Auctions
Exceptional molded copper Leaping Horse Weathervane, Boston, ca. 1860. Sold at auction for $150,000
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Antique Trader's auction coverage, including previews, results and stories.
Rare Frederick Childe Hassam Painting Leads Hess’ Auction
The June 19 Summer Showcase features other lots of antiques, fine art, silver time pieces, and objets d’art.
The Promise Collection of Comic Books
An amazing story of how a brother’s promise to protect a fallen veteran’s treasure trove of Golden Age Comics could be worth $10 million decades later.
The Amazing Spider-Steve Collection
Steven Levine spent decades amassing one of the most unique Spider-Man collections in the world. Following his death, the collection comes to Heritage Auctions.
Rare Silver Spoon by Paul Revere, Jr. Sets World Record
The $32,500 spoon was part of a collection of silver made by Revere that sold in Heritage's recent $2.4 million Fine Silver Auction.
American Amusements Sell for $5.4 Million
Unusual gas pump leads the 3,400 lots of railroadiana, petroliana, slot machines and more at Morphy's mid-May auction series.
First Issue of 'The Shadow' Sets New World Auction Record
New bidders also set additional record prices for rare pulp magazines at Heritage Auctions.
Pouring One Out for Coke
How a 1933 soda dispenser revolutionized the soda industry by making the perfect Coca-Cola, and in the process became a collecting holy grail.
Fine and Decorative Arts Highlight Fontaine's May Auctions
Tiffany lamps, American and European furniture, paintings, jewelry, art pottery and more offered in the Fine & Decorative Arts auctions May 22 and May 29.
‘Football Hero’ Scores New World Record
Joseph Christian Leyendecker’s painting, Beat-up Boy, Football Hero, becomes an auction hero at Heritage after selling for $4.1 million, shattering a previous world record by the artist.
Art + Math = Charles Csuri
Warning: Trying to understand the how-to equations of pioneering computer artist Charles Csuri will make your head hurt. But for Csuri, it all adds up to something special as art and math collide.
Artist Roesen Highlights Cordier May Auction
Work by Severin Roesen, a major American still life artist, as well as fine jewelry and lighting, featured in Cordier Spring Fine and Decorative Arts Auction.
Norman Rockwell Leads Auction of Legendary American Artists
A playful Rockwell piece, making its first public appearance in over a century, is expected to fetch more than $400,000 at a Heritage Auctions' sale that also includes Joseph Christian Leyendecker, Andrew Wyeth, Thomas Moran and Grandma Moses.
Important Collection of Games, Folk Art Coming to Auction
Pook & Pook is selling the first installment of the Bud and Judy Newman collection on April 23.
Video Game Sells for $660,000
Ultra-rare Super Mario Bros. video game from 1985, stashed in a desk drawer for decades, is now the most valuable game in the world.
