LARCHMONT, NY – Clarke Auction Gallery announces a unique auction to benefit the volunteer firefighters of Mt Vernon New York. The city’s volunteer firefighters have a proud history that goes back to mid-nineteenth century. To their […]
Monthly Archives: July 2008
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An important 17th century oil painting of Thomas Boothby of Tooley Park, Leicestershire (1681-1752) attributed to Jonathan Richardson Snr (1665-1745) is to be sold by auction at Tennants in Leyburn, North Yorkshire in their Summer Catalogue […]
CHICAGO – Mastro Auctions, the world’s leading Sports and Americana auction house, has announced that it will deliver its second annual Live Sports Auction on Friday, August 1 at 8:30 p.m. at the ESPN Zone in […]
LONDON – Sotheby’s sale of Old Master Paintings totaled £51,488,650 /$101,530,469/ €64,813,991 well in excess of the pre-sale estimate of £30.2-44.2 million. In a sale that attracted bidders from across the globe, 19 new artist’s records […]
SAVANNAH, GA – iGavel.com and Everard & Company’s highly anticipated Important Photographic Equipment Auction has big shoes to fill as it kicked off June 30th and is set to close July 18th. It is the sixth […]
The June 22 sale at Burchard Galleries, Inc in St. Petersburg, FL featured inventory from the Daytona Museum of Arts and Sciences, the JP Morgan Collection and two mid Florida estates. The June 22 sale at […]
On Wednesday the 25th June, Yorkshire auctioneers Tennants, brushed away current economic fears with its most successful ever book auction. The Leyburn auction house was packed with prospective bidders and extra seating had to be rushed […]
A rare early 17th century silver chalice and paten, which languished in a Kew attic for over 25 years has been entered into the Charterhouse auction of silver and jewellery in August. “It originally belonged to […]
LONDON – A recently rediscovered masterpiece by Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721) sold at Christie’s auction of Important Old Master and British Pictures for £12,361,250 / $24,376,385 / €15,513,369, a world record price for any French Old Master […]
New York, NY – Historic printing press plates of well-known corporate logos used in the process of producing early and mid-20th century advertising and marketing materials and stock certificates will be offered in a public auction […]
BALTIMORE – Ironclad Authentics recently announced the launch of IroncladAuctions.com, an online auction platform designed to give collectors an opportunity to purchase and sell unique, authenticated memorabilia through a trusted name in the sports industry In […]
In today’s marketplace, on-line auctions are replacing everything from garage sales to department stores. The on-line auction industry has revolutionized the way people buy and sell. Local Yokel, Inc. is a breath of fresh air. Boise, […]
Dallas, TX – An unprecedented “lot” will be offered in conjunction with the official auction of the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money® convention in Baltimore: lunch with Heritage Auction Galleries Co-Chairman, best-selling author, comics […]
If you raise your bidding paddle at the right moment in this year’s Bonhams sale in Henley, Saturday 19 July, you could sail home with ‘Belle’, a magnificent Victorian river launch. Licensed to carry 100 passengers […]
A painting of The Queen Mother with her daughters, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, sold for £90,000 in Lyon & Turnbull Fine Paintings sale on 29th May. The painting by Charles Edmund Brock is accompanied by a […]
BLENHEIM, Ontario – Preeminent international auction house, RM Auctions, is delighted to announce the return of former partner Dan Warrener to their vintage car specialist team. A lifelong enthusiast and passionate car collector, Warrener first joined […]
A 1945 Supermarine Spitfire MK XVI to star in Bonhams & Goodman’s inaugural sale of Collectors’ Motor Cars and Aircraft in New Zealand on the 14th September. The sale comes in a double anniversary year for […]
London – Christie’s is pleased to be offering the contents of Langford Hall, Nottinghamshire on Sunday 6 July at 11.30am. Both Patrick Radford and his wife Evelyn were fascinated by antiques and design and over the […]