Browsing Tag autographs

March 28, 2019

Auction Record for Mohawk Chief &  Loyalist Joseph Brant at Swann    Our Autographs sale on March 21 saw significant…

March 12, 2019

Our sale of Autographs on March 21 features an extraordinary run of material by Diana, Princess of Wales. The assortment includes a number of autograph letters signed to her…

December 21, 2018

A year of records, debuts and rediscovered works. As we reflect on 2018, we look back at an excellent year of auctions. In April we held our highest-grossing African-American Fine…

December 2, 2018

At Auction March 21 Complete Catalogue   This spring auction brings an assortment of hard-to-find items from world leaders, writers, musicians, scientists and other notable…

November 12, 2018

Letters from a Young Kurt Vonnegut Top Autographs Auction Collectors Drawn to Autographs of Innovators   Our auction of Autographs on Thursday, November 8 saw major interest…

October 26, 2018

The highlight among literary autographs in our November 8 Autographs sale was a group of letters from Kurt Vonnegut, an American writer best known for his science-fiction infused…

October 10, 2018

At Auction November 8 Complete Catalogue   Artists, Authors & Musicians Some artists have adorned their everyday communications with illustrations or artworks, and the…

July 16, 2018

Marco Tomaschett at the Morgan Library   For our first Specialists in the Field segment of 2018, Autographs Specialist Marco Tomaschett discusses his recent visit to The…

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June 25, 2018

The 2017-18 auction season at Swann Galleries was replete with record prices and rediscovered paintings, offering works created as early as the fifteenth century and as recently…

June 25, 2018

On June 21, our auction of Revolutionary & Presidential Americana from the Collection of William Wheeler III saw a 91% sell-through rate for important autographs, letters and…