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Autograph Values - Identifying the Value of an Autograph - So, What's It Worth?
By: Brian Kathenes, ISA-CAPP Perhaps the most commonly asked question I hear is; "So, what's it worth?" The question may pertain to a Ships’ Paper signed by James Madison and James Monroe, a signed photograph of movie star and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe, or a hand-written letter by Jackie Robinson. Frequently it is an innocent request for a "ball park figure&qu...
Museum-quality rosewood rococo etagere by Thomas Brooks garners $63,250 at Stevens Auction, April 18
MERIDIAN, Miss. – A rare, museum-quality rosewood rococo étagère with a bonnet top, made by the renowned 19th century American furniture maker Thomas Brooks, sold for $63,250 to take top lot honors at Stevens Auction Company’s April 18th multi-estate auction. The event was held on-site at 2011 35th Avenue in Meridian. Stevens Auction Company is based in nearby Aberdeen. ...
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Rare antique Peters Ammunition poster with bear graphic claws its way to $12,540 at Showtime Auction
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A rare, antique Peters Ammunition poster with a bold, imposing graphic of a bear on a mountain clawed its way to $12,540, while a 1912 Peters Cartridge Company die-cut paper display sign depicting a duck hunter brought $18,240 at a three-day auction held April 10th-12th by Showtime Auction Services, at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds in Ann Arbor. They were ...
Original pastel and mixed media on paper drawing by Willem de Kooning could fetch $700,000-$900,000
ATLANTA, Ga. – An original pastel and mixed media on paper by renowned Dutch-American artist Willem de Kooning (1904-1997), titled Woman (Study for Marilyn Monroe), signed, is the expected top lot at a Spring Salon Auction slated for May 2-3 by Ahlers & Ogletree, in the firm’s gallery located at 715 Miami Circle (Suite 210), beginning at 11 a.m. Eastern time on both days. The u...
Identifying Non-Genuine Autographs - Secretarial Signatures
By: Brian G. Kathenes – ISA CAPP Collecting autographs is fairly easy. Collecting genuine autographs is a bit more difficult. Identifying the "good" ones from the "bad" ones is even tougher. Today many modern entertainers, political figures, world leaders, and others, extensively use a secretary to handle much of the routine mail that fl...
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Chinese late Qing Dynasty carved multi-color jadeite figural cabbage vase brings $59,520 at auction
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. – An impressive and striking Chinese late Qing Dynasty-period carved multi-color jadeite figural cabbage vase, 6 ¾ inches tall and perched on a reticulated fitted wooden base, sold for $59,520 at a Fine Decorative Arts & Estate Jewelry Auction held April 11th by Elite Decorative Arts, in the firm’s new gallery at 1010 Gateway Boulevard. The va...
Tim's Inc. Auctions will hold its 23rd annual Cabin Fever Auction on April 26th in Litchfield, Conn.
LITCHFIELD, Conn. – Tim’s Inc. Auctions will be kicking off our 23rd Annual Cabin Fever Auction with Tim’s 55th Birthday Celebrating St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, by marching into Spring with the Mattatuck Drum Band. In a long-standing tradition of ringing the bells for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Tim will have bells on hand for auction parti...
Over 800 lots of rare U.S. and worldwide banknotes, plus scripophily, will be sold Thursday, May 7th
FORT LEE, N.J. – Archives International Auctions will offer more than 800 lots of rare U.S and worldwide banknotes and scripophily (stock and bond certificates) in an auction scheduled for Thursday, May 7th, in the firm’s offices located at 1580 Lemoine Avenue (Suite 7) in Fort Lee, starting at 10:30 a.m. Eastern time. Folks can also bid online at www.ArchivesInternational.com. ...
Rare Books Collector Auction Set by MJ Candela Enterprises Inc./ Really Rare Books
Minden City, Michigan - After collecting and selling Rare Books for many years, Mr. Candela of MJ Candela Enterprises Inc./ Really Rare Books will offer a select group, including books from his personal collection, at auction beginning April 21, 2015. The auction will be conducted in an Online Only format. Interested bidders may preview the books online beginning A...
Nine colonial-era portrait miniatures on ivory realize a combined $94,163 at Louis J. Dianni auction
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Nine oval miniature on ivory portrait paintings of prominent men and woman from colonial-era America, all of them rendered by Charles Willson Peale (Md./Pa., 1741-1827), sold for a combined $94,163 to lead Louis C. Dianni, LLC’s 6th annual Palm Beach Auction, held Feb. 14-16 at the Hilton Hotel & Conference Center in West Palm Beach. More than 6,000 bidders ...
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