Yearly Archives: 2009

A Self-Portrait by Andy Warhol that was given by the artist to a young receptionist at The Factory in 1967 will be offered by Sotheby’s on the evening of November 11, 2009 in a sale of Contemporary Art. A high school assignment to write an article for a student newspaper led seventeen [Read More]

Contemporary Art collectors are eagerly awaiting the November 10th sale set to take place at Bonhams New York. The concise and meticulously assembled sale includes key work by legendary Contemporary and Modern figures such as Willem de Kooning, James Rosenquist, Henry Matisse, Lynn Chadwick, Alexander Calder and James Turrell. Amongst the most [Read More]

Numerous collector cars slated to be sold at the 39th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale are on display this week at the 2009 Specialty Equipment Market Association Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The vehicles include five muscle cars — a Richard Petty 2009 Dodge Challenger, a WD-40/SEMA Cares [Read More]

Zetabid, the pioneering firm redefining home auctions in the U.S., today announced it will auction approximately 155 bank-owned homes in Troy, Michigan on Sat., Nov. 14. Zetabid is auctioning single-family, multi-family homes, and condominiums with starting prices from $13,000 to $62,000. Many of the properties are located in Battle Creek, Detroit, Flint, [Read More]

The LFC Group of Companies, the leaders in online real estate auction marketing, is pleased to announce the latest campaign on their commercial property auction website LFC.com: the former Elk Meadows Ski Resort in southwestern Utah’s Beaver County. The property, comprising more than 1,100 acres of beautiful recreational land, is surrounded by [Read More]

In 1937, Max Beckmann, while living in exile in Amsterdam, painted the radiant landscape Blick auf Vorstädte am Meer bei Marseille (View of the Outskirts at the Sea near Marseille) in memory of happier days. Coming from Stephan Lackner’s (California) prestigious Beckmann collection and estimated at 1,400,000 – 1,800,000 EUR, the painting [Read More]

The upcoming sale of 20th-Century Decorative Arts & Design at Sotheby’s Paris on 25 November 2009 comprises 79 lots and offers a rich panorama of iconic 20th-century works by Charlotte Perriand, Robert Mallet-Stevens and Jean Dunand, along with works of impeccable provenance by Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Alberto Giacometti and André Arbus that have [Read More]

Rare and important works by Pablo Picasso, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Auguste Rodin, Henri Matisse, and Piet Mondrian are among the highlights of Christie’s upcoming Evening Sale of Impressionist and Modern Art on November 3. Forty exceptional works will be offered, including paintings, drawings, and sculpture. The sale is expected [Read More]

The most convincing proof that quality Americana finds its buyers in any market condition came on Oct. 8-10 at Dan Morphy Auctions’ Fall Sale, which featured the revered Joseph and Lilian Shapiro Americana and folk art collection. “The sale did over $1.5 million (inclusive of 15 percent buyer’s premium), and the usual [Read More]

LIVESTRONG raised $1.3 million for the global fight against cancer at the one-time-only auction, “It’s About the Bike,” at Sotheby’s in New York, NY on Sun., Nov. 1. The auction featured the seven bikes ridden by Lance Armstrong, LIVESTRONG founder and chairman, cancer survivor and champion cyclist, in his 2009 comeback season [Read More]

(GENESEO, N.Y.) – A vintage E. Howard & Co. (Boston) Astronomical Observatory Regulator clock soared to $52,900 and a rare and antique Henry rifle purchased by the U.S. government for use during the Civil War hit a bull’s eye for $48,300 at a pair of sales held Aug. 15 and Aug. 29 [Read More]

Headlining the December 20, 2009 Bonhams & Butterfields auction of Entertainment Memorabilia is the original master test proof recording of Michael Jackson’s hit song ‘Thriller,’ 1983. This recording is from the mastering session at Allen Zentz Mastering Studio in Hollywood. The acetate disc features the title song from ‘Thriller’ along with the [Read More]

Prices on American Illustration Art at Heritage Auctions – particularly those pieces with the Charles Martignette provenance – continued their meteoric climb on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at Heritage Auctions’ October Signature Illustration Art Auction, with a jaw-dropping, record-setting $3.48 million total, shattering the previous single auction record, set by Heritage Auctions last [Read More]

The sale of furniture, works of art and sculpture to be staged at Sotheby’s Paris on November 10 reflects the diversity and richness of the decorative arts in 18th century France. Among the 300 lots to be offered for auction is a magnificent Louis XV ebony bureau plat with cartonnier (c.1765-70), stamped [Read More]

The Ice House Comedy Club celebrated its 49th anniversary with a spectacular All-Star comedy show on Sunday, October 18 at 7 p.m. Featuring Weeds and SNL star KEVIN NEALON, along with some of the best and brightest acts who have performed at the club over the years, the event raised over $17,000 [Read More]

MATTHEW BARTON is delighted to announce that he will be holding his first independent auction of Silver, Works of Art and Objects of Vertu on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 in West Kensington at 25 Blythe Road, W14. The sale will start at 12noon. More than 150 items dating from 1670 onwards, including [Read More]

An intriguing collection of Royal Memorabilia from two generations of the same family who worked for the British Royal family from 1843 to the early 1900’s will be sold by Bonhams in Knowle on 17th November. The Southgate Sands family connection with the Royal family begins with Thomas (1829-1906). He had entered [Read More]

With a sell-through rate of 90% by lot and 88% by dollar value, and almost 3300 bidders, Heritage Auctions’ Oct. 23-24 Dallas Signature® U.S. Coin Auction soared to $8.7 million total. All prices include a 15% Buyer’s Premium. The impressive tally is a good sign for the coin market and provides strong [Read More]