TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – On Oct. 19 Manor Auctions will conduct an absolute online sale featuring dozens of mint-made error coins and error currency lots among other items, all starting at $20 opening bid. Many of the errors featured in this sale are rare and/or quite severe, making them especially attractive to collectors worldwide. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. – Rago’s Remix Auction returns on Oct. 18-19 with two sessions to be conducted over two days. The sale commences on Friday with Remix: American, English + Continental Silver, which presents nearly 200 lots of silver including a large and impressive collection of Tiffany & Co. hollowware and flatware services. The sale will also feature fine and heirloom pieces of silver from other makers such as Georg Jensen, Gorham and Christofle. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
LITCHFIELD, Conn. – Litchfield Auctions will celebrate 25 years in the auction business with a noteworthy sale Oct. 19-20 featuring property from the collection of antique collector, dealer and connoisseur Peter Tillou. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK – Today, The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced the key components of its 150th-anniversary celebration in 2020, including major gifts of art from around the world; exhibitions and displays that will examine art, history, and culture through spectacular objects; and dynamic programs that will engage The Met’s local and global communities. Highlights of the year include the exhibition Making The Met, 1870–2020, the opening of the newly renovated British Galleries, the display of new works of art given to the Museum in honor of its 150th anniversary, the launch of cross-cultural installations, a robust schedule of programs and events, and more.
DENVER, Pa. – Arguably the most significant, positively identified Revolutionary War long arm in existence, the Dutch flintlock musket that fired the first shot at the 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill will be offered on Day 2 of Morphy’s Oct. 22-23 Extraordinary Firearms Auction. It is expected to sell for $100,000-$300,000.
LIEVIN, France (AP) – The Louvre opened a new sprawling art conservation center Tuesday some 200 kilometers from Paris to protect the museum’s priceless artworks from its flood-prone storage reserves.
MOUNT CRAWFORD, Va. – Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates’ Fall Fine & Decorative Arts Auction contains a wide selection of material and will include everything from fine art and rare music boxes to miniature lighting and silver. The large auction will take place over two days, Friday, Oct. 18, and Saturday, Oct. 19. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK – Ever since the prototype of the 1959 Corvette Stingray raced at the Marlboro Motor Raceway in Maryland that April, finishing first in its class and fourth overall, the Stingray has been one of America’s most beloved sports cars with a loyal following.