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Thomas Hart Benton, ‘Character Study of an Old Woman,’ estimated at $30,000-$60,000 at Circle Auction.

November 28, 2023

Peerless Thomas Hart Benton collection commands attention at Circle Auction, Dec. 2

Huge Clockwork Santa In Moss Sleigh with Reindeer, $12,000-$18,000 at Bertoia Auctions.

November 28, 2023

Holidays the year round star in Bertoia’s annual Holiday sale Dec. 1

Kashmir unheated sapphire and diamond ring, estimated at $300,000-$500,000 at Hindman.

November 27, 2023

Kashmir unheated sapphire and diamond ring leads our five lots to watch

The World's Greatest Liners Use Southampton Docks featuring RMS Queen Mary and SS Normandie" Estimate £5,000-£6,000 ($6,130-$7,356) at Onslows Auctioneers.

November 27, 2023

Onslows marks its 40th anniversary with vintage poster sale Nov. 30

Only known daguerreotype of General James Birdseye McPherson, $4,000-$6,000 at Hindman.

November 27, 2023

Civil War and Gold Rush-era ephemera and photography showcased at Hindman Nov. 30

Detail from the cover of Alice Liddell Hargreaves’s copy of Vladimir Nabokov’s 1923 translation of ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,’ signed by her, estimated at $10,000-$15,000 at Potter & Potter.

November 25, 2023

Alice in Wonderland collection invites bidders to fall down the rabbit hole at Potter and Potter Nov. 30

Prior-Hamblin school portraits of a boy and girl with related ephemera, $30,000-$50,000 at Jeffrey S. Evans.

November 25, 2023

Vintage glass and Americana comes to market at Jeffrey S. Evans Nov. 30 – Dec. 2

Abraham Lincoln signed correspondence hand-written on Executive Mansion stationery, $65,000-$75,000 at University Archives.

November 25, 2023

University Archives returns Nov. 29 with signed items from history’s most interesting people

Auction Results

A fragment of the manuscript for Of Mice And Men, eaten by Steinbeck's beloved dog Toby, sold for $12,800 with buyer’s premium at Bonhams.

November 28, 2023

John Steinbeck family member’s collection delivered solid performance at Bonhams

Winchester 1876 Deluxe, designated “1 of 1000," $280,000 ($358,400 with buyer’s premium) at Morphy Auctions.

November 28, 2023

Winchester 1876 Deluxe ‘1 of 1000’ reigned supreme at Morphy’s Friedrich collection sale

Late Qing interior-painted snuff bottle signed for Ding Erzhong (1865-1935), $11,000 at Tremont Auctions.

November 24, 2023

No-reserve Chinese snuff bottle sale had surprising results at Tremont

Circa-1910 Yabu Meizan Mount Fuji vase in its original tomobako, which hammered for £18,000 and sold for £23,500 ($29,350) at Lyon & Turnbull.

November 23, 2023

Five outstanding takeaways from the Fall 2023 Asian Art Week in London

Detail of a large Chinese gilt-bronze figure of a Luohan, estimated at $10,000-$20,000, which hammered for $750,000 and sold for $967,500 at DuMouchelles.

November 22, 2023

Chinese gilt bronze Luohan figure commands nearly $1M at Dumouchelles

November 21, 2023

Two Birger Sandzen paintings lead Regionalist results at Soulis

J. C. Leyendecker Saturday Evening Post cover illustration, which sold for $11,000 ($13,750 with buyer’s premium) at Bruneau & Co.

November 21, 2023

Carl Pugliese illustration art collection drew amazing results at Bruneau & Co.

November 20, 2023

Christie’s sets 68 new auction records with Charlie Watts collection

BID SMART WITH LIVEAUCTIONEERS

Vu Cao Dam’s 1965 work ‘Le Printemps (spring)’ handily outperformed its $15,000-$25,000 estimate when it achieved $70,000 plus the buyer’s premium in September 2020. Image courtesy of Hindman and LiveAuctioneers.

November 28, 2023

Vu Cao Dam masterfully united Eastern and Western influences

A 19th-century Christofle figural centerpiece outperformed its estimate, taking $9,500 plus the buyer’s premium in February 2022. Image courtesy of Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery and LiveAuctioneers.

November 24, 2023

Christofle silver: Beautifying tables since 1830

An original production cel of Mickey Mouse from the Sorcerer’s Apprentice sequence of Walt Disney’s ‘Fantasia’ achieved $6,000 plus the buyer’s premium in December 2022. The cel setup was professionally restored but it retains its original Courvoisier Galleries mat. Image courtesy of Van Eaton Galleries and LiveAuctioneers.

November 21, 2023

Courvoisier Galleries saved original Disney animation cels

This Van Cleef & Arpels 20-motif Alhambra necklace in malachite achieved $16,000 plus the buyer’s premium in November 2022. Image courtesy of Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery and LiveAuctioneers.

November 17, 2023

Van Cleef and Arpels’ Alhambra line makes luck look lovely

This Paul Frankl mahogany and lacquered wood bookcase achieved $18,000 plus the buyer’s premium in March 2018. Image courtesy of Neal Auction Company and LiveAuctioneers.

November 14, 2023

Paul Frankl scaled the heights of 20th-century furniture design