Daily Archives: January 13, 2010

(ABERDEEN, Miss.) – Two estate sales comprising over 1,000 mostly fresh-to-the-market lots will be held Jan. 23 and Feb. 20 by Stevens Auction Company, at the firm’s gallery facility located at 609 No. Meridian Street in Aberdeen. The Jan. 23 sale will be a strictly in-house event, with no online bidding component. [Read More]

Three 20th century paintings of the first America’s Cup sailing regatta of 1851, the oldest continuous sporting trophy in history, are highlights at The Marine Sale at Bonhams on 24th March 2010. The paintings, by Timothy Franklin Ross Thompson (British, born 1951), record three incidents in the race around the Isle of [Read More]

Famous street sign among lots in annual Gentleman’s Library sale The General Election phoney war is hotting up and Bonhams is offering a rare chance to buy a slice of British political history when a 19th Century Downing Street road sign comes under the hammer at its Gentleman’s Library Sale on 20 [Read More]

Bonhams, firmly established as a leader of the collectors’ motor car market having raised 10 million euros at Rétromobile in 2008 and 11,480,000 euros in 2009, once again has an impressive selection in Paris. The 35th Rétromobile exhibition will take place at Porte de Versailles from the 22nd – 31st January 2010, [Read More]

Richard Winterton Auctioneers are delighted to celebrate 10 successful years providing free valuations of all antiques and collectables in Sutton Coldfield town centre. The Lichfield based Auctioneers with over 150 years of auction pedigree commenced free valuation sessions at The Trinity Centre, Church Hill in 2000. These are held every Monday from [Read More]

Christie’s Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale and the auction of The Art of the Surreal will take place on 2 February 2010 at 7pm with a pre-sale estimate of £56,505,000 to £80,805,000. The leading highlights include Gitane by Kees van Dongen (1877-1968) (estimate: £5.5 million to £7.5 million); Espagnole by Natalia [Read More]

Sotheby’s Evening Sale of Impressionist & Modern Art on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 will be the first ever London sale of its kind to include three works individually estimated to realise more than £10 million. The works – each one a masterpiece – are by Klimt, Giacometti and Cézanne. They form the [Read More]

On Wednesday, February 3, 2010, Sotheby’s London will offer for sale one of the most important landscapes by Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) ever to have appeared on the market. Titled Kirche in Cassone (Landschaft mit Zypressen) (Church in Cassone – Landscape with Cypresses), 1913, it is the only surviving example of the artist’s [Read More]

Audatex North America, Inc. today announced an agreement with Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. (IAA), one of the leading North American salvage auto auction companies, to become its exclusive vendor for NMVTIS reporting. The Audatex solution will allow IAA to easily report required NMVTIS data on more than 1 million vehicles per year. [Read More]

Former NASCAR(r) driver Bobby Allison will be appearing to sign autographs and watch his 1969 Dodge Daytona Racer go up for bid during the Mecum Kissimmee Auction on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Fla. Originally owned by Mario Rossi, the historically significant 1969 Dodge Daytona Racer (Lot [Read More]

The quietly uber-wealthy Gulf Coast enclave of Naples, Fla., is replete with homes whose contents reflect the refined tastes of well-traveled individuals. When antiques or artworks from the region’s many collectors come to the marketplace, it is often with the assistance of a local firm that casts a wide net internationally – [Read More]

I.M. Chait’s January 24th Asian & International Fine Arts Auction has something for everyone – collectors, decorators and art lovers. The marquee collection of Chinese ritual pottery, primarily from the Han and Tang Dynasties, is matched in desirability by a stellar collection of fine jewelry and a remarkable collection of ivory and [Read More]

Rock and Roll Auction at www.prwauctions.com on Jan. 23 features rare Beatles Memorabillia. The Beatles are extremely popular with 3 generations of fans. And some items have proven to be great investments. There were some very lucky fans who got to meet the Beatles in the early days when they were accessible. [Read More]