John M. Steinbrugge, born in 1923 and still going strong, is selling at auction his fine library of books on the Pacific Northwest and most notably Oregon, which he built over a span of thirty years of avid collecting. PBA Galleries in San Francisco is handling the sale of the books, which [Read More]
Daily Archives: April 9, 2008
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SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Auction Floor, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: AFLO) (FRANKFURT: ZUI), a leading web-based technology provider to the auction industry, today announced the completion of system integration with AuctionZip.com, the highly popular website which posts extensive listings of U.S. live auction events, with 9500+ registered auction houses and over 660,000 unique visitors per [Read More]
NEW YORK – Sotheby’s three spring sales of Photographs in New York on April 7-8th totaled $17,302,050 (est. $9/14 million*), with each sale far exceeding its individual high estimate. This extraordinary season was highlighted by two single-owner sales: The Quillan Collection of Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Photographs, which brought $8,901,350 (est. $4.5/7 [Read More]
Dallas, TX – An 1838-O half dollar, one of less than a dozen known, is being offered at auction in Rosemont, Illinois on April 16-18. Classic numismatic rarities, these were struck to commemorate the opening of the U.S. Mint in New Orleans; opportunities to acquire an example are extremely limited, as perhaps [Read More]
Collectors and admirers of contemporary works of art are eagerly anticipating Bonhams’ inaugural New York sale of Contemporary Art on May 13, 2008. On offer will be outstanding works by many of today’s most highly regarded artists, including Mel Ramos, Elaine Sturtevant, Anish Kapoor, Banksy, Anton Henning, Andy Warhol and Judy Chicago. [Read More]