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Fine items from the collection of H. Douglas Barclay will be auctioned Sept. 29 by Cottone Auctions

Highlighting Mr. Barclay’s collection is an extensive selection of fine silver, many wonderful decorative arts, fine Oriental and silk Kashan rugs, Chinese jade carvings, lamps & lighting. GENESEO, N.Y. – Cottone Auctions’ Fine Art, Antiques and Silver Auction slated for Friday, September 29th, starting promptly at 12 o’clock noon Eastern time, will [Read More]

Over 2,000 lots in many collecting categories come up for bid at Holabird’s Aug. 24-27 auction

The 4-day event featured saloon, bottles, brewery, mining, numismatics, philatelic, general Americana, stocks and bonds, fine art, display minerals and vintage toys. RENO, Nev. – It was bottoms-up at Holabird Western Americana Collections’ four-day “Raise a Glass to Yesteryear” auction held August 24th-27th, as beer trays, beer signs and rare antique soda [Read More]

Anglo Saxon bowl auctioned

A rare Anglo-Saxon bowl has fetched £36,400 at Timeline Auctions in the UK. The copper alloy bowl was found in a farmer’s field about 2ft below the surface. Chris Ulliott, who found the bowl, which he initially mistook for a rusty bucket, while taking part in an organised dig in Ryedale, North [Read More]

Important painting by Atsuko Tanaka to headline MBA Seattle Auction House’s Sept. 28 online auction

Also sold will be two sculptures by Anthony Caro (British, 1924-2013), and two charcoal self-portraits by Jonas Wood (American, b. 1977). The online-only auction starts at 5 pm Pacific. RENTON, Wash. – An important untitled synthetic polymer on canvas painting by the Japanese modernist Atsuko Tanaka (1932-2005), two sculptures by British artist [Read More]

Old World Auctions’ online Auction #194, ending Sept. 13, features rare maps, atlases, charts, more

The auction’s 758 lots also include decorative prints, illuminated manuscripts and historical documents from the late 15th century to mid-20th century. It’s online-only, with no live gallery bidding. RICHMOND, Va. – Ludwig von Bucholtz’s 1859 update of Herman Boye’s four-sheet map of the state of Virginia, Bernard Sylvanus’s distinctive map of Italy [Read More]

Nye & Company will hold an online-only Chic and Antique Estate Treasures auction, September 13-15

The auction will feature American, English and Continental furniture, an extensive selection of silver and a broad selection of fine art. It will begin promptly at 10 am Eastern time BLOOMFIELD, N.J. – Nye & Company Auctioneers’ three-day, online-only Chic and Antique Estate Treasures auction planned for Wednesday thru Friday, September 13th-15th, [Read More]

J. Garrett Auctioneers’ Texas & Western Art sale is Sept. 9, Park Cities & Dallas Estates Sept. 10

Included will be original paintings by Jean Metzinger, G. Harvey and Julian Onderdonk, an outstanding GIA pink diamond suite, wonderful bronzes, Chinese vases and a Picasso pitcher, all online. DALLAS, Tex. – Original paintings by renowned artists G. Harvey, Jean Metzinger and Julian Onderdonk; bronze creations by Richard MacDonald, Allan Houser and [Read More]

University Archives’ Sept. 6th Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Books & Sports auction has 505 lots

The 505-lot, online Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Books & Sports Memorabilia auction features superb items from U.S. presidential, early America, science, literature, music, entertainment, world leaders and sports. WILTON, Conn. – Singer Bob Dylan’s handwritten lyrics for the song Subterranean Homesick Blues, a letter typed in German and signed by Albert Einstein regarding [Read More]

Holabird’s “Raise a Glass to Yesteryear” auction, Aug. 24-27, is packed with over 2,000 premier lots

The 4-day event will include saloon, bottles, brewery, mining, numismatics, philatelic, general Americana, stocks and bonds, fine art, display minerals, vintage toys and more. RENO, Nev. – Holabird Western Americana Collections will bid farewell to summer with a premier four-day “Raise a Glass to Yesteryear” auction Thursday thru Sunday, August 24th-27th, online [Read More]

Hart Davis Hart Auction Co. Ventures into Luxury Watch Auctions with the First-Ever Akrivia to be Offered at Auction

New Castle, DE, August 25th, 2023: Hart Davis Hart is expanding its horizons with the introduction of its inaugural Auction of Finest & Rarest Watches on August 25th. This exciting new venture is set to change the landscape of watch auctions, emphasizing independent watchmakers, iconic brands, and limited edition timepieces. Early bidding [Read More]

Antique bottles, 19th c. stock certificates, old coins, tokens do well in Holabird’s July 28-30 sale

The sale contained collectibles in over ten categories, including postcards and stamps, mining, art, general Americana, books, bottles, stocks, numismatics, railroad, tokens, Native Americana. RENO, Nev. – Rare Gold Rush-era antique bottles, beautiful 19th century stock certificates, boxing cards from the first half of the 20th century and scarce old coins and [Read More]