The auction will be conducted by Elite Decorative Arts at the firm’s gallery in south Florida. (BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.) – A weekend auction packed with Chinese carvings and works of art, fine porcelain, artwork and decorative arts will be held June 23-24 by Elite Decorative Arts, at the firm’s gallery located in the Quantum Town Center in Boynton Beach (1034 Gateway Blvd., Stes. 106-108). The first gavel will come down at 1 p.m. (EST) both days. The Saturday, ... Read More
The first-ever full artwork of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird – the illustration that launched one of the most successful character franchises in history – sold for $71,700 on Friday, May 11, at Heritage Auctions in Dallas as part of a Vintage Comics & Comic Art Auction. It sold to an anonymous buyer. The drawing was consigned by Turtles Co-Creator Kevin Eastman, who drew it with Laird one night in late November, 1983. ... Read More
The world record for inro (traditional Japanese medicine cases consisting of nested boxes) sold at auction has been broken yet again by Bonhams in the third part of the Edward Wrangham sale that took place on the 15th May. With a sale total of £1.7 million, 82% sold by lot and 93% by appraise, one of the most important private collections of Japanese works of art has realized £5.4 million across the three sales so far held to date at Bonhams at New Bond ... Read More
On June 23, 2012, Potter & Potter Auctions will conduct its second annual auction of gambling memorabilia. A highlight of the sale will be a recently discovered set of duplicate books from El Patio, an illegal mob-run casino from Cicero Illinois. Louis Campagna, one of Al Capone’s closest bodyguards, owned a piece of the action at El Patio. The books – uncovered in the rafters of the club by a construction worker who helped demolished the building in ... Read More
Bonhams auctioneers will be holding a jewelry appraisal day at the exclusive Royal Zoute Golf Club in Knokke-Zoute, Belgium on the 21st June. Jean Ghika, the Director of Jewelry in the UK and Europe will be giving free appraisals and comments, “Bonhams have been seeing fantastic results for jewelry sales in London. The market is strong, with international clients looking for key pieces to add to their collections. We would like to give the opportunity for people ... Read More
(Delaware, OH) – The week of June 25-29, Garth’s Auctions will be sending CEO Richard “Jeff” Jeffers and Vice-President Andrew Richmond on a roadtrip to the shores of Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York state to teach courses at the prestigious Chautauqua Institution. Selected by Chautauqua as two of the 300 teachers, experienced in subjects they love, Jeffers and Richmond will be a part of a diverse Special Studies program embraced by over ... Read More
Among the highlights of our upcoming auction is a watercolor landscape by Fernand Léger from the year 1921. The hilly landscape with two curving trees and a bright blue sky can be counted among the more uncommon images of Légers’ (8271). Karl Hofer’s momentous “Mädchen mit grüner Fahne” (8194) is from 1943, painted in the middle of the chaos of the war. Fritz Winter’s prominent composition with an excellent provenance is from the year 1954. ... Read More
Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott’s simply spectacular and iconic Fantastic Four #55, Page 3, Silver Surfer original art (Marvel, 1966) brought a final price realized of $155,350 – the highest price ever realized for a panel page of comic art – to emerge as the top lot of Heritage Auctions’ $5.49+ million May 10-11 Vintage Comics & Comic Art Signature® Auction. All prices include 19.5% Buyer’s Premium. “We featured great and rare material and it brought ... Read More
On May 31st 2012 at 6:30pm in Houston, Texas, Maria Mozgova Action will conduct an “American & European Paintings, Lalique, Silver & collectibles” estate auction of the fine living estate of Mrs Wilma Bruyere from New Ulm, Texas. She was an avid art collector, and with the support of the very best art galleries in Houston, Texas, she assembled a very nice collection of paintings by renowned artists from Europe and USA. She also collected high end ... Read More
MARLBOROUGH, Mass – Skinner, Inc. will host an auction of Science, Technology, and Clocks on Saturday, June 2nd in its Marlborough gallery. The sale features an important 19th century English fossil collection, as well as several prominent antique clock and watch collections. Natural History Collection Featuring English Fossils The natural history collection featured in the June sale is composed of more than 125 lots, including complete dinosaur skeletons, eggs and ... Read More
William Adolphe Bouguereau’s 1882 masterpiece Fishing For Frogsrealized $1,762,500 (Including Buyer’s Premium) at Heritage Auctions on Tuesday, May 15, as part of the company’s $5+ million American & European Art event. William Adolphe Bouguereau, Fishing For Frogs, 1882. Estimate: $1,500,000+. The price set an auction house record, becoming the highest price-realized for a painting in Heritage’s history. “There were several bids above the pre-auction ... Read More
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