Yearly Archives: 2019

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UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES ONLINE-ONLY AUCTION WILL FEATURE ITEMS PERTAINING TO WASHINGTON, JFK, PETER I, NEIL ARMSTRONG, WALT DISNEY

WESTPORT, Conn. – A letter handwritten and signed by George Washington, a Walt Disney twice-signed stock certificate, JFK’s official schedule from the day of his assassination in 1963, a document signed by Russian czar Peter I, and a large Apollo 11 lunar landing photo signed by Neil Armstrong are just a few highlight [Read More]

VINTAGE COMIC BOOKS FEATURING SPIDER-MAN, BATMAN, THE X-MEN, MANY OTHERS WILL BE IN BRUNEAU & CO.’s COMIC & TOY AUCTION

CRANSTON, R.I. – Rare, vintage comic books featuring Spider-Man, Batman, the X-Men, Sub-Mariner, Daredevil and many others will be in a massive Comic & Toy Auction scheduled for Saturday, September 21st, by Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers, online and in the gallery located at 63 Fourth Avenue in Cranston, starting at 12 noon [Read More]

LIGHTHOUSE BITTERS SHINE BRIGHTLY IN GLASS WORKS AUCTIONS’ ONLINE-ONLY SUMMER SIZZLER AUCTION #132, ENDING JULY 22nd, GROSSING $350,000

EAST GREENVILLE, Pa. – A Seaworth Bitters Company (N.J.) bottle, made circa 1880-1890 in a unique form, almost identical to the Cape May Lighthouse in New Jersey, aqua colored and in perfect condition, sold for $25,740 in Glass Works Auctions’ online-only Summer Sizzler Auction #132, which closed on July 22nd. A smaller [Read More]

ANCIENT RESOURCE AUCTIONS EXCEPTIONAL SUMMER ANTIQUITIES SALE FEATURES 380+ LOTS OF ANCIENT AND ETHNOGRAPHIC ANTIQUITIES

MONTROSE, Calif. – Ancient Resource Auctions’ online-only Exceptional Summer Antiquities Auction on Saturday, August 3rd, is packed with over 380 lots of authentic, well-provenanced ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern, Islamic, Byzantine and Pre-Columbian antiquities and ethnographic items, including a selection of natural history and fossils. The auction will start promptly at [Read More]

ARCHIVES INTERNATIONAL AUCTIONS SALE WILL FEATURE RARE U.S. & WORLDWIDE BANKNOTES, SCRIPOPHILY, SECURITY PRINTING EPHEMERA

RIVER EDGE, N.J. – Over 900 lots of rare and highly collectible worldwide banknotes, U.S. banknotes and security printing ephemera, U.S. and worldwide scripophily and more will come up for bid in a live gallery, live internet and absentee three-session auction slated for Wednesday, July 24th, in Auction #54 by Archives International [Read More]

ANDREW JONES AUCTIONS WILL HOLD BACK-TO-BACK SALES ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, JULY 27th and 28th, ONLINE AND IN THE LOS ANGELES GALLERY

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, Calif. – It’s summertime and Andrew Jones Auctions will present two days of amazing back-to-back sales for savvy buyers, collectors and decorators looking for a new way to acquire great pieces. Both events will be held in the Andrew Jones gallery at 2221 Main Street in downtown Los Angeles. [Read More]

AROUND 2,400 ANTIQUE FIREARMS FROM THE LIFETIME COLLECTION OF J. M. DAVIS WILL BE SOLD OVER A 3-DAY PERIOD IN CLAREMORE, OKLA

CLAREMORE, Okla. – About 2,400 antique firearms from the private collection of J.M. Davis – part of the largest privately held firearms collection in the world, one spanning multiple conflicts and generations – will be offered in a big three-day auction, July 26th, 27th and 28th, by Holabird Western Americana Collections, at [Read More]

A LIFETIME SINGLE-OWNER COLLECTION OF COCA-COLA COLLECTIBLES AND ANTIQUES WILL HEADLINE BRUNEAU & CO.’S JULY 13th AUCTION

The 405-lot auction will be conducted online and at the Bruneau & Co. gallery in Cranston, R.I. CRANSTON, R.I. – The single-owner collection of Russell Buteau of Millville, Massachusetts – a lifelong collector of Coca-Cola items and antiques for over 40 years – is an expected highlight of Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers’ [Read More]

MAGIC: THE GATHERING CARDS – THE COMPLETE ALPHA, BETA AND ARABIAN NIGHTS SETS – SELL FOR A COMBINED $608,215 AT WEISS AUCTIONS

The early sets, from 1993, contained many BGS-graded examples. Magic: The Gathering cards are hugely popular and highly sought after by collectors. Overall, the auction grossed $830,000. LYNBROOK, N.Y. – Three complete sets of significant, early Magic: The Gathering cards from 1993 – the complete Alpha, Beta and Arabian Nights sets, with [Read More]