The top lots were an original model of Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas A. Watson’s very first telephone from 1881 ($40,000) and an early Bell Butter Stamp magneto phone ($27,500). CRANSTON, R.I. – An original model of Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas A. Watson’s very first telephone from 1881 sold for $40,000 [Read More]
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The sale was held at Ripley Auctions’ Indianapolis gallery, plus online at riplripleyauctions.com. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Six early American original tattoo flash art sheets attributed to Charlie Wagner and Sam O’Reilly – an astounding representation of American history, folk and outsider art – sold for a combined $41,375 at an auction held [Read More]
NEW YORK, NY — One of the most significant assemblages of Hopewell Culture prehistoric art ever collected more than doubled its high estimate selling for $162,000 on bidsquare.com during Cowan’s Auctions’ Part I of the Collection of Art Gerber: Ancient Art of the Eastern Woodlands auction. The cachewas one of 382 lots [Read More]
The July 25-26 sale was held online and at Nye & Company’s gallery located in Bloomfield, N.J. BLOOMFIELD, N.J. – It didn’t come with a sushi roll, ginger salad and miso soup, but a darling cinnabar bento box, offered together with a cloisonné teapot and dish, gaveled for $23,750 to take top [Read More]
The sale will be held in Woody Auction’s new auction hall, at 130 East Third Street in Douglass, Kan. DOUGLASS, Kan. – The lifetime collection of Don and the late Carrol Lyle – dedicated collectors of Wave Crest, Nakara, Kelva and American Brilliant Cut Glass whose items have been featured in books, [Read More]
The company is based in Nokomis, Illinois and is on the internet at www.MatthewsTAC.com. NOKOMIS, Ill. – A new company has been formed to mark and identify petroliana, automobilia and antique advertising items as a means for ensuring their originality and authenticity. It’s The Authentication Company, LLC and it specializes in marking [Read More]
The auction will be held online and in Gray’s showrooms at 10717 Detroit Avenue in Cleveland. CLEVELAND, Ohio – A pair of dazzling, GIA-certified diamond rings and oil paintings by Charles Sprague Pearce (Am./Fr., 1851-1914) and Balthazar Paul Ommeganck (Flemish, 1755-1826) are just a few of the expected top lots at Gray’s [Read More]
The auction was held June 22-26, online and in Holabird’s Reno gallery. It grossed $489,500. RENO, Nev. – Who says there’s no such things as unicorns? A five-ounce Chinese ‘Beloved Unicorn’ gold coin sold for $32,535 to take top lot honors at Holabird Western Americana Collections’ five-day June Treasures from Pacific Shores [Read More]
The auction will be held in the Island Ballroom, located on U.S. Route 212 in Bird Island, Minn. BIRD ISLAND, Minn. – A massive two-day, two-ring auction – with Day 1 dedicated to cars and automotive collectibles and Day 2 to motorcycles, motorcycle parts and memorabilia – will be held on Tuesday [Read More]
The auction will be held online and in the firm’s showroom located at 1330 St. Charles Avenue. NEW ORLEANS, La. – An exceptional early 20th century French Louis XV-style carved walnut seven-piece bedroom suite, beautiful early 20th century Russian icons and original oil paintings by Marie Madeleine Seebold Molinary (New Orleans, 1886-1948) [Read More]
The auction will be held online and in Gray’s showrooms at 10717 Detroit Avenue in Cleveland. CLEVELAND, Ohio – The art and design of classic, vintage, original movie posters will take center stage at Gray’s Auctioneers & Appraisers on Wednesday, July 11th, as over 100 original movie posters and banners will come [Read More]
(June 26, 2018—Chicago, IL)–Hart Davis Hart Wine Co. will hold an outstanding Mobile-Only Auction of Finest & Rarest Wines on Thursday, July 19 & Friday, July 20. The sale will feature over 2,500 lots of incredible diversity and provenance, estimated to realize $1.6-2.4 million. Bidders can utilize HDH’s industry-leading bidding platform, available [Read More]
Richmond Hill, ON – With the summer auction season in full swing, 888 Auctions continues to conduct auctions at a prodigious rate, allowing buyers and sellers to find fresh-to-market items quickly and at fair market prices. The upcoming auction, featuring Modern Art, Paintings and Asian Antiques, will be listing 386 lots. Headlining [Read More]
(Chicago, IL)–In a monumental two-day sale this past weekend, Hart Davis Hart Wine Co. cemented its status as the #1 wine auction house in the US for the first half of 2018. Thus far this year, HDH has sold 100% of the 11,394 lots offered for a total of $34.4 million. HDH’s [Read More]
Offered will be 250 bottles, including Western whiskeys, rare bitters, sodas, medicines, flasks. SACRAMENTO, Calif. – American Bottle Auctions’ next big sale – Auction 65, with bidding set to start on Friday, June 29th and end on Sunday, July 8th – will cater to collectors from coast to coast, with rare and [Read More]
The auction will be held in Ahlers & Ogletree’s showroom, at 715 Miami Circle in Atlanta, Ga. ATLANTA, Ga. – An important one-day auction featuring 583 lots of period antiques, fine art, modern art and furniture, Chinese decorative arts, rugs, lighting and more is planned for Sunday, June 24th, by Ahlers & [Read More]
A public preview will be held on Monday, July 9th, at the Mayo Auction gallery in Belton, Mo. BELTON, Mo. – The legend of Bonnie and Clyde may have to be rewritten or at least revised with the discovery of a trove of more than 40 previously unknown photographs of the notorious [Read More]
The auction will be held online and in Bruneau’s gallery, at 63 Fourth Avenue in Cranston, R.I. CRANSTON, R.I. – A pair of outstanding Rhode Island collections – one of gorgeous Tiffany pieces pulled from a home in Providence and the other the modern prints collection of Lucille Comes out of Warwick, [Read More]