A 1938 Gibson Advance Jumbo Sunburst Acoustic Guitar, also known as “The Bone Crusher” for its legendary sound quality, surpassing the Herringbone Martins of the pre-war era, realized $53,775 to lead the way in Heritage Auctions $1.43 million Vintage Guitar and Stringed Instruments auction on Oct. 21. More than 800 bidders vied [Read More]
Daily Archives: November 4, 2011
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Rago Auctions is proud to announce that it will auction the folk art and Americana collection from Fleecydale Cottage in Carversville, PA on December 3, 2011 at Noon. Bidders will find over 160 lots of American painted furniture, whirligigs, carnival shooting targets and prize figurines, signage, hard-to-find paintings by Amos Shontz, outsider [Read More]
Sotheby’s fall sale of Latin American Art in New York on 16 and 17 November 2011 will showcase a range of Latin American painting and sculpture from the continents’ most important artists including exceptional works from important collections that are fresh to the market. A group of Rufino Tamayo paintings that span [Read More]
iGavel Auctions Associate Everard and Company’s October 3rd, 2011 online auction of photographic equipment from the Estate of Arthur Keir and other owners brought over $700,000, considerably higher than its pre-sale estimate of $300,000-500,000. The Keir collection was 100% sold and overall the auction had a selling rate of 93%. The sale [Read More]
The whiskeys include some of the finest specimens known; flasks in never-before seen colors. (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) – An incredible selection of rare, high-end western whiskey bottles and historical flasks will be sold in an Internet and catalog auction that begins Dec. 9 and will conclude Dec. 18 by American Bottle Auctions (www.americanbottle.com). [Read More]