COPAKE AUCTION

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Featured lots

c. 1884 Victor, this is the first American tricycle

c. 1884 Victor, this is the first American tricycle
LOT 14.
c. 1884 Victor, this is the first American tricycle, 48" wheels. Made by the Overman Wheel Co. Boston and Chicopee Falls MA. Original cost 125. Needs tire rubber, missing one spoke, twin lamps. Good condition.
Estimate: $13,000-15,000
Sold Price: $14,950

Auction: Bicycle Auction: Pedaling History Bicycle Museum Session III, October 19, 2013
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Pedaling History Museum, Tricycle, Victor

c. 1897 Columbia model 40 military cavalry pneumatic safety bicycle

c. 1897 Columbia model 40 military cavalry pneumatic safety bicycle
LOT 45.
c. 1897 Columbia model 40 military cavalry pneumatic safety bicycle. Outfitted with machine gun (decommissioned) "US" leather slung pouch, (2) ammo boxes, 23" frame, older restoration, note display tires. Good condition.
Estimate: $4,000-5,000
Sold Price: $14,950

Auction: Bicycle Auction: Pedaling History Bicycle Museum Session III, October 19, 2013
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Cavalry, Columbia, Military, Model 40, Pedaling History Museum, Pneumatic Safety

C. 1887 "The King" High Wheel Bicycle

C. 1887 "The King" High Wheel Bicycle
LOT 22A.
Rare C. 1887 "The King" 48" high wheel bicycle (ordinary). Manufactured in Springfield Mass., Serial No. 10. Good condition. Retains name plate.
Estimate: $8,000-10,000
Sold Price: $14,625

Auction: 26th Annual Bicycle Auction, April 22, 2017
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, High Wheel, The King

19th Century Floor globe

19th Century Floor globe
LOT 276.
19th Century Floor globe. Marked "SIR JOSEPH BANKS, BAR K.B., "The New British Terestrial Globe…,". 42" Ht.., 28" D..
Estimate: $800-1,200
Sold Price: $14,400

Auction: Estate & Garden Auction, July 29, 2023
Category: Estate & New Years Day Auctions
Tags: Globe, Sir Joseph Banks

C. 1898 Old Hickory made by Tonk Mfg. Co. Chicago, IL.

C. 1898 Old Hickory made by Tonk Mfg. Co. Chicago, IL.
LOT 103.
C. 1898 Old Hickory made by Tonk Mfg. Co. Chicago, IL. Wooden framed lady's pneumatic. Christy saddle, restored. This is supposedly the first American ladies wood safety.
Estimate: $2,300-2,600
Sold Price: $14,375

Auction: Bicycle Auction: Pedaling History Bicycle Museum Session I, December 1, 2012
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Old Hickory, Pedaling History Museum, Tonk Mfg. Co.

Painting oil on canvas cityscape with houses and figures signed and dated LRC "F. Speight '45" (Penna./North Carolina 1896-1989).

Painting oil on canvas cityscape with houses and figures signed and dated LRC "F. Speight '45" (Penna./North Carolina 1896-1989).
LOT 13.
Painting oil on canvas cityscape with houses and figures signed and dated LRC "F. Speight '45" (Penna./North Carolina 1896-1989). Purchased from Taggart, Jorgensen & Putnam Washington D.C., comes with purchase receipt. Sight 29" x 37".
Estimate: $2,000-3,000
Sold Price: $14,375

Auction: 34th Annual New Years Day Auction, January 1, 2014
Category: Estate & New Years Day Auctions
Tags: Cityscape, F. Speight, Oil on Canvas, Painting

De Scott (David) Evans (Indiana / Ohio1847-1898, "Happy Hours", landscape with children, signed and dated 1885 LLC. Oil on canvas.

De Scott (David) Evans (Indiana / Ohio1847-1898, "Happy Hours", landscape with children, signed and dated 1885 LLC. Oil on canvas.
LOT 397.
De Scott (David) Evans (Indiana / Ohio1847-1898), "Happy Hours", landscape with children, signed and dated 1885 LLC. Oil on canvas. Original frame. Descended locally. 24" x 43 1/2". Frame overall 39 1/2" x 58 1/2".
Estimate: $4,000-6,000
Sold Price: $14,160

Auction: 39th Annual New Year’s Day Auction, January 1, 2019
Category: Estate & New Years Day Auctions
Tags: De Scott Evans, Oil on Canvas, Painting

Keith Haring (N.Y./Penna. 1958-1990), gouache on paper/cardboard

Keith Haring (N.Y./Penna. 1958-1990), gouache on paper/cardboard
LOT 8.
Keith Haring (N.Y./Penna. 1958-1990), gouache on paper/cardboard, signed "K. Haring '89", "Ignorance=Fear". 12" x 12". This piece came out of a private collection from Texas and was passed down to the current owner from his Great Grandmother Sara Roberts who lived in N.Y.C. and collected the work. 16" x 12". No authenticity supplied, seller will supply a hand written letter stating the above.
Estimate: $8,000-10,000
Sold Price: $14,040

Auction: Estate Auction, May 21, 2016
Category: Estate & New Years Day Auctions
Tags: Keith Haring, Painting, Pop Art

Rare C. 1869 Calvin Witty N.Y.C. boneshaker.

Rare C. 1869 Calvin Witty N.Y.C. boneshaker.
LOT 22.
Rare C. 1869 Calvin Witty N.Y.C. boneshaker. Retains name plate (Calvin Witty/Maker/Pat. Nov. 20, 1866/638 Broadway NY") made in Spring 1869, on rear spring. Retains matching pedals, brake, rosewood grips. 37" front wheel, 31" rear wheel. Original wheels with traces of original pinstripe/paint. Good condition.
Estimate: $4,000-6,000
Sold Price: $14,040

Auction: 25th Annual Bicycle Auction, April 16, 2016
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Boneshaker, Calvin Witty

C. 1888 hard tire safety bicycle. Features unusual, possibly unique engineered "shock absorbing" wheels.

C. 1888 hard tire safety bicycle. Features unusual, possibly unique engineered "shock absorbing" wheels.
LOT 20.
C. 1888 hard tire safety bicycle. Features unusual, possibly unique engineered "shock absorbing" wheels. Retains pedals, saddle, rear step, brake, grips. 20" frame.
Estimate: $5,000-7,000
Sold Price: $14,040

Auction: 25th Annual Bicycle Auction, April 16, 2016
Category: Bicycle Auctions
Tags: Bicycle, Hard Tire Safety