Hal Hunt Auctions will conduct the on-site sale, to be held under a circus tent on the mansion grounds (EUTAW, Ala.) – The contents of the Kirkwood mansion – one of the most famous and stately privately-owned antebellum homes in the South – will be auctioned on Saturday, Sept. 5, by Hal [Read More]
Daily Archives: August 6, 2009
BidBridge, an eProcurement services provider for the public and private sectors, announced today that it worked with the City of Chicago to save nearly $1 million in a recent reverse auction. With the help of BidBridge, the City of Chicago successfully implemented an eProcurement system in place of the traditional sealed bid [Read More]
Antiques, camaraderie, tradition, and plain, old fun – that is focus of Garth’s Auctions’ Annual Labor Day Weekend Americana Auction scheduled to take place on September 4 and 5, 2009. Before you break out the barbeques on Monday, jump in your car Friday and follow the road to Ohio’s oldest premier auction [Read More]
(SEDONA, Ariz.) – One of the most important Colonial maps of North America – Henry Popple’s Map of the British Empire in North America, published in 1734 – will be the highlight of an online sale slated for Sept. 4-16 by Old World Auctions (www.OldWorldAuctions.com). The map is just one of hundreds [Read More]
Bonhams Celebrates 250th Anniversary of Robert Burns at Upcoming Scottish Sale This year’s tenth anniversary of Bonhams annual Scottish Sale will include an outstanding relic of Scottish heritage – a bible once owned by famous Scottish poet, Robert Burns. This somewhat antiquated small pocket Bible has evidently been well-used over the years, [Read More]
A painting by Thomas Daniell, R.A. (British, 1749-1840) titled ‘Carved rocks at Sultaungunge, Bihar’, an oil on canvas, estimated to sell for £70,000- £90,000, is one of the star lots at Bonhams Travel and Exploration Sale in London on 16th of September. The painting which was exhibited at the Royal Academy in [Read More]
Following a successful first two quarters of 2009, the Dorotheum now looks ahead to the autumn season and this year’s third major auction week. At the auction of old master paintings on 6th October 2009, Georg Flegel presents us with an exquisite bouquet, a still life of flowers with a vase decorated [Read More]
Preeminent international auction house, RM Auctions, is delighted to announce the consignment of a highly-desirable 1955 Aston Martin DB3S and a multiple-race winning 1937 Talbot-Lago T150C SS Teardrop Roadster to its Sports & Classics of Monterey auction event, August 13th to 15th in Monterey, California. One of just 20 customer DB3Ss built [Read More]