(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – E. Howard & Company has been producing high-grade watches, regulators and marine clocks since its inception in 1842, and today E. Howard & Company clocks have evolved into the Holy Grail of manufacturers among the rapidly burgeoning genre of vintage clock and watch collecting. The firm still exists today, [Read More]
Daily Archives: December 3, 2009
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Manion’s the international online auction company is partnering with Proxibid to offer an early American stoneware collection. The auction begins December 6 and closed December 20 – the collection is currently online for preview at www.proxibid.com. “We will offer nearly 100 pieces in the initial auction with more to come in the [Read More]
Penny Worley Auctioneers (www.worleyauctioneers.com) announces the online auction of furniture, fixtures and equipment from a failed bank in Corona, Ca., according to Jerry Jenkins. “We have over 3,500 square feet of good IT equipment in this auction,” Jenkins said. “Plus this bank was close to Disneyland, and the executives were big fans. [Read More]
Serious collectors are eagerly awaiting the December 17th sale of Fine Watches and Wristwatches scheduled to take place at Bonhams New York. Consisting of just over 100 lots, the sale includes pieces by the most desirable names in watch design including Ulysse Nardin, Cartier, and Patek Philippe. In fact, it is a [Read More]
Bonhams is pleased to announce the inclusion of Larry Adler’s silver Hohner concerto harmonica in its 16th December Entertainment Memorabilia auction in London. This is the instrument the virtuoso owned from the 1980s until his death in 2001. It travelled the globe with Adler, and was played by him on the 1994 [Read More]
An advanced but intentionally low-key collector, the late William D. “Bill” Ansley amassed a select private collection of contemporary art glass over a 40-year period, and in so doing, created a panoramic three-dimensional history of Murano production. To the amazement of his fellow collectors, Ansley accomplished this feat almost entirely from his [Read More]
Christie’s Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture sale achieved a total of $32,358,750, with works by Andrew Wyeth, Mary Cassatt, and Charles Prendergast commanding the highest prices. Two new world auction records were set for American artists Guy Pène Du Bois and John Joseph Boyle, and a second highest price was achieved [Read More]
Christie’s Hong Kong completed its five-day Autumn sales with strong results across the board in Asian art, watches, jewelry and wine. Totaling HK$1.65 billion/US$ 212.5 million/£ 128 million, the results show a robust recovery of the art and auction market, giving Christie’s a 58% market share for the year in Asia. Records [Read More]
Everything is bigger Texas – including the amount of recreational opportunities. Buyers will soon have the chance to purchase three prime Texas acreages during two upcoming auction events. Rising Star Ranch, consisting of 100 acres and a farmhouse in Rising Star and two Cleburne properties, a 72.56 acre property and a 16+/- [Read More]