Auction House Details

Davidson Auctions

Auction House Name Davidson Auctions
Site URL https://www.davidsonauctions.com.au/
About Us We are a small but dynamic operation very much focused on the client. We have been in business since 2002, working in the Inner-West of Sydney. Our expansive gallery-style rooms in Annandale are ideal for showcasing Australian & International art; and we hold at least three specialist art auctions each year, invariably finding new homes for 80% or more of the artworks entrusted to us for sale. We believe in transparency of operation, extensive promotion, and faultless presentation. We are also approachable and friendly and look at each consignment as a new challenge to maintain our track record of client satisfaction. As a result, Davidson Auctions is very well regarded within the industry. We employ modern online bidding facilities within a traditional auction format, and our commissions are low compared to our competitors. All administration, handling and (in-house professional) photography costs are incorporated into our sellers commission structure; and are not charged separately to the client. We do not believe in charging for any service that comprises part of our usual business. We invite you to contact us for an appraisal of any items you are considering selling. There is no fee or obligation involved. As long-term members of the Auctioneers and Valuers Association of Australia, client money are held in a separate vendor account subject to annual audit. As such, you can sell through Davidson Auctions with confidence. In addition to our art focus, we hold regular Estate and Collector auctions, which offer not only pictures and sculpture, but also silver and jewellery, each piece subject to a considered appraisal by our consultant specialist. These sales also present select examples of decorative arts including Asian antiques, objet dart and tribal art. We are agile enough to accommodate all manner of specialist collections and estates, and keep a weekend aside every year for special sales. We offer an efficient and streamlined service and take great pride in our operation. We look forward to hearing from you.
Who do I contact if I have questions? robert@davidsonauctions.com.au
City Annandale
Country Australia
Zipcode NSW 2038
Contact Number +2 9423 8300
Buyer's Fee A 22% buyers premium (GST inclusive) shall be payable on top of the hammer price for domestic bidders, international bidders are also charged a 22% buyers premium (GST exclusive).
Consigner's Fee

AUCTION LIST

May 31, 2026 - May 31, 2026, Estate & Collector, #53126

  • Freeman’s
    How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X
    June 30
    Freeman’s, June 30: [Queen Anne's War] Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York Accomplished to Queen Anne. $8,000/12,000
    Freeman’s, June 30: [Mormonism] A Unique Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words Offered to His Congregation, the Day Before his Violent Death, 1844. $8,000/12,000
    Freeman’s, June 30: [Baseball] [Mantle, Mickey] Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000/12,000
    Freeman’s, June 30: [Baseball] A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000/12,000
    Freeman’s, June 30: [Declaration of Independence] One of the First Printed Announcements of American Independence, Subscriber Ebenezer Hazard's Copy, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000/15,000
    Freeman’s
    How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X
    June 30
    Freeman’s, June 30: [American Revolution] Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776! $15,000/25,000
    Freeman’s, June 30: [War of 1812] "We Have Met the Enemy and They are Ours": The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry is Appointed Master Commandant in the United States Navy, 1812. $40,000/60,000
    Freeman’s, June 30: [Star-Spangled Banner] Eyewitness Account of the Shelling of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812, in a Manuscript Logbook from the HMS Trave, Present at the Battles of Baltimore and New Orleans, 1814-16. $60,000/80,000
    Freeman’s, June 30: [American Revolution] Thomas Jefferson at the Birth of a New Nation: An Important Letter Carried by a Jewish Patriot Communicating the Definitive Treaty of Paris, January 16, 1784. $100,000/200,000
    Freeman’s, June 30: [Colonial America] [Plymouth Colony] Plymouth Colony Seeks a Royal Charter: A Rare and Important Plymouth Colony Document, 1690/91. $6,000/9,000
  • Sotheby’s
    Selections from The Jay T. Snider Collection of Benjamin Franklin
    Live Sale 24 June
    Sotheby’s, June 24: (Benjamin Franklin). The founding—and funding—of the Pennsylvania Hospital. $150,000 to $200,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin, "the Day of the Declaration of Independence is everywhere annually celebrated”. $80,000 to $120,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin, “probably the most fundamental thing ever done in the field of electricity”. $75,000 to $125,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin. One of Franklin's very earliest surviving letters. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 24: Roger More and Benjamin Franklin. The only complete copy known of Poor Roger. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 24: John Jerman. The American Almanack ... for 1731 — the only known copy in private hands. $25,000 to $35,000.