Marquis de Montesquiou, the celebrated Armagnac house, announces the auction of a rare 1865 vintage Armagnac. As a preview of the celebrations marking the 700th anniversary of Armagnac in 2010, collectors will have the opportunity to own a piece of history at an April 25 auction at Christie’s in New York.
Since 1865, this Armagnac has […]
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Rare Armagnac for Auction
Cordier Antiques & Fine Art held their Two Day Fall Antique & Fine Art Auction on November 8 and 9 in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, just across the Susquehanna River from Harrisburg. Despite the current economy the sale saw good results overall led by the sale’s top lot, a large Acoma polychrome olla that sold for […]
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Acoma Olla Sells for $17,000 at Cordier Auction
Don Bradman’s 1948 baggy green cricket cap was not sold at auction in Melbourne. The cap had a reserve of $450,000.
It was worn by Sir Donald Bradman during the 1948 ‘Invincibles’ Test series.
The auctioneer says an offer has been made and he expects the cap to be sold within 24 hours.
Auction info www.leski.com.au
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Don Bradman Cricket Cap Not Sold at Auction
A green cap worn by Australian batsman Don Bradman is expected to fetch more than $1 million at an auction of cricket memorabilia later this month. It will go under the hammer in Melbourne along with a host of cricket treasures on December 15.
The cap will be sold with a letter written by Bradman himself, confirming its authenticity.
It reads: “This memo is to certify that on his twelfth birthday I gave Richard Robins one of my Aust XI caps. If he decides to sell it the auctioneers are hereby assured it is genuine”.
“The most prized possession of any collector of cricket memorabilia is a baggy green,” auctioneer Charles Leski said.
“A Bradman cap, particularly this one, eclipses all others.”
The cap has a pre-sale estimated value of $750,000, but early interest should see it sell for more than $1 million, he said.
Auction info www.leski.com.au
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Bradman Cricket Cap for Auction Dec 15
A rare print of a 396-year-old map of Canada made by French explorer Samuel de Champlain has sold at an auction in England for nearly $250,000, three times the estimated price.
It was described by Sotheby’s as “perhaps the most important single map” in Canadian history.
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Canadian Map Makes $250,000
