Daily Archives: August 31, 2009

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FINE ART, PERIOD FURNITURE, DECORATIVE ACCESSORIES AND MORE WILL BE SOLD AT A TWO-SESSION AUCTION PLANNED FOR OCT. 21 BY GORDON S. CONVERSE & CO

(WAYNE, Penn.) – Around 200 lots of fine art, period American furniture, decorative accessories and more will be sold at a two-session auction planned for Wednesday, Oct. 21, by Gordon S. Converse & Co. The sale will be held at the Italian-American Club in Wayne, a suburb of Philadelphia located a half-hour [Read More]

CALIFORNIA CLUBHOUSE WHISKEY BOTTLE (CIRCA 1872-74), ONE OF ONLY NINE KNOWN, BRINGS $30,240 AT AMERICAN BOTTLE AUCTIONS SALE ENDED AUG. 21st

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) – A medium chocolate amber California Clubhouse Whiskey bottle, made circa 1872-74 and one of only nine examples known, soared to $30,240 in an Internet and catalog auction held Aug. 10-21 by American Bottle Auctions (americanbottle.com). The bottle, highly prized by collectors, boasted a fancy monogram in the center, a [Read More]