From 1 to 4 June 2010, a stamp auction at the Peter Rapp AG auction house in Wil, St. Gallen, Switzerland, will certainly be causing a stir. In addition to the lost “Ticino” stamp collection that dates back more than 100 years and is one of the most valuable in history, stamps [Read More]
Monthly Archives: May 2010
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Sedo, the leading online domain marketplace and monetization provider, today announced its upcoming Online Retail Auction featuring premium retail related domains. The auction will take place at www.sedo.com/RetailAuction from June 3 at 12 pm EDT through June 10 at 12pm EDT. Domain investors and retail-related organizations that specialize in consumer goods, e-commerce, [Read More]
Three photographs of Alexandra Rhoda “Xie” Kitchin, one of Lewis Carroll’s favourite models, are being auctioned at Bonhams Book sale on 8 June. Alexandra was the daughter of the Dean of Durham who, for 15 years, also held a theological position at the University of Oxford where Carroll, a fellow of Christ [Read More]
The June 4th evening sale is divided into two sections — in part because of the remarkably successful acquisition within the contemporary segment — with two corresponding catalogs: „Selected Works” and „Contemporary Art.” Works presented in the section of modern art span from important examples of German Impressionism and Expressionism to art [Read More]
Penny Worley Auctioneers (www.worleyauctioneers.com) announces online auctions of government assets from four Utah locations, according to Jerry Jenkins. “All these government assets from locations in the Salt Lake City area, will sell to the highest bidders during two online auctions,” Jenkins said. “We have two very nice late-model Nissans in this sale [Read More]
Christie’s New York will present an exceptional sale of 500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe, including Oriental Carpets and including Sculpture from the Collection of Michael Hall on June 11, which will comprise over 400 lots from the 16th to the 19th centuries. The sale will include exquisite treasures such as bronze sculptures [Read More]
Christie’s London will auction works from the Nicolette Wernick Collection. It will be offered for sale on the morning of Wednesday 16 June, followed by the strong various owner sale of Victorian and British Impressionist Pictures including Drawings and Watercolours. Comprising 91 works, which exemplify the Victorian’s interest in legends, chivalry, fairytales, [Read More]
Warner Real Estate & Auction Company [www.warnerrealtors.com] announces the auction of three properties in Southern New Jersey, according to Rich Warner, President and Broker. “We are very excited to offer these properties at auction,” said Warner. “This is a tremendous opportunity to pay auction prices for Southern New Jersey real estate.” The [Read More]
N.T. Arrington Auctioneer & Appraiser (www.arringtonauction.com) announces the auction liquidation of Absolute Recovery towing company in Rocky Mount on Wednesday, June 2, at 11am, according to Nick Arrington, auctioneer. “We will make a complete liquidation of tow trucks, work-ready Rollbacks, wheel lift wreckers, and impound vehicles,” said Arrington. “In addition, we will [Read More]
A thousand drunken troops, and generals leading from behind are among the startling revelations in an eye-witness account of the battle of the Boyne for sale at Bonhams on June 8. Captain John Stevens took part in the battle and later wrote of how a fatal mix up over drink rations led [Read More]
On May 27 at 1pm Gray’s 19th Century, Modern and Contemporary Fine Art auction will be offering a rare Shimon Okshteyn, oil painting and serigraph on paper mounted on canvas. It is estimated very conservatively at $8,000 – $10,000. The painting is comprised of four individual colored and painted serigraphs laid down [Read More]
Nadeau’s Auction Gallery held it’s annual spring Asian Antiques auction on Sunday, March 28th at their Windsor, CT location. It was a highly successful event, offering over 400 lots. Among the lots was a late Qing Dynasty white jade sculpture of a ram, which brought in $2250. A Qing Dynasty bronze incense [Read More]
(LOVELAND, Colo.) – A brilliant, round Frontier Gas “Rarin’ to Go” double-sided porcelain sign, one of only two known, soared to $26,400 – nearly triple its pre-sale estimate – at a weekend auction held May 15-16 by Matthews Auctions, LLC, based in Nokomis, Ill. It was the second major auction held in [Read More]
The auction of ‘Fine Paperweights from the collection of the late Baroness de Bellet’ held on 19 May 2010 at Bonhams, New Bond Street made an outstanding £574,080 with 95% sold by value. Bidders in the UK were competing against other interested parties in the USA, Europe and Israel. The top lot [Read More]
Forthcoming Auction: 2nd June 2010 Historics is the UK’s newest premier auction house for the sale and purchase of the finest historic, classic and sports cars and motoring memorabilia. Historics independent auctioneers brings together a wealth of specialist motoring experience and with the endorsement from the Brooklands Museum Trust Ltd, aims to [Read More]
Sotheby’s London will offer an exceptional Private European Collection of Prints, on 16 September 2010. The collection consists of masterworks by Pablo Picasso, the most important and innovative printmaker of the Modern Period who has been credited with the creation of some of the most significant works in the medium’s five hundred [Read More]
Qualified buyers will have the opportunity to purchase an excellent parcel of land in the heart of DeSoto, Texas, this month. Appraised at $2.4 million, the property will be sold to the highest bidder over $299,000. Conducted by Mike Fisher, auctioneer and chief executive officer of United Country – The Redfield Group, [Read More]
The next DVLA auction is at Whittlebury Hall, Northamptonshire on 2nd, 3rd, 4th June 2010. 7 O and 10 OOO Registrations are to be offered. Damian Lawson, DVLA Personalised Registrations’ Marketing Manager, said: “While we had high hopes for the O-series, we never in our wildest thoughts believed we could be on [Read More]