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Koller Auktionen AG, based in Zurich, sells Old Master paintings, Impressionist and modern art, and Swiss art, with recent results including Pieter Bruegel the Younger's "The Swann Inn" at CHF 1.34 million and Pierre-Auguste Renoir's "Jeune fille lisant" at CHF 1.17 million. The house also runs sales in watches, such as a Rolex chronometer in yellow gold that set a world record at CHF 287,000, and in jewellery and unmounted gemstones, including a 4.024 ct unheated Mozambique ruby. A Genève gold and enamel box with singing bird automaton, signed by Jaquet Droz and Leschot, rounds out its recent highlights.

METAYER MERMOZ MAISON DE VENTES AUX ENCHÈRES is holding a wine and spirits sale on Tuesday, October 27 at 14:00 in Moulins, followed by a sculptor's atelier sale on Saturday, October 31 at 19:00 and a paintings, objets d'art and large decoration sale on Sunday, November 1 at 14:00, both in Antibes. Two-part sales of paintings, furniture, objets d'art and collectibles at the Palais Ducal in Nevers are scheduled for Saturday, November 21 and Sunday, November 22, each starting at 14:15.

Upcoming auctions include the online RIAC On Time Firearms Auction #5042, with lots beginning to close on November 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM CDT, and featured offerings including a Smith & Wesson Chiefs Special Airweight revolver (Lot 399) and a Colt M16 Rifle, Class III/NFA machine gun (Lot 321). The December Premier Firearms Auction falls after the search window, so it is not included here.

Wild Rose Auction Services specializes in equipment and machinery auctions, with its current fall sale listing fall equipment, vehicles, trailers and sportsman items, including snowmobiles, powersports and quads. The Wheatland County, Alberta, house also handles residential lots, real estate, commercial investments, and land and farm sales, and offers both onsite and remote online auctions.

Specializes in jewelry and objects of vertu, silver and decorative antiques, and fine arts, with the house currently promoting an upcoming sale titled "Trader Vic's Decorative Kicks." The site stresses free valuations for sellers and buyers alike, and it offers jewelry across a range of price points.

Upcoming auctions include The October Cabinet, an antiques and estate jewellery sale featuring antique, vintage, and fine jewellery, with bidding closing on 1 November 2026 at 5:30pm. General viewing runs Friday to Sunday from 9:30am to 4:30pm, with private appointments on Wednesdays and Thursdays during auction week.

Specializes in estate liquidation and senior relocation, offering estate sales and auctions alongside downsizing, full house clear-outs, cleaning, and staging of real estate for short-term rental or sale. The firm also runs a text-message alert list so treasure hunters can be notified when its auctions open and close.

Upcoming auctions include Fine Paintings and Frames and Silver, Jewellery and Watches, both listed for Thursday 5 November, though the source gives no year. Parker Fine Art Auctions Ltd also holds monthly picture auctions and jewellery, watch and silver sales every three months, with online bidding available.

Menzies Art Brands is holding an Important Australian & International Art auction on November 26, 2026.

Heartland Estates & Auctions runs estate sales and tag sales, with its archived sales and services pages pointing to the house's core business. The site is light on specifics: it names no makers, lots or categories, so the only thing it advertises outright is the estate and tag sale format itself. Its contact page leans heavily on a direct phone line, with a call-now prompt and an invitation to join its mailing list.

Adjug'Art Vannes is holding an automotive sale on October 25 in Guilers, featuring vintage vehicles, automobilia and youngtimers, followed by a 20th-century art and design sale in Quimper on November 17–18, covering furniture, paintings, objets d'art and design pieces.

Norwich Livestock Market runs cattle and sheep sales alongside separate sales of fur and feather, and machinery and equipment, with an online entry form and a printable booking-in form for those who prefer post or hand delivery. The site's most recent market report is dated Saturday June 6 2026, and it also keeps a running archive of earlier reports and a notices section that it says visitors must read before attending a sale.

Forauction's listings centre on Asian decorative arts, including a Ceylonese gilt bronze figure and Chinese blue and white jars, alongside estate and collection sales. Recent headlines point to the Charles Curran AC collection, the Walter Herman Collection and a 18th century drinking glass collection from Ian McKenzie. A current on-view sale features property from the Ian and Jenny Morphy collection in Werai, New South Wales, with bidding closing soon.

Specializes in full-service estate sales across Cleveland, Akron, Ashtabula and Northeast Ohio, handling everything from everyday household goods to fine art, jewelry and collectibles. The firm's appraiser, Alex Weiss, is listed as specializing in Contemporary Art, Collectibles and Asian Arts, and the company says it draws on a buyer network of more than 50,000 registered bidders. Its online estate auctions and white-glove service include free in-home consultations, personal property appraisals and vetted relationships with realtors and senior move managers.

Specializes in estate sales and liquidation in Salt Lake City, with a catalogue spanning antique furnishings, original artwork, custom textiles, fine art, collectibles and antiques, and even entire homes. The firm says it authenticates and values items in-house and runs its own pricing, staging and marketing. One reviewer praised the sale's high-end furniture and art and said she picked up some garden items at a good price.

Mr Bid Auctions specializes in online estate auctions and business liquidations. The company also handles government surplus and specialty items, offering a full-service approach to selling assets.

British Bespoke Auctions is holding its Autumn Auction at Sudeley Castle on Wednesday 4 November at 2pm, with entries invited and the catalogue still to come, and a Pocket Watches timed sale running from 21 to 28 October. The source gives no year for these dates, so they cannot be confirmed as complete calendar dates.

Specializes in Russian and European works of art, with auctions of Russian silver, porcelain, glass, icons, gemstones, swords and daggers. The house's next "Important Russian and European Artworks Auction" is slated for late May 2026, and it has run a series of similar sales since 2021, including one timed auction held through the Drouot platform.

Upcoming auctions include a sale on October 23 at 10:30 titled "Vente à remonter le temps" and an afternoon sale at 14:30 of objets d'art, old paintings and period furniture, both at the Toulouse salleroom. Further sales are an Asian arts auction in Toulouse on October 30 at 14:00, a fine wines and spirits sale on October 31 at 14:00 at the MEETT during the Vins & Terroirs fair near Toulouse, and a prestige sale in Béziers on November 6–7 covering decorative arts from Napoleon III to Art Deco, with the main session on November 7 at 14:30.

Public Sale, an auction house in Hudson, NY, sells everything from primitive and Modern pieces to fine art, furniture, and even used clothing, with recent sales spotlighting folk art, quilts, sculpture, and handmade objects. Its themed sales include "Signature Spaces" catalogs, specialty clothing and photography auctions, and a feature on counterculture pin-back buttons. The house runs its warehouse-gallery sales out of a renovated 1960s Oldsmobile dealership, with staff on hand to guide first-time bidders through the process.

Woolsey Auction Company is holding two online-only sales in the coming weeks: the Slanovich Ranch Retirement Auction on October 26, offering excavators, trailers, tools, and a UTV, and the Timberline Tool & Shop Auction on November 3.