Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers , the world’s largest on-site and online industrial auctioneer, is holding a three-day unreserved industrial equipment auction from March 25 to 27, 2009 at its brand new permanent auction site in Houston (15500 Eastex Freeway). The Company has been conducting unreserved public auctions at its former site off the I-10 East Highway since 1992, but needed more capacity to hold larger truck and equipment auctions. The Grand Opening of the new site will be celebrated with an official ribbon cutting ceremony during Day One of the ... Read the full story

Lenox Group Inc. (“Lenox”) and Clarion Capital Partners, LLC (“Clarion”) announced today that a group led by Clarion has won the bankruptcy auction to acquire substantially all the assets of Lenox, the well-known china, tabletop and giftware manufacturer and marketer. Peter Cameron, previously the CEO of Waterford Wedgwood plc and All-Clad Metalcrafters LLC will become the new CEO of Lenox as soon as the transaction closes. While the specifics of the sale are not being released, the transaction, which includes the Lenox, Dansk, Gorham ... Read the full story

This April, the Vassar campus will become an outpost of a Haitian village, with the eighth annual Haitian Art Sale and Auction. Presented by the Vassar Haiti Project, over 300 paintings, sculptures, handcrafts, and hand-painted silk scarves will be on view and for sale in the College Center’s multi-purpose room from Friday, April 3, through Sunday, April 5 (a preview will be on view at the Palmer Gallery, March 30 – April 2). Some of the artists whose work will be on view and for sale, include Fritzner Alphonce, Raymond Lafaille, Pierre Maxo, Mario ... Read the full story

Over 1,000 items of modern collectable china, kitchenware and glassware are to be sold at Tennants over the next couple of weeks. Over 70 lots will be split into two of their weekly antique and home furnishing sales on 28 February and the majority on 14 March. This large collection was instructed to Tennants from a private individual in the Harrogate area and all are to be sold with no reserve. The lady was a “pot a holic” with all the items in unused condition. Making space for a new extension on the house the lady has to sell to make space for the ... Read the full story

IronPlanet® (www.ironplanet.com), the world’s leading online auction company for used construction and agricultural equipment, continued to gain significant marketplace momentum in 2008, with gross auction sales of $337 million, an increase of 43 percent over 2007. Fourth-quarter gross auction sales totaled $96 million, up 26 percent over the third quarter and up 9 percent over the same period last year. “I’m extremely pleased with our performance and year-over-year sales growth, especially given the unprecedented global market volatility,” said ... Read the full story

Phillips de Pury & Company has announced that Marc Newson’s seminal work, Lockheed Lounge, 1985 will be offered at Phillips de Pury & Company’s London Design sale on April 30. Marc Newson’s Lockheed Lounge, LC1, 1985 will be offered with a pre-sale estimate of £500,000 – 700,000. Made from a fiberglass core and riveted sheet aluminum, Lockheed Lounge was entirely hand-crafted by Marc Newson on the advent of his post-graduate career. The form belies the genesis of his contemporary design vocabulary – aerodynamic fluidity and ... Read the full story

Stunning Fashion Watches and New-to-Market Pieces Featured Skinner, one of the nation’s leading auction houses, will host an auction of fine jewelry at its Boston gallery on Tuesday, March 17th at 10:00 a.m. The sale will feature unique antique, Renaissance Revival and Art Deco jewelry items from Tiffany & Co., Boucheron and Castellani, a number of which descended in the Walters Family, founders of Baltimore’s Walters Art Museum. More than 500 lots will be featured in the upcoming sale. A number of impressive pieces come to the sale from the ... Read the full story

OPENLANE, Inc., a leading online auction company in North America for automotive dealers to buy and sell wholesale vehicles, is using the innovative technology and services behind its CarsArrive transportation network to help maximize the efficiency of online auction transactions for dealers and consignors across North America. Since the acquisition of the CarsArrive transportation network in October 2007, OPENLANE has established itself as a transportation leader within the online remarketing industry. By combining a leading technology platform with the ... Read the full story

South Florida’s prestigious Bal Harbour Shops, featuring fashion’s top designers and the highest concentration of world-class jewelers and watches in the nation, presents an amazing collection of dazzling treasures for Destination Fashion 2009’s silent auction that kicks off on Thursday, February 26, benefiting The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis, the national fundraising arm of The Miami Project. The main event will be on Saturday, March 7th where American designer and style icon Michael Kors will be in attendance to personally showcase ... Read the full story

H.E.A.R.T. (www.cachheart.org) hosts its annual Art Auction and Gala on Saturday, March 14, 2009. The event, which takes place at Stagecoach Village, 7100 E. Cave Creek Road, in Cave Creek, Arizona, will begin with a silent art auction, cocktails and hors d’ouevres at 7:00pm, followed by a $125 a plate dinner and live art auction. The event raises funds for the continued building and running of the Huachinera Arts and Cultural Center in Huachinera, Sonora, Mexico. In addition to art works by a number of locally and nationally recognized artists, ... Read the full story