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The 235-lot, online-only Pre-1980 Sports Cards & Memorabilia auction, held June 22nd, united historical significance, Hall of Fame legends, and investment-grade pre-1980 cards in one sale. NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – A game-used, team-signed Bill Barilko hockey stick from the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 1950-51 Stanley Cup championship season soared to $70,800, and [Read More]

The Automobiles, Motorbikes & Advertising auction, featuring the Mike and Wendy Fairbairn Collection, was held online and live on-site at the Fairbairns’ ‘Car Barn’ in Chatham, Ontario. CHATHAM, Ontario, Canada – Rare and highly desirable vintage cars ruled the day in Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd.’s Automobiles, Motorbikes & Advertising auction, featuring [Read More]

ATLANTA, Ga. – A large oil and acrylic on canvas painting by Syd Solomon (American, 1917-2004) sold for $12,100; a glass sculpture by Dale Chihuly (American, b. 1941) realized $9,075; and a color lithograph on Arches paper by Joan Miro (Spanish, 1893-1983) changed hands for $6,655 in two days of auctions held [Read More]

The auction consisted of 67 lots of pocket watches and wristwatches, most of them Swiss-made. The top lot was an early 2000s Patek Philippe 18k white gold annual calendar watch ($27,140). NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – An early 2000s Patek Philippe 18k white gold annual calendar watch climbed to $27,140, a late [Read More]

Up for bid: sterling silver flatware services and single objects; dazzling jewelry pieces; Herend and Swarovski figures; vintage pens; vintage toys; decorative accessories; and Black Americana. BROOKLYN, N.Y. – A sterling silver set of three monkeys from around 1960 by the famous Italian silversmith Mario Buccellati, a Tiffany & Company 111-piece sterling [Read More]

The overall top lot of the five days was a rare, Canadian early 1900s 3 Strikes Cut Plug pocket tobacco tin, one of the most important pieces of Canadian tobacco history. It brought $64,900. NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – A rare, Canadian early 1900s 3 Strikes Cut Plug pocket tobacco tin, one [Read More]

Bidders will compete for 268 lots, in categories that include historic objects, petroliana, soda advertising, advertising signs, general store, motorcycles, automobilia, automobiles and coin-op. CHATHAM, Ontario, Canada – An original example of a 1914 Packard Model 1-38 Runabout automobile; a 1973 Pontiac Trans AM Super Duty 455 cubic inch V8 muscle car; [Read More]

The June 4th auction will feature Sam Maloof, Ellsworth Kelly, Sandy Skogund and Louis Nevelson. The June 5th auction will feature Dale Chihuly, Nancy Callan, Kevin Gordon, Stephen Bradbourne. ATLANTA, Ga. – A Brazilian rosewood and mixed wood rocking chair by Sam Maloof (American, 1916-2009), a pressed paper pulp in colors painting [Read More]

Fontaine’s will present a dedicated auction, Tiffany Studios: Masterworks In Glass, on Saturday, May 31, featuring a curated selection of over 300 works by the distinguished American firm, including leaded glass lamps and lighting, favrile glass, fancy goods and metalwork. Expected to lead the sale are an important “Turtle-Back” chandelier from Laurelton [Read More]

The tidy, 67-lot catalog is a mix of pocket watches and wristwatches, all by famous makers. The names include Patek Philippe, Longines, Omega, Rolex, Heuer, Breitling, Blancpain and others. NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – A rare circa 1958 Omega Railmaster “Flightmaster” watch, a Patek Phillipe 18k white gold annual calendar watch, and [Read More]

Specialty categories include Abraham Lincoln (17 lots), Space (108 lots) & Literature (41 lots), plus outstanding pieces from Art, Science and Early America. WILTON, Conn. – A six-volume set of books personally owned and signed by Thomas Jefferson; a Rev. War-dated letter signed twice by George Washington as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental [Read More]

The auction, held May 8th at 6pm Eastern time, featured 168 quality lots and totaled $2.1 million. The diverse sale showcased paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture from all around the world. MILFORD, Conn. – Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers hosted their annual Spring Fine Art Auction on Thursday, May 8th at 6pm Eastern [Read More]

Categories included numismatics (coins, medals, tokens, US Mint ephemera), bottles, mining, minerals, Native Americana, general Americana, toys, militaria, railroadiana, art and stocks. RENO, Nev. – Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC officially ushered in the month of May with a four-day “Mint State” Americana & Numismatics Auction held May 2nd thru May 5th. [Read More]

Highlights include a Magic: The Gathering Limited Edition Alpha factory-sealed starter deck in case with magnetic lid, estimated at $50,000-$70,000 FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Quinn’s Auction Galleries will forge ahead in their 30th year as northern Virginia’s most trusted auction and estate specialists with a live gallery auction dedicated to the Michael [Read More]

The Strawser Auction Group has five auctions slated for late May, live and online. They’ll be field days for collectors WOLCOTTVILLE, Ind. – Late May will be a busy time for the Strawser Auction Group. The firm has five – count ‘em, five – auctions planned for late May, on the 21st, [Read More]