Yearly Archives: 2009

Swann Galleries of New York is presenting a Fine Books auction on April 2, 2009 features a variety of Early Printing, Judaica, Art, Press, and Illustrated Books, and Works On Cards & The Occult from the Collection of Stuart R. Kaplan. Highlights include rare manuscripts and first edition books relating to playing [Read More]

Christie’s Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds sale on Tuesday 31 March 2009, in London, features over 200 works, rich in decorative beauty, rarity and academic importance and spanning a wide range of geographical areas, materials and time. Leading the sale is a 14th century Mamluk silver and gold inlaid large [Read More]

From March 12-26 artnet Online Auctions (http://www.artnetonlineauctions.com) will feature a special sale of original limited edition prints by 40 artists including Francis Bacon, Marc Chagall, Roy Lichtenstein, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol. Leading the sale is an exceptional group of Pop Art prints by Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. Twenty [Read More]

Bonhams & Butterfields’ monthly SoMa Estate Auctions will feature highly desirable furnishings from the noted San Francisco-based furniture makers McGuire Furniture Company in its March 15, 2009 offering. In 2007, Bonhams & Butterfields sold more than 300 lots of McGuire furniture and ever since, savvy clients have been asking for more. On [Read More]

Bloomsbury Auctions has announced its April 4th Important Books and Manuscripts sale which coincides with the highly acclaimed New York Antiquarian Book Fair. The sale brings together a wealth of important early printing and manuscripts, with over 40 medieval texts and illuminated manuscripts, 40 incunabula, and numerous 16th century volumes and early [Read More]

A wooden box and cover in the form of a book, which was a souvenir from Pitcairn Island, is one of the many unusual lots of eclectic collectors items going under the Charterhouse hammer in their auction on Friday 27th March. “Pitcairn Island is a volcanic island in the southern Pacific Ocean [Read More]

The Berkshire Estate, located in the New England countryside, will sell at real estate auction on Saturday, March 28th at 11 a.m. J. P. King Auction Company, the nation’s leading real estate auction marketing firm specializing in luxury properties will manage the sale of the home. “The Berkshire Estate is a newly [Read More]

WWA Group, Inc. (OTCBB: WWAG) today announced the results of its most recent auction, held in Dubai between February 21 and 23, 2009. Gross auction sales exceeded US$22.5 million and involved more than 410 registered bidders from 29 countries. Equipment consigned by 133 consignors from 21 countries, comprised of over 1,300 items, [Read More]

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers , the world’s largest industrial auctioneer, will celebrate the Grand Opening of its new permanent auction site in Medford just outside Minneapolis with an unreserved industrial and agricultural auction on March 19, 2009 starting at approximately 8:00 a.m. The unreserved auction is expected to draw both local and international [Read More]

AmeriCredit Corp. (NYSE:ACF) has named Grand Rapids Auto Auction in Jenison, Mich., its 2008 Auction of the Year as part of the company’s nationwide Auction of Excellence program. For the Auction of Excellence program, AmeriCredit representatives assess each auction’s performance in a variety of categories, including customer service, marketing promotions, pre-sale activities [Read More]

Bonhams & Goodman has announced that two distinguished Australian artists have generously donated art works for the benefit of artists and art lovers. In the forthcoming sale at Bay East on 22 March 2009, two works by Margaret Olley and 63 works by the late sculptor Barbara Tribe are being offered at [Read More]

Dave Cockrum’s famous cover art for X-Men #102, a classic slugfest between Colossus and Juggernaut, proved equal to its iconic status during Heritage Auction Galleries’ Feb. 26-27 Signature® Comics and Comic Art Auction when it brought $65,725, the most ever paid for a piece of post-1970 comic art at Heritage. “This cover [Read More]

Bidders Worldwide Can Now Participate Live in Auction-Room Proceedings via the Internet * Real-time audio and video * Instant messaging * Multimedia catalogs * Secure transactions * No software downloads * Demonstrations are available Shotgun Life, the first online magazine dedicated to the best in wing and clays shooting, has expanded its [Read More]

Concierge Auctions, a luxury real estate auction company catering to buyers and sellers in upscale markets nationwide, has retained Rubenstein Public Relations (RPR) to publicize the company’s upcoming auctions, as well as its innovative marketing platform. According to RPR President Richard Rubenstein: “Concierge Auctions is helping to create demand in a very [Read More]

Juan Montoya, the internationally acclaimed interior designer, recognized for his bold modernist interiors, will sell select property from his modern furniture and decorative art collections at Rago Arts & Auction Center, 333 North Main Street, in Lambertville NJ, on April 25th and 26th. Montoya’s collection is part of Sollo Rago’s two-day modern [Read More]

Showcasing a century of visionary creativity and experimentation full of character and charm, through to the cutting edge chic of contemporary works, Christie’s auction of 20th Century Decorative Art & Design will be held on Tuesday 7 April 2009. This carefully edited sale features over 100 lots, each exemplifying strong aesthetic appeal, [Read More]

On March 31, Christie’s New York will showcase a broad range of photographs from the early 20th century through to the present day. As the market for the medium flourishes, Christie’s is committed to offering a carefully choreographed group of desirable images. Highlights include important photographs, all from private collections worldwide, by [Read More]

(Pittsfield, Mass.) – An exceptional antique estate auction featuring some of the biggest names in period American furniture, vintage lighting and more will be sold Saturday, April 4, by Fontaine’s Auction Gallery. The vast bulk of the auction will comprise the living estate of Dale Miller, a dedicated collector from Ashville, N.C. [Read More]