Bloomsbury Auctions announces a poster sale with over 170 lots of diverse posters both in interest, value and subject. The sale, being held in New York at 6 West 48th Street, focuses on travel posters and winter sport posters. “ELLE” a poster created by Toulouse Lautrec for the publication of the same [Read More]
Yearly Archives: 2009
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Stampler Auctions (www.stamplerauctions.com) has announced all machinery and equipment utilized to manufacture and print paper boxes by Tropical Paper Box Company will be sold at absolute auction on Tuesday, February 17, 2009, at 11 a.m. The auction will be held on-site at 7000 N.W. 25 Street, Miami, FL 33122, (just NW of [Read More]
The Big Book of Benefit Auctions by Jay R. Fiske and Corinne A. Fiske is the ultimate step-by-step handbook on how to plan and have a successful and effective auction. Auction committees will find it an invaluable reference as it provides all the tools they will need for complete auction planning and [Read More]
Fine arts auctioneers Bonhams & Butterfields bring Ancient & Tribal Art to auction in San Francisco on Monday, February 16th, 2009 – President’s Day, with a vibrant exhibition and auction of African, Oceanic, Pre-Columbian and Native American art, timed to coincide with the annual Caskey-Lees’ Tribal and Textile Arts Show held in [Read More]
From February 10-24 artnet Online Auctions will feature a special sale of 60 photographs of the legendary screen icon Marilyn Monroe by renowned photographers including Bert Stern, George Barris, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Ken Galente, and George Zimbel. The sale chronicles Monroe’s rise from a young ingénue to the height of fame just weeks [Read More]
The Riverside – San Bernardino counties Orchid Society Annual Orchid Auction will be held on Feb. 12 at the San Bernardino County Museum 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA 92374. Bidding starts at 6 p.m. logging incoming plants and supplies begins at 5:00 PM. Bidders will need to register for a paddle [Read More]
The strength of Banksy and other ‘grafitti’ artists will be put to the test at Bonhams next Urban Art Sale on 24 February which highlights Marilyn Monroe, Kate Moss and Hurricane Katrina. Six Kate Moss prints by Banksy estimated to make £100,000 to £150,000 at this Urban Art Sale is one of [Read More]
Tennants Auctioneers at Leyburn had an exceptionally strong sale on Saturday 31 January at their Leyburn saleroom with 750 lots totalling over £114,000. It proves that despite the ‘down turn’ more people seem to be buying at auction with a packed room comprising of dealers and private buyers. The sale had a [Read More]
The charity auction of the world’s largest custom oil painting of a wedding portrait is live on eBay through February 4th 2009, and the start bid is US$1. painting4u.com has decided to donate 100% of the proceeds raised to IFRC. “We are very pleased that painting4u.com has decided to hold this charity [Read More]
The enthusiasm of bidders at the ninth annual Naples Winter Wine Festival rose above the economic downturn as festival-goers raised more than $5 million under the auction tent, with 100 percent going to children’s charities. The festival is the most successful charity wine auction in the world as ranked by Wine Spectator [Read More]
Sotheby’s New York auction of Indian and Southeast Asian Art will be held on March 18th, 2009, during the Spring Asia Week sales. The sale consists of 120 lots, including fine examples of Modern and Contemporary painting and photography, Indian Miniatures, and ancient Himalayan and Indian Works of Art of the highest [Read More]
The Donald Kaufman collection is headed for the auction spotlight at Bertoia’s, starting with a 1,500-lot offering on March 19-21, 2009. Kaufman, one of the founders of K-B Toys, is considered a pioneer in the toy hobby, having started his collection nearly 59 years ago. The Kaufman auction debut will follow a [Read More]
(St. Charles, Ill.) – The estate of Kathleen “Kate” Robinson – whose mother-in-law, Helen, founded the renowned Kane County Flea Market in 1967 – will be sold March 14-15 in the main building of the Kane County Fairgrounds (site of the flea market). The auction will be held by Matthews Auctions Nokomkis, [Read More]
RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby’s, will present one of the most historically significant and valuable Ferrari racing cars ever offered at auction, the legendary 1957 Ferrari 250 TR (chassis no. 0714TR), when the famed Ferrari Leggenda e Passione event returns to Maranello, May 17, 2009. Held during the final stretch of [Read More]
Collectors have the opportunity to acquire three Australian muscle car gems at realistic prices at Shannons Sydney Auction on Monday February 9. While HT Monaro GTS 307 prices rose around two years again response to demand for the larger-engined GTS 327 and GTS 350 ‘Bathurst’ models, they still represent keen buying amongst [Read More]
On Monday, May 4, 2009, Clarke will host its Sixth Fine Art Auction, featuring fresh-to-market and exceptional 19th and 20th Century paintings and sculpture. Art ‘Bull’ Market at Clarke? In the teeth of a highly publicized art auction downturn, Clarke’s Fifth Fine Art Auction in October 2008 shattered the world record for [Read More]
Clarke’s Monday, February 9th Auction will feature the unique and the exceptional as well as a touch of the macabre. Midcentury Modern Design, a range of 18th-19th Century antique furniture; chandeliers with rock crystal pendants; Oil Paintings by listed artists, Sterling Silver including Jensen featured in its 350+ lot sale. Manhattan Monuments [Read More]
(Oceanside, N.Y.) –Memorabilia from some of the greatest acts in rock ‘n’ roll history – the Beatles, Buddy Holly, the Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix and others – will be sold at an auction slated for Sunday, Mar. 1, by Philip Weiss Auctions. The Buddy Holly items are timely, as the 50th anniversary [Read More]