Traditionally, Old Town Auctions conducts a bountiful auction of vintage toys and antique advertising during the week leading up to Thanksgiving. This year the menu for Old Town’s annual “feast” – to be held Nov. 19-21 […]
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Central Mass Auctions will auction an important stained glass window from the Burroughs Newsboy Foundation along with a William and Mary dresser in their October 28, 2010 auction at 267 Providence St. Worcester, MA. The stained […]
FINE SPORTING GUNS BY LONDON MAKERS HIGHLIGHT DECEMBER LONDON SALE A UNIQUE collection of over and under 12-bore Sporting Guns by premier London Gun Maker Boss & Co. will be sold by Gavin Gardiner (in association […]
On November 19 & 20 Noel Barrett will auction will be one of the most important sales of 2010. It will feature toys from the Tom Gray Collection along with those of the Old Salem Toy […]
Dan Morphy’s Auctions next sale is slated for Oct. 15-16 and will feature the extraordinary Cristol/Glickman family’s doll collection, the advertising clocks of longtime collectors Jerry and Millie Maltz, and part II of the Michael O’Hearn […]
The Crosby Garrett Helmet has been sold at an Antiquities auction at Christie’s South Kensington for £2,281,250 / $3,629,469 / €2,593,781 (estimate: £200,000 to £300,000). An exceptional survival from Roman Britain, the helmet was discovered by […]
On Monday, October 11th at 6:00 pm, Clarke Auction’s new Post Road building will host a public auction created from estates in Manhattan, Great Neck, Purchase, Rye and Greenwich as well as the contents of Hamptons […]
Greg Martin Auctions presents its Fall Sale on October 9 & 10 at Greg Martin Auctions’ offices in Irvine, California. The event features an extensive array of antique arms, sporting arms, militaria and historic collectibles. Over […]
Bonhams is selling a fine gold 18th Century Indian bezoar-stone holder from Gujarat, an object that once held a naturally produced object from the bodies of animals which was believed to have the power to cure […]
A striking, circular table originally placed in the Golden Drawing Room in the Winter Palace, the main residence of the Russian Imperial family in St. Petersburg, will be sold in the Russian Sale at Bonhams New […]
The auction was held Sept. 17-18 in the firm’s new state-of-the-art gallery in Hillsborough, N.C. HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. – A stunning early 20th century Tiffany & Company Favrile lava glass three-handled vase soared to $62,100 at a […]
A teapot once in the collection of the mother of King George I is the highlight of the concluding part of the auction of ‘The Hoffmeister Collection of Meissen Porcelain’. Part III of the sale will […]
A turquoise faience hippo – very similar to the one nicknamed ‘William’ the unofficial mascot of the Metropolitan Museum in New York – is for sale at Bonhams next Antiquities auction on October 6th. Estimated to […]
Antiquorum Auctioneers [www.antiquorum.com ], the world’s premier watch auctioneer, is looking forward to its next sale of Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces on October 9th in Hong Kong. Collectors will have the opportunity to bid on […]
Bonhams & Butterfields announce the November 16, 2010 auction of the Estate of Maria Helen Smith, San Diego, California. Assembled over the course of a lifetime, the Collection features a diverse group of 19th century works […]
The Hess Heritage Museum in Ashton, Idaho has closed. Prime Time Auctions will offer the entire collection at auction. Items to be sold include: Aviation, Tractors, Classic Cars, Antique Furniture, Military, Clothing – Rare Collection, Military, […]
Sotheby’s London will offer an important and rare Qur’an manuscript dated 1660 and dedicated to The Sultan of Brunei. The manuscript will form part of the sale of A Princely Collection – Treasures from the Islamic […]
Bonhams is pleased to announce the fall auction of African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art on November 11, 2010. The New York sale will offer a diverse group of unique and traditional works from Africa, Polynesia, Melanesia, […]