and Brenda Szabo, friends of the artist
American born, Mil was a Fullbright Scholar who worked in Madrid.  
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $100 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 31 :
(2) TOSHIHIRO KATAYAMA (Japan/America, 1928-2013)
abstracts
lithographs on paper
one mixed media sgn. in pencil Toshi in left margin; image 13 by 6.75 in.; matted, framed under plexi 19.5 by 13.5 in.; the other:
sgn. and dated in pencil in right margin Toshi '87; in pencil in…  MORE
Estimate: $600 - $800

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Lot 32 :
WOLF KAHN (America/Germany, 1927-2020) COLORED LITHO
Down in the Valley
sgn. l.r. in pencil W Kahn 06; num. l.l. 97/108
lithograph on woven paper; image 28 by 34 in.; paper 35 by 40 in.; framed, floating mount under plexi 43 by 47.5 in.  
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Realized: $650 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 33 :
JAMES RIZZI (American, 1950-2011)
A VILLAGE FOR THE WORLD
sgn. l.l. James Rizzi; dated l.r. 1996; also A/P II/L (2/50)
3D color serigraph artist proof,
32 by 24.25 in.; framed and matted under plexiglass 39 by 31.5 in.  
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500

Realized: $1,600 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 34 :
(on 2) GENE MOORE/ TIFFANY STERLING ELEPHANT CIRCUS SET
both figure and elephant marked Sterling / Tiffany & Co.
large sterling and enamel circus elephant with a detachable performer in yellow costume aloft; elephant is 4"h, 5.5 "long; total incl. the performer 8" tall; 28.6 troy oz.
Made for Tiffany…  MORE
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000

Realized: $2,500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 34A :
(on 2) GENE MOORE/ TIFFANY STERLING ELEPHANT CIRCUS SET
elephant marked Sterling / Tiffany & Co.
large sterling silver and enamel elephant with performer in red costume aloft holding a parasol; elephant is 4"h, 5.5 "long; total incl. the performer 8.5" tall; 29 troy oz.  
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000

Realized: $2,500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 34B :
GENE MOORE FOR TIFFANY, STERLING BABY CIRCUS ELEPHANT
marked under belly Tiffany & Company / Sterling / Made in Italy
elephant measures 4.5" l, 2.25" tall; 9.7 troy oz.  
Estimate: $600 - $800

Realized: $1,200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 34C :
(on 3) GENE MOORE FOR TIFFANY, STERLING CIRCUS CLOWN FIGURES
both marked Sterling / Tiffany & Co. (2) juggling clowns in red costumes, marked ; 4.25"tall; along with another clown in green and yellow costume, hand in pockets, 3.5"tall; total 13.1 troy oz.  
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $1,300 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 34D :
(on 2) GENE MOORE FOR TIFFANY, STERLING CLOWN FIGURES
sterling and enamel, a clown riding a pig, marked Sterling / Tiffany & Co.; 3.75"tall, 3" long; along with a clown wearing an orange jacket riding a unicycle marked Sterling / Tiffany & Co. Made in Italy, 4"h; 3"long; 14.9…  MORE
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $2,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 34E :
(2) GENE MOORE FOR TIFFANY, STERLING CIRCUS CLOWN FIGURES
(2) jugglers in red costumes Sterling / Tiffany & Co.,4.25"tall; 9.7 troy oz.
Four red dots on one clown's costume never enameled.  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $900 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 35 :
ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG (American, 1925-2008) PRINT
Watermark 1973 abstract collage with book open to Botticelli's Spring
sgn., numbered and dated l.r. margin Rauschenberg 247/250 73
sgn. within image Rauschenberg 73
screen print on woven paper with impressed Syria Studio watermark
Creiger Sesen Associates, Boston label on reverse
image 30 by 22…  MORE
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $550 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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