Yearly Archives: 2009

Capitalizing on decades of individual experience and combined capabilities, a top-level team of real estate development, auction, sales and marketing specialists has formed Dreyer Real Estate Auctions. The new firm specializes in the auction sale of exceptional properties valued above $5 million. Leading the DREA team are Charles S. Dreyer, CEO and [Read More]

The success of John Moran’s July 28th, 2009 Fine Antiques and Estate Sale proved that even in a difficult economy buyers are seeking exceptional items with undiminished enthusiasm. The two-session sale featured an intriguing mix of estate property, encompassing silver, porcelain, Western and Native American, Continental paintings, modern art, jewelry and Russian [Read More]

(ANN ARBOR, Mich.) – After skipping its customary live spring sale to conduct a catalog auction, Showtime Auction Services will return this fall to stage a remarkable three day event with the entire collection of Ron Wallace, a dedicated collector for over 30 years and former president of shipping giant UPS. Mr. [Read More]

Christie’s announces an important two day auction of The Manuel March Collection from Son Galcerán, Mallorca, which will take place in London on 28 and 29 October. This connoisseur’s collection embraces over 500 lots of Old Master and 19th Century Pictures, European Furniture, Silver, Russian works of art and European Sculpture, the [Read More]

On Saturday, August 22, 58 oceanfront Holiday Sands condominiums on Myrtle Beach will sell at real estate auction. J. P. King Auction Company, the nation’s leading real estate auction marketing firm, will manage the sale. The Holiday Sands condominiums at South Beach auction will take place at 1 p.m. at the Myrtle [Read More]

Sotheby’s London announced that it will offer for sale a group of Pictures from the Collection of Lord and Lady Attenborough on Wednesday, November 11, 2009. A Life In Pictures: The Collection of Lord and Lady Attenborough will comprise a fine representative selection of 20th Century British Paintings, including works by leading [Read More]

Boerne Auctioneers, Rick Stroud and Cindy Soltis-Stroud of Blue Fox Auction & Consulting recently completed their first year of courses for the highly honored National Auctioneers Association (NAA) Education Institute’s Certified Auctioneers Institute (CAI) designation. The CAI designation is one of the most respected education programs in the country for auctioneers. The [Read More]

Bonhams & Butterfields is pleased to offer Fine European Furniture and Decorative Arts on September 14, 2009 in Los Angeles. The eclectic auction will offer a global array of works, showcasing pieces from the 16th through 20th centuries with a focus on English, French, Italian, Spanish and German property. Highlights from the [Read More]

A consignment of 14 vehicles with impeccable Hollywood credentials, from the collection of the late Sidney Craig and his wife, Jenny Craig, will be sold by Bonhams at Quail Lodge in Carmel, California, on August 14th. The collection’s headline car is the 1933 Duesenberg Model J Torpedo Victoria Convertible (chassis 2535, engine [Read More]

A splendid mint state “Inverted Jenny” stamp, the finest never hinged example of one of the world’s most famous collectibles, will be the centerpiece of Heritage Auction Galleries’ Signature Rare Stamps auction, Aug. 7, at the American Philatelic Society Annual Convention in Pittsburgh, PA. “This is the first time this stamp has [Read More]

With agriculture prices for equipment and goods rocketing, Bidagri could be the answer to find farming bargains, the online agriculture auction will be active 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Bidagri will auction a wide range of new and second hand agriculture equipment, machinery, livestock and property across the UK. [Read More]

On Monday, August 10th at 6:00 pm, Clarke Auction, Westchester’s Premier Auction Gallery, will again sell 400 estate fresh lots from pre-war Park Avenue and a 19th Century Purchase New York Manor. Furniture highlights include a suite of antique Italian pieces, one stamped Mercier Paris; Kittinger dining set; Midcentury Modern including a [Read More]

As anyone would expect of a true cowboy collection, there are several exceptional Colt single action army revolvers. An engraved and gold-plated Colt single action army revolver from the Roy Rogers Museum is estimated to bring $7,500 – $9,500. This is a highly decorated, Colt SAA revolver that is fully documented as [Read More]

Bonhams is delighted to be including a specially commissioned Wemyss Pig – named Hamish – as part of their annual Scottish Sale which, this year, will be held in Edinburgh between 18-21 August. The so-called “Homecoming Pig” has been named in recognition of the Homecoming Scotland campaign, and all proceeds from the [Read More]

A lost work by celebrated painter Sir Edwin Landseer has been rediscovered in a private English collection, and will be offered in Bonhams’ Scottish Sale in Edinburgh on August 21st. ‘Dunrobin Castle’, the most northerly major house in the British Isles, is the seat of the Dukes of Sutherland and one of [Read More]

Mayo Auction & Realty and Dirk Soulis Auctions will each take a day in the on-site event (ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) – Judy’s D&G Restaurant – a landmark St. Joseph dining facility that operated continuously from its opening during World War II until its recent closing – will be the object of a [Read More]

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers , the world’s largest industrial auctioneer, is conducting a large, public, multi-million dollar unreserved equipment auction on Friday, July 31, 2009 starting at 8:00 a.m. at the former Vancouver, Washington airport located at 13910 SE Mill Plain. Over the past week the number of equipment items being sold in [Read More]

(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – What started out as a 500-lot, one-day auction of Civil War, Firearms & Militaria at Fontaine’s Auction Gallery – a sale that would have been impressive at that – has swollen to an 800+-lot colossus that will span the weekend of Aug. 15-16, starting at 11 a.m. both days. [Read More]