Ken Hall Press Releases

Around 900 lots of Western and Native art, American Indian artifacts and related collectibles will come up for bid at the Best of Santa Fe auction, an annual event hosted by Allard Auctions, Inc., at the Scottish Rites Hall in Santa Fe, N.M.

Quality antique items from three prominent area estates will all come up for bid on Saturday, Aug. 2, by Stevens Auction Company, in the firm’s gallery located at 609 North Meridian Street in Aberdeen, Miss., starting at 10 a.m. Central time.

The contents of a gorgeous 4,000-square-foot home on Silver City Road in Newtown, Conn., valued at over $500,000 will be sold at an on-site auction on Sunday, Aug. 3rd, starting at 1 p.m. Eastern time, by Tim’s, Inc. Auctions, of Bristol, Conn.

Around 1,000 lots of quality, fresh merchandise in a wide array of categories will be sold the weekend of Aug. 9-10 by Ahlers & Ogletree, in the firm’s gallery at 715 Miami Circle (Ste. 210) in Atlanta, Ga. Start times both days will be 11 a.m.

A summer sale spectacular featuring over 700 lots of historical items, militaria, posters, rare books, rock ‘n’ roll, ocean liner memorabilia, aviation collectibles and more will be held July 23rd, by Philip Weiss Auctions in Lynbrook, N.Y.

A figural oil on canvas painting by the noted Brazilian artist Emiliano di Cavalcanti (1897-1976), rendered in 1948 and titled Pescadores, is expected to bring $150,000-$250,000 at an estates auction scheduled for July 26-27 in New Orleans, La.

A Confederate cannonball from the Battle of Gettysburg, mounted on three brass leg finials and engraved in script “Rebel shell – Gettysburg 1863,” sold for $5,850 at Mohawk Arms’ Auction #71, held June 13th-14th online and in Bouckville, N.Y.

The contents of Walter Place – a spectacular antebellum home completed in 1859 and used as a Union Army camp and officers' quarters during the Civil War – will be sold at auction July 11th-12th by Stevens Auction Company, in Holly Springs, Miss.

A 1973-1976 specimen set of five banknotes from the United Arab Emirates sold for $16,520 at an auction held May 20th by Archives International Auctions, online (at archivesinternational.com) and at the firm's offices located in Fort Lee, N.J.

A mahogany carved and figured Queen Anne highboy (high chest of drawers raised on cabriole legs), likely originating from Massachusetts and made between 1730 and 1750, sold for $32,500 at a multi-estate auction held June 6-8 by Ahlers & Ogletree.