![NY WORLD'S FAIR AUTOGRAPH BOOK & LICENSE PLATE: Vintage 1940 New York World's Fair Autograph Album Book in Original Box. Embossed Painted, Gilt Cover with Zip Closure. Few autographs, Very Nice Condition. Along with a 1964 Automobile License Plate](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1379/331101/178485810_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716581494)
![NY WORLD'S FAIR AUTOGRAPH BOOK & LICENSE PLATE: Vintage 1940 New York World's Fair Autograph Album Book in Original Box. Embossed Painted, Gilt Cover with Zip Closure. Few autographs, Very Nice Condition. Along with a 1964 Automobile License Plate](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1379/331101/178485810_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716581494)
![Antique Gilt Brass Kaleidoscope Looking Glass: Item/Description: Antique embossed brass kaleidoscope optical telescope. Six sided beveled cylindrical body. Embossed with leaves. Art Nouveau design. Domed convex bubble orb at terminal end. Unmarked](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6317/332591/179395014_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717787154)
![Miniature Tintype Album, Autograph & B'day Books: 1. 19th century photo album containing 95 miniature tintype portraits, brown leather with raised decoration and gilt accents, brass hasp; 5" x 3 1/2", 1" thick---2. 19th century autograph book contain](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1133/333050/179830418_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718220137)
![1914 BOOK SHAPE BOX SAFE GERMAN CLASSICS antique AUERBACH GOTTHELF REUTER RIEHL: BOOK SHAPE CONTAINER GERMAN CLASSICS (Vol. XII) Good condition, some wear Original embossed calf with gilt German Imperial Eagle coat of arms on the front cover Size 6 1/2 by 9 1/4" Reserve: $119.00 S](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332364/179251696_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142848)
![1900 COMPLETE WORKS of CHARLES DICKENS antique 30 VOLUMES in ENGLISH: COMPLETE WORKS of CHARLES DICKENS 30 VOLUMES, complete set. New York and London: Harper & Brothers; n.d. (c.1900) Illustrated Original 3/4 red morocco over marbled boards. Top edge gilt, others uncut](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332364/179251621_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142848)
![1797 BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER in ENGLISH ANTIQUE presentation binding: The whole Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments..., together with the Psalter or Psalms of David... Oxford; 1797 Original dark green morocco, decorated in gilt, with presentation](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332364/179251481_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142848)
![1825 BOOK SHAPE BOX SAFE Historia Graecorum et Romanorum Literaria antique: HENRICUS WEYTINGH Historia Graecorum et Romanorum Literaria Delphis Batavorum; 1825 296 pages Very good condition Lacks ties. Original schoolprize calf with central gilt coat of arms of DELFT on both](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332364/179251415_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142848)
![STODDARDS LECTURES – 13 VOLUMES - 1906: 1906. Boston. Balch Brothers Company. 13 volumes in Very Good condition, volumes 1-10 with 3 supplemental volumes. Half leather covered with marble boards. Gilt embossed title on spines is very visibl](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8737/332070/179146310_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717289604)
![BIBLIOTHEQUE ELZEVIRIENNE ANCIEN THEATRE FRANCOIS, 33 VOLUMES, 1854-1857: 1854-1857. Paris. 33 volumes. Chez P. Janet. All volumes are in Very Good condition. Written entirely in French. All volumes bound in red cloth with gilt spines. Minor rubbing, some aging to a few spi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8737/332070/179145762_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717289604)
![CHURCHILL BOOK SET, 12 VOLUMES - THE SECOND WORLD WAR, 6 OTHER WORKS: 1-6. The Second World War. 1948-1953. Houghton Mifflin and Company, Boston. In Near Fine condition. Red cloth binding with bright gilt spine titles. Each volume has Churchill’s signature embossed on](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8737/332070/179145736_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717289604)
![THE COMPLETE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE, 2001: 2001. Ann Arbor, MI. State Street Press. 1 volume holding 37 plays and a large number of poems and sonnets. Bound in full red leather, with satin ribbon bookmark and gold gilt edges. The spine and fro](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8737/332070/179146291_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717289604)
![HISTOIRE DE SAINTE THERESE, 2 VOLUMES, 1882: 1882. Nantes, France. 2 volumes. Mazeau, Libraire-Editeur. All volumes are in Very Good condition. Written entirely in French. All volumes bound in half calfs leather and marbled boards, with gilt spi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8737/332070/179145901_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717289604)
