Hosted by Heritage Auctions, New York City Photographs by Roman Makhmutov Noted collector, advisor and educator Alice Sachs Zimet joined Heritage Auctions’ director of photographs Nigel Russell for a workshop on the intricacies of collecting photographs. Attendees learned about condition, provenance and the photographer’s history, signatures and stamps. Guests were treated to an early look […]
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Chicago Issue Reception
Hosted by Heritage Auctions, Chicago Sports Museum Photographs by Elaine Melko The Intelligent Collector and Heritage Auctions hosted a reception at the Chicago Sports Museum for the magazine’s special “Chicago Issue,” with special guest Grant DePorter, the cover subject of the spring 2016 issue. “With the generosity of the Harry Caray Restaurant Group, which operates […]
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By the Numbers: Numismatics
100 YEARS AGO, THE U.S. MINT UNVEILED ITS REDESIGNED DIMES, QUARTERS AND HALF DOLLARS. A LOOK AT RELATED LOTS FROM THE HERITAGE ARCHIVE By Mark Borckardt 1 PRICE, IN DOLLARS, for Uncirculated 1919-S Standing Liberty quarter in the 1936 edition of the Standard Catalogue. This series key is rare with full head details. Grading […]
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Afternoon Tea
Hosted by Heritage Auctions, Ritz-Carlton Residences, Chicago Photographs by Mila Samokhina Heritage Auctions hosted an afternoon tea for its Chicago-area friends and clients. Guests were treated to a sneak peek of the auction house’s summer luxury trunk show, and Kathleen Guzman, Heritage’s New York managing director, gave a presentation on how to buy at auction.
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