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Pook & Pook Presents Early Copies of Newton’s Method of Fluxions and Burton’s The Anatomy of Melancholy
In the early 18th century, a controversy between great minds rocked the world of academic mathematics. Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz argued over who had first invented calculus. Leibniz technically published his mathematical theories first in 1684 with “Nova Methodus pro Maximis et Minimis,” shared in the Acta Eruditorum…
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Around the Auction World: March 2022
Images from around the auction world this March. Image credit from left to right: Akiba Antiques, Phillips, and Nation’s Attic, Inc. Collage by Heemin Moon (Auction Daily). This month welcomed the spring auction season during a period of global uncertainty and change. Auction Daily covered the top stories from around…
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Two-Day Auction Offering Abraham Lincoln's Possessions Scored $4.26 Million
Heritage Auctions wrapped up its celebration of Abraham Lincoln's 213th birthday with the Lincoln and His Times auction. This two-day event nearly sold out and concluded with a total of USD 4,264,724. It featured documents with Lincoln's signature, gifts, office-time souvenirs, and artifacts from his assassination. The event was the…
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Bonhams Presents History Written and Made by Benjamin Franklin, George S. Patton, and Sir Isaac Newton
In spring of 1782, when preliminary negotiations of the terms of American independence stalled, Benjamin Franklin wrote a letter to Benjamin Vaughan. The latter was friends with the incoming British Prime Minister Lord Shelburne. In this diplomatic document, which is currently up for bid in Bonhams’ Fine Books and Manuscripts…
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A Civil War Document Signed By Lincoln And A 1775 Revolutionary War Muster Roll Will Be In Rafael Osona’s Online Auction, Aug. 7-8
The Day 1 session on Saturday, August 7th, is titled Americana, Fine Art, Pacific Trade & Décor. Day 2, on Sunday, August 8th, is titled The Marine Auction. In total, over 700 lots will be sold. NANTUCKET, Mass. – A Civil War document signed by then-President Abraham Lincoln and a…
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Cowan’s Auctions Offers American Colors, Standards, Pictures and More
Philip Henry Sheridan was a notable general in the American Civil War era, rising from Captain to Major General in just six months. His leadership was instrumental in the defeat of the Confederate army in Shenandoah Valley and later in Lee’s surrender at Appomattox. His personal flag, flown through the…
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Manuscript Written And Signed By Sir Isaac Newton, Circa 1715-1725, Realizes $118,750 In University Archives’ Online Auction Held May 26th
The rare manuscript, with mathematical notes and calculations relating to Book III of Newton’s seminal scientific work “Principia”, was the top lot of the 409-lot sale that grossed $678,043. Sir Isaac Newton’s handwritten notes and calculations regarding the longitudinal positions of stars and comets, ideas later formalized in his iconic…
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Items Signed Or Inscribed By Lincoln, Newton, Lenin, Einstein & Many Others Will Be Offered On Wednesday, May 26th By University Archives
The full catalog showing all 409 lots is up for bidding and viewing now at University Archives’ website (www.UniversityArchives.com), as well as on three popular online bidding platforms. Victorian autograph album containing the signature of Abraham Lincoln and 226 members of his administration and Congress, including future President Andrew Johnson…
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Skinner Offers Rare Books and One-of-a-Kind Documents
The Bulaq printing of Kitab Alf Layla wa-Layla was the first Arabic edition of Thousand and One Nights and served as the basis for almost all of its many translations and versions. The Bulaq was made between 1834 and 1835. A copy from this printing leads the upcoming Historic Manuscripts…
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Morphy’s announces April 27-30 Exceptional Firearms & Militaria Auction with scores of rare and important productions seldom available to collectors
Featured: Potterfield family collection of 11 superb Westley Richards shotguns, ex-Baron von Blixen-Fineck’s 1932 Holland & Holland Royal Double Rifle, storied Singer 1911A1 military pistol Cased pair of circa-1993 bespoke Westley Richards & Co. (England) deluxe-grade sidelock side-by-side game shotguns. Gold-inlaid and engraved by master engraver Allan Brown. One of…
