Antiquorum
595 Madison Avenue, auctions held in different venues
New York, NY 10022
(212) 750–1103
"The world’s premier watch auctioneer.”
Bloomsbury Auctions
6 West 48th Street [GMAP]
(212) 719–1000
Rare books.
Bonhams
580 Madison Avenue [GMAP]
(212) 644–9001
A large, traditional auction house.
Capo Auctions
3601 Queens Blvd [GMAP]
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 [GMAP]
New York NY 10019
(212) 977–7734
Bi-monthly philatelic auctions (stamps, for the rest of us).
Christie's
20 Rockefeller Plaza [GMAP]
New York, NY 10020
(212) 636–2000
The mother of the large, traditional auction houses.
Doyle New York
175 East 87th Street [GMAP]
New York, NY 10128
(212) 427–2730
Another large, traditional auction house.
Gianguan Auctions
295 Madison Avenue [GMAP]
(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
65 East 93rd Street [GMAP]
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 [GMAP]
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 [GMAP]
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
34 West 27th Street [GMAP]
New York, NY 10012
(212) 966–9444
Gallery and auction house devoted to the art of illustration.
Keno Auctions
127 East 69th Street [GMAP]
New York, NY 10021
(212) 734–2381
Fine and decorative art, furniture and jewelry with, you know . . . the cute guy from Antiques Road Show!
Kestenbaum & Company
242 West 30th Street [GMAP]
New York, NY 10001
(212) 366–1197
Specializes in western and oriental books, manuscripts, wine, and (especially) fine Judaica.
Morrell Wine Auctions
Auctions at Morrell Wine Bar & Cafe
1 Rockefeller Plaza [GMAP]
New York, NY 10020
(212) 262–7700
Phillips de Pury
450 Park Ave [GMAP]
New York, NY 10011
(212) 940–1300
Focus is on contemporary art and design, but they also auction jewelry and photography.
Pier 44 Antique Auction Gallery
106 Ferris Street [GMAP]
Brooklyn, NY 11231
Estate auctions in Red Hook on the waterfront.
Poster Auctions International
26 West 17th Street [GMAP]
New York, NY 10011
(212) 787–4000
Twice yearly auctions of vintage and classic posters.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries
60 East 56th Street, 4th floor [GMAP]
New York, NY 10022
(212) 753–6421
Stamps, postal history, autographs and ephemera.
Roland Auctioneers and Valuers
80 East 11th Street [GMAP]
New York, NY 10003
(212) 260–2000
Ecclectic, art and furniture.
Showplace Antique Center
40 West 25th Street [GMAP]
New York, NY 10010
(212) 633–6068 x 804
An antiques gallery that takes holds monthly auctions in their third-floor space.
Spink
145 West 57th Street, 18th floor [GMAP]
New York, NY 10019
(212) 262–8400
Coins, paper money, antique stocks and bonds, autographs, Americana and photographs.
Sotheby's
1334 York Avenue [GMAP]
New York, NY 10021
(212) 606–7000
See note under Christie's.
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
123 West 57th Street [GMAP]
New York, NY 10019
(800) 566–2580
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 [GMAP]
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]
