BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. – Two premier collections of art and artifacts from ancient civilizations combine to form the core of Antiquities Saleroom’s June 13-14 auction, which also includes an outstanding selection of natural history and mineral specimens. Many of the 400 lots entered in the absentee, phone and Internet auction come from [Read More]
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Rare jade carvings from three private American collections provide the centerpiece for Bonhams June 24th auction of Fine Asian Works of Art to be held in San Francisco. A white jade marriage bowl, 18th century, elegantly carved with lotus and lily flowers, set off by floral handles suspending single rings (est. $60,000-100,000); [Read More]
A U.S. Model 1883 Colt Gatling Gun and Rare Limber With Accessories. Serial no. 342 with 10 32-inch barrels — for decades the centerpiece of the collection of renowned Michigan Civil war re-enactor and firearms expert Michael Yeck, who passed away last year — is expected to bring more than $100,000 on [Read More]
Maurice de Vlaminck’s circa 1930 winter scene oil on canvas of the Normandy countryside, a signature example of Fauvism from the 20th century’s first movement in modern art, is expected to realize $70,000+ as part of Heritage Auctions’ Decorative Art & European Paintings Signature® Auction, June 15 in Dallas. The painting is [Read More]
WESTHAMPTON, N.Y. – The gloves are on, and it’s time for boxing fans to choose their corners and bid aggressively on a fantastic selection of championship boxing memorabilia in Grey Flannel’s June 5 Summer Games Auction. Fifty-seven lots in the 613-lot major sports auction are devoted exclusively to professional boxing, with the [Read More]
On Monday, June 3rd at 5 pm, Clarke Auction will present what might be one of its best auctions to date. Normally a press release is written about one or two rare and important items and it is easy to highlight them. This time there is so much wonderful and rare stuff [Read More]
BOSTON, Mass. – Skinner, Inc. will host an auction of Fine Jewelry in its Boston gallery on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. The sale will feature over 500 lots of antique and period jewelry, as well as contemporary jewelry by famous makers including Tiffany, Van Cleef & Arpels, and Cartier. Skinner is pleased [Read More]
A rare pair of cased Duelling Pistols by London maker John Twigg circa 1785 which belonged to Captain Coghlan of the Royal Navy are expected to fetch £10,000-14,000 when offered for sale in Thomas Del Mar Ltd’s auction of Antique Arms, Armour and Militaria which will be held at 25 Blythe Road, [Read More]
The lamp was the top earner of the nearly 400 lots offered at the auction, held in Windsor, Conn. (WINDSOR, Conn.) – A vintage 1950s brass floor lamp designed by legendary Italian lighting designer Gino Sarfatti (1912-1984) for Arteluce, the manufacturing firm he founded in 1939, sold for $15,930 at an auction [Read More]
The waterfront park in Greenwich, Connecticut, Bonhams will host its sixth annual motorcar auction in conjunction with the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance. Led by some extremely noteworthy highlights from Bugatti, Aston Martin and Rolls-Royce, the 100 car-strong roster – the event’s largest ever offering – will present an extraordinary line-up of automobiles fresh [Read More]
Nicholls Auction Marketing Group, Inc., (www.nichollsauction.com) announces the auction of a 4 bedroom Jack Webb built home in Bowling Green, VA – on Thursday, June 6, at 6 pm. “We are honored to have been chosen to sell via the auction method of marketing this magnificent residence,” according to John Nicholls, president [Read More]
The auction will be held on the second day of this year’s Check the Oil, Gas & Oil Show in Ohio. (DUBLIN, Oh.) – More than 450 lots of highly collectible examples of petroliana (gas station) and automobilia (cars) will be offered at a Check the Oil auction planned for Saturday, June [Read More]
Some of the fastest production cars of the 1960s and 1970s went under the hammer at the inaugural Bonhams auction during the Spa Classic weekend on Saturday 25th May, realizing a total of almost €3.4 million. Leading the way was Lot 20, a 1964 Ferrari 275GTB Berlinetta offered with well-documented period competition [Read More]
With just a day and a half left of PFC’s May auction, competition is heating up for the stunning items of Marilyn Monroe memorabilia being offered. We have her very own worn burgundy wool bathing suit, pre-1950s and therefore owned by her before she became a star. Bids are currently at £2,000. [Read More]
Defying a widespread concern that the art market might continue the uncertainty visible at auctions of Chinese art in the later months of 2012, Bonhams wrapped up its impressive series of auctions in Hong Kong from 22 to 26 May 2013. Bonhams achieved a very substantial sold total of HK$172 million, large [Read More]
Peering out from under an old sheet, Clarke Auction art specialist Nelia Moore and owner Ronan Clarke then discovered what would turn out to be a long lost and magnificent oil on canvas by the German surrealist artist Richard Oelze. The large and intricate painting entitled Archaic Fragment was executed in 1935 [Read More]
Bonhams Hong Kong’s first sale of exceptional Japanese Single Malt Whisky during the Fine and Rare Wines, Cognac & Single Malt Whisky Auction held on 23 May at the Island Shangri-La Hotel was a roaring success with all 30 bottles sold