Monthly Archives: October 2021

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Items signed by JFK, Hugh Hefner, Wyatt Earp will be in University Archives’ Nov. 10 online auction

The Rare Autographs, Photographs & Books auction features historical material from multiple collecting categories. The full catalog showing all 391 lots is up for bidding and viewing now. WILTON, Conn. – A rare and historic Revolutionary War powder horn, an extensive archive of material pertaining to Playboy magazine’s Hugh Hefner, a document [Read More]

Neue Auctions’ online-only, 344-lot Fine Art & Antiques auction will be held Saturday, October 30th

The auction will feature fine art, antiques, jewelry, carpets, furniture and decorative arts, all at attractive price points, starting promptly at 10 am Eastern time. BEACHWOOD, Ohio – An eerily evocative oil painting by the Japanese-American artist Kikuo Saito (1939-2016) and two colorful and vibrant outdoor renderings by Constantin Kluge (French, 1912-2003) [Read More]

The historic antebellum Adams French mansion home in Aberdeen, Mississippi is for sale, for $750,000

The mansion’s beautiful period furnishings may also be purchased at an additional cost. The building and its lovely manicured grounds are on the National Register of Historic Places. ABERDEEN, Miss. – The historic Adams French mansion – a magnificent, 7,000-square-foot antebellum home on the National Register of Historic Places, situated on four [Read More]

Rare First Folio ‘fragment’ of William Shakespeare’s play Henry IV from 1623 will hit the auction block Oct. 29

The fragment, consisting of 13 total pages, will be offered on Day 2 of Holabird Western Americana Collections’ 5-day Autumn Splendor Western Americana Auction, online and live in Reno, Nev. RENO, Nev. – An exceedingly rare First Folio single play “fragment” of William Shakespeare’s The First Part of Henry the Fourth, published [Read More]

Holabird’s 5-day Autumn Splendor Western Americana Auction will be held Oct. 28 thru Nov. 1

The auction has more than 3,200 lots in a wide array of collecting categories and at price points that will appeal to both novices and veteran collectors alike. Important collections will be sold. Internet bidding available across multiple platforms. RENO, Nev. – Holabird Western Americana Collections’ five-day Autumn Splendor Western Americana Auction, [Read More]

Poster Auctions International’s Rare Posters Auction #85 will be held Nov. 14, live and online

The auction features masterpieces and rarities from a century of poster design. The collection includes Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Modern, and Contemporary lithographs and maquettes that are ideally suited to a variety of interests and tastes. NEW YORK, N.Y. –– The 85th Rare Posters Auction from Poster Auctions International on Sunday, November [Read More]

Miller & Miller’s online-only Firearms, Sporting & Canadiana auction, held October 9th, grosses CA$803,993

The auction had two headliners: the Don and Joyce Blyth firearms collection and the decoy and fishing collections of Marty Osler. The sale attracted 546 bidders and every single lot was sold. NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – Original, vibrant oil paintings by Canadian artists Alfred Joseph Casson (1898-1992) and Alexander Young Jackson [Read More]

Andrew Jones Auctions’ October 10th online auction of the Lady Victoria White collection grosses nearly $1.8 million

A pair of paintings by the acclaimed British equestrian artist Sir Alfred James Munnings sold for a combined $662,500. Fine art, Chinese porcelain and fine silver were a few standout highlights. LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Fine art, Chinese porcelain and fine silver were standout highlights in the online-only ‘White Glove’ auction of [Read More]

Galle vases, oil paintings, lithographs, MCM furniture all do well in Neue Auctions’ online-only sale, Sept. 25

The sale consisted of 404 lots that included undiscovered finds in many categories. Most were acquired from regional estates and longtime collectors. Most items sold within estimate or above. BEACHWOOD, Ohio – Vibrant, colorful vases and table lamps by Galle and other famous makers, lithographs by Charles Burchfield, Alberto Giacometti and other [Read More]

Sublime painting by John F. Kensett (American, 1816-1872) soars to $1.08 million at Cottone Auctions

The auction featured roughly 170 quality lots from private institutions, estates and individuals. Overall, it grossed around $3.7 million. Tiffany lamps topped $1 million. GENESEO, N.Y. – A truly sublime painting titled Singing Beach & Eagle Rock, Magnolia, Massachusetts by American landscape artist John Frederick Kensett (1816-1872), was the top lot in [Read More]

ANDREW JONES AUCTIONS APPOINTS MS. JENA LEE, AN EXPERIENCED ART APPRAISER AND CONSULTANT, ITS PACIFIC NORTHWEST REPRESENTATIVE

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Andrew Jones Auctions is proud to announce the appointment of Jena Lee as Pacific Northwest Representative. Ms. Lee is an art appraiser and consultant, with over a decade of experience in the valuation of fine art and residential contents. As a specialist in Modern and Contemporary fine [Read More]