Spring is certainly in the air with gardens up and down the country starting to come alive with plants emerging after the long winter period, and a late 18th century book on plants has emerged from an old trunk and will going under the Charterhouse hammer in their April auction of books, [Read More]
Yearly Archives: 2009
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350 people attended the event which was held at a new venue this year. Despite the economy, guests contributed heavily realizing the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield is a great short and long term investment. “We took a risk and broke tradition by replacing the venue and changing the date by [Read More]
Skinner, has announced the results of its Fine Jewelry sale last week which grossed $1,768,021.00, achieving the sale’s high estimate despite the current economic conditions and uncertainty in the marketplace. A number of the top selling lots came to Skinner from the family of William and Henry Walters, who established Baltimore’s Waters [Read More]
Sotheby’s Old Master Paintings Sale at Amsterdam on 5 May offers great landscapes, still-lifes, portraits, biblical and genre scenes by Dutch old masters from the 15th to 18th century with a special focus on the Dutch Golden Age. One of the highlights is a stunning family portrait by Jan van Noordt which [Read More]
(Cedar Point, Ill.) – A spectacular lifetime single-owner collection, comprising over 700 lots of vintage toy trucks, cast-iron and tin motorcycle toys, full-size antique motorcycles and bicycles, advertising signs and displays, petroliana, coin-op machines and even a big-rig 1954 Mack LTH semi truck, will be sold at auction May 2-3 by Matthews [Read More]
Set against the majestic Rocky Mountains, the timeless elegance of the French countryside is realized in this luxurious $10 million Cherry Hills Village estate. Just minutes from downtown Denver, this new rural retreat perched upon ±2.50-acre seamlessly blends wood and stone to create an opulent display of world-class architecture. Following an increasing [Read More]
A rare carved whale’s tooth from H M Sloop “Beagle” depicting Charles Darwin’s 1834 voyage will come on sale at Bonhams in London on 16 September in one of the highlights of the Travel and Exploration thematic sales planned for this year. This extraordinary item was decorated by James Bute (b.1799) who [Read More]
On April 1st 2009 Sotheby’s London is to sell one of the most remarkable Mamluk enamelled glass buckets left in private hands, in its biannual Arts of the Islamic World sale. The Rothschild Bucket is exceptionally rare and was made at the high point of Mamluk glass production. The auction also features [Read More]
The March 19-21 no-reserve sale premiering the Donald Kaufman Antique Toy Collection rang the register at more than $4.2 million and set a new house record for its producer, Bertoia Auctions. The high-energy event, which was the opener for an ongoing series of sales to disperse the massive Kaufman collection, reminded many [Read More]
(ATLANTA, Ga.) – Mark Twain and Red Baron Antiques have something in common: reports of their demise were greatly exaggerated. In the case of Red Baron’s – the Atlanta-based auction house known for its thrice-annual themed extravaganzas – falsely reported rumors of its closing proved to be premature. A ‘Grand Finale’ sale [Read More]
Concierge Auctions will conduct a luxury real estate auction of a 5,590 square-foot home in the exclusive golf and country club community of Isleworth near Orlando, Florida on April 4, the company announced. Located at 9815 Laurel Valley Drive, the property was originally listed for $3.495 million. The two-story, Mediterranean-style home contains [Read More]
ClearBid Capital is pleased to announce it has been retained by Sheila M. Gowan, the court appointed chapter 11 Trustee in the Bankruptcy case of In Re: Dreier, LLP, Case, No. 08-15051, pending in the Southern District of New York, to facilitate the sale of furniture and IT assets of Dreier LLP. [Read More]
The 22-acre Dragon City Hotel and Resort casino site in Las Vegas, Nev., will go on the auction block May 16 during the ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centers) Convention. “The site could be the largest single asset ever sold at an open outcry real estate auction in the history of the [Read More]
Proxibid, the world’s largest provider of live auction webcasting services, today announced that it will provide live online bidding for a major heavy equipment auction presented by Cat Auction Services. The live auction will take place Thursday, March 26 at 9:00 a.m. CDT at the Elko Speedway in Elko, MN with live [Read More]
Christie’s will offer a selection of works from the Collection of Betty Freeman in the May 13 Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Sale. Leading the selection is one of the most important works to come to the auction market by David Hockney, Beverly Hills Housewife, (estimate: $7-10 million), 1966-1967. The Evening Sale [Read More]
Kaminski Auctions, one of Massachusetts’ premier antiques and fine art auction houses, announces its Spring Fine Art and Estates Auction. The auction features antiques, fine art and collectibles from estates in Massachusetts, California and beyond. The auction takes place Saturday and Sunday April 4-5 at Woodman’s Function Hall, 127 R. Main St., [Read More]
• L. H. Selman Ltd. Spring 2009 Paperweight Auction • Rare and important antique and contemporary paperweights and related objects • 361 lots • Santa Cruz, CA. Bids taken over the internet, by mail, fax, and telephone • Last day to place initial bids: April 24, 2009 • Information at www.TheGlassGallery.com or [Read More]
On March 26, 2009, Swann Auction Galleries will present “Printed & Manuscript Americana” featuring historic baseball material from the game’s earliest days, property from the Roger Hollander collection, as well as items related to former presidents and important American figures, such as Thomas Edison. Swann Galleries’ auction will be available live online [Read More]