Tag Archive for: photograph

Houdini set to mystify in dedicated sale at Potter & Potter, April 8

/in /by
Left, Houdini’s canvas and leather strait jacket escape, estimated at $50,000-$100,000; Right, circa-1906 signed and inscribed portrait photo of Houdini, estimated at $4,000-$6,000

Left, Houdini’s canvas and leather strait jacket escape, estimated at $50,000-$100,000; Right, circa-1906 signed and inscribed portrait photo of Houdini, estimated at $4,000-$6,000

CHICAGO – Potter & Potter Auctions‘ Saturday, April 8 Houdiniana Sale will feature historically important materials from the legendary magician, including unpublished documents, props and personal relics. Also on offer are images of Houdini, early publicity posters and association copies of his most famous publications. The 345-lot sale will start at 10 am Central time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

Read more

Swann sets focus on the African American experience with Mar. 30 auction

/in /by
Archive of photographs, negatives and slides taken or developed by famed jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, estimated at $10,000-$15,000


Archive of photographs, negatives and slides taken or developed by famed jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, estimated at $10,000-$15,000

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.

Read more

Presidents’ signatures, Bell’s telephone patent docs in spotlight at Quinn’s, Feb. 20

/in /by

Patriotic needlework, possibly of silk thread, depicting American Flags outlined in silver thread and eagle with ‘E Pluribus Unum’ pennant. Possibly made for 1836 Presidential election. Framed size: 25¼ x 23¾ in. Estimate $800-$1,200

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – This year marks the 150th anniversary of Alexander Graham Bell’s most famous invention: the telephone. While scientific history is mired in controversy over who actually devised the first electronic speech-transmitting device, with a number of contenders in the fray, it was Bell who received the US patent for the telephone, on March 7, 1876. In recognition of Bell’s world-changing invention, Quinn’s has included several significant early documents and other ephemera pertaining to the telephone patent dispute in its February 20 Presidential Autograph and Americana Auction. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.

Read more

Chiswick to auction celebrated prints by Horst P. Horst, Irving Penn, Nov. 25

/in /by

Horst P. Horst (1906-1999), Mainbocher Corset, Paris, 1939. Platinum palladium print, printed later, signed, dated and the 1st of and edition of 50. Estimate £8,000-£10,000 ($9,470-$11,835). Image courtesy of Chiswick Auctions

LONDON – An original platinum palladium print of one of the most famous images of the 20th century will be offered for sale on November 25 at Chiswick Auctions, with absentee and Internet live bidding through LiveAuctioneers.

Read more

New Frontier to auction premier Old West artifacts, antique & vintage firearms, Aug. 28  

/in /by

Winchester 1895 Deluxe takedown rifle, manufactured in 1913, deluxe two-barrel set (405WCF and 35WCF calibers). Comes with French fitted oak and leather case, period cleaning tools and box of ammunition for each caliber. Provenance: Estate of Mike Wilson, Denver, Colorado. Estimate $5,500-$8,500

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Wyoming’s capital city, Cheyenne, has been known as the “Magic City of the Plains” practically since its establishment in 1867, when it officially became part of the Dakota Territory. Its status as a railroad town and military encampment only added to its allure, attracting cowboys, ranchers, outlaws and others seeking adventure and wide-open skies. That Old West atmosphere can still be felt in Cheyenne, and never more so than when New Frontier hosts its annual Cheyenne Firearms & Western Collectibles Auction, next slated for August 28.

The 391-lot auction of firearms, and both historical and modern Western antiques and art will be conducted in tandem with the promoter’s August 27-29 Cheyenne Firearms & Western Collectibles Show at the Laramie County Event Center at Archer. Bidders can take part in the auction either at the event itself or live online through LiveAuctioneers.

Read more