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(PEOTONE, Ill.) – An extremely rare Kelly Tires double-sided tin trade sign, 24 inches in diameter and showing a lady waving while driving, sold for $13,200 at a Spring Petroliana & Advertising Auction held Mar. 5 by Matthews Auctions, LLC. The auction was conducted on the day before the popular Chicagoland Petroliana & Advertising Show, held each spring in Peotone. The Kelly Tires sign – the top earner in a sale that saw nearly 500 lots change hands – was rated 8.9 on a scale of 1-10 for condition, both sides, and boasted super color and ... Read the full story
A delicate wreath made of fine gold oak leaves with acorns, of the type worn by Alexander the Great’s father, Philip II of Macedon, is one of the highlights of Bonhams sale of Antiquities on April 28 in New Bond Street. This stunning artefact, estimate £100,000-120,000, may once have graced the head of a ruler or dignitary over 2,000 years ago. “The fact that this delicate collection of fine gold leaves and acorns formed into a wreath has survived the centuries is almost miraculous,” says Madeleine Perridge, Antiquities Specialist at Bonhams. Previously in a ... Read the full story
Gooding & Company, the internationally-recognized auction house, garnered more than $16.1 Million* in sales, with a total of 58 out of 71 lots sold (an average sales price of $278,300 per car), at its inaugural Amelia Island Auction on Friday, March 12, 2010 at the Amelia Island Plantation. The auction’s top-seller was the star 1931 Voisin Mylord Demi-Berline that sold for $2.75 Million, an outstanding sale and world record for the Best of Show 2009 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance winner. “One of my favorite moments at this auction was watching ... Read the full story
Approximately 145± acres of recreational property in Augusta, St. Charles County, Missouri will be auctioned at a real estate auction on site on Wednesday April 21 at 1PM through Father Time® Auctions, the region’s leading real estate auction marketing firm. The property is located in the wine country of Augusta, St. Charles County, Missouri . It is available for pre-bidding online at http://bit.ly/ci6K0Z This property provides unique opportunities to own a great piece of rich land that could be used for recreation, development, farming, hunting, horses, or private ... Read the full story
Bloomsbury Auctions, in New York, announces the sale of the William E. Fischelis Collection of Victorian-era works on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at 10 a.m. This immaculate single-owner sale, a culmination of over 40 years of thoughtful collecting, consists chiefly of 18th and 19th century British art, with the inclusion of French and American artist’s works as well. Although diverse in its foundation, the collection is an elegant representation of the Fischelis’s interest and passion for Victorian portraiture, accented with several pre-Raphaelite, female portraits, ... Read the full story
Bloomsbury Auctions, the world’s leading auction house for rare books and works on paper, announces The Irish Sale which will be held in its Manhattan rooms on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 10am. The sale is held in conjunction with Whyte’s, Ireland’s premier auction house for Irish art and collectibles. The focal point of the 70-lot Irish Sale is the Tricolour flag. This unique icon of the Irish Revolution and the only recorded full sized tricolor of the 1916 Rising in existence, is of the utmost rarity and importance (lot 26). It is accompanied by a note from its ... Read the full story
On 18th March the Godalming saleroom is hosting another of Bloomsbury Auctions popular Bibliophile sales. This time the sale offers a substantial selection of fifty two Art Reference Books including The Drawings of the Florentine Painters and Italian Pictures of the Renaissance by the renowned art historian Bernard Berenson (lots 12 and 13), each estimated £300-500. The Italian Renaissance Interior 1400-1600 by Peter Thornton is another fascinating tome and together with other similar books in lot 51, it too is estimated £300-500. Noteworthy amongst the Travel Books is ... Read the full story
Eileen Rhoads Presents The Carolyn Sunstein Collection Dollhouse & Miniature & Toy Auction on Saturday, March 27 and Sunday, March 28, beginning at? 9 a.m. (The Preview will be held Friday, March 26, noon to 5 p.m.) The auction will take place at Rhoads & Rhoads Auction Center in Spring City, Pennsylvania. Carolyn Sunstein was a patron of the arts, co-founder of the Philadelphia Miniaturia Show, as well as an expert on miniature silver. As such, she assembled one of the most illustrious collections of miniatures in the United States. Her expertise in ... Read the full story
The Asian Arts Department at Freeman’s will be offering another fine collection of Chinese and Asian works of art in our annual spring auction. Our exhibition dates and March 20, 2010 sale date allows for the participation of many important buyers and enthusiasts who will be in the country to take part in the shows, activities and sales associated with “Asia Week” on the East Coast. With such consistent and eager buyers sure to register, the department’s yearlong task has been to procure fine and rare Asian arts to offer from across the region and ... Read the full story
Sotheby’s Hong Kong has announced that the Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2010 Spring Sale will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on 8 April 2010. Comprising over 330 lots with an estimated total value of approximately HK$430 million, one of the outstanding highlights of the sale is undoubtedly the Magnificent Ceremonial Pearl Necklace of Qing dynasty, 18th century. Also on offer this season is the single owner sale – Water, Pine, and Stone Retreat Collection – Objects of Contemplation. Nicolas Chow, Sotheby’s International ... Read the full story
Stoney Nakoda Resort and Casino is thrilled to announce that they placed the winning bid for driver Rae Croteau JR at the 2010 Calgary Stampede Chuckwagon Canvas Auction. The Canvas Auction took place on March 4 at the Boyce Theatre, Stampede Park. Winning the bid at $60,000 for an opportunity to sponsor this year’s canvas was a great moment for Stoney Nakoda Resort. Rae Croteau JR is a rising superstar of the professional chuckwagon racing scene. Rae spent eight years riding on the Dodge Pro Tour, winning three consecutive Strathmore Heritage Days from 20052007 ... Read the full story
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