Autographs
Fine Books & Autographs: March 2, 2023 Auction Highlights
Bidders will have the opportunity to explore material from visionaries, including a signed and inscribed photograph …
The Signer’s Mark: Signatures of the Unlettered — Part II
Nineteeth Century America When thinking of autographs, the first thing to come to mind is famous signatures—John Han…
The Signer’s Mark: Signatures of the Unlettered — Part I
Middle Ages Through the Seventeenth Century When thinking of autographs, the first thing to come to mind is famous s…
2022: Year in Review
2022 was a historic year for Swann in more ways than one. The house celebrated its 80th year of auctions, bringing w…
Autograph Collector’s Guide
Swann Autographs specialist Marco Tomaschett shares the ins and outs of starting your own rare autograph collection …
Fine Books & Autographs: October 27, 2022 Auction Highlights
Related Reading Fine Books Highlights in the literature portion of the sale include James Joyce’s Exiles and the fir…
This Season’s Successes: Winter-Spring 2022 Auctions in Review
The winter-spring auction season at Swann is a masterclass in marathon training, and the 2022 iteration proved no di…
Collecting the Stage: Stephen Sondheim
In our 80 years as a company, Swann has always been an auction house dedicated to niche markets with specialists who…
Fine Books & Autographs: June 16, 2022 Auction Highlights
Fine Autographs Marilyn Monroe is a star of the auction, with two featured autographs, including a pin-up calendar s…
Fine Books & Autographs: February 17, 2022 Auction Highlights
The auction has a number of autographs by inspiring innovators, including the cover of the 1982 issue of Time magazi…
2021: Year in Review
As we close out another successful year at Swann we look back at our record-filled sales.
Fire and the Wizards of Light: Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison
Among the great American inventors, Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla are remarkable for having both collaborated and c…