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Poster Auctions International’s Rare Posters Auction #85 grosses over $2.6 million, as records fall

Collectors bid passionately, allowing PAI to break a number of world records for important artists including Alphonse Mucha, Leonetto Cappiello, and Walter Schnackenberg. New York, NY — Poster Auctions International’s (PAI) third sale of the year, on November 14, finished at $2,638,320. Rare Posters Auction LXXXV was a world record auction with [Read More]

Paintings by Indian artists B. Prabha and Maqbool Fida Husain lead the way in Bruneau & Co. auction

The painting by B. Prabha (1933-2001), titled Indian Women Painting, soared to $38,750, while a Cubist figural watercolor by Maqbool Fida Husain (1915-2011), knocked down for $10,625. CRANSTON, R.I. – Paintings by two renowned Indian artists took top lot honors in Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers’ online-only Estate Fine Art & Antique Auction [Read More]

Holabird’s huge five-day Autumn Splendor Western Americana Auction, Oct. 28-Nov. 1, grosses $500,000

The auction had more than 3,200 lots in a wide array of collecting categories and at price points that appealed to both novices and veteran collectors. Several important collections were offered. RENO, Nev. – Holabird Western Americana Collections’ five-day Autumn Splendor Western Americana Auction, held October 28th-November 1st, contained over 3,200 lots [Read More]

Woody Auction’s December 4th Sale Features Crown Milano, Steuben, Quezal, Durand, Tiffany, Mettlach Plaques, more

The auction will be held online (through LiveAuctioneers.com) and live in Woody Auction’s auction hall at 130 East Third Street in Douglass, Kansas, starting at 9:30 am Central time. DOUGLASS, Kan. – Woody Auction will close out 2021 in grand fashion, with a Saturday, December 4th antique auction highlighted by the Wilson [Read More]

Miller & Miller Auctions will hold its bi-annual, online-only Watches & Jewels sale on Saturday, Nov. 20

Wristwatches, pocket watches, rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings and pins will all come up for bid, starting at 9 am Eastern time. It’s a high-impact offering of luxury watches and fine jewelry NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – Miller & Miller Auctions’ bi-annual Watches & Jewels sale returns on Saturday, November 20th, starting at [Read More]

Paintings by Saito and Kluge, plus a Claude Conover vessel, top estimates at Neue Auctions, Oct. 30

The auction consisted of 334 lots of fine art, antiques, jewelry, carpets, furniture and decorative arts. The Saito painting was the sale’s top lot, selling for $14,760. BEACHWOOD, Ohio – An oil painting by the Japanese-American artist Kikuo Saito (1939-2016), a colorful Parisian street scene by Constantin Kluge (French, 1912-2003), and a [Read More]

Items signed by JFK, Hugh Hefner, Wyatt Earp will be in University Archives’ Nov. 10 online auction

The Rare Autographs, Photographs & Books auction features historical material from multiple collecting categories. The full catalog showing all 391 lots is up for bidding and viewing now. WILTON, Conn. – A rare and historic Revolutionary War powder horn, an extensive archive of material pertaining to Playboy magazine’s Hugh Hefner, a document [Read More]

Rare First Folio ‘fragment’ of William Shakespeare’s play Henry IV from 1623 will hit the auction block Oct. 29

The fragment, consisting of 13 total pages, will be offered on Day 2 of Holabird Western Americana Collections’ 5-day Autumn Splendor Western Americana Auction, online and live in Reno, Nev. RENO, Nev. – An exceedingly rare First Folio single play “fragment” of William Shakespeare’s The First Part of Henry the Fourth, published [Read More]

Holabird’s 5-day Autumn Splendor Western Americana Auction will be held Oct. 28 thru Nov. 1

The auction has more than 3,200 lots in a wide array of collecting categories and at price points that will appeal to both novices and veteran collectors alike. Important collections will be sold. Internet bidding available across multiple platforms. RENO, Nev. – Holabird Western Americana Collections’ five-day Autumn Splendor Western Americana Auction, [Read More]