Monthly Archives: July 2008

J. P. King Auction Company, the nation’s leading auction marketing firm specializing in high-end properties recently sold the exclusive Texas Red Sky Ranch for more than $3 million. “The new owner of the ranch toured the property during the preview period and was so impressed that he decided to pre-empt the bidding [Read More]

Dallas, TX – Significant and classic rarities from all series in American numismatics are available in Heritage’s Platinum Night catalog for the Official Auction of the Baltimore 2008 ANA World’s Fair of Money.® The auction will be held in Baltimore July 30 – Aug. 3, with Platinum Night on July 31, 2008. [Read More]

Dallas, TX – Heritage Auction Galleries is excited to announce that Diedre Buchmoyer will direct Heritage’s new affiliated buying and auction consignment office in South Florida. Heritage Galleries of Florida, LLC, is an exclusively tailored office bringing Florida residents state-of-the-art technology, a commitment to professional and friendly service, and knowledgeable collectibles experts. [Read More]

Toy collectors around the world are in for a treat with a significant collection of vintage toys set to be auctioned. This Sunday 3 August at 12noon, Bonhams & Goodman will conduct an auction of Collectables in the Melbourne rooms, including the Robert Parson Collection of Antique and Fine Toys, Part I. [Read More]

The excitement of Leonard Auction’s recent sale peaked as the 1918 $500 Large Federal Reserve Note came to the block on July 19, 2008. Bidding opened on at $2000 and rapidly increased among heavy competition from floor and phone bidders. Bidding ended with a round of applause as a New Jersey collector [Read More]

Over 700 lots of vintage and collectable fishing tackle went under the hammer on July 5th at Mullock’s established Ludlow racecourse venue. Worldwide interest in the Pryce-Tannatt fly collection was strong with bidders in the room, on 4 telephones, using Bid-live and having left commission bids, it was going to be an [Read More]

Artist Who Decorated South Africa House Leads Bonhams Sale A painting of baobab trees by Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (1886-1957) is a powerful illustration of this artist was selected to bring South African Art to London when he decorated South Africa House in Trafalagar Square. Bonhams fourth and largest sale of South African [Read More]

Fall auction features a pair of rare Caribbean ecclesial chests and Elsie de Wolfe commissioned pieces Bonhams & Butterfields is pleased to offer Fine European Furniture and Decorative Arts on September 8, 2008 in Los Angeles. The eclectic auction will offer a global array of works, showcasing pieces from the 16th through [Read More]

DALLAS, TEXAS – Heritage Auction Galleries is pleased to announce the addition of veteran vintage sportscard expert Peter Calderon to the staff, who brings with him a wealth of hobby experience and an encyclopedic knowledge of vintage trading cards. “This signing illustrates our continuing dedication to becoming the industry leader in sportscards,” [Read More]

Dallas, TX – Heritage Auction Galleries announced today that comic art expert Todd Hignite has joined the Dallas-based firm as a Consignment Director. “Todd is going to be a ‘triple-threat’ for us,” said Ed Jaster, Vice President of Heritage. “Students of comic art undoubtedly know about Todd’s expertise in that field, but [Read More]

BEIJING – Counting down the final days to the start of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, PC company Lenovo today is kicking off its final online auction of limited-edition notebook PCs inspired by the Lenovo-designed Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch. Over the past six months, a series of “Cloud of Promise”-themed notebook PCs [Read More]

DENVER, CO – Exclusive National Hockey League (NHL) memorabilia is now available for online auction benefiting Katie Thomas, a Denver woman fighting Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. The auction begins today and includes signed sticks, jerseys, pucks and pictures by current and former all-stars and Hall of Famers including Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Gordie Howe, [Read More]

LONDON – Work on Beautiful Inside My Head Forever – a major auction of new works by Damien Hirst – has progressed and the full scope of this ground-breaking auction can now be revealed. Including a whole new body of work that covers the complete range of Hirst’s output and more, the [Read More]

New York, NY – Christie’s New York leads its fall season with the eighth edition of First Open on September 9, which includes over 230 lots of Post-War & Contemporary Art and is expected to realize in excess of $6-8 million. First Open displays another stunning array of works for this highly [Read More]

A large selection of over 70 vintage and modern Rolex, Piaget, Omega, Longines, and other quality wristwatches are included in the Charterhouse auction of silver, jewellery, watches and antiques on Friday 15th August. “The star of the collection is, without doubt, the gents 1930’s gold Rolex Prince. These rarely come on the [Read More]

A violin which was expected to sell for just a few hundred pounds sold for £2,300 in the Charterhouse July auction. “We had a good deal of enquiries from dealers and collectors on the telephone and via our web site.” Commented Naomi Grabham. “On the day, it sold to a London specialist [Read More]

At the Tennants three-day Summer Catalogue Sale the auction house was packed throughout and a record (for a Summer Sale) £1.7million hammer price was realised. Buyers from as far away as Shanghai boosted the international interest in the auction which helped to dispel the fears of a major ‘slow-down’ in consumer spending. [Read More]

A signed Wilf Mannion England Football Cap from 13th October 1946 is one of the sale’s highlights. Wilf Mannion was arguably Middlesbrough’s greatest ever forward and this cap is estimated to sell for £1,300-£1,700. The game, England v Wales, was played at Manchester City’s ground, Main Road and England won 3-0 with [Read More]