The 413-lot, online-only Rare Autographs, Photographs & Books auction (plus PSA slabbed rarities) will start at 11 am Eastern time and features rare items in many collecting categories. WILTON, Conn. – Typed letters signed by Martin Luther King, Jr., Steve Jobs and Albert Einstein, as well as a Mickey Mouse sketch signed [Read More]
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Gustav Klimt’s last portrait is expected to fetch US$80 million (£65m) at Sotheby’s London Modern and Contemporary Evening Auction on June 27. Lady with a Fan, was in his studio when he died at age 55 in February 1918. It depicts a dark-haired woman set against a yellow backdrop along with colorful [Read More]
The auction will also feature thee classic Chevy Corvettes; 11 Renoir prints; early 20th century carved carousel animals; lovely bronze sculptures; beautiful furniture pieces; and Hermes silk scarves. BEACHWOOD, Ohio – A marble Bust of the Greek Slave by the renowned American sculptor Hiram Powers (1805-1873), plus three classic Chevrolet Corvette cars [Read More]
Friday evening marked the end of Hart Davis Hart’s incredibly successful June sale, solidifying the strength and consistency of the fine wine market this year. As predicted, Champagne and Italian wines continue to act as the dark horse categories of our auctions, eliciting pre-sale bidding frenzies and plenty of live action. From [Read More]
MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. — Buyers can count on seeing a little bit of everything to accommodate most tastes at The Benefit Shop Foundation, Inc. auctions. Sometimes, there is the added bonus of a special estate to headline a particular sale as is the case with its Red Carpet auction on Wednesday, June [Read More]
The sale features mining collectibles, railroadiana, numismatics, Native and general Americana, philatelic, bottles, stocks, bonds, sports, art and more, plus Part II of the Comstock Collection. RENO, Nev. – After conducting a pair of smaller “specialty” auctions over the last few months, Holabird Western Americana Collections will burst into summer with a [Read More]
The auction will be held online and on-site at a Soneff-owned warehouse, at 3825 Grape Street in Denver, starting at 10 am Mountain time by VanDerBrink Auctions, based in Minnesota. DENVER, Colo. – More than 80 American classic automobiles from the collection of Jay Soneff – a dedicated car collector and owner [Read More]
The Sunday, June 18th auction features the collection of Stuart and Phyllis Moldaw of Atherton, California; the June 21st auction will be a signature Design for the Home and Garden auction. DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Andrew Jones Auctions will greet the summer season in a big way with two sales dedicated [Read More]
The collecting categories include mining, bottles, numismatics, stocks, philatelic, art and general Americana. The majority of items have never been offered. RENO, Nev. – An American Express Company stock certificate from 1861 signed by Henry Wells and William G. Fargo (two of the three founders of American Express and the founders of [Read More]
The 295-lot timed auction has single and grouped bayonet lots, magazines, holsters, WWI and WWII uniforms and militaria, Civil War items, bolt-action rifles and martial arms of all types. CRANSTON, R.I. – An actual Soviet-era Russian Fialka M-125 cipher machine from the 1960s, in good condition and with a reference manual in [Read More]
The 154-lot auction will feature a selection of CAS graded Kenner Star Wars action figures, Part 2 of the Henry Anderson collection of Golden Age comics, vintage NES video games and more. CRANSTON, R.I. – Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers will present an auction titled Graded Showcase: Comics, Toys & Video Games on [Read More]
The auction featured more than 2,000 lots in many categories that included mining, philatelic, numismatic, railroadiana, Native Americana and more. The Comstock Lode doc was the top lot. RENO, Nev. – An historic document from 1859, dating to the very beginning of the Comstock Lode silver rush in the U.S. and including [Read More]
The extensive and diverse collection is so wide, so important and so breathtaking in its size and scope, it’s taking four full days to sell it all. There are no other add-ons, just the one collection. AMESBURY, Mass. – An important single-family private collection out of Metro-West Boston featuring over 2,200 choice [Read More]
The auction, which grossed a robust $1.8 million, evidenced the continued passion for collecting vintage posters, especially rare and seldom seen lithographs. New York, NY — Poster Auctions International’s (PAI) first sale of the year, on March 26, finished at $1,841,160. Rare Posters Auction LXXXIX evidenced the continued passion for collecting vintage [Read More]
The two-day auction was held by Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd., based in Canada. March 25 was a Canadiana & Decorative Arts sale; March 26 was ac Historic Lamps & Lighting auction. NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – Once again it was the legendary Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis (1903-1970) who stole the [Read More]
Arts Gowanus announces it’s second (now annual) Patterns Gala! This event will be held outdoors at The Old Stone House on May 12, 2023 from 6:00 – 9:30. All attendees are heavily encouraged to wear the craziest patterns they can! Come and enjoy food, drinks, live music, raffles, and more. This event [Read More]
The auction, beginning at 9:30 am Central time, will be held at the auction hall in Douglass, Kansas, as well as online, via LiveAuctioneers.com. An online-only event will also be held, on Friday, April 21st DOUGLASS, Kan. – Items from the estate of Elfriede and Martin Miller of North Dakota and a [Read More]
The Rare Signed Manuscripts, Books, Photos & Relics, Signers of the Declaration & Sports auction will start at 11 am Eastern and features signed items in many collecting categories. WILTON, Conn. – A handwritten note twice signed by Abraham Lincoln just days before winning the 1864 presidential election, ship’s papers from 1794 [Read More]