Vallot Auctioneers is proud to present a collection of jackets and wall hangings by the legendary fabric artist, photographer, and designer, Bill Bowers (b. 1947). Known for his use of collage and free-sewn fabric, Bowers has been designing jackets and making art since 1969. He began his career in San Francisco, while living and performing with the famous drag theater troupe, the Cockettes.

In a series of paintings from the 1980s, the American artist William Levitt Jr. (1941–2015) captured the colorful costumes, masks, stylized holds, and maneuvers that define the unique Mexican wrestling form, lucha libre. Levitt Jr. was a longtime resident of the state of Querétaro, whose capital supported a thriving lucha libre culture and a purpose-built stadium, the Arena Querétaro.

Our full AFTER DARK/WINTER 2026 catalog is now available to browse! Our newest AFTER DARK catalog features fine art from masters of the male form such as Rex, The Hun, MATT, Bruce of Los Angeles, and Chuck Arnett. We are also pleased to present many exceptional and scarce pieces of queer ephemera, including posters, prints, and more from the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and Club 82 NYC.

We’re thrilled to announce this year’s first general auction of fine art, jewelry, and design: WINTER 2026/FINE ART + DESIGN. This auction features estate fresh artworks, fine silver, coins, and curiosities. Including an extraordinarily fine and rare 1715 Irish silver tankard with impeccable provenance, a Garret Forbes American Coin Silver four-piece tea set, two rare Angel Botello (Puerto Rican, 1913-1986) linocuts; and many other exceptional works of art.

WINTER 2025 FINE ART + DESIGN sees us bid farewell to 2025 with our final auction of the year featuring a selection of fine jewelry, captivating bronzes, contemporary Judaica, unique antique photographs, modern print editions, and 19th-century portraits, from numerous well-established New England collections and estates. 

Our final AFTER DARK catalog of the year sees giants of male erotic art take center stage, with numerous works from institutions and private collections from Rex, The Hun, Matt (Charles Kerbs), Stephen Hale, Michael Kirwan, Etienne and many others.

Go Mishima defined an aesthetic that echoes through gay visual art and media in Japan to this day. Learn his origins in his friendship with the infamous Yukio Mishima, his voyeuristic relationship with yakuza clubs of Tokyo, and appreciation for classical ukiyo-e print work.

Our auction AFTER DARK/AUTUMN sees pivotally important queer artists of the 20th century take center stage! Learn about our newest catalog and register for the sale today!

Our next catalog features estate fresh finds that see the marriage of antiquity to the modern. Find fantastic historical photographs, stunning silver, regional paint works and much more in our FALL ESTATE PROPERTY catalog coming October 23rd at 12:00PM EST.

Katie Castellani of PBN recently interviewed founder Michael Dym on his work as an auctioneer in Rhode Island.

Photograph by Michael Salerno.

Our latest video reveals art forger’s simplest trick. Michael Dym illuminates this simple scheme to help you collect smarter.

Collector and founder of homobilia.comBarry Harrison, discusses the importance of this foundational mid-century queer art form.

Auctioneer Michael Dym recently hosted a benefit auction at the Jamestown Art Center in Jamestown, RI.

SUMMER FINE ART + DESIGN features a unique collection of early photographic history with some of the earliest photographs of lighting captured on film….

View our latest informational video in a new series, where Head Auctioneer Michael Dym breaks down a common technique forgers use in creating fraudulent works.

Our next AFTER DARK homoerotic art auction will be held on August 28th, at 7PM EST. Take a peak at some of the gorgeous lots in the upcoming sale, and get more details on the event!

Our last AFTER DARK auction, included an unidentified pastel drawing by a member of the famed Bloomsbury Group. Vallot’s cataloger Barry Oliver discusses the mystery behind the drawing, drawing on the groups’ history as an early 20th century group of progressive artists’ circle whose members included notable queer men and women.

Modernists to old masters, outsiders to contemporary greats, our SUMMER FINE ART + DESIGN catalog is live!

As member of the Jamestown, RI art organization’s exhibition committee, Michael Dym is bring his art selling experience to Southern Rhode Island’s JAC.

Discover an important archive of correspondence and related ephemera illuminating the life and legacy of Edward Carpenter (1844–1929), the celebrated poet, philosopher, socialist and early advocate for gay rights.