OCEANSIDE, N.Y. – A 3-volume set of the iconic Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien (The Fellowship of the Rings, The Two Towers and The Return of the King), with one of the books signed by the author himself, sold for $14,600 at a two-day weekend multi-estate sale held Oct. 3-4

DENVER, Pa. – While the finest examples in each category brought predictably high prices, it was the reawakening of the middle range that spurred the most discussion at Dan Morphy Auctions’ $1.3 million Spring Sale.

Incomparable in scope and quality, collection will be offered in series of sales commencing March 27-28, 2009

An extremely rare Winchester New Rival 10-gage empty Christmas shell box, professionally restored and with all the labels intact, sold for $12,870 in an Internet and catalog auction held by SoldUSA.com

MOUNT CRAWFORD, Va. – On July 25, Jeff and Beverley Evans conducted their first Americana auction under their new company, Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Inc.

ATLANTA – Red Baron is preparing for what promises to be its biggest sale ever — a three-day weekend event slated for Nov. 6-8 at Red Baron’s gallery facility located at 6450 Roswell Road in Atlanta.

WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. – Fierce competition for professional sports memorabilia in Grey Flannel’s April 29 Summer Games auction kept phone lines and the Internet buzzing.

OCEANSIDE, N.Y. – An incredible, 5-pound pearl – measuring six inches in diameter and bearing an uncanny resemblance to a human brain – is just one of hundreds of intriguing lots that will cross the block at a massive, three-day estate sale slated for the weekend of Sept. 11-13 by Philip Weiss Auctions.

Nearly 450 lots of mostly Victorian lamps and antique glass will be sold on Saturday, April 4, by Woody Auction at the Holiday Inn Airport West in Earth City, Mo.

MATTHEWS, N.C.—A rare, original watercolor painting by Adolf Hitler, signed and dated 1912, when the former German leader was living in Austria, will be sold in an online auction ending May 30-31 by SoldUSA.com.