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Family Collection Brings Record Results in One of Swann’s Highest-Grossing Poster Sales to Date
Upcoming Highlights: Early Printed, Medical, Scientific & Travel Books
At Auction March 7 Complete Catalogue Early manuscripts, incunabula, and post-incunabula lead the sale. These…
Records & Results: 19th & 20th Century Literature
Signed & Inscribed Oscar Wilde Play Leads Literature Auction SciFi Works Continue to Prove to be Popular in Swan…
Records & Results: Autographs
Letters from a Young Kurt Vonnegut Top Autographs Auction Collectors Drawn to Autographs of Innovators Our au…
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 …
“The Transcendental Club”
“The Transcendental Club,” as it would come to be known, was founded in Massachusetts, in September of 1…
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 …
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&…
“Love – PFC. Kurt Vonnegut, Infantry”
The highlight among literary autographs in our November 8 Autographs sale was a group of letters from Kurt Vonnegut,…
A Look Inside the Catalogue: Illustration Art
At Auction December 6 Complete Catalogue From Children’s Literature An original color drawing by…
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…
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…
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…
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…
A Look Inside the Catalogue: Autographs
At Auction November 8 Complete Catalogue Artists, Authors & Musicians Some artists have adorned their eve…
“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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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’…
A Look Inside the Catalogue: Rare & Important Travel Posters
At Auction October 25 Complete Catalogue A breathtaking presentation of rare and unexpectedly beautiful image…
Specialists in the Field: The Type Speaks
The Vignelli Center for Design Studies & The Cary Graphic Arts Collection at RIT Swann Specialist Christi…
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, …
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…
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-…
Records & Results: Vintage Posters
Poster Passion Leads to a Successful Auction Our August 1 Vintage Poster sale set at least six auction recor…
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…
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…
Specialists in the Field: Rockaway! 2018
Wren Krisztin at Narcissus Garden by Yayoi Kusama Communications Digital Content Coordinator Wren Krisztin shares th…
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…
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 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…