Held on the eve of the historic London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, the saleroom for Bonhams annual sale of veteran cars and other related automobilia was packed with spirited bidders who competed with an international audience on the telephones for the 310 lots up for grabs. The sale raised a total of £872,000 with 98% sold by lot (95% by value). Of the ten cars included in the sale, the top lot was the 1902 Panhard-Levassor Type A 7hp Rear Entrance Tonneau which sold for £216,000 against a pre-sale estimate of £120,000-150,000. Competition for this ... Read the full story

Bonhams sale of 19th Century Paintings, Drawings and Watercolour on October 28, made a total of £1.7 million, with images of Venice providing four of the top ten items in the sale. Peter Rees, of Bonhams Picture Department said: “We saw some excellent results for both Continental and British works. With the continuing strength of the Euro, the market for good quality European paintings remains especially competitive.” “Among the many highlights were a number of highly decorative views of Venice. Such was the popularity of Venice as a ... Read the full story

Christie’s New York is pleased to present an exceptional line-up of offerings from the leading masters of the Impressionist and Modern periods in its upcoming Works on Paper and Day sales on November 4. Offering a combined 234 works in total, this season features an expanded selection of works on paper from a number of superb private collections, including the Estate of Pierre-Noël Matisse, the Estate of Jack J. Dreyfus, Jr., and the Collection of Mr. And Mrs. Montgomery Fisher, among others. The combined sales are expected to achieve in excess of $20 ... Read the full story

Bloomsbury Auctions New York announces a Vintage & Modern Posters sale with an emphasis on rare and exotic travel posters. The 150 lots not only offer decorative beauty, but a solid financial asset. As the vintage poster market has well maintained its value, even in a time of volatile markets both in the worlds of finance and fine arts, the posters in this November 12, 2009 sale are prime representatives of a viable alternative investment. As posters became a less popular form of advertising after the advent of film and radio in the 1920s, posters ... Read the full story

On 5th November 2009 Bloomsbury Auctions in London is staging the first ever sale devoted entirely to artefacts from ‘New China’ and the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1950-1976). Major exhibition pieces will be offered in addition to the renowned Little Red Books and other Mao memorabilia. Works by Senior Masters, who were given no time restraints, are considered today to be amongst the finest 20th century Chinese works of art and they are of a standard not seen for 200 years. The majority of items belong to the renowned connoisseurs Peter and ... Read the full story

On Monday, November 2nd, at 6:00 pm, Clarke Auction, Westchester’s Premier Auction Gallery, expects to surpass its recent run of strong sales with a superb collection of Estate Antiques, Exceptional Decorative Arts, and Midcentury Modern Design. This sale was built around the exceptional taste of a late North Bergen collector along with estates from 740 Park Avenue, Greenwich, 57th Street, Riverdale, Stamford, Ridgefield CT, and Westchester itself. Decorative Arts highlights consist of a Pair of marked Thomire Paris Gilt-Bronze and Crystal Tazzi; a ... Read the full story

Ever wanted to shoot the breeze with a legendary moonwalker? Own a genuine relic of space travel from an astronaut’s personal collection? Don a real astronaut flight suit? Now’s your chance! Starting today, you can bid on these and other cool space artifacts in the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation’s (ASF) 7th Annual Astronaut Experiences and Memorabilia Auction at www.astronautscholarship.org/auction. Like no auction around, this one offers unique lots like Diamond Seats at an Astros’ Baseball Game with the last man to walk on the ... Read the full story

United Country Bonnette Auction Company [www.BonnetteAuctions.com] announces the auction Saturday, November 7, 2009, at 10a.m. of a three-story historical mansion, according to Barbara Bonnette, auctioneer. Originally built in 1847, the mansion located at 506 St. Philip Street in Thibodaux has been fully renovated with modern luxurious amenities. “This estate received the Preservation Award from the Lafourche Heritage Society in 2006,” noted Bonnette. “The magnificent detail begins as you step thorough the grand entrance.” The 8,998 ... Read the full story

After extended bidding, both in the room and on the phone, the collection of letters featuring in the sale at Sotheby’s London of Books and Manuscripts from the prestigious English library of former British Prime Minister Archibald, 5th Earl of Rosebery, was won by an anonymous phone bidder. Eventually reaching a high of £277,250 (pre-sale estimate: £150,000-180,000), the significant collection of pages of autograph Byron includes many unpublished letters that have not been explored in over 100 years and contains material detailing infamous relationships ... Read the full story

Skinner, Inc., one of the world’s leading auction houses for antiques and fine art, will host its annual auction of Fine Books and Manuscripts on November 15th in its Boston gallery, located at 63 Park Plaza. The auction will offer first editions, botanical illustrations, maps and important documents. Among the most interesting aspects of the auction is a varied offering of materials surrounding the Renaissance and the Reformation, representing more than 30 lots, as well as significant scientific papers from the masterminds of the 18th and 19th century. ... Read the full story

