* The top lot of the July 25 auction of science, technology, dolls and toys at Skinner Boston was a circa 1865 walnut astronomical clock by E. Howard that sold for $195,525 (estimate $175,000-200,000). Other notable sales included a pair of Newton library globes that sold for $74,063 (estimate $30,000-40,000), a miniature carved and painted wooden ship’s figurehead that sold …
