(Hillsborough, N.C.) – A watercolor on Bainbridge board street scene by the renowned South Carolina painter Alfred Hutty (1877-1954) sold for $34,500 to take top lot honors at a Fine and Decorative Arts Cataloged Antique Auction held March 15 by Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales, Ltd. The multi-estate sale was held [Read More]
Daily Archives: March 20, 2008
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Dallas, TX: A foot-long aluminum scoop used by astronauts Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell to pick up moon dust on the 1971 Apollo 14 mission is estimated to sell for a quarter-million dollars in a public auction to be conducted by Heritage Auction Galleries (www.HA.com) in Dallas, Texas and online on March [Read More]
From the lavish brushwork of a Western landscape to the myriad of textures embodied by a metropolitan setting, the representation of the American experience, as captured on canvas, is awash in color, texture, beauty and light. On April 8, 2008, Bonhams & Butterfields – California’s oldest and largest auction house– will bring [Read More]
The most significant private collection of neon and other garage signs, petrol pumps to come onto the Australian market for many years will be auctioned in Brisbane by Shannons on April 20. Billy’s Service Station, the private treasure-trove of automotive memorabilia assembled by Queensland enthusiast Greg Kowplos over the past 30 years, [Read More]
NEW YORK – Following the success of the November 2007 London sales which totaled £42.9 million, Christie’s is pleased to announce its Russian Art sale on April 18 in New York. Among the paintings offered, a highlight from the group of 15 works by Aleksandr Iakovlev is Loge de Théâtre à Pékin. [Read More]
New York, New York – Sotheby’s New York spring sales of Indian and Southeast Asian Art, including 240 lots of Modern Paintings, Works of Art and Miniatures, brought a total of $12,133,626 (est. $10,576,200/15,575,800*). The Indian Art sale, which included Modern Paintings, achieved $5,106,875 (est. $4.8/6.8 million), and the Indian and Southeast [Read More]
A Bay Area legacy was honored today when auctioneers Bonhams & Butterfields offered property from the Estate of Phyllis Butterfield to a crowded salesroom in San Francisco. Longtime clients, former employees, family and friends of the late Mrs. Butterfield assembled alongside collectors, members of the trade and antiques enthusiasts — vying for [Read More]
At Bonhams’ sale of collectors’ cars at Race Retro, Stoneleigh, on Saturday 15 March 2008, the Bjorn Waldegard 2007 East African Safari Winning 1972 Ford Escort RS 1600 Mk 1 Saloon sold for £89,500. This is a world record auction price for both a Rally Ford Escort and for a Mark 1 [Read More]
As part of a major national expansion, Total Resource Auctions, a subsidiary of Manheim, will acquire four salvage auction companies operating at 11 locations. The addition of these locations will expand Total Resource Auctions’ coverage areas into new markets in Alabama, Oklahoma, Colorado and Wyoming and expand operations in Arizona, increasing the [Read More]