Yearly Archives: 2008

Whilst clocks regularly turn up at auction, Charterhouse in Sherborne have been instructed to sell a rare novelty clock in their September auction of clocks, militaria and collectors items. “It is one of these mad, mad Victorian clocks which would probably sit on a desk of a Victorian gentleman interested in industrial [Read More]

SANDBACH, CHESHIRE, UK – iAuctionShop Ltd has formed a sponsorship relationship with the Cheshire branch of Shine Africa in The Gambia and will be promoting their work with children and schools in The Gambia. Shine – Africa is a U.K. registered charity that helps support Nursery Education covering the age range of [Read More]

MADRID – The painting “Entierro de Santa Catalina”, made by Francisco de Zurbaran around 1635, has been sold for 210,000 Euros to a private collection at the last auction held by Ansorena. According to Ansorena, this painting made by Zurbaran, which was set to start the auction at 175,000 Euros, probably was [Read More]

Bonhams & Goodman has been appointed to conduct the sale of one of the most important collections of racing single-seater motor cars in the world. The historic and highly valuable collection of the English ex pat, the Late Hon. John Dawson-Damer will be offered for sale at auction by Bonhams & Goodman [Read More]

A stunning collection of Greek vases bought over many years by one of Australia’s most important collectors of ancient art – Graham Geddes – is to be sold at Bonhams next Antiquities Sale on 15 October in London. It is estimated that the Collection which comprises over 150 lots will sell for [Read More]

Mastro Auctions, the world’s leading Sports and Americana auction house, has announced that it will bring its second Live Sports Auction to the Second City on Friday, August 1, at 8:30 p.m. at the ESPN Zone in Chicago. The historic auction will include more than 90 items of the world’s most coveted [Read More]

Kaminski Auctions, one of Massachusetts’ premier antiques and fine art auction houses, announces their August Maritime Auction. The auction takes place under the large tent at Kaminski Auctions on Saturday and Sunday August 10 and 11, 2008. Bidding commences at 10:00 AM on Saturday and at 12:00 noon on Sunday. Preview periods [Read More]

On May 31 and June 1, Cordier Antiques & Fine Art held their Two Day Spring Antique & Fine Art Auction in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, across the Susquehanna River from Harrisburg. While Saturday’s offerings featured many key results, Sunday garnered the top lot of the sale, a large and fine Japanese moriage [Read More]

Bloomsbury’s summer Bibliophile sale (17th and 18th July) was a good, solid sale. Amongst the Oil Paintings, Watercolours and drawings a mixed group (lot 12) of English School material fared especially well selling for £1600, well over the estimate of £250-350. Amongst the Gilbert and Sullivan items a collection of documentary material [Read More]

AMSTERDAM – On 29 and 30 September 2008 Sotheby’s Amsterdam will offer a wonderful selection of sculpture, furniture, paintings, ceramics, silver and works of art from selected European collections. The common denominator for the items in this sale is the elegant, continental lifestyle of the collectors. Many of the works on offer [Read More]

(St. Charles, Mo.) – A pair of outstanding single-owner lifetime firearms collections will be sold without reserve in two auctions slated for Saturday, September 6, at the St. Charles Convention Center. The two-session event will be conducted by Woody Auction, based in Douglass, Ks. Both collections were amassed by dedicated firearms collectors [Read More]

Adelaide, Australia – Estimated at over $150,000, a rare collection of Penfolds Grange, spanning 52 years of Australian history, is set to go under the hammer at Wickman’s Fine Wine Auctions on Thursday night. A passion for fine art and history have always gone hand in hand, playing a major role towards [Read More]

WESTCHESTER, Ill – Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. the leading North American salvage auto auction company today announced its launch of I-Pay Services for registered buyers. I-Pay Services is an on-line solution available through the IAA Auction Center that allows qualified, licensed buyers to pay for vehicles online in real-time. Buyers simply set-up [Read More]

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., – The LFC Group of Companies, the nation’s premier online real estate auction marketing firm, is proud to announce the launch of a new land auction on its commercial auction website, http://www.LFC.com. Featuring land that once served as tree farms, a Portland, Oregon-based timberland investment advisory firm selected LFC [Read More]

TULSA, OK – Wilson Auctioneers announces it will broadcast live on Auction Network its Antiques, Guns & Collectibles Auction on Friday, July 25. The pre-show will start at 9:45 a.m. CDT, with the live auction beginning at 10 a.m. CDT exclusively on www.auctionnetwork.com. This one-day live auction from the beautiful Ozark Mountains [Read More]

NEW YORK – Christie’s has announced the sale of Property from the Collection of the Ping Y. Tai Foundation in its Fall 2008 season of sales at Christie’s in Hong Kong and New York. The series of three single-owner sales of 151 Chinese classical paintings, ceramics and works of art is expected [Read More]

SANTA FE, N.M., – Some of the leading lights of the Taos Society of Artists and the Santa Fe Art Colony will be featured this November 8, 2008 at the 15th annual Santa Fe Art Auction. The auction — the largest of its kind in the Southwest — will feature work from [Read More]

NEW YORK – On September 8, Christie’s will launch its first ever sale dedicated exclusively to works by international contemporary designers. Offering collectors works fresh to the market by some of the most important designers living and working today, the sale will include pieces by Marc Newson, Forrest Myers, Zaha Hadid, Ron [Read More]