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Maurice-Claude Vidili’s innovative Sphère d’Isolation designed decades ago resonates with today’s self-quarantine practice.Maurice-Claude Vidili’s circa-1971 Sphère d’Isolation sold at Sotheby’s for $52,500.A futuristic and space-age piece of architect…
A rare Pokémon booster set from 1999 sells for $198,000 at Heritage Auctions, adding more juice to the already electric Pokémon secondary market.DALLAS – The incredible rise in popularity and value on the secondary market continues for Pokémon Trading …
Legendary collection of vintage shooting gallery targets takes center stage at Soulis Auctions in September. Early collectors Richard and Valerie Tucker embraced the targets, calling them ‘iron as art.’LONE JACK, Missouri – Ping! Bam! Clang! Those are …
A pair of recently discovered glasses, gifted by India’s Mahatma Gandhi in the 1920s, sell for $340,000 at auction, stunning the collecting world.As the primary leader of India’s independence movement against British rule, Mahatma Gandhi was the archit…
The appeal of these wheels for collectors is nostalgia, history, heritage, and artistic designs, says Mike Fallon of Copake Auction.A circa 1888 Singer Extraordinary 48” high wheel (ordinary) bicycle, ridden in a Century and is said to have ridden well…
Legendary fantasy artist’s stunning original work “The Princess of Mars” highlights Heritage Auctions Comics & Comic Art event in September. A personal favorite of the artist, the masterpiece was held by Frazetta’s family for five decades.DALLAS – …
The elusive and highly sought-after Pikachu Illustrator card, one of the rarest cards in the world, recently sold for more than $230,000, shattering a world record. An ultra-rare Pokémon card given out as a prize in 1998 has sold at auction…
Rafael Osona’s 40th annual August sale offers old Boston, historic Nantucket, marine collections, Americana, fine art and more.The top lot in the day 1 sale is this Ralph Eugene Cahoon Jr. (1910-1982) oil on Masonite “Sailor’s Surprise,” a Chinese exp…
An 1840 sewing table steals the spotlight during Morphy’s Fine & Decorative Arts Auction.DENVER, Penn. – The spotlight may have been shining on a stellar array of art glass, jewelry and watches at Morphy’s Fine & Decorative Arts Auction in mid-…
Iconic space suit from Stanley Kubrick’s landmark film, 2001: A Space Odyssey, sells for $370,000 at Julien’s Auctions.2001: A Space Odyssey space suit sold for $370,000. The space suit featured heavily in Stanley Kubrick’s seminal 1968 film 2001: A Sp…
The vampire-killing kit has everything needed to slay the mythical monsters.It’s not clear how old this kit is, but Hansons Auctioneers said it has everything needed to slay vampires.This year has been so crazy thus far, would anyone bat an eye if vamp…
A rare jeweled and sequined mannequin, Levi jackets, and baseball cards are among the top lots.A rare full-size female mannequin covered in jewels and sequins, with butterflies, flowers, wings and leaves, seated in an antique chair, 20th century; estim…
A long-lost diving helmet, a U.S. Navy Mark V, surfaces after decades buried in a hoarders’ northern Wisconsin home. The 1916 helmet could be the most historically important helmet in the world – and the most valuable when it comes to auction in July.O…
Heritage Auctions’ sale devoted exclusively to certified magazines is enormously popular with collectors, shows there’s demand for this niche.Vampirella #1 was No. 1 with collectors and the top lot, after selling for $7,200.DALLAS – A copy of Vampirell…
Never-before-seen artworks and personal effects from the estate of Georgia O’Keefe and her husband Alfred Stieglitz sell way above pre-sale estimates.O’Keeffe’s painting, Nature Forms ~ Gaspé, sold at Sotheby’s for $6.9 million.Georgia O’Keeffe still h…
American Brilliant Cut Glass lots include punch bowls, ice cream trays, vases, decanters, more than 60 color pieces, and rare patterns.One of the expected star lots is this ABCG round dresser box in a solid gold color with gilt metal fittings, attribut…
The auction house achieved strong results with many high-profile, world-record setting sales in several departments.The very first published Tintin cover ever offered at auction: The Adventures of Tintin Vol. 1: Tintin in the Land of the Soviets, by He…
The rare model is one of the only known copies of the Statue of Liberty that artist Frederic Auguste Bartholdi created in advance of embarking on the huge undertaking of creating the actual statue.CINCINNATI — An extremely rare and recently discovered …
Twenty-five thousand people were on their feet cheering when the only surviving 1968 Mustang fastback from Steve McQueen’s movie, Bullitt, set an auction record.The 1968 Ford Mustang from the Steve McQueen crime thriller, Bullitt, races to an auction r…
A 150-year-old blue Cassin’s Grape Brandy Bitters bottle, so rare that for years many doubted its existence, has sold for a staggering $155,000.The elusive and rare 150-year-old blue Cassin’s Grape Brandy Bitters bottle, $155,000.SACRAMENTO, CA – A 150…
Collectors were in a frenzy to get historically important phones and related items at Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers‘ recent saleGallows Pole early horn transmitter telephone reproductions, United States, 20th century, pieces marked “Historical Replica …
Gold ingot and oil painting of panhandlers on mules bring top dollars at Holabird’s recent auction.Top lot was this 4.51-troy-ounce gold nugget from Alaska, 2-1/2″ x 1-1/2″, $10,845.RENO, Nev. – An Alaska Gold Rush gold nugget from the Atlin mining dis…
FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Waverly’s of suburban Washington, D.C., will offer connoisseurs 450 lots of rare books, maps, atlases and ephemera in a well-rounded November 21st catalog auction. Many themes and categories are featured, and key selections include …