There are 138 lots of porcelain, mostly Chinese and Japanese export, in Sotheby's "Important Americana" sale on Jan. 17.

Of the 149 lots offered in this session of the Americana sale (not counting miniatures), only 120 sold, and some of the buy-ins were significant.

This afternoon, Christie's will auction two Seymour dining tables in its Americana sale.

Sotheby's Fine Americana sale on Oct. 10 includes several pieces that "mansion people" would have coveted.

The Americana sale at Christie's today includes a Boston drop-leaf mahogany dining table with tapering cylindrical supports that rest on splayed saber legs.

This afternoon Christie's is auctioning one of the freedom boxes in its Americana sale.

Christie's had one Americana sale with 538 lots, which raised $10.3 million.

Sotheby's Americana sale on Saturday and Sunday includes 57 lots of outsider art.

That included seven of the 10 top-selling lots at the Sotheby's Americana sale in December.

Eldred's often holds specialized sales such as the annual Christmas and Holiday Auction and the Americana sale I attended.