Butterfly-form decanter sets hearts aflutter at Woody Auction, Dec. 3

Green cut to clear decanter by Stevens & Williams in the figural butterfly form, estimated at $6,000-$9,000
Green cut to clear decanter by Stevens & Williams in the figural butterfly form, estimated at $6,000-$9,000
Green cut to clear decanter by Stevens & Williams in the figural butterfly form, estimated at $6,000-$9,000

DOUGLASS, Kan. – Woody Auction’s final antique sale of 2022, on Saturday, December 3, presents more than 400 lots in a wide array of categories. Bidding starts at 9 am Central time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Archive of Bob Dylan love letters to old flame earns $669K

Detail of one of the 42 love letters Bob Dylan, then Bob Zimmerman, wrote to Barbara Ann Hewitt in the 1950s. Imagescourtesy of RR Auction and © the estate of Barbara Hewitt
Group of period Bob Dylan materials, including some of the 42 love letters that sold collectively for $669,875. The photographs were offered as separate lots. Image courtesy of RR Auction and © the estate of Barbara Hewitt
Group of period Bob Dylan materials, including some of the 42 love letters that sold collectively for $669,875. The photographs were offered as separate lots. Image courtesy of RR Auction and © the estate of Barbara Hewitt

BOSTON – An archive of 42 love letters written by Bob Dylan to a high school sweetheart, Barbara Ann Hewitt, sold for $669,875 at RR Auction on November 17. The Hewitt archive, in total, contains more than 150 pages of autograph material written between 1958 and 1959.

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Benefit Shop Foundation delivers holiday sparkle, Dec. 7

Elgin 14K gold pocket watch, ornately engraved and embossed with a floral motif, estimated at $200-$1,000
Elgin 14K gold pocket watch, ornately engraved and embossed with a floral motif, estimated at $200-$1,000
Elgin 14K gold pocket watch, ornately engraved and embossed with a floral motif, estimated at $200-$1,000

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. — The Benefit Shop Foundation, Inc will kick off the holiday shopping season with its 2nd annual holiday jewelry and designer fashion auction on Wednesday, Dec. 7, starting at 10 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Let Jasper52 set your table with exclusive sterling silver, Nov. 30

One from a set of 10 serving trays by French silversmith Alphonse Debain, estimated at $34,000-$41,000
One from a set of 10 serving trays by French silversmith Alphonse Debain, estimated at $34,000-$41,000
One from a set of 10 serving trays by French silversmith Alphonse Debain, estimated at $34,000-$41,000

NEW YORK – A group of 10 serving trays by Alphonse Debain; a 298-piece flatware set by Boin-Taburet, offered with a 15-piece serving platter set; and a late 19th-century eight-piece tea and coffee set by Emile Puiforcat will likely earn top lot status at Jasper52’s Exclusive Sterling Silver Auction, which will be conducted Wednesday, November 30, starting at 11 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.Continue reading