DENVER, Pa – A circa-1880 Halopeau “H” (Halopeau) bébé, 24 inches tall and dressed in period clothing of pink silk and lace, was the opening-session star of Morphy Auctions’ May 17-18 Fine Doll debut. The doll had been estimated at $50,000-$70,000, but Becky Ourant, co-director of Morphy’s Fine Doll & Teddy Bear [Read More]
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New York – Antiquorum’s June 18th auction is rapidly approaching and collectors can look forward to bidding on a wide variety of the world’s most sought after watches. There will be over 350 extraordinary timepieces in the Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, Pocket Watches & Clocks sale at Antiquorum’s US headquarters on Madison Avenue [Read More]
Rock Against Diabetes is gearing up for their upcoming event on August 23rd by auctioning off spectacular music memorabilia and instruments donated by celebrities and artists in support of the event. Featured items are: A 3 hour private guitar lesson with Bumblefoot (GnR) in the NYC Gibson Guitar showroom. Winner will receive [Read More]
A group of eight medals, spanning the two World Wars of the 20th century, awarded to George James are to go under the Charterhouse hammer on Friday 13th June in their auction of collectors’ items, clocks and antiques. “George James was a local lad who was born in Sherborne in 1893 and [Read More]
PURCHASE, N.Y. – Eos Airlines has filed a motion asking the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York to approve a process and schedule for the auction and sale of the company and its assets. Eos, the premium class New York to London carrier known for its operational excellence [Read More]
NEW ORLEANS – The second annual “Icons of Music” charity auction to benefit the New Orleans-focused Music Rising will be held May 31 at the Hard Rock Café in New York City. The event, produced by Julien’s Auctions, will be broadcast live in high-definition on Auction Network starting at 9:30 a.m. EDT [Read More]
WASHINGTON – The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, today issued the following statement in response to the Department of Transportation (DOT) New York Auction proposal: “Our members and their passengers are frustrated by the DOT’s continued fixation on auctions, despite the overwhelming [Read More]
ROCKVILLE, MD – Attention, “Project Runway” fans, only three days are left to bid on one-of-a-kind denim creations by Ricky Lizalde, one of the most memorable contestants on Bravo TV’s “Project Runway.” Lizalde created five original denim designs for Goodwill® to sell on its online auction site, www.shopgoodwill.com. Bidding ends May 19 [Read More]
OAKLAND – A painting by Chinese artist He Kongde was the highlight of Clars Auction Gallery’s May 3&4 auction, realizing $98,400*. The painting rounded out a strong auction with sales totaling just under $1 million, in which Asian artworks, both antique and contemporary were clearly the standouts. He Kongde (1925-2003) was a [Read More]
DENVER, Pa. –Morphy Legend Coin Auction’s May 6 sale was a triumphant debut for the Geppi’s Entertainment Publishing & Auctions unit, led by the sale of the rare NGC-graded, CAC-stickered 1876 proof set for $46,000. The new joint-venture company formed by Morphy Auctions and Legend Numismatics offered a full selection of numismatic [Read More]
Charterhouse in Sherborne have been instructed to sell some fine motorcars from an extensive West Country collection in their auction of classic and vintage cars, motorbikes and automobilia on Saturday 12th July. “The Bentley 4 ¼ litre three position drop head coupe is one of only a few made by Mulliner Park [Read More]
This weekend, the Western Art Association hosts its 36th annual Ellensburg National Art Show & Auction. Held at the Kittitas Valley Event Center at the fairgrounds in Ellensburg, the popular juried show draws about 4,000 to 5,000 people over its three days. It features Western art — often focusing on rodeo, the [Read More]
NEW YORK – The Peter Golding Collection:Artworks was auctioned yesterday at Bonhams. The collection includes images for: The Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, Aerosmith, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton The Cult, The Sex Pistols, U2, Kiss, The Who, Alice Cooper, Quicksilver Messenger, Sly and the Family [Read More]
CONTEMPORARY ART SALE TOTALS $362,037,000, ABOVE ITS HIGH ESTIMATE, AND THE HIGHEST TOTAL OF THE TWO WEEK SERIES FRANCIS BACON’S TRIPTYCH, 1976, COMMANDS $86,281,000, A RECORD FOR A CONTEMPORARY WORK OF ART AT AUCTION AND FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION ADDITIONAL AUCTION RECORDS SET FOR SEVENTEEN ARTISTS AT AUCTION, INCLUDING YVES KLEIN, [Read More]
NEW YORK – Carlos Santana, SONY BMG’s ICON Collectibles and CharityFolks.com are auctioning the opportunity to meet Carlos Santana and attend his sold out performance at the Fillmore in his home town of San Francisco on May 21st. Two auction packages are available online (for either two or four tickets) at www.charityfolks.com/santana [Read More]
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – On May 15, Wi-Fi TV Inc.(Pink Sheets:WTVN) will open the first in a series of monthly Internet TV auctions by launching a new Wi-Fi TV Station at www.Wi-FiTV.com, jump to Station #50 (or select Wi-Fi Auction from the Featured station list). Wi-FiAuction is the name of the first [Read More]
ST. LOUIS – Amphibian Ark, a global conservation organization formed in an effort to help save the world’s amphibians from mass extinction, is announcing its first frog naming rights auction, beginning immediately. The highest bid made on www.CharityBuzz.com will win the naming rights to a newly discovered species in the genus Osornophryne, [Read More]
”Auction Gives Collectors and Indianapolis 500 Visitors Early May Excitement” INDIANAPOLIS – MECUM Auction will offer 150 pristine vintage signs from the Christenholz Collection to the highest bidder at Dana Mecum’s Original Spring Classic at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Now in its 21st year, the spring auction was recently relocated from Illinois [Read More]