DALLAS — Heritage Auctions conducted its Ethnographic Art: Property From An Important New York Collection Signature® auction on June 15, accruing more than half a million dollars from just 37 lots....
NEW YORK CITY — A colored 1829 map of Florida, made by I.G. Searcy and officially titled “Map of Florida constructed principally from authentic documents in the Land office at Tallahassee” sold for $44,100....
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Two hundred fifty items from Bill Samaha’s collection were sold at CRN Auctions on Sunday June 19. Carrying the highest estimate, and garnering the highest price of the sale, $915,000,...
DUXBURY, MASS. — A cherry candlestand from the Watervliet Shaker community topped Willis Henry’s June 18 auction; it was his first Shaker sale in three years. The tripod stand, retaining its original...
OAKLAND, CALIF. — Clars has announced it established the new world auction record for Raimonds Staprans (American/Latvian, b 1926) with the painting “Blue Boats” selling for $187,500. This beats...
CHADDS FORD, PENN. — One of the top prices achieved in William Bunch Auctions’ June 14 Fine & Decorative Arts Quarterly auction was $8,125 from a Pennsylvania buyer for a Philadelphia green painted...
DALLAS — “It works,” artist Frank Miller (b 1957) confirmed upon receiving the printed copy of his first Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (1986) graphic novel, unaware at that time of the enormous...
ALAMEDA, CALIF. — Michaan’s annual Summer Fine Sale on June 18 offered highly sought-after property from an array of genres, including jewelry, fine art, Asian art, furniture and decorative arts....
LITCHFIELD, CONN. — Litchfield Auctions conducted its Deco + Design II auction on June 15, was well represented in all decorative arts categories and prices, but especially in early Twentieth Century...
NEW YORK CITY — English writer Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855), published under the pen name “Currer Bell” on October 16, 1847, by Smith, Elder & Co. of London, wrote a novel dealing with the formative...
As spring turns to summer, auction sales reflect the season’s spirit with colorful landscapes, serene fine arts and activities for those just about to start vacation. The Baum School of Art’s annual...
Review by Madelia Hickman Ring, Photos Courtesy Everard Auctions SAVANNAH, GA. – Everard Auctions and Appraisals presented its Spring Southern Estates auction in two sessions, June 1-2, during which...