Dallas, TX: One of only three known gold Wilson dollars struck in 1920 is being offered at auction in Rosemont, Illinois on April 16-18. The “so-called” Wilson Dollar was struck to commemorate the July 16, 1920 opening of the Manila Mint, which remains the only U.S. branch mint to ever operate outside [Read More]
Daily Archives: April 2, 2008
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Dallas, TX – An important collection of royal artifacts, spanning several centuries and several continents, comes to auction on April 24, when Dallas-based Heritage Auction Galleries offers the James C. Russo Russian and British Royal Objects Collection. “This incredible collection, which includes over 300 items of vertu, jewelry, medallic art, and porcelains, [Read More]
Bonhams next Indian and Islamic art sale on 10th April, the single owner, Desenfans Collection, in New Bond Street includes a number of fascinating reminders of a murder that remains something of a mystery to this day – the killing of the Russian monk, Rasputin. Sukhotine, then a Lieutenant in the Russian [Read More]
Aficionados of 20th Century Decorative Arts, particularly admirers of rare and unusual Tiffany creations, are eagerly awaiting international fine art auctioneer Bonhams’ June 4, 2008 sale taking place at their recently appointed showrooms in Manhattan. “This sale is particularly exciting in light of a strong collection of French Art Deco, a nice [Read More]
Manhattan, New York – Spink Smythe (http://www.Smytheonline.com) to offer Part 14 of the Schingoethe obsolete currency collection April 9th, 2008. The auction will contain 1037 lots of obsolete notes. When it came to coins and paper money Herb Schingoethe collected almost everything, but it was obsolete currency that his wife Martha liked [Read More]