Donnington Priory – A Jean Victor Bertin oil on canvas, stunning Royal Worcester china and 18 volumes of Gazette du Bon headline day one of Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions’ October two-day Interiors sale. Day two will feature rare items of furniture including a George II console table, an 18th century North Italian [Read More]
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The check was endorsed on the back by Gehrig. Also, a Babe Ruth signed card brings $14,375. LYNBROOK, N.Y. – A paycheck from 1930 issued to New York Yankees legend Lou Gehrig, endorsed on the back by him (“Henry Louis Gehrig”) and signed on the front by team officials Jacob Ruppert and [Read More]
Lincoln, UK. Following on from Unique Auctions extremely successful Antique Chandeliers & Lighting auction in 2012, Unique Auctions are delighted once again to present another major collection of Antique Chandeliers & Vintage Lighting to auction on the 9th November at our Lincoln, Whisby Road auction rooms. The auction will include nearly 1,000 [Read More]
The auction was held in the firm’s gallery, located at 715 Miami Circle (Ste. 210) in Atlanta. ATLANTA, GA. – An original oil on board painting by the noted Armenian-American artist Hovsep Pushman (1877-1966), titled Sacred Lotus of the Nile and depicting a lady at bust length with dark hair and wearing [Read More]
The auction will be held in Fontaine’s gallery, at 1485 W. Housatonic Street in Pittsfield, Mass. PITTSFIELD, Mass. – A monumental 14-piece figural carved oak dining room suite by R. J. Horner, an equally impressive five-piece marble-top Renaissance Revival bedroom suite, a 22-inch Tiffany Studios banded Dogwood table lamp and a rare [Read More]
Rare Chinese and Asian Banknotes & Scripophily were auctioned Sept. 27, in association with Kelleher & Rogers, Ltd., Fine Asian Auctions, a premier Hong Kong philatelic auction house. HONG KONG, China – A beautiful Netherlands Trading Society $5 color trial specimen nearly doubled its pre-sale high estimate of $4,935 by hammering for [Read More]
Sale to Highlight Innovations and New Leaders in the Historic Region Including Wines Directly From: Cheval Blanc, Montrose, Pichon Lalande The Fox Cellar The Dr. Robert Shoemaker Collection (Chicago, IL) – HDH is excited to announce a special auction, A Celebration of Bordeaux, on October 31st and November 1st dedicated solely to [Read More]
Historic Banknotes, Coins, Medals and Scripophily to be offered including possibly the finest known 1885 President Cleveland Indian Peace Medal FORT LEE, N.J. – Archives International Auctions will offer 1,450 lots of U.S. and worldwide banknotes, coins, medals, scripophily (stock and bond certificates) and security printing ephemera in a pair of auctions [Read More]
London – 18th Century Tokens that have been hidden from the public for over half a century had their first outing in A. H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd’s Auction 92 on Tuesday 30th September. With every one of the lots offered in the sale finding a buyer, for a sale total of [Read More]
The auction featured around 800 lots of Mid-Century Modern, original artwork, art glass, more. GENESEO, N.Y. – Three outstanding, early 20th century lots from Tiffany Studios – a memorial stained glass window titled Angel of Resurrection, a gorgeous Poppy lamp and a pair of unusual turtleback leaded glass hanging domes – sold [Read More]
Sold will be fine antique furnishings, John Deere equipment, old cars, statues, fountains, more. TUPELO, Miss. – Items from the estate of the late George Ruff of Tupelo – a renowned local car dealer and real estate figure in town who amassed many fine antique items prior to his passing – will [Read More]
Two firms will conduct the sale: Tim’s, Inc. Auctions and Litchfield Real Estate Auctions, LLC. GOSHEN, Conn. – Residents of Connecticut or even beyond who have never experienced the wonder of an old-fashioned country auction might want to mark their calendars for Saturday, November 1st, starting at 11 a.m. That’s when three [Read More]
Jewellery The Art Deco era reigned supreme here with masses of pre-sale enquiries on Lot 6 a 1930’s platinum, diamond and sapphire ring which typified the era. After an intense bidding war it finally sold to a UK phone bidder for £2,600. Also from the golden age of cocktail parties and Hollywood [Read More]
Lincoln, UK. Unique Auctions are delighted to announce their first Comics & Comic Art auction on the 5th October which will include British and American comics from the 1950s onwards. There are three main collections in the sale of nearly 200 lots and features Batman, Spiderman, Fantastic Four etc. The lots includes [Read More]
Renowned numismatic dealer and auctioneer ‘A.H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd’ are delighted to announce that from Monday 27 October 2014 they will join Stanley Gibbons in their newly renovated, bespoke designed premises on the Strand, London. Ian Goldbart, Managing Director said: “The move to join our colleagues at Stanley Gibbons represents a [Read More]
NEW MARKET, Tenn. – There wasn’t so much as a hint of Hatfields vs. McCoys in the case of two prominent antiquing couples from Tennessee whose estates will be auctioned on consecutive Saturdays, October 11 and 18. Shop owners for decades in the picturesque mountain community of Pigeon Forge, Roy and Carolyn [Read More]
London – Following the success of Dreweatts’ inaugural London Fine Wine auction, their October Fine and Rare sale offers buyers the chance to buy some truly outstanding wines and spirits from the classical regions of the world. The sale will be held in conjunction with their auction partner Bid for Wine on [Read More]
Paintings and sculptures worth an estimated $3 million will come up for bid in Milford, Conn. MILFORD, Conn. – What was originally planned to be a tidy, 250-lot auction of fine artworks at Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers on October 23rd has grown to 315 lots, thanks to some fabulous late-breaking consignments that [Read More]