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Main Auction Galleries We conduct bi-weekly auctions online, as well as specialty and major Catalogue auctions throughout t

We look forward to a great auction Saturday.
06/14/2024

We look forward to a great auction Saturday.

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05/09/2024

Join us tonight!

05/06/2024
This $500 bill is one of numerous rare items in our next auction.  U.S. 1934 A $500 Federal Reserve note.  Serial Number...
03/27/2024

This $500 bill is one of numerous rare items in our next auction. U.S. 1934 A $500 Federal Reserve note. Serial Number D00044687 A in about uncirculated condition.

April 7th 2024 12:00 PM EDT ​Cincinnati, OH, US
A rare collection of (23) straight uncirculated U.S. 1917 $1 Legal Tender notes with consecutive serial numbers. Key dates like the U.S. 1921 Walking Liberty 50c half dollar coin, U.S. 1869 Indian Head 1c cent coin, U.S. 1867 Indian Head 1c cent coin, U.S. 1899 Morgan $1 Dollar and U.S. 1904-S Morgan $1 Dollar. Photographs of World War II, Korean War & Vietnam War. Including photographs of Winston Churchill and Dwight Eisenhower.

Please contact us with any questions. Info in our bio. We look forward to a great auction.

01/20/2023

We have a wonderful auction for you January 28th, 2023.

​Sculptures, Sterling Silver, Oriental Rugs, Décor, Art, Glassware, Pill and S***f Boxes, and much more.

Please contact us with any questions, to schedule a viewing or leave a bid. Enjoy this video with one picture of each item. Numerous pictures of each item available through our web site. All info in our bio.

We look forward to a great auction.

Henry Lawrence Faulkner (1924-1981) Oil (Lexington). Oil on Masonite of mother and child. Very good condition. This incr...
11/04/2022

Henry Lawrence Faulkner (1924-1981) Oil (Lexington). Oil on Masonite of mother and child. Very good condition. This incredible piece is part of the Amazing collection from Troy Ohio. Our auction will begin at 12:00pm edt on November 20th, 2022.

Please contact us with any questions, to schedule a viewing or leave a bid. Numerous pictures of each lot available through our web site.

We look forward to a great auction.

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1885-O Morgan Silver $1 Coins(3) Coins total.  All 1885-O $1 Morgan silver coins.  All uncirculated MS condition. These ...
10/16/2022

1885-O Morgan Silver $1 Coins
(3) Coins total. All 1885-O $1 Morgan silver coins. All uncirculated MS condition.

These coins are Lot 0366 of our next auction. A private Coin Collection being auctioned October 22nd.

Please contact us with any questions, to schedule a viewing or leave a bid. Numerous pictures of each lot available through our web site. All info in our bio.

We look forward to a great auction.

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1934-S $1 Peace silver coin, in AU to MS condition.  This incredible coin is Lot 0121 of our next auction.  A private Co...
10/12/2022

1934-S $1 Peace silver coin, in AU to MS condition. This incredible coin is Lot 0121 of our next auction. A private Coin Collection being auctioned October 22nd.

Please contact us with any questions, to schedule a viewing or leave a bid. Numerous pictures of each lot available through our web site. All info in our bio.

We look forward to a great auction.

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Stephen Rolfe Powell (1951-2019) Massive Screamers sculpture. An amazing item in our October 9th auction. Hand-Blown gla...
09/10/2022

Stephen Rolfe Powell (1951-2019) Massive Screamers sculpture. An amazing item in our October 9th auction.

Hand-Blown glass sculpture. Signature to base and marked 2008 BMK to base. 16w x 26d x 34h. Stephen Rolfe Powell was born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1951. He studied painting and ceramics at Centre College and received a Bachelor of Arts in 1974. Before attending graduate school at Louisiana State University, Powell spent several years as an art instructor, first at the Draper State Prison and later at the Indian Springs School in Alabama. Between 1980 and 1983, he attended LSU and earned a Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics. It was during this time that Powell had his first experience with hot glass and it has since become a full-time obsession. Stephen Powell exhibits his work nationally and internationally and has participated in workshops, demonstrations, and lectures across the globe. He has worked in Russia, Ukraine, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan and demonstrated at multiple Glass Art Society Conferences, as well as the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. One of the highlights of his travels was an exhibition of his work at Venezia Aperto Vetro in the Palazzo Ducale in Venice, Italy.

Item in excellent condition.

Please contact us with any questions, to schedule a viewing or leave a bid. Numerous pictures of each lot available through our web site. All info in our bio.

We look forward to a great auction.

Alexander H. Wyant (1836-1892) Oil (NY, OH) This piece is part of our August 21st auction.  19th Century oil on canvas, ...
08/17/2022

Alexander H. Wyant (1836-1892) Oil (NY, OH)

This piece is part of our August 21st auction. 19th Century oil on canvas, untitled, impressionistic waterfall and woodland scene, signed and dated lower right. Sight-21.125 x 35.125, frame-27 x 40.75
Condition, needs cleaning, crazing throughout.

Please contact us with any questions, to schedule a viewing or leave a bid. Numerous pictures of each lot available through our web site. All info in our bio.

We look forward to a great auction.

Auction August 21, 2022Saint-Louis Crystal Excellence Champagne Flutes.   24K gold accents, signed to underside. 3 diame...
08/05/2022

Auction August 21, 2022

Saint-Louis Crystal Excellence Champagne Flutes.

24K gold accents, signed to underside. 3 diameter x 7.625h

Condition Report, Excellent.

Please contact us with any questions, to schedule a viewing or leave a bid. Numerous pictures of each lot available through our web site. All contact info is in our bio.

We look forward to a great auction.


Elizabeth Nourse (1859-1938) Oil (OH/NY, France)Oil on canvas, "Madonna (Study for La mere)" signed lower right E. Nours...
04/20/2022

Elizabeth Nourse (1859-1938) Oil (OH/NY, France)

Oil on canvas, "Madonna (Study for La mere)" signed lower right E. Nourse, Paris 1886. Paul Foinet Gallery stamp to verso. Housed in Louis Nourse (Elizabeth Nourse sister) wood carved frame. Sight- 16 x 12.75 Frame- 29 x 25.75

Condition
Minor damage to top, some crazing.

Our PREMIER Auction April 24th 2022 is just days away.

Come by and see items or view detailed pictures online. Our store front is currently open Monday through Friday 9am to 4pm.

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Since 1870 Main Auction Galleries Inc. has grown from a small family business to a nationally recognized Auction House. We are located in the finest area of downtown Cincinnati, within 3 blocks of all major hotels and restaurants. Our building comprises over 40,000 square feet, with our first floor being both our showroom and auction floor. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and professionalism is known not only in this region but nationally as well as worldwide. We work closely with attorneys, executors, trust officers, institutions, organizations, private consignors as well as individuals. We both appraise and liquidate estates and homes throughout the United States. We have provided the highest quality merchandise to local, national and international individuals for the past 139 years. We have a full time staff each being an expert in their respective fields.

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