Printed & Manuscript Americana
2024: Year in Review
2024 was an eventful year for Swann that brought about exciting changes, including the reorganization of our Fine Ar…
Records & Results: Printed & Manuscript Americana — November 21, 2024
Swann’s Thursday, November 21 auction of Printed & Manuscript Americana brought $608,036, landing squarely…
Auction Highlights: Printed & Manuscript Americana — November 21, 2024
This sale strikes a particularly rich vein of western mining material from Alaska, California, Colorado, and Nevada.…
This Season’s Successes: Winter-Spring 2024 Auctions in Review
In the 2024 Winter-Spring season, Swann Galleries continued to provide high-quality auctions of unusual and rare mat…
Records & Results: Printed & Manuscript Americana — June 2024
Swann closed out June 2024 with a standout Printed & Manuscript Americana sale on Thursday, June 27. The auction…
Collecting Aviation History
As a specialized auction house, Swann has the unique ability to connect collectors with their specific interests. Th…
Auction Highlights: Printed & Manuscript Americana — June 27, 2024
Our June 27 Americana sale stretches across the ages from the 1500s to the 1980s. The age of early exploration is re…
Caleb Kiffer on a Rare Copy of ‘A Description of Sixteen New Species of North American Birds… Collected in Texas’
Featured in the June 13, 2024, auction of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books is Lot 166: Ja…
Records & Results: The Subculture Sale — February 8, 2024
“The Subculture Sale was an exciting foray into relatively new territory for Swann Galleries, not focusing on works …
Nicholas D. Lowry’s Specialist Picks: Favorite Lots from The Subculture Sale
Nicholas D. Lowry shares his picks for The Subculture Sale. Bidding open now through February 8.
2023: Year in Review
Swann Galleries continued to offer exceptional auctions of quality material in 2023. The year featured several colle…
Auction Highlights: Printed & Manuscript Americana — September 28, 2023
The September 28, 2023, Americana auction is rich in material from the American Revolution and the Civil War. Highli…