On the afternoon of 23 January, 2010 Sotheby’s will offer over 280 lots of Chinese export porcelain and China Trade paintings from the private collection of esteemed longtime dealer Elinor Gordon.
A fixture at the “Winter Antiques Show” since its inception in 1955, Gordon is largely credited with elevating Chinese Export Porcelain to an independent collecting […]
Christie’s announced the sale of a fine single owner collection; “The Country House Sale: Newton Hall, Northumberland” to be held on January 20, 2010. The Widdringtons of Newton were a powerful and influential land owning family associated with Northumberland as far back as the 12th-century. Theirs is a fascinating history coloured by Royalist favour, Jacobite […]
Cowan’s, an international leader in auctions of historical Americana and early photography, held a successful American History auction on December 9, 2009. Auction proceeds totaled $665,000, with 508 bidders from 6 countries vying for 400 lots.
Additionally, December’s American History auction was the department’s first sale with iCowans Bid Live available for bidders. Proceeds from iCowans […]
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Abraham Lincoln Funeral Photograph Album Auctions For $27,025
Two versions of Ansel Adams’s iconic image of “Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico”, 1941, sold to collectors at Swann Galleries’ auction of Photographic Literature & Fine Photographs on December 8.
Ansel Adams, “Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico”. Silver print, 13 x 17 6/16 inches. Estimate $350,000-450,000. Photo: Swann Auction Galleries.
A very rare vintage print created in 1948 that […]
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Ansel Adams Prints Top Lots at Swann Galleries Auction
The fantasy trip of a lifetime just in time for holiday gift giving to Green Bay Packers fans. One lucky fan will spend the first home game of the Green Bay Packers 2010 season playing golf, enjoying the game with three friends and former Packer quarterbacks Bart Starr and Zeke Bratkowski. Proceeds from the auction […]
