April 16, 2018Swann NewsPrinted & Manuscript Americana Records & Results: Printed & Manuscript Americana Read more about Records & Results: Printed & Manuscript Americana Our auction of Printed & Manuscript Americana on April 12 was the department’s highest-grossing sale in four years, continuing an upward trajectory as each offering of Americana and African Americana… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about A Look Inside the Catalogue: Printed & Manuscript Americana January 30, 2018 Printed & Manuscript Americana A Look Inside the Catalogue: Printed & Manuscript Americana Our April 12 auction of Printed & Manuscript Americana illustrates the multifaceted tapestry of American history, featuring a cypress twig cut by General Lafayette at George Washington’s tomb, attractively framed in… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Records & Results: Spring 2017 June 16, 2017 Swann Records & Results: Spring 2017 The spring 2017 season at Swann Galleries marked the 75th anniversary of our first auction. On March 27, 1942, Benjamin Swann held an auction dedicated to rare and antiquarian books.… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Records & Results: Printed & Manuscript Americana April 27, 2017 Printed & Manuscript Americana Records & Results: Printed & Manuscript Americana On Thursday, April 27, our tenth consecutive auction of Printed & Manuscript Americana exceeded $700,000. Much of the top material was unique or extremely rare, including diaries, letters and archives, many… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Records & Results: Fall 2016 December 19, 2016 Swann Records & Results: Fall 2016 Fall 2016 has been a successful season at Swann. In 13 sales, we set more than 50 auction records and offered 4,497 lots, including a rediscovered illustration by Dr. Seuss, a… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Records & Results: Printed & Manuscript Americana November 18, 2016 Printed & Manuscript Americana Records & Results: Printed & Manuscript Americana The top lot of our November 17 sale of Printed & Manuscript Americana was an 1830 first edition of The Book of Mormon, which sold to a private collector for… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Records & Results: Autographs November 11, 2016 Autographs Records & Results: Autographs On November 1, a mere nine days before the American Presidential election, we offered an autograph album signed by 18 presidents, starting with Abraham Lincoln and ending with Barack Obama.… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Records & Results: Printed & Manuscript Americana September 28, 2015 Printed & Manuscript Americana Records & Results: Printed & Manuscript Americana Swann Galleries’ autumn auction of Printed & Manuscript Americana on September 17 saw particularly strong results. Heavy bidding in several sections caused the sale to end an hour after closing… Share Facebook Twitter