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Morphy’s celebrates holiday season with opulent Dec. 18-19 auction of fine and decorative art, luxury goods
Featured: Exquisite Tiffany Studios lamps, Rolex and other magnificent watches, jewelry, coins, rare Amphora, premier collections of antique maps, walking canes, occupational shaving mugs DENVER, Pa. – December is traditionally a time to decorate, entertain and display one’s best heirloom silver, crystal and other antique wares. Morphy’s captures the holiday…
Auction Industry, Press Release
First world atlas created by an Englishman offered by Chiswick Auctions, March 16
Cartographer John Speed’s 1676 bound edition combines ‘The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine’ and ‘A Prospect of the most famous Famous Parts of the World’ LONDON – A market-fresh copy of the first world atlas compiled by an Englishman will be offered at Chiswick Auctions on March 16. John…
Auction Industry, Press Release
Books & Manuscripts, Part 2, Goes Up For Bid On March 5 At Turner Auctions + Appraisals
Over 205 Lots on Offer Dating from 14th-20th Centuries, Most from the Holbrook T. Mitchell Collection SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA, February 16, 2022 – Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present Books & Manuscripts, Part 2, on March 5, 2022. The sale features over 205 lots of antique or vintage…
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Quinn's to auction 300+ lots of rare and signed books, maps, prints and Americana, July 8
Featured: Early printings, first editions, fine bindings, travel and exploration books, maps and autographs, plus unpublished illustration for ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’ Thomas Wolfe, ‘Worth Prize Theses,’ 1915, 1917-1919. Contains four theses. Original wraps bound in. First edition of Wolfe’s first book, one of 200 copies printed. Estimate $3,000-$5,000…
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Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books at Swann June 3
Early seventeenth-century Italian celestial globe. Estimate $15,000 to $20,000. New York—Swann Galleries’ Thursday, June 3 sale of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books will feature world cartography with an emphasis on American maps, works from prolific printmakers and ornithologists. World maps on offer include offerings of a…
Auction Result, Press Release
Audubons Lead Maps & Atlases at Swann with Original Work by John Woodhouse & Works from Birds of America by John James
World cartography, Atlases & More John Woodhouse Audubon, California Gray Squierrel, oil on canvas, 1853. Estimate $30,000 to $50,000. MAPS & ATLASES, NATURAL HISTORY & COLOR PLATE BOOKS Sale 2555; December 17, 2020 Sale total: $686,256 Estimates for sale as a whole: $447,960–$676,440 We offered 405 lots; 374 sold (92%…
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Oil Painting by John Woodhouse Audubon Leads Maps & Atlases at Swann
John Woodhouse Audubon, California Gray Squierrel, oil on canvas, 1853. Estimate $30,000 to $50,000. New York—Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books are on the block at Swann Galleries on Thursday, December 17. The sale will feature a strong showing of world cartography, as well as a standout…
Auction Result
More than 3,600 slices of Americana come up for bid in Holabird's huge, 5-day 'Spooktacular' auction Oct. 29 thru Nov. 2
A rare Wells Fargo and Company stock certificate from 1870 sold for $2,875 and a 1960s 25-cent Jennings slot machine from the Nevada Club Casino brought $2,625. 1960s-era 25-cent Jennings slot machine from the famous Nevada Club Casino, a must-have for collectors of Lake Tahoe items, featuring the classic Jennings…
Art Fairs
44th Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair goes virtual, Nov 12-14
Furuya Kôrin, designer. SHASEI SÔKA MOYÔ. Kyoto_ Unsôdô, Meiji 40 [1907].Courtesy Boston Book CompanyBoston Book Company BOSTON, MA – An alluring treasure trove awaits seasoned collectors as well as new visitors at the 44th annual Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair, which will be held virtually November 12-14, 2020. The event…
Auction Industry
Guernsey's to offer the legendary Vladi Collection of Historical Maps
Ortelius, Abraham. Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (atlas). NEW YORK, NY.-Guernsey’s brings to auction The Legendary Vladi Collection of Historical Maps. The auction, scheduled for September 23, will include over 300 examples of the finest quality antique maps, with proceeds benefiting MapAction, an organization that uses maps to aid those in disaster-stricken areas.…
Art Fairs
Popular Brooklyn Antiquarian Book Fair Moves Online September 11-13 Webinars Plus Interview with Actor Michael Horse
With 3 successful online fairs under his belt, Marvin Getman of Getman's Virtual Book & Paper Fairs anticipates a record "crowd" for the popular Brooklyn event. Brooklyn Antiquarian Book Fair, September 11th at 12:00 pm EDT ends Sunday September 13th 6:00 pm. Admission is free. BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, USA, July…
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Holabird's massive, seven-day Summer 2020 Americana Extravaganza Auction will be held June 25th-28th and July 10th-12th
The sale is spread over two separate weekends, two weeks apart, live and online. It features important collections of Americana – more than 4,800 lots in all. 1876 photo of the Wild West town of Deadwood (S.D.), framed under glass (est. $800-$1,200). A Summer 2020 Extravaganza Auction so massive it…
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Neue Auctions' sale will feature books, library furnishings and Natural History and orthinological prints
Original painting by Edward Sheriff Curtis, American 1868-1952, titled The Vanishing Race-Navajo, 1904, orotone, artist signed lower right. Estimate: $6,000-$9,000. BEACHWOOD, OH.-Neue Auctions’ online-only auction of collections and ephemera on Saturday, April 25th, will be packed with 340 lots of books, library furnishings, Natural History and orthinological (bird-related) prints, works on…
