All 249 lots can be seen now at www.universityarchives.com; online bidding via Invaluable.com. WESTPORT, Conn. – Rare and fascinating archives of material pertaining to Albert Einstein and Gen. George Armstrong Custer’s wife Elizabeth, plus others, will come up for bid in an online-only auction of autographed documents, manuscripts, books and relics scheduled [Read More]
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Works attributed to the friends and ’80s Pop Art icons were the top achievers in the 142-lot sale. FRANKLIN, Mass. – It’s fitting that the top two lots in Woodshed Art Auctions’ internet only fine art auction held February 1st were claimed by Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol. Not only were the [Read More]
Ms. Rogers was a New York socialite who set the fashion standard for a whole generation, but she also loved Southwestern and Native American art and objects. These will be in the auction. WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. – The contents of Turtle Walk – the Taos, New Mexico home of renowned fashion icon [Read More]
The bowl was the top achiever in a highly successful auction that grossed just shy of $1 million. BLOOMFIELD, N.J. – An unassuming Chinese green glazed oval footed porcelain bowl with a pre-sale estimate of just $1,000-$2,000 soared to $200,000 at Nye & Company Auctioneers’ Collectors’ Passion Auction held January 31st, online [Read More]
The auction will be held by The Specialists of the South, at 544 East 6th Street, at 8 am Central. PANAMA CITY, Fla. – Antique and collectible items spanning multiple categories from four prominent local estates, plus additional merchandise from Panama City’s Council on Aging, will all be rolled into one important [Read More]
The auction was held live and online, via several platforms, and was described as a huge success RENO, Nev. – A beautiful bronze depiction of a cowboy on horseback by California sculptress Betty Saletta sold for $5,000, a 25-cent War Eagle slot machine from the 1930s fetched $2,875, and a mint condition [Read More]
Hart Davis Hart Wine Co. will be hosting its first live sale of 2018, An Auction of Finest & Rarest Wines on February 15th, 16th & 17th at Spiaggia in Chicago. With over 3,500 lots estimated to realize $6.3-9.4 million, this exceptional three-day sale will be one of the auction house’s largest [Read More]
The auction will be held online and in Bruneau’s gallery, at 63 Fourth Avenue in Cranston, R.I. CRANSTON, R.I. – Fresh off a highly successful Winter Antiques & Fine Arts Auction held on January 6th that featured 379 lots of fine items from prominent New England homes, Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers will [Read More]
The 1923 oil on canvas was the top achiever in an auction that grossed around $1.19 million. ATLANTA, Ga. – A 1923 oil on canvas painting by the noted American landscape artist John Fulton Folinsbee (1892-1972), titled River at New Hope, knocked down for $165,200, and an important 18kt gold, emerald and [Read More]
All 142 lots in the Private Art Collections & Estates Discoveries Auction can be viewed now, at woodshedartauctions.com. People can register and bid right on the website, too (a new feature). FRANKLIN, Mass. – A mid-1980s gouache on paper rendering of the iconic Apple Macintosh logo attributed to pop art legend Andy [Read More]
Gavin Gardiner’s first sale of 2018 is highlighted by two magnificent guns that showcase the wonderful gunmaking talent in the UK today. A collection of around a dozen guns by London gunmaker Frederick Beesley, includes the magnificent Presentation quality Dinosaur gun, that was among the last guns completed by this maker in [Read More]
It will be the grand opening event at Woody Auction’s new showroom facility in Douglass, Kansas. DOUGLASS, Kan. – Woody Auction will celebrate the grand opening of its new Douglass gallery with a major antique and fine art auction on Saturday, February 24th, one that will be highlighted by several original artworks [Read More]
The auction was held online and in Bruneau’s gallery, at 63 Fourth Avenue in Cranston, R.I. CRANSTON, R.I. – A fine bronze sculpture of a female nude by Mexican-born realist Enrique Alferez (La./Tex., 1901-1999), titled The Bather (1983), climbed to $13,750 and a beautiful Tiffany & Company pearl necklace with diamond-encrusted platinum [Read More]
The auction will be held online and in the firm’s gallery on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS, La. – Original paintings by renowned Southern artists William Aiken Walker and William Hemmerling, a mug and a vase from the studios of George Ohr (the “Mad Potter of Biloxi”), and a [Read More]
The auction will be held online, via several bidding platforms, and in Holabird’s Reno gallery. RENO, Nev. – Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC is on the cusp of presenting its first big auction of the New Year – a two-day affair slated for the weekend of January 20th and 21st, featuring nearly [Read More]
And exhibitions will be held starting January 22nd, making for a convenient and short side trip. BLOOMFIELD, N.J. – Folks pouring into New York City for Americana Week beginning January 15th would be wise to consider sticking around for Nye & Company Auctioneers’ big Collectors’ Passion Auction planned for Wednesday, January 31st, [Read More]
All 218 lots can be seen now at www.universityarchives.com; online bidding via Invaluable.com. WESTPORT, Conn. – Former United States presidents and their wives will take center stage in University Archives’ online-only auction of autographs, books and relics slated for Wednesday, January 17th, at 10:30 am Eastern time. Bidders can view all lots [Read More]
It was the top lot in a sale that also featured works by Van Gogh, Monet, Renoir and Chagall. FRANKLIN, Mass. – A stunning late autumn Luminist style landscape painting attributed to the renowned Hudson River School artist Jasper F. Cropsey (Am., 1823-1900), sold for $38,400 in Woodshed Art Auctions’ internet-only Private [Read More]