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RM Smythe Co to hold Internet auction of historical materials including autographs and more


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Princess Dianas Wedding dress goes up for auction


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Kovels Advertising Collectibles Price List


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WorthPoint Launches Collector Forums


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TorontoStayscom inaugure louverture de deux nouveaux appartements


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Tiffany dragonfly table screen at Fairfield Auction


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Grammies Attic Heirloom Vintage and Classic Baby Clothing


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Original Hitler paintings found on Internet auction


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Contact Insurance urge a review of Private Medical Insurance PMI


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Items from the estate of Stephen L. Flood, a man who “lived life large,” will be sold Feb. 15-16 by Alderfer’s

(HATFIELD, Pa.) – Stephen L. Flood could never be referred to as a “low key” person. He was a man that lived life “large”. He knew what he wanted out of life in the way he lived and the items he surrounded himself with in his personal and professional life. On Feb. 15-16, the Alderfer [...]
Posted on 4 February 2012 | 9:27 am

A Mime is a Terrible Thing to Get Wasted

When they first hired Pierre, he was your typical young mime, full of promise. He could make you think he really was in a box. Like really, really in one. Then he discovered the champagne cellar, and pretty soon a glass after a show at night turned into a glass before the show, and then [...]
Posted on 4 February 2012 | 5:17 am

Food & Wine Sale

Food for thought: Jan 27: Food Wine Art Exhibit Auction Opens FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEW YORK CITY – On Sunday, February 12, Poster Auctions International will host a specialty sale of over 400 food wine related vintage posters. A veritable history of eating and drinking through advertising will be offered, from the whimsical charm [...]
Posted on 2 February 2012 | 9:09 am

Pony Chocolate

Back when I lived in England, my boyfriend Max and I decided to take a stressful romantic roadtrip through France. Around the beginning of Week 2, we wound up in Chartres, a city best known in art history books for its epic cathedral. Being a poor graduate student, we found a four room bed breakfast [...]
Posted on 2 February 2012 | 5:09 am

Skinner to Host Auction of Fine Oriental Rugs and Carpets

Boston, MA – January 31, 2012 – Skinner, Inc. will offer over 300 lots of fine Oriental rugs and carpets – including more than 50 room-sized carpets – at auction in Boston on Saturday, February  11th, 2012. The diverse collection includes Persian, Anatolian, Turkish, Indian and Caucasian rugs and carpets. Persian Carpets The sale features an impressive [...]
Posted on 1 February 2012 | 9:37 am

I.M. Chait To Auction Important Chinese Ceramics & Asian Artworks During Asia Week

There are many rare and exotic artworks in the 300+ lot March 21 auction that Chait predicts will attract intense interest. Topping the list is a marked 15th century Ming Xuande Period porcelain sprinkler of Islamic shape.
Posted on 1 February 2012 | 5:35 am

Punch cigar store figure, 1911 Indy jumpsuit, more will be sold March 1-3 by Philip Weiss Auctions in New York

(OCEANSIDE, N.Y.) – A massive three-day sale that will feature as many as 2,000 quality, fresh-to-the-market lots in a host of categories will be held the weekend of March 1-3 by Philip Weiss Auctions, in the firm’s spacious gallery located at #1 Neil Court in Oceanside. New merchandise was pouring in at press time and [...]
Posted on 1 February 2012 | 3:45 am

Legacy of a ‘life in the freezer’ to sell in February

Lots related to polar exploration, including a microscope believed to be linked to Shackleton's Nimrod voyage will be sold this February at Cuttlestones...
Posted on 31 January 2012 | 8:21 pm

Top 5 things to see on the Final Day of NRA’s Great American Hunting Show

It’s the final day of NRA’s 3rd Annual Great American Hunting Outdoor Show in Frederick, Maryland. We’ve seen friends, families and kids of all ages make their way through the halls of the E-ventplex to witness the overwhelming availability of outdoor fun. And don’t think the last day means all the good stuff is gone [...]
Posted on 31 January 2012 | 9:05 am

Ryan Sullivan Solo Exhibition At Maccarone

RYAN SULLIVAN February 10 through March 17, 2012 Opening Reception: Friday, February 10 from 6-8 pm Maccarone is pleased to announce the first solo exhibition by New York-based artist Ryan Sullivan. In several large-scale paintings, Sullivan tempers gesture and authorship through an entropic set of actions. The works often invoke topographies, with a strikingly physical surface that undermines simple [...]
Posted on 31 January 2012 | 5:55 am

Got 200K? Buy Steinbeck's Library

Major works from John Steinbeck and Jorge Luis Borges will be auctioned June 23.
Posted on 22 June 2010 | 3:54 am

At Auction: A Glenn Curtiss-Designed Flying Boat

Bonhams in New York City will auction off a near mint-condition 1917 plane.
Posted on 12 April 2010 | 8:00 pm

At Auction: Old Master Drawings

They're an undervalued yet in growing demand this auction season.
Posted on 1 March 2010 | 5:00 pm