Aberdeen-Auctions of St. Petersburg, FL achieved excellent results in the August 2 – 3 sale of Russian artifacts. Three Russian eggs were the stars of the show at the Aberdeen-Auctions sale of August 2-3. The top cackle rights went to a five inch tall burgundy model with gold exterior decoration made in the manner of Carl Faberge. It opened to reveal a small bouquet of porcelain and silver flowers. Nestled in its custom made case with Cyrillic markings the egg brought a winner of $17,250 including the fifteen percent buyer’s premium. A diminutive four ... Read the full story

New Delhi – Saffronart, is holding its Autumn Online Auction of Contemporary Indian art September 3-4 featuring 130 works of art by 62 artists. “We are very excited about the attention Contemporary Indian art is drawing around the world. We have always believed that Indian contemporary art has tremendous potential,” said Director of the online auction house, Dinesh Vazirani. Talking about the works that would be up on grabs, he said many globally sought painters and sculptors like Atul Dodiya, Rashid Rana, Surendran Nair and Subodh ... Read the full story

SOMERSET, Ky – Tranzon Asset Advisors, a national real estate auction firm, has been appointed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to sell at Absolute Auction the assets of PHS Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries including The Somerset Refinery, Inc., and Somerset Oil, Inc., located in Somerset, Kentucky, 80 miles south of Lexington, Kentucky. The refining operations and plant of Somerset Oil is one of the only two refineries in Kentucky and was operational in late 2007. The Chapter 11 Trustee, Mr. William D. Bishop, upon order of the Court has employed the ... Read the full story

London/New York – Christie’s is pleased to announce the auction of Resurrection: Avant-Garde Fashion, the finest collection of 20th Century fashion in private hands, will be sold in London at the South Kensington saleroom on October 30. Representing pivotal designers from the 1960s to 1990s, the collection is an articulate illustration of modern society and design shown through fashion – from Pop Art and the Space Age of the 1960s through the iconoclasm of the 1970s, and the revival of architectural couture of the 1980s and 1990s. With over 250 ... Read the full story

LONDON – Christie’s South Kensington’s upcoming Prints sale offers a wide array of prints from contemporary artists, many of whom have become as iconic as the images they create. Including stunning works from the likes of Damien Hirst, Banksy, Frank Stella, Andy Warhol, Bridget Riley, and others, and crossing a wide spectrum of themes, the sale provides the opportunity for people to engage at various levels, with single prints as well as series and portfolios being offered. Consisting of over 200 lots, and with estimates ranging from £500 to ... Read the full story

New York, NY – On September 25, 2008, Sotheby’s New York will hold a sale of Important Jewels, with an exciting selection of signed and period Estate Jewels and white diamonds which are extremely interesting to collectors in this market. The sale consists of approximately 450 lots and is estimated to bring $11 / 15 million*. The pre-sale exhibition opens on September 20, 2008. The highlight of this sale is an exceptional group of period jewels, mostly by Cartier, that showcase the timeless beauty of art deco and retro jewelry design. The collection, ... Read the full story

An art deco sapphire and diamond clip brooch, originally owned by the legendary musician Sir Elton John, is expected to fetch over £12,000 at Bonhams’ next London Sale of Fine Jewellery on 25 September 2008. The impressive bejewelled brooch, which was created in around 1935, is designed in the form of the initial ‘J’, and includes multiple old-brilliant-cut and baguette-cut diamonds. It also features five oval-cut sapphires and a bombé cluster of circular-cut sapphires. A photograph accompanying the brooch shows Sir Elton John wearing it ... Read the full story

It’s ‘Holden Heaven’ at Shannons Melbourne Spring Auction on Monday (September 1), with a 1977 Holden Torana A9X, three early Monaros and a very original 1951 Holden 48-215 sedan amongst the 48 classic vehicles going under the hammer from 7.00pm. Pick of the pack for collectors is the three-owner, restored and mechanically correct four-door A9X finished in popular Flamenco Red, which Shannons estimate will attract bids in the $130,000-$150,000 range. An added attraction of this car is that its original HT-prefix 308-cid V8 engine has been ... Read the full story

BATH, UK – The former United Kingdom bakery processing facilities at Sara Lee Bridlington and Heinz Foods Grimsby are to be offered for sale by tender on 24th September 2008 Pro Auction Limited announces an auction tender of the entire contents of food processing machinery located at the former confectionery manufacturer Sara Lee a world-renowned manufacturer of baked goods and confectionery in addition to the Sara Lee bakery equipment Pro Auction will offer for sale pizza processing and sauce manufacturing from the former Heinz plant in Grimsby. The ... Read the full story

Bloomsbury Auctions New York announces the opening sale of its 2008 fall season. The largest sale to date, this two-day Bibliophile sale will consist of Americana, Maps, Literature , Fine Bindings, Original Art and Art Books, and the remarkable Fred M. Meyer Collection of L. Frank Baum and Related Oziana. The sale will commence on September 17th with the Fred M. Meyer Collection. As Executive Secretary of The International Wizard of Oz Club, Inc. for nearly forty years, Mr. Meyer amassed a wealth of first editions, manuscripts, printer’s proofs, rare ... Read the full story