by Edwin Bailey | Mar 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
Lot 250 in The American Sale on March 18 may well be the most historically significant item we’ve ever handled: Teddy Roosevelt’s personal pocket watch, a gift from his sister, Corinne, given to him in 1898. Frankly, it’s not much to look at....
by Edwin Bailey | Mar 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Blackwell Auctions deals with a lot of firearms, antique and modern. In the American Sale, we’re offering about seven dozen of them. (A complete list of them appears below.) Please know this, though, if you’re interested in bidding on a firearm made after...
by Edwin Bailey | Feb 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
It was none other than Sitting Bull who bestowed the nickname “Little Sure Shot” on American sharpshooter Annie Oakley, who features prominently in the American Sale on March 18. Several items personally owned by Oakley will be offered, including a French carriage...
by Edwin Bailey | Feb 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
On March 18, 2023, Blackwell Auctions will offer a painting of one of the most historically important figures of the 19th century, Sitting Bull, the chief who united the Sioux to defeat Gen. George Armstrong Custer at Little Big Horn in 1876. The portrait was one of...
by Edwin Bailey | Feb 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
Outstanding collection of more than 80 letters (plus several post-war documents) from Edson Haskell, 1st Reg., New York Engineers, beginning with basic training at Camp Washington to his return to private life, November 1861 to November 1865. Remarkable details and...