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Over 500 lots of high-end collectibles will be sold on Thursday, May 21st, by Philip Weiss Auctions
LYNBROOK, N.Y. – Over 500 lots of high-end collectibles – to include sports uniforms worn by Reggie Jackson, Michael Jordan and Thurman Munson, a collection of railroad passes given to Brigham Young (the 19th century leader of the Latter Day Saints movement), and a signed photo of Walt Disney – will come up for bid on Thursday, May 21st, at Philip Weiss Auctions. Part of a colle...
Painting by Grandma Moses sells for $78,000 at Nadeau's Auction Gallery April 11th in Windsor, Conn.
WINDSOR, Conn. – Two original paintings by the iconic American folk artist Grandma Moses (1860-1961) sold for a combined $114,000 at Nadeau’s Auction Gallery’s spring antiques, fine art and Asian auction, held April 11th in the firm’s gallery at 25 Meadow Road. The work titled Sap Gathering, showing people engaged in snowy winter fun, was the sale’s top lot, at $78,00...
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. Rare, antique Peters ...
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. This pas...
It's A Wonderful Life on Sesame Street
Okay, here's a question for all of you movie buffs and Muppet fans out there: What does the television series Sesame Street have in common with the Oscar-winning movie "It's A Wonderful Life"? If you answered "frogs and pigs," you're wrong -- and have obviously never seen the 1946 holiday classic directed by Frank Capra. The correct answer is: "Burt a...
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. This impr...
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...
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