Fine books, autographs and manuscript collections are routinely offered in our sales featuring the Civil War, Western Americana and our semi-annual Historical Americana auctions
Department News
8/16/2010
Are treasures hiding among the dust in your attic or garage? Have you always wondered about your family heirlooms and collectibles? Bring them to the experts to see if they are as priceless as you hope. Wes Cowan, founder and owner of Cowan’s Auctions, Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio, will be the ...
6/20/2010
Lincoln family ephemera led Cowan’s June 11, 2010, American History Auction. The auction marked the 15th anniversary of Cowan’s and garnered wide media attention for several important lots, many of which came from the family of Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, the great ...
6/16/2010
Several items relating to Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln led Cowan’s June 11, 2010 auction, American History, Including the Civil War. The auction marked the 15th anniversary of Cowan’s and garnered wide media attention for several ...
6/3/2010
Cowan’s Auctions announces the June 11, 2010 auction of an extraordinary group of Abraham Lincoln family artifacts that illustrate important facets of the family’s history. Also featured in the American ...
5/11/2010
Cowan's appraisers have traveled quite a bit this year, giving appraisal fairs at several institutions including the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis and Worthington Libraries in Columbus. This past Saturday, our very own Diane Wachs was interviewed by WKYC in Cleveland, just before ...
1/18/2010
Cowan’s Auctions, a leader in auctions of significant historical artifacts, has been tapped by Edgar Allan Poe scholar Cliff Krainik to sell at auction a previously-unknown watercolor portrait of Poe by A.C. Smith. Wes Cowan, President and Principal Auctioneer, estimates that the portrait ...
12/18/2009
Cowan’s, an international leader in auctions of historical Americana and early photography, held a successful American History auction on December 9, 2009. Auction proceeds totaled $665,000, with 508 bidders from 6 countries vying for 400 lots. Additionally, December’s ...
Featured Items
OKLAHOMA FEDERATION OF COLORED WOMEN BANNERS, 1910
Auction: 2009, Winter American History, Dec 9
Price Realized: $12,925.00
Wes Cowan - Director (513.871.1670 x 46 or historic @ cowans.com)
Cowan's Auctions, Inc. founder, president, television personality, newspaper columnist and fearless leader, Wes is a virtual encyclopedia of American history and antiques. He holds BA and MA degrees in anthropology from the University of Kentucky and a PhD in anthropology from the University of Michigan.
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The First Book of the Western Expansion
Sold for $103,500
Rare Broadside Announcing an Indian Massacre in Louisiana Territory
Sold for $11,500
Benjamin Franklin"s Experiments and Observations on Electricity
Sold for $3,450
Complete Atlas and Folio of Prints of Kendall's The War Between the United States and Mexico Illustrated
Sold for $14,950
Melish 5th State 1816 Wall Map of the United States
Sold for $47,725
Tanners 1825, New American Atlas
Sold for $46,000
Important Revolutionary War Benedict Arnold Woodcut
Sold for $9,200
An Authentic Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific Ocean: Performed by Captain Cooke...
Sold for $17,250
Cloth Maps related to the Wounded Knee Massacre Sold for $9,400