MONTEREY, CALIF. — On August 16 at the Monterey Conference Center, RM Sotheby’s sold the 1994 McLaren F1 “LM-Specification,” the world’s most revered modern supercar, for $19.8 million, including...
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — The auction was billed as the Farewell to the Treadway Mansion Sale, referring to the fact that the company will be conducting future sales from a location other than the Treadway...
By Rick Russack Between July 23 and July 26, three decoy and sporting art auctions took place in New England; two in Plymouth, Mass., and one in Portsmouth, N.H. More than 1,300 working decoys, miniatures...
Review and Photos by Greg Smith CANTON, CONN. – Richard Wacht looked out from his raised perch over the gallery before him on July 27 and saw every seat – all 350 of them – filled with...
Hot off the press – and the latest must-have book for the library of any serious maritime antiques collector – is Scrimshaw on Nantucket, The Collection of the Nantucket Historical Association...
Review and Onsite Photos by Madelia Hickman Ring, Catalog Photos Courtesy Stair Galleries HUDSON, N.Y. – The August 3 Americana sale at Stair Galleries was a success by any measure. It grossed $554,295...
Review and Onsite Photos by Rick Russack, Photos Courtesy of Copley PLYMOUTH, MASS. – On July 25, Steve O’Brien Jr’s Copley sporting art auction offered more than 540 lots, including...
Review and Onsite Photos by Rick Russack, Additional Photos Courtesy Guyette and Deeter PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – Gary Guyette and Jon Deeter’s July 23-24 sale, with nearly 500 lots, was expected...
SARASOTA, FLA. — A lovely Chinese Daoguang covered jar came to the block at Amero Auctions on August 11 with a modest $2/3,000 estimate. With more than 40 bids chasing the mid-Nineteenth Century cinnabar...
CLEARWATER, FLA. — Not unexpectedly, a rare 1971 Tudor Monte Carlo Home Plate 7032 Rolex watch with an exceptionally rare black dial was the top lot at Blackwell Auctions’ estate auction on August...
OAKLAND, CALIF. — The top lot in Clars Auction Gallery’s August 10-11 sale was a pair of Van Cleef & Arpels diamond, sapphire, platinum and 18K gold love bird earrings that flew far and fast away...
Review and Onsite Photos by Rick Russack, Additional Photos Courtesy Decoys Unlimited PLYMOUTH, MASS. – On July 26, Ted and Judy Harmon, Decoys Unlimited, conducted their annual decoy sale with 438 lots,...