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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seven Daggers with Pricing and Payment Terms, attr. Ace Harlyn |
San Juan, PR, | ca.1940s. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,062.50 | |
| 2 | Lucky Lynn (American, active 1940s/50s) | Lucky Lynn Twelve Design Flash Sheet w/ U.S. Naval Ports. |
N/A | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 593.75 | |
| 3 | Ted (Don) Inman Sr. (American, d. 1971) | Eleven Flash Designs by Ted Inman featuring Pharaoh's Horses Motif, 1940s. |
1940s. | USD 900.00 - 1,300.00 | USD 1,187.50 | |
| 4 | Unknown Artist. | Fifteen Design Original Flash Sheet. NYC: Bowery, 1930-40s |
NYC | 1930-40s. | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,500.00 |
| 5 | Ted (Don) Inman Sr. (American, d. 1971) | Ted Inman Twelve Design Flash Sheet, 1948 |
U.S. | 1948 | USD 900.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,125.00 |
| 6 | Hubert Earl Brown (American, 1904-1983) | Earl Brown Seven Design Flash Sheet, USA, Cir. 1950s |
USA, | Cir. 1950s. | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,750.00 |
| 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 | |
| 8 | Bob Shaw (1926-1993) | Bob Shaw Thirteen Design Flash Sheet, 1960s |
1960s. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,187.50 | |
| 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 | |
| 10 | Louis DeGennaro (1910-1968) aka Lou Lewis/Tattoo Lou. | Tattoo Lou Floral Flash Sheet. Bert Grimm's Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, Ca. 1940s |
Long Beach, CA, | ca.1940s. | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,375.00 |
| 11 | Tex Rowe (1921-2009) | "Death Before Dishonor" Flash Sheet by Tex Rowe, ca. 1940s-1950s |
Texas, USA, | ca.1940s-1950s. | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,625.00 |
| 12 | Eight Designs on Red Background by Tattoo Lou |
Long Beach, CA, | ca. 1940s. | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | Not Sold | |
| 13 | Artist Unknown. | Flash Sheet From Bert Grimm’s Tattoo, Long Beach, CA., ca. 1940s-1950s |
1940s/50s. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,250.00 | |
| 14 | Louis DeGennaro (1910-1968) | Lou Lewis (Tattoo Lou) Naval Flash Sheet, ca. 1940s |
Long Beach, California | ca.1940s. | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,375.00 |
| 15 | Unknown Artist. | Flash Sheet from Bert Grimm Tattoo Studio, Long Beach Pike, ca. 1950s. |
Long Beach, CA | ca.1950s. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 16 | Paul Rogers (American, 1905-1999) | Four Pinup Flash Designs by Paul Rogers. Florida, 1964 |
Florida | 1964 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,750.00 |
| 17 | Zeke Owen (1940-2019) | Tattoo Flash Sheet by Tattoo Zeke, 1974 |
1974 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 2,125.00 | |
| 18 | Hand-painted sheet by Cliff Raven Ingram (1932-2001) | Japanese-Inspired Sheet by Cliff Raven |
1979 | USD 1,800.00 - 2,600.00 | USD 1,500.00 | |
| 19 | Leon Miller (American, Early 20th Century) | Leon Miller Flash Sheet of Sailor Pinups. U.S., ca. late 1950s |
U.S., | ca. late 1950s. | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,625.00 |
| 20 | Unknown Artist. | Original Ink and Watercolor Portrait Flash Sheet. NYC: Bowery, ca. 1900-1930s. |
NYC | ca.1900-1930s. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 4,500.00 |
| 21 | Fifty Plus Designs, Mostly Related to Christian Iconography, ca. 1900s |
ca.1900s. | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,375.00 | ||
| 22 | Christ and Memorial tattoo flash designs, attr. Ed Smith. |
Circa 1920s. | USD 900.00 - 1,300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 23 | Ed Smith (American, active Early 20th Century) | Seven Design Flash Sheet by Ed Smith. USA, ca. 1930-40s |
USA, | ca.1930-40s. | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | Not Sold |
| 24 | Ed Smith (American, active Early 20th Century) | Six Design Flash Sheet by Ed Smith. USA, ca. 1930-40s |
USA, | ca.1930-40s. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 25 | Old Work Covered Or Done Over. My Work is My Advertisement. Tattoo Flash attr. Ed Smith |
New York, | ca.1920. | USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 6,000.00 |
