All 266 lots can be seen now at www.universityarchives.com; online bidding via Invaluable.com. WESTPORT, Conn. – With politics so much in the news, it’s fitting that University Archives’ online auction slated for Wednesday, June 20th, is packed with presidential memorabilia – items from all the past U.S. Presidents, in fact. The auction [Read More]
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The 166-lot catalog is filled with some of the greatest names in all of art history – all attributions. The auction will be held online and in the recently opened 500 Gallery, located in Franklin, Mass. FRANKLIN, Mass. – A mixed media on paper of Andy Warhol’s iconic Marilyn Monroe image that’s [Read More]
The May 26th auction, held in Douglass, Kansas, was Part 1 of the lifetime collection of RS Prussia antique porcelain from the late John and Lavaun Headlee, nearly all of it in the rare cobalt blue color. DOUGLASS, Kan. – Three RS Prussia marked bowls – each one boasting a gorgeous portrait [Read More]
The runner-up top lot was an 1871 Nevada general and business directory; it brought $2,875. RENO, Nev. – A mid-1930s Watling three-reel 5-cent slot machine sold for $3,250 and an 1871 general and business directory for the residents of four counties in Nevada realized $2,875 at an Americana, Railroad, Mining & More [Read More]
The sale will be held at Ripley Auctions’ gallery in Indianapolis, Indiana, as well as online. Offered will be pieces by names like Trifari, Coro, Haskell, Coppola e Toppo, Dior, Chanel. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Session 1 of selected items from the single-owner collection of vintage costume jewelry collection of Carole Tanenbaum – [Read More]
(Chicago, IL)–Hart Davis Hart Wine Co. is thrilled to announce its final live auction of the season will take place June 22nd and 23rd at Spiaggia in Chicago. Valued at an estimated $4.4-6.6 million, the sale will feature over 2,200 lots of incredible diversity and provenance. The June auction boasts a host [Read More]
The auction was conducted in the Weiss Auctions gallery at 74 Merrick Road in Lynbrook, N.Y. LYNBROOK, N.Y. – A large oil on Masonite painting by the Indian-American artist Francis Newton Souza (1924-2002) climbed to $235,000, and three artworks by the Russian artist Mihail Chemiakin (b. 1943) – a painting and two [Read More]
THE PETER E MÜLLER COLLECTION OF 195 MASK NETSUKE TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION AT MATTHEW BARTON LTD ASIAN WORKS OF ART SALE ON 6th JUNE Mask netsuke is the second largest category after ‘Katabori’ netsuke, (three-dimensional figures) and are typically not made of ivory. Matthew Barton Ltd’s highly anticipated twice-yearly auctions [Read More]
The show will feature a large variety of vintage advertising vendors and the auction will have roughly 450 lots. CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. – Route 32 Auctions will hold their inaugural Gas & Advertising Show on Friday, June 8th, followed the next day June 9th, by their Grand Opening Auction. Both events will be [Read More]
FRANKLIN, Mass. – Artworks attributed to American painters Helen Frankenthaler and John Singer Sargent, plus an untitled abstract oil painting attributed to Chinese-French artist Zao Wou-Ki, are expected star lots in an online sale of rare and market-fresh paintings and drawings from Europe and the Americas set to go live on Thursday, [Read More]
Hart Davis Hart Wine Co., the internationally renowned wine auction house and retailer, continued its success in 2018 with a tremendous May auction that brought in a total of $9.9 million against pre-sale estimates of $6.1-9.1 million. Held at the iconic Spiaggia restaurant in Chicago, the three-day sale saw 100% of its [Read More]
The auction of nearly 400 lots was held at the Crowne Plaza St. Louis Airport Hotel in St. Louis, Mo. ST. LOUIS, Mo. – A rare pedestal crescent vase by Libbey in the Herringbone pattern knocked down for $22,000 and a large round tray, also by Libbey, in the Diana pattern, realized [Read More]
The 2-day sale will be held online and in Nye & Company’s gallery, located in Bloomfield, N.J. BLOOMFIELD, N.J. – A two-day Estate Treasures Auction featuring numerous treasures pulled from prominent estates and collections, will be held Wednesday and Thursday, June 6th and 7th, by Nye & Company Auctioneers, online and in [Read More]
More than 500 lots will come up for bid, all pulled from prominent local estates and collections. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A beautiful and monumental bronze fountain by the renowned American artist Sandy Scott (b. 1943), several vintage Leica cameras previously owned by a photographer for Sports Illustrated and National Geographic, [Read More]
Richmond Hill, ON – As the auction season heads towards the summer season, 888 Auctions is anticipating robust bidding action at its May 24 auction featuring Chinese Coins, Silver and Modern Paintings. The 397-lot sale is headlined by a diverse range of authentic ancient Chinese coins and modern numismatic items. Spearheading the [Read More]
The sale will be held online and at Miller & Miller’s gallery, located in New Hamburg, Ontario. NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – A Fine & Decorative Arts Auction featuring the single-owner lifetime collection of the late Bob and Delores McCash – two dedicated collectors who acquired most of their antique finds in [Read More]
The auction will be held online and at Nadeau’s gallery in Windsor, Conn., at 11 am Eastern. The Rockefellers are one of the most important and wealthiest families in American history. WINDSOR, Conn. – Items from the single-owner collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller – members of one of the most important [Read More]
The auction will be held at Stevens’ gallery in Aberdeen, Miss., near Tupelo and Columbus. ABERDEEN, Miss. – A gorgeous Prudence Mallard five-piece bedroom suite, a Sevres three-sided capped urn, a bronze sculpture of fighting bulls signed by the French artist Jean Baptiste Clesinger (1814-1883), a fully restored 1933 V-8 Cadillac in [Read More]