Hundreds of lots of firearms, ammunition, militaria, advertising, hunting and fishing were sold. (MATTHEWS, N.C.) – A colorfully rich and vibrant poster from 1909, advertising the Winchester .401 caliber self-loading rifle, one of the most highly sought after of the Winchester images, sold for $4,246 in an Internet and catalog auction that [Read More]
Monthly Archives: January 2011
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More than 100 pieces of historic, rare Orange County California paper money from the collection of the late William (“Willie”) Pannier, long-time owner of the Fullerton Coin & Stamps store, will be offered in an auction to be conducted by Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles (www.GoldbergCoins.com) in Beverly Hills, February [Read More]
Bonhams & Butterfields is offering an original drawing featuring five vignettes by famed children’s author and illustrator Beatrix Potter during the Fine Books & Manuscripts Auction on February 13, 2011. The piece by Potter, circa 1893, depicts a guinea pig grooming and dressing (est. $12,000-$18,000). At least three of the rare illustrations [Read More]
The multi-estate auction was conducted in the 4H Hall of the Sedgwick County Extension Ctr. (WICHITA, Kan.) – Two lots of R.S. Prussia – a 15-inch carnation mold centerpiece bowl and a 13-piece service, also in the carnation mold – realized identical selling prices of $4,300 at a multi-estate sale held Jan. [Read More]
Christie’s International, today announced worldwide sales for 2010 of £3.3 billion/$5.0 billion, up 53% by £ on last year’s figure of £2.1 billion (Figures include buyer’s premium). The highest sales total in the 245 year history of the firm, the figure is also the highest annual sales total ever recorded in the [Read More]
Famed illustrator Garth Williams original graphite 1953 cover art for Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder – familiar image to anyone that has read the classic books since the Fifties – will be part of Heritage Auctions’ Feb. 11 Signature® Illustration Art Auction in Beverly Hills. It is expected [Read More]
On Saturday, Jan. 29, and features a varied array of fresh to the market collections of toys and quality pop culture collectibles. The first collection slated to cross the auction block is a small but select assortment of 1950s/60s baseball cards. This all-star grouping is loaded with iconic players such as Mickey [Read More]
A remarkable pair of Rolls-Royces commissioned in the livery of the world famous department store, Harrods, are to be sold in Bonhams’ Paris sale of Motor Cars at the Grand Palais on 5 February 2011. One of the cars – a Rolls-Royce Phantom V Limousine 1963 – was the property of H.R.H. [Read More]
“The Savannah Collection,” a newly discovered grouping of more than 40,000 comic books, spanning from 1958 to the present, and acquired directly from the distributor, valued in total at more than $1 million – roughly $350,000 of which is in this auction – makes its debut in Heritage Auctions’ Feb. 24-26 Signature® [Read More]
Sotheby’s New York Americana Week concluded with a 3-day auction total of $14.4 million, comfortably above the cumulative low estimate of $11.5 million. The sales brought significant prices for American furniture, silver and folk art, led by An Important Searls Family Chippendale Highly Inlaid Cherrywood and Mahogany Chest of Drawers that achieved [Read More]
Bonhams is offering for sale at auction two Ducatis associated with four-time World Superbike Champion, Carl Fogarty, both of which are owned by the same private collector in Northern Ireland. The first is the Ducati 888 Corsa on which Carl won both the Superbike race and the headline event at the North [Read More]
An 18th century mahogany bureau table carved by Newport’s most celebrated cabinetmaker sold for a stunning $5.7 million at Christie’s New York on Wednesday morning, placing it among the highest auction prices ever realized for an item of American furniture. Offered at $700,000-900,000, the table was pursued by multiple bidders, who rapidly [Read More]
RM Auctions, enjoyed a strong start to its 2011 auction season this week, posting a record $30.8 million in sales at its annual Arizona event, with an impressive 96% of lots sold and four automobiles exceeding the magic million dollar mark. Held at the prestigious Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa, the two-day [Read More]
(WATCHUNG, NJ) – His stature in the game remains almost mythical as if his career was something created by a novelist or Hollywood scriptwriter. But Shoeless Joe Jackson was quite real… and quite human as two items recently consigned to auction reveal. An ultra-rare Jackson signed document, one of the few and [Read More]
On Sat. Jan. 22, 2011, Phil Weiss will auction off some great Beatles Memorabilia including some incredible autographed items. Items include (copy and paste the links into your browser): Lot 1393 – 1973 Important Content John Lennon & Yoko Ono Typed Signed Letter, John Lennon and Yoko Ono hand signed by both. [Read More]
The Virginia-based auctioneer will call the Ladies’ Luncheon & Auction on Saturday, Feb. 19. (CULLEN, Va.) – Jimmy Carwile, owner and auctioneer of Carwile Auctions, Inc., has been tapped to conduct an auction at the 35th annual Convention and Sport Show of the National Wild Turkey Federation, slated for Feb. 17-20 at [Read More]
Associate Seller Nye & Company sale is now live until Monday January 31st on www.iGavelAuctions.com. Born in Idaho, Michael Sweeley lived on the Upper West Side of Manhattan for approximately fifty years after attending Juilliard. He was a lifelong devotee of the arts and music. Following employment with Sol Hurok, Sweeley first [Read More]
(ORLANDO, Fla.) – Proceeds from next month’s 2011 Winter Auction slated for Feb. 19 and 26 by Baterbys Art Auction Gallery will go to benefit United Cerebral Palsy of Central Florida, an organization that serves children with disabilities and developmental delays in the Orlando area. But it won’t be the first time [Read More]