Yearly Archives: 2008

UNION GROVE, Wis – Approximately 570 acres of land formerly used for Maple Leaf Farms’ Racine operations sold for $3,386,550 Wednesday night in an auction that attracted 115 registered bidders from four states. “We’re just as pleased as we can be with the outcome, which we believe achieved the best possible price [Read More]

Life will be easier for cancer sufferers in Victoria’s Western District following the sale of a rare Rolls-Royce at Shannons Melbourne Spring Auction on September 1. The beautiful Porcelain White 1973 Rolls-Royce Corniche 2-Door Saloon with its maroon leather and cherry red carpets was the much-loved vehicle of well-known theatre consultant and [Read More]

Dallas, TX – Heritage Auction Galleries’ latest auction of rare comic books and original comic book art realized $3,987,557 for 1,111 lots offered, although after auction sales are still ongoing, and are expected to raise the final total to even higher levels. “As can easily be seen by looking at the top [Read More]

HONG KONG – Beginning in 2009 Sotheby’s will consolidate its existing worldwide dedicated sales of Contemporary Asian Art in Hong Kong in the form of a Contemporary Asian Art Sale held twice yearly in April and in October. The newly-consolidated Contemporary Asian Art Sale will include exceptional works such as those from [Read More]

Monterey, California – Russo and Steele’s ‘Sports and Muscle in Monterey’ auction event is an experience unattainable at any other auction event. It presents a range of the most luxurious and collectable European sports, American muscle, Hot rods and custom automobiles, but will also provide every enthusiast a unique and memorable event. [Read More]

(Ann Arbor, Mich.) – A Caille Venus quarter slot machine with music, one of only four known and the best example of the four, is expected to be the top lot at an auction planned for October 10-12 by Showtime Auction Services, at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds in Ann Arbor, Michigan. [Read More]

San Antonio, TX – TexasBid.com (www.texasbid.com) announces the upcoming online estate auction of Alaskan pioneer Harry Rufus Geron beginning August 14, featuring a lifetime of sportsmen’s collectibles, according to Auctioneer Forres L. Meadows. Meadows noted, “The spirit with which Mr. Geron lived his life emanates from his mixed and interesting personal belongings [Read More]

Dallas, TX – Heritage Auction Galleries’ upcoming Long Beach Currency Signature Auction, to be held September 17-19, 2008, will be anchored by the impressive Jupiter Collection. “The collection contains a total of fifty-nine Large Size Type Notes and 11 Small Size High Denomination Notes, as well as a partial pack of twenty-five [Read More]

Fuquay Varina, NC, – What do you get when you put a local auction company, a major science fiction collection, and an online auction powerhouse like Proxibid.com together? You get one of the largest collections of science fiction collectibles up for auction using Proxibid by Blue Hound Auctions. “This collection is truly [Read More]

Dallas, TX – A rare and famous portrait of Boris Karloff in his full Frankenstein makeup, rendered by renowned illustration early twentieth-century artist Rolf Armstrong, now has a permanent home in the Norman Rockwell Museum, located in Stockbridge, MA, thanks to Dallas-based Heritage Auction Galleries. “This work of art had been in [Read More]

This Sunday 17 August at 11am, an auction of Antiques & Interiors will be conducted in the Bay East rooms, Waterloo. The auction of over 1000 lots includes English, European & Provincial Furniture & Decorative Arts from the 18th to 20th Century Design from of a number of deceased estates and private [Read More]

Bonhams & Goodman Fine Jewellery Auction, to be conducted in the Melbourne rooms on Monday 25 August at 6pm, will be on view in Sydney this weekend – Friday 15, Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 August from 10am to 5pm daily at 7 Anderson Street, Double Bay. Sale highlights include fine antique [Read More]

The Charterhouse sale on Friday 12th September looks to be a real treat for clock collectors as they have the opportunity to see and buy from a large private collection of nearly 20 Dorset longcase clocks. “The collection has been formed over several years and since the client has moved recently he [Read More]

LONDON – This August, Sotheby’s will once again return to the world renowned Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland, offering one of its most impressive – and in terms of value, one of its largest – sales of Scottish Pictures to date. The sale, to be staged on the evening of Tuesday, August 26, [Read More]

BOSTON – Copley Fine Art Auctions, LLC, held its 3rd annual Sporting Sale on July 23rd and 24th at the Radisson Hotel in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Outstanding results included world record prices for Edmund Osthaus, Aiden Lassell Ripley, C.F. Tunnicliffe, and Chet Reneson. Copley’s superb offerings of sporting art, folk art, and decoys [Read More]

Las Vegas, Nevada – Victorian Casino Antiques will be moving to its new gallery located at 4520 Arville Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, which will serve as the companies office, warehouse, and auction facility. According to Peter Sidlow President of Victorian Casino Antiques, having all of our operations under one roof will greatly [Read More]

Merv and Steve Adams of Adams Auction Sales of Millersburg, Pennsylvania, have been in the auction business for over 55 years and are celebrating their 45th anniversary of specializing in coins and currency. In that time they have developed a clientele throughout the country. “We have sold silver dollars for $1.50 and [Read More]

(St. Charles, Mo.) – A rare and stunning American Brilliant Cut Glass (ABCG) mushroom shade table lamp in the Aberdeen pattern by Jewel Cut Glass, with two lights and measuring 21” x 12”, sold for $14,000 at the sale of The Jim and Francis Miller Collection, held August 1-2 at the St. [Read More]