Yearly Archives: 2008

From the lavish brushwork of a Western landscape to the myriad of textures embodied by a metropolitan setting, the representation of the American experience, as captured on canvas, is awash in color, texture, beauty and light. On April 8, 2008, Bonhams & Butterfields – California’s oldest and largest auction house– will bring [Read More]

The most significant private collection of neon and other garage signs, petrol pumps to come onto the Australian market for many years will be auctioned in Brisbane by Shannons on April 20. Billy’s Service Station, the private treasure-trove of automotive memorabilia assembled by Queensland enthusiast Greg Kowplos over the past 30 years, [Read More]

NEW YORK – Following the success of the November 2007 London sales which totaled £42.9 million, Christie’s is pleased to announce its Russian Art sale on April 18 in New York. Among the paintings offered, a highlight from the group of 15 works by Aleksandr Iakovlev is Loge de Théâtre à Pékin. [Read More]

New York, New York – Sotheby’s New York spring sales of Indian and Southeast Asian Art, including 240 lots of Modern Paintings, Works of Art and Miniatures, brought a total of $12,133,626 (est. $10,576,200/15,575,800*). The Indian Art sale, which included Modern Paintings, achieved $5,106,875 (est. $4.8/6.8 million), and the Indian and Southeast [Read More]

A Bay Area legacy was honored today when auctioneers Bonhams & Butterfields offered property from the Estate of Phyllis Butterfield to a crowded salesroom in San Francisco. Longtime clients, former employees, family and friends of the late Mrs. Butterfield assembled alongside collectors, members of the trade and antiques enthusiasts — vying for [Read More]

At Bonhams’ sale of collectors’ cars at Race Retro, Stoneleigh, on Saturday 15 March 2008, the Bjorn Waldegard 2007 East African Safari Winning 1972 Ford Escort RS 1600 Mk 1 Saloon sold for £89,500. This is a world record auction price for both a Rally Ford Escort and for a Mark 1 [Read More]

As part of a major national expansion, Total Resource Auctions, a subsidiary of Manheim, will acquire four salvage auction companies operating at 11 locations. The addition of these locations will expand Total Resource Auctions’ coverage areas into new markets in Alabama, Oklahoma, Colorado and Wyoming and expand operations in Arizona, increasing the [Read More]

SEBASTOPOL, CA – Hospices of Sonoma, America’s largest Pinot Noir Barrel Tasting & Auction, will celebrate its fifth anniversary by changing to a Big Board Silent Auction format this year, a move that event organizers hope will allow more people to have access to the exclusive wines offered at the annual event. [Read More]

New York – In today’s sale of Japanese and Korean Art, a newly discovered wood sculpture of Dainichi Nyorai, the supreme Buddha, attributed to the sculptor Unkei achieved $14,377,000, exceeding its presale estimate of $1,500,000-2,500,000. It set new world auction records including record for Japanese art, and any Asian work of art [Read More]

AWW is happy to announce the first major online event it is running. The world Fayre to be run from October 1st until October 30th 2008. The planned event is a buying and selling jamboree on the lines of state or national trade fayres, but run solely for the internet buying community. [Read More]

New York, New York – Sotheby’s spring sale of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art in New York, which featured Qing period jades, ceramics of the Five Dynasties to the Early Ming period, bamboo carvings, Ming and Qing dynasty porcelains and works of art from a number of distinguished private collections, [Read More]

LOS ANGELES – National Home Auction Corporation, a foreclosure and builder closeout auction company, completed another blow-out auction event on Sunday, March 16th at the Los Angeles Convention Center in downtown Los Angeles. The event hosted an energetic and diverse crowd of approximately 2,000 people looking to purchase their first homes, investment [Read More]

Collectors of outstanding African and Oceanic art are awaiting fine art auctioneer Bonhams’ upcoming sale on May 15th, 2008 in New York City following the success of the newly formed department’s inaugural sale in the Fall of 2007. The upcoming auction is expected to entice aficionados of the genre. As Bonhams’ African [Read More]

The next Bonhams sale of Greek Art on 20 May in New Bond Street has a strong showing by Greek artists with American interests or connections. These artists had links with a variety of key US artists and galleries and museums including Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko, the legendary New York gallery [Read More]

LARCHMONT, NY March 19, 2008 – Clarke Auction’s Fourth Annual Fine Art Auction to be held Monday May 19, 2008 Based on record-breaking results for its November 2007 Auction, Clarke announces its 2008 Fine Art Auction, featuring the best of yesterday, today and tomorrow. Great consignments accepted until April 15. Current Inventory [Read More]

Collecting World’s Most Anticipated Auction May Be Best Ever The T206 Wagner and the 1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth Rookie Card are the two most valuable baseball cards in the world. Both are included in REA’s highly anticipated spring auction. But the incredible thing is that is just the beginning. “This is [Read More]

Omaha, NE – Proxibid, a premier provider of live auction webcasting services, today announced that it will provide live online bidding for an upcoming auction of farm and construction equipment and vehicles. The live auction, hosted by Insight Auctioneers, Inc., will take place Saturday, March 22; at 9:00 a.m. EST. Pre-bidding and [Read More]

(New Orleans, La.) – The Board of the Directors of the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association has announced the dates and location for the 2008 Breeders Sales Company of Louisiana, Inc. annual horse sale. The sale is set for September 29-30 and will once again take place at the Ike Hamilton Equine Exposition [Read More]