(Chicago, IL) – A single cellar auction of French Classics from a Magnificent Cellar brought heavy bidding at Hart Davis Hart in Chicago this weekend. The auction realized $2,673,549, far surpassing the pre-sale auction estimate of $1,607,600-2,412,060. Underscoring the strength of the bidding, 227 of the 590 lots hammered over the pre-sale [Read More]
Daily Archives: March 30, 2009
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(HILLSBOROUGH, N.C.) – A rare North Carolina surveyor’s compass, made around the late 18th century by Guilford County artisan Camm Moore (1755-1845), soared to $28,750 at a quarterly cataloged auction held March 21 by Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales, Ltd. It was the final sale held in the firm’s South Nash [Read More]
The second auction of DVLA number plates in 2009 has just ended and results are hinting that there may be some cause for celebration. Not only was the total raised up from £3.3 million at January’s auction to £3.65 million but this follows the increase from £3.1 million for the last sale [Read More]
Bloomsbury’s 2nd April Bibliophile Sale consists of 710 lots, as always encompassing a variety of subjects to appeal to collectors and would-be collectors as well as the trade. The highest value lots are in the Continental Literature and History section, for example lot 297 Rhetorica Vetus et Noua by Cicero with a [Read More]