Who knew Alfred Nobel, creator of the Nobel Prize awards, was a top-tier knife collector? Bonhams & Butterfields Antique Arms, Armor and Modern Sporting Guns auction on June 20 brought an impressive $1.2 million, with top lots consigned from the Nobel Family Collection. Leading the sale was a fine gold-inlaid nephrite hilted Ottoman jambiya, from the Nobel Family Collection, that brought $304,000. When translated, an inscription above the jambiya’s hilt reads: "The work of Feyzollah of Sustar," and "Help from God and Early Victory."
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The multi-million dollar Prospero Collection contains more than 600 coins from the Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic Greek periods and includes some of the rarest and most historically important examples of Greek coinage. The sale takes place Jan. 4, 2012 at New York’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel as part of The New York Sale XXVII-XXVIII conducted by Baldwin’s auctions.
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After a four-year hiatus, the well-known vintage items auction known as Preston Evans’ Opportunities Auction is back with a selection of choice, seldom-offered antiques and collectibles that will bedazzle even the most seasoned collectors. This oportunity auction is made possible by Evans’ dear friend, who has never sold even one item from his collection that was  amassed over four decades. His love for jukeboxes is evident upon viewing the 75-plus handpicked jukeboxes that will now be sold. The event is scheduled for Sept. 16-17, 2011.
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