A GUN BUILT for Scottish Politician, the Rt. Hon Richard Haldane, who was noted for forming the Territorial Army in 1907 sold for £15,600, Today (Monday, August 23, 2010) in Gavin Gardiner Ltd’s annual auction of Fine Modern and Vintage Sporting Guns, which was held in association with Sotheby’s at the Gleneagles [Read More]
Monthly Archives: August 2010
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Auctions America by RM officially opens its gates to the upgraded Auburn Auction Park on Wednesday, September 1st for a free public preview of the facility and the auction cars as it gears up for its inaugural ‘Auburn Fall Collector Car Auction’, scheduled for September 2-5, 2010. An incredibly rare and immensely [Read More]
Christie’s London announced the September auction of Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints, which will showcase five centuries of printmaking and a remarkable selection of famous names from all periods. Alongside iconic prints by Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Pablo Picasso and Joan Miro, the sale will also feature more unusual works by [Read More]
National Commercial Auctioneers (www.natcomauctions.com) announces the auction of two bank-owned real estate parcels in Pawnee, on September 10, according to Whitey Mason, Corporate Auctioneer. “We have an excellent opportunity to purchase a recently constructed commercial building,” explained Mason. “It was originally designed as a drive-thru beverage barn, but could easily be converted [Read More]
On Tuesday, Aug. 24th, Dan Morphy will conduct a specialty Coin Auction comprised of three main collections. The sale’s centerpiece – a fresh to the market 30-year collection – consists of exceptional complete sets of coins in uncirculated condition or better. The collection consists of: Indian heads, Lincoln cents, Liberty nickels, buffalo [Read More]
Antiquorum Auctioneers [ www.antiquorum.com ], the world’s premier watch auctioneer, is looking forward to it its upcoming September 15th auction of Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces which will be held at its’ US headquarters on Madison Avenue in New York City. An impressive selection of over 300 exceptional timepieces will be offered [Read More]
(FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga.) – Between 400 and 500 quality, mostly fresh-to-the-market lots from prominent local estates and private collections will be sold Labor Day Monday, Sept. 6, by Flowery Branch Auction & Antiques, located at 5540 Atlanta Highway. Flowery Branch is situated north and east of Atlanta, just off I-985, about halfway [Read More]
The premise that quality items will bring quality bidding held true at Cordier Antiques & Auctions’ Two Day Spring Antique & Fine Art Auction held May 22 and 23. The sale covered a range of collecting areas and produced strong results overall including a Samuel Yelling hanging light for $6,250 (estimate $3,000 [Read More]
This year’s Bonhams Annual Scottish sale made over £1,800,000, the highest since it moved into its new premises on Queen’s Street Edinburgh in 2008 and the second highest in the sale’s 11 year history. Among the highlights were George Leslie Hunter’s ‘Still Life’ which was sold for £144,000 and Anne Redpath’s ‘Still [Read More]
The U.S. oil and gas industry’s largest auction firm is hosting an unprecedented series of auctions in three cities over 15 days, featuring more than 125 well service and drilling rigs, including some three dozen late-model rigs. Kruse Energy and Equipment Auctioneers, LLC is leading off with a major three-day auction in [Read More]
On Monday, August 26th at 6:00 pm, Clarke Auction will sell lots of antiques, clean traditional furniture, fine art, carpets, and lighting consigned from estates throughout the Greater New York area. Dining sets are headed by a triple pedestal banded dining table in great condition, and seven other quality traditional and mid-century [Read More]
Bonhams annual sale of Collectors’ Motorcycles and Related Memorabilia at The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show, Stafford on 17th October will include the historic racing motorcycle on which the legendary Helmut Fath won the Sidecar World Championship in 1968 and with which Horst Owesle took the title in 1971. It is just one [Read More]
Bonhams is delighted to present an extremely rare 1948 Streamliner “Woodie” station wagon, estimated at €55,000 – 75,000, at the sale of Fine Motor Cars and Automobilia at the ‘Weekend de l’Excellence Automobile’ held on the former site of the French Grand Prix circuit of Reims-Gueux on Saturday 11th September 2010. The [Read More]
Gooding & Company, the official auction house of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, sold more than $64.59 Million(1) in collector cars over this past weekend at its annual prestigious Pebble Beach Auctions, achieving its highest-ever recorded sales total in its Pebble Beach history. Extraordinary results for the high-end collector car market with [Read More]
Stephenson’s Auctioneers & Appraisers on Friday, Aug. 20th, commencing at 4 p.m. Eastern Time, will offer more than 500 lots, the great majority being types of coveted American gold and silver coins that are highly sought after by today’s collectors. Highlights among the gold issues are an 1899 $10 coin, as well [Read More]
On September 16th, collectors will be offered the opportunity to bid for a wide variety of Asian and European furniture and decorative arts, paintings, prints, rugs and carpets from the Park Avenue estate of Laura Speiser. Complementing this offering will be an extensive array of European furniture, decorative arts, paintings and prints [Read More]
Freeman’s has announced its first sale of pop culture and memorabilia. The September 3rd auction will feature both contemporary and classic sports, music and entertainment memorabilia, alongside new emerging markets such as Punk and Hip Hop, Designer Toys, and Street Art. This variety of genres will appeal to a broad audience, including [Read More]
A fine Leeds Pottery horse dating back to around 1825, estimated at £8,000 to £12,000, is to be sold at Bonhams Auctioneers in their Fine British Pottery and Porcelain sale in Bond Street, London on Wednesday 8th September. The horse a rare example of white pearlware with a black mane, tail and [Read More]