Daily Archives: March 5, 2008

Sheldon Good & Company Auctions LLC is offering for sale at auction ownership and rights associated with two of the largest undeveloped land assemblages in Lake County, Ill., announced Steven L. Good, Chairman & CEO of the Chicago-based real estate services firm. The underlying property consists of 600 acres in the aggregate [Read More]

Event date: 23 March – 2 April 2008 If you are a fiction fan who has dreamt of appearing as a character in a best-selling novel…your chance has finally come! For from 23 March, literary lovers around the world have the opportunity of a lifetime – to have their favourite author name [Read More]

London – Christie’s announced that they will offer the private collection of the Hon. Simon Sainsbury on 18 June 2008 in London. One of Britain’s most generous philanthropists and discerning collectors, the late Simon Sainsbury assembled throughout his lifetime one of the finest private British collections of the 20th century which will [Read More]

A hall table, dating to the early part of the 18th century, sold for a massive £29,000 at the Charterhouse auction in Sherborne on 15th February. “The table had been in a well known Dorset country house for many decades and it is a property which I must have driven past thousands [Read More]

Bonhams & Butterfields, international fine arts auctioneers, is honored to present the March 16, 2008 SoMa Estate Auction, featuring the personal effects and belongings of Phyllis Butterfield — of the family which founded the firm Butterfield & Butterfield in San Francisco in the 1860s. More than 200 lots from the beloved woman’s [Read More]

More than 1000 books on education systems around the world, dating from the 1400s through to the mid 19th century, will be sold by Bonhams in London on 1 and 2 April 2008. Expected to fetch in excess of £250,000, the books are from the private library of John and Monica Lawson. [Read More]

NEW BERN, N.C – Imagine for a moment you are standing at the river’s edge in the Carolina Sun. From the shore, all you see are miles and miles of sparkling blue water dotted with crisp white sails. The cooling breeze off the water stirs the lush canopy of ancient pines that [Read More]

SAN FRANCISCO – The upcoming season finale of the Emmy-nominated hit Project Runway is just around the corner (Wednesday, March 5 on Bravo, 10PM EST/PST) and show fans are flocking to ProjectRunway.com. The site gives fans access to exclusive auctions of the actual designs created by the contestants on the show. Auctions [Read More]

Russo and Steele Collector Automobile Auctions has officially announced it is changing its auction format to an ALL RESERVE sale. By employing this type of change it will enable Russo and Steele to best serve and maintain the high level of service and integrity that enthusiasts have come to expect from the [Read More]

Norfork, AR – A mountaintop triangle home previously featured on HGTV will sell by internet only auction, according to Jim Owen, broker and auctioneer, with Higgenbotham Auctioneers International. “This is a truly unique home,” said Owen. “It’s constructed out of steel and glass in the shape of an equilateral triangle, and situated [Read More]

Tuesday,March 25, 2008 • Preview 1:00 p.m. :: Sale 3:30 p.m. The Pasadena Convention Center • 300 East Green Street Pasadena, California (Lower level • East Side • Euclid St.) • (626) 793-1833 Estate Jewelry (50+ lots) Many large and exciting group lots; Oscar Heyman flower brooches; charm bracelets, necklaces, earrings, rings, [Read More]

The Humane Society of the United States announced today the start of an online auction featuring VIP packages donated by Mari Hulman George, the Chairman of the Board of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, to raise funds for HSUS equine protection programs. The three packages are for the 2008 Indianapolis 500 on May [Read More]