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Leica factory prototype die-cast camera from 1933-1934, estimate €300,000-€400,000 ($334,000-$446,000) at Wetzlar.

First die-cast Leica camera designed by Oskar Barnack stars at Wetzlar October 12

‘Pink and Gold’ by Francis Cadell, £260,000 ($349,000) with buyer’s premium at Lyon & Turnbull.

Scottish paintings deaccessed from Paisley Art Institute achieve almost $1.5M at Lyon & Turnbull

'Millinery and Fancy Goods' trade sign, $32,000 ($40,000 with buyer's premium) at Hudson Valley.

Alfred Selnick antique trade sign collection surprised with huge performances at Hudson Valley

Leslie Ragan, 'The New 20th Century Limited' poster, estimate $12,000-$18,000 at Swann.

Leslie Ragan posters for the New York Central System set to dominate at Swann October 10

Robert Capa, 'D-Day Landing,' estimate $2,000-$4,000 at Auctions at Showplace.

Former Magnum Photos president’s collection heads to Auctions at Showplace October 23

George III silver and oak 'jolly boat' miniature, estimate $3,000-$5,000 at Doyle.

Miniature George III silver and oak ‘jolly boat’, after 50 years off the market, surfaces at Doyle October 16

Robert Maxwell, 'Sunburst' wall sculpture, estimate $9,000-$12,000 at Billings.

Works by Robert Maxwell and Evelyn Ackerman highlight the Studio Craft event at Billings October 12

Circa-1670-1690 Kakiemon figure of a boy with a vase riding a catfish, $20,800 with buyer’s premium at Hayloft Auctions September 9.

17th-century Kakiemon figure, Ricky Jay spirit photograph, Cowden & Wilcox crock make our Results Roundup

AT&SF Railway 'Scout' passenger car sign, estimate $8,000-$12,000 at Rail & Road.

Postwar Union Pacific and Santa Fe passenger car art comes to Rail & Road October 17-18

War Department 'wanted' poster for John Wilkes Booth, $105,000 ($136,500 with buyer's premium) at RR Auction.

Relics from the Lincoln assassination topped estimates at RR Auction

All Auction Results Bid Smart The Five Upcoming Auctions

D. Gottlieb & Co Sweet Add-A-Line wood rail pinball machine, $12,995 with buyer’s premium at Jaybird September 12.

Accounting-themed pinball machine, Yiddish Corona typewriter, Webb’s seeds ‘strip’ sign make our Results Roundup for October 15

The top price on the LiveAuctioneers platform for a Line Vautrin mirror is this ‘Folie’ mirror, which achieved $200,000 plus the buyer’s premium in May 2023. Image courtesy of Rago Arts and Auction Center and LiveAuctioneers.

Line Vautrin’s Mirrors reflect the Frenchwoman’s genius

Bold colors and a sensual form are the hallmarks of this large Vladimir Kagan “Serpentine” sofa that sold for $16,900 plus the buyer’s premium in February 2019 at Palm Beach Modern Auctions. Image courtesy of Palm Beach Modern Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.

Vladimir Kagan: timeless modernity

‘Two Figures’ by Auguste-Elysée Chabaud, $64,000 with buyer’s premium at Stair Galleries September 12.

Chabaud painting, medieval cauldron, two 1978 Bob Ross paintings make our Results Roundup for October 14

Robert Capa, 'D-Day Landing,' estimate $2,000-$4,000 at Auctions at Showplace.

Former Magnum Photos president’s collection heads to Auctions at Showplace October 23

Circa-1670-1690 Kakiemon figure of a boy with a vase riding a catfish, $20,800 with buyer’s premium at Hayloft Auctions September 9.

