RENO, Nev. – A Summer 2020 Extravaganza Auction so massive it is being spread over two separate weekends, two weeks apart, is planned for June 25-28 and July 10-12 by Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC, live and online, with start times each day of 8 a.m. Pacific time. The sale features a number of important collections of Americana – over 4,800 lots in all. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
CHICAGO – Hindman’s books and manuscripts department will present their spring Fine Books and Manuscripts including Americana auction in their Chicago saleroom on June 23. The sale will offer 294 lots of books, manuscripts, Americana, prints and maps representing a variety of collecting categories including: fine bindings, artists’ books, literature, medicine, travel and exploration, signed books, and natural history. View the fully illustrated catalog and bid on LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK – Sotheby’s is conducting a special single-lot online auction of a pair of waffle spike shoes handmade in the early 1970s by Bill Bowerman, the co-founder of Nike and legendary University of Oregon track coach. The Nike Origins | Bowerman Built auction is open for bidding through June 26.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Vogt Galleries will sell a curated collection featuring over 350 lots of fabulous estate jewelry, designer handbags, fine Swiss watches and a large selection of gold and diamond jewelry on Saturday, June 20. The items are from San Antonio collectors and estates throughout Texas. The auction will begin at noon Central time. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
OAKLAND, Calif. – Clars Auction Gallery sold an Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) Mick Jagger complete portfolio of 10 screen prints for a record-breaking $817,000 on Sunday. The top lot powered Clars to the most successful one-day online-only auction in the company’s history with just over $3 million in total sales. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.