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Large Chinese Tang Dynasty (circa 618-907 AD) pottery figure of prancing horse with raised right foreleg, head thrown back with sideswept mane. Height: 700mm x 590mm (28in x 23.2in). Accompanied by TL testing certificate and full report from independent German laboratory Ralf Kotalla. Estimate £3,000-£6,000 ($3,680-$7,360)

London’s Apollo Art Auctions invites one and all to a Dec. 11 Christmas ‘feast’ of ancient art, antiquities and coins

Apollo Galleries / December 2nd, 2022

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Iconic and rarely seen circa-1864 ‘Don’t Tread On Me’ Civil War-era Confederate Gadsden Flag evoking Benjamin Franklin’s 1754 political cartoon of disjointed snake with caption ‘Join Or Die.’ Glazed cotton, 18in x 25in. Depicted in ‘Threads of History.’ Sold well above high estimate for $28,566

Defying stock market slump, pop culture rarities drive Hake’s auction to strong $2.4M finish

Hake's Auctions / November 30th, 2022

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Rolex Cosmograph Daytona watch, Ref. 116515, a model first introduced in 1963, with 18kt Everose gold, made and patented by Rolex and cast in its foundry (CA$54,870).

Rolex Cosmograph Daytona wristwatch brings $54,870 (Canadian) in Miller & Miller's Nov. 19th auction

Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. / November 30th, 2022

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This 1648 first edition copy of Historia naturalis Brasilia, the most notable scientific work completed in Brazil in the 17th century, is expected to realize $4,000-$6,000.

Quinn’s Nov. 29 Rare Books, Prints & Autographs auction features collection and library of ecologist Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy

Quinn's Auction Gallery / November 26th, 2022

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Large, 15-branch amethyst clustered gemstone tree on clear quartz with a faux tree trunk, from the amethysts of Uruguay, 75 millimeters tall (est. $250-$500).

SJ Auctioneers' online-only auction, December 11, has items that are perfect for holiday gift-giving

SJ Auctioneers / November 28th, 2022

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Circa-1904 Caille Bros. 5-cent Roulette floor-model slot machine with seven coin-slots. Fresh to the market after being purchased from The Las Vegas Club hotel and casino in the 1970s. The finest original Caille Roulette machine Morphy’s specialists had ever seen, it sold at the midpoint of its pre-sale estimate for $246,000.

Morphy’s hits $2M jackpot with November auction of rare antique coin-op machines and advertising

Morphy Auctions / November 24th, 2022

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Original Yonezawa (Japan) tin windup Diamond Planet Robot, rare variation with blue body and red arms. At 10in high, Diamond Planet is the largest windup robot ever produced. 100% original robot comes with high-quality repro box. Estimate $30,000-$50,000

Milestone's Dec. 10 Winter Toy Extravaganza has the ‘rarest, finest toys’ the Cleveland auction house has ever offered

Milestone Auctions / November 24th, 2022

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Classic American pot lid for X. Bazin Perfumed Grease, 3 ¼ inches diameter. Xavier Bazin was a French perfumer. This lid has a fancy border and is one of only five known (MB: $100).

Rare antique bottles retrieved from the S.S. Central America will be auctioned Dec. 3 in Reno, Nevada

Holabird Western Americana / November 24th, 2022

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Screen on wallpaper by Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987), titled Washington Monument, uncut sheet of two images from the edition printed by Bill Miller's Wallpaper Studio Inc., New York (est. $4,000-$6,000).

Artworks by Warhol, Bouvard, Kollwitz are in Nye & Co.'s online Holiday Chic and Antique Auction, Dec. 7-8

Nye & Company / November 23rd, 2022

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A Mathew Brady sepia-colored albumen carte de visite depicting Gen. George A. Custer circa 1865-1866, signed and inscribed on verso by Custer, being one of the best combinations of bold signature and assertive pose that we’ve ever seen. (est. $20,000-$30,000).

Items signed by Mao Zedong, Jefferson, Einstein, others will be auctioned online Dec. 14th by University Archives

University Archives / November 22nd, 2022

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Oil on canvas painting signed by William McKendree Snyder (American, 1848-1930), a superb Indiana fall scene of a path among trees, mounted in a 27 ½ inch by 37 ½ inch gilt frame.

Woody Auction's year-end antique auction, December 3rd, has over 400 quality lots in many categories

Woody Auction / November 19th, 2022

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Supertest (“Canada’s All-Canadian Company”) 1940s double-sided porcelain service station sign, round and 5 feet in diameter, in the original ring (est. CA$7,000-$9,000).

Miller & Miller's December 3rd online auction will feature outstanding automobilia, signs and toys

Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. / November 17th, 2022

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This rare medal presented by the Order of Saint Maurice and Saint Lazarus, the world’s second oldest order of knighthood, is one of the highlights in the December 3, 2022 Holabird Western Americana Collections auction of recovered S.S. Central America sunken treasure artifacts.

Items recovered from the 1857 sinking of the S.S. Central America will be auctioned Dec. 3 in Reno

Holabird Western Americana / November 16th, 2022

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The Star Topaz and Secret Diamond Ring by Suzy Levian

Suzy Levian Celebrates Self-Empowerment with the Secret Diamond Gem Collection

Suzy Levian / November 14th, 2022

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Jumeau bisque head doll, stamped Jumeau Medaille d’Or Paris, 13in high. Estimate $2,000-$4,000

Antique and vintage dolls are dressed to impress at Stephenson’s Nov. 13 auction

Stephenson's Auctioneers & Appraisers / November 11th, 2022

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