The auction was held the day before the popular Chicagoland Petroliana & Advertising Show. (PEOTONE, Ill.) – A large and hard to find United Motors Service oval neon sign, only rated 7.9 out of 10 for condition but still coveted by collectors for its rarity, sold for $6,325 at a Fall Petroliana [Read More]
Monthly Archives: October 2011
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Hart Davis Hart is pleased to announce that, effective immediately, all auction and retail purchases will now be eligible for free shipment to Hong Kong. The Asian market has been a driving factor in Hart Davis Hart’s rise to its position as the #1 auction house in the United States. From 2005 [Read More]
Offering Rare Americana, Colorplate Books, Manuscripts, Early Printing, Literature, Maps, Childrens’ Books and Illustrations Doyle New York’s November 7, 2011 sale of rare books opens with a selection of Americana, including an important Civil War diary by Lieutenant Frederick J. Bartlett of Company C of the 27th Ohio Colored Infantry. Among printed [Read More]
Bonhams announce that Sarah Reyburn Nelson has been appointed its Specialist of Impressionist, Modern & Contemporary Art in San Francisco. Ms. Nelson joins Bonhams with more than 10 years of experience in the field of Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary Art in New York and London. She specializes in European and American art [Read More]
Images by Gerard Sekoto of Sophiatown, once his home outside Johannesburg, demolished and renamed ‘Triumph’ by the apartheid regime, and now resurrected once more as Sophiatown, go on sale at Bonhams next week. The two images are listed among the South African Masterpieces in the sale and are estimated at £200,000 to [Read More]
Bonhams present a striking selection of well-known artists in various media in the Modern & Contemporary Art auction on November 7. Taking place in New York, this auction boasts 116 lots across a variety of price points that will appeal to a wide array of bidders, both private and trade. Sharon Goodman [Read More]
Richard Winterton Auctioneers are delighted to announce the sale of the contents of Amington House, Tamworth, Staffordshire next week, (26th to 28th October). The contents of the imposing Georgian period property have been removed to The Lichfield Auction Centre in preparation for the three day auction. The sale will include a magnificent [Read More]
With the launch of AuctionZip Mobile, auction-goers now can search using their smartphones for their favorite items and collectibles upcoming at auction. AuctionZip Mobile offers AuctionZip’s signature ZIP Code Locator in a compact and streamlined design. The new mobile site functions with all major mobile devices, offering compatibility with iPhone, iPad, Android, [Read More]
A private collection of over 100 paintings by the ornithological artist J. C. Harrison are to be offered for auction on Wednesday 25th January 2012, at Bonhams New Bond Street, London. The works are from the collection of the renowned wildlife photographer Terry Andrewartha who worked for the Anglia TV programme Survival [Read More]
The Sunny View Youth Involvement Association raised $140,000 through a unique fundraiser – an art auction at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital that featured the art of kids with disabilities, some unable to speak and with limited mobility. The funds raised during the Able Artists Auction will support the Expressive Arts Program [Read More]
Bonhams will be auctioning the Harriet Szechenyi Collection of Japanese Art in New Bond Street, London, on the 8th November. Much like the author Edmund de Waal in his memoir “The Hare with the Amber Eyes”, Harriet Szechenyi was fascinated in building a unique collection that had passed from hand to hand, [Read More]
Sotheby’s London announces that it will sell a previously unrecorded example of the earliest version of the original Dockwra hand-stamps, the “Murray’s Post” stamp, in its English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations Sale on December 15th 2011. London Penny Post hand-stamp dating from 1680/81 Photo: Sotheby’s Marking a crucial development in [Read More]
The massive single-owner collection will be sold at Finney’s showroom, in Schodack, N.Y. (SCHODACK, N.Y.) – A massive single-owner collection consisting of hundreds of rare, vintage and hard-to-find items in a variety of categories will be sold on Saturday, Oct. 29, by Finney’s Auction Service, beginning promptly at 11 a.m. (EST). The [Read More]
Contemporary dance company Armitage Gone! Dance will benefit from the sale of artworks by seven major contemporary artists at Christie’s New York on November 9, 2011. The lots will form a prominent part of the auction house’s much watched Post War and Contemporary morning session. The artists participating in the special tribute [Read More]
Watermelon Slices, a major work by Rufino Tamayo depicting one of his signature themes is to be among the highlights of Sotheby’s auction of Latin American Art in New York on 16 November 2011. The painting is being sold by The Museum of Modern Art in New York to benefit the Acquisitions [Read More]
Julien’s Auctions, will auction an extraordinary collection of personal property from the legendary entertainer Bette Midler on Saturday November 12th. Midler is one of the few performers who are instantly known by their first name, and is regarded by all as “The Divine Miss M.” Since her debut album in 1972, she [Read More]
Bonhams Asian Decorative Arts auction on November 15 in San Francisco will feature a strong variety of fresh property from private collections and institutions in this 600 lot session, over 500 of which are Chinese. The sale will include a broad selection of 19th and late 20th century huanghuali and hardwood furniture [Read More]
The auction went online Sept. 1 and concluded Sept. 14. In all, 149 quality lots changed hands. (WOODSTOCK VALLEY, Conn.) – A vintage American Calabash flask showing a tree-in-leaf bust portrait of George Washington (circa 1845-1860) soared to $28,080 to take top lot honors in an auction held Sept. 1-14 by Norman [Read More]