Circa-1880 royal telephone rings up $89K at Auction Team Breker

Circa-1880 Ericsson wall telephone, believed to have been commissioned for King Oscar II, €77,000. Copyright Auction Team Breker
Circa-1880 Ericsson wall telephone, believed to have been commissioned for King Oscar II, €77,000. Copyright Auction Team Breker

Circa-1880 Ericsson wall telephone, believed to have been commissioned for King Oscar II’s summer palace in Oslo, €77,000. Copyright Auction Team Breker

KOLN, Germany – Auction Team Breker‘s November 6 sale, dubbed Science & Technology, Mechanical Music & Fairground was a clear success, led by a one-of-a-kind antique telephone.Continue reading

Skinner to host standout sales of watches & clocks, Oct. 20 + 22

Breguet No. 2835 astronomical quarter-repeating watch, est. $100,000-$150,000. Image courtesy of Skinner, Inc.
Breguet No. 2835 astronomical quarter-repeating watch, est. $100,000-$150,000. Image courtesy of Skinner, Inc.
Breguet No. 2835 astronomical quarter-repeating watch, est. $100,000-$150,000. Image courtesy of Skinner, Inc. www.skinnerinc.com

MARLBOROUGH, Mass.— This October the Clocks, Watches & Scientific department at Skinner will feature two distinct sales: a timed online auction that closes October 20, and a live auction, Fine Horology: The Estate of David G. Newsom, on October 22. View the fully illustrated catalogs on LiveAuctioneers.

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Auction Team Breker boots up early technology for September sales

Early Malling-Hansen typewriter, est. €60,000-€90,000
Early Malling-Hansen typewriter, est. €60,000-€90,000
Early Malling-Hansen typewriter, est. €60,000-€90,000

KOLN, Germany – Auction Team Breker will launch its 2021 fall season of sales with a two-day auction scheduled for September 24 and 25. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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