Potter and Potter Auctions: Scab Vendor: Rare Tattoo Flash and Underground Art from the Collection of Jonathan Shaw, 22528, Chicago
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- April 09, 2026 - April 09, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Paul Rogers (American, 1905-1999) | Paul Rogers Flash Sheet featuring Skull Motifs, 1960s |
1960s. | USD 900.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown | |
| 77 | Coney Island Joe (American, active 20th Century) | Coney Island Joe Three Design Flash Sheet, 1980s |
1980s. | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Unknown | |
| 78 | Coney Island Joe (20th-century artist) | "Removing An Un-Wanted Tattoo: by Coney Island Joe's Cover-Up Method," ca. 1960s/70s |
Philadelphia | 1960s/70s. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,800.00 | Unknown |
| 79 | Bob Shaw (1926-1993) | "Favorites of Bob Shaw" Four Design Flash Sheet |
N/A | USD 1,000.00 - 1,800.00 | Unknown | |
| 80 | Bob Shaw (1926-1993) | Bob Shaw Single Peacock Design Flash Sheet |
N/A | USD 700.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown | |
| 81 | Bob Shaw (1926-1993) | Bob Shaw Flash Sheet w/ Two Designs |
N/A | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown | |
| 82 | Bob Shaw (American,1926-1993) | Bob Shaw Three Design Flash Sheet Including "Casper, the Friendly Ghost". |
N/A | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown | |
| 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 | Unknown | |
| 84 | Bob Shaw (American,1926-1993) | Devil Girl and other Tattoo Flash Designs by Bob Shaw. Long Beach, ca. 1980s. |
Long Beach, | ca.1980s. | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | Unknown |
| 85 | Bob Shaw (American,1926-1993) | Two Design Tattoo Flash by Bob Shaw. Long Beach, ca. 1950s-60s. |
Long Beach, | ca.1950s-60s. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown |
| 86 | Bob Shaw (1926-1993) | Bob Shaw Eight Design Flash Sheet. Long Beach, 1960s |
1960s. | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | Unknown | |
| 87 | Skulls and mouse tattoo designs by Bob Shaw. |
Long Beach, | ca.1980s. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown | |
| 88 | Bob Shaw (1926-1993) | Ten Design Flash Sheet by Bob Shaw, ca. 1960-1970s |
1960s/70s. | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | Unknown | |
| 89 | Hand-colored tattoo flash sheet by Bob Shaw (1926-1993) | Bob Shaw 1976 Sheet with Ten Designs Including "Grandma Love" |
California | 1976 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | Unknown |
| 90 | Bob Shaw (1926-1993) | Bob Shaw Black Panther and Bull Dog Flash Sheet |
N/A | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | Unknown | |
| 91 | Bob Shaw (1926-1993) | Designs by Bob Shaw Flash Sheet with Eleven Designs, 1977 |
Long Beach, California. | 1977 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | Unknown |
| 92 | Bob Shaw (American,1926-1993) | "Death Is Certain" and Two Other Flash Designs by Bob Shaw |
USA, | mid-20th century. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown |
| 93 | Bob Shaw (American,1926-1993) | Bob Shaw Eight Design Flash Sheet. The Velvet Touch Tattooing by The Shaw Boys. 1980s. |
1980s. | USD 900.00 - 1,300.00 | Unknown | |
| 94 | Bob Shaw (American,1926-1993) | Bob Shaw Five Design Flash Sheet w/ Animal Motifs. The Velvet Touch Tattooing by the Shaw Boys, 1980s |
1980s. | USD 900.00 - 1,300.00 | Unknown | |
| 95 | Bob Shaw (1926-1993) | Bob Shaw Studios Tattoo Flash with Japanese Imagery |
20th Century. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,600.00 | Unknown | |
| 96 | Tattooed Japanese Pinup Flash Sheet by Bob Shaw. Long Beach, 1983. |
Long Beach | 1983 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 97 | Bob Shaw (American,1926-1993) | Single Japanese Pinup Tattoo Design by Bob Shaw Studios. Long Beach, ca. 1983. |
Long Beach, | ca.1983. | USD 900.00 - 1,300.00 | Unknown |
| 98 | Sailor Barney Sr. (American, Early 20th Century) | Sailor Barney Naval Flash Sheet. Chicago, 1960 |
Chicago, Ill. | 1960 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown |
| 99 | Sailor Barney (American, active Early 20th Century) | "Lone Wolf" and Wolf-Centric Tattoo Flash by Sailor Barney, USA, ca. 1960 |
USA, | ca.1960. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown |
| 100 | Sailor Barney (American, active Early 20th Century) | Sailor Barney Sr. Hand-Colored Flash Sheet, Coastal Tattoo Studios |
N/A | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | Unknown |
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Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.