(MATTHEWS, N.C.) – Around 1,200 lots of rare and vintage firearms, militaria, ammunition and advertising collectibles are being offered in an Internet auction already underway by SoldUSA.com. The sale went online in mid-June and will conclude July 17. SoldUSA.com is a premier collectibles auction site, with over 42,000 registered users. Many items [Read More]
Yearly Archives: 2010
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Life-sized elephants designed by Scottish artist Jack Vettriano and Glasgow web hosting company Easyspace have helped a conservation charity raise more than GBP 1 million pounds at a celebrity auction in London. Hollywood stars Goldie Hawn and film-star turned socialite Elizabeth Hurley watched as Jack Vettriano’s elephant – based on his famous [Read More]
Concierge Auctions will host a live, on-site auction of 2763 Sheep Meadow Lane, a private Lake George retreat with 528 feet of shoreline, on July 23. Originally listed for $1.395 million, buyers will have the opportunity to purchase the property at or above the published reserve of $850,000. The sale is being [Read More]
Event will be conducted by Slotin Folk Art, which also holds folk art auctions in Buford, Ga. (NORCROSS, Ga.) – Folk Fest – billed as “The World’s Greatest Self-Taught Art Show and Sale” – will celebrate 17 years in Atlanta with a three-day show slated for Aug. 20-22 at the North Atlanta [Read More]
Penny Worley Auctioneers (www.worleyauctioneers.com) announces online auctions of government assets from three Indiana and Illinois locations, according to Jerry Jenkins. “All these government assets from locations in Mishawaka, Ind., Elmhurst and Lisle, Ill., will sell to the highest bidders during two online auctions,” Jenkins said. “We have lots of IT equipment, high-end [Read More]
A landscape painting by Herman Saftleven once owned by one of Oscar Wilde’s closest friends is expected to fetch £15,000-20,000 when it is auctioned at the Old Master Paintings sale on Wednesday 7th July at Bonhams, New Bond Street. It is being sold to fund a chair in Demography at the London [Read More]
Rob Myers, Chairman and Founder of Canadian-based RM Auctions, the world’s largest collector car auction house, today announced the purchase of the 235-acre auction park located in Auburn, Indiana by a subsidiary of RM from long-time automobile auctioneer, Dean V. Kruse**. As part of the company’s overall expansion plans, Myers also announced [Read More]
Christie’s London Post-War and Contemporary Evening Auction realised £45,640,200 /$68,642,861/ €56,091,806, selling 84% by lot and 85% by value. “We curated this sale very carefully, offering a diverse range of works that were exciting and fresh, had great energy, and were of excellent quality. As a result, the market responded with real [Read More]
West Coast Bank is the silver sponsor of Uncorked -The Oregon Wine & Art Auction, The Rotary Club of McMinnville’s premier fundraiser. The outstanding food, wine, art and wine auction and entertainment will be held at the Methven Family Vineyards in Dayton, Oregon, on July 10, 2010. Dave Hansen, West Coast Bank [Read More]
Bonhams annual summer sale at Quail Lodge is famous for its offering of racing and sports cars. From Bugatti, Alfa Romeo and Talbot Lago to Jaguar, Aston Martin and Ferrari, Bonhams is consistently entrusted with the world’s greatest and rarest automobiles. With many of Bonhams’ specialists competing regularly in racing events, and [Read More]
JJManning Auctioneers is proud to offer 4 Maine Gas Stations / Convenience Stores, selling individually on Thursday, July 15, 2010. 10:00am: 57 Main St./Rt. 4, Livermore Falls, ME, k/a “Puffin Stop” Gas Station/Convenience Store This property will be sold at Absolute Auction – to the highest bidder regardless of price. It’s on [Read More]
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]
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]