The Auction Block September 15, 2021
• September 16, 2021

The auction block is back! We hope you enjoy some highlighted offerings from selected auction houses such as Christie’s, Bonhams, Sotheby’s and more. Noteworthy pieces include jewelry from HRH Princess Margaret, a note from Abraham Lincoln and […]

Potomack Company Opens Georgetown Branch
• November 12, 2020

With the auction house’s main office and gallery in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, adding a D.C. outpost will be convenient for many existing clients and should bring in new ones.

The Auction Block Sept. 12, 2018
• September 12, 2018

THE POTOMACK COMPANY  8.21 CARAT DIAMOND SOLITAIRE RING ESTIMATE: $150,000 – $180,000 AUCTION DATE: OCTOBER 2 This impressive ring, with a diamond solitaire set in a platinum band with 3.60 […]

The Auction Block: Impressionist and Modern Art Special
• May 2, 2018

BRINGING THE HAMMER DOWN Final selling prices for noteworthy items at recent auctions  

The Auction Block April 4, 2018
• April 4, 2018

Sotheby’s Timurid Mihrab Panel, Central Asia/Persia, 14th–15thc. Estimate: $110,000 – $165,000 Auction Date: April 25 (London) Part of the Arts of the Islamic Worlds sale at Sotheby’s, these tiles were […]

The Auction Block Feb. 7, 2018
• February 7, 2018

BONHAMS “A Throne for Two Kings” Gonçalo Mabunda (b. 1975) Estimate: $14,000 – $21,000 Auction Date: February 28 Two years after Mozambique gained independence in 1972, civil war broke out. […]

The Auction Block Jan. 10, 2018
• January 10, 2018

FREEMAN’S “Les Ombres Sur la Prairie” Blanche Hoschedé-Monet (1865–1947) Estimate: $40,000 – $60,000 Auction Date: January 23 Blanche Hoschedé-Monet became part of a family at the core of the French […]

The Auction Block Dec. 6, 2017
• December 6, 2017

This holiday edition features luxurious, one-of-a-kind gifts — only available at auction — for that special someone. Freeman’s Bracelet Watch With “Pepsi” Bezel, c. 1967 Rolex Estimate: $15,000 – $25,000 […]

The Auction Block: A Piece of Time
• November 7, 2017

Christies 18K Gold Wristwatch With “John Player Special Paul Newman” Dial Rolex, c. 1970 Estimate: $390,000 – $490,000 Auction Date: November 13, Geneva Christie’s Geneva will devote an entire sale […]

The Auction Block
• October 11, 2017

BONHAMS “Artist, Mind, Studio,” 1994 Viola Frey (1933–2004) Estimate: $60,000 – $80,000 Auction Date: October 25 Over the course of her five-decade career, Viola Frey produced an impressive body of […]