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1880s hand-painted figural iron shooting gallery target depicting drummer with carved-wood hands. When target above shoulder is hit, figure plays drums. Provenance purportedly includes display at Frazier History Museum in Louisville, Ky. Sold for $27,000, more than four times the high estimate

Milestone Auctions sets new house record with $1.5M sale of historically important firearms

Milestone Auctions / February 16th, 2021

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Oil on canvas Portrait of Miss Kent by Sir Thomas Lawrence (British, 1769-1830), unsigned, 30 ¼ inches by 25 inches (sight, less frame) ($25,000).

Paintings by Sir Thomas Lawrence, John Frederick Herring help propel Ahlers & Ogletree to a $2M sale

Ahlers & Ogletree / January 22nd, 2021

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Colt single-action presentation Army Revolver, .45 caliber, one of four guns shipped on April 15, 1887 to Colt distributors Hartley & Graham of New York. Engraved by Cuno Helfricht or his shop to indicate presentation in 1892 to Jefferson D. Kurtz, former Confederate soldier and future sheriff of Volusia County, Florida, killed in line of duty in 1895. Estimate $25,000-$35,000

Milestone Auctions announces lineup of historically important firearms for Jan. 30 Premier Auction

Milestone Auctions / January 21st, 2021

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Large fantastic Brutalist Pottery sculpture of a cat or lion, signed Marcello Fantoni for Raymor Ceramics, circa 1960, 22 inches tall by 11 ½ inches wide.

Brutalist Pottery sculpture of a cat (or lion) is in EstateOfMind's online auction, February 13th

EstateOfMind Auctions / January 19th, 2021

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Rare Greek Hellenistic Phrygian bronze helmet, circa 500-300 BC, originally may have been associated with a statue of the god Attis. Provenance dates back to 1897 purchase by Jorg Krause. Fully authenticated with XRF Certificate from Belgian laboratory and 2020 European Export license. Estimate £30,000-£50,000

London’s Pax Romana to welcome New Year with Jan. 10 Antiquities, Ancient Jewellery & Weaponry Auction

Pax Romana / December 23rd, 2020

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Armor for the Field and Tournament of Duke Friedrich Ulrich of Brunswick-Lüneburg. British, Greenwich, 1610–1613. Photo: Hulya Kolabas.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art to Receive Major Gift of European Arms and Armor from Ronald S. Lauder

/ December 9th, 2020

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Extremely rare and important Beardslee Magneto-Electric Military Telegraph, Civil War, adopted by founder and Chief of US Signal Corps for use by Union Army. One of two known examples in private hands (three others are in museum collections). Estimate $35,000-$100,000

Morphy’s powerful Dec. 15-18 auction series features field & range firearms, edged weapons, militaria

Morphy Auctions / December 4th, 2020

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Artwork images: William Beckman, S.P. w/ I-P (detail), 2019, oil on panel, 23 3/4 x 19 1/2 inches Alan Magee, Silence (detail), 1995, monotype with watercolor and black pencil, 14 x 11 inches Alyssa Monks, Wane (detail), 2020, oil on linen, 36 x 36 inches

In Person: William Beckman | Alan Magee | Alyssa Monks

Forum Gallery / November 20th, 2020

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Extremely rare .60-caliber smoothbore silver-mounted officer’s pistol made at Rappahannock Forge, Va., for private purchase. Signed ‘J. Hunter,’ bears touchmark of rifle-maker John Frederick Klette (1756-1810), Estimate $250,000-$500,000

Morphy’s rolls out historical arsenal for Nov. 17-18 Extraordinary Firearms, Early Arms & Militaria Auctions

Morphy Auctions / November 6th, 2020

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China, Tang Dynasty gilded stone head of Buddha with two-tiered ‘snail-shell’ hair curls ornamented by red spiraling ‘jewel,’ circa 618-907 A.D., 530mm tall on custom stand. Provenance: Old Somerset (England) collection of Asian art formed in 1980s/1990s. Estimate £20,000-£40,000

Pax Romana’s no-reserve November auctions feature museum-quality antiquities, ancient art, war relics

Pax Romana / November 3rd, 2020

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Chapuis Armes (France) Juxtapose Progress shotgun, 20 gauge, 2-shot side-by-side, ornately engraved and with special markings ‘WLM & Co. Scottsdale AC’ stamped underside of barrel. Comes with Chapuis Armes France fitted hard-side carry case. Estimate $4,000-$7,000

Stephenson's September 17th Firearms & Militaria auction features an important estate collection

Stephenson's Auctioneers & Appraisers / September 14th, 2020

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Engraved Colt single-action .45-caliber Army Revolver, made in 1874, second year of the model’s production. Estimate $5,000-$7,000

Morphy's to unleash 2,100 high-powered lots during Aug. 11-13 Field & Range Firearms Auction

Morphy Auctions / August 7th, 2020

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Gold-inlaid Colt 1911 .45 ACP-caliber gun, factory-engraved by Colt master engraver William H. Gough (active 1912-1940). Shipped in 1931 to Scruggs, Vendervoort & Barney, St. Louis. Sold for $51,600 against an estimate of $25,000-$35,000

Milestone's Premier Antique & Modern Firearms Auction nears $1M; rare Colt guns sell above estimate

Milestone Auctions / July 30th, 2020

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Important 75-piece archive of personal and service items belonging to Tuskegee Airman William S. Powell Jr. Uniform includes A-2 leather jacket with squadron patch and name, flight suit and other apparel with all insignia, parachute, kit bag, flight log, many documents including Tuskegee diploma with signatures of classmates and instructors. Estimate $40,000-$60,000

Dirk Soulis to host August 1st auction of the outstanding Jack Angolia World War II collection

Dirk Soulis Auctions / July 29th, 2020

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“Evening, Cornish, N.H.” by Maxfield Parrish, part of Eldred's Summer Sale.

IMPORTANT NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLECTION HEADLINES ELDRED’S SUMMER SALE

Eldred's / July 24th, 2020

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