Auctions

A trove of original Golden Age comic book art, much of it illustrated by female artists, dominated a recent sale at White’s Auctions (22/27% buyer’s premium) in Middleboro, Massachusetts.

Tennants (24% buyer’s premium) recorded some impressive results in its latest Fashion, Costume and Textiles sale.

The Bedazzled sale held at Lunds (25% buyer’s premium) in Victoria, British Columbia on August 11 lived up to its name.

The Patek Philippe Ref 448 dress watch is one of original Calatrava references, named after the ornate ‘Calatrava’ cross that is part of its brand.

A set of 24 Art Deco Gallia animalier knife rests hammered for $8000 (£5950) against a guide of $3000-5000 at an Objet sale at Wright (28% buyer’s premium) in Chicago, Illinois.

Issued in January 1781 by London publisher Robert Wilkinson, the caricature The Ballance of Power depicts the figure of Britannia standing as Justice proclaiming, No one injures me with impunity.

Among the most coveted of all the standard Chinese export porcelain designs is the so-called ‘Rockefeller’ pattern or Palace ware.

A Russell Drysdale (1912-81) landscape that has not been on the market for over 40 years is being offered at Leonard Joel’s Fine Art auction in Melbourne on October 6.

The Louis Vuitton 1914 catalogue was issued as the company opened its flagship store at 70 Avenue des Champs-Élysée.

Our selection of lots from 16 upcoming auctions

Although John Webber’s (1752-93) engraved plates emerge on the market with some regularity, his original works are much rarer.

Formed in London in 1963, English blues rock band The Yardbirds kickstarted the careers of three of rock's most famous guitarists: Eric Clapton (in the group from 1963-65), Jeff Beck (1965-66) and Jimmy Page (1966-68).

An unusual lot offered in the Fine Silver sale at Anderson & Garland (25% buyer’s premium) in Newcastle upon Tyne was a ‘pair’ of oval teapots and stands modelled as staved barrels: one a ‘period’ example with marks for John Harris, London 1786, the other by early Victorian maker John Terry (London 1838).

Issued by Agar Publishing in September 1947, Atomic Age Comic was a British answer to the action-adventure comics of the American Golden Age.

The latest Australian and international art sale at Menzies (25% buyer’s premium including GST) in Melbourne compared well to previous auctions in terms of sell-through rates, even if the overall total was slightly lower than its previous two auctions – something the saleroom said was not uncommon for a winter sale.

Weighing in at over 40kg, a toy showpiece was not so Dinky after all.

The market in Australia remains steady, maintaining good selling rates and some strong key areas