Yearly Archives: 2008

The live auction, slated for Oct. 25 and 26 at 9:07 a.m. CDT, will be presented by Official Auctions, Inc. of Kansas City, with live online bidding via Proxibid. Pre-bidding for this auction is already available at www.proxibid.com/official. Everything in this auction is more than 100-years-old. This auction has something for everyone, [Read More]

United Country Beloit Auction & Realty (www.beloitauction.com) announces the auction of assets from the estate of Richard “Dick” Ward on November 8, 2008, at 10 a.m., according to Richard Ranft, auctioneer. “Dick Ward’s life adventures could never be put into a single paragraph,” said Ranft. “He wrote many articles published in aviation [Read More]

Sotheby’s London has announced the sale of an exceptional collection of books on Greece and the Levant on 13 November, 2008. With a particular focus on Greek works, the selection of books is of a quality that has not been seen at auction for almost twenty years – since Sotheby’s important auction [Read More]

LONDON – Christie’s has announced that they will offer two masterpiece views of Venice by Canaletto at the auction of Important Old Master and British Pictures on 2 December 2008 in London. Believed to have been commissioned in 1738 through the artist’s agent Consul Smith, whose own collection of the artist’s works [Read More]

(Ann Arbor, Mich.) – A rare bow front violano music player, made around 1910 by the Mills Novelty Company of Chicago and professionally restored in excellent playing condition, soared to $137,500 at a three-day multi-estate sale held October 10-12 by Showtime Auction Services at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds. The violano, serial [Read More]

On June 1, 2008 Tarisio Auctions (www.tarisio.com) moved to a new larger headquarters on the 11th floor at the same address: 244-250 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019. Tarisio has teamed up with celebrated violin, viola and cello adjuster Rene A. Morel. At Tarisio, Mr. Morel will continue his 40-year tradition [Read More]

With nearly 2000 lots to be sold over three days, there is plenty of treasure to discover at Tennants’ Autumn Catalogue Sale 20, 21 & 22 November Each department is proud to offer items of beauty and interest. Many pieces have a story to tell, as with Thomas Whitcombe’s (c.1752-c.1824) oil of [Read More]

On 29 November, Ketterer Kunst is opening its new Munich headquarters comprising some 3500 square meters and featuring more than 1000 square meters exhibition space. Guests will have their first opportunity to tour the new House for Art on that occasion, which, under the aegis of the opening auctions of 3/4 December [Read More]

(Flat Rock, N.C.) – An original oil painting by the renowned Irish artist Colin Middleton (1910-1983), titled Teresa and executed in 1947, sold for $71,500 at a multi-estate sale held Sept. 26-27 by Richard D. Hatch & Associates. The painting was the top lot in an auction that grossed just under $500,000 [Read More]

Emami Chisel Art Pvt. Ltd. is proud to announce its auction of Indian Contemporary and Modern Art. The hammer comes down for the second time this year on the 8th of November 2008 at 6.30 pm at Emami Towers, 687 Anandapur, E.M. Bypass, Kolkata 700107. The auction of Indian Contemporary and Modern [Read More]

A crowd of over 500 attended Shannons Sydney Motor Show Auction on Sunday October 19, with bidders competing strongly on a number of quality vehicles and proven collectables – the buying defying the current economic gloom. Many in the crowd were in search of bargains that didn’t materialise, with vendors holding firm, [Read More]

This Nov. 13-15, as part of its Vintage Comic and Comic Art Auction, Heritage will offer something much better than examples of these iconic trading cards to their respective generations; Heritage will offer examples of the original artwork itself. These pieces are part of an already stellar sale that will feature the [Read More]

The Romans called them “tears of the gods,” and with good reason; humans have always had an obsession with fine diamonds. Such delicate and enduring beauty has assured the diamond a consistent place among the world’s greatest and most-sought after treasures. Now, several exquisite “tears” are featured in Heritage’s Fine Jewelry Signature® [Read More]

Bloomsbury’s two day sale of Manuscripts, Literature & History, Modern First Editions (16th and 17th October) was a good, all round event. Manuscripts of all ages fared particularly well and highlights included a simple and very rare early document from the 12th century (lot 11) of a Notification from Robert de Watevilla [Read More]

The highlight of this landmark sale is the collection of the late the Hon. John Dawson-Damer. Between 1971 and 1984 John Dawson-Damer established a first-class and internationally renowned collection of Lotus single-seater racing cars. Possibly the largest privately owned collection of Lotus single-seater racing cars outside of the Chapman collection, the cars [Read More]

Bonhams & Butterfields, California’s oldest and largest fine arts auctioneers, has established a reputation as a preeminent source for Fine Prints. The firm’s next offering is scheduled for 5 November 2008, to be simulcast between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Works on offer include Old Masters, 19th century and Modern prints, and [Read More]

Global Teak, the Shropshire company that sells craftsman built Teak garden furniture and Mahogany reproduction furniture, now features an auction format section within its website. “We often have great bargains available at the warehouse such as overstock, end of lines and end of season stock where we are open to negotiation on [Read More]

NEW YORK, NY – On November 6, Christie’s New York Fall Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale will follow the November 5 sale of The Modern Age, enticing the international collecting community with exceptional pictures and sculptures from seminal masters. Primarily from a number of private collections and many never seen before [Read More]