(LYNBROOK, N.Y.) – A rare and historic British presentation sword and scabbard from 1813 soared to $27,060 and a 75-million-year-old dinosaur egg nest with seven eggs sold for $17,915 at a 600-lot estate sale held Feb. 26 by Philip Weiss Auctions. The event was held in the firm’s gallery, located at 74 Merrick Road in […]...
BOULDER, CO Artemis Gallery LIVE will get the jump on the Ides of March with a March 14, 2014 auction of fine antiquities, Pre-Columbian, Far Eastern, Native-American and ethnographic art. “This auction is truly special,” said Teresa Dodge, owner of Artemis Gallery LIVE. “Our usual offering of authentic ancient art is complemented by unique and […]...
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – 365 lots of fresh, quality merchandise in a host of diverse categories – musical items, coin-op, advertising, toys, country store, banks, gaming and more – will be sold on Saturday, March 29, by Fontaine’s Auction Gallery, in the firm’s gallery located at 1485 West Housatonic Street in Pittsfield. The auction will begin […]...
YORK, PA – Hake’s Americana & Collectibles, the auction house that established pop culture as a bona-fide category of historical memorabilia, has opened the bidding on its Auction #211. As always, there’s an immense array of items that fall under one of two headings: either “I had one of those!” or “I’ve never seen that […]...
Boulder County, CO – Artemis Gallery LIVE is proud to present a spectacular one-day auction of the fine Antiquities, Pre-Columbian, Far Eastern, Native American, and Ethnographic art on Friday, March 14, 2014, the day before the infamous “Ides of March.” “This auction is truly special,” says Teresa Dodge, owner of Artemis Gallery LIVE. “Our usual […]...
Geneseo, NY: On March 29th, Cottone Auctions will be holding their annual Winter Fine Art and Antiques Auction offering 500 lots in Cottone’s 6000 square foot gallery at 120 Court Street, Geneseo, NY. This important estate auction will include original paintings by noted listed artists, several Tiffany lamps, silver, sculpture, Asian art, antiquities, art […]...
(LYNBROOK, N.Y.) – An extremely rare 1891 Coca-Cola wall calendar – the first year Coke began making calendars and possibly the only surviving example in existence – plus other turn-of-the-century Coca-Cola items, will be part of an eclectic auction scheduled for Saturday, March 15, by Philip Weiss Auctions, in the firm’s gallery at 74 Merrick […]...
(BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.) – Original works by major listed artists such as Willem de Kooning, Chaim Soutine and Angel Botello, plus Chinese objects and other Asian antiques, will headline an estates auction slated for Saturday, March 15, by Elite Decorative Arts, at the firm’s gallery in the Quantum Town Center, at 1034 Gateway Blvd. (Stes. […]...
(FORT LEE, N.J.) – More than 1,000 lots of rare and highly collectible U.S. and worldwide banknotes, scripophily and security printing ephemera will be sold in an auction planned for Tuesday, March 11, by Archives International Auctions, live at their offices in Fort Lee, and with live or absentee internet bidding on their website, www.archivesinternational.com. […]...
(ATLANTA, Ga.) – A two-day auction featuring an impressive single-owner collection of Mid-Century Modern, plus wonderful Asian antiques, fine art from names such as Louis Icart and Andy Warhol, many pieces of highly collectible Frankart and even a woolly mammoth tusk will be held March 15th-16th by Ahlers & Ogletree, at 715 Miami Circle (Suite […]...
NEW YORK – LiveAuctioneers, the world’s most trusted Internet live-bidding platform for fine art, antiques and collectibles, recorded its best year ever in 2013, with gross online sales of $222.5 million. Founded in November 2002, the privately owned Manhattan-based company has maintained profitability literally since its inception. “While LiveAuctioneers has enjoyed a phenomenal growth rate […]...
(MESA, Ariz.) – Outstanding basket and beadwork collections, an exquisite 14kt gold and turquoise necklace, an exceptional fine weave Germantown blanket, a Hubbel-style Navajo chief’s blanket and a Hopi 14kt gold overlay bracelet with figures will all be offered at Allard Auctions’ Big Spring Phoenix Auction slated for March 8-9 at the Holiday Inn Hotel […]...
(LYNBROOK, N.Y.) – A record album signed by Lou Reed and Andy Warhol, a fur coat owned and worn by George Harrison, an 1812 British presentation sword with scabbard, the original Groucho Marx secret-word duck from the TV show You Bet Your Life, and an amazing array of dinosaur fossils will be part of Philip […]...
(OKOLONA, Miss.) – A reenactment of the Battle of Okolona in Mississippi – a pivotal event in the Civil War, a victory for the Confederates in 1864 and one that stemmed the tide of advancing Union forces – will be part of a three-day slate of activities that will include an on-site auction to be […]...
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