Yearly Archives: 2009

Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. the leading North American automotive and specialty vehicle salvage auction company, today announced the passing of Ohio Senate Bill 129. The Bill addresses insurance companies’ and subrogees’ ability to auction vehicles holding a clear certificate of title that have come into their possession through the operation of the [Read More]

In an extension of the well-known Patagonia grants program that has given over $31 million to grassroots environmental organizations since 1985, the new Patagonia store in Austin is sponsoring a ‘Land, Air & Water’ silent auction and concert from 4 to 8 pm on Friday, January 30, to benefit three Austin-area environmental [Read More]

(Yonkers, N.Y.) – Over 500 lots of historical items in a dazzling array of categories will be sold at auction by Cohasco, Inc., on February 25. The mail, phone, fax and e-mail auction will also go online at the firm’s website, www.cohascodpc.com starting the last week of January.The auction marks the latest [Read More]

The annual registration of riding pony stallions in the following year will be from February 6th to 8th. Parallel to the event there is organized a 2nd auction of registered and not registered riding pony stallions. Place of action will be a loaded atmosphere in the Holstenhalle with a capacity up to [Read More]

Gooding & Company has announced the addition of a unique piece of Ferrari history for its Scottsdale Auction on January 17, 2009 – the 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Competizione. Complete with its original engine and alloy bodywork, the Short Wheelbase Berlinetta is widely considered to be one of the finest and [Read More]

Christie’s next Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale will take place on 4 February and will offer 47 works of art, including exceptional museum-quality masterpieces by Claude Monet, Amedeo Modigliani, Kees van Dongen, Edward Vuillard and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. The auction is expected to realise in excess of £60 million and is [Read More]

Proxibid (www.proxibid.com), the world’s largest provider of live auction webcasting services, today announced that it has joined in a strategic agreement with AuctionServices.com, Inc (www.auctionservices.com). Under the agreement, AuctionServices will help Proxibid’s auctioneer customers market live online bidding on their web sites as well as offer award-winning web design and trusted web [Read More]

Heritage will hold four back-to-back auctions comprising the very best of the American spirit in art, artifacts, sculpture, photography, books and manuscripts: American Indian Art • January 22 – From children’s toys to warriors’ weapons, this auction includes a wide range of material, including moccasins, pipes, parfleche cases, and tobacco bags of [Read More]

Sotheby’s has announced that one of the major highlights of its forthcoming sale of Impressionist and Modern Art, which is scheduled to take place in London on the evening of Tuesday, February 3, 2009, is Strassenszene (Street Scene), 1913, by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938), estimated at £5-7 million. The painting captures a [Read More]

Heritage Auction Galleries of Dallas, Texas (www.HA.com), the world’s third largest auction company, is re-entering the philatelic market after 15 years with its Inaugural Signature® Stamp Auction to be held in Dallas and online, Feb. 5-7, 2009. A fantastic array of high grade stamps abound in this sale, and a few highlights [Read More]

Clarke’s first sale of 2009 offers its classic blend of fine American, French, and English antique furniture; fine art including rare works, Midcentury Modern Design, a strong collection of fine American and English Sterling Silver, Antique Italian Putti, Antique and Art Deco Chandeliers, semi-antique oriental carpets, and more. Antique and traditional furniture [Read More]

Father Time™ Auctions, regionally servicing St. Louis, Missouri and Southwestern Illinois is a full service auction company specializing in estate sale auctions, real estate auctions business liquidations and salvage, is proud to announce the launch of its newly designed website at http://www.fathertime.com. The purpose of the new design is to clearly communicate [Read More]

In less than a week, the 38th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction will take center stage in Scottsdale, Ariz. From Jan. 11-18, 2009, the all No Reserve auction will feature everything from muscle cars and classics to a historic vintage airplane, providing collectors with one of the most eclectic dockets in auction [Read More]

WWA Group, Inc. has announced the record breaking conclusion of the most recent auction held at WWA Group’s Dubai facility during the period December 20, 21, and 22, 2008. Gross auction sales exceeded US$33.1 million and involved more than 365 registered bidders from 23 countries. Equipment consigned by 115 consignors from 16 [Read More]

The Richard Winterton website has proved a hit since the independent site was launched just three years ago. Prior to this the company advertised solely on the Antiques Trade Gazette Website and still retains this important link. The Company website provides an invaluable source of information for clients worldwide giving clear and [Read More]

(Oceanside, N.Y.) – There will be no rest for the weary at Philip Weiss Auctions, which concluded a banner year in 2008 and looks forward to continued success through the first half of 2009 and beyond. The firm, with a spacious gallery located at #1 Neil Court in Oceanside, has been able [Read More]

(Northport, Ala.) – A gorgeous antique mahogany winged griffin 2-piece parlor suite, crafted in the 1880s by R.J. Horner, soared to $10,450 at a multi-estate sale held Jan. 1 by Hal Hunt Auctions. It was the ninth New Year’s Day sale held by the firm, at Hal Hunt’s spacious gallery facility located [Read More]

BOSTON, Mass. – Skinner, Inc., one of the nation’s leading auction houses for antiques and fine art, will host an auction of American Indian and Ethnographic Art on Saturday, January 24th at 10:00 a.m. in its Boston gallery. More than 400 lots of tribal art will be offered from North American, South [Read More]