CHICAGO – Potter & Potter Auctions will conduct a nearly 700-lot Pop Culture and Collectibles sale to be held on Thursday, March 30, starting at 10 am Central time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
BOSTON – An early mouse and coding keyset created by computer pioneer Douglas Engelbart sold for $178,936 on March 16 at RR Auction.
GENESEO, N.Y. – Cottone Auctions’ Important Timepieces & Decorative Arts auction, scheduled for Friday, March 31, will feature the collection of Dr. William Thomas of Naples, Florida, showcasing 50 of the finest examples of French and European clock masterpieces. The auction, starting promptly at noon Eastern time, features 220 lots. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK — The Thursday, March 30 auction of Printed & Manuscript African Americana at Swann Galleries will feature 300 lots dedicated to the African American experience in North America. The sale includes material documenting the dark days of slavery and the Civil War through the modern era with ephemera related to the Civil Rights movement, artists, performances and concerts and Black-owned businesses. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK — A popular bowling game in Europe during the Middle Ages and in English inns for many years, skittles, aka ninepins, involves throwing a ball at nine pins arranged in rows. Vintage and antique skittles sets continue to turn the heads of 21st-century collectors.