A rare and important group of manuscripts written by the famous literary figure Bishop Thomas Percy goes under the hammer in Ludlow early next month. The group, including two original poems a number of letters and an original marriage certificate go for auction at Mullock’s next specialist sale of Historical Documents at [Read More]
Daily Archives: April 20, 2008
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On June 8th, 2008, Freeman’s will offer a very exciting collection of jewelry brought up from Concord, North Carolina, from the estate of the late Mariam Cannon Hayes, heiress to a vast textile fortune. Known for her philanthropy in the Charlotte, Concord, and western North Carolina areas, Mrs. Hayes left behind a [Read More]
MANHATTAN, NY – Spink Smythe’s April 9th sale featuring part 14 of the Schingoethe collection was an outstanding success with realized prices on some notes breaking world records. The jewel of this sale was a Brigham Young signed Kirtland note (see photo) which had a presale estimate of $10,000 to 15,000 and [Read More]
Subodh Gupta’s Vehicle for the Seven Seas (2004) posted an auction record price for the Indian artist when it fetched €502,330 ($785,243), more than triple its €140,000-180,000 estimate, under the gavel of Francis Briest in Paris on April 3. This world auction record is also the best second world record for Indian [Read More]