An extremely rare handwritten letter from war hero Guy Gibson to a friend in India written just five weeks after the famous Dam Busters raid which he led is to be sold at Bonhams sale of Books, Maps, Manuscripts and Historical Photographs in London on 12 November. It seems to be the [Read More]
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Keno Auctions is pleased to announce its upcoming sale of Fine and Decorative Arts on Wednesday, October 30, 2013, at 127 East 69th Street at 12 Noon. A total of 81 lots will be offered, featuring works drawn from a cross-section of styles and genres, from the 17th to 20th centuries. “Sometimes, [Read More]
An Apollo 11 flown Commemorative Cover, signed by the crew directly from the collection of Mission Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, could sell for $40,000+ leads a stellar line up of space-flown objects and important private collections in Heritage Auctions’ Nov. 1 Space Exploration Signature® Auction in Dallas. One of the more [Read More]
The two-day event will be held at the St. Charles Convention Center in St. Charles, Missouri. (ST. CHARLES, Mo.) – More than 650 lots in a wide range of collecting categories – art glass, French cameo, Royal Bayreuth and quality antiques – will come up for bid on Friday and Saturday, Nov. [Read More]
A small but rare memento of the modern Olympic Games has come to light after many years languishing in a loft. It is a Judge’s badge and accompanying Participation medal from the 1908 London Olympic Games, (together with the associated event programme). The medal and badge were both struck by Vaughton of [Read More]
The auction was held in Cottone Auctions’ gallery, located at 120 Court Street in Geneseo, N.Y. (GENESEO, N.Y.) – A spectacular pair of antique Meissen armorial covered urns sailed past their pre-sale high estimate of $15,000 to gavel for $201,250 at a Fall Fine Art & Antiques Auction held Oct. 4-5 by [Read More]
Other fabulous consignments will also be sold. Over 400 lots will be offered, all without reserve. (PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – The David Marshall Collection – a massive compilation of fine, museum-quality, 19th century American antiques gathered over the course of more than 30 years – will headline a cataloged antique auction slated for [Read More]
Around 700 lots will come up for bid in the auction, to be held at the Lynbrook, N.Y., gallery. (LYNBROOK, N.Y.) – A handwritten letter by JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, a copy of LIFE Magazine from 1949 signed by the artist Jackson Pollock and an 1848 Peter Force printing of the [Read More]
Gavin Gardiner Ltd’s sale on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 – just in time for the Boxing Day Shoot – will include a good selection of fine English and European sporting guns by makers such as London makers Purdey, Holland & Holland and Boss & Co. Among the notable items is a fine [Read More]
26th September 2013 saw the final Official Coinex Auction, and the start of a new adventure, with the first part of The Arielle Collection of British Colonial Coins going under the hammer. This first sale featured the most comprehensive collection of coins of British Africa to have been offered for many years. [Read More]
What began as a 250-lot fall sale has swollen to a 300-lot colossus, with many fine additions. (MILFORD, Conn.) – What was originally planned as a fall sale of perhaps 250 works of art spanning several genres at Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers has turned into a 300-lot colossus, as quality last-minute consignments [Read More]
The turn-of-the-century machines shared top lot honors at an auction held Sept. 21 in Pittsfield, Mass. (PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – A pair of antique Mills Novelty Company coin-operated machines – a Violano-Virtuoso and a Perfect Muscle Developer – shared top lot honors by realizing identical selling prices of $15,930 each at an auction [Read More]
Dedham, Massachusetts – Grogan and Company is pleased to announce their fall auction will be a two day affair held over Columbus Day weekend, October 13th and 14th. The auction is comprised of a large selection of Fine Art, Jewelry, Silver, Furniture, Decorative Works of Art, and Rugs from various collections and [Read More]
A bottle of 27 year old Springbank whisky, bottled to mark the Everest Challenge in 1993 and with a label designed by the famous 1960s’ icon Mary Quant, is to be sold at Bonhams Whisky sale in Edinburgh on 2 October. It is estimated at £1,200-1,400. The Everest challenge was a charity [Read More]
The Climax of a Monumental Project Leaves Worldwide Collections More Impressive Than Ever Before A room full of enthusiastic bidders found fierce competition from buyers on the internet, and on the phone, as they fought to take home part of the celebrated David Fore Collection of Indian Coins. This concluding auction was [Read More]
A few of the highlights of the Fine Books & Manuscripts Sale at Bonhams Los Angeles (to be simulcast in New York) include a unique collection of recently uncovered, rare film manuscripts from modern American literary figures. A mimeographed manuscript of William Faulkner’s “dialogued treatment” for Drums Along the Mohawk (est. $15,000-20,000), [Read More]
A Baccarat gilt and patinated bronze figural chandelier is expected to bring $15,000+ to highlight more than 1,700 diverse lots of fine art and collectibles in Heritage’s fall Estate Signature® Auction, Oct. 5-7 at its Design District Annex, 1518 Slocum St., in Dallas. “The eclectic Estate Auction makes it ideal for decorators, [Read More]
The event will be held prior to the beginning of the Chicagoland Petroleum & Advertising Show. (PEOTONE, Ill.) – A rare Beacon Ethyl Gasoline single-sided porcelain sign with a die-cut lighthouse-shaped design, made around 1940 and in remarkable condition (rated 9 out of 10) is expected to command $40,000-$60,000 at the Fall [Read More]