Auction News

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A single-owner collection dedicated to the artwork of Maxfield Parrish will be auctioned by Grant Zahajko, September 24

The auction will be held online and live in the Grant Zahajko gallery located at 510 Morgan Street in Davenport, Washington, starting at 9am Pacific time. Nearly 300 lots will be offered. DAVENPORT, Wash. – An outstanding single-owner collection of artworks dedicated entirely to the renowned American artist and illustrator Maxfield Parrish [Read More]

Mickey Mantle, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Bobby Orr, others are in Miller & Miller’s Pre-1980 Sports Cards & Memorabilia

From cornerstone cards to museum-worthy items, the auction presents rare pieces seldom offered in Canadian dollars, starting at 6pm Eastern time. NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – A 1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle baseball card graded PSA 1 Poor but still considered a “holy grail” collectible; a Boston Red Sox Mitchell & Ness [Read More]

Nye & Company’s September 10-11 auctions will feature historical items from Rhode Island’s most storied families

The sale, starting at 10am Eastern time both days, offers collectors, historians & connoisseurs the chance to acquire objects with direct ties to some of New England’s most famous families. Bloomfield, N.J. — Nye & Company Auctioneers’ upcoming two-day sales event slated for Wednesday and Thursday, September 10th and 11th, will feature [Read More]

Woody Auction’s Sept. 27 antique auction boasts Muller Croismare, Fairyland Lustre and a Wiggins oil

That’s just for starters. The auction features nearly 400 lots showcasing premier pieces across a wide spectrum of collecting fields. It’s a rare opportunity to acquire museum-quality antiques. DOUGLASS, Kan. – A Muller Croismare French cameo handled vessel with owl and bat scene, a marked Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre lidded vase in the [Read More]

Holabird’s Wild West Wonders auction, August 8 thru 10, featured Americana in multiple categories

Collecting categories in the Wild West Wonders auction included mining, numismatics, Native Americana, philatelic, Western Americana, and antique stocks and bonds – 1,737 lots in total. RENO, Nev. – A Mineral Surveyor Archive from the important, mineral and ore-rich San Juan Triangle region of Colorado, spanning the years 1878-1935, sold for $28,060 [Read More]

Items signed by many of history’s brightest luminaries will be in University Archives’ August 27th online auction

The 437-lot Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books auction will include rare offerings from numerous collecting categories, and online bidding will be available on multiple platforms. WILTON, Conn. – Items signed by George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Walt Disney, Napoleon Bonaparte and many more of history’s brightest luminaries – 437 lots in all – [Read More]

Holabird’s Wild West Wonders auction, Aug. 8-10, online and live in Reno, Nev., contains 1,737 lots

The categories will include mining collectibles, numismatics, Native Americana, philatelic, Western Americana, antique stocks and bonds and more. Start time each day is 8am Pacific RENO, Nev. – Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC will take some attention away from the summer heat with a three-day Wild West Wonders auction, Friday thru Sunday, [Read More]

Crescent City’s Summer Estates Auction, July 18-19, with 617 quality lots, will be held online and live in New Orleans, La

Featured will be property from the estate of Joseph Berrigan III (1955-2025), the esteemed Royal Street antiques dealer; and the private collection of a local New Orleans antiquarian. NEW ORLEANS, La. – A polished aluminum kinetic sculpture by Lin Emery (American/La., 1926-2021); a vibrant oil on canvas painting by Nicola Simbari (Italian, [Read More]

Items signed by Lincoln, Washington, JFK, Picasso, Marilyn, many others are in University Archives’ July 16 auction

The 461-lot auction will include offerings from collecting categories such as U.S. Presidents, Military (especially Revolutionary War and Civil War), Aviation/Space, Art, Science, and Sports. WILTON, Conn. – A signed carte de visite photograph of Abraham Lincoln PSA/DNA graded MINT 9, a document from 1783 signed by George Washington in his role [Read More]

Topps 1952 Mickey Mantle card brings $59,000 and a Bill Barilko team-signed hockey stick hits $70,800 at Miller & Miller auction

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]

Rare vintage muscle cars from the Fairbairn Collection are sold in a June 14th auction held by Miller & Miller in Canada

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]