Auction Guide
Swann Galleries’ May 23 Focus on Women sale is really a story about stories. It marks the fifth in the series since the New York-based auction house launched its successful inaugural sale in July…
Earlier this year, the pioneering, full-service auction house Hindman announced a merger with venerable 200-year-old Philadelphia-based Freeman’s. The union of these two pre-eminent businesses has…
On November 9, Hindman Auctions will offer Fine Books from the Dorros Family Collection, with significant works in the fields of Americana, ornithology, travel and exploration, literature, and color…
Swann Auction Galleries will be closing out their auction year with an Illustration Art sale set for December 14. Swann’s Illustration Art Specialist, Skye Lacerte, discussed her background with us,…
Between 1910 and 1912, Japanese explorer Nobu Shirase led the first non-European expedition to reach the South Pole. While the pole attempt was ultimately unsuccessful, the Japanese Antarctic…
Richard Avedon’s portrait George Harrison, 1967, was one of the leading success stories at Swann Galleries’ winter 2023 sale of Fine Photographs. With an estimate range of $15,000-$20,000, it…
In 2023 Potter & Potter Auctions will be holding an impressive six book sales, the most it has ever recorded in a single year. The series of auctions follows February’s Fine Books &…
Star of the show at Hindman Auctions’ Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana on May 11 is a collection of books about the history of polar exploration featuring items from the 18th…
Few books have endured such a chequered history as James Joyce’s Ulysses. As we head towards Bloomsday on June 16 and the 101st anniversary of the book’s publication, Heritage Auctions will offer…
In August, Swann Auction Galleries hosted its fourth annual sale dedicated to a curated selection of LGBTQ+ art, photography, literature, and other works and collectibles.
