George III Barometers & Thermometers

George III Brass Mortar by Jan Verbruggen, $77,975 STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET, U.K. – Sending the old year out with a bang, a George III brass mortar by Jan Verbruggen hammered for £49,000 and sold for £61,250 ($77,975) with buyer’s premium at Sworders on December 13. The rare example of British military ordnance from the time of the American Revolutionary War was estimated […]

NEW ORLEANS – More than 1,200 lots of fine and decorative arts, antiques, vintage couture, jewelry, silver and glass will be sold to the highest bidders at New Orleans Auction Galleries Inc. on Dec. 5 and 6. Saturday’s session will begin at 10 a.m. Central; Sunday’s start will be 11 a.m. Central. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide […]

ATLANTA — Nearly 780 lots of fine American and English art, along with Continental and Asian art, will be offered at a massive two-day sale at Ahlers & Ogletree on Wednesday, April 3 and Thursday, April 4. The catalogs are now available for review and bidding at LiveAuctioneers. Day 1’s highest-estimated lot is an untitled […]