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PART 2 OF THE ZUMTHURN COLLECTION OF FIGURAL NAPKIN RINGS, PICKLE CASTORS AND OTHER ITEMS WILL BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE ON DEC. 2nd BY WOODY AUCTION

This important auction will be held online and live at Woody Auction’s showroom in Douglass, Kansas. DOUGLASS, Kan. – Part 2 of the Fred and the late Maxine Zumthurn collection out of California – which features figural napkin rings and quality pickle castors but also includes art glass pieces, Wave Crest, Mount [Read More]

OVER 1,000 LOTS OF AMERICAN INDIAN ART, ARTIFACTS AND RELATED COLLECTIBLES WILL COME UP FOR BID NOV. 11-12 AT BIG FALL PHOENIX

The auction will be conducted in Mesa, Ariz., just outside Phoenix, by Allard Auctions, Inc. MESA, Ariz. – An historic early 20th century Navajo rug from J.B. Moore, a San Ildefonso pottery plate crafted by Maria Martinez around the same time, a circa-1940 watercolor painting by Oscar Berninghaus (Am., 1874-1952), and a [Read More]

SHIP’S PAGES FROM CALIFORNIA’S “BEAR FLAG REVOLT”, PLUS A SET OF 1720 SOUTH SEA BUBBLE TRADING CARDS, UP FOR BID AT UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES

All 226 lots in the Tuesday, Nov. 7 auction can be viewed now at www.universityarchives.com. WESTPORT, Conn. – Pages from a ship’s log from June 1846 describing California’s famous “Bear Flag Revolt” that led to the state’s breakaway from Mexico and eventual statehood, and a set of Thomas Bowles 1720 South Sea [Read More]

SESSION II OF THE PORTZLINE COLLECTIONS OF HIGH-END COSTUME JEWELRY WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6th, BY RIPLEY AUCTIONS, AT 3pm CST

The 239-lot auction will be conducted in Ripley Auctions’ Indianapolis gallery, as well as online. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Session II of the Portzline Collections – a spectacular single-owner collection of high-end costume jewelry from designers such as MB Boucher, Corocraft, Reja, Mazer, Trifari & TKF, Eisenberg, Nettie Rosenstein, DeRosa, Mosell, DuJay, Sandor [Read More]

COVER ART FOR THE SATURDAY EVENING POST BY JOSEPH LEYENDECKER (Am., 1874-1951), DEC. 30, 1922 NEW YEAR’S ISSUE, WILL BE SOLD BY WEISS AUCTIONS

The painting is expected to soar to $100,000-$150,000 at the two-day auction event, Nov. 15-16, being held online and in Weiss Auctions’ gallery located at 74 Merrick Road in Lynbrook, N.Y. LYNBROOK, N.Y. – A never-before-seen cover painting for The Saturday Evening Post from Dec. 30, 1922 – the New Year’s issue [Read More]

AROUND THE WORLD IN 350 LOTS – 3 GREAT ESTATES IS THE TITLE OF AUCTION LIFE’S SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12th AUCTION, FEATURING QUALITY MERCHANDISE

It will be primarily an online auction, with limited seating and RSVP required for live bidders. LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. – Quality items pulled from a pair of prominent living estates, around 20 pieces of original Native American, American and Southwestern art by noted, listed artists, and Part 3 of property from the estate [Read More]

FRENCH PERIOD FURNITURE AND DECORATIVE ITEMS, AMERICAN AESTHETIC MOVEMENT PIECES AND ITEMS TO BENEFIT GREENWWOOD GARDENS IN NEW JERSEY WILL BE SOLD BY NYE & COMPANY AUCTIONEERS

The auction will be held at Nye & Company Auctioneers’ showroom in Bloomfield, New Jersey BLOOMFIELD, N.J. – Nye & Company Auctioneers’ upcoming Fall Estate Treasures Auction on Wednesday, November 1st, will feature French furniture and decorative items from a private collection on Park Avenue in New York City, a large group [Read More]

A TIFFANY STUDIOS MAGNOLIA FLOOR LAMP, AN OIL PAINTING BY RAFAELLO SORBI AND AN ENORMOUS TIFFANY CUT GLASS PUNCH BOWL WILL BE SOLD

The auction will be held Oct. 27-28 by John McInnis Auctioneers in Amesbury, Massachusetts. AMESBURY, Mass. – A Tiffany Studios floor lamp with a Magnolia shade is conservatively estimated at $300,000-$600,000, while an oil on canvas painting by Raffaello Sorbi (It., 1844-1931) and an exceptionally large brilliant period cut glass punch bowl [Read More]

AN ASTOUNDING COLLECTION OF ’60s-ERA HASBRO G.I. JOE FIGURES, AND A COPY OF AMAZING FANTASY #15 – THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF SPIDER-MAN – SIGNED BY STAN LEE, WILL HEADLINE BRUNEAU & CO.’S OCTOBER 28th SALE

The auction will be held online and in Bruneau’s gallery, at 63 Fourth Avenue in Cranston, R.I. CRANSTON, R.I. – An astounding collection of Hasbro G.I. Joe action figure dolls from the collection of a former Hasbro employee in Rhode Island, plus a copy of Marvel Comics Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962, [Read More]

HOLABIRD WESTERN AMERICANA COLLECTIONS, LLC GEARS UP FOR A MAJOR FIVE-DAY AUCTION EVENT, OCTOBER 19th-23rd, FEATURING NEARLY 3,000 LOTS

The auction will be held online, via several bidding platforms, and in Holabird’s Reno gallery. RENO, Nev. – A massive, five-day auction featuring nearly 3,000 lots spanning many collecting categories – to include minerals, mining, Native Americana, bottles and glass, gaming, cowboy, tokens, numismatics (coins), railroad and Express items, postal history and [Read More]

Modern Paintings, Jadeite Bangles Headlines 888 Auctions October 12 Auction

Richmond Hill, ON – The middle of the autumn season brings forth another auction featuring Modern Paintings, Jadeite Bangles, and Asian Art October 12th. Consisting of 400 fresh-to-market items, an eclectic selection of modern paintings, jade carved items, jewelry, porcelain ceramics, and bronze statues are expected to achieve outstanding prices. Headlining the [Read More]