Triceratops Skull for Heritage Natural History Auction

To be directly in front of the thing, though it’s just a skull, is to sense just how impressive a beast the triceratops was. It is as long as an NBA player is tall, and as wide as a Formula One race car, mainly due to the fact that the frill is naturally fused to […]

Triceratops Skull for Heritage Natural History Auction

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Baltimore Fireboat Auctioned

Grady, Baltimore’s former fireboat has been sold in an online auction to an Ohio-based equipment supply company, raising $80,000, said Ian Brennan, a City Hall spokesman.
The auction for the Grady closed Nov. 18 after attracting 80 bids, according to Govdeal.com, the auction Web site. The buyer was Allan Johnson from Southshore Equipment Corp., said Chief […]

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Asian European and Natural History Auction

I.M. Chait ASIAN AND INTERNATIONAL FINE ARTS AUCTION Dec 14 2008 at 13:00
Western 20th Century treasures include a Georges Rouault Fauvist painting (#361), an Ansel Adams Collotype (#372), a Bernice Abbott Photograph (#371), a fine collection of Antique European Furniture (#s 379 – 390), and truly magnificent jewels (#s 319-351).
Asian collections offer Ming and Qing […]

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Tennants Catalogue Sale Totals £1.8 million

Tennants three day Catalogue Sale produced a strong total of £1.8 million from 1936 lots, 20-22 November at The Auction Centre, Leyburn.
After their busiest viewing period ever, the auctioneers were delighted by the reaction of their buyers – responding favourably to “fresh to the market” objects at sensible pre-sale estimates. In the face […]

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Sotheby?s November Russian Art Sale Totals 14.1 Million

Sotheby’s London Russian Art Evening Sale realised a total of £14,155,600, against a pre-sale estimate of £17,535,000-24,810,000. The sale attracted over 100 registered bidders and saw 59.4% of the sold lots bring above their low estimates.
Commenting on the Evening Sale, Jo Vickery, Senior Director and Head of Sotheby’s Russian Art Department, said: “Given the […]

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