Duffner & Kimberly Poppy lamp leads lineup at Cottone, Nov. 2-3

Duffner & Kimberly Poppy hanging light fixture, estimated at $30,000-$50,000
Duffner & Kimberly Poppy hanging light fixture, estimated at $30,000-$50,000
Duffner & Kimberly Poppy hanging light fixture, estimated at $30,000-$50,000

GENESEO, N.Y. – Cottone Auctions will hold its next Art & Antiques sale on Wednesday, November 2 and Thursday, November 3, starting at noon Eastern time both days. It will offer selections from the estate of Howard D. Booher Sr. of Atwater, Ohio; the lifelong collection of John and Mary Jo Knowles of Rochester, New York; as well as items from various private collections, estates and individuals. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Photos and broadsides should post good numbers at Hindman, Nov. 3-4

Half plate copy daguerreotype of Zachary Taylor, estimated at $10,000-$15,000
Half plate copy daguerreotype of Zachary Taylor, estimated at $10,000-$15,000
Half plate copy daguerreotype of Zachary Taylor, estimated at $10,000-$15,000

CINCINNATI – Hindman will present the collection of James Milgram, M.D. as the cornerstone of its American Historical Ephemera and Photography Auction, taking place Thursday, November 3 and Friday, November 4. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Astronaut’s gold Omega watch flies to $1.9M at RR Auction

Gold Omega Speedmaster Professional watch presented to astronaut Wally Schirra in 1969, $1.9 million
Gold Omega Speedmaster Professional watch presented to astronaut Wally Schirra in 1969, $1.9 million
Gold Omega Speedmaster Professional watch presented to astronaut Wally Schirra in November 1969, $1.9 million

BOSTON – Astronaut Wally Schirra’s Omega Speedmaster Professional watch sold for $1,906,954 at RR Auction on October 20.

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Two Picassos make auction debut at Guernsey’s, Nov. 12

Pablo Picasso, ‘Arlequin et sa Compagne,’ estimated at $700,000-$1 million
Pablo Picasso, ‘Arlequin et sa Compagne,’ estimated at $700,000-$1 million
Pablo Picasso, ‘Arlequin et sa Compagne,’ estimated at $700,000-$1 million

NEW YORK– Works by Picasso, Chagall, Degas, Renoir, Dufy and Warhol will be auctioned at Guernsey’s on Sunday, November 12. The art collections of three late collectors will be offered without a minimum reserve. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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