GORGEOUS LATE 17th OR EARLY 18th CENTURY WOOL TAPESTRY BRINGS $4,844 AT ON-SITE AUCTION HELD AUG. 28 BY SPECIALISTS OF THE SOUTH IN FLORIDA

On September 11th, Morphy Auctions will offer collectors 890 reasons to celebrate in a fantastic Holiday Auction featuring rarities from several renowned specialty collections. The first 42 lots in the sale are from a wonderful collection of Halloween candy containers and lanterns assembled over the last 20 years by Connie and Jay Lowe of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The rare, early German-made items in this collection are of superior quality and are completely fresh to the market. “Having the opportunity ... Read The Full Story

London – Christie’s Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds sale on 5 October, presents a wealth of over 400 rare and beautiful treasures of high quality and significant provenance which span the 9th to the 19th century. Setting the tone, the sale begins with 50 lots from the core of Dr. Mohammed Said Farsi’s classical Islamic Art collection. The group is led by an extremely rare Fatimid Egyptian carved wooden panel, circa 1150 (estimate: £400,000-600,000) and a late 18th century Indian emerald, ruby and ... Read The Full Story

Fine arts auctioneers Bonhams & Butterfields’ monthly auctions of fine art, antiques, furniture, and collectibles – the SoMa Estate Auctions – routinely bring 800-1,000 lots to the block in San Francisco. Beginning with the September 19th sale, Contemporary Designer Furnishings, a new category, will be added to the regular offerings. Highlights will include property designed by McGuire, Michael Taylor Designs, Eames, Brown Jordan, Eero Saarinen and Orlando Diaz-Azcuy, among others. Sourced ... Read The Full Story

A rare early 19th century view of Jamaica by John Lynn (1828–1838), The barque Woodmansterne calling for a pilot off Port Royal, Jamaica, upon arrival after her maiden voyage, 1829,i s to be sold at Bonhams, New Bond Street, as part of The Marine Sale on 28 September 2010. It is believed to be one of only two views of Jamaica in Lynn’s oeuvre (the other being in the collection of the National Maritime Museum, London), and is estimated at £60,000 – 80,000. The picture was commissioned by the ... Read The Full Story

Heritage Auction Galleries has announced that Arthur Blumenthal has been appointed Senior Numismatist by the company, working out of Heritage’s recently opened New York offices at 445 Park Avenue (at 57th Street). “Arthur brings a tremendous amount of experience to his position with Heritage,” said Greg Rohan, President of Heritage. “His expertise encompasses the numismatic, currency and gold markets as well as the New York market, easily one of the most important in the entire business.” Blumenthal, a ... Read The Full Story

The history of the legendary New York, Ontario and Western Railway comes to life in the paintings of American railroad artist, historian and educator, Manville Burton Wakefield (1924-1975). Born in Grahamsville, N.Y., Wakefield spent his career studying and documenting the area surrounding Sullivan County, New York. Four rare oil paintings by Wakefield surfaced recently in Sullivan County during an estate appraisal conducted by David Quinn, president and principal auctioneer at Quinn’s Auction Galleries. ... Read The Full Story

There was an undeniable air of excitement surrounding the 49th Hong Kong Coin auction with, among other rarities, the inclusion of an extraordinary 1897 Chekiang Province Year 23 Silver Pattern Dollar. Lot 517 of the 1130 lot auction was one of only two pieces known to Baldwin’s, the other being the Goodman Coin, sold at auction by Superior Galleries of California in June 1991. It was also unknown to Eduard Kann when he wrote his standard catalogue work on Chinese coins in 1954. The present specimen was ... Read The Full Story

On Friday, October 1, Saturday, October 2 and Sunday, October 3, 2010 at noon, the Rago Arts and Auction Center will hold a 1,300+ lot auction of 20th C. Decorative Arts and furnishings, the vast majority new to the market, fresh from private collections secured in the US and abroad. Among the top property in the sale is work from Castle, Chareau, Chihuly, Friedeberg, Martin Brothers, Nakashima, Paley, Rohlfs, Schreckengost, Stickley, Tiffany, Voulkos and Wegner. “Simply put, this is the best selection of 20th ... Read The Full Story

A magnificent late art deco diamond ring is the highlight of the Bonhams Fine Jewellery sale which will take place in New Bond Street on September 22nd. The Asscher-cut diamond, weighing 6.82 carats, is D colour, potentially flawless and Type IIa. Type IIa diamonds are the most chemically pure type of diamond and possess exceptional optical transparency. Famous gem diamonds that are Type IIa include the Cullinan I and the Koh-i-noor. This ring, estimated at £150,000-200,000, has never before been seen at ... Read The Full Story

(August 30, 2010; IRVINE, CA) Spectrum Wine Auctions, Southern California’s leading auction house of fine and rare wine, will hold its first sale of the fall 2010 auction season on Friday, September 24 at 6 p.m. PDT at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., and Saturday, September 25 at 9:00 a.m. HKT at the Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong. Highlights include some of the greatest vintages from benchmark producers in Bordeaux, Burgundy and California. The total pre-sale estimate for the 761 lots on offer is ... Read The Full Story

A Mercedes-Benz 600, once owned by the ‘King of Rock and Roll’, Elvis Presley, and a 2000 Ferrari 550 GTZ will feature at Bonhams’ traditional end of year sale of Important Motor Cars and Fine Automobilia on 6 December, which this year takes place at an outstanding new venue – Mercedes-Benz World in Surrey. Restored to a very high standard, and one of only a handful of cars that Presley registered in his name, the Mercedes-Benz has attracted a pre-sale estimate of £150,000 – 200,000. ... Read The Full Story

The new Manhattan gallery and offices of Heritage Auction Galleries will opened at 445 Park Avenue (at 57th Street) on Wednesday, September 1, 2010. The expansion of Heritage, the world’s third largest auction house, into the New York City market comes at a time when many major auction firms are contracting. The Dallas-based firm also opened a Beverly Hills, California gallery and salesroom earlier this year. “The New York City area is home to many of the top collectors and collections, and the center of the ... Read The Full Story

Phillips de Pury & Company announced the highlights of the forthcoming New York Photographs sale on Friday, October 8, 2010. Securing its position as a leader in the Photographs market, the Photographs sale features a strong balance of the best in classic and contemporary photography. Vanessa Kramer, Director of Photographs, New York “Our Fall Photographs sale is not only a testament to the resilience of the photography market, but Phillips de Pury & Company’s strong dedication to offering the best ... Read The Full Story

HWPH, one of the biggest German scripophily auctioneers, offers more than 600 antique stocks, bonds and related literature within its upcoming auction sales. Due to the success of previous online auctions being in combination with HWPHs regular public auctions this auction on September 5 will be a pure online auction. Powered by InfiniteBidding users are allowed to bid live at home. As a summer special the auctioneer decided to call the lots with no limits. Therefore all items are starting at a symbolic opening ... Read The Full Story

London – The auction of Modern and Contemporary Australian Art at Christie’s on 23 September 2010 will offer a pair of rediscovered paintings of historical importance that was found in an attic and which was identified and consigned to auction through Christie’s iPhone application.William Blamire Young, Light Horse and Artillery, 1904. Estimate: £20,000-30,000. Photo: Christie’s Images Ltd 2010 The rare oil paintings by William Blamire Young celebrate the birth of the Australian army and were ... Read The Full Story