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The Asian art collection of Marvin Drucker, with French furnishings, will be sold online June 25th

The auction will feature bronzes, porcelains, carved hardstones, lacquer ware, cloisonné, snuff bottles, Wedgwood, Luster ware, Lalique glass, 18th century English porcelains and much more. BEACHWOOD, Ohio – On Saturday, June 25th, Neue Auctions will offer, online, the Asian art collection of the late Marvin Drucker, including French furnishings. The auction, beginning [Read More]

Neue Auctions’ May Modern sale, May 28, featured printwork, paintings, pottery, sculpture, furniture

The 262-lot, online-only modern auction featured a fine collection of modern works of printwork, original paintings, pottery, sculpture, and classic modern furniture by famous known designers. BEACHWOOD, Ohio – An abstract acrylic on canvas collage and enamel on aluminum work by African American artist Sam Gilliam (b. 1933) sold for $67,650 in [Read More]

Property from the collections of Dino De Laurentiis and Mitzi Gaynor will be sold online, June 29th

The De Laurentiis collection will feature Italian and European antiques, furnishings, fine art and decorative items. The Mitzi Gaynor collection will showcase fine art, antiques, books, silver, porcelain and glass, decorative arts and Louis Vuitton luggage. DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, Calif. – On Wednesday, June 29th, Andrew Jones Auctions will present, online, property [Read More]

Items signed by many of history’s brightest luminaries will be in University Archives’ June 22 auction

The Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books auction features historical material from multiple collecting categories. The catalog, with all 481 lots, is up for viewing and bidding now. WILTON, Conn. – Extensive and historically significant archives pertaining to Civil War generals (one for the Union, one for the Confederacy), a typed letter signed [Read More]

Miller & Miller will hold an online-only Petroliana, Railroadiana & Advertising auction on June 18th

The 300-lot auction will be headlined by the Joe Byway lifetime collection of petroliana (gas station collectibles), railroadiana and advertising. NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – A gorgeous, fully restored 1959 Chevrolet Corvette convertible, a Canadian Red Indian Aviation Motor Oil sign from the 1930s, a 1937 Ford Model 78 Deluxe convertible sedan [Read More]

Rare vintage comic books, Playboy magazines, Boba Fett all do well in Bruneau & Co.’s May 21st auction

Three other vintage comic books topped the $10,000 mark, while a 1970s/’80s Wayland Flowers “Madame” puppet also made the top 10. Pop Culture lots were curated from across the country. CRANSTON, R.I. – A copy of Timely Comics Marvel Mystery Comics #9 from July 1940 sold for $40,000, and three other vintage [Read More]

Miller & Miller’s online-only Watches & Jewels auction, June 11, features fine watches, rings, more

Wristwatches will include Rolex, Omega, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Breguet, Piaget, IWC and Blancpain, plus a collection of 14kt gold Accutron watches. NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – A dazzling 9.22-carat platinum emerald cut diamond ring boasting VS2 clarity, a Swiss Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore special edition wristwatch, and a circa 1991 [Read More]

Two oil paintings by Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis combine for CA$501,500 at Miller & Miller Auctions

The 407-lot Canadiana & Decorative Arts auction grossed $948,218. Categories included art, art pottery, furniture, bronzes, sculptures, folk art, textiles, fruit jars, silver, oil lamps, lighting. NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – A pair of oil on board paintings by the Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis (1901-1970) blasted through their pre-sale estimates to [Read More]