MT. CRAWFORD, Va. – Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates will continue the dispersal of the massive 65-year collection assembled by Barbara Sisson of Charleston, W.V., in a two-day single-owner auction on March 23 and 24 beginning at 9:30 a.m. Eastern each day. Mrs. Sisson collected across numerous categories and was a noted author and researcher of American paperweights. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
BLENHEIM, Ontario – The RM Sotheby’s Group will conduct its Fort Lauderdale sale April 6 and 7 at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center. South Florida’s premier collector car auction will now be held under the RM Auctions brand and joins the RM Sotheby’s Group’s annual roster of global auction events. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Surprises and choice items will abound in Fontaine’s Auction Gallery’s antiques and fine art auction on Saturday, March 24, at 11 a.m. From not one but three handcrafted Italian cellos to a rare French industrial animated cyclist mantle clock, a wealth of fine offerings will tempt buyers. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) – A letter written by Alexander Hamilton will go to the highest bidder at an auction to raise money for restoration work at a Virginia museum.
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Charleston Estate Auctions will present a live online auction through LiveAuctioneers on March 25, starting at 1 p.m. Eastern Time. The auction offers rare Asian antiques, fine art, exceptional sterling silver and collectibles from notable Southern collections.
NEW YORK – A scarce view of the United States showing important places during the War of 1812 is one of many fascinating antique maps offered in a Jasper52 online auction on Tuesday, March 20. Absentee and Internet bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW ORLEANS – A portrait painting of George Washington done in the manner of Edward Savage, an oil painting titled Native American Bow Hunting by H. Irving Marlatt and an American Rococo carved mahogany half tester bed, circa 1850-1860, stamped “C. Lee” are star lots in Crescent City Auction Gallery’s March 24 and 25 sale. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK – All colors of the spectrum are present in a loose gemstones auction to be conducted by Jasper52 on Tuesday, March 20. Absentee and Internet bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
SAN FRANCISCO – PBA Galleries will offer The Voice of Truth by Mormon founder Joseph Smith and two early letters written by civil rights leader Martin Luther King on Thursday, March 22. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. – Pam Stone, owner of the Benefit Shop Foundation Inc., was about done cataloging her Red Carpet auction, slated for Wednesday, March 21, at 10 a.m., when a donation came in that was too good to hold for another month. It was a fine painting, an Italian School still life on canvas, circa 1800, depicting tulips, roses and chrysanthemums in a basket and had solid provenance. It was bought at Sotheby’s in December 1997 from the estate of the late conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein. The painting is expected to perform well in the March auction. Absentee and Internet bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.