SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Turner Auctions + Appraisals will present a Cabinet of Curiosities on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 10:30 a.m. Pacific time, 1:30 p.m. Eastern, offering many interesting and unusual items from around the world. Sourced primarily from one collection, this online auction offers an eclectic array of 110 lots from ancient times to the 20th century. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
CINCINNATI – An incredibly rare antebellum quarter plate daguerreotype believed to be the earliest known image of enslaved African Americans with cotton sold for $324,500 in Cowan’s American History auction on Nov. 15. The photograph, likely taken sometime in the 1850s, depicts an upland Greene County, Georgia, plantation owner, his family, and 10 enslaved African Americans. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
MONTROSE, Calif. – An outstanding Egyptian limestone relief dating to the Old Kingdom (circa 2200 B.C.), a fantastic life-size Roman marble head of an athletic victor (second-third century A.D.), and a set of four large Egyptian alabaster canopic jars (Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C.) are just a few of the offerings in Ancient Resource Auctions’ auction scheduled for Dec. 7. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. – Rago’s latest Fine Art sale realized $3.4 million across two days, Nov. 8-9. The highest selling lot of the weekend came from Friday’s Post War + Contemporary Art sale, an untitled ink on poster board rendering of the classic Crawling Baby by Keith Haring that sold for $117,500 against a high estimate of $50,000. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
DENVER, Pa. – Wars have woven a continual thread throughout recorded history, and as nations have risen or fallen in defeat, their historical artifacts have been lost or severely depleted. A desire to own and preserve relics that played a role in critical conflicts is why so many history buffs worldwide collect weaponry and militaria. A preferred source for collectors of superior-quality antique objects of war is Morphy Auctions, whose next Edged Weapons, Armor & Militaria sale is slated for Dec. 10. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW HAMBURG, Ontario – Luxury watches by famous makers such as Omega, Rolex, Patek Philippe and Piaget, plus an exquisite selection of equally luxurious jewelry items will be sold in Miller & Miller’s Watches & Jewelry Auction on Saturday, Nov. 23. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.