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The Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books auction, at 10am EST, contains over 490 lots of outstanding historical material, headlined by two notable and largely unreserved collections.

The sale had 216 lots of mostly firearms and ammunition advertising, plus additional items. Headlining the online event was the outstanding longtime collection of Lorenz Werkmeister.

The auction, with start times of 9am and 6pm Eastern, features the outstanding Jason Patzer Collection. In total, 437 lots will come up for bid across the two sessions, on two platforms.

The auction brings together an extraordinary selection of 136 wristwatches and pocket watches, highlighted by select pieces from The Alexander James Black Collection.

Johnson Brunetti, an independent retirement and investment specialist firm, founded in 2003, recently announced the addition of Bridget O’Sullivan as a client relationship coordinator.

The auctions will include Part 2 of the Estate of Joseph (Joe) A. Jaeger, Jr. (1947-2024), the late New Orleans real estate developer (Nov. 6), as well as an Important November Estates Auction (Nov. 7-8).

Fred Holabird, the president, owner and founder of Holabird Western Americana Collections, is riding off into retirement, but not before holding one more killer auction -- a five-day colossus.

The common elements to these sales were items being fresh to the market, pieces coming from old collections and pieces previously documented in publications. The gross was $866,061 (Canadian).

The auction showcases an exceptional lineup of 159 works by American and European masters and contemporary artists and brings together a vibrant mix of styles, periods, and price points.

An automated online-only auction featuring more than 350 lots in basically the same mix of merchandise will be held on Friday, October 24th, starting promptly at 8:00am Central Time.