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RARE, IMPORTANT ARCHIVES PERTAINING TO ALBERT EINSTEIN, GEN. CUSTER’S WIFE, OTHERS WILL BE IN UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES ONLINE AUCTION ON FEB. 21st

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]

CHINESE GREEN GLAZED OVAL FOOTED PORCELAIN BOWL WITH AN ESTIMATE OF $1,000-$2,000 SOARS TO $200,000 AT NYE & COMPANY AUCTIONEERS, JAN. 31st

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]

ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES FROM FOUR AREA ESTATES, PLUS MERCHANDISE FROM THE COUNCIL ON AGING, WILL BE SOLD ON FEB. 17 IN PANAMA CITY, FLA.

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]

A WESTERN COWBOY BRONZE, A 1930s-ERA SLOT MACHINE AND AN 1877 DRUG STORE BOTTLE LEAD THE CHARGE AT HOLABIRD’S JAN. 20-21 AUCTION IN RENO

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]

PAINTING BY NEW HOPE ARTIST JOHN FOLINSBEE BRINGS $165,200 AT AHLERS & OGLETREE’S SIGNATURE ESTATES AUCTION HELD JAN. 6th and 7th IN ATLANTA

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]

A GOUACHE ON PAPER OF THE ICONIC MACINTOSH APPLE LOGO ATTRIBUTED TO ANDY WARHOL WILL HEADLINE WOODSHED ART AUCTIONS’ FEBRUARY 1st SALE

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 LTD AUCTION OF MODERN & VINTAGE SPORTING GUNS & RIFLES REFLECTS THE STUNNING CRAFTSMANSHIP OF TODAY’S UK GUNMAKERS

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]

FOUR ORIGINAL OIL PAINTINGS BY BIRGER SANDZEN AND A WIDE ASSORTMENT OF ART GLASS AND ANTIQUES WILL HEADLINE WOODY AUCTION’S FEB. 24th AUCTION

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]

BRONZE SCULPTURE BY ENRIQUE ALFEREZ BRINGS $13,750 AND A TIFFANY & CO. STRAND OF PEARLS REALIZES $10,625 AT BRUNEAU & CO.’s JAN. 6th AUCTION

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]

ARTWORKS BY WILLIAM AIKEN WALKER AND WILLIAM HEMMERLING, GEORGE OHR POTTERY, MEXICAN STERLING SILVER COFFEE AND TEA SERVICE ARE A FEW EXPECTED TOP LOTS AT CRESCENT CITY’S WINTER ESTATES AUCTION, JAN. 27-28

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]

HOLABIRD WESTERN AMERICANA COLLECTIONS, LLC PREPARES FOR ITS FIRST BIG AUCTION OF 2018 – A TWO-DAY AFFAIR, JANUARY 20-21, IN RENO, NEVADA

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]

NYE & COMPANY AUCTIONEERS COLLECTORS PASSION AUCTION WILL BE HELD JAN. 31st IN BLOOMFIELD, N.J., RIGHT AFTER AMERICANA WEEK IN NEW YORK

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]

MEMORABILIA FROM FORMER PRESIDENTS AND THEIR WIVES WILL HEADLINE UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES’ INTERNET-ONLY AUCTION ON WEDNESDAY, JAN. 17th

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]

LUMINIST LANDSCAPE PAINTING ATTRIBUTED TO THE HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL ARTIST JASPER F. CROPSEY HITS $38,400 AT WOODSHED ART AUCTIONS, DEC. 28

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]