Monthly Archives: February 2026

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Montrose’s March 14 Live Firearms Auction features fine sporting, classic and collectible firearms built by the world’s finest gunmakers

Featured: Pair of Boss & Co sidelock ejector SXS 12-gauge shotguns, Browning Trombone pump-action Grade 3 slide rifle, Beretta 687EELL over/under 12-gauge shotgun, pair of J Purdey & Sons shotguns GREENSBORO, Ga. – Spring is for sportsmen, and while parts of the country are still dealing with snow, ice and freezing temperatures, [Read More]

Rare 1830 copy of The Book of Mormon soars to a record $250,000 in University Archives’ $1.2 million online auction

University Archives is an internationally recognized authority, and the February 18 sale further underscored the company’s expanding presence across multiple high-level collecting categories. WILTON, Conn. – University Archives realized nearly $1.2 million in its February 18, 2026 auction, highlighted by a record-breaking $250,000 sale of a first edition of The Book of [Read More]

Quinn’s Feb. 24 online-only Fine & Decorative Arts auction features American, European, Asian and Modern arts

Quinn’s Feb. 24 online-only Fine & Decorative Arts auction features American, European, Asian and Modern arts FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Wonderful examples of American, European, Asian and Modern arts will be on full display in Quinn’s Tuesday, February 24 online-only Fine & Decorative Arts Auction. The expertly-curated array of goods consists primarily [Read More]

The Martin and Deborah Maloy antique toy and train collection rings up more than $1.6M at Bertoia’s December 13 auction

Highlights: Marklin hand-painted early musical carousel, $120,000; circa-1912-1915 Marklin Series II model of ‘Battleship Brooklyn,’ $90,000; Ives No. 40 Gauge 1 locomotive set, $52,800 VINELAND, N.J. – An early Marklin (German) hand-painted early musical carousel knocked down for $120,000 and a circa-1912-1915 Marklin Series II clockwork-driven model of the Battleship Brooklyn achieved [Read More]

Woody Auction’s March 21 Multi-Genre High-Quality Antique Auction is packed with over 350 lots, online and live in Kansas

Highlights include Weller Sicard and Rookwood pottery, English cameo glass by Thomas Webb & Son, an authentic Pablo Picasso pitcher, Wave Crest, Hunzinger and Horner furniture and much more. DOUGLASS, Kan. – Woody Auction will hold a Multi-Genre High-Quality Antique Auction on Saturday, March 21st, online and live in the Woody auction [Read More]

There was gold in them-thar lots at Morphy’s Jan. 23 Old West & Native American Art Auction in Las Vegas, which surpassed $1.5M

Highlights: Stunning heavy gold chain made from solid gold nuggets, 30 inches long ($92,250); 2in x 1in gold bar from assayer Felix Grundy’s hoard, weighing 7.75 ounces ($67,650) LAS VEGAS – Collectors came panning for gold at Morphy’s Old West & Native American Art Auction held January 23 in Las Vegas, as [Read More]

First edition copy of ‘The Book of Mormon’ from 1830 will headline University Archives’ online auction, February 18

Part I of the Yousuf & Estrellita Karsh Estate includes photographic prints from Yousuf Karsh’s personal collection and items related to Karsh’s photography subjects and fellow photographers. WILTON, Conn. – A first edition copy of Joseph Smith Jr.’s “The Book of Mormon” from 1830, an Abraham Lincoln autograph letter signed and dated [Read More]