Daily Archives: March 11, 2008

FREDERICKSBURG, Texas – For more than 35 years, car lovers have grabbed their keys and headed to Fredericksburg for the Hill Country Classic Collector Car Auction. On March 14 and 15, all they have to do is reach for their mouse. For the first time in the event’s history, car enthusiasts, collectors, [Read More]

Bonhams’ Russian Sale on 2 July 2008 will feature an exceptional oil painting by the world’s most expensive female artist. When it goes under the hammer in London at 101 New Bond Street. The Sailboat, by Natalia Goncharova (1881-1962) is expected to fetch £1.5 – 2 million. Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova (Russian, 1881-1962) [Read More]

Kaminski Auctions, one of Massachusetts’ premier antiques and fine art auction houses, announces its Spring Estates Auction. The auction takes place at the Sheraton Colonial Grand Ballroom in Lynnfield on Wednesday and Thursday, March 26 and 27, 2008, with bidding commencing at 4pm on Wednesday and 5pm on Thursday. Auction previews are [Read More]

Dallas, TX – The Edward C. Gillette Collection of Early Political and Presidential Display Items, offered at auction by Heritage Auction Galleries on March 1, 2008, realized $770,297 for 440 lots, setting a new record for an auction of material of this type. “We were very gratified by these results,” observed Tom [Read More]

Dallas, TX – Everyone knows that James Dean entered the realm of the Hollywood immortals when he lost his life in a car crash on September 30, 1955, but few realize that he was on his way to participate in a race at the time. Now, one of the most significant and [Read More]

Dallas, TX – In its upcoming Music and Entertainment Signature auction, to be held in Dallas on April 5, 2008, Heritage Auction Galleries (www.HA.com) will proudly – and cautiously! – offer an archive of historic memorabilia from the “private Beverly Hills club famous for their legendary celebrity roasts.” This famous club – [Read More]

Dallas, TX – It was August 27, 1965. The Beatles were on the eve of playing Balboa Stadium in San Diego. Elvis was in the midst of shooting Paradise Hawaiian Style in Hollywood. That night, between 10 and 11 p.m., John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr all arrived in [Read More]

(Sedona, Ariz.) – A rare and extremely important re-strike of a map of the Great Lakes, originally created by the Jesuit priest Francesco Bressani in 1657 and recreated around 1900, sold for $5,040 in an online sale (#123) held by Old World Auctions. Only two examples of the original map exist today. [Read More]

(Northport, Ala.) – A beautiful, heavily carved oak hall seat attributed to R.J. Horner, one of only five or six known to exist and in pristine condition, sold for $46,000 at the sale of a single-owner collection held February 16 by Hal Hunt Auctions. The piece, made around 1890 and measuring 8′ [Read More]

Early 20th Century Chinese White Jade Vase & Cover with Qianlong Mark NEW YORK, NY – March 11, 2008 – Elder’s Antiques’ “Mid-Winter Auction,” hosted on iGavel.com ended with a bang last Monday as back-and-forth bidding grew the $7,000 starting price all the way up to $291,600. Breaking iGavel.com’s record for highest [Read More]

Bonhams announces today that it will hold its inaugural wine auction in Hong Kong in April 2008. The Bonhams wine auction in April is believed to be the first wine auction to be held in Hong Kong after a hiatus of 10 years. Commenting on the inaugural wine auction, Colin Sheaf, Chairman [Read More]

NEW YORK – NYEG Inc., a New York-based provider of dynamic e-businesses, announced today that it will be releasing its premium domain name, TravelNewYork.com, to auction. Donald Rotonde, President and CEO of NYEG Inc. (New York Entertainment Guide, Inc.), said his decision followed another record-breaking announcement for New York Tourism by the [Read More]

Dallas, TX – A third selection of Early Seated Proof Sets from Phil Kaufman’s superlative multi-million dollar collection (1839-1858) is being auctioned by Dallas-based Heritage Auction Galleries in their Platinum Night Auction at the April 16-19 CSNS convention in Chicago. “Part One of the Kaufman Collection, realizing $1,712,600, was sold at the [Read More]

EAGAN, Minn. – Northwest Airlines (NYSE: NWA) today announced the launch of WorldPerks Auctions. Members now can bid their miles on luxury vacation packages, unique sporting events, merchandise, and much more. Available items include a House of Blues VIP dinner and concert package, a First Class trip to Arizona including choice of [Read More]

Imagine if you had the chance to buy Audrey Hepburn’s black dress from ‘Breakfast At Tiffany’s’ or Marilyn Monroe’s iconic white dress from ‘Seven Year Itch’ or maybe Madonna’s famous Gaultier corset dress – That would be your retirement sorted out. Now Sport Relief have teamed up with Leona Lewis and iconic [Read More]

(Hyannis, Mass.) – Items from collections of nautical and whaling objects, including some belonging to Dale Totty, a Virginia-based watercolor painter and collector, will headline a multi-estate auction slated for Sunday, March 30, at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel on Route 132 in Hyannis. The sale will be conducted by MV Auctions of [Read More]

Melbourne, Monday March 10: A 1977 Holden Torana A9X sedan that had languished silent and neglected behind a block of flats near inner Melbourne for 12 years sold for $192,000 at Shannons Melbourne Motor Show Auction – an auction record price for the model. The Jasmine Yellow four-door sedan, which emerged in [Read More]

GADSDEN, Ala – At least 15 home sites on Lake Dannelly – and possibly dozens of others – will sell in a “Grand Opening” auction Saturday, March 29, with Gadsden’s Albert Burney Auction Company managing the sale. The home sites – part of the Shadow Creek Community being created along the shores [Read More]