ROCK ISLAND, Ill – Two of Elvis Presley’s lavish revolvers will be available in a May firearms auction hosted by Rock Island Auction Company. They are accompanied by several items personally owned by the legendary performer such as a diamond and ruby studded Shelby County sheriff’s badge, the Elvis-signed contract to purchase [Read More]
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BOULDER, CO – The 2003-4 “Windows Into Heaven” exhibition held at the Mint Museum of Art in Charlotte, N.C., celebrated a period that was the zenith of Russian art’s long and illustrious history. The stellar exhibition that drew international media attention featured 18th- and 19th-century Russian icons on loan from the Lilly [Read More]
The auction will be held by John McInnis Auctioneers, in Amesbury, Massachusetts, and online. AMESBURY, Mass. – An important Revolutionary War sword and scabbard made by John Bailey and descended in the family of patriot Francis Dana (1743-1811), a pair of circa 1820 floor globes by Cary of London, each standing 39 [Read More]
The auction was conducted in the firm’s gallery at 74 Merrick Road in Lynbrook, New York. LYNBROOK, N.Y. – A pair of Goudey baseball cards signed by Yankees’ slugger Lou Gehrig, one from 1933 and the other from 1934, sold for $37,950 and $49,450, respectively, at an auction held March 4th by [Read More]
The Friday, March 24 sale will be online-only – no onsite bidding – and will start at 10 am EST. MALVERN, Pa. – Over 300 lots of fine American, European, African, Chinese and other Asian items will be sold in an internet-only Spring East Meets West Auction on Friday, March 24th, by [Read More]
The all-day event will be held in the firm’s gallery, located at 63 Fourth Avenue in Cranston, R.I. CRANSTON, R.I. – An original screenprint depiction of screen legend Greta Garbo as Mata Hari by Andy Warhol, plus additional artworks by Miguel Martinez, Walter Franklin Lansil, William Perkins Babcock, Craig McPherson and Bruno [Read More]
The three day event will be held in Great Gatsby’s Atlanta gallery at 5180 Peachtree Blvd. in Atlanta. ATLANTA, Ga. – An exceptional estate from Baltimore, Maryland featuring an extensive collection of S. Kirk & Son sterling silver, French furniture, 19th century Wedgwood basalt, Persian rugs, Continental bronzes and 19th century paintings, [Read More]
Featuring DRC, Jayer, Leroy, Rousseau, and More (Chicago, IL)-Hart Davis Hart Wine Co. is pleased to announce that our sixth annual Celebration of Burgundy will be held on April 1st. This special sale, which is devoted exclusively to the wines of Burgundy, will feature 1,448 lots projected to fetch $3.3-4.9 million. Worldwide [Read More]
Gavin Gardiner’s first sale of 2017 will include 9 sporting and big game rifles from the H. Frank Wallace Collection. The auction will take place at Sotheby’s, New Bond Street, London W1A 2AA on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. H. Frank Wallace of Corrimony (21st March 1881 to 16th September 1962) was an [Read More]
The auction featured prints and drawings by Old and Modern Masters spanning four centuries. FRANKLIN, Mass. – A pair of drawings on white paper by the renowned Russian-born French artist Marc Chagall (1887-1985) combined for over $25,000 in an online-only fine art auction held February 22nd by The Woodshed Gallery, based in [Read More]
YORK, PA – Looking back on the year 1967, some might say that it was, paradoxically, a time of peace, love and war. Lyndon B. Johnson was president, 475,000 US troops were fighting in Vietnam, the Beatles unveiled their immortal Sgt. Pepper’s LP, and the Chiefs and Packers squared off at the [Read More]
Alameda, California – Michaan’s has seen many successful sales of waterfront scenes and seascapes in recent months, from a range of different periods and locales. March brings to auction the fine French painting “Ship in Harbor” attributed to Albert Marquet (1875-1947), whose career spanned one of the most exciting periods in the [Read More]
The auction will be held by Allard Auctions at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites in Mesa, Arizona. MESA, Ariz. – A pair of Native American cradleboards (one Iroquois, one toy Crow), a tanned elk hide Cheyenne men’s war shirt and an early 1900s 3rd Phase Navajo chief’s blanket are a few [Read More]
GENESEO, N.Y. – On Saturday, March 25th, Cottone Auctions will be conducting its annual Fine Arts & Antiques Auction beginning at 11 am Eastern time. The estimated 400 lots will include items from the Seymour H. Knox Collection out of Buffalo, N.Y., plus items from the Strong Museum in Rochester, N.Y., the [Read More]
The auction will be held in the firm’s gallery, at 1330 St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, La. NEW ORLEANS, La. – A gorgeous pair of 19th century Russian icons, both depicting the Virgin Mary, plus a nine-piece carved oak Gothic-style dining room suite made in America in the 19th century, an [Read More]
The 300-lot event will be held in the firm’s gallery at 811A Belvedere Road in West Palm Beach. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – An original painting by Fernand Leger, an original drawing by Al Hirschfeld, a wonderful collection of antique Chinese porcelain from an estate out of Boca Raton and a collection [Read More]
The date change was made to allow for some breathing room between this event and the Academy Awards. The same 500+ lots of rare props, costumes and more will be offered. EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – The Hollywood Auction Extravaganza originally planned for Saturday, March 11th, by Premiere Props has been moved up [Read More]
About 200 of the 1,491 lots were from the estate of the late businesswoman Diane Smith McIver ATLANTA, Ga. – A GIA-certified 6.77-carat modern Champagne diamond ring slipped onto a new finger for $31,000 and a monumental figural hall bench (or settle), attributed to R. J. Horner (N.Y., 1853-1922), gaveled for $28,320 [Read More]