(EARTH CITY, Mo.) – A very rare 2-inch signed Daum Nancy toothpick holder, with a winter scene decoration and in fabulous condition, sold for $2,700 at a multi-estate sale held April 4 by Woody Auction, based in Douglass, Ks. The auction was held at the Holiday Inn Airport West in Earth City, [Read More]
Monthly Archives: April 2009
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Christie’s has announced details of its Evening Sale of Impressionist and Modern Art on May 6, 2009. Comprised of 50 works from the great masters of the era, the sale presents a unique opportunity to collect rare and important works by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Alberto Giacometti, Joan Miró, Max Ernst, Tamara [Read More]
60 abstract paintings by 50 New York School artists from 1940-1970 Estimates from $1,000 to $50,000 New York / Berlin – From April 20-30 artnet Online Auctions will feature a special sale of 60 abstract paintings by 50 New York School artists including Mary Abbott, Elaine de Kooning, Franz Kline, Michael Goldberg [Read More]
Bonhams first Modern and Contemporary African Art Sale on April 8th, made four world records for African artists and cast a spotlight on some of the African artists who are making a worldwide reputation. A price of £66,000 was achieved for Benedict Enwonwu’s `Negritude’ (Nigerian, 1917-1994), a rise of £40,000 over his [Read More]
American and European prints come to auction at Bonhams & Butterfields on 11 May 2009 featuring a remarkable collection of Albrecht Dürer woodcuts from the early 16th century. The sale, to be simulcast to the auctioneer’s San Francisco and Los Angeles salesrooms, will include a broad selection of lithographs, etchings and aquatints [Read More]
The Court Ordered public auction of the entire inventory and other business assets of Fountains Of Wayne, located on Route 46 in Wayne New Jersey has been scheduled for Saturday April 25th. Fountains of Wayne was a renowned local business that served the community for many years in many ways. One of [Read More]
Unthinkably, it’s happened again. Another original-owner copy of Action Comics #1 — the very rare, very first Superman comic book — has come to light. And it’s still in the possession of the Midwest man who, as a 9 year old boy, bought it off the newsstand for 10 cents. That was [Read More]
(OVERLAND PARK, Kan.) – The living estate of trucking industry pioneer Jim Graves – one of the founders of Graves Truck Line, Inc., known throughout the Midwest for its big rigs with the bright red cabs – will be sold Saturday, May 2, at 10 a.m., by Mayo Auction & Realty, based [Read More]
Bonhams New York is to present for sale European furniture, decorative arts, silver and paintings from the collection of Severin Wunderman. The driving force behind Gucci’s watch legacy, Wunderman was known as much for his keen business acumen as he was for his many social and cultural philanthropic contributions. Wunderman’s early life [Read More]
A teapot modelled on the infamous Lady Elizabeth Craven, playwright, socialite and one time resident of the Craven Cottage, has sold at Bonhams’ London showroom for a scandalous £22,800. The teapot bears the legend ‘Lady Craveing’s Teapot’, a pun on her name and various appetites. Since it first appeared for sale in [Read More]
The April 7, 2009 auction of California and American Paintings and Sculpture at Bonhams & Butterfields offered a wide array of important Western scenes, Plein Air, Society of Six, and land and cityscapes by noted California and American artists. The Los Angeles-based sale brought more than $4,178,000 and established four new world [Read More]
Bonhams announced that the collection of Rhode Island based collector the late Ted Leonard will lead its annual auction at the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance in Connecticut, on Sunday June 7th. Built over a number of years, Mr. Leonard prided himself on acquiring cars that had been owned by celebrities or had starred [Read More]
An incredible assembly of 50 collector, muscle and vintage race cars from the Jack Safro Estate Collection will cross the auction block during Dana Mecum’s Original Spring Classic Auction, May 13-17, 2009, in Indianapolis, Ind. Mecum Auction will offer all 50 vehicles on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 14-16, at no reserve. [Read More]
New Event to be Held August 15 at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Resort & Spa The Mecum Auction Company, famous for selling high-performance collector cars and automobilia for more than 20 years, is excited to announce a new Mecum Auction has been established in Monterey, Calif. Mecum’s Monterey Auction will take place [Read More]
Mecum Auction, the high-performance collector car auction specialists, will offer up for sale 28 historically significant Ford and Chrysler race and muscle cars from the Ellis Collection during Dana Mecum’s Original Spring Classic Auction, May 13-17, 2009, in Indianapolis, Ind. The selected cars in the Ellis Collection – focusing on lightweight construction [Read More]
Gray’s Auctioneers announces its 20th Fine Art, Antiques and Decorations auction to be held Saturday May 2nd at 1pm. Gray’s Auctioneers Llc has quickly established itself as the region’s premier auction house and appraisal facility, capitalizing on both its extensive industry experience as well as its strategic positioning in the upper Midwest [Read More]
Kaminski Auctions’ Spring Fine Art and Estates Auction, which took place April 4-5, 2009, attracted bidders both locally in Massachusetts and internationally via phone and live online bidding. The auction offered a wide selection of fine art, antiques and collectibles from estates spanning Massachusetts to Kaminski’s second location in California. (All prices [Read More]
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers , the world’s largest industrial auctioneer, will be conducting a complete equipment dispersal for L.J. Webb Contractors Inc., a Geneva, Nebraska-based bridge and culvert building contractor. The auction is being held on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 starting at 8:00 a.m. on the company’s property located at 918 N. 13th [Read More]