A rare signed carte de visite of former President James A. Garfield – taken when he was a Union Brigadier General in the Civil War, prior to his assassination by gunshot at the hand of Charles J. Guiteau on July 2, 1881 – sold for $4,068 at an estate sale that was […]
Daily Archives: November 23, 2009
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Christie’s announced the auction Magnificent Tiffany featuring Property from the Gluck Collection will be held as part of its 20th-Century Decorative Art & Design sales on December 8, 2009. On February 17, 1979, Christie’s held the landmark sale Magnificent Tiffany Featuring The Gluck Collection, the first major Tiffany offering at auction. The […]
Bonhams & Butterfields brings antique arms and armor and modern sporting guns to auction in San Francisco on November 23, 2009. The 800-lot sale features pistols; rifles; edged weapons; suits of armor; militaria and historic weaponry in use during the 16th and 17th centuries; as well as weapons made famous in the […]