Archive for November, 2014

Haul of Vintage Watches total £9,200 at Richard Winterton Auction
A haul of vintage watches has just totalled £9,200 at a Lichfield Auction this week on 25th November. The collection of wristwatches dating from c.1910 to the present day was discovered on a valuation day in Lichfield. Adrian Rathbone, Head of Fine Arts at Richard Winterton Auctioneers of Lichfield comments: ‘The collection was housed in […]

Ancient Resource Taps Into Major Collections for its Dec 7 Fine Ancient Artifacts Auction
Featured: Egyptian bronze Osiris, marble of Aphrodite from Greek island of Rhodes MONTROSE, CA – In 2003, after years of producing and writing ancient-history documentaries for History Channel, Discovery Channel and other respected networks, Gabriel Vandervort took his considerable knowledge and love of antiquities down a different path. He founded Ancient Resource – a small […]

A Rare and Exceptional Piece of Imperial Cloisonné Highlights Roseberys London Asian Art Auction
London – Roseberys 9-10 December sale of Fine Art will showcase some of the most exceptional pieces of Asian Art ever to be offered for sale by the auction house, and will include what is believed to be an excessively rare 18th century Imperial cloisonné enamel hat box. From a Dorset manor house, the item […]

PART 2 OF THE LIFETIME COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE BIG-RIG TRUCKS FROM THE LATE DONALD A. SMITH WILL BE SOLD SATURDAY, DEC. 6, IN GREENSBORO, N.C.
The on-site auction will feature nearly 30 trucks by names like Corbitt, Oren, Autocar and Mack. GREENSBORO, N.C. – Nearly 30 rare, antique big-rig trucks from the lifetime collection of the late Donald A. Smith – with desirable examples by makers such as Corbitt, Mack, Autocar and Oren, plus many parts, ornaments and other collectibles […]

TWO RARE, HIGH-GRADE 1939 SEQUENTIAL BANKNOTES FROM THE PALESTINE CURRENCY BOARD BRING $31,860 AND $34,220 AT ARCHIVES INTERNATIONAL AUCTIONS’ TWO-DAY, TWO-SESSION SALE HELD OCTOBER 25th & NOVEMBER 4th
The Oct. 25th session was held in New York City; the Nov. 4th session was held in Fort Lee, N.J. FORT LEE, N.J. – A pair of rare and high-grade 1939 sequential banknotes from the Palestine Currency Board, each in the amount of 10 Palestine Pounds, sold for $31,860 and $34,220 at a two-day, three-session […]