Auctions

Fashion drawing from Cardinal Fashion Studio
Rare Books &c. at Auction This Week
Here are the auctions I'll be watching this week:
“Murphy Varnish” transformation playing cards
Potter & Potter Auctions to Feature Over 800 Lots of Gambling Memorabilia
Chicago — Potter & Potter Auctions is pleased to announce this comprehensive sale to be held on Thursday, March 17th and Friday, March 18th, starting at 10am CDT.
1872 letter by Karl Marx
Marx, Tesla Among Autographs & Artifacts Up for Auction 
Boston — RR Auction's March Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts a host of truly remarkable items.
Illustration from Merian, Dissertatio de Generatione et Metamorphosibus Insectorum Surinamensium
Rare Books &c. at Auction This Week
Here are the sales I'll be watching this week:
Title page of Ethan Allen's Narrative (1779)
Rare Books &c. at Auction This Week
Another busy week coming up in the salerooms:
Hawaiian Surfboard by Thomas Blake
Americana, Travel, Natural History, and Maps at PBA Galleries
Berkeley, CA – PBA Galleries announced an auction of Americana, Travel, Natural History and Maps on February 24th, 2022.
Neysa McMein’s Looking Into the Mirror
The Illustrated Story
It happened organically. At the urging of its loyal following, Swann Auction Galleries, the largest auctioneer of works on paper in the world, started hosting auctions dedicated to illustration.
An upcoming auction includes an early edition of Navigatio Septentrionalis
Polar Plunge
Sagen & Delås, an auction house based in Oslo, will be auctioning off the Otto Norland Polar Library, widely regarded as one of Norway’s most complete collections of books regarding polar…
A rare second edition of Ethan Allen’s account of his captivity in British prisons
Potter Auctions Kicks Off 2022 Sales with Strong Showings
After a record-breaking year in 2021, Potter & Potter Auctions will maintain its momentum in 2022 with four major sales already planned for the Fine Books and Manuscripts department.
Map
Out of the Woods
The South German town of Pforzheim—population: 125,000—is home to Kiefer Book and Art Auctions, an auction house that has grown into one of Europe’s most capable.