With competitive estimates and a diverse offering of fine and decorative arts, the Chic and Antique auction continues Nye & Co.’s tradition of combining accessibility with excellence. BLOOMFIELD, N.J. – Nye & Company Auctioneers’ upcoming Chic and Antique Auction, a two-day sale scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, October 22–23, is a highly [Read More]
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The sale has 216 lots of mostly firearms and ammunition advertising, plus additional items. Headlining the Saturday event is the outstanding longtime collection of Lorenz Werkmeister. NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – An online-only Historic, Collector & Sporting Firearms auction featuring the longtime collection of Lorenz Werkmeister is planned for Saturday, October 25th, [Read More]
PITTSFIELD, MASS. — Every fall, Fontaine’s can be counted on to present a highly select grouping of important examples of fine and decorative arts. Boasting more than 1,000 lots, the September 27-28 auction was a powerhouse event that saw robust sales in nearly every genre. Dominating the sale were over 150 Tiffany [Read More]
An unusual daguerreotype of a woman in a military-style uniform, exacting a salute, ended up being the star lot at Kennedys Auction Service September 13 when it sold for $46,000, including the buyer’s premium. Possibly setting an auction record price, the Rufus Anton photograph was the auction’s top lot but several other [Read More]
Items are mostly from private collections across the South but also consigned from historic estates in Memphis, Tennessee (the Hunt-Phelan Mansion in particular), as well as Alabama. ABERDEEN, Miss. – A Tiffany & Company musical library clock, a rare Baltimore Pillar (or “Mint Julep”) cabinet, a monumental classical carved tester bed and [Read More]
The auction celebrates the life and legacy of Iris Apfel (1921-2024), a style icon, tastemaker, and fashion-world firecracker, known for her outspoken personality and oversized eyeglasses BOONTON, N.J. – A special three-day, single-owner auction celebrating the life and legacy of Iris Apfel (1921-2024) – the style icon, tastemaker, and fashion-world firecracker – [Read More]
Up for bid: Buccellati items, sterling silver flatware services and single objects; dazzling jewelry pieces; Herend & Swarovski figures; vintage pens; vintage toys; decorative accessories; scarves. BROOKLYN, N.Y. – SJ Auctioneers’ online-only Estate Silverware, Jewelry, Décor, Glass & Toys auction set for Sunday, October 26th, starting promptly at 6pm Eastern time, is [Read More]
The auction highlighted the diversity of sports collectibles, from cornerstone trading cards to historical memorabilia. Bidders displayed passion for classic cards and one-of-a-kind artifacts. NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – Not one but two 1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle baseball cards – both of them flawed but still considered a “holy grail” sports [Read More]
The 452-lot Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books auction will feature Part II of A Top-Notch Collection of over 75 lots – largely unreserved – from a sophisticated California connoisseur WILTON, Conn. – A 1793 document signed three times by then-Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson; a one-page document signed by Mary Stuart, Queen [Read More]
The Canadian folk art, on October 9th, will feature such acclaimed artists as Maud Lewis, Ted Harrison, Joe Norris and Everett Lewis. Nearly 500 lots in total will cross the auction block. NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – Original paintings by acclaimed Canadian folk artists Maud Lewis, Ted Harrison, Joe Norris and Everett [Read More]
Each day had a morning session and an evening session, starting at 9am and 6pm Eastern time. Nearly 1,000 lots in total came up for bid. When it was all over, the total gross was $1.7 million. NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – A 1940s Canadian single-sided porcelain sign for Black Cat Cigarettes [Read More]
The auction will be held online and live in the Grant Zahajko gallery located at 510 Morgan Street in Davenport, Washington, starting at 9am Pacific time. Nearly 300 lots will be offered. DAVENPORT, Wash. – An outstanding single-owner collection of artworks dedicated entirely to the renowned American artist and illustrator Maxfield Parrish [Read More]
Evans’s Georgia-based auction firm – Preston Opportunities – has the slogan, ‘Where Rare is Common.’ Those 4 words will be on full display in the 1,100+-lot auction, in Macon, Georgia. MACON, Ga. – Preston Evans has dropped hints in the past that the next auction on his calendar would be his last, [Read More]
From cornerstone cards to museum-worthy items, the auction presents rare pieces seldom offered in Canadian dollars, starting at 6pm Eastern time. NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – A 1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle baseball card graded PSA 1 Poor but still considered a “holy grail” collectible; a Boston Red Sox Mitchell & Ness [Read More]
The 696-lot sale will feature property from the estates of William and Beverly (Gallo) Caulffield and William Prentice Farrington, both of New Orleans, and other fine local and regional estates. NEW ORLEANS, La. – An oil on canvas portrait painting by acclaimed British artist Jonathan Richardson (1665-1745); an oil painting by the [Read More]
Each day will have a morning session and an evening session, starting at 9am and 6pm Eastern time. Over 1,000 lots in total will come up for bid. Featured will be two important collections. NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – The good folks at Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. are back from summer [Read More]
The auction, featuring names like Lucky Luciano, Al Capone, Bugsy Siegel and Vincent “Mad Dog” Coll will be held online and live in Davenport, Washington. DAVENPORT, Wash. – OK all you crime collectors out there – stick ‘em up. On Wednesday, September 10, starting at 9am Pacific Time, Grant Zahajko Auctions will [Read More]
The sale, starting at 10am Eastern time both days, offers collectors, historians & connoisseurs the chance to acquire objects with direct ties to some of New England’s most famous families. Bloomfield, N.J. — Nye & Company Auctioneers’ upcoming two-day sales event slated for Wednesday and Thursday, September 10th and 11th, will feature [Read More]