Dubai, UAE. Bonhams, the UK-headquartered international fine art auction house established since 1793, broke three world records at its inaugural Middle East art auction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The auction achieved total sales of over US$13 million – almost three times the expected result, with a phenomenal 94% of lots sold. [Read More]
Daily Archives: March 4, 2008
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New York – On June 4, Christie’s New York is pleased to offer an exquisite Roman statue of the goddess Tyche (estimate on request). Standing 31 ½ inches high, and executed in the rarest of materials: porphyry. The statue was formerly in the private collection of Dr. Elie Borowski, collector and connoisseur [Read More]
L.H. Selman Ltd., premier antique paperweight dealer, is gearing up for its forty-first semi-annual paperweight auction. Antique French paperweights from the renowned privately-owned collectionof Sam and Winifred Alschuler will be featured, with individual paperweights valued up to $35,000. • L.H. Selman Ltd. Spring 2008 Paperweight Auction • Rare and important antique and [Read More]
Pleasant Valley, N.Y -Similar to an eBay-style auction, the Dynamic-Ending Auction runs for a set period of time, usually ten days, during which bidders can leave bids on each lot. Much like eBay, the auction typically culminates in a flurry of bidding at the end. The big difference between the Dynamic-Ending Auction [Read More]
Hong Kong – Sotheby’s Hong Kong is honoured to announce that it will offer a magnificent and extremely rare Pear-shaped D-colour (Finest White) Flawless Diamond on 10th April 2008 in its Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite Sale to be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Weighing an extraordinary 72.22 carats, [Read More]
Dallas, TX – Fans of both custom cars and legendary “cool” icon James Dean will have a chance to bid on an important artifact in Dallas-based Heritage Auction Galleries’ upcoming Signature Auction, to be held April 4-6, 2008 – George “King of the Kustomizers” Barris’ recreation of “Little Bastard,” the Porsche 550 [Read More]
REDWOOD CITY, Calif – Clarke-Boler Technologies today announced that Lot #51a, comprised of patent #6,912,407 relating to a handheld device for storing, searching, and selecting telephone listing information, will be offered at the Ocean Tomo Spring 2008 Live IP Auction on April 2nd at The Ritz-Carlton in San Francisco. The bulky and [Read More]
(Aurelia, Ia.) – An outstanding single-owner collection of fine European and American art glass; china; vintage lamps; miniature kerosene lamps; period furniture and more will be sold over the weekend of May 24-25 at the Aurelia Community Center, currently under construction. Over 900 lots will be auctioned. The collection is from Mary [Read More]
March 29 / April 5 / April 12 / April 19 / April 26 / May 3 Indianapolis, IN Mecum Auto Auction: Muscle Cars & More – Live TV on HD Theater (a Discovery Network) * 8 – 11pm EST May 15-16-17-18 Indianapolis, IN * 1,000 cars Dana Mecum’s Original Spring Classic [Read More]
It’s every fashionistas’ nightmare: losing out on that must-own item in the closing seconds of an eBay auction – especially if the winning bid ends up being just pennies more than their own! Being outbid is always a risk on eBay, especially with cult-status, bang-on-trend and hard to find items. And no [Read More]
New York—On Monday, April 7, Swann Galleries will offer a fascinating panorama of the history of cooking and dining. Provided by The Fillin & Yeh Collection of Gastronomic Literature, the auction represents the second part of the Swann Galleries sale on April 7, 2008. The collection comprises 114 lots ranging from nearly [Read More]