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Potter and Potter Auctions: Scab Vendor: Rare Tattoo Flash and Underground Art from the Collection of Jonathan Shaw
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| Auction Name | Scab Vendor: Rare Tattoo Flash and Underground Art from the Collection of Jonathan Shaw | Total Sales (USD) | 248,368.75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 09, 2026 - April 09, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 135,875.00 |
| Sale Number | #22528 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 204,250.00 |
| Total Lots | 287 | ||
| Sold Lots | 226.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 185,325.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 78.75% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 277,250.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 61 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 89.58% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 193 | MANSON, Charles (1934-2017) | Charles Manson original painting. |
20th/21st century. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 6,875.00 |
| 25 | Old Work Covered Or Done Over. My Work is My Advertisement. Tattoo Flash attr. Ed Smith |
ca.1920. | USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 6,000.00 | |
| 194 | [PRISON ART]. MANSON, Charles (1934-2017) | [PRISON ART]. MANSON, Charles (1934-2017). Charles Manson Signed Polaroid Portrait Trio |
N/A | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 6,000.00 |
| 197 | [PRISON ART]. MANSON, Charles (1934-2017) | [PRISON ART]. MANSON, Charles (1934-2017). Untitled (Self Portrait in Teal). |
N/A | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 5,000.00 |
| 198 | [PRISON ART]. MANSON, Charles (1934-2017) | [PRISON ART]. MANSON, Charles (1934-2017). Abstract with Self Portrait. |
N/A | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 5,000.00 |
| 234 | Johnathan Shaw | Jonathan Shaw's Fun City Tattoo sign. |
ca. 2000s. | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 5,000.00 |
| 117 | Bert Grimm (1900-1985) | Bert Grimm Single Design Flash Sheet, Unknown, USA ca. 1950s |
ca.1950s. | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 4,750.00 |
| 195 | [PRISON ART]. MANSON, Charles (1934-2017) | [PRISON ART]. MANSON, Charles (1934-2017). Small Abstract Composition. |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 4,750.00 |
| 20 | Unknown Artist. | Original Ink and Watercolor Portrait Flash Sheet. NYC: Bowery, ca. 1900-1930s. |
ca.1900-1930s. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 4,500.00 |
| 199 | [PRISON ART] MANSON, Charles (1934-2017) | MANSON, Charles (1934-2017). Ten Prints. |
Each signed in the print and further signed in the margin. | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 4,500.00 |
| 7 | Bert Grimm | “As You Are I Was, As I am You Will Be” - Fourteen Designs by Bert Grimm |
1900-1985) | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 4,250.00 |
| 196 | [PRISON ART]. MANSON, Charles (1934-2017) | [PRISON ART]. MANSON, Charles (1934-2017). Self Portrait. |
N/A | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 3,500.00 |
| 26 | Ed Smith (American, Early 20th Century) | Six Ed Smith Flash Designs, including "Rock of Ages". NYC: Bowery, ca. 1920s. |
ca.1920s. | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 2,750.00 |
| 52 | Hand-painted sheet by Earl Brown (d. 1983) | Sailor Girl and Pharaoh’s Horses by Earl Brown |
ca.1930s-1940s. | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 2,750.00 |
| 114 | Bert Grimm (1900-1985) | Bert Grimm Flash Sheet Long Beach, California, ca. 1950-60s |
ca.1950-60s. | USD 1,500.00 - 2,200.00 | USD 2,750.00 |
| 27 | Ed Smith (American, Early 20th Century) | Five Ed Smith Flash Designs including "Man's Ruin". NYC: Bowery, ca. 1920s |
ca.1920s. | USD 1,800.00 - 2,400.00 | USD 2,500.00 |
| 9 | Bert Grimm (1900-1985) | Bert Grimm Vietnam War Era Flash Sheet |
Mid 20th Century. | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,375.00 |
| 76 | Paul Rogers (American, 1905-1999) | Paul Rogers Flash Sheet featuring Skull Motifs, 1960s |
1960s. | USD 900.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,375.00 |
| 29 | Unknown Artist. | Original Tattoo Flash Sheet w/ Six Snake Designs, ca. 1930s-50s |
ca. 1930s-50s | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,250.00 |
| 17 | Zeke Owen (1940-2019) | Tattoo Flash Sheet by Tattoo Zeke, 1974 |
1974 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 2,125.00 |
| 72 | Paul Rogers (American, 1905-1999) | Five Skull Motif Flash Sheet by Paul Rogers, Mid 20th Century |
Mid 20th Century | USD 900.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,125.00 |
| 74 | Paul Rogers (American, 1905-1999) | Paul Rogers Five Animal Design Flash Sheet. USA, Ca. 1950s |
ca.1950s. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,125.00 |
| 89 | Hand-colored tattoo flash sheet by Bob Shaw (1926-1993) | Bob Shaw 1976 Sheet with Ten Designs Including "Grandma Love" |
1976 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 2,125.00 |
| 53 | Hubert Earl Brown (American, 1904-1983) | Earl Brown Six Design Flash Sheet, U.S., 1940s |
1940s. | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 2,000.00 |
| 83 | Bob Shaw (1926-1993) | Seventeen Flash Designs by Bob Shaw, Bert Grimm’s Tattoo, Long Beach Pike, 1960s |
1960s. | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,000.00 |
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Sotheby's Book Week
2 June - 9 JulySotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000. -
Leland Little, June 12: The First Illustrated Edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.Leland Little, June 12: John Morton, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Signed Pennsylvania Land Survey.Leland Little, June 12: The Scarce Jansson Edition of a Remarkable Early View of London.Leland Little, June 12: Signed Limited Edition of The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.Leland Little, June 12: Faden’s Important and Scarce Map of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution.Leland Little, June 12: William J. Tate (NC, 1869-1953), Archive of the "Original host to the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk.” -
Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Galileo Galilei. Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo tolemaico, e copernicano. Firenze, 1632Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Saverio Manetti. Storia naturale degli uccelli. Firenze, 1771-76Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Fortunato Depero. Depero futurista. Rovereto, 1927Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Nicolas Visscher. Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. Amsterdam, circa 1649-95Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Andreas Vesalius. Anatomia. Addita nunc. Antiquorum Anatome. Venezia, 1604Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Tristan Tzara and Salvador Dalì. Grains et Issues. Parigi, 1935 -
June 25, 2026 Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.June 25, 2026 Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000. -
Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950