February 2024 Auction Block
• February 14, 2024

 First some auction news: One of the dresses Judy Garland wore in the 1939 classic “The Wizard of Oz” can now be auctioned through the Catholic University of America. Also, […]

December Auction Block
• December 6, 2023

Our last auction block of the year includes a Matisse painting, Tahitian pearl necklace, cabinet plates, a photograph by Ruth Orkin and nine loose diamonds that sold for well over […]

November 2023 Auction Block
• November 8, 2023

This month’s auction block features an art deco emerald, diamond and platinum necklace, a painting that sold for 10 times its estimate, a pre-prohibition pint of Bourbon and more.  The […]

August 2023 Auction Block
• August 16, 2023

This month’s auction block includes a black opal gemstone from Bonhams, a collection of first and early edition volumes from Mark Twain from Weschler’s, a diamond and gold evening clutch […]

July 2023 Auction Block
• July 12, 2023

July’s auction block includes a unique stamp from H.R. Harmer, a $1 million Bulgari Kashmir sapphire and diamond ring, a 19th century Chinese carved wooden figure, a Western-Americana Daguerrotype portrait […]

June 2023 Auction Block
• June 14, 2023

 An 18th-century musical clock from Doyle, a Bonhams auction featuring a 1952 woodcut from Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher, a sparkling multi-colored sapphire and diamond Bulgari necklace from Christie’s and […]

May 2023 Auction Block
• May 10, 2023

A signed Hermès bag, a 1963 autographed Beatles Fan Club card, a Modern American painting by John Marin, a Fabienne Verdier abstract ink work, and even an authentic 1906 seven-passenger […]

April 2023 Auction Block
• April 12, 2023

April’s auction block includes a variety of interesting items including a rare chandelier, unique diamond earrings, Jack Nitzsche-owned guitar and a pair of rare sand bottles.    Doyle     Max Ingrand […]

Auction Block: March 2023
• March 8, 2023

This month’s auctions brought luxe jewelry to the fore as well as paintings from Matisse and Maik.    The Potomack Company  A Panoramic View of Pilgrims Visiting Holy Sites at the […]

February 2023 Auction Block
• February 8, 2023

Luxury abounds in this month’s Auction Block. An Italian table sold at Christie’s for over $1 million, Bonhams sold a painting for more than five times its estimate and fine […]