Sputnik lab test model could fly high at Auction Team Breker, Nov. 6

1957 laboratory test model of the Sputnik-1 satellite, est. €150,000-€250,000
1957 laboratory test model of the Sputnik-1 satellite, est. €150,000-€250,000
1957 laboratory test model of the Sputnik-1 satellite, est. €150,000-€250,000

COLOGNE, Germany – Auction Team Breker‘s November 6 Science & Technology / Mechanical Music / Fairground auction boasts 424 lots of unique and choice material, ranging from a 1957 laboratory test model of the Sputnik-1 satellite to a functional English mid-century children’s carousel to antique gramophones and telephones. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Lalique dragonfly pendant earns $226K, sets record at Doyle

Gold, opal, plique-a-jour enamel, glass and diamond dragonfly pendant by Rene Lalique, which sold for $226,800 and a world auction record
Gold, opal, plique-a-jour enamel, glass and diamond dragonfly pendant by Rene Lalique, $226,800
Gold, opal, plique-a-jour enamel, glass and diamond dragonfly pendant by Rene Lalique, which sold for $226,800 and a world auction record

NEW YORK – Doyle held a highly successful auction of Important Jewelry on October 21 that saw prices soaring amid spirited bidding from around the globe. Showcased were luxurious jewels by the world’s most prestigious makers, including Graff, Cartier, Rene Lalique, David Webb, Van Cleef & Arpels and Tiffany & Co. from prominent estates and distinguished collections.

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Roland NY presents Waldmann antiques collection Nov. 5-6

Monumental American whalebone ship model, est. $30,000-$50,000

 

 Monumental American whalebone ship model, est. $30,000-$50,000

Monumental American whalebone ship model, est. $30,000-$50,000

GLEN COVE, N.Y. – Roland Auctions NY is presenting a two-day auction event featuring the collection of prominent Southampton, New York antiques dealer Jay Waldmann, whose shop Waldmann Jewelry and Antiques graced Main Street in Southampton Village for more than years, on Friday, November 5 and Saturday, November 6, starting at 10 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Adams French mansion, site of many Dwight Stevens auctions, for sale

The historic Adams French mansion – a 7,000-square-foot antebellum home in Aberdeen, Mississippi on the National Register of Historic Places – is for sale for $750,000.
The historic Adams French mansion – a 7,000-square-foot antebellum home in Aberdeen, Mississippi on the National Register of Historic Places – is for sale for $750,000.
The historic Adams French mansion – a 7,000-square-foot antebellum home in Aberdeen, Mississippi on the National Register of Historic Places – is for sale for $750,000.

ABERDEEN, Miss. – The historic Adams French mansion – a 7,000-square-foot antebellum home on the National Register of Historic Places, situated on four bucolic acres atop the highest elevated point in Aberdeen – is for sale for $750,000 (or best offer). The buyer would also have the option of purchasing the home’s top-quality furnishings from the period.

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