Ken Hall Press Releases

Milton Woody began the business in 1945 almost by accident and passed the baton to his son John, whose son Jason came aboard in 1994 and continues to own and operate the company.

Highlights: Eugene Warburg's Parian statue 'Uncle Tiff,' $95,592; "I Am A Man" protest placard from 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike, $58,427; Frederick Douglass broadside from 1872, $25,486

Top lots include a 1981 Mercedes-Benz 380SL two-door convertible; a pair of carved marble recumbent lions; and an oil on canvas portrait painting by Jean-Jaques Henner (1829-1905). Online bidding is available on multiple platforms.

Featured: 1940s Harbor Petroleum Products porcelain sign with seaplane graphics; 1939 Harley-Davidson EL Knucklehead motorcycle; 1947 Indian Chief Model 347B bike; rare petroliana signs

Highlights: Tiffany Studios Hydrangea 'Snowball' leaded-glass floor lamp, $442,800; original Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) oil painting, $166,050; 14K white gold graduated diamond necklace, $63,960

Highlights: Circa-1893 W Britains Germanic Royal Fusilier soldier set, $51,660; 1954 Superman metal lunchbox & Thermos, $31,980; Christensen Agate No. 1 guinea marbles boxed set, $49,200

Featured: Large original painting by renowned African American artist Sam Gilliam (1933-2022); California seascape by William Wendt (1865-1946); Chinese Ming Dynasty bronze Bodhisattva

Day 1 to showcase fine Pre-Columbian and Spanish Colonial art; Day 2 features Native American, Tribal, African, Egyptian, Greek, Roman and Near Eastern antiquities, Asian art, fine art and fossils

Highlights: Manhattan Arms Navy Series IV single-action percussion revolver with ownership attributed to Jesse James; sculpture by Frederic Remington titled The Rattlesnake, cast in 1,000ozt of .999 silver.

Featured: Circa-1872 broadside advertising a Maine Republican Party rally with Frederick Douglass as guest speaker; circa 1859 stoneware jug with inscription pertaining to abolitionist John Brown. Online bidding available now, on Hakes.com.