DOUGLASS, Kan. – A large and diverse antique auction featuring massive, single-owner collections of Native American items, cast-iron toys, art glass, cloisonné and more will all come up for bid Saturday, Dec. 3, by Woody Auction. The sale will start at 9:30 a.m. Central time. Absentee and Internet bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.com.
DOWNINGTOWN, Pa. – Pook & Pook in association with Noel Barrett Antiques and Auctions will conduct their first jointly produced toy auction on December 2-3, 2016. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available on both days through LiveAuctioneers.com.
SAN FRANCISCO – On Dec. 1, PBA Galleries will offer over 500 lots of fine and rare books, prints and ephemera. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.com.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) – The world’s earliest-known complete stone inscription of the Ten Commandments, described as a “national treasure” of Israel, sold at auction in Beverly Hills for $850,000.
Heritage Auctions said the 2-foot square marble slab sold Wednesday night at a public auction of ancient Biblical archaeology artifacts.
The tablet weighs about 115 pounds and is inscribed in an early Hebrew script called Samaritan.
It likely adorned the entrance of a synagogue that was destroyed by the Romans between A.D. 400 and 600, or by the Crusaders in the 11th century, said David Michaels, Heritage Auctions director of ancient coins and antiquities.
The auction house said the Israeli Antiquities Authorities approved export of the piece to the United States in 2005. The only condition was that it must be displayed in a public museum.
“The sale of this tablet does not mean it will be hidden away from the public,” Michaels said. “The new owner is under obligation to display the tablet for the benefit of the public.”
The tablet lists nine of the 10 commonly known commandments, leaving out “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain” (King James translation), and adding one often employed by the Samaritan sect, encouraging worshippers to “raise up a temple” on Mount Gerizim, the holy mountain of the Samaritans, according to Heritage Auctions.
The tablet was one of a number of Biblical artifacts owned by the Living Torah Museum in Brooklyn, New York, that were up for auction.
The auction opened with a $300,000 bid on the piece. The winning bidder does not wish to be identified.
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LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. – Rago Arts and Auction Center’s fine art auctions brought in $2.43 million on Saturday, Nov. 5. Lot 350, Julian Stanczak’s Walking Shadows (above) fetched $93,750, the highest price of the day. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.com.
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BEVERLY, Mass. – Kaminski Auctions’ annual Thanksgiving auction Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 26-27, features the partial contents of the legendary Belvedere Guest House, Fire Island, N.Y. Antique furniture, objets d’art and paintings from this elegant neoclassical villa will be featured in the auction. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.com.
HATFIELD, Pa. – Alderfer’s Auctioneers & Appraisers will sell the collection of Chuck Medwork, a Lone Ranger impersonator, on Nov. 21 in an online-only auction. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.com.
GROSSENGERSDORF, Austria – Among the works on sale at the Antiquitaeten Baranyi art auction on Nov. 26 are four paintings by Adolf Hitler. The auctioneer acknowledges such works are controversial but believes they are important for their historical interest. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.com.
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