Christie’s London have announced Multiplied – an exciting new fair in the field of contemporary art. The fair will be held during the week of the Frieze Art Fair, 15-18th October, providing a platform to promote emerging talent in two and three-dimensional contemporary editions. Christie’s has invited over thirty of the most [Read More]
Monthly Archives: July 2010
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On August 26, a 5,082-square-foot custom-built home at 4118 Crystal Bridge Drive in the desirable River Valley Ranch community in Carbondale, Colorado will sell at a live, on-site auction, announced NYC-based luxury real estate auction firm Concierge Auctions. Originally listed for $1,850,000, no minimum bid is required to participate. The sale is [Read More]
A North Florida country estate with two homes, rolling pastures and equestrian facilities will sell in a real estate auction Saturday, August 21. The property, centrally located between Jacksonville, Tallahassee and Gainesville, could sell as an entirety or it could go to as many as three buyers, according to Warren Ward of [Read More]
Bonhams announces the sale of an extremely rare game, ‘The Game of War’ to be sold on the 13th October 2010 in Knightsbridge in the Chess, Playing Cards and Games auction. Dating from 1890, this intricate 600 piece game is estimated to sell for £1,500-£2000, and was designed to train British army [Read More]
A private Lake George retreat with stunning views and 528 feet of shoreline at 2763 Sheep Meadow Lane was successfully sold today during a live, on-site auction, marking Concierge Auctions’ fifth successful auction in the Northeast market in recent months, the NYC-based luxury real estate auction firm has announced. Conducted in cooperation [Read More]
A piece of baseball great Reggie Jackson’s original collection will be offered at the Mecum Monterey Auction, Aug. 13-14, 2010. “Reggie is a lifelong car guy whom I’ve known for 25 years,” said President Dana Mecum. “He has begun selling pieces of his original collection that he’s compiled over the past 40 [Read More]
Maxwell Plantation, a 2,463 +/- acre historic paradise located just minutes from downtown Tuscaloosa and the University of Alabama campus, will be sold at an auction on Thursday, July 29th. The event will be conducted by The National Auction Group (www.nationalauctiongroup.com) of Gadsden, Alabama, an elite team of highly-trained specialists in the [Read More]
Lot 45, a large marine oil created a stir at Richard Winterton’s Fine Art Sale in Lichfield this week. The painting measuring 75cm by 125cm by one of our celebrated marine artists George Chambers II (c.1830-c.1868) had been discovered in a house in the Lichfield area. The vendor had purchased it in [Read More]
Legendary investor Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A and BRK.B), has teamed with the Dairy Queen® system to auction off a 33-inch, five pound, red metal DQ® spoon with his autograph to benefit Children’s Miracle Network, a non-profit organization dedicated to saving and improving the lives of children by raising [Read More]
On 5 October 2010 Sotheby’s will stage their first Paris sale devoted to Natural History, comprising 86 lots selected for their quality and rarity, consigned from private collections in Europe and the United States. Sotheby’s were one of the first firms to stage auctions in this field and, in 1997, obtained an [Read More]
On Monday, July 26th at 6:00 pm, Clarke Auction will sell over 350 lots consigned from estates throughout the Greater New York area. Midcentury Modern includes a desk and credenza by Jens Risom, a pair of Dorothy Draper bachelor’s chests, a Roche Bobois leather and suede sofa; Walnut Stereo Speakers on Saarinen-type [Read More]
Penny Worley Auctioneers (www.worleyauctioneers.com) announces online auctions of government assets from five San Diego area locations, according to Jerry Jenkins. “All these government assets from locations in San Diego and Chulsa Vista, Calif., will sell to the highest bidders at online auction,” Jenkins said. “We have lots of IT equipment, high-end executive [Read More]
United Country Lippard Auctioneers, Inc., (www.lippardauctions.com) announces the absolute public auction of 1300 acres of improved grass land with a cattle facility in Ada, Okla., on Thursday, July 22, according to Troy Lippard, auctioneer. “This property is offered in eight tracts and as a whole,” commented Lippard. “The tracts range in size [Read More]
CCA Galleries and Christie’s London have announced a selling exhibition of works by the iconic British artist Sir Peter Blake; celebrating his six-decade printmaking career. Over 150 prints signed and numbered by the artist, will be on view and available to purchase at Christie’s, South Kensington between 23 July and 12 August, [Read More]
International real estate investment and services company Kennedy Wilson today announced that it offered and sold all 18 condominiums at Silver Spur Court in Rolling Hills Estates, CA for $13 million at an auction it conducted at the Manhattan Beach Marriott. The company also sold nine condominiums at Vista Del Arroyo in [Read More]
Dan Morphy Auction popular new series of Discovery Auctions continues with a Tuesday, July 27, 2010 event starting at 10 a.m. Eastern Time and featuring 605 assorted lots. The inventory encompasses many categories of antique and vintage items, including 20 mechanical and still banks and a wide array of toys. A beautiful [Read More]
A bottle of Ballantine’s from the “Whisky Galore” ship, The SS Politician, is being offered at Bonhams annual Scottish Sale in Edinburgh between 17 – 20 August. It is believed to have been salvaged from the wreck of the ship in the 1950s or 1960s and is being sold with photographs of [Read More]
Tractors, forage harvesters, combines, balers and dozens of other pieces of agricultural equipment are being sold in the Texas Panhandle’s biggest online auction of agricultural equipment ever. Ray Lee Equipment, a John Deere dealer based in Dimmitt, Texas, is selling approximately 91 pieces of equipment in an Internet-only auction through Purple Wave [Read More]