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Rare Waltham girandole clock, serial #1 of fewer than 50, chimes in at $17,255 at Gordon S. Converse auction

(MALVERN, Pa.) – An exceedingly rare and important Waltham girandole (ornate banjo) clock, made around 1900 and with a serial number of 1, making it possibly the first of fewer…

Merchandisde from 3 prominent Virginia estates will be sold Feb. 4 by Tom’s Auctions & Appraisals in Ivor, Va.

(IVOR, Va.) – Hundreds of select, handpicked items from three prominent Virginia estates –in Franklin, Virginia Beach and Norfolk, plus other consignments — will be sold at auction Saturday, Feb.…

Rare, museum-quality rosewood drop-front secretary desk, circa 1860, brings $21,280 at Stevens at Flomaton

(FLOMATON, Ala.) – A rare, museum-quality mechanical rosewood drop-front secretary desk, made around 1860 and attributed to the renowned American furniture maker Thomas Brooks, sold for $21,280 at only the…

Fine art, porcelains, decorative arts will change hands at Elite Decorative Arts in Boynton Beach, Fla., Jan. 14

(BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.) – Nearly 500 lots of quality fine art, porcelain and decorative accessories will cross the block Saturday, Jan. 14, at the gallery of Elite Decorative Arts, located…

Two diverse yet complementary estates will cross the block Saturday, Jan. 21, in Panama City, Fla., at 9 a.m.

(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) – An amazing array of merchandise – hundreds of eclectic lots in categories too numerous to list here – will cross the block Saturday, Jan. 21, at…

Chinese gilt-bronze seated Buddha statue soars to $143,000 at Alderfer Auction & Appraisal, Nov. 17

(HATFIELD, Pa.) – A handsome Chinese gilt-bronze seated Buddha statue, probably made in the late 19th or early 20th century and substantial in size at 20 ½ inches tall, soared…

Trademark Barkhouse Bros. & Co. Gold Dust Kentucky Bourbon fifth hits $28,000 at American Bottle Auctions

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) – A Trademark Barkhouse Bros. & Co. Gold Dust Kentucky Bourbon bottle, one of the most popular western fifths and one of the finest known to exist, sold…

Two-day, three-session multi-estate sale planned for Jan. 19-20 by Philip Weiss Auctions in Oceanside, N.Y.

(OCEANSIDE, N.Y.) – A huge two-day, three-session multi-estate sale featuring hundreds of quality, fresh-to-the-market lots of original artwork, fine porcelain, Hollywood memorabilia, movie posters, pop culture and rock ‘n’ roll…

Ancient Chinese nephrite jade bear (circa 475 B.C.-220 A.D.) brings $8 million at Elite Decorative Arts, Dec. 10

(BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.) – An exceedingly rare, ancient Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty solid nephrite jade bear, made between 475 B.C.-220 A.D. and exhibiting extensive calcification due to centuries of extended…

New Year’s Eve Extravaganza planned for Dec. 31, at 10 a.m. (CST) by Stevens at Flomaton in Alabama

(FLOMATON, Ala.) – Four prominent old Southern estates – including the contents of a Baton Rouge estate with impeccable provenance and an antebellum mansion called Cedar Grove in Miss. –…