A superb collection of Asian art, lovingly assembled over a decade by a single enthusiast while living and working in the Far East and South East Asia, is for sale at Bonhams Edinburgh on 7 July. Among the most fascinating pieces is a painting by the internationally celebrated Chinese artist Jiang Guo [Read More]
Monthly Archives: June 2010
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Through the Entertainment Industry Foundation, Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks, donated his customized 2004 Prius to support Welcome Back Veterans (WBV) initiative. Welcome Back Veterans is an initiative created by Major League Baseball to assist OEF/OIF veterans and their families with deployment-related mental health concerns. The 2004 Prius has been converted to [Read More]
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world’s largest industrial auctioneer, officially opened its new permanent St. Louis auction site (located in the village of Caseyville, IL) with a ribbon-cutting ceremony during a multi-million dollar unreserved public auction on Tuesday, June 29, 2010. Caseyville Mayor George Chance and St. Clair County Board Chairman Mark Kern [Read More]
An elephant sculpture by leading Indian artist Bharti Kher has been sold for 993,250 pounds at a Sotheby’s auction in London, setting a new record for the work of art. The sculpture The Skin Speaks a Language not its Own established not only a record for the artist at auction but also [Read More]
June 26 Auction brings $4,295,511 – 100% of lots sold (Chicago, IL) – Wine prices eclipsed the high auction estimate at the Hart Davis Hart auction this weekend in Chicago, realizing $ 4,295,511 against a pre-sale auction estimate of $2,867,660- $4,288,950. 100% of the lots offered were sold. Collections of Bordeaux and [Read More]
A pair of rare North Italian 18th century bureau-cabinets from Palazzo Costaguti on Piazza Mattei in Rome are to be sold as part of the Fine Continental Furniture, Sculpture and Works of Art sale on 7 July 2010. These fine examples of bureau-cabinets have been veneered in burr walnut and highlighted with [Read More]
Sotheby’s London summer Evening Sale of Old Master and British Paintings in London will take place on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 and taking centre stage will be J.M.W. Turner’s breathtaking masterpiece Modern Rome – Campo Vaccino. The sale will further comprise: a strong selection of works by Dutch and Flemish 17th century [Read More]
Located just minutes north of Charlottesville, Virginia, this prime business/commercial site on the north-bound side of U.S. 29 will be sold at foreclosure auction on July 13 at 11a.m. The auction will be conducted on-site at 7353 Seminole Trail (US 29), Rochelle, VA, 22738. With 815+/- feet of frontage on picturesque and [Read More]
Real estate auction specialist REDC and Bank of America today announced plans to auction more than 100 bank-owned homes in the Inland Empire. The auction will be open to homebuyers seeking a home as a primary residence, municipalities participating in the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), and [Read More]
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) – A Powell & Stutenroth “Favorite Bitters” bottle, one of only a few known and graded 9.7 out of 10 for condition, soared to $64,960 at the 50th Internet and catalog ever held by American Bottle Auctions (AmericanBottle.com). The bottle was the top lot of the more than 300 rare [Read More]
More than 600 acres of Northern Colorado recreational land bordering the Roosevelt National Forest will be sold at auction Tuesday, July 27. The land includes 1.7 miles of the North Poudre River and has excellent fishing and game populations. “When it comes to Northern Colorado land for hunting and fishing, this is [Read More]
One hundred and thirty-four years ago, George Armstrong Custer and his 7th Cavalry were overwhelmed near the Little Big Horn River by warriors of the Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne. No survivors remained among those who fought under Custer’s direct command and few physical artifacts of the battle were left on the [Read More]
Felicity Farm, a pristine estate with grand residence in Wawa, Pennsylvania, was successfully sold during a live, on-site auction today, marking Concierge Auctions’ third success within the Northeast market in recent months, announced George Graham, CEO of the NYC-based luxury real estate auction firm. In cooperation with Debbie McCabe of Prudential Fox [Read More]
On Saturday, July 17, Old Town Auctions will boldly go where they’ve never gone before – selling robots, space toys, Star Wars, action figures and other quality sci-fi and fantasy collectibles. The event will be held at Alexander’s Inn Auction House in Buckeystown, a suburb of Frederick, Maryland, and convenient to Philadelphia, [Read More]
Copley Fine Art Auctions will conduct an auction of sporting art, decoys, fishing collectibles and other related folk art on July 22nd and 23rd in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Last year’s auction grossed over $4.1 million in sales, and the 2010 sale aims to build on Copley’s fine tradition of achievement. Headlining the sale [Read More]
Sotheby’s London have announced that a pair of Magnificent Pair of Imperial Porcelain Vases, Period of Nicholas I (1825-1855), St Petersburg, will headline Sotheby’s Treasures: Aristocratic Heirlooms Sale in London on Tuesday, July 6, 2010. The auction – the first ever sale of its type at Sotheby’s – will bring together some [Read More]
Buyers have the opportunity of a lifetime to purchase premier condominiums in the highly sought after 78704 Austin area at their price. United Country – Supreme Auctions will sell 37 condos at live auction on Sunday, July 11. Eighteen of the properties will be sold absolute to the highest bidder regardless of [Read More]
(LITCHFIELD, Conn.) – Over 750 lots of rare American and European antiques and fine art will be sold June 30-July 14 in an Internet and catalog auction by Litchfield County Auctions (www.LitchfieldCountyAuctions.com). It is the third major sale of the year for the firm and will include property deaccessioned from Connecticut College, [Read More]