Auction Blog

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

On January 14th, Freeman’s will conduct its Books, Manuscript, Maps, Prints & Posters Auction. Amongst the exciting American manuscript material to be offered in the sale are a signed Carte-de-Visite photograph of Abraham Lincoln, an uncommon standing portrait from a Brady Studio negative priced at $8,000-12,000. Also of note is an autograph letter signed, George […]

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Manuscript, Maps, Prints & Posters Auction

Ritchie Bros. will be conducting a multi-million dollar unreserved public equipment and truck auction at its Chicago permanent auction site on Thursday, December 10, 2009 starting at 8:00 a.m. The Company has been conducting auctions at its Chicago auction site in Morris for nearly 10 years. Close to 1,000 equipment items and trucks from over […]

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Unused trucks to be sold by Ritchie Bros. at multi-million dollar unreserved auction in Chicago

UNIQUE COLLECTION OF RENAISSANCE MEDALS GO UNDER THE HAMMER
A. H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd are delighted to announce that they have been chosen to auction the extensive collection of Renaissance and later medals formed by the New York connoisseur and fine art collector, Michael Hall. The Michael Hall collection comprises in excess of 2000 […]

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The Michael Hall Collection

Sotheby’s sale of Old Master Sculpture and Works Of Art in London on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 will open with an unusual collection of stone architectural carvings brought together over a period of 17 years by collector and enthusiast Richard Wiseman.
Depicting demons, men and fantastic beasts, these carvings – including a group of gargoyles – […]

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