Can someone explain this to me?

From the immediate window:
?Range("A1").Item(3,1).address
$A$3
?Range("A1").Item(3).address
$A$3
?Range(Range("A1"), Range("G10")).Item(3,1).address
$A$3
?Range(Range("A1"), Range("G10")).Item(3).address
$C$1 <----!!!???

The last one there is where my confusion lies.

I'm sorting a range with the code below(rough example):
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Set rDataRng = Range(Range("A1"), Range("G10"))
With rDataRng
.Value = .Value
.Sort Key1:=.Item(2, 1), Order1:=xlDescending, OrderCustom:=1, _
Orientation:=xlLeftToRight
End With
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I initially had .Item(2) in there as the Key1 entry, which caused me to
stumble upon this (what I see as) strange behavior.
Is this a bug or one of those "by design" features?

Thanks for any input.
-Jeremy