Monthly Archives: May 2009

Bonhams will hold its spring auction of Natural History on June 1, 2009. The 525 lot sale offers a diverse group of high quality and distinctive mineral specimens, gold nuggets, lapidary works of art, gemstones and jewelry in addition to exceptional fossils. Chosen to highlight the auction with a featured section of [Read More]

People around the world now have a rare opportunity to own a piece of America’s rich history. Iconic and cherished items from the original Yankee Stadium, a landmark that is regarded as one of the most significant monuments in sports history, are now available via a public sale and auction by visiting [Read More]

Acacia Automotive, Inc. (Ticker-ACCA) today released recent statistics on its Augusta Auto Auction unit. The auction reported substantial growth in unit sales and fee revenues through April 2009 compared to previous periods, reflecting extreme resilience to recessionary factors that have negatively impacted most other industries. The table below provides a snapshot of [Read More]

Shaw Communications (TSX: SJR.B) (NYSE: SJR) today announced it is launching its second nation-wide auction in support of Canadian Athletes Now Fund (CAN Fund) and Canadian athletes. The Making it Happen auction will be held on Sunday, June 7th from 12:00 – 8:00 pm (PST). The auction will be broadcast live on [Read More]

Two paintings by Edouard Cortes (French, 1882-1969) will headline Cordier Antiques & Auctions’ Spring Auction on May 21 – 22 in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. Entitled “The Sunny Bank” and “Byway In Normandy”, the paintings are estimated at $20,000 to $30,000 each. Other auction highlights include a fine pair of John Bennett pottery [Read More]

A PAIR of extremely impressive and historically important lead Finials by John van Nost the Elder, one of the greatest producers of lead sculptures in the early 18th century, will be offered for sale in the auction of Garden Statuary, Architectural Items and Decorative Fossils at Summers Place Auctions (In association with [Read More]

With an excellent selection of work by iconic photographers such as Ansel Adams, Irving Penn, and Herb Ritts, collectors are eagerly awaiting the upcoming sale of Fine Photography scheduled to take place at Bonhams New York on May 19th. Garnering much pre-sale attention is a quintessential Ansel Adams work. Instantaneously identifiable, Moon [Read More]

A wide variety of surplus property, along with unclaimed lost and found items, from Metro Detroit’s major airports are now for sale — via the Internet. Wayne County Airport Authority (WCAA), operator of Detroit Metropolitan Airport and Willow Run Airport, has launched its new online auction site hosted by the Michigan Intergovernmental [Read More]

Sotheby’s Milan devotes two days to the Contemporary art sales, like in Paris, London and New York. The first session, the Evening Sale takes place on the 20th of May, while the Day Sale will be held on the 21st of May. One of the most important works on sale is an [Read More]

(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Over 1,000 lots of vintage antique clocks and watches – many of them exceedingly rare and highly collectible timepieces – will be sold at a two-day, four-session sale planned for May 30-31 by Fontaine’s Auction Gallery. The centerpiece lot promises to be a rare and fine E. Howard Model [Read More]

Bloomsbury Auctions announces its third New York auction dedicated to 20th Century Prints and Works of Art on Paper, to be held on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at 2:00 pm. 20th Century Prints and Works of Art on Paper features a stellar collection of American works, including Edward Hopper, Martin Lewis, John [Read More]

Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A., creator of the world’s most exclusive super sport cars, donated the proceeds from the first U.S.-bound Gallardo LP 560-4 Spyder to support the Nancy Davis Foundation for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) at the 16(th) Annual Race to Erase MS charity event at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles [Read More]

Celebrating the beauty of exceptional British craftsmanship, and nurturing the powerful international appeal which it possesses, Mallett have long held a revered position as one of London’s top destinations for important English furniture. Christie’s are pleased to announce that on Thursday, 4 June 2009 a selection of 66 works from Mallett will [Read More]

Sotheby’s spring sale of American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture will take place on May 21, 2009. The sale will feature a selection of works from private collections by prominent American artists spanning the 19th and 20th centuries, and will be exhibited to the public at Sotheby’s New York galleries beginning May 16. [Read More]

Masterpiece from Damien Hirst’s Butterfly Series to appear at auction in Asia for the first time Important art works by renowned Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Indonesian and Indian artists Hong Kong, – Seoul Auction, Korea’s leading art auction house, will present an exceptional array of Western and Asian art in the Modern and [Read More]

Great American Group, an auction, liquidation and asset management firm have announced they have appointed Laura Wayman as the new Vice President of Marketing & Brand Management. Laura will be leading the Marketing initiatives for all divisions of the company. Tom Pabst, Chief Operating Officer, is quoted as saying “Laura rounds out [Read More]

Thomas Schwenke, owner of the newly launched Woodbury Auction LLC, has announced that ex-Sotheby’s auctioneer and antiques expert Sarah Shinn Pratt will call the first sale on Saturday, May 30. Previews begin May 17. Shinn Pratt’s 25-year career in antiques began at Sotheby’s New York, where she first gained experience in cataloguing [Read More]

Four and a half years after selling the auction company he co-founded, Dan Morphy has come full circle and bought back the operating assets of auctions.com Morphy auctions from Geppi’s Entertainment. The Geppi family of companies is headed by Baltimore businessman Stephen A. Geppi. In a deal finalized on May 8, 2009, [Read More]