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This weekly auction result is provided by Spencer W Stuart, an independent collections…
A special festive selection of items related to Christmas from various dealers:* Robert Frost, a…
Auctions
Paris, October 2016: The day following the sale “Photographies” with photographs from various owners, Sotheby’s is selling a major European collection, "
Auctions
A rare, specially issued, first edition of Evelyn Waugh's most popular novel, Brideshead Revisited,
Auctions
New York— On Tuesday, October 25, Swann Auction Galleries’ sale of Art & Storytelling: Photographs & Photobooks earned nearly $2 million.
Our preview week for this weekend's Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair continues today with several Japanese items from Boston Book Company:
If you've been following along on the blog this week, we've been previewing items on offer in Boston this weekend. Today we focus on the Boston Book, Print & Ephemera Show, which will take place on Saturday from 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at the Back Bay Events Center (within walking distance of the…
Auctions
New York— On Tuesday, November 15, Swann Galleries will hold an auction of Contemporary Art, featuring works by Chuck Close
Exhibit
New York, October 24, 2016—The exhibition The Shape of Things: Photographs from Robert B. Menschel presents a compact history of photography, from its inception to the early 21st century, in 100 images. On view from October 29, 2016, through May 7, 2017, the exhibition is drawn entirely from the…
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The Library of Congress, the Royal Collection Trust and King’s College London today signed a memorandum of understanding in which they agree to share resources to aid in the digitization of the papers of King George III (1738-1820), the English monarch in power when the American colonies declared…
Auctions
BEVERLY HILLS - The world’s earliest-known stone inscription of the 10 Commandments  - one of the most important documents in history, and a “national treasure” of Israel  - will be offered Nov. 16, 2016 by Heritage Auctions in the Properties of the Living Torah Museum Auction in Beverly…
Today's highlight is a souvenir program and scorecard from the 1915 World Series played between the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Phillies. This copy was printed for the Boston games, played at Braves Field (home today of Nickerson Field on the campus of Boston College). The scorecard…