Nashville, TN – During the 59th International Auctioneers Conference and Show in Nashville, Tennessee, the leadership of the National Auctioneers Association (NAA) announced the sale of its publication, Auction World, at auction. The NAA is a professional association dedicated to the advancement of the auction profession and industry. Auction World is a [Read More]
Monthly Archives: July 2008
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(Hyannis, Mass.) – Nearly 300 lots of items from local estates in a broad range of categories will be offered at a Summer Antiques & Nautical Auction to be held Saturday, July 26, at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel on Route 132 in Hyannis, next door to the Cape Cod Mall. The sale [Read More]
MIAMI – 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 agencies that are participating include: U.S. Customs & Border Protection Immigration & Customs Enforcement Internal Revenue Service Secret Service Proceeds from the auction [Read More]
FORT WORTH, TX – On-site and online bidders from Mexico purchased US$8 million of heavy equipment and trucks from the US$35 million unreserved public auction conducted by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers in Fort Worth, Texas last week. Out-of-state bidders purchased US$22 million of equipment in total (62 percent of the gross auction proceeds), [Read More]
CHICAGO – Hart Davis Hart Wine Co., one of the world’s leading fine wine retailers and auction houses, will hold a monumental single-owner sale on September 19th and 20th at Tru restaurant in Chicago. The Fox Cellar is comprised of over 1700 lots and is poised to electrify the wine collecting world [Read More]
A very rare example of John Arrowsmith’s important Map of Texas, published in 1841 when Texas was an independent republic, is to be sold at auction by PBA Galleries in San Francisco on July 24th, 2008. Produced a few years after Texas achieved her independence from Mexico, the finely engraved, hand-colored map [Read More]
New York / Berlin – From July 14-31, artnet Online Auctions will offer over 100 contemporary color photographs by 50 renowned artists including William Eggleston, Nan Goldin, Eliot Porter, Thomas Ruff and William Wegman. Leading the sale is an outstanding group of photographs from the 1950s, including two classic urban scenes by [Read More]
Baltimore, MD – When Fastspot launched Alex Cooper Auctioneers’ newly-updated Real Estate Website (http://realestate.alexcooper.com/) in March 2008, the premiere interactive agency’s Principal and Creative Director, Tracey Halvorsen, knew there was more to the site than a simple Web-based experience. “People don’t just view these properties from their homes and offices; they view [Read More]
The REINZ National Real Estate Auctioneers Championships showcase the industry’s top auctioneers. The 2008 competition has attracted a record level of entries from around the country, demonstrating the competitive spirit amongst auctioneers and the desire to lift standards. Twenty seven senior auctioneers line up for the heats and there are six new [Read More]
Western Themes and Works from the Society of Six Highlight Summer Auction The Summer 2008 sale of California and American Painting and Sculpture at Bonhams & Butterfields is being assembled for August 5, 2008, highlighted by a desirable Maynard Dixon mountain scene. As California’s oldest and largest fine arts auctioneers, the house [Read More]
Theriault’s May 31 antique doll auction in Chicago was titled “A Fine Pretending Tea,” a phrase from a poem about doll’s tea parties. But there was no pretending about this auction. The dolls were abundant and awesome. The collectors responded, and prices soared. Buyers flocked to the auction and bid in person, [Read More]
Dallas – Heritage Auction Galleries’ latest auction of Civil War-era collectibles, held June 30, 2008 in Gettysburg, PA, realized $1,541,812 for 848 lots offered, with after-auction sales still ongoing and expected to raise the final total to even higher levels. (Click here to view after-auction buys.) The auction featured photographs, autographs, uniforms, [Read More]
Munich – Everything went off without a hitch so topping-out will be celebrated on 23 July in the authentic Bavarian way. A traditional toast will be followed by genuine Bavarian brass-band music, bouncing loaves of rye bread from Andechs accompanied by savoury Bavarian cheese and crispy grilled chicken. “The inaugural auction at [Read More]
At this summer’s seminal Bonhams & Butterfields motorcar auction, to be held on August 15, 2008 in Carmel, CA in conjunction with the prestigious Quail Motorsports Gathering, an absolutely incredible roster of racecars will be offered for sale along with collectibles including automobilia, motoring art and paintings, car mascots and advertising memorabilia. [Read More]
On 11 July 2008, at The Goodwood Festival of Speed in Chichester, international fine art auctioneers Bonhams set a new world record auction price for any Jaguar motor car. The 1955 Jaguar D-Type Sports Racing Car ‘XKD509’ was sold to a British buyer for a magnificent £2,201,500. This figure betters the previous [Read More]
NEW YORK – Bloomsbury Auctions, the world’s leading auction house for books and works on paper, today reported an impressive 35% increase over the same period as last year. The increased number of sales and the opening of new departments have both contributed, while the market for books and works on paper [Read More]
NASHVILLE, Tenn – During the opening session of the 59th International Auctioneers Conference and Show in Nashville, Tennessee, Dr. James Leiman of Morpace, Inc. announced the results of the industry’s mid-year research report to the members of the National Auctioneers Association. Dr. Leiman reported that if current consumer trends continue within the [Read More]
Seaside Heights, NJ – Max Spann Real Estate & Auction Company, a multifaceted, full service Real Estate firm has hired New Jersey based outdoor advertising company Pirate Billboard to advertise their upcoming auction in Seaside Heights, NJ. The July 20th auction is a big event involving the auction of 5 brand new [Read More]