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Museum-quality pieces throughout Artemis Gallery’s June 29 Exceptional Antiquities Auction

Ancient Egyptian sandstone panel with three fragmentary columns of inscribed hieroglyphs and a left-facing female figure, perhaps a goddess consort. Late Third Intermediate or Ptolemaic Period, circa 760-30 BCE. Height: 20.5in. Exhibited at LA County Museum of Art; Arizona Museum of Art; and the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art, California State University, San Bernardino, California. Published in important 1992 reference written by Dr. Gerry D. Scott III. Provenance: Collection of Dr. W. Benson Harer Jr. Estimate $45,000-$67,500

BOULDER, Colo. – Internationally known and frequently called upon for expert consultation, Artemis Gallery has auctioned some of the world’s finest collections of ancient, cultural and ethnographic art. Each of their auction events is expertly curated, with careful thought given to including historical treasures to please both the connoisseur and motivated new collector. Artemis Gallery’s Thursday, June 29 lineup features a stellar array of objects with deep provenance – some whose trail of ownership can traced back as far as the turn of the 20th century.

Twain typewriter, Titanic rescue paintings push Heritage sale to $1.9M

Mark Twain’s (aka Samuel Clemens’) own Williams No. 6 typewriter, $106,250. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

DALLAS – A pair of paintings by an artist who was aboard a ship that tried to rescue survivors from the Titanic sold for $112,500, and a typewriter that belonged to one of the most popular and successful authors in American history reached $106,250 to lead Heritage Auctions’ Historical Manuscripts Signature® Auction to $1,926,019 on February 22.

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Richard Stedman presents art from Gertrude Whitney Vanderbilt estate, Jan. 21

Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney bronze shepherd statue, estimated at $10,000-$20,000. Image courtesy of Richard Stedman Estate Services

TAMPA, Fla. – On Saturday, January 21, starting at noon Eastern time, Richard Stedman Estate Services LLC will hold The Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Estate Auction. It will feature 22 sculptures by the Whitney Museum founder and great-granddaughter of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt from her landmark Old Westbury, Long Island, New York studio as well as Vanderbilt family silver, Chinese vases, jewelry, paintings and decorative arts. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Signed Ansel Adams Yosemite photograph stars at Holabird, Dec. 17-19

Ansel Adams, ‘Moon and Half Dome,’ est. $10,000-$20,000 — Ansel Adams, ‘Moon and Half Dome,’ signed and numbered Print No. 10 from the artist’s Photographs of Yosemite series, est. $10,000-$20,000

RENO, Nev. – Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC is famous for its five-day auctions featuring thousands of highly collectible items in a rainbow of categories, but the firm will end 2021 with a tidy, three-day affair, taking place December 17-19 and boasting more than 1,900 lots of rare books, art, mining, numismatics, stock certificates and postcards. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Mohawk Arms offers Titanic memorabilia Dec. 18

Button from the coat of Titanic barber (and survivor) Charles Weikman, whose daughter gave it to a button collector; a note from her is attached. Est. $1,000-$3,000

BOUCKVILLE, N.Y. – A White Star Line button worn by one of two barbers on board the Titanic (who survived the disaster), plus a trove of items pertaining to the renowned American naval officer, aviator and polar explorer Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd are expected highlights in Mohawk Arms’ Militaria Auction #86, slated for December 18. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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‘Titanic’ costumes star in Heritage’s Nov. 4-7 sale

Rose-colored wool coat worn on screen by Kate Winslet in ‘Titanic,’ est. $48,000-$72,000 — Rose-colored wool coat worn on screen by Kate Winslet, who played Rose in ‘Titanic,’ est. $48,000-$72,000

DALLAS – When Titanic hit theaters in December 1997, audiences around the world fell fast and hard for the epic romance between Kate Winslet’s “Rose” and Leonardo DiCaprio’s “Jack.” But just as memorable as the ill-fated love story — and Celine Dion theme song — was the Hollywood blockbuster’s Academy Award-winning costume design. Now, nearly a quarter of a century since the movie’s release, two iconic costumes from the 1912-set film are headed to Heritage Auctions’ Nov. 4-7 Entertainment and Music Memorabilia Signature® Auction. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Postcard from Titanic’s radio operator headed to auction

A March 1912 postcard from the Titanic’s senior radio operator, with a Belfast postmark, estimated at $15,000-plus

BOSTON (AP) – A postcard written by the Titanic‘s senior radio operator just weeks before the ocean liner sank in the North Atlantic in 1912 has been put up for auction. The card, with a glossy image of the ill-fated ship on the front, was written by Jack Phillips to his sister, Elsie Phillips, in March 1912 while awaiting the ship’s first sea trials, according to RR Auction in Boston.

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