Swann was founded in 1941 as an auction house specializing in Rare and Antiquarian Books and is now the largest specialist auctioneer of Works on Paper in the world. Swann conducts approximately 40 sales a year, with departments devoted to Books, Autographs, Maps & Atlases, Photographs & Photobooks, Prints & Drawings, Vintage Posters, African-American Fine Art and Illustration Art. On March 27, 2017, Swann celebrated 75 years of auctions.
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Latest Content from Swann Auction Galleries
19th & 20th Century Literature Expected to Reach $500K
- October 27th, 2017 10:23
An outstanding auction of 19th & 20th Century Literature at Swann Galleries on Tuesday, November 14 offers myriad signed first editions of prose and poetical classics, with a special ...
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Jimmy Van Heusen Musical Autograph Collection Comes to Swann Galleries
- October 27th, 2017 10:20
Swann Galleries’ auction of Autographs will take place on Tuesday, November 7, with rare and illuminating letters, and signed photographs, books and “short snorters” from major world ...
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Seven $100k Lots in Swann Galleries' Star-Studded Print Sale
- October 27th, 2017 10:16
An outstanding auction of Old Master Through Modern Prints at Swann Galleries on Thursday, November 2 offers seven lots with an estimate at or above $100,000, more than any from the ...
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Success for Historic & Contemporary Photos Alike at Swann Galleries
- October 27th, 2017 10:13
On Thursday, October 19, Swann Auction Galleries’ sale of Art & Storytelling: Art & Photobooks combined works spanning the lifetime of the medium into an auction intended to ...
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Manuscripts & Bibles Exceed Estimates in Swann Galleries’ $500k Early Printed Books Auction
- October 27th, 2017 10:10
Swann Auction Galleries’ auction of Early Printed, Medical, Scientific & Travel Books on Tuesday, October 17 garnered eager interest from bibliophiles, exceeding the sale’s high ...
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$2.8M African-American Fine Art Sale Sees Four Works Exceed $100K
- October 27th, 2017 10:06
Four works exceeded $100,000 at Swann Auction Galleries’ sale of African-American Fine Art on Thursday, October 5. A wealth of unique paintings, drawings and monotypes distinguished the ...
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$112k Family Archive Tops Swann Americana Sale
- October 3rd, 2017 13:17
Hoards of history-lovers came out to attend the preview for Swann Auction Galleries’ auction of Printed & Manuscript Americana on Thursday, September 28. The sale featured a trove of ...
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Early Printed Books Auction Features Feast of Culinary Tomes at Swann Galleries
- September 28th, 2017 12:26
Early Printed, Medical, Scientific & Travel Books come to Swann Galleries on Tuesday, October 17. The wide-ranging auction of some 300 lots covers a plethora of topics and periods. ...
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Ansel Adams’s Moonrise Leads Swann Photographs Auction
- September 28th, 2017 12:23
On Thursday, October 19, Swann Galleries will offer Art & Storytelling: Photographs & Photobooks, an auction celebrating the narrative qualities of vernacular and fine art ...
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Scarce Posters from the Golden Age of Travel at Swann Galleries
- September 28th, 2017 12:21
An auction of Rare & Important Travel Posters at Swann Galleries on Thursday, October 26 promises vicarious thrills and worldwide destinations, teeming with the work of renowned ...
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