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Books & Manuscripts

Upcoming Highlights: Early Printed, Medical, Scientific & Travel Books

At Auction March 7 Complete Catalogue   Early manuscripts, incunabula, and post-incunabula lead the sale. These…

19th & 20th Century Literature

Records & Results: 19th & 20th Century Literature

Signed & Inscribed Oscar Wilde Play Leads Literature Auction SciFi Works Continue to Prove to be Popular in Swan…

Autographs

Records & Results: Autographs

Letters from a Young Kurt Vonnegut Top Autographs Auction Collectors Drawn to Autographs of Innovators   Our au…

Auctions 101

Optimize Your Swann Client Account

A Swann Client Account enables you to Track Lots, create Keyword Alerts and place order bids. Use this guide to get …

Records & Results: Old Master Through Modern Prints

Picasso Tops Old Master Through Modern Prints Auction at Swann Scarce Rembrandt Etching Draws Major Interest   …

19th & 20th Century Literature

“The Transcendental Club”

“The Transcendental Club,” as it would come to be known, was founded in Massachusetts, in September of 1…

Contemporary Art

Louise Bourgeois: An Artist’s Portfolio

He Disappeared Into Complete Silence   A highlight in our November 15 Contemporary Art sale is one of 19 known …

Vintage Posters

Records & Results: Rare & Important Travel Posters

Swann Travel Posters Auction Sets 8 Records Philip Zec reaches $17.5K Poster lovers from far and wide came to Swann&…

Autographs

“Love – PFC. Kurt Vonnegut, Infantry”

The highlight among literary autographs in our November 8 Autographs sale was a group of letters from Kurt Vonnegut,…

Illustration Art

A Look Inside the Catalogue: Illustration Art

At Auction December 6 Complete Catalogue     From Children’s Literature An original color drawing by…

Photographs & Photobooks

Records & Results: Photographs & Photobooks

Brâncusi Breaks $100k at Photographs Auction Records for DeCarava & Sidibé   Swann Auction Galleries’ Thurs…

On Picasso: Printmaker

Swann Galleries’ November 1 sale of Old Master Through Modern Prints contains nearly 500 lots, including an im…

Books & Manuscripts

Records & Results: Early Printed, Medical, Scientific & Travel Books

Jean de Mandeville Reaches $100K in Early Printed Books Auction  Philippine Imprint sets record   Our auction o…

Contemporary Art

A Look Inside the Catalogue: Contemporary Art

At Auction November 15 Complete Catalogue   Original Works This sale is notable for its strong selection of ori…

Vintage Posters

Set Sail on the Open Seas with a Fleet of Ocean Liner Posters

Featured in our October 25 Rare & Important Travel Posters sale are works promoting ocean liners from the golden…

Autographs

A Look Inside the Catalogue: Autographs

At Auction November 8 Complete Catalogue   Artists, Authors & Musicians Some artists have adorned their eve…

Photographs & Photobooks

“Make me the most beautiful set of books you’ve ever seen.”

The North American Indian by Edward S. Curtis   An ambitious photographer’s happenstance meeting on the s…

Books & Manuscripts

A Look Inside the Catalogue: 19th & 20th Century Literature

At Auction November 13 Complete Catalogue   Highlights   A first edition of Jack London’s The Sea-Wolf, 19…

Records & Results: Printed & Manuscript Americana

Americana Continues to Out-Perform at Swann Galleries   Our September 27 auction of Printed & Manuscript Am…

Early Printed Books

Science, Rocketry & Space Flight

The study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world has always been a curiosity, and the publi…

Auctions 101

Shipping it Yourself? A Few Tips

Guidelines for Packing & Shipping   You’ve spoken to a specialist, received preliminary estimates, an…

Records & Results: 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings

Architectural Splendor Shines at Swann Galleries   The fall season opened on September 20 with a marathon sale …

African American Art

A Contemporary Collection Highlights African-American Women

Selections from the Dr. Robert H. Derden Collection of Contemporary Art are featured in our October 4 African-Americ…

A Look Inside the Catalogue: Old Master Through Modern Prints

At Auction November 1 Complete Catalogue   Old Masters An exceptional selection of Old Master prints by visiona…

Printed & Manuscript Americana

The Harold Holzer Collection of Lincolniana

  The collection of noted Abraham Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer explores America’s fascination with depic…

Architectural Splendor

From the Chrysler building to the Flatiron, and the numerous bridges that connect its many boroughs, New York’…

Vintage Posters

A Look Inside the Catalogue: Rare & Important Travel Posters

At Auction October 25 Complete Catalogue   A breathtaking presentation of rare and unexpectedly beautiful image…

Books & Manuscripts

Specialists in the Field: The Type Speaks

The Vignelli Center for Design Studies & The Cary Graphic Arts Collection at RIT   Swann Specialist Christi…

Photographs & Photobooks

A Look Inside the Catalogue: Photographs & Photobooks

At Auction October 18 Complete Catalogue   Can cameras capture ghosts? Find out on October 16, from 6 to 8 pm, …

Books & Manuscripts

A Look Inside the Catalogue: Early Printed, Medical, Scientific & Travel Books

Including Philippine Imprints At Auction October 16 Complete Catalogue   The material in this characteristicall…

African American Art

A Look Inside the Catalogue: African-American Fine Art

At Auction October 4 Complete Catalogue     Highlights from our upcoming selection of fine art by African-…

Vintage Posters

Records & Results: Vintage Posters

Poster Passion Leads to a Successful Auction    Our August 1 Vintage Poster sale set at least six auction recor…

Vintage Posters

Keep It Under Your Stetson

Wartime propaganda can serve a variety of purposes, from recruitment and morale-building to conservation. During Wor…

A Look Inside the Catalogue: 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings

At Auction September 20 Complete Catalogue     Twentieth Century The twentieth-century section boasts a nu…

Vintage Posters

Thirsty? Wine & Liquor Posters May Satisfy

We may be at the height of the craft beer renaissance, but the history of alcoholic beverages goes way back. Humans …

A Look Inside the Catalogue: Printed & Manuscript Americana

Featuring The Holzer Collection of Lincolniana At Auction September 27 Complete Catalogue   Latin Americana Lat…

Contemporary Art

Specialists in the Field: Rockaway! 2018

Wren Krisztin at Narcissus Garden by Yayoi Kusama Communications Digital Content Coordinator Wren Krisztin shares th…

Autographs

Specialists in the Field: The Magic of Handwriting

Marco Tomaschett at the Morgan Library   For our first Specialists in the Field segment of 2018, Autographs Spe…

Vintage Posters

The Hot Bid Interviews Nicho on Cassandre’s “Best Way”

Sheila Gibson Stoodley, author of The Hot Bid, interviewed our President & Principal Auctioneer Nicholas D. Lowr…

Swann

Swann Summer Reading List 2018

Our Summer Reading List is back for 2018! Here’s what some of us are cracking into in the off-season. Nicholas…