Monthly Archives: March 2008

MENLO PARK, Calif. – ATC-Onlane, Inc., the leading online auction company in North America for automotive dealers to buy and sell wholesale vehicles, today announced that the Company’s shareholders and board of directors approved a company name change to OPENLANE, Inc. effective immediately. This new corporate identity better reflects the company’s evolving [Read More]

New York, NY – On April 18, 2008, Sotheby’s New York is proud to offer The Orientalist Sale, highlighted by exceptional masterpieces covering the entire region including North Africa, the Middle East and Turkey. This dedicated sale represents a retrospective of 19th century Orientalist art, presenting some of the finest examples of [Read More]

Tallahassee, FL – Abal Auction Real Estate, a Tallahassee, Florida, based auction brokerage, announced the auction sale of Party Pleasers, Inc. Party Pleasers, Inc. was a veritable institution mainstay in the equipment, party banquet rental business operating for 9 years at their Tallahassee location. Auctioneer Broker, Dr. Joe Abal was quoted “In [Read More]

Theodore Baierl, ‘St.John the Baptist’. Sold for £26,000. Cheffins’ first Fine Art sale of the year on March 5th and 6th proved that good quality items at the right price have still got a strong appeal in the market. In the first day’s morning section, an early 20th century Meissen group, realised [Read More]

A stunning picture by the noted Scottish painter William McTaggart – once owned by the renowned Glasgow curator and collector TJ Honeyman – could make £15,000 at Bonhams’ Spring Sale of 19th Century Pictures and Prints on 16 April 2008 in Edinburgh. Honeyman’s daughter Elizabeth, a farmer of Aberdeen Angus cattle, dropped [Read More]

Carrying the momentum from yesterday’s record Japanese and Korean Art sale, today realized the highest total at Christie’s New York for a series of Chinese Works of Art sales, with an average lot value of 80% sold between the three sales. Tina Zonars, International Director of Chinese Works of Art said, “Today’s [Read More]

CHICAGO, – VSE Corporation and Rick Levin & Associates, Inc. will conduct an auction of seized and forfeited property on behalf of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Other participating agencies include U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Internal Revenue Service and Secret Service. The auction will take place [Read More]

URBANA, Ill. – At least 10 upscale student condominiums in the Capstone Quarters development will sell at auction Saturday, April 19, as developer Capstone Companies seeks to scale back its sales operations for the project. “The market response to Capstone Quarters has been excellent, and now we’re nearing the point where we [Read More]

(Stamford, Conn.) – A treasure trove of more than 350 pieces of fine art will be sold in two sessions on Saturday, April 12, at the Holiday Inn off exit 8 of Interstate 95 in Stamford. Session One, beginning at 10:30 a.m., will feature Russian, Old Master and European works. Session Two, [Read More]

DAYTONA BEACH, FL – Car lovers from around the world can get VIP access to the inaugural Daytona Classic Car Auction which will be webcast live by Auction Network from the famed Daytona International Speedway on March 29 at 10:00 a.m. EDT. The auction is the newest addition to the Spring Daytona [Read More]

CHICAGO, Ill. – On May 18, Leslie Hindman Auctioneers will host a vintage couture and accessories auction featuring the clothing and accessories of billionaire real estate magnate Leona Helmsley. The extensive collection of fashions and accessories from the Helmsley estate includes her finest suits, handmade gowns, furs and accessories and is highlighted [Read More]

Proxibid, a premier provider of live auction webcasting services, today announced that Ayers Auction & Real Estate has selected Proxibid as its provider of live Internet bidding for an upcoming three-ring auction featuring real estate and high-value vehicles. The live auction will take place Saturday, March 29 at 10:00 a.m. EDT at [Read More]

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla – South Florida’s hottest celebrities and prominent socialites will join the Barrett-Jackson Auction Company to kick off the 6th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event in Palm Beach at the Opening Night Gala on Wednesday from 7-10:30 p.m. Tickets to the annual charity gathering are $80 each, with all [Read More]

New York, NY – On the evening of May 14, 2008, Sotheby’s sale of Contemporary Art in New York will feature a masterpiece of the 20th century, Francis Bacon’s Triptych, 1976, the most important work by the artist in private hands. A masterwork of the first order, the potent concentration of imagery [Read More]

LE GRAND, Calif. – On May 3-4 an outstanding Cambridge glass collection will be sold at Hewlett’s Antique Auction’s auction hall. The lifelong collection of Glen and Kathy Corbett will feature some of the rarest and finest items ever made by the Cambridge glass works. More than 1500 items in total will [Read More]

New York – Spring 2008 Asia Week at Christie’s New York realized $80,068,489 the highest total for Asia Week at Christie’s New York. Theow H. Tow, Deputy Chairman, Christie’s Americas and Asia comments, “Christie’s achieved the highest total for Asian Art sales in New York this week and established numerous records, a [Read More]

New York, NY – Aulden Cellars – Sotheby’s March 15th sale of Finest and Rarest Wines totaled $3,964,565, well above expectations (est.$2.2/3 million). The sale featured The Cellar of V. Cheryl Womack, including 4,775 bottles from Bordeaux, Burgundy, California and Australia, as well as a quantity of large-format bottles – 81 magnums, [Read More]

Columbus, OH – Gryphon Realty Advisors, an Ohio based real estate broker and auction company, has been commissioned to offer at public auction 49 individual condominium units in the city of Whitehall, Ohio, at the Woodcliff Condominium Complex, according to Richard Kruse, Gryphon’s president and lead auctioneer. The property is located near [Read More]