Hall of Fame Astronaut Buzz Aldrin may have hung up his dancing shoes but now he is putting himself on the auction block to raise money for college scholarships for top engineering and science students through the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation’s (ASF) online Auction of Astronaut Experiences & Memorabilia at www.astronautscholarship.org/auction. The auction, [Read More]
Daily Archives: April 29, 2010
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(OCEANSIDE, N.Y.) – Several property documents signed by Elvis Presley – to include the original contract to purchase Graceland in 1957 – plus Star Wars collectibles combined to lead the charge at a huge three-day multi-estate sale held Apr. 23-25 by Philip Weiss Auctions. The sale was held in the firm’s spacious [Read More]
Auction held at 25 Blythe Road, London W14 on April 28, 2010 GRAND TOTAL: £414,300 LOTS OFFERED: 236 % SOLD: 91% LOT PRICE ESTIMATES BUYER 249 £57,600 £40,000/60,000 Private A monumental 1:48 scale dockyard model of the 1st class armoured cruiser H M S Leviathan, built by John Brown & Co. Ltd, [Read More]
Bonhams is proud to announce the largest ever dedicated sale of Orientalist Art in Dubai on May 13, 2010 which includes masterpieces from renowned European and American artists from the 19th and 20th Centuries. This exhibition and sale will showcase some of the most important examples in private hands. Highlights from the [Read More]
Bonhams is delighted to announce that David Swig has been welcomed to the US Motoring Department team, augmenting the already renowned expertise of one of the world’s oldest and most capable auction houses. David Swig, a San Francisco native, is a lifelong automobile enthusiast and a regular participant in historic car activities [Read More]
Bonhams New York’s April 27th sale of European Furniture & Decorative Arts was marked by several strong results. Consisting of just over 250 lots, the sale was highlighted by a spectacular group of French and Continental porcelain urns from the Woodmere Art Museum (Philadelphia, PA) which brought some of the strongest performances [Read More]
Christie’s London will present an exciting and eclectic selection of unique, important and unusual pieces in the Popular Culture: Rock and Pop Memorabilia sale, to be held on 24 June 2010, at 12 noon. The sale is bursting with objects to cater for collectors of all ages, representing icons of music from [Read More]
Bonhams & Butterfields held its Spring auction of California and Western Paintings and Sculpture on April 20, 2010. The Los Angeles-based sale featured a wide variety of important California, Western, Society of Six, Hawaiian scenes and Plein Air works by established American artists including Joseph Kleitsch, Franz Bischoff, Edgar Payne, Granville Redmond [Read More]
Online Auction of Government Assets, Including Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment. “All these government assets will sell to the highest bidders,” Jenkins said. “We have lots of executive office furniture, office equipment, computers, shelving and storage.” Items from the first auction are located in Naples and Bonita Springs, Fla. Bidding closes on April [Read More]
Concierge Auctions will host a luxury real estate auction of 100 Via Del Lago in Palm Beach, Florida on May 22, announced Laura Brady, Co-Founder and Vice President of Marketing for Concierge Auctions. Originally on the market for $10.75 million, the property is being offered with a reserve of $2.95 million. It [Read More]
A 2011 Shelby GT350 sold for $137,500 during the 8th Annual Barrett-Jackson Auction in West Palm Beach, Florida, on April 3, 2010. Shelby American, a wholly owned subsidiary of Carroll Shelby International Inc. (Pink Sheets:CSBI), auctioned the #350 Shelby GT350 at No Reserve at the Barrett-Jackson event. “The 2011 GT350 is an [Read More]
With a champagne toast and a pound of the hammer, Principal Auctioneer and Spectrum Wine Auctions’ Director of Client Services Amanda Keston kicked off Spectrum Wine Auctions’ second live auction last weekend, held simultaneously at Charlie Palmer Bloomingdale’s South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, California and Crown Wine Cellars in Hong Kong. [Read More]