Bonhams will recall the glory days of motorcycle sidecar combinations with an offering of no fewer than three historic examples at the International Classic Motorcycle Show in Stafford on 26 April. The sidecars are: Eric Oliver’s 1949 Norton Manx/Watsonian, Harold Tozer’s 1949 BSA Gold Star Trials and Bert Greeves’ 1968 Greeves/Watsonian. Although only a minority interest nowadays, from the 1920s into the 1960s, the motorcycle and sidecar combination was a familiar sight on Britain’s roads, being the natural choice for the workingman with a young ... Read the full story

One of the grandest prizes up for auction this year at the Naples Winter Wine Festival, Naples, Florida charity event is the chance to own an Audi R8 sports car finished in Ibis White and a black Fine Nappa leather interior. The Naples Winter Wine Festival is one of the nation’s leading arts and entertainment events for wealthy Americans, as ranked by the Luxury Institute. The event brings together some of the world’s premiere vintners, chefs, wine collectors and philanthropists over three days. Proceeds from the festival’s 2009 Dreams DO ... Read the full story

Under a new law, Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe today announced that he has selected the National Wild Turkey Federation to auction off a special antlered elk license at its upcoming national convention Feb. 19-22 in Nashville, Tennessee. “Since its creation, the National Wild Turkey Federation, as well as its Pennsylvania and local chapters, have been important wildlife conservation and management partners with the Game Commission,” Roe said. “The members of this organization have invested millions of dollars in ... Read the full story

As the number of foreclosures continued to rise in 2008, thousands of home bargain hunters and investors searching for foreclosure deals discovered RealtyBid.com. Because of the tremendous foreclosure bargains the website offered throughout the year, 2008 was a record-setter for RealtyBid.com, the nation’s leader in online home auctions. According to RealtyBid.com CEO/President Tony Isbell, the website saw both its largest inventory of properties ever and largest number of home sales ever in 2008, with the fourth quarter showing the greatest strength. ... Read the full story

Whether you’re buying or selling, the Atlantic City Classic Car Show & Auction with the lowest buyer fees of any major auction in the country and same-day pay for sellers is a must-be-there event. It’s the East Coast’s largest indoor classic car show and auction with more than 1,000 cars for sale, 600 in the auction and 500 in car corrals and salons. At least 60,000 enthusiasts and collectors are expected to browse, buy and admire this premier collection presented by G. Potter King, February 26 – March 1, at the Atlantic City ... Read the full story

Cordier Antiques & Auctions will be holding their Spring 2009 Antique & Fine Art Auction (a live auction with worldwide Internet bidding) on May 15, 16, and 17 in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania (across the river from Harrisburg). The multi-consignor auction will be held at 2145 Walnut Street in Camp Hill with online bidding and online catalog provided by Live Auctioneers. Cordier Antiques & Auctions holds their live/Internet catalog sales twice a year in the spring and fall. The fall sale was held November 8 and 9 in Camp Hill and featured 708 lots ... Read the full story

(Geneseo, N.Y.) – A multi-estate auction comprising 350 lots from important collections, prominent homes and even museums will be sold Saturday, March 21, by Cottone Auctions. The sale will be held in Cottone’s spacious 6,000-square-foot gallery, at 120 Court Street. Geneseo is located in upstate New York, just south of Rochester and equidistant from Buffalo and Syracuse. The auction will feature original paintings by noted, listed artists (some of them from The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y.); several pieces of Tiffany; Americana (to ... Read the full story

Date for the 4th Annual Antique Appraisal Fair & Show in Greeneville, TN announced Greeneville, TN – The Tourism Department of the Greene County Partnership is announcing the date for the Third Annual Antique Appraisal Fair and Antique Show which will be held Saturday, February 21, at Greeneville High School on Tusculum Boulevard from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is FREE. In addition to showcasing Tourism’s Antiques and Treasures brochure, the event will feature certified appraisers that will assess the value of antique treasures brought in by the ... Read the full story

On Thursday, February 5th, 2009, the Künker Auction House will be holding an auction of high-value historical coins and medals in Berlin’s Estrel Convention Center. The 38th World Money Fair, which is the world’s largest coin exhibition, begins a day later in the same location (February 6th to 8th, 2009). Up for auction are approximately 1,522 lots with an estimated overall value of nearly three million Euros. Articles on offer include a host of numismatic treasures, some of which are exceptionally rare. Many of the lots date from the Russian ... Read the full story

Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty is holding an auction from a selection of 46 new condominiums on Saturday, February 14 at 11:00 am EST. The auction will be held at the Sportsman’s Lodge, located at 300 Broad River Place in Welaka. The auction for the two and three-bedroom condos should appeal to hunters – bargain hunters. Ten of the condos will be sold in an absolute auction, meaning they will be sold to the highest bidder regardless of price. The suggested opening bids start at $85,000. “The absolute auction presents the best possible ... Read the full story