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Items Signed By Lincoln, Jefferson, Einstein And More Of History’s Brightest Stars Will Be Auctioned March 3rd By University Archives
The full catalog showing all 408 lots is up for bidding and viewing now at University Archives’ website (www.UniversityArchives.com), as well as on three popular online bidding platforms. Two-page letter handwritten and signed by Abraham Lincoln in 1863, to Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, regarding the transportation of troops by…
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Hake’s Feb. 24-25 auction led by rare original comic art, historical and political memorabilia, Fleer #57 Michael Jordan rookie card, Negro League baseball treasures
2,266-lot auction also features elusive Star Wars and G.I. Joe figures, rare Transformers Jetfire 1986-’87 Fleer #57 Michael Jordan (HOF) rookie card, BGS-graded 9 Mint. Arguably the most iconic sports card of the modern era. Estimate $20,000-$35,000 YORK, Pa. – Last September, Hake’s Auctions set world record prices for pop-culture…
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University Archives' online auction, January 6th, will be led by rare items signed by Sir Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein
The full catalog showing all 440 lots (most in company history) is up for bidding and viewing now at University Archives’ website: www.UniversityArchives.com. Four-page manuscript by the physicist Sir Isaac Newton consisting of nearly 2,300 words penned entirely in his hand around 1710, connecting metaphysics to physics (est. $130,000-$160,000). WESTPORT,…
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Items signed by Washington, Napoleon, Marilyn Monroe, many others are in University Archives' online auction, Nov. 11th
The full catalog, showing all 289 lots, is up for bidding and viewing now, at the newly revamped University Archives website (www.UniversityArchives.com). Black and white photograph of Marilyn Monroe signed and inscribed “to Joe” (possibly Joe DiMaggio), unusually large at 11 inches by 14 inches (est. $20,000-$25,000). WESTPORT, CT, UNITED…
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Artworks by Lichtenstein, Blanchard, Benton, others are in Neue Auctions' Sept. 26th online sale
BEACHWOOD, Ohio – Fast on the heels of a highly successful 20th Century & Mid-Century Modern sale in August, Neue Auctions is back on the virtual block with a Fine Art & Antiques auction planned for Saturday, Sept. 26th, at 10 am Eastern time. The online-only auction features a wide…
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Abraham Lincoln lock of hair and historically important telegram sold for $81,250 at auction
The hair was removed during his postmortem examination, measuring approximately 2″ long. BOSTON, MASS.- A thick lock of Abraham Lincoln's hair and a historically significant telegram sold for $81,250, according to Boston-based RR Auction. The hair was removed during his postmortem examination, measuring approximately 2″ long, and was presented to Dr. Lyman…
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Items signed by Washington, Lincoln, JFK and Jackie, Einstein, others are in One of a Kind Collectibles auction Sept. 10
Buyers can register and bid now, at www.OAKauctions.com. The sale has 282 lots, many signed by history's brightest luminaries. It's a collector's paradise. 1776 letter signed by then-General George Washington, to Abraham Yates Jr., requesting assistance moving wounded troops after the Battle of Long Island (est. $15,000 -$20,000). CORAL GABLES,…
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Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, and Sports Auction
The Battle of Long Island was a military action taken by the American Continental Army against British forces on August 27th, 1776. Around 19,000 soldiers, under the leadership of George Washington, fought against the British Army to gain control of New York’s port. A letter dated September 8th, 1776 indicates…
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University Archives' online auction on Wednesday, August 19, promises to be the biggest, most diverse in company history
The full catalog, showing all 351 lots, is online for bidding and viewing now, at the newly revamped University Archives website (www.UniversityArchives.com). United States flag flown aboard the Apollo XIII space mission in 1970, with a NASA certificate signed by all three astronaut crew members (est. $18,000-$20,000). WESTPORT, CT, UNITED…
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Firearms, Militaria, & Ephemera
18th-century powder horns served as both utilitarian items and canvases for art and political dissent. One of the leading American powder horn carvers of the time was Jacob Gay, a craftsman who signed many of his pieces with his initials. A powder horn from 1758 attributed to Gay will be…
