A large and heavy lump of glass, brought into one of the popular Charterhouse discovery days at their salerooms in Sherborne has turned out to be worth up to £5,000! “Our discovery days always generate good levels of interest from clients although we do not always make such valuable finds!” Commented Richard [Read More]
Yearly Archives: 2008
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Mission Viejo, CA – PropertyRoom.com, the largest site for online police auctions, today announced Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has joined the 1,300 other agencies now auctioning online at PropertyRoom.com. “Previously, items jammed-up our storage area for months as we waited to do a few live auctions each year,” said Assistant Sheriff [Read More]
The legendary sports-racing prototype that shaped Jaguar’s future Bids in excess of $7-million expected The unique and celebrated prototype Jaguar ‘E2A’ as driven by no fewer than four of the world’s greatest racing drivers is to be offered for the first time at auction, headlining Bonhams & Butterfields’ annual Quail Lodge sale, [Read More]
LONDON – Christie’s announce two exceptional highlights to be offered at the Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale on 30 June 2008 in London; Naked Portrait with Reflection by Lucian Freud (b.1922), one of the most important works by the artist to be offered at auction (estimate: £10 million to £15 million) [Read More]
The bidding was frenetic at Bloomsbury Auctions’ 25th Anniversary sale in London for Albert Einstein’s handwritten letter to his friend, in which he discusses his thoughts about God and religion. The saleroom was packed to capacity with 11 extra telephone lines; at around £50,000 there was an imperceptible lull in the bidding, [Read More]
BOSTON, Mass. – May 19, 2008 – www.skinnerinc.com – Skinner, Inc., one of the nation’s leading auction houses for antiques and fine art, recently hosted a sale of American Indian and Ethnographic Art that claims its place as the most successful for the department in the company’s history. 91% of 500 lots [Read More]
Maranello, Italy – Car enthusiasts and Ferrari collectors from across the globe descended on Maranello, Italy this past weekend for RM Auctions’ second annual “Ferrari Leggenda e Passione” auction event to witness a new auction record established for a 1961 Ferrari California Spyder formerlly owned by actor James Coburn. The rare car [Read More]
New York – Christie’s, the world’s leading art business, concluded its two-week Spring Sales of Impressionist & Modern and Post-War & Contemporary Art in New York with a grand total of $756,302,200, maintaining the company’s market share lead and demonstrating the continued strength and confidence of the art market. This total was [Read More]
New York, NY – The spring sale of African, Oceanic & Pre-Columbian Art, featuring several distinguished private collections, achieved a total of $10,165,325 (est. $4.7/6.7 million*). Today’s sales room was full, with active bidding from clients both in the room and on the telephone. Heinrich Schweizer, Department Head of African and Oceanic [Read More]
New York, NY – Aulden Cellars • Sotheby’s May 17th sale of Finest and Rarest Wines, Including The Cellar of William S. Morris III and Wines Direct from Château Angelus and the Sir Peter and Lady Michael Foundation, totaled $2,911,260, well within expectations (est. $2/3 million.*) The Cellar of William S. Morris [Read More]
A pair of red and rare Porsches that have never seen an Australian Porsche showroom will be going under the hammer at Shannons Winter Classic Auction on Monday June 2. Neither the Porsche Junior tractor of the late 1950s, nor the mid-engined Porsche 914 built in the early 1970s were ever sold [Read More]
MIAMI, FL – In joyous culmination and tasteful celebration of a successful Coral Gables Relay of Life 2008, this year the Coral Gables Relay for Life 2008 is hosting the Third Annual Relay for Life Silent Auction and Fashion Show. At 6:30pm on Thursday, May 22nd at the Venetian Pool in Coral [Read More]
The Historical Society of Ocean Grove, New Jersey, continues its 2008 season of Special Fund-Raising Events with the popular Memorial Day Weekend Auction on Friday, May 23, at the Young People’s Temple in Ocean Grove. Included is a wide array of items, including: china, glass, Roseville, Ruby glass, Hummels, Haviland, Noritake, advertising, [Read More]
The Philadelphia antiques scene was buzzing with spring fever when Kamelot Auctions’ fourth annual signature Garden and Architectural Sale took center stage on Saturday, April 12. This remarkable sale is fast becoming a yearly event not to be missed, consistently presenting the largest and most diverse selection of quality garden furnishings and [Read More]
Julia’s toy, doll, and advertising division is pleased to offer another outstanding array of goods gathered from across North America and around the world. The auction contains a plethora of antique American and European tin, cast-iron, and pressed steel toys as well as rare and desirable dolls, trains, scarcely seen advertising, salesman [Read More]
The emotions were high, the memories vast when after 75 years the Dominican Sisters of Saint Catherine de’Ricci closed the doors of the magnificent 100-room Retreat House in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. Over 400 registered bidders came to witness this historical event, many neighbors in awe at the beauty of the original condition [Read More]
LONDON – Niall Hobhouse’s collection represents 30 years of collecting and is best described as an interwoven assemblage of interests that co-exist harmoniously. Contrasts and juxtapositions of Western and Oriental art unite the wonderful myriad of collections within the greater collection and make the sale so exciting. The range is diverse and [Read More]
HONG KONG – Christie’s, the world’s leading art business, will present a two-day series of sales devoted to Asian Contemporary Art on May 24 -25 in Hong Kong, opening with the first-ever Evening Sale for the category. This sale falls on the heels of Christie’s record-breaking sale of Asian Contemporary Art in [Read More]