Monthly Archives: February 2009

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers , the world’s largest on-site and online industrial auctioneer, is holding a three-day unreserved industrial equipment auction from March 25 to 27, 2009 at its brand new permanent auction site in Houston (15500 Eastex Freeway). The Company has been conducting unreserved public auctions at its former site off the [Read More]

Lenox Group Inc. (“Lenox”) and Clarion Capital Partners, LLC (“Clarion”) announced today that a group led by Clarion has won the bankruptcy auction to acquire substantially all the assets of Lenox, the well-known china, tabletop and giftware manufacturer and marketer. Peter Cameron, previously the CEO of Waterford Wedgwood plc and All-Clad Metalcrafters [Read More]

This April, the Vassar campus will become an outpost of a Haitian village, with the eighth annual Haitian Art Sale and Auction. Presented by the Vassar Haiti Project, over 300 paintings, sculptures, handcrafts, and hand-painted silk scarves will be on view and for sale in the College Center’s multi-purpose room from Friday, [Read More]

Over 1,000 items of modern collectable china, kitchenware and glassware are to be sold at Tennants over the next couple of weeks. Over 70 lots will be split into two of their weekly antique and home furnishing sales on 28 February and the majority on 14 March. This large collection was instructed [Read More]

IronPlanet® (www.ironplanet.com), the world’s leading online auction company for used construction and agricultural equipment, continued to gain significant marketplace momentum in 2008, with gross auction sales of $337 million, an increase of 43 percent over 2007. Fourth-quarter gross auction sales totaled $96 million, up 26 percent over the third quarter and up [Read More]

Phillips de Pury & Company has announced that Marc Newson’s seminal work, Lockheed Lounge, 1985 will be offered at Phillips de Pury & Company’s London Design sale on April 30. Marc Newson’s Lockheed Lounge, LC1, 1985 will be offered with a pre-sale estimate of £500,000 – 700,000. Made from a fiberglass core [Read More]

Stunning Fashion Watches and New-to-Market Pieces Featured Skinner, one of the nation’s leading auction houses, will host an auction of fine jewelry at its Boston gallery on Tuesday, March 17th at 10:00 a.m. The sale will feature unique antique, Renaissance Revival and Art Deco jewelry items from Tiffany & Co., Boucheron and [Read More]

OPENLANE, Inc., a leading online auction company in North America for automotive dealers to buy and sell wholesale vehicles, is using the innovative technology and services behind its CarsArrive transportation network to help maximize the efficiency of online auction transactions for dealers and consignors across North America. Since the acquisition of the [Read More]

South Florida’s prestigious Bal Harbour Shops, featuring fashion’s top designers and the highest concentration of world-class jewelers and watches in the nation, presents an amazing collection of dazzling treasures for Destination Fashion 2009’s silent auction that kicks off on Thursday, February 26, benefiting The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis, the national fundraising [Read More]

H.E.A.R.T. (www.cachheart.org) hosts its annual Art Auction and Gala on Saturday, March 14, 2009. The event, which takes place at Stagecoach Village, 7100 E. Cave Creek Road, in Cave Creek, Arizona, will begin with a silent art auction, cocktails and hors d’ouevres at 7:00pm, followed by a $125 a plate dinner and [Read More]

Bowers and Merena Auctions, America’s leading rare coin and currency auction house, premieres its first of two official American Numismatic Association auctions for 2009 this March. The auction will take place at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, and begins with lot viewing Wednesday, March 11, to Friday, March 13, followed by [Read More]

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers , the world’s largest on-site and online industrial auctioneer, will be celebrating the Grand Opening of its new permanent auction site located between Medford and Owatonna just outside Minneapolis, Minnesota. To mark the opening of the new site, Ritchie Bros. will be conducting an unreserved industrial equipment auction on [Read More]

Rogers Clemens is a 7-time Cy Young Award winner and one of only four pitchers ever to strike out more than 4,000 batters in Major League play. And while the history books are in accord on the stellar career statistics associated with the former Yankees superstar, they will probably never agree on [Read More]

As California’s oldest and largest auctioneers, Bonhams & Butterfields has established a reputation as a preeminent source for California and American works of art at auction. Following the success of the Fall 2008 sale, which established several auction records, the firm is pleased to announce its April 7, 2009 auction of California [Read More]

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles (http://www.habitatla.org) launched an online auction today at http://www.clothesoffourback.org/habitat featuring hardhats signed by celebrity volunteers and supporters of Hollywood for Habitat for Humanity (http://www.hollywoodforhabitat.com), a partnership between HFHGLA and the entertainment industry. The hardhats are signed and decorated by music, television and film stars including: Green [Read More]

IpAuctions® Inc. will auction 10 unique yacht designs created by famed luxury yacht designer Tom Fexas currently owned by his estate. These patented designs offer a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own a piece of boating history and craft a yacht from a choice of 10 individual Fexas designs never before seen in the [Read More]

Sotheby’s has announced that the Company has opened an office in Jakarta and appointed Deborah Iskandar as Managing Director, Indonesia Representative Office to direct the Company’s operations in the country. The opening coincides with a preview of the highlights from the sale of Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings at Sotheby’s Hong [Read More]

Potter & Potter Auctions has announced it’s next public auction: A selection of genuinely rare magicana from the collection of Jay Marshall. This sale will include what is perhaps some of the best material from the late great collector/magician’s legendary holdings. Most of the items will be sold with no reserve. The [Read More]