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RARE AND MONUMENTAL PAIR OF TIFFANY & COMPANY SILVER VASES SELLS FOR $33,600 AT NADEAU’S AUCTION GALLERY’S NEW YEAR’S DAY SALE, JAN. 1

The event was held at Nadeau’s gallery, located at 25 Meadow Road in Windsor, Connecticut. WINDSOR, Conn. – An exceptionally rare and monumental pair of Tiffany & Company silver vases, each one 23 inches tall and weighing in at a combined 247 troy silver ounces, sold for $33,600 at a New Year’s [Read More]

ANTIQUE ITEMS FROM PROMINENT SOUTHERN ESTATES PLUS REMAINING ITEMS FROM THE SANDERS COLLECTIONS, WILL BE SOLD JAN. 17th IN ABERDEEN, MISS

The auction will be conducted by Stevens Auction Company, starting at 10 a.m. Central time. ABERDEEN, Miss. – Quality antique items from prominent and historic estates throughout the South, plus an extraordinary collection of American Brilliant Cut Glass, porcelains and antiques from the estate of Mrs. Gertrude Sanders of Amory, Miss., will [Read More]

A SINGLE-OWNER COLLECTION OF VINTAGE AUTOMOBILES, PETROLIANA, COKE COLLECTIBLES AND MORE WILL BE SOLD ON-SITE JAN. 25th IN PLYMOUTH, CONN

It’s the estate of the late Tim Donahue. The auctioneer for the event will be Tim’s, Inc. Auctions. PLYMOUTH, Conn. – A breathtaking single-owner lifetime collection of vintage automobiles, petroliana items (gas station collectibles), Coca-Cola and Harley-Davidson memorabilia and many other items in various collecting categories will come up for bid on [Read More]

A TWO-DAY ESTATES AUCTION PACKED WITH MANY ITEMS FROM A TENNESSEE ANTIQUARIAN PLUS NUMEROUS SOUTHERN ESTATES WILL BE HELD JAN. 17-18

The auction will be held by Crescent City Auction Gallery, at the firm’s New Orleans gallery. NEW ORLEANS, La. – A two-day estates auction featuring original paintings by the iconic folk artist Clementine Hunter, a hand-colored engraving from the John James Audubon book Birds of America, a pair of Meissen porcelain figural [Read More]

ANTIQUE BLACK FOREST CARVED HALL RACK FEATURING A 30-INCH LIFE-SIZE DOG REALIZES $19,600 AT S & S AUCTIONS’ TWO-DAY SALE, HELD NOV. 16th -17th

The Black Forest hall tree was the top achiever in an auction that grossed around $857,500. REPAUPO, N.J. – An antique Black Forest hall rack, rare and highly collectible mainly for its finely carved, life-size dog, 30 inches tall, sold for $19,600 at an estates auction held Nov. 16-17 by S & [Read More]

OVER 370 LOTS OF CHINESE AND ASIAN BANKNOTES, SCRIPOPHILY AND COINS WILL BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION JANUARY 10, 2015 IN HONG KONG BY ARCHIVES INTERNATIONAL AUCTIONS

A possibly unique Deutsch-Asiatische Bank, Peking Branch issued banknote will be in the sale. HONG KONG, China – More than 370 lots of rare and highly collectible Chinese and Asian banknotes, coins and scripophily (stock and bond certificates) will be sold at public auction on Saturday, Jan. 10, by Archives International Auctions [Read More]

HDH #1 Wine Auction House in US in 2014

Strong December auction totals $6.5M, brings annual total to $42.8M (Chicago, IL) – Hart Davis Hart capped off 2014 with a remarkably strong auction in Chicago on December 12th & 13th, realizing $6.5M against pre-sale estimates of $4.7-$7.0M. The auction’s unparalleled quality and breadth attracted a multitude of participants, whose aggressive bids [Read More]

