SYLVANIA, Ohio – Dave Taylor’s Civil War Antiques will conduct its fourth online auction on LiveAuctioneers on Friday, March 27. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
Kensington features Banksy stop sign in March 23 sale
CLINTONDALE, N.Y. – Kensington Estate Auctions pulls out all the stops for their March 23 online auction with a stop sign attributed to Bansky. This spray-painted metal sign was hand-stenciled and depicts a pony-tailed girl with the stenciled signature of the British street artist. Additional graffiti / urban artworks in the sale are by Andy Warhol, Keith Haring and LAII. The conservative presale estimate for the Bansky work is $600-$1,200 while on-line bidding has already been active. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
Rare copy of Federalist Papers tops $312K at auction
DALLAS – An extremely rare copy of The Federalist Papers that was personally given by James Madison to an American diplomat and a strong selection of literature related to the Mormon church and its founders boosted the total sales for Heritage Auctions’ Rare Books Auction to $1,608,905 March 4 in New York.
Hitting the jackpot with antique slots
NEW YORK – Slot machines used to be fun to operate with mechanical levers you pulled, earning them the nickname of one-armed bandits. Modern versions in casinos are a push-button style and don’t offer the joy of seeing piles of coins spill out when one hits a payout. Instead, the money tally ticks up and down on a digital display. Boring!