Yearly Archives: 2009

A new internet site has been receiving a lot of attention the last several months. SeeAuctions.com has been attracting a vast number of numismatic coin & bullion sellers who are able to sign up and sell for 1 free year. Buyers are coming to the site to find reasonable priced goods that [Read More]

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers , the world’s largest industrial auctioneer, is conducting the Company’s first public unreserved auction in Bakersfield, California in 16 years on March 27, 2009 starting at 8:00 a.m. The last multi-million dollar unreserved auction Ritchie Bros. held in Bakersfield was in 1993 when the Company sold over 450 items [Read More]

On Saturday, March 7, 2009, the Academy of Art University welcomed hundreds of photography collectors, and dealers to its highly anticipated First Annual Faculty & Alumni Fine Art Photography auction at 79 Gallery in the heart of San Francisco. Photography enthusiasts from across the country bid over $19,000 on the provocative and [Read More]

The entire inventory of KD3 Decorative Arts will be sold at an on-site public auction conducted by Leonard Auction. More than 1000 lots of quality antiques, furniture and fine art will be sold on April 4-5. The sale will be conducted at KD3 Decorative Arts located at 6704 Pingree Road, Crystal Lake, [Read More]

BOSTON, Mass. – Skinner, one of the nation’s leading auction houses, will hold a sale of European Furniture & Decorative Arts featuring Fine Silver on Saturday, April 11th at 10 a.m. in its Boston gallery located at 63 Park Plaza. A major U.S. force in the sale of high style European pieces [Read More]

There was a buzz in the air at Shannons 14th Melbourne Motor Show Auction on March 9, with the crowd of around 800 at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre drawn by a combination of good quality vehicles and the excellent investment opportunities they represented. And with 65 per cent of all vehicles sold [Read More]

An unseen Romanov Family Album of Informal Photographs by the Grand Duchess Eleonor of Hesse and the Rhine of the Tsar’s family has come to light and will be sold at Bloomsbury Auctions on 25th – 26th March 2009 in London. Fresh to the market, this fascinating piece of visual history is [Read More]

An extraordinary collection of over 3,500 rare butterfly specimens, previously hidden in archives at Harrow School in England, and re-discovered by a Japanese schoolboy, Hitoshi Takano, will go on sale at auction house, Bonhams, in London on 27th May. Old Harrovian, Hitoshi Takano stumbled upon the Rothschild-Peebles (Harrow) Butterfly Collection aged 13, [Read More]

Alvin Beadles, CAI, AARE, CES, has been appointed Director of Business Development for United Country Auction Services (www.ucauctionservices.com). He will work with field sales representatives to service existing offices and introduce new offices to the United Country system. In addition, Beadles opened a United Country franchise in Thomas, Okla. Located at 121 [Read More]

The Ukrainian Museum in New York City will hold its “Gala Celebration of Spring” this Saturday, March 21, a benefit event that will take place for the first time in the Museum’s galleries. Enjoy an elegant evening cocktail party with wine/champagne, hors d’oeuvres, and a Viennese table – catered by Soyuzivka chef [Read More]

A rare Rolex stainless steel Oyster Perpetual Submariner bracelet watch circa 1960 will be going under the hammer in April at Birmingham based auctioneers Fellows & Sons. The watch, a 5513 model fitted with a 1530 calibre movement is still contained in its original box with outer card case and receipt. It [Read More]

A gem-encrusted gold finial from the octagonal golden throne of Tipu Sultan, the Tiger of Mysore, will be sold at Bonhams New Bond Street on 2nd April. This is one of the most important Tipu items ever to appear for sale. It had lain in an English castle, for at least 100 [Read More]

Auction Will Raise Money for Documentary Photography Actor Aaron Eckhart – a photographer when he is not in front of a movie camera – will host an exhibit and silent auction of 100 iconic images taken by leading photographers from around the world, at the Stephen Cohen Gallery in Los Angeles on [Read More]

J.B. Robison Auctioneers-Realtors (www.jbrauctions.com) has announced a six-day auction of the contents of the Shangri-La Resort and Convention Center, according to J.B. Robison, auctioneer. Robison explained that the contents of the Main Lodge, Conference Center and Recreation Center would all be up for auction. “There is an enormous volume and variety of [Read More]

More than 50 properties valued in excess of $150 million will be featured in the first round of the Commercial Property PowerSale(TM), NAI Global’s ongoing series of national, multi-seller auction and sealed-bid sales. NAI Global in cooperation with its longtime alliance partner Higgenbotham Auctioneers International created The Commercial Property PowerSale(TM) as part [Read More]

Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. the leading North American salvage auto auction company today announced reaching a strategic marketing alliance with RideSafely.com and its affiliate HaulMatch.com. Existing RideSafely.com offices in Hamburg, Dubai and Moscow will now offer IAA support services such as buyer registration, buyer payment and logistics assistance. In addition, IAA will [Read More]

Over fifty winemakers, world-class Chefs and some 6,000 guests will gather this spring for the 19th Annual Florida Winefest & Auction. The event, to benefit children’s charities, will take place Thursday, April 23rd – Sunday, April 26th. Considered “America’s Friendliest Wine Festival,” Florida Winefest & Auction has donated over $6.6 million to [Read More]

REDC, the leader in real estate auctions, has acquired the domain name, Auction.com, for $1.7 million, company Chairman Robert Friedman has announced. “I’ve wanted this domain for years and I’m thrilled that we were able to acquire this coveted top level domain,” Friedman says. “REDC is without question the number one real [Read More]