Yearly Archives: 2009

Hart Davis Hart held its first auction of 2009 this weekend in Chicago, realizing $2,773,421 against a pre-sale auction estimate of $1,823,430- 2,735,820. Top Bordeaux sparked intense bidding, reversing a trend of falling prices that had persisted throughout the autumn of 2008. A case of 1949 Château Cheval Blanc more than doubled [Read More]

For many Nevada business owners, a recession means a drop in sales and the inability to grow or maintain their businesses. Many are finding that they are being forced to liquidate their equipment for cash, according to Auction Systems Auctioneers & Appraisers, Inc. of Phoenix, Arizona. “Statistics show that whether the economy [Read More]

An original illustration by Jesse Willcox Smith, one of the famed Red Rose Girls of the Brandywine School of American Painting, will lead the March 12-13 Signature Illustration Art Auction at Heritage Auction Galleries. “The Then Lover is a tour de force of Smith’s mastery over style, substance, mood and color as [Read More]

Sotheby’s sale of Impressionist & Modern Art at Sotheby’s in London saw 22 works realise a total of £32,564,300 ($46,238,050). The sale was 75.9% sold by lot and 67.7% sold by value and it saw two works command prices in excess of £5 million, and six for more than £1 million. Commenting [Read More]

Schrader Auction Company emerged as a big winner in the Ohio Auctioneers Association’s Advertising Contest for 2008, with marketing campaigns winning three categories, including Farm/Agricultural Real Estate. The Farm/Agricultural Real Estate winning campaign led to a successful auction for Gary Farms in New Madison, Ohio, in Darke County. The 268-acre property sold [Read More]

Siddhivinayak temple will auction gold and silver ornaments donated by the devotees after getting an official nod from Maharashtra government. “On January 29, we had a meeting in the office of deputy chief minister Chhagan Bhujbal to discuss about the auction of gold and silver ornaments donated by the devotees,” chairperson of [Read More]

A Henry Golden Boy Lincoln Bicentennial Commemorative rifle, serial number 6, will be auctioned to mark the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. MSRP is $1200. The online auction is live now at http://GunBroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=121898115 The bidding ends at 11:00 pm EST on Thursday, February 12, 2009. Proceeds will be donated to Farmers [Read More]

Sotheby’s March 17th sale of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art in New York will feature a tightly-curated selection of ceramics, paintings, and sculpture of the highest quality, from a number of distinguished American private collections. Included will be superb lots from The Gordon Getty Collection, among them three pieces of [Read More]

The recent Automobiles of Arizona event illustrated the continued strength and stability of the global collector car market as RM Auctions presented its 10th annual auction event in Phoenix. Held January 16th at the prestigious Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa, it was standing room-only during the single-day event as 122 investment-quality motor [Read More]

VeraSun Energy Corporation (NYSE:VSE) (Brookings, South Dakota), the nation’s second largest ethanol producer, will auction off seven fuel-ethanol plants representing 640 million gallons of annual company that the company acquired when it merged with U.S. BioEnergy. According to court filings, the auction will take place between March 16 and March 31. For [Read More]

Heritage Auction Galleries has added Steve Borock to its staff of comic experts, the Dallas-based firm announced today, Jan. 29 ,2009. “Steve is one of the best-known and most respected figures in the vintage comic hobby, and we couldn’t be more pleased to have him on board,” said Ed Jaster, Vice-President of [Read More]

Bonhams will recall the glory days of motorcycle sidecar combinations with an offering of no fewer than three historic examples at the International Classic Motorcycle Show in Stafford on 26 April. The sidecars are: Eric Oliver’s 1949 Norton Manx/Watsonian, Harold Tozer’s 1949 BSA Gold Star Trials and Bert Greeves’ 1968 Greeves/Watsonian. Although [Read More]

One of the grandest prizes up for auction this year at the Naples Winter Wine Festival, Naples, Florida charity event is the chance to own an Audi R8 sports car finished in Ibis White and a black Fine Nappa leather interior. The Naples Winter Wine Festival is one of the nation’s leading [Read More]

Under a new law, Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe today announced that he has selected the National Wild Turkey Federation to auction off a special antlered elk license at its upcoming national convention Feb. 19-22 in Nashville, Tennessee. “Since its creation, the National Wild Turkey Federation, as well as [Read More]

As the number of foreclosures continued to rise in 2008, thousands of home bargain hunters and investors searching for foreclosure deals discovered RealtyBid.com. Because of the tremendous foreclosure bargains the website offered throughout the year, 2008 was a record-setter for RealtyBid.com, the nation’s leader in online home auctions. According to RealtyBid.com CEO/President [Read More]

Whether you’re buying or selling, the Atlantic City Classic Car Show & Auction with the lowest buyer fees of any major auction in the country and same-day pay for sellers is a must-be-there event. It’s the East Coast’s largest indoor classic car show and auction with more than 1,000 cars for sale, [Read More]

Cordier Antiques & Auctions will be holding their Spring 2009 Antique & Fine Art Auction (a live auction with worldwide Internet bidding) on May 15, 16, and 17 in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania (across the river from Harrisburg). The multi-consignor auction will be held at 2145 Walnut Street in Camp Hill with online [Read More]

(Geneseo, N.Y.) – A multi-estate auction comprising 350 lots from important collections, prominent homes and even museums will be sold Saturday, March 21, by Cottone Auctions. The sale will be held in Cottone’s spacious 6,000-square-foot gallery, at 120 Court Street. Geneseo is located in upstate New York, just south of Rochester and [Read More]