Fall auction features a pair of rare Caribbean ecclesial chests and Elsie de Wolfe commissioned pieces Bonhams & Butterfields is pleased to offer Fine European Furniture and Decorative Arts on September 8, 2008 in Los Angeles. The eclectic auction will offer a global array of works, showcasing pieces from the 16th through [Read More]
Yearly Archives: 2008
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DALLAS, TEXAS – Heritage Auction Galleries is pleased to announce the addition of veteran vintage sportscard expert Peter Calderon to the staff, who brings with him a wealth of hobby experience and an encyclopedic knowledge of vintage trading cards. “This signing illustrates our continuing dedication to becoming the industry leader in sportscards,” [Read More]
Dallas, TX – Heritage Auction Galleries announced today that comic art expert Todd Hignite has joined the Dallas-based firm as a Consignment Director. “Todd is going to be a ‘triple-threat’ for us,” said Ed Jaster, Vice President of Heritage. “Students of comic art undoubtedly know about Todd’s expertise in that field, but [Read More]
BEIJING – Counting down the final days to the start of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, PC company Lenovo today is kicking off its final online auction of limited-edition notebook PCs inspired by the Lenovo-designed Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch. Over the past six months, a series of “Cloud of Promise”-themed notebook PCs [Read More]
DENVER, CO – Exclusive National Hockey League (NHL) memorabilia is now available for online auction benefiting Katie Thomas, a Denver woman fighting Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. The auction begins today and includes signed sticks, jerseys, pucks and pictures by current and former all-stars and Hall of Famers including Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Gordie Howe, [Read More]
LONDON – Work on Beautiful Inside My Head Forever – a major auction of new works by Damien Hirst – has progressed and the full scope of this ground-breaking auction can now be revealed. Including a whole new body of work that covers the complete range of Hirst’s output and more, the [Read More]
New York, NY – Christie’s New York leads its fall season with the eighth edition of First Open on September 9, which includes over 230 lots of Post-War & Contemporary Art and is expected to realize in excess of $6-8 million. First Open displays another stunning array of works for this highly [Read More]
A large selection of over 70 vintage and modern Rolex, Piaget, Omega, Longines, and other quality wristwatches are included in the Charterhouse auction of silver, jewellery, watches and antiques on Friday 15th August. “The star of the collection is, without doubt, the gents 1930’s gold Rolex Prince. These rarely come on the [Read More]
A violin which was expected to sell for just a few hundred pounds sold for £2,300 in the Charterhouse July auction. “We had a good deal of enquiries from dealers and collectors on the telephone and via our web site.” Commented Naomi Grabham. “On the day, it sold to a London specialist [Read More]
At the Tennants three-day Summer Catalogue Sale the auction house was packed throughout and a record (for a Summer Sale) £1.7million hammer price was realised. Buyers from as far away as Shanghai boosted the international interest in the auction which helped to dispel the fears of a major ‘slow-down’ in consumer spending. [Read More]
A signed Wilf Mannion England Football Cap from 13th October 1946 is one of the sale’s highlights. Wilf Mannion was arguably Middlesbrough’s greatest ever forward and this cap is estimated to sell for £1,300-£1,700. The game, England v Wales, was played at Manchester City’s ground, Main Road and England won 3-0 with [Read More]
BIRMINGHAM, AL – AutoTec, the developer of AuctionACCESS, announced today the launch of a tri-lingual AuctionACCESS.com. The website, including the myACCESS online account management tool, is now available in English, French, and Spanish. “We’re seeing more and more dealers using myACCESS to manage their dealer information,” says Chuck Redden, president of AutoTec.” [Read More]
Bearing its clients’ holiday spirit in mind, Bloomsbury’s 7th August Bibliophile sale has a variety of subjects on offer from Modern First Editions, Literature and Children’s Books to Travel, Sports and Pastimes. A handsome set of the 20 vol Autograph Edition number 37 of 153 signed copies of The Writings by Thomas [Read More]
The auction of Peggy and Bill Heyman and Eloise and Dick Preis Collections will be one of the many highlights before the Midwest Sad Iron Collectors Club’s August 8 and 9, Convention at the Hilton Airport Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. The auction is scheduled for August 6 and 7. Members and [Read More]
Alderfer Auction & Appraisal Company celebrates 20 years at its Fairgrounds Road, Hatfield, Pennsylvania, Auction Center on August 7.? This marks the anniversary when Sanford L. (Sandy) Alderfer and Vernon L. Martin made a huge commitment to the business and the region. Two decades later, the progress – and the commitment – [Read More]
Alderfer Auction and Appraisal of Hatfield, Pennsylvania, is pleased to announce the success of their most recent Fine and Decorative Arts auction held on June 11, 12, & 13. The three-day auction was full of highlights in various areas. From paintings to porcelain and from furniture to fine jewelry, the highest level [Read More]
(Oceanside, N.Y.) – When the final gavel fell at Philip Weiss Auctions’ June 20-22 multi-estate sale, it marked the start of a summer hiatus for the Long Island firm that will end in September. An incredible six auction dates are planned, signaling a strong end-of-year run. Actually, the company hasn’t been idle [Read More]
Dallas, TX – “We’re very proud to announce that we recently surpassed the $100 million mark for comics and original comic art sold at auction,” said Barry Sandoval, Director of Operations, Comics , for Dallas-based Heritage Auction Galleries. “Additionally, our weekly Internet-only auctions have recently passed the $20 million mark.” “Originally known [Read More]