Monthly Archives: September 2008

LONDON – One of the rarest and most desirable works of art from the Islamic world, a carved rock crystal ewer from the Fatimid Royal Treasury, dating to the late 10th to early 11th century AD, will be offered at the strongest sale of Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds ever [Read More]

Mastro Auctions, the world’s leading Sports and Americana auction house, has announced that it will conduct a Live Sports Auction at The Sports Museum of America—the new home of the Heisman Trophy—in New York City on Monday, December 8. The exciting event will feature two sessions. The first will focus on “Legends [Read More]

Bonhams & Goodman has been asked to sell an extraordinary Burke and Wills relic by the widow of local watch collector. Isabelle Quinn, Head of Jewellery at Bonhams & Goodman, received an email seeking information about an antique pocket watch with an inscription relating to William John Wills, Burke’s partner in the [Read More]

It has long since been said that all good things must come to an end. Now, after 36 years of outrageous triumph Red Baron’s Antiques will host its very last auction, September 27 and 28, in Atlanta, GA. It is truly the end of an era, the last hurrah, the grand finale, [Read More]

(Pittsfield, Mass.) – More than 300 lots of outstanding, fresh-to-the-market merchandise in a broad array of categories will be offered at an exceptional antique auction slated for Saturday, September 27, by Fontaine’s Auction Gallery. The sale will be held at Fontaine’s spacious showroom facility, located at 1485 W. Housatonic Street in Pittsfield. [Read More]

25th and 26th September The highlight is the working library of the late Sir Howard Colvin, the renowned architectural historian whose Biographical Dictionary of English Architects 1660-1840 and published in 1954 (lot 52), was immediately recognised as a cornerstone of English architectural history. In 1995 he was justifiably knighted and joined the [Read More]

Berlin – “Sculpture is the best commentary an artist can provide on his painting,” Pablo Picasso once said. Viewed in that light, there is currently a lot to find out about Bernhard Heiliger and Waldemar Grzimek in Berlin. Ketterer Kunst is showing more than 30 works on paper by the two artists [Read More]

Dale Chihuly, Anthony Goicolea, Ed Ruscha, Ugo Rondinone, David Salle, Richard Serra, Albert Watson Among 100 Artists in Auction to Support Children’s Cancer & Blood Foundation New York, NY – Some of the most prominent members of the contemporary art community will participate in an art auction on Monday evening, September 15, [Read More]

The Internet auction platform run by Sofina GmbH and previously known as TeleBid has a new name: Swoopo. Founded in 2005 in Germany and launched in December 2007 for the UK market, the ongoing internationalisation of the www.Swoopo.co.uk business model then continued with the launch in Spain in May this year. The [Read More]

LONDON – Christie’s announce that they will offer one of only two oil portraits of Francis Bacon (1909-1992) ever painted by Lucian Freud (b. 1922) at the Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale on 19 October 2008 in London. The last known remaining oil portrait (the other was stolen from an exhibition [Read More]

Pigeon Forge, TN – A prime commercial property in Pigeon Forge will soon go under the gavel in public auction. Thompson Carr Auctions announced plans recently for the sale of Hoppe Museum Place, located in the heart of busy Pigeon Forge development. The large, multi-use building is currently known as the National [Read More]

LONDON, England – RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby’s, will shine a spotlight on a host of creative custom cars by leading UK designer, Andy Saunders when the curtain rises on their second annual ‘Automobiles of London’ event at Battersea Park, London UK on October 29th . Regarded as the UK’s top [Read More]

To be held October 10th at Hershey Lodge, the single-day event will again coincide with the AACA Eastern Division Fall Meet to provide a memorable vintage car weekend for motoring enthusiasts. Early consignments for the auction include a number of ‘old masters’ of the car world, with over 100 vintage motor cars [Read More]

Jeffrey S. Evans and the staff at Green Valley Auctions, Inc., in Mount Crawford, Virginia, conducted the firm’s semiannual auction of Antiques, Americana and Decorative Arts on June 27 and 28, selling more than 1,500 lots in one uncataloged and two cataloged sessions. The auction featured the collection of Rebecca P. Cummins [Read More]

Pasadena, Calif – On October 10, 2008, the Caltech Y will host its first Annual Golf Tournament and Auction at Brookside Golf Course in Pasadena to fund its volunteer service, leadership and advocacy programs. With support from friends, community members, business leaders, and the event chair Don Brown, retired general manager at [Read More]

Bloomsbury’s first major sale of the autumn is Maps & Atlases on 11th September. Lot 1 is the important Theatrum Terrae Sanctae by Christianus Ardichomius of 1600 and a milestone in Holy Land cartography (estimate £2500-£3000). A 1785 wall map of the African continent (lot 52) Carte d’Afrique bordered with 20 scenes [Read More]

New York – Christie’s is pleased to announce three important sales during its Photographs Week at Rockefeller Center this October. With viewings for all sales open to the public from October 9 -13, the three distinct sales will present collectors with the finest photographs from many of the 20th and 21st century’s [Read More]

A remarkable collection of books, letters, and manuscripts by that quintessential American writer, Jack London, “The Author with the Sales,” is bound for the auction block at PBA Galleries on September 18th, 2008. A rugged outdoorsman, adventurer, and self-proclaimed socialist, Jack London packed more into his forty years of life than most [Read More]