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1840’s Pine Candle Box
Scoop, from Diamond Galleries reports the following: Antique Pine Candle Box sells for $744,000 Auctions/Prices, Scoop Wednesday, November 23, 2005 A painted, decorated and incised pine candle box which dates to the 1840’s realized $744,825 at an auction held by…
Saddam Hussein’s Uniform
John Stith at webpronews.com reports on the following unusual auction which ends on December 1st: Saddam Hussein’s Uniform Up For Auction www.webpronews.com John Stith Staff Writer Published: 2005-11-28 “You just never know what’s going to fetch a…
Rare Bibles and Manuscripts
More investors turning to Bible Journal Gazette Fri, Nov. 25, 2005 Returns often great for rare texts By Colleen DeBaise Dow Jones Newswires “NEW YORK – More people are turning to the Bible as a safe refuge from a struggling stock market and rising…
Maurice Cullen Painting
Canadian art auction brings in record $12.2M CBC Arts Fri, 25 Nov 2005 “The sale of a snowy street scene by Maurice Cullen for an unexpected $1.5 million has helped vault a Canadian fine art auction into the record books. The fall sale of Vancouver-based Heffel…
Record Price for Phillis Wheatley Letter
Letter by 18th-Century Slave Fetches Record Price New York Times By BEN SISARIO Published: November 24, 2005 “A signed letter dated Feb. 14, 1776, by Phillis Wheatley, a Boston slave and the author of the first book of poetry published by an African-American,…
1930 Australian Penny
Pretty little penny Herald Sun By ANTHONY BLACK 27nov05 “A 1930 proof penny is destined to sell for more than $1 million within five years, according to rare coin dealer Belinda Downie. ‘A sale of $620,000 really does say something about the investment…
Bob Dylan Poems Sold at Auction
Dylan’s poems fetch $78,000 www.ndtv.com Nov 23, 2005 “A manuscript of Bob Dylan’s poems, written while he was still at college, was the best performer at the Christie’s rock memorabilia auction on Monday.” Read the Full Story >>
3 Million Dollar Gold Coin
Proof High Relief Double Eagles Heritage Coins also recently completed the sale of this $20 dollar gold coin on November 3rd, 2005, which went for an amazing $2,990,000.00 (including Buyer’s Premium): “1907 Ultra High Relief, $20 Lettered Edge PR69 PCGS….
The Song of Bernadette by Norman Rockwell
The following press release was distributed on behalf of Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers by Donn Pearlman of Minkus & Pearlman Public Relations: For immediate release November 21, 2005 FAMOUS NORMAN ROCKWELL MOVIE PAINTING BRINGS $478,000 IN AUCTION…