Hudson & Marshall will auction over 300 bank-owned foreclosures in the greater DC area and cities throughout Maryland and Virginia February 3rd-7th. All homes come with guaranteed title insurance paid for by the sellers, ensuring there are no back taxes or liens on the properties. Bidders will be required to make a deposit of $5,000 in the form of cash or certified check for each property which they are the winning bid. “The massive volume and condition of the foreclosures entering the market daily has dramatically changed buyer’s perception ... Read the full story

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers , the world’s largest industrial auctioneer, will conduct its first-ever six-day unreserved public auction at its Orlando, Florida permanent auction site from February 16 – 21, 2009. The auction already features more than 7,000 heavy equipment items and trucks, with more items being added daily – and every item will be sold to the highest bidder on auction day, with no minimum bids or reserve prices. Last February Ritchie Bros. conducted the largest auction in company history at its Orlando site, selling almost ... Read the full story

Christie’s New York will hold its mid-season sale of 20th Century Decorative Art and Design on March 26, 2009. The 105 lot sale offers a wide range of high quality and affordable objects and furniture by well-known makers from the 20th century, featuring works by Tiffany Studios, Koloman Moser, Franco Albini, Jean Prouvé, Frank Gehry, Shiro Kuramata and Marc Newson, Paul Dupré-Lafon and Eugène Printz. Leading the furniture offerings are works by Paul Dupré-Lafon and Eugène Printz. Among the highlights is a stained oak low table by Paul Dupré-Lafon, ... Read the full story

On-site auction, carrying only a modest reserve, will be conducted by Poinsett Auction & Realty, Inc. (Travelers Rest, S.C.) – A castle-style manor home – surrounded by ten acres of private, wooded land and situated at the end of a winding drive in Travelers Rest, S.C. – will be sold at auction on Saturday, March 21, at 2 p.m. The on-site sale will be conducted by Poinsett Auction & Realty, also of Travelers Rest. Preview-inspections are scheduled for March 8 (2-4 p.m.) and March 21 (12-2 p.m.). “This is a rare opportunity for someone to ... Read the full story

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. – On February 2, 2009, Skinner, Inc., one of the nation’s leading auction houses for antiques and fine art, will move from its long-time Bolton gallery to a new, state-of-the-art facility located at 274 Cedar Hill Street in Marlborough, Massachusetts. The 69,000 square foot space will house the company’s corporate offices, suburban auction gallery, and property warehouse. Situated on five acres just north of the junction of Interstate 495 and the Massachusetts turnpike, the Marlborough gallery is approximately three times the size of ... Read the full story

The first Bonhams South African Art Sale in 2007 attracted paintings and sculpture from the UK and South Africa, but thanks to the growing success of these sales, a wider group of South African expats and nationals is sending art to London. Bonhams is holding the next South African Art sale on Wednesday 18 February 2009 sponsored by Maitland, the premium international wealth and professional services firm in conjunction with the Nelson Mandela Childrens’ Fund. A small selection of the pictures will be on view at Bonhams 101 New Bond Street from today until ... Read the full story

A major Beatles collectable will be offered by a provincial Berkshire Auction house on Tuesday 3rd February 2009 at 11am. (http://www.cameo-auctioneers.co.uk/Beatles-Scotland/) Rare Footage – 8mm Silent Film Taken from the Beatles 1964 tour of Scotland, the film contains clips of the ‘Fab Four’ and their entourage whilst staying at The Four Seasons Hotel in St Fillans on the banks of Loch Earn. They arrived late on Monday 19th, October 1964, after their show in Edinburgh., staying for two nights, during which they played a show in Dundee on Tuesday ... Read the full story

Star cars are up for grabs at the Charterhouse auction of classic and vintage cars, motorcycles and automobilia at the Bristol Classic Car Show on Saturday 7th February. “We often come across cars and motorbikes which have interesting stories to tell or have been owned by the rich and famous. In this auction, we have a Ferrari 250 GTO factory built replica which was first owned by Pete Waterman of Stock, Aitken & Waterman who produced pop records in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s when they had over 100 top 40 hits selling 40 million records, but ... Read the full story

The Classic Name Plate with only the letters ‘BMW’ have been put up for auction by Evens Clarke Auctions. Woodville North, South Australia. The auction ends Feb 2. A distinctive or unique vehicle deserves a distinctive or unique identifier. The plates are available for bidding through Evans Clark; registered users will be able to bid on the ultimate one-off accessory for your favourite set of wheels. The Classic Name Plate with only the letters ‘BMW’ have been put up for auction by Evens Clarke Auctions. Number plates are becoming as important, if not ... Read the full story

alley’s house, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping teen mothers and their children achieve independence through support services, education and mentoring, is hosting its 5th Annual Art Auction fundraising event. Local artists have donated artwork for a live auction and for sale. The money raised helps fund educational programs, mentoring programs and support services for alley’s house teen mothers. “alley’s house is excited to showcase dozens of works from very talented local artists; it’s a wonderful evening of art, music, food and ... Read the full story