595 Madison Avenue, Fifth Floor
New York, NY 10022
(212) 750–1103
"The world’s premier watch auctioneer.”
Bloomsbury Auctions
6 West 48th Street
(212) 719–1000
Rare books.
Bonhams
580 Madison Avenue
(212) 644–9001
A large, traditional auction house.
Capo Auctions
3601 Queens Blvd
Long Island City, NY 11101
(718) 433-3710
Estates. The newest addition to the NYC auction scene. At the base of the elevated 7 train in Long Island City, Queens.
Cherrystone Stamp Center Inc
119 W 57th Sreet, suite 316
New York NY 10019
(212) 977–7734
Bi-monthly philatelic auctions (stamps, for the rest of us).
Christie's
20 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10020
(212) 636–2000
The mother of the large, traditional auction houses.
Doyle New York
175 East 87th Street
New York, NY 10128
(212) 427–2730
Another large, traditional auction house.
Gianguan Auctions
295 Madison Avenue (entrance at 38 East 41st St.)
New York, NY 10017
(212) 867–7288 or (212) 867–9388
Chinese antiques with a specialty in traditional painting.
Guernsey’s
108 East 73rd Street
New York, NY 10021
(212) 794–2280
“Wildly diverse art and artifacts,” with a focus on famous personalities.
Heritage Auctions
445 Park Avenue at 57th St
New York, NY 10022
(212) 486–3500
The world's third largest auction house has moved into NYC.
Hutter Auction Galleries
444 West 55th Street
New York, NY 10019
(212) 247-4791
Adam Hutter was at Tepper Galleries, and hopefully his venture will follow in that fine tradition.
Illustration House
110 West 25th Street
New York, NY 10001
(212) 966–9444
Original art of poster design, books decoration, advertising, comic strip, calendar art, record album, magazine covers, etc.
Keno Auctions
127 East 69th Street
New York, NY 10021
(212) 734–2381
You know . . . the cute guy from Antiques Road Show!
Kestenbaum & Company
12 West 27th Street, 13th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 366–1197
Specializes in western and oriental books, manuscripts, wine, and (especially) fine Judaica.
Morrell Wine Auctions
729 Seventh Aveune, 15th floor
New York, NY 10019
(212) 307–4200
Phillips de Pury
450 West 15th Street
New York, NY 10011
(212) 940–1200
Since de Pury’s focus is on contemporary art and design, I debated whether or not to include it on this list, but they also auction jewelry and photography.
Poster Auctions International
601 West 26th Street, 13th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 787–4000
Twice yearly auctions of vintage and classic posters.
Robert A. Siegel
60 East 56th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10022
(212) 753–6421
Stamps, postal history, autographs and ephemera.
Showplace Antique Center
40 West 25th Street
New York, NY 10010
(212) 633–6068 x 804
An antiques gallery that takes holds monthly auctions in their third-floor space.
Spink Smythe
2 Rector Street, 12th floor
New York, NY 10006
(212) 943–1880 or (800) 622–1880
Coins, paper money, antique stocks and bonds, autographs, Americana and photographs.
Sotheby's
1334 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021
(212) 606–7000
See note under Christie's.
Stack’s
123 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
(800) 566–2580 or (212) 582–2580
Rare coins. While auctions are held online and at other sites in the U.S., they are live in the city a couple of times a year.
Swann Galleries
104 East 25th Street
New York, NY 10010
(212) 254–4710
Books, maps and atlases, autographs, photographs, posters and prints, and drawings.
CLOSED:
Tepper Galleries
110 East 25th Street
New York, NY 10010
The last great place in Manhattan for estate furniture and miscellaneous finds padlocked its doors and disappeared into the dead of night in the spring of 2010. Way too bad.
Richmond Galleries
947 Castleton Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10310
(718) 273–1120
A reader reported in 2012 that this auction house is closed. But if you want to torture yourself, you can read a NY1 review from 2006 here: Richmond Galleries
Check out this link for Auction Houses in the Suburban New York City Region [NY Times]
