It was the Insects that did particularly well in Bloomsbury’s recent Medicine, Science, Topography & Travel, and Natural History on 24th April. However other highlights included lot 23 which was a History of Mr Babbage’s Calculating Engines by Charles Babbage, Luigi Menabrea and Augusta Ada Lovelace, Lord Byron’s mathematician daughter! This made [Read More]
Daily Archives: May 4, 2008
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Victorian Casino Antiques’ Spring auction, held on March 9 and 10, sets records in live attendance and gross sales. According to Pat McGuire, partner in Victorian Casino Antiques, “the live audience was the largest in our history.” The bidders were not shy in that prices on many items set records in their [Read More]
The finest coin auction in Gateway Gallery Auction’s 17 year history and in Auctioneer John F. Kohler, Jr.’s 40 year career was conducted April 12 at the company’s auction complex on Kriner Road in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Offering 282 lots of high quality United States coins from one local collection, the sale was [Read More]
LONDON – Sotheby’s has announced that its forthcoming sale of Old Master Paintings, to be held in London on Wednesday, July 9, 2008, will be highlighted by a select group of works from the collection of the late Dr Gustav Rau, the great 20th century philanthropist and collector. The group of some [Read More]