(WAYNE, Pa.) – A pair of gorgeous marine oil paintings by the noted British artist Thomas Buttersworth (1768-1842) sold for a combined $33,925 at a multi-estate sale held Oct. 21 by Gordon S. Converse & Co. The paintings were the top achievers in a two-session sale that featured around 275 lots of fine art, period American furniture, ceramic objects, decorative accessories, vintage clocks and more. The Buttersworth oils included Glasgow & Cutter Scout, the top earner at $19,550, and Glasgow & Albion, which finished at $14,375. Glasgow refers ... Read the full story

New York / Berlin, October 29, 2009 – artnet Auctions is now featuring the Modern + Contemporary Sale, an online auction featuring 70 artworks by 50 artists representing some of the most important artistic movements from the 20th century to the present. Leading the sale is a group of early modern masterpieces including Untitled, ca. 1949, a pictographic pastel painting by American artist Adolph Gottlieb (estimate: $150,000-$200,000). Gottlieb is recognized as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. While he is perhaps best known for ... Read the full story

Artfest International, Inc. (OTCBB: ARTS), a leading edge arts distribution company, announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Charity Sports Distribution, Inc. (CSD), has launched sports memorabilia auctions at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, for the entire 2009 football season during all Atlanta Falcons home games. The Georgia Dome has permanent seating for 71,250 fans. The silent auctions at all Falcons home football games will be managed by Legends Hospitality Management under an agreement with CSD. Revenues from each game are expected to ... Read the full story

Father Time® Auctions, regionally servicing St. Louis, Missouri and Southwestern Illinois is a full service auction company specializing in estate sales, auctions, real estate auctions, business liquidations and salvage, is thrilled to announce the launch of its newly designed mobile website at http://www.fathertime.com. The new features offer a crucial edge to their Auction Client’s listings, especially the ability for buyers to see products, browse listings, bid, and get directions to the event from anywhere on their mobile device which makes a ... Read the full story

More than $50 million of prime commercial real estate will be sold November 16 during a Southeast Texas Commercial Multi-Property auction in Houston, Texas. Colliers International and United Country Auction Services announced today that the auction will offer 29 commercial properties including office and industrial buildings, an apartment complex and prime commercial sites, located in southeast Texas. “The commercial real estate market is in transition and by many measures, an unprecedented market adjustment has begun,” said Patrick Duffy, ... Read the full story

As fans around the globe line-up to see This Is It, the posthumous Michael Jackson documentary, the late King of Pop will feature prominently in Heritage Auctions’ Nov. 6-7 20th Century Icons Auction online (www.HA.com/Entertainment) and in-person in Dallas. “We have some fabulous Michael Jackson material,” said Doug Norwine, Director of Music & Entertainment sales at Heritage Auctions. “From Thriller-era autographs and costumes, to gold and platinum records to handwritten lyrics to off-the-cuff drawings of his siblings. This is a ... Read the full story

Christie’s, the world’s leading art business, announced the launch of Christie’s Insurance Services, a unique insurance service for the sophisticated collector. Bringing together the very best expertise in art and insurance, Christie’s Insurance Services will partner in the UK with Heath Lambert, Europe’s leading independent art insurance broker and Chubb Insurance, the award winning specialist insurance company. Together they will provide Christie’s private clients with bespoke, seamless insurance, that encompasses not only art but all personal ... Read the full story

A collection of important Renaissance medals formed by leading New York dealer-collector Lawrence R. Stack will be sold by specialist auctioneers Morton & Eden in London on December 9 2009. The medals will be sold without reserve and are expected to raise a total of around £2 million. The sale represents the most important offering of 15th and 16th century medals from Italy, France, Germany and the Low Countries to come onto the market since before the Second World War, when the Rosenheim and Oppenheimer collections were sold by Sotheby’s and ... Read the full story

100 Years of Bordeaux, Excellent Burgundies and New World Wines BOSTON, Mass. – Oct. 28, 2009 – Skinner, Inc., one of the world’s leading auction houses for antiques and fine art, will host its fall auction of Fine Wines on November 4tht at 6 p.m. in its Boston gallery at 63 Park Plaza. The sale, realized through a partnership with Lower Falls Wine Company of Newton, MA, will offer nearly 400 lots of fine vintage Bordeaux, Burgundy and New World wines. The finest producers of Bordeaux are represented from Chateau Latour, Chateau Petrus, and Chateau ... Read the full story

Spectrum Wine Auctions, the world’s newest live and online auction house of fine collectible wine, announced today that it will simulcast its premiere live auction LIVE via satellite at Crown Wine Cellars in Hong Kong at 9:00AM local Hong Kong time on 22 November, 2009. Crown Wine Cellars is located at 18 Deep Water Bay Drive, Shouson Hill, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong; telephone +852.2580.6287. www.crownwinecellars.com Spectrum has anchored the auction with a selection of wines from “The Aubrey McClendon Collection.” The auction’s 686 lots comprise ... Read the full story