WESTPORT, Conn. – A black and white photograph of Marilyn Monroe signed and inscribed “to Joe” (possibly Joe DiMaggio), a one-page letter written in 1796 and signed by George Washington on the eve of his retirement, and 25 lots relating to Napoleon Bonaparte (mostly from an important single-owner collection) are all part of University Archives’ next […]
Hart Davis Hart, America’s top wine auction house, continued its strong performance thus far in 2020, with a 100% sold October sale, posting $6.3 million in sales against a pre-auction estimate of $3.6-5.4 million. The intense bidding brought strong hammer prices with many records shattered and over 85% of lots selling above the high end […]
LYNBROOK, N.Y. – The original handwritten lyrics to the classic 1956 Elvis Presley hit song Heartbreak Hotel, a copy of Yoko Ono’s book Grapefruit signed by John Lennon and twice signed by Yoko, a rare Titanic item with a reference to the American businessman John Jacob Astor, and a scarce and highly collectible Pokémon trading […]
RENO, Nev. – Original artwork for what is widely regarded as the very first psychedelic rock poster – created in 1965 for the grand opening of the Red Dog Saloon in Virginia City, Nevada and advertising the acid-rock group The Charlatans for a series of dates that never happened – is an expected star lot […]
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. –– Poster Auctions International’s Rare Posters Auction #82 on Sunday, November 15th will feature masterpieces and rarities from over two centuries of poster design. Top artists include Cappiello, Chéret, Haring, Mucha, Steinlen and Toulouse-Lautrec. The auction will be on view to the public October 30-November 14; the auction will be held […]
