Monthly Archives: July 2008

On May 16 and 17, Jeff Evans and the staff at Green Valley Auctions, Inc. in Mt. Crawford, Virginia, held the firm’s Eighth Annual Spring Auction of Glass and Lighting. The two-session sale featured the 50-year collection of Alice Lenker, Long Grove, Iowa; part two of the collection of the late Anne [Read More]

Among the offerings at R&R Auction Company’s July sale is a remarkable selection of more than 40 items from Signers of the Declaration of Independence, including a superb and significant example of arguably the most familiar autograph in American history: that of John Hancock. As the first person to affix his name [Read More]

Owen J. Roberts School District, in conjunction with Ken Reed Auction Company, will hold an auction on Wednesday, July 16, 2008, at 5 p.m., in the Owen J. Roberts Middle School at 881 Ridge Road, Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Due to upcoming renovations, the entire contents from the middle school will be sold along [Read More]

IRVINE, Calif. – Bowers and Merena Auctions, America’s leading rare coin auction house, will host their Baltimore Rarities Sale in July at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront, just prior to the ANA World’s Fair of Money. The auction of nearly 1,300 lots will be presented on Saturday, July 26, with lot viewing scheduled [Read More]

GRAY, Maine – Though the name of Dutch artist Philippe Smit (1887-1948) may not be as familiar as that of his countryman, Vincent Van Gogh, the two artists have more in common than just their homeland. Both artists’ works were appreciated and collected by the late Reverend Theodore Pitcairn (1893-1973), philanthropist and [Read More]

The Harry C. Block Jr. Collection is a personal journey through military aviation. The collection reflects nearly every major milestone in the early days of military aviation. The collection is a result of more than 50 years of passion and persistence, one on one visits and direct correspondence with every notable individual [Read More]

A NEW AUSTRALIAN AUCTION RECORD WAS SET LAST NIGHT FOR A COLOURED GEM STONE AND FOR A TOTAL RESULT ACHIEVED FOR ANY JEWELLERY AUCTION IN THE REGION Finishing with $1.379million in sales (including buyers premium) Chairman Tim Goodman said, “What we achieved tonight is absolutely fantastic. This is the first time in [Read More]

In Bonhams sale of 20th Century British Art on Wednesday 2 July, a wonderful and humorous oil on board, Granny with her Pet Mouse by Beryl Cook fetched more than double its estimate to realise a world record price of £69,600 for a work by the artist. A second work in the [Read More]

NEW YORK – Philadelphia businessman Jay T. Snider announced today, on the verge of the 232nd anniversary of American independence, the sale at auction of his preeminent Americana collection related to the City of Brotherly Love. Formed over the last fifteen years by Mr. Snider, this comprehensive collection chronicles the history and [Read More]

DALLAS – DGSE Companies, Inc. (AMEX:DGC), which wholesales, retails and auctions fine watches, jewelry, diamonds, precious metal and rare coin products via traditional and Internet channels, today announced its results for its Superior Galleries June 29, 2008 Beverly Hills Elite Jewelry and Time Piece Auction. This 700 plus lot auction, anchored by [Read More]

LONDON – The July 2008 Evening Sale of Contemporary Art at Sotheby’s London achieved the phenomenal sum of £94,701,550 ($188,853,831) against a pre-sale estimate of £67.4 – 96.6 million, making it the most successful Summer sale of Contemporary Art in Europe. The sale had numerous high points throughout the evening, with records [Read More]

Well priced, good quality pictures by established artists proved popular at the Bay East Art Auction, held at Bonhams & Goodmans’s Waterloo premises on Sunday 29 June. One of the highlights of the sale were the bird paintings by Neville Cayley Junior, which were hotly contested. Lot 108, a watercolour titled Group [Read More]

Finger Lakes Gallery and Frame hosts a silent auction of an original Patience Brewster. An original work is now being auctioned at Finger Lakes Gallery and Frame in Canandaigua for the Sands Cancer Center. “Offering Thanks”, an original that was done in pencil, watercolor and gouache on paper from famed artist Patience [Read More]

VANCOUVER – Equipment buyers and sellers demonstrated their ongoing preference for Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers’ full service unreserved industrial auctions last week, helping the Company set a number of new records – including the largest Atlanta and Australia auctions in Company history, as well as the highest total sales and total internet sales [Read More]

NEW YORK – Auctionblip, an international auction network delivering personalized auction information on a limitless variety of collectibles, today announced the re-launch of its unique and comprehensive online resource helping collectors maximize their search for specific items to add to their collections. The new Auctionblip will be completely free to the public [Read More]

LONDON – Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale took place on the 30 June 2008 and realised $171,879,508 – the highest total for the category at Christie’s in Europe. The top lot of the auction was Three Studies for a Self Portrait by Francis Bacon (1909-1992), a rare self-portrait triptych that [Read More]

LONDON – An early highlight of the evening auction was Madrid desde Torres Blancas by Antonio Lopez (b. 1936) which sold for £1,385,250 / $2,760,803 / €1,744,030, becoming the most expensive work by a living Spanish artist sold at auction. Created over a period of six years between 1976-82, Madrid desde Torres [Read More]