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High-condition Colt 1911 with documentation, .45 ACP, one of only 1,250 such pistols shipped to US Marine Corps’ Philadelphia depot on July 9, 1913. Stamped ‘UNITED STATES PROPERTY’ and ‘MODEL OF 1911 U.S. ARMY.’ Sold for $18,000, the predicted high estimate

High-condition militaria fueled Milestone’s $1.5M Premier Antique & Modern Firearms Auction, June 19

Milestone Auctions / July 8th, 2021

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Beautifully decorated Kentucky-style percussion rifle recently discovered with consignor provenance stating it once belonged to a Dr. Emmanuel Meyer (b. 1818, Basel, Switzerland; later a surgeon in Texas). Family ownership since the 1840s. Estimate $30,000-$50,000

Morphy’s to auction premium-quality firearms, edged weapons, armor and militaria, July 13-15

Morphy Auctions / June 29th, 2021

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Cobi Moules, Untitled (Rocky Coast of Maine I), 2019. Oil on canvas, 34 x 60 in. Courtesy of the artist and Kasper Contemporary.

Ten Contemporary Artists Explore the Diverse Cultures and People of New England at the Shelburne Museum

Shelburne Museum / June 23rd, 2021

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Rare 1870s three-gallon jug by F. P. Goold, featuring a race horse decoration in cobalt slip, made during Goold’s tenure at Brantford pottery (CA$20,060).

Stoneware jugs, duck decoys, ammo cartridge display boards all do well in Miller & Miller online auction

Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. / June 10th, 2021

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Oil on board gunfight painting by Frank McCarthy (1924-2002), 20 inches by 12 inches (sight, less frame), used as an illustration for the book Sangre en la Colina. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000.

Gunfight painting by Frank McCarthy will be in Brian Lebel's Cody Old West Auction, June 26 in Santa Fe

Brian Lebel's Old West Events / June 10th, 2021

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1999 Judson Brennan (Delta Junction, Alaska) full-stock 37-inch .50-caliber flintlock rifle with masterfully carved fiddleback maple stock, handcrafted brass furniture and swamped barrel engraved ‘Judson Brennan #93’ Estimate $15,000-$25,000

Milestone musters selection of rare Colts, Civil War, military and Old West weapons for its June 19 auction

Milestone Auctions / June 4th, 2021

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Historic, original 1909 Wild West poster for “Pawnee Bill’s Great Far East combined with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West”, 30 inches by 40 inches mounted on linen ($4,375).

Historic Wild West poster for Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill from 1909 sells for $4,375 at Holabird auction

Holabird Western Americana / May 27th, 2021

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Watercolor painting of the Kennedy Gold Mine in Jackson, California (in the California Mother Lode), by Ralph Baker (1908-1976), in a 40 ½ inch by 34 ½ inch frame (est. $2,000-$4,000).

Holabird's Western Americana Signature Auction, May 13-17, has collectibles in many categories

Holabird Western Americana / May 7th, 2021

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Group of four cased, engraved French and Indian War map powder horns, three belonging to Lt. Col. Archibald Montgomerie (1726-1796) and acquired at historic 1925 auction at Eglinton Castle, Scotland. Two horns bear the Royal Arms; one bears the Arms of the Earls of Eglinton. Estimate $100,000-$300,000

Morphy’s May 18 Early Arms & Militaria Auction features flintlock rifles, pistols, sabers, muskets, powder horns

Morphy Auctions / May 7th, 2021

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Minton iconic majolica game tureen and cover, the cover having the heads of two hares and two ducks realistically colored and symmetrically arranged (est. $25,000-$35,000).

Majolica, Fenton glass, Pickard china and a Bonheur painting will be in Strawser Auction Group's May 26-29 auction

Strawser Auction Group / May 5th, 2021

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Museum-worthy, Renaissance Revival double carved putti on carved pedestals, designed and carved by a true master in the mid-19th century, 74 inches tall (est. $20,000-$35,000).

Stevens Auction Company's May 15th Spring Antique Estate Auction features rare and important items

Stevens Auction Company / May 4th, 2021

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Pre-Revolutionary War map of New York City by John Montresor (British, 1736-1799), titled A Plan of the City of New York & Its Environs, published in 1775 by A. Dury in London, England.

Pre-Rev War map of New York City by John Montresor will headline EstateOfMind's May 15th auction

EstateOfMind Auctions / April 21st, 2021

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British Royal Warrant of 1768 grenadier cap plate, made sometime between 1768 and 1802 from repousse silver-plated sheet copper over a die-struck tinned-iron plate (est. $3,000-$5,000).

Bruneau & Co. will hold its first-ever Historic Arms & Militaria auction online, Saturday, May 1st

Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers / April 16th, 2021

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Holland & Holland (London) Royal Double Rifle built in 1932, .577-caliber Nitro Express for hunting dangerous African game. Once owned by famed Baron Bror von Blixen-Finecke (1886-1946). Cased with accessories. Estimate $160,000-$200,000

Morphy’s April 27-30 Exceptional Firearms & Militaria Auction features rare and important productions

Morphy Auctions / April 2nd, 2021

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1962 M151 military Ford MUTT, date of delivery 06/62. Estimate $8,000-$12,000

Stephenson’s to auction estate collection of military vehicles, railroad and highway lanterns, March 23

Stephenson's Auctioneers & Appraisers / March 19th, 2021

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