Monthly Archives: January 2009

An unusually large glass inkwell is just one of a number of silver lots in the Charterhouse auction of silver, jewellery, watches and antiques with a selection of wine on Friday 27th March. “It is just the sort of excess which a Victorian or Edwardian gentleman would have had on his desk [Read More]

Gooding & Company once again delivered the top sale of Arizona Auction Week during their highly anticipated Scottsdale Auction on January 17, 2009. The extremely rare 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider from the newly-discovered VanKregten Estate sold for $4.95 million setting the record for top price of the week at [Read More]

Christie’s has announced the sale of The Vincent Ferguson Collection on Friday 8th May 2009. Vincent Ferguson (1932 – 2007) was both a successful businessman and an art collector with the eye of a true connoisseur; he was held in the highest regard by Irish institutions and the artists themselves, with whom [Read More]

Kaminski Auctions, one of Massachusetts’ premier antiques and fine art auction houses, announces its Winter Estates Auction. Highlighting a wide selection of antiques, fine art and collectibles is a large collection of clocks and watches from the estate of the late Wakefield, MA resident and NAWCC member Robert P. King. The auction [Read More]

(St. Louis, Mo.) – Over 500 lots of R.S. Prussia and Royal Bayreuth fine porcelain will be sold on Saturday, Feb. 21, by Woody Auction at the Holiday Inn Airport West in St. Louis, Mo., five miles from the airport. The sale will comprise several important collections. The most prominent are from [Read More]

On Feb. 6, 2009 at 10 a.m., Pook & Pook, Inc. will kick off its 2009 auction calendar with an expansive collection of high-end antique furniture, art and accessories. From American folk art and European accessories to Russian silver and Chinese furniture, this sale represents one of the most diverse selections ever [Read More]

An eclectic mix of classic vehicles from a sleek Ferrari coupe to a chunky Dennis Fire Truck has been assembled for Shannons Sydney Classic auction on February 9. A gym-load of iconic Australian Muscle cars, a number of British and European sporting and luxury cars and a collection of black and white [Read More]

Zetabid, the pioneering firm redefining home auctions in the U.S., today announced that it will sell $75 million in bank-owned homes in six South Florida counties on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009. Zetabid is auctioning a wide range of single-family homes, townhouses and condominiums in Broward, Collier, Dade, Lee, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach [Read More]

Historic memorabilia from the White House, presidential elections, the space race, and American sports are among the more than 100 items up for public auction in Port St. Lucie, Fla. on Feb. 7, 2009 during the Carter Center’s annual Winter Weekend celebration. The auction, which has both live and silent components, will [Read More]

(Aberdeen, Miss.) – A stunning rosewood rococo center table, made around 1850 and attributed to J. & J.W. Meeks, soared to $11,000 at a multi-estate sale held Jan. 10 by Stevens Auction Co. It was the top earner of the 500 or so lots that changed hands. Five estates from prominent old [Read More]

Shinwa Art Auction Co. has announced that it will form a business tie-up with Beijing Council International Auction Co. to auction Chinese antiques from Japan in China. The two auction houses will sign an official agreement in Tokyo on Feb. 1. Under the arrangement, Shinwa Art is to submit Chinese calligraphy works [Read More]

Alderfer Auction is pleased to announce the success of their most recent Fine and Decorative Arts Auction in Hatfield, Pennsylvania. With 91% of offered items being sold, and 50% of those items selling above high estimate, the sale was a refreshing and positive moment in a negative economic time. Attendance growth was [Read More]

Architectural antiques continued to turn heads last month at Kamelot’s big sale in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The breadth and drama of this event is singular enough that the attention comes as no surprise despite the current proliferation of poor economic forecasts. Bookcases stole the show, crowned by the sale of thirty-two running feet [Read More]

Ableauctions.com Inc. has announced that the reverse split of the Company?s common stock on a 1 for 12 basis approved by its shareholders at the Company?s AGM held on December 17, 2008 was effected today. Prior to the reverse split the Company’s issued and authorized shares were 70,876,380. After the reverse split [Read More]

Georgia land auctions and Georgia real estate auctions will be conducted by United Country Certified Real Estate and Myers Jackson, licensed Georgia real estate broker and real estate auctioneer for over 333 +/- Acres of South Georgia land for sale in Grady and Mitchell County Georgia. “At these Georgia land auctions, there [Read More]

Charterhouse Auctioneers in Sherborne have reported their largest ever January sale which has grown into a two day event on Thursday 22ne & Friday 23rd January. “One the first day there are 550 lots of Beswick and Border Fine Arts with estimates from just £20 up to £1,500. As usual, there are [Read More]

Home buyers searching for a great location, luxury high-end finishes and value will have a unique opportunity on January 24th to purchase at auction one of thirty residences at The Metropolitan at Red Bank in Red Bank, New Jersey. On Saturday, January 17th, from 11:00 am 12:30 pm EST, potential buyers can [Read More]

Earliest known Chaplin autograph highlights Feb. 21-22 Auction in Dallas DALLAS, TX – It’s a fix that every major auction house in the world would love to have: In an auction with so much good material, all of which is deeply varied across film, television and music, what exactly do you promote [Read More]