BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ExpressionEngine Easy iCalendar plugin//NONSGML v2.0.1//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Anchorage X-WR-CALNAME:Upcoming Auctions BEGIN:VEVENT UID:168564 DTSTAMP:20261019T193000 DTSTART:20261019T193000 DTEND:20261025T160000 SUMMARY:October 2026 Curiosities Auction LOCATION:325 W Potter Dr\, Anchorage\, AK 99518\, US DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the October 2026 Curiosities Auction hosted by Al aska Premier Auctions & Appraisals! The pleasure of collecti ng is finding something you didn’t know you were looking f or. A towering kudu. A finely woven Yup’ik basket. Classic tube audio. Solid gold dental appliances. Behold our latest Curiosities Auction\, where the unexpected is part of the ap peal. Across over 575 lots\, this sale brings together Alaska Native artistry\, antique furnishings\, wildlife displays\, hi storical treasures\, and decades of collecting interests. Com e looking for a particular artist\, a missing piece\, or somet hing distinctive for your home. Give yourself time to discov er what else is here. Alaska Native art is one of the sale†™s strongest attractions\, with more than 100 lots featuring ivory. Explore wildlife carvings\, intricate scrimshaw\, jewel ry\, hunting-camp dioramas and imaginative figures\, including works by Jerome Saclamana\, Justin Tiulana and members of th e Milligrock family. Rob Martin’s soapstone blanket-toss s culpture and David Oksoktaruk’s elaborate loon spirit mask join works incorporating whalebone\, baleen\, antler and wood . Miniature boats\, dog sleds and scenes of Arctic life revea l remarkable attention to detail. Basketry\, beadwork and tra ditional clothing add another dimension. Birchbark and coile d-grass baskets—including examples by Edna Deacon and Flor ence Clement—appear alongside sealskin mukluks\, caribou-fu r mittens\, beaded footwear\, hide masks and dolls. From delic ate stitching to bold geometric patterns\, these pieces offer a rich range of regional materials and craftsmanship. The w ildlife selection makes an impression of its own. Alaska bla ck bear displays\, moose\, caribou\, antlers and skulls share t he catalog with African safari mounts featuring kudu\, wildeb eest\, warthog\, eland\, impala and other antelope. A zebra hid e rug\, northern pike mount and framed butterfly and moth dis plays broaden the natural-history offering. Look closer for mammoth ivory\, mineralized walrus ivory\, scrimshawed whale t eeth\, fossils\, an amethyst cathedral and a striking 95-inch baleen plate. For the home\, discover richly carved French wa lnut\, Chinese display cabinetry\, ingenious Danish furnishing s\, mirrored sideboards\, cedar-lined chests and patterned rug s. Cloisonné enamels\, Japanese Imari-style porcelain\, a Rus sian brass samovar and decorative glass bring color and text ure to the mix. Original paintings\, including work by Nick C havez\, and signed prints by Nita Engle\, Tok Hwang\, Fred Thra sher and others offer Alaska scenery\, wildlife and collectin g appeal. Gold jewelry\, walrus and mammoth ivory necklaces\, jade accents and sterling silver provide discoveries on a sm aller scale. History\, exploration and the printed word are e specially well represented. Browse nineteenth-century geolog ical surveys\, F. V. Hayden publications\, Yellowstone and nat ional park books\, Richard Irving Dodge’s Our Wild Indians\, author inscriptions and material connected to notable park figures. Antique photographs\, Alaska ephemera and German bon d certificates extend the paper trail. An extensive selectio n of World War I- and World War II-era military binoculars i ncludes Bausch & Lomb and SARD models with the markings and variations that reward specialist attention. Music lovers ha ve plenty of reasons to linger. Vinyl spans classic rock\, co untry\, folk\, jazz\, soul and pop\, with names including The Be atles\, Bob Dylan\, Elvis Presley\, Prince\, Michael Jackson\, Fl eetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks. Explore an Audio Research tube preamplifier\, Carver Amazing ribbon loudspeakers\, Magneplan ar panels\, a JVC automatic turntable and an assortment of cl assic hi-fi components. Film cameras from Leica\, Nikon\, Pent ax and Minolta join camcorders\, vintage electronics and a 19 98 Gateway multimedia computer. Then follow the delightful d etours: a W. & T. Avery balance scale\, wooden decoys\, Japane se glass fishing floats\, collectible dolls\, kaleidoscopes\, w ooden toys and a circa-1946 Mickey Mouse Library of Games. W orkshop tools\, exercise equipment\, kitchenware and household furnishings bring practical opportunities into the treasure hunt—and those gold dental appliances ensure the sale liv es up to its name. AUCTION CLOSING:  This auction opened fo r bidding on October 19th and will begin to close at 04:00 p m AKDT on Sunday\, October 25th. It features a soft close of 3 lots per minute. If a bid is placed in the final minute\, that lot will be extended an additional 60 seconds until no other bids are placed and the lot is sold. LOCAL PICK-UP TIM ES:  10 am to 5:30 pm on Monday & Tuesday\, October 26th & 2 7th. URL:https://www.alaskapremierauctions.com/auctions/detail/bw1685 64 SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR