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Exceptional molded copper Leaping Horse Weathervane, Boston, ca. 1860. Sold at auction for $150,000
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Tiffany Lamps Highlight Fontaine's Arts Auction
The January 29 sale features ninety lots of Tiffany lighting and other items and also includes silver, American and European furniture, leaded-glass windows, art glass, fine art, Asian art and antiques, and jewelry.
Rare Tiffany Medusa Pendant Sells for Record $3.65 Million
One of the earliest jewels made by Louis Comfort Tiffany, the famed pendant had been listed as "whereabout unknown" for decades and is considered a "holy grail" piece.
Original Spider-Man Art Snares $3.36M Record
A single page of original art from a 1984 Spider-Man comic book sells for millions, shattering all previous comic art records at auction.
Notable Collections That Hit Auction Block in 2021
Collectors eagerly snapped up blue-chip Golden Age comics, toys, trains, sports buttons, Roseville Pottery and more.
Pook & Pook Auctioning Important American Folk Art
The January 13-14 sale also includes fraktur, tall case clocks, fine art, furniture and more.
Aaaaay! Fonzie's Leather Jacket Sells for Cool $75K
There's no chance we'll ever be as cool as The Fonz, but someone just paid $75,000 to look the part of the "Happy Days" star.
'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' Sells for Record $417K
The first edition of the debut novel is now the most expensive book on the boy wizard ever sold and the most expensive commercially published work of fiction in the 20th century.
World-Class Collection of Rare Phonographs Coming to Auction
The Howard Hazelcorn collection, featuring more than 150 of the rarest phonographs ever amassed, will be sold at Donley Auctions December 11 and 12.
Fashion Auction Features 'Decades of Decadence'
Augusta Auctions' December 8 sale includes a treasure trove of Victorian and Edwardian gowns, corsets, lingerie and foundations, opera coats and capes, 1950s' couture, accessories, jewelry and much more.
Hess Fine Auctions
December 11, 2021 Event Auction, Fine art & More! Original Karel Appel CoBra Carved Wood Relief Painting Christiaan
Pook & Pook Starts Holidays Early With Antique Toys Auction
Antique and vintage offerings from several key collections include dolls, board games, puzzles, models, toys of all kinds and unusual objects.
Important Beacon Hill Collection of American Furniture Coming to Auction
Skinner's sale features highlights from a lifetime collection, including important 18th and early 19th century pieces and paintings from the China Trade.
Donley Gears Up for Annual Fall Classic
Three-day sale featuring eclectic antiques and collectibles is considered the auction house's greatest sale of the year.
Rockwell's Thanksgiving Classic Realizes $4.3M
Long unrecognized as an original, Norman Rockwell's painting "Home for Thanksgiving" sells for $4.3 million, helping to save an American Legion Post in Massachusetts.
Marvel-ous: Captain America's Movie Shield Sells for $259K
Screen-used by Chris Evans in Marvel Studios' 2019 blockbuster 'Avengers: Endgame,' the shield sets a new house record at Hake's for any Marvel movie prop.
York Antiques Show & Sale Upon Us
Premiere antiquing event in Mid-Atlantic region kicks off end of January in Pennsylvania.
