Yearly Archives: 2009

Bonhams autumn wine sale is uncorked on 15th September with one of the most interesting and eclectic auctions to have been seen in London in recent times. Amongst the 750 lots will be found such rarities as 1815 Grande Champagne Cognac, 1834 and 1900 Malvasia Madeira, 1870 Sandeman White Port and 1892 [Read More]

Kaminski Auctions, one of Massachusetts’ premier antiques and fine art auction houses, announces its September Estates Auction. The two-day auction features antiques, fine art, collectibles and a selection of fine silver pieces from estates spanning Massachusetts to Kaminski’s second location in California. The auction takes place Saturday and Sunday September 26-27 at [Read More]

Sotheby’s Frieze Week Contemporary Art Auction in London on Friday, October 16, 2009, will be highlighted by a group of nine works whose proceeds will benefit Harefield Hospital. The artworks in a range of media have been donated by leading Contemporary artists including Jake and Dinos Chapman, Tracey Emin, Rachel Howard, Anselm [Read More]

Hunt Auctions, an 18-year veteran of the sports memorabilia auction industry, in conjunction with Upper Deck Authenticated, will offer Michael Jordan’s personal collection of golf clubs, bags, and other related accessories as part of a 300-plus lot basketball auction to be held live on September 17, 2009 at the National Italian American [Read More]

Bay East Auctions will now be run as an independant entity while still benefitting from the advice and expertise of the specialists at Bonhams & Goodman. The Bay East brand first came to fruition in the 1990’s when the Double Bay sale room was too small to handle the vast amount of [Read More]

On October 1, 2009 Nazmiyal will be holding their second in a series of antique and decorative rug auctions. The catalog can be viewed online at: http://nazmiyalantiquerugs.com and the lots can be previewed and inspected in person during the entire month of September M-F from 9:00 am – 6:00 pm and on [Read More]

Rare and stunning images of the first cars taken to Tibet in 1907, one for the Panchen Lama, and secret images of Meiji Japan from 1898 will be sold in Bonhams Travel & Photography – India and Beyond Sale on October 6 in New Bond Street An album, (lot 355) likely to [Read More]

Christie’s have announced the auction of Galerie Popoff – An Enduring Passion for Russian Art which will take place on 12 and 13 October 2009 in London, and which will present exceptional Russian works of art from one of the most renowned Russian galleries in Paris. The auction will offer around 550 [Read More]

Christie’s Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds auction on Tuesday 6 October 2009, presents a dynamic array of over 250 rare works of academic importance and decorative beauty. This sale presents a shift in emphasis from early archeological items to examples from the ‘high period’ dating from the 15th and 16th [Read More]

New Orleans Saints fans looking for great seats to games at the sold out Superdome are in luck! A Child’s Wish of Louisiana is auctioning off a pair of terrific seats to each Saints home gave this year beginning with the home opener against the Lions. The auction package also includes a [Read More]

RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby’s, is delighted to announce the consignment of a super-rare and highly desirable 1963 A.T.S. 2500 GTS 3.0-litre sports car to its upcoming Automobiles of London event. One of only eight A.T.S. sports cars produced between 1962 and 1965, this example – chassis number 004 – will [Read More]

The Victorian Heritage black and white numberplate ‘878’ – one of 10 entrusted to Shannons by VicRoads – was the top selling lot of the auction, commanding a near-record $92,000 for a three-digit combination. It was one of 14 number plates in the auction that sold for a combined total just short [Read More]

Sotheby’s will offer two superb American single-owner Wine collections in Hong Kong, on 3 and 4 October 2009. Building upon the success of the spring 2009 two-part single-owner sale of The Classic Cellar from a Great American Collector on 3 October as well as An Exceptional Cellar from a Private American Collector [Read More]

On Monday, September 14th at 6:00 pm, Clarke Auction, Westchester’s Premier Auction Gallery, will end its great summer season with its deepest and best catalog of 2009, and of recent years. The sale was created from estates across Greater New York including Greenwich, Purchase, Bedford, Park Avenue, Great Neck, Forest Hills, Summit, [Read More]

TRAC Auctions, a Mid-Atlantic auction firm specializing in real estate auctions, has been selected to conduct DC Habitat for Humanity’s first round of property auctions on Thursday, September 24th. According to Dennis Smyth, Land Acquisition Coordinator for DC Habitat, the sale of these properties (all located in SE DC) “is a win-win [Read More]

United Country Bonnette Auction Company [www.BonnetteAuctions.com] announces a multi parcel land and real estate auction on Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 7 PM, 40 Louisiana properties will be auctioned, many with no reserve, according to Barbara Bonnette, auctioneer. “This is the great Louisiana Purchase of 2009!” commented Bonnette. “We have some outstanding [Read More]

Saffronart, the world’s largest online art auction house, announces the launch of its innovative new mobile application, which will enable collectors on the go to bid on their favorite works of art and jewelry using their mobile phones. Fully equipped with all features from the website, such as creating a ‘My Auction’ [Read More]

Sotheby’s Hong Kong will hold its Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings Autumn Sale 2009 on 6th October at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, offering approximately 130 exceptional works with a total estimate in excess of HK$23 million. Mok Kim Chuan, Sotheby’s Head of Southeast Asian Paintings said, “This season, [Read More]