Monthly Archives: November 2008

Mastro Auctions, the world’s leading Sports and Americana auction house, has announced that it will be offering phenomenal Babe Ruth items acquired by legendary restaurateur, Jimmy Donohue. The historically significant items will be auctioned in several of Mastro Auctions’ upcoming sales. For more than half a century, Jimmy Donohue’s restaurants were well-known [Read More]

Chagall, Faberge and Burliuk among the greats represented, Nov. 14, at Heritage Auction Galleries Ilya Mashkov, one of the great masters of the Russian avant-garde painting movement, and a founder of the famous “Jack of Diamonds” Group, has long been venerated by Russian art lovers and collectors for his inimitable style and [Read More]

California’s oldest and largest auctioneer, Bonhams & Butterfields, will offer contemporary art from the Golden State in its November 18, 2008 Made in California sale. Though regional in theme, the sale includes artwork by internationally known artists such as Wayne Thiebaud, Ed Ruscha, Mark di Suvero, and Robert Arneson. But with estimates [Read More]

Despite initially strong buzz leading up to the sale, Ronan Clarke was nervous as he stepped to the podium Monday evening to open his Fifth Annual Fine Art Auction October 27th. The day found the stock market swinging wildly again and several bidders had just telephoned to announce they were canceling their [Read More]

A charity art auction held at Paramount Studios October 2 brought in $250,000 to fund art enrichment programs for children in crisis at Hollygrove http://www.hollygrove.org. The 24 large-scale paintings, which were auctioned by Guy Bennett, head of Christie’s Impressionist and modern art, were created by 6- 13-year-olds in treatment at Hollygrove. Hollygrove [Read More]

Auction currently open for bidding and closes on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 7:00 pm ET. GovDeals, a leading online auction marketplace for the sale of government surplus and confiscated items, has hundreds of items open for sale on its virtual online auction block from over 2,000 state and local government agencies. [Read More]

‘Rembrandt Of The East’ Offers Beauty And The Potential For Growth In Value At Bonhams The interesting and diverse group of drawings being offered in Bonhams upcoming auction of Fine Japanese Art on 12 November should whet the appetite of many a passionate collector as well as the astute investor. The group [Read More]

Kaminski Auctions October Antiques, Art and Fine Estates Auction, held October 26 in Pasadena, California, offered a dazzling selection of consignments to bidders from the West Coast and beyond. Fine art, antiques and collectibles hailed from estates spanning Massachusetts to California. The auction also drew a large number of live online bidders, [Read More]

LAS VEGAS – Barrett-Jackson Auction Company, entertainer Bill Goldberg and YearOne unveiled a spectacular 1970 NASCAR Plymouth Road Runner Superbird tribute car today that will be sold at No Reserve Jan. 17, 2009, for charity. Mr. Goldberg revved up the crowd when he uncovered the Superbird tribute during the 2008 SEMA Show [Read More]

Cars recovered by police that were previously stolen, confiscated or seized will be available to the public at Auction Systems Auctioneers & Appraisers, Inc. Arizona warehouse in Phoenix on Saturday, November 15, 2008. Online bidding will be available on Saturday, November 8, 2008 at auctionANDappraise.com. The City of Phoenix police department has [Read More]

Goodtime Emporium has closed and all assets will be sold to the highest bidders at Live Auction on Saturday, November 8th, 2008. Goodtime Emporium was New England’s largest state-of-the art indoor amusement center and sports bar. Offering fun for all ages and voted Best Sports Bar in Boston. All assets to be [Read More]

LONDON – Christie’s are privileged to present the Wittelsbach diamond, an extremely rare 35.56 carat, historic 17th century fancy deep greyish-blue diamond, to the international market for the first time in almost 80 years, on Wednesday 10 December 2008. Known as ‘’Der Blaue Wittelsbacher’’ since 1722, it is one of very few [Read More]

The live auction, November 6, 10am and November 7, 10am, from Alexander Autographs http://alexautographs.com/, a leader in historic autographs and sports and music memorabilia, will offer collectors an opportunity to own a piece of history — both American and foreign, including documents, letters, vintage posters, signed photos, relics, guitars: General Paul W. [Read More]

Rapp auction house will hold a stamp auction in Wil, Switzerland, from 24 to 27 November. For the first time, bidders will have the opportunity to join in the bidding live on the internet. Sales totalling around 15 million Swiss francs are anticipated. Philatelists as well as analysts, financial and economic experts [Read More]

(Pittsfield, Mass.) – A gorgeous reverse serpentine mahogany four-drawer ball-and-claw foot Chippendale chest, measuring 39-1/2 inches wide by 34-1/2 inches tall by 23-1/2 inches deep, sold for $34,500 at a two-session, multi-estate sale held Oct. 18 by Fontaine’s Auction Gallery. The chest was the top lot in a sale that saw around [Read More]

Dallas, TX – A valuable, 300-year old Italian Baroque masterpiece painting, whose whereabouts were not publicly known for centuries until earlier this year when it was identified in a Texas warehouse, will be offered in a fine arts auction by Heritage Auction Galleries (www.HA.com) in Dallas, Texas and online, Nov. 20, 2008. [Read More]

NEW YORK – Sotheby’s announced that its fall sales will feature two rare masterpieces by Puerto Rico’s most acclaimed eighteenth- and nineteenth-century artists, José Campeche y Jordan (1751-1809) and Francisco Oller y Cestero (1833-1917). On the afternoon of November 12, Sotheby’s London will offer Oller’s epic painting La Batalla de Treviño (est. [Read More]

Martin Guitar celebrated their 175th Anniversary with a first time auction of guitars donated from their private collection. The exclusive auction partnered the legendary guitar maker with Christie’s in New York for the sale of 44 unique and one-of-a-kind guitars, ranging from prototypes to limited artist signature editions, on Friday, October 10. [Read More]