Monthly Archives: May 2009

(MATTHEWS. N.C.) – A rare, original watercolor painting by Adolf Hitler, signed and dated 1912, when the former German leader was living in Austria, will be sold in an online auction ending May 30-31 by SoldUSA.com. The still life rendering of a vase with flowers was done on period rag paper and [Read More]

BOSTON, Mass. – Skinner, Inc., one of the nation’s leading auction houses for antiques and fine art, will host an auction of Fine Wines on May 21st at 5 p.m. in its Boston gallery. In partnership with Lower Falls Wine Company, Skinner will offer stellar consignments of Bordeaux, Burgundy and Napa and [Read More]

Wright Widely Recognized as Prominent Doll Expert and Discerning Collector BOSTON, Mass. – www.skinnerinc.com – Skinner, one of the nation’s leading auction houses for antiques and fine art, today announced that it has been chosen as the sole auction house to handle the sale of the Estate of Richard Wright, one of [Read More]

Single Owner Auction Added to Schedule Krug Dinner with Olivier Krug to Take Place June 4 at L2O; Château Lafleur Dinner at Avenues in The Peninsula Hotel on June 5 (Chicago, IL) – Hart Davis Hart is preparing for an extremely active season of wine auctions, as it announces three impressive wine [Read More]

The May Fine Art & Antiques online auction by Aspire Auctions, Inc., starts Friday, May 8th and 1200 lots close over three days, May 14, 15 and 16. Many of the fine paintings in this auction are from a large bankruptcy case, so approximately 60 paintings are offered without reserve. There are [Read More]

Two exceptional drawings by Georges Seurat, consigned from a private Parisian collector, will head the Impressionist Modern Art sale at Sotheby’s in Paris on May 28th. After the record €5 million ($6.3 million) achieved by Seurat’s extraordinary drawing Au Divan japonais last December, Sotheby’s Paris will again highlight Seurat’s work by offering [Read More]

Sotheby’s London biannual auction of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art will take place on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 and will present more than 250 lots of ceramics, textiles, paintings and works of art (ivory, soapstone, jade and bronze), which span from the Han and Tang Dynasties through to Qing. The [Read More]

At the Prahran salerooms several hundred people watched Bonhams & Goodman sell over $2.88million of Australian and International Art with record results. This is the first time Bonhams & Goodman has achieved this level of sales by value at an art auction and a surprising result in the current economic climate. Despite [Read More]

Halo Notch Vineyard, the largest vineyard in the state of Tennessee, will sell at real estate auction in 13 parcels with 8 selling absolute to the highest bidder and 5 parcels selling at reserve. The real estate auction will take place on site on Saturday, May 16th at 11 a.m. J.P. King [Read More]

An important group of 14 paintings and sculptures from the personal collection of the late Mrs. Audrey Burton, O.B.E., will be sold to benefit the Audrey and Stanley Burton Charitable Trust at Christie’s 20th Century British Art sale on Thursday, 21 May 2009. Stanley Burton (1914-1991) was the eldest son of Sir [Read More]

Sotheby’s Paris has announced it will stage a 126-lot, two-session sale of Contemporary Art on May 27/28 (total estimate €5.6-7.8 million). The Evening Sale on May 27 will be the only one of its kind in Paris this season, and include major works by Nicolas de Staël, Joan Mitchell, Yves Klein and [Read More]

Sotheby’s New York evening sale of Impressionist & Modern Art brought a total of $61,370,500 (est. $81.5/118.8 million), and was 80.6% sold by lot. The sale was led by Piet Mondrian’s Composition in Black and White, with Double Lines, which brought $9,266,500, well above its high estimate (est. $3/5 million). A new [Read More]

Kaminski Auctions’ Spring Fine Art and Estates Auction, which took place April 25-26, 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]

(OCEANSIDE, N.Y.) – A wonderful pair of oil on wood Russian icons, each measuring 41 inches by 15 inches and with raised copper riza, sold for $30,510 at a weekend multi-estate sale held April 24-25 by Philip Weiss Auctions. One of the icons depicted Evangelist holding a book; the other was of [Read More]

Mecum Auction announces the McDorman Collection – 25 unique vehicles from noted collector and Chevrolet dealer Bob McDorman – will cross the auction block during Dana Mecum’s Original Spring Classic Auction, May 13-17, 2009, in Indianapolis, Ind. McDorman has an impressive collection in Canal Winchester, Ohio, and occasionally works through his extensive [Read More]

Gramercy Auctions, a leading provider of auction solutions to REO sellers nationwide, announced today that industry veteran Gloria Lynn Gardner has joined the firm as Head Auctioneer and Head of Strategic Sales. In this role, Ms. Gardner will oversee auction operations. She will provide organizational and strategic focus throughout the company while [Read More]

The sale on Monday 11 May 2009 at 11am includes a comprehensive collection of Federation ephemera collected by Lt. R.R.Belknap whilst visiting Australia during the celebrations abroad the U.S. Flagship “Brooklyn”, over 56 items including many decorative & illuminated invitations with original envelopes and an illustrated invitation to the Royal Review at [Read More]

Roebuck Auctions (www.RoebuckAuctions.com), a national real estate auction marketing firm, was selected to auction 257 condos and townhomes in the luxury resort community of Island Reserve in Panama City Beach, Fla. At least 100 units will be sold absolute, meaning that they will sell to the highest bidders regardless of price. The [Read More]