A large selection of over 70 vintage and modern Rolex, Piaget, Omega, Longines, and other quality wristwatches are included in the Charterhouse auction of silver, jewellery, watches and antiques on Friday 15th August. “The star of the collection is, without doubt, the gents 1930’s gold Rolex Prince. These rarely come on the open market these days and this is a fine example with the dial, case and movement all properly marked and is estimated at £6,000-8,000.” Commented the Charterhouse watch expert Matthew Whitney. “However, there are also other ... Read the full story

A violin which was expected to sell for just a few hundred pounds sold for £2,300 in the Charterhouse July auction. “We had a good deal of enquiries from dealers and collectors on the telephone and via our web site.” Commented Naomi Grabham. “On the day, it sold to a London specialist who lives in the West Country bidding against a bank of telephone bidders and another dealer in the saleroom.” Also in the sale of nearly 1,000, two cello bows, from a Wiltshire home, sold for £1,500, two Italian gouache paintings which were initially entered as part ... Read the full story

At the Tennants three-day Summer Catalogue Sale the auction house was packed throughout and a record (for a Summer Sale) £1.7million hammer price was realised. Buyers from as far away as Shanghai boosted the international interest in the auction which helped to dispel the fears of a major ‘slow-down’ in consumer spending. The fact that rare objects were making exciting prices and yet many lots were proving you can buy antiques at a price more attractive than modern pieces on the high street, all combined to give confidence to a trade that has had ... Read the full story

A signed Wilf Mannion England Football Cap from 13th October 1946 is one of the sale’s highlights. Wilf Mannion was arguably Middlesbrough’s greatest ever forward and this cap is estimated to sell for £1,300-£1,700. The game, England v Wales, was played at Manchester City’s ground, Main Road and England won 3-0 with Mannion scoring two goals and setting up the third. For collectors, there are also several hundred football programmes some dating back to the 1930’s and some from FA Cup finals. Other sports represented in the sale are cricket, ... Read the full story

BIRMINGHAM, AL – AutoTec, the developer of AuctionACCESS, announced today the launch of a tri-lingual AuctionACCESS.com. The website, including the myACCESS online account management tool, is now available in English, French, and Spanish. “We’re seeing more and more dealers using myACCESS to manage their dealer information,” says Chuck Redden, president of AutoTec.” We felt that if your primary language is French, you should be able to manage your membership in French.” Creating a multi-lingual website involved more than ... Read the full story

Bearing its clients’ holiday spirit in mind, Bloomsbury’s 7th August Bibliophile sale has a variety of subjects on offer from Modern First Editions, Literature and Children’s Books to Travel, Sports and Pastimes. A handsome set of the 20 vol Autograph Edition number 37 of 153 signed copies of The Writings by Thomas Hardy (lot 28) is estimated £3000-4000 and an especially scarce signed, Holiday by Stanley Middleton (lot 47) with its dust-jacket is expected to reach £500-600. Lovers of poetry might by enticed by a first edition of William Worsdworth’s ... Read the full story

The auction of Peggy and Bill Heyman and Eloise and Dick Preis Collections will be one of the many highlights before the Midwest Sad Iron Collectors Club’s August 8 and 9, Convention at the Hilton Airport Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. The auction is scheduled for August 6 and 7. Members and guests are expected to attend from across the United States and abroad. Other activities will include a Buy/Sell session plus informative presentations. Members will be displaying irons, trivets and other laundry-related items and there will also be a Show and Tell ... Read the full story

Alderfer Auction & Appraisal Company celebrates 20 years at its Fairgrounds Road, Hatfield, Pennsylvania, Auction Center on August 7.? This marks the anniversary when Sanford L. (Sandy) Alderfer and Vernon L. Martin made a huge commitment to the business and the region. Two decades later, the progress – and the commitment – continue. It was in 1987 when Sandy Alderfer, son of company founder Sanford Alderfer, and his brother-in-law, Vernon Martin, opted to buy property and create a 15,000 square foot auction center. Twenty years ago, the ... Read the full story

Alderfer Auction and Appraisal of Hatfield, Pennsylvania, is pleased to announce the success of their most recent Fine and Decorative Arts auction held on June 11, 12, & 13. The three-day auction was full of highlights in various areas. From paintings to porcelain and from furniture to fine jewelry, the highest level of merchandise was offered. Through this auction, bidders from around the world added fine examples of art, furniture, silver, ephemera and more to their collections. Highlighting the three day auction was the sale of a 25-inch by 30-inch ... Read the full story

(Oceanside, N.Y.) – When the final gavel fell at Philip Weiss Auctions’ June 20-22 multi-estate sale, it marked the start of a summer hiatus for the Long Island firm that will end in September. An incredible six auction dates are planned, signaling a strong end-of-year run. Actually, the company hasn’t been idle this summer. It has been busy securing quality consignments and updating its catalogs. The September onslaught commences on Saturday, September 13, at 10 a.m., with about 500 lots of toys, trains and toy soldiers, plus Part 2 of the ... Read the full story

Dallas, TX – “We’re very proud to announce that we recently surpassed the $100 million mark for comics and original comic art sold at auction,” said Barry Sandoval, Director of Operations, Comics , for Dallas-based Heritage Auction Galleries. “Additionally, our weekly Internet-only auctions have recently passed the $20 million mark.” “Originally known as the leading auctioneer of rare coins, Heritage’s first foray into the field of popular culture was with their initial auction of Comics, Original Comic Art, and ... Read the full story

Whilst clocks regularly turn up at auction, Charterhouse in Sherborne have been instructed to sell a rare novelty clock in their September auction of clocks, militaria and collectors items. “It is one of these mad, mad Victorian clocks which would probably sit on a desk of a Victorian gentleman interested in industrial design and building.” Commented Richard Bromell. “Made around 1880, it incorporates a clock, a thermometer and a barometer which would be handy assuming they all worked well together!” The novelty clock which is housed in a boiler ... Read the full story

SANDBACH, CHESHIRE, UK – iAuctionShop Ltd has formed a sponsorship relationship with the Cheshire branch of Shine Africa in The Gambia and will be promoting their work with children and schools in The Gambia. Shine – Africa is a U.K. registered charity that helps support Nursery Education covering the age range of three to seven year olds in The Gambia, West Africa. As a charity it works closely with families, communities and the Gambian Education Department to assist Gambian Nursery Children. Ian and Glynn Jones from Weaverham, Cheshire visited a ... Read the full story

MADRID – The painting “Entierro de Santa Catalina”, made by Francisco de Zurbaran around 1635, has been sold for 210,000 Euros to a private collection at the last auction held by Ansorena. According to Ansorena, this painting made by Zurbaran, which was set to start the auction at 175,000 Euros, probably was owned by the Lazaro Galdiano Collection and was published in the collection’s catalog in 1927 and by Diego Angulo in 1931. Future catalogs of the Baroque painter include the painting “with its whereabouts unknown”. The composition of the ... Read the full story

Bonhams & Goodman has been appointed to conduct the sale of one of the most important collections of racing single-seater motor cars in the world. The historic and highly valuable collection of the English ex pat, the Late Hon. John Dawson-Damer will be offered for sale at auction by Bonhams & Goodman on 16 November in Sydney. The sale will attract huge interest from major collectors and motoring museums worldwide. The collection is considered by the motor racing cognoscenti to be the most significant collection of Lotus racing cars outside of the ... Read the full story