ORIGINAL WORKS OF ART AND FINE ESTATE JEWELRY WILL HEADLINE PHILIP WEISS AUCTIONS’ NEXT BIG SALE, SLATED FOR SUNDAY, JAN. 11, AT 10 a.m. (EST)

The event will be held in the firm’s gallery, located at 74 Merrick Road in Lynbrook, New York. LYNBROOK, N.Y. – Original artworks by noted, listed artists, and brilliant estate jewelry items (offered on behalf of the New York County Public Administrator), will co-headline an auction slated for Sunday, Jan. 11, by [Read More]

A 2-DAY NEW YEAR’S SIGNATURE ESTATES AUCTION FEATURING AROUND 1,100 DIVERSE AND QUALITY LOTS WILL BE HELD JAN. 3 & 4 BY AHLERS & OGLETREE

The auction will be held in the firm’s gallery, located at 715 Miami Circle (Suite 210) in Atlanta. ATLANTA, Ga. – An ambitious New Year’s Signature Estates Auction packed with about 1,100 diverse and high-quality lots of merchandise, pulled from prominent area estates and collections, will be held Saturday and Sunday, January [Read More]

E. HOWARD & COMPANY WALL HANGING No. 47 ASTRONOMICAL REGULATOR CLOCK CHIMES FOR A RECORD $356,950.00 AT FONTAINE’S NOV. 22-23 CLOCK & WATCH SALE!

The price eclipsed the previous record of $277,300.00, set almost exactly a year ago, also at Fontaine’s Auction. PITTSFIELD, Mass. – An E. Howard & Company No. 47 wall-hanging astronomical regulator clock – one of only three examples known and so rare it doesn’t even appear in the E. Howard catalog – [Read More]

Ancient Resource Taps Into Major Collections for its Dec 7 Fine Ancient Artifacts Auction

Featured: Egyptian bronze Osiris, marble of Aphrodite from Greek island of Rhodes MONTROSE, CA – In 2003, after years of producing and writing ancient-history documentaries for History Channel, Discovery Channel and other respected networks, Gabriel Vandervort took his considerable knowledge and love of antiquities down a different path. He founded Ancient Resource [Read More]

PART 2 OF THE LIFETIME COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE BIG-RIG TRUCKS FROM THE LATE DONALD A. SMITH WILL BE SOLD SATURDAY, DEC. 6, IN GREENSBORO, N.C.

The on-site auction will feature nearly 30 trucks by names like Corbitt, Oren, Autocar and Mack. GREENSBORO, N.C. – Nearly 30 rare, antique big-rig trucks from the lifetime collection of the late Donald A. Smith – with desirable examples by makers such as Corbitt, Mack, Autocar and Oren, plus many parts, ornaments [Read More]

TWO RARE, HIGH-GRADE 1939 SEQUENTIAL BANKNOTES FROM THE PALESTINE CURRENCY BOARD BRING $31,860 AND $34,220 AT ARCHIVES INTERNATIONAL AUCTIONS’ TWO-DAY, TWO-SESSION SALE HELD OCTOBER 25th & NOVEMBER 4th

The Oct. 25th session was held in New York City; the Nov. 4th session was held in Fort Lee, N.J. FORT LEE, N.J. – A pair of rare and high-grade 1939 sequential banknotes from the Palestine Currency Board, each in the amount of 10 Palestine Pounds, sold for $31,860 and $34,220 at [Read More]

GORGEOUS EARLY 1970s GOLD AND TURQUOISE NECKLACE BRINGS $5,750 AT ALLARD AUCTIONS’ BIG FALL PHOENIX EVENT, HELD NOV. 8-9 IN MESA, ARIZ

The auction featured around 800 lots of American Indian artifacts, art and related collectibles. MESA, Ariz. – An early 1970s 14kt gold necklace set with a #8 spider web turquoise stone sold for $5,750 at Big Fall Phoenix, an auction held Nov. 8-9 by Allard Auctions, Inc., based in Saint Ignatius, Mont. [Read More]