The 2010s brought Swann a number of notable moments including memorable sales, the establishment of two new departments, and the celebration of the 75th anniversary of our first sale. Here we take a look at some of favorite highlights from the last ten years.
One item in our upcoming auction is an album of autographs compiled to be sold for charity. During the American Civil War, and especially in the years 1863-64, civilians in…
In advance of our March 19 Autographs auction, specialist Marco Tomaschett contributed this blog post about Charles Stewart Parnell. Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-1891) founded the Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP) in…
Among the highlights of today’s auction of Autographs was one of 28 copies of the act making Vermont the 14th state in the Union signed by Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of…
Swann’s November 26 Autographs auction offers letters from some of the greatest minds in 20th-century physics written to mathematician and theoretical physicist Paul Hertz. Hertz (1881-1940), a relation of the better-known Heinrich…
Swann Galleries’ November 26 auction of Autographs offers an exceptional collection of musician autographs – the likes of which are rarely seen at auction. The top estimate in the sale…
What is it about music that gives it such universal appeal? Just as a flickering flame has captivated humans and other animals since our beginnings, music draws our attention and…
A 1855-65 portrait of Grant. Source: Wikimedia Commons. Ulysses S. Grant, a man whose persistence brought him to the highest offices in U.S. military and politics, had a surprising early…
Our upcoming Autographs auction features numerous signatures from founding fathers, presidents, scientists, inventors, writers and musicians. Among the material in the sale related to artists is a timely postcard for…
Tuesday’s sale of Revolutionary Americana from the Allyn Kellogg Ford Collection, followed by a sale of Autographs, broke over 15 auction records, and doubled the low estimate for the sale as…
Despite the waning influence of his work in contemporary psychology, Sigmund Freud’s ideas, personality, and image continue to attract admirers. Freud’s importance to western culture is demonstrated by the…
A pair of letters written by President Ronald Reagan to his daughter, Patti Davis, and to anti-nuclear activist Helen Caldicott, come to auction on April 21st. The letters are written…
Keith Haring and Angel Ortiz, Autograph letter signed by Haring and photograph postcard signed by both, 1983. Estimate: $700 to $1,000. If a doctor’s note doesn’t suffice as a…
Left: Diego Rivera, Autograph manuscript dated and signed, draft of an untitled essay concerning the freso paintings completed at the Detroit Institute of Arts, April 1933. Estimate: $6,000 to $9,000.…
