Antiques
Boulle-inspired gilt clock set for $220,000 auction
A Boulle-inspired gilt clock will highlight Sotheby's New York sale
Sturtevant J Hamblen painting up 320% on estimate
A Sturtevant J Hamblen painting made $210,000 at Skinner on October 27
Urhobo eshe shrine post from Niger Delta to auction for $90,000
An Urhobo eshe shrine post headlines a sale of African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian art
Cigar store Indian valued at $250,000 ahead of Maryland auction
A cigar store Indian could break the record for a tobacconist's carving
Fine Chinese censer achieves 4,066% increase on valuation
A fine Chinese censer sold for $202,500 against an $8,000 estimate earlier today
George III pier tables see 22% increase on estimate at Sotheby's
A pair of fine George III pier tables starred among furniture from Lehman Bros' Joe Gregory
Roman marble torso statue achieves $1.5m in Christie's antiquities
The Roman marble torso was produced from an earlier Greek bronze original
1886 Charles Bailey breadwinners bank could auction for $45,000
An 1886 Charles Bailey breadwinners bank leads a sale of mechanical moneyboxes
Grizzly bear claw necklace to lead Heritage Auctions at $30,000
The prairie necklace comprises 22 grizzly bear claws and was created in 1835
German silver gilt sideboard dish up 22% at Christie's
A German silver gilt sideboard dish led a collection of fine silver in New York
Gaius Caesar bust up 149% on estimate at Bonhams
A Gaius Caesar bust was the standout lot of a sale of antiquities in London
Sioux wicasas beaded shirt could realise $200,000 at Skinner
A Sioux wicasas beaded shirt is the top lot of a selection of ethnographic artefacts