17th-century Kakiemon figure, Ricky Jay spirit photograph, Cowden & Wilcox crock make our Results Roundup

All Auction Results Bid Smart The Five Upcoming Auctions

D. Gottlieb & Co Sweet Add-A-Line wood rail pinball machine, $12,995 with buyer’s premium at Jaybird September 12.

Accounting-themed pinball machine, Yiddish Corona typewriter, Webb’s seeds ‘strip’ sign make our Results Roundup for October 15

October 15, 2024 / Auction Results

The top price on the LiveAuctioneers platform for a Line Vautrin mirror is this ‘Folie’ mirror, which achieved $200,000 plus the buyer’s premium in May 2023. Image courtesy of Rago Arts and Auction Center and LiveAuctioneers.

Line Vautrin’s Mirrors reflect the Frenchwoman’s genius

October 15, 2024 / Bid Smart

Bold colors and a sensual form are the hallmarks of this large Vladimir Kagan “Serpentine” sofa that sold for $16,900 plus the buyer’s premium in February 2019 at Palm Beach Modern Auctions. Image courtesy of Palm Beach Modern Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.

Vladimir Kagan: timeless modernity

October 14, 2024 / Bid Smart

‘Two Figures’ by Auguste-Elysée Chabaud, $64,000 with buyer’s premium at Stair Galleries September 12.

Chabaud painting, medieval cauldron, two 1978 Bob Ross paintings make our Results Roundup for October 14

October 14, 2024 / Auction Results

Robert Capa, 'D-Day Landing,' estimate $2,000-$4,000 at Auctions at Showplace.

Former Magnum Photos president’s collection heads to Auctions at Showplace October 23

October 12, 2024 / Featured, Upcoming Auctions

Circa-1670-1690 Kakiemon figure of a boy with a vase riding a catfish, $20,800 with buyer’s premium at Hayloft Auctions September 9.

17th-century Kakiemon figure, Ricky Jay spirit photograph, Cowden & Wilcox crock make our Results Roundup

October 11, 2024 / Auction Results, Featured

Circa-1920s Missouri Jewelite ‘Modern Cabins’ double-sided neon and porcelain sign, estimate $10,000-$20,000 at Morphy Auctions October 18.

Circa-1920s Missouri Jewelite ‘Modern Cabins’ sign leads our five lots to watch

Salem, Massachusetts 300th anniversary poster from 1926, estimate $200-$400 at Grant Zahajko Auctions October 16.

Salem, Massachusetts Ter-Centenary Poster from 1926 leads our five lots to watch

Hawker aluminium bedroom cupboard, £1,730 ($2,280) with buyer’s premium at Claydon Auctioneers August 19.

Hawker Aluminum Table and Cupboard lead our five auction highlights

Verdura wood, gold, diamond, turquoise, and cultured pearl bracelets, estimate $30,000-$40,000 each at Heritage Auctions September 30.

Verdura bracelets lead our five lots to watch

Massimo Micheluzzi glass vase from 2002, $41,920 with buyer’s premium at Wright August 15.

Massimo Micheluzzi glass vase leads our five auction highlights

‘Different Aspects of Submarines’, a lithograph by Eric Ravilious, £7,860 ($10,330) with buyer’s premium at Lyon & Turnbull August 13.

Eric Ravilious World War II-era submarine lithograph leads our five auction highlights

Slip-decorated redware shallow bowl, dated 1802 and attributed to John Leidy II, estimate $10,000-$20,000 at Conestoga September 28.

Slip-decorated 1802 redware shallow bowl leads our five lots to watch

Jean Michel Schlumberger by Tiffany & Co ‘Bird on a Rock’ aquamarine brooch with box, $54,600 with buyer’s premium at Fortuna August 13.

Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co ‘Bird on a Rock’ aquamarine brooch leads our five auction highlights

English wool merchant trade sign in the form of a ram, $20,000 with buyer’s premium at William Smith July 31.

Circa-1880 English Wool Merchant’s Trade Sign leads our five auction highlights

Edward Faulkner 22K gold Greco-Roman running key-wound pocket watch dating to 1748, estimate $8,000-$12,000 at Hess Fine Auctions September 28.

Edward Faulkner 22K Gold Greco-Roman Running Keywind Pocket Watch Dating to 1748 leads our five lots to (um) watch