![VICTOR HUGO: LETTRES A LA FIANCEE, 4 VOLUMES, 1947: 1947. Paris. 4 volumes. Published by Albin Michel. All volumes are in Very Good condition. Written entirely in French. All volumes bound in green cloth with gilt spines for the title. Minor rubbing, s](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8737/332070/179145894_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717289604)
![1900 MAN AND HIS ANCESTOR STUDY in EVOLUTION BY CHARLES MORRIS antique: MAN AND HIS ANCESTOR A STUDY in EVOLUTION BY CHARLES MORRIS New York, London, The Macmillan Company; 1900 Size 5 by 7" vi, [2], 238, [1] pp Original publisher's green cloth with gilt title to the spin](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332364/179251934_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142848)
![LA ROCHE AUX MOUETTES PAR JULES SANDEAU DE L'ACADEMIE FRANCAISE: 1924. Paris. Librairie Hachette. Very Good condition+, bound in half, brown leather. Embossed in red and gold on the spine for the title and design. The tops of the pages are gilt edged and the spine](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8737/332070/179145748_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717289604)
![1853 BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER antique EMBOSSED DECORATIVE BINDING Americana: The Book of Common Prayer New York, 1853 Size 5 by 7 1/4" bound in full period morocco stamped in blind and with name of Matthew S. Chambers in gilt to front board. Gilt edges. Very good condition, mi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332364/179251880_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142848)
![ALPHONSE DAUDET – 5 VOLUMES – 1887: 1887. London. George Routledge and Sons. 5 volumes, with all books in Very Good condition. Bound in half leather with marbled boards, and with gilt decoration and lettering. The tops of the pages are](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8737/332070/179146292_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717289604)
![1588 PSALMS of DAVID ANTIQUE PSALTER BOOK 16th CENTURY RARE Bible: PSALMI DAVIDIS VULGATA EDITIONE Paris; 1588 Illustrated with one engraving Full leather binding ruled in gilt, all edges are gilt Size 4.5 by 7" very good condition 18th century hand writing to the fr](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332364/179251894_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142848)
![1823 BIBLE & BOOK of COMMON PRAYER in ENGLISH BOXED SET antique: An early 19th century boxed set containing the Bible and the Book of Common Prayer, both printed at Cambridge by J. Smith, in 1823 Bound in full morocco stamped in blind and lettered in gilt, with gil](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/331097/178483496_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716924779)
![1914 BOOK SHAPE BOX SAFE CONTAINER GERMAN LITERATURE CLASSICS antique: BOOK SHAPE CONTAINER GERMAN CLASSICS (Vol. XX) Good condition, some wear of binding, more wear to the spine Original embossed calf with gilt German Imperial Eagle coat of arms on the front cover Size](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/331097/178483751_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716924779)
![1898 GERMAN HYMNAL PROTESTANT SONG BOOK EVANGELISCHES GESANGBUCH antique: EVANGELISCHES GESANGBUCH Magdeburg ; 1898 Size 5 by 7" 610 pp Original embossed leather with gilt original owner's initials and date on the front cover. Gilt edges. Very good interior condition, worn](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/331097/178483372_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716924779)
![WWII NAZI GERMAN KRIEGSMARINE DAGGER HANGER SET: Matching set of Navy officer dagger hangers that have deluxe front facing black nylon fabric and black corduroy backers, each strap fed through gold gilt aluminum buckles with dual stacked lionís](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3324/332412/179274714_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717544456)
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Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze Bodhisattva on Lotus Base tops $400K at Concept Art Gallery
PITTSBURGH — Concept Art Gallery enjoyed a sensational result in its June 8 sale. Estimated at $300-$600, a Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze bodhisattva hammered for $330,000 ($402,600 with buyer’s premium). Complete sale results are available at LiveAuctioneers. The buyer will be hoping they have bought one of the celebrated series of bronzes cast in the imperial […]
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Trio of French Empire gilt bronzes by Napoleon’s goldsmith roared to $51K at Stair
HUDSON, N.Y. – Spotted in a regular Thursday Morning at Stair sale, a trio of French Empire gilt bronzes by Martin-Guillaume Biennais, Napoleon’s goldsmith, sold far above expectations on January 15. After just six bids, they hammered for $40,000 ($51,200 with buyer’s premium) against an estimate of $800-$1,200. Stair Galleries’ cataloging was brief but, as […]
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