DALLAS, TX .- Glittering gold rarities, including elite proof specimens and a double eagle that survived the mass melting of its issue in the 1930s, are among the major highlights of Heritage Auctions’$20,000,000+ CSNS Signature® & Platinum Night…
Mickey Mouse Poster Brings $35,000+ to Lead Movie Poster Event at Heritage Auctions
DALLAS, TX.- A stunning never-before-auctioned 1932 Mickey Mouse three sheet stock poster from United Artists, scarcely four years removed from Mickey’s creation by Walt Disney, brought $35,850 from a determined bidder on Saturday, March 26, to lead He…
Sotheby’s New York to Offer an Exceptional Tahitian Sculpture Carved by Paul Gauguin
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- An intricate wooden bust carved by Paul Gauguin is expected to sell for as much as $15 million when it is auctioned on May 3, according to Sotheby’s. “Jeune tahitienne,” which was carved by Gauguin during his first trip to Tahiti b…
Magnificent Illuminated Manuscript to Headline First New York Rare Books Event
NEW YORK, N.Y.- A superlative illuminated manuscript, the “Astor-Aubery de Frawenberg” Book of Hours, France, circa 1500-1520, expected to bring $325,000+, is the undisputed anchor of Heritage Auctions inaugural Signature(r) Rare Books Auction in Manha…
Rare Signed Photograph of Jesse James to Sell at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
CHICAGO, IL.- The notorious outlaw Jesse James has been an American obsession for over a century. Most of his life, however, remains a mystery. What is more, he left few artifacts behind to help fill in the gaps, which has in return intensified the dem…
Rare Signed Photograph of Jesse James to Sell at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
CHICAGO, IL.- The notorious outlaw Jesse James has been an American obsession for over a century. Most of his life, however, remains a mystery. What is more, he left few artifacts behind to help fill in the gaps, which has in return intensified the dem…
Major Exhibition of Winnipeg Artist Wanda Koop Opens at the National Gallery of Canada
OTTAWA.- The National Gallery of Canada presents Wanda Koop: On the Edge of Experience, a major survey exhibition of this distinguished and inventive Canadian artist’s work produced over the last 25 years. The exhibition will illustrate the Winnip…
Moore College of Art & Design Receives Largest Endowment Gift In School’s History
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- In a major advancement for both its endowment and for the Moore College of Art & Design mission of preparing students for careers in the visual arts, Penny Fox, Chair of Moore’s Board of Trustees, and her husband Bob, have giv…
Marilyn Monroe Pin-Up Amazes at $83,000+ in $4.1+ million Illustration Art Event
BEVERLY HILLS, CA.- The combination of California sunshine, the imminent approach of Valentine’s Day and some of the most beautiful women ever painted proved an irresistible triumvirate to Illustration Art collectors at Heritage Auctions in Beverly Hil…
Mint Condition Factory-Sealed Beatles ‘Butcher Cover’ Mono LP Could Bring Record Price
BEVERLY HILLS, CA.- A factory-sealed First State copy of The Beatles’ famously banned “Butcher Cover” mono LP , Yesterday and Today, without a doubt the Holy Grail of vinyl, is expected to bring $30,000+ when it comes up as part of Heritage Auctions Fe…