(OCEANSIDE, N.Y.) – One of only four original plaster models of renowned western artist Frederick Remington’s bronze sculpture The Bronco Buster will be sold at a three-day weekend estate sale slated for Jan. 22-24 by Philip Weiss Auctions. The piece was hand-carved and cast by Remington himself, prior to 1895, and is [Read More]
Daily Archives: December 15, 2009
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A clock dating to around 1670 has sold for £400,000 at Bonhams New Bond Street sale of Fine Clocks and Barometers on 15th December. The final total for the sale reached almost £2,000,000. James Stratton, Head of Bonhams Clock Department says: “This is a fantastic result. This clock was made while the [Read More]
Auctioneers Bonhams & Butterfields capped off a strong year of fine European and American furniture and decorative arts sales in San Francisco on Dec. 7, 2009 with its $1.6-million auction comprising property from San Francisco private collectors, trusts and foundations and estates. The December fine European and American furniture & decorative arts [Read More]
Christie’s London will present a superb array of Victorian & British Impressionist Art Including Drawings & Watercolours to the international market on Wednesday 16 December 2009. The sale is led by Eve, a magnificent and monumental painting by Solomon J. Solomon, R.A., P.R.B.A. (1860-1927), which is estimated to realise between £700,000 and [Read More]
“There was competitive bidding for many lots, both on the telephones and in the salesroom for natural wonders of all sorts. Colored stones, curiosities, gold nuggets and unique jewelry were the true highlights of the holiday Natural History auction at Bonhams & Butterfields,” said Thomas Lindgren, Co-Consulting Director, Natural History. The top [Read More]
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers conducted a CA$58 million (US$54 million) unreserved public auction at its Edmonton, Alberta auction site last week (December 10 & 11, 2009), bringing the total 2009 gross auction proceeds generated by that site to CA$392 million (US$344 million) – the most equipment ever sold at one Ritchie Bros. auction [Read More]
Allstate announced today that it will sell a recovered 1965 Volkswagen bus at auction and donate the proceeds to Lydia Place, a nonprofit organization in Washington state serving homeless women and children impacted by domestic violence. “Allstate has a long and proud history of supporting domestic violence survivors,” said Michelle Lee, field [Read More]
For months and months now EstateSalesHelp.com has yearned to have a sale where all of the monies are channeled towards KittyWits Adoptions, a local Sacramento charity run by our friend and neighbor Charlene, with all donations going towards the rescue, medical bills, spaying, neutering and re-homing of cats and little tiny kittens, [Read More]
Artfact, the world’s leading online live auction marketplace announced today its merger with Auctionzip, the world’s largest directory of live auction listings. Simultaneously, Artfact closed a $13 million growth capital financing provided by Boston-based Commonwealth Capital Ventures and Ascent Venture Partners. In addition to facilitating the merger, the funding will be used [Read More]