Monthly Archives: December 2008

artnet launches Alexander Calder Sale featuring 36 prints and works on paper by the artist New York / Berlin – From December 10-18 artnet Online Auctions will feature a special sale of prints and works on paper by Alexander Calder from the 1960s and 1970s. Leading the sale is a group of [Read More]

A rare 1962 comic which originally retailed for 12 US cents has weaved a web of success at a Bonhams & Goodman Collectables auction, selling for over $5,000. Six bidders, including three telephone bidders, fought it out before the comic was knocked down to the successful buyer for $5,160 (including buyer’s premium), [Read More]

Rare Auction Opportunity for Interior Design Community An incredible collection of sought after English and Continental reproductions and period pieces from the noted San Francisco-based furniture makers Burton-Ching comes to auction at Bonhams & Butterfields on Sunday, December 14, 2008. During the San Francisco auction, collectors, interior decorators and other savvy bidders [Read More]

Teddy Roosevelt’s aim was true in Bertoia Auctions’ $1.8 millon Toys for All Seasons sale, as an early Schoenhut boxed set titled Teddy’s Adventures in Africa swept top-lot honors in the $1.8 million event (all prices quoted inclusive of 15% buyer’s premium). The Nov. 7-9 auction featured 2,516 antique toys, banks, dolls, [Read More]

The Palace Hotel, Gstaad, Switzerland, 20 December 2008 Set in the heart of the Swiss Alps in the fairytale, five-star Palace Hotel in Gstaad, the Bonhams sale of Ferrari and other prestigious Italian motor cars is now in its 11th year. Headlining this year’s sale on 20 December will be two historically [Read More]

The staff of the largest collector and vintage car auction company, Kruse International, is busy finalizing all details so that the 35th Annual Las Vegas Collector Car Auction taking place on December 19th and 20th, 2008 at the beautifully remodeled South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV is another great [Read More]

(Pittsfield, Mass.) – Four auctions featuring a galaxy of quality antiques, collectibles and vintage clocks are slated for the first half of 2009 by Fontaine’s Auction Gallery. An antique estate auction will be held Saturday, Jan. 10; a cataloged antique auction will be held Saturday, Feb. 7; another cataloged antique auction will [Read More]

Roan Inc.’s Annual Pre-Christmas Auction is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, December 12 and 13 at their gallery, located five miles north of Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Included in the over 400 lots of antiques and collectibles is a good selection of artwork, including several important works by American master painter Hugh Cabot. The [Read More]

The Fine Art Auction House Pandolfini ends the 2008 activities with two sessions, which will be held at the Palazzo Ramirez – Montalvo from 16th to 17th December 2008. Tuesday 16th December will be held the first fine art auction in Italy. The session Silver, coins, jewellery and watches starts with a [Read More]

Cowan Alexander, LLC, a leading technology auction firm and veteran of 500 + dot com auctions today announced a major webcast equipment auction with assets from Razz, Phonebites, and Digital Railroad, plus surplus inventory from Rackable Systems. This auction features 100’s of new and used servers, networking, notebooks, PC’s and more. “It [Read More]

On December 18th, Sotheby’s New York will hold its sale of Important 20th Century Design, which will begin at approximately 10:30am, immediately following the 10:00am sale of Important Tiffany. The 128 lots will be on exhibition prior to the sale at Sotheby’s New York beginning on Saturday, December 13th. The sale features [Read More]

The next auction of Asian Art at Sotheby’s Paris will take the form of a two-session sale on December 18. The first session, subtitled Marques d’Empereurs (Marks of Emperors), includes a number of objects acquired by Emile Guimet – founder of the Paris Museum of Asian Art at the start of the [Read More]

(West Swanzey, N.H.) – A gorgeous paint decorated 4-drawer Sheraton chest in the original old mustard paint with stencil decorations (circa 1830’s-1840’s), from the living estate of Dolores Wettach Williams – the former fashion model, actress & third wife of baseball legend Ted Williams – sold for $11,500 at an auction held [Read More]

(Sarasota, Fla.) – A standing room only crowd of eager bidders turned out for a mid-20th century sale of furniture, designer name accessories, modern art and more at an auction held Nov. 30 by Elliot Bernstein Auctions. The 4-hour event was held at the firm’s spacious gallery, located at 6227 North Washington [Read More]

Inland Real Estate Auctions, Inc. has announced the successful sale of a 65-acre industrial development site in Seneca, Ill. During the recent auction, the property sold for $2.85 million, or nearly $44,000 per acre, around 60 percent higher than the minimum bid of $26,000 per acre. The property also sold for more [Read More]

Jewellery with Hollywood connections attracted much attention and fetched high prices at Bonhams on 4 December 2008 in London. Glittering gems owned and worn by the legendary Hollywood actress Deborah Kerr included her three-stone diamond engagement ring from her first marriage, which fetched £33,600 and an 18th century ring owned by fellow [Read More]

Clarke’s final sale of 2008 is holiday-rich with a wide range of items attractive for investment and collecting, celebration and entertaining, or seasonal gift-giving. Its Larchmont location is packed with antique and traditional furniture table for dining or hosting a party for this season’s holidays and beyond. Antique highlights include an 18th [Read More]

Sotheby’s Paris will stage its first-ever sale devoted exclusively to drawings, and will offer the prestigious Robert Lebel Collection of 170 drawings spanning the 16th–19th centuries, with an overall estimate of €1.1-1.6 million. Robert Lebel (1901-86) was a highly independent and atypical figure, difficult if not impossible to classify. He was at [Read More]