In the latest Ten Things You Didn't Know column we explore the life of the late Ansel Adams, considered by many to be the pioneer of modern nature photography. April 22, 2014 marks the 30th anniversary of his death.
TV shows like ‘Mad Men,’ and ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ have made collecting vintage barware popular for young and old alike.
Did you realize we're in the midst of carnival season, and Mardi Gras is just a few weeks away? Within all the revelry of this season are many many secret traditions, including Mardi Gras invitations.
A gorgeous Wave Crest Native American-themed pipe holder plaque soared to $13,000 and a Wave Crest panel marked C.F. Monroe changed hands for $8,500 at an auction hosted by Woody Auction Sept. 7-8 in Douglass, Kansas.
Owner of Sedona’s Clear Creek Trading Company had acquired a massive collection, including art, antique firearms, an antique copper moonshine still, antique axes and more. It is up for bids in a 1,000-lot collectibles auction.
The lifetime American Brilliant Cut Glass (ABCG) and Brilliant Period Cut Glass (BPCG) collection of Jean Rex of California will be sold without reserve on Saturday, Oct. 20, by Woody Auction in Douglass, Kansas.
Donley Auctions, an auction house in Northern Illinois, has announced an upcoming auction of Guns and Military items including more than 300 grenades.
Estimates for the individual items in the October 3 rare stamp auction hosted by Siegel Auctions range from $5,000 to $1 million.
A violin dating to 1880 with ties to the Dallas Symphony will cross the auction block during the Aug. 11-12 auction presented by Cordier Auctions.
Pook & Pook Inc. and Noel Barrett are bringing forth a variety of toys for their next collaborative auction, which is slated for Aug. 15.
Wax packs and an entire box of O-Pee-Chee wax cards, issued between 1979 and 1989, were among the featured lots to generate a bidding battle during Heritage Auctions' July 19-20 Sports Trading Card auction.
More than 250 items of scrimshaw, fine marine art, sailor's valentine, Chinese school art, and Capt. Cook's Voyages volume of books.
An antique and collectible doll collection, teddy bears, and figures, including examples by Steiff, Disney, and Lenci, will headline an online auction set for July 29 through Turner Auction + Appraisals.
A document dating to July 4, 1776 is historic for more than the date, but also that the document includes, for the first time in history, mention of the name of an African-American. The document will come to auction July 24.
A gold coin, which research shows was struck for and carried by President George Washington, will come to the auction block Aug. 16 through Heritage Auctions for only the third time in its history. The net proceeds from the sale of this coin will benefit charities.
A 20th century metal sculpture of a horse by Deborah Kay Butterfield rose to double its high estimate, finishing at $70,400, to claim top lot in a 547-lot auction presented by Palm Beach Modern Auctions.
They say there is a song for every occasion, and when it comes to patriotic music, every day is an occasion for celebrating music and freedom. In this article, Melody Amsel-Arieli explores the topic of antique and vintage patriotic sheet music.
Political and campaign memorabilia from the Frent Collection of Presidential & Political Americana headlined a recent $1.1 million sale through Heritage Auctions.
An ancient Greek figure of a sphinx carved from limestone is expected to bring more than $100,000 as one of the featured lots in Artemis Gallery's June 20-21 auction.
A storied collection of waterfowl decoys will headline Copley Fine Arts' Sporting Sale slated for July 19-20.
A bevy of Japanese artists' work will be represented in woodblock, watercolor and mezzzotint prints on offer in Turner Auctions + Appraisals' June 17 sale.
Have you ever heard about mystery clocks? If not and if the name piques your interest, you may want to consider checking out Potter & Potter Auctions' June 16 sale, which features a selection of these unique clocks.
A fresh-to-market oil on Masonite painting by the late Francis Newton Souza soared to $235,000 before the gavel fell during Weiss Auctions' May 17 auction.
The recent discovery of several unique items related to icons of American history, including a spoon made by Paul Revere, are among the headlining objects in a diverse sale set for June 2-3 through Kaminski Auctions.
Making its debut at auction June 2 is a painted, chromed and coppered steel sculpture by American artist John Angus Chamberlain. The piece is one of more than 520 lots in Palm Beach Modern Auctions' June auction.
Among the items in Americana Auctions June 3 estates auction is an extensive collection of canes, as well as several examples of silver decorative art.
From classic toys, such as trains and sailing vessels to early scientific instruments, Auction Team Breker's May 25-26 auction is a showcase of tech and toy examples.
Nine examples of artwork by Norman Rockwell contributed to Heritage Auction's recent $4.5 million auction.
The first of multiple auctions featuring a lifetime collection of R.S. Prussia porcelain will come before bidders May 26 through Woody Auction. The first sale features a majority of pieces done in the seldom-seen cobalt blue color.
A painting of a circus scene by a noted illustrator of Saturday Evening Post covers is among the lots featured in Wolfs Fine Paintings and Sculpture May 12 online-only auction.
New fine art discoveries, like that of Thomas Hill's “Silver Strand Falls" painting of a scene from the Yosemite Valley will headline Witherell's American West at Auction sale, May 17.
A seldom-seen clockwork toy limousine is among the highlights of the more than 1,100 lots featured in Bertoia Auctions’ Spring Signature Sale, scheduled for April 27-28.
A prehistoric clay pot effigy of a human head is among the lots vying for bidder interest during Helm Auction, Inc.'s April 14 tribal auction.
A 52-coin set of $20 Saint-Gauden Double Eagle coins, issued from 1907-1932, is slated to sell April 8 on eBay.
Over & Above Online Auction will host its inaugural auction April 29, bringing forth art, advertising, and a diverse selection of ephemera.
Not one, but three seldom-seen paintings by iconic artist Clementine Hunter will come before bidders during Neal Auctions' March 24-25 sale.
Vessels, sculptures, jewelry, and icons fill the auction catalog in Artemis Gallery's March 15 ethnographic sale of 432 lots. A carved marble muse sculpture is among the headliners.
Nine hand-carved Chinese jadeite seals adorned with figural zodiac animals commanded bidder attention during Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers' Feb. 3 auction, finishing at $8,750.
For more than four decades Jane Miller Chai amassed a collection of unique Asian art and artifacts. On March 2 bidders the collection of the late Ms. Chai is coming to auction.
Rock Island Auction Co.'s Regional February Firearms Auction, Feb. 15-18, is a 'who's who' of antique and collectible firearms, with more than 10,000 examples set to sell.
The painting “Gray’s Elegy at Stoke Poges, Kent” painted by Jasper Francis Cropsey and inspired by a poem penned by Thomas Gray is coming before bidders during Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ 3-Day Winter Auction Feb. 16-18. It enters the sale with an estimate of $200,000 to $300,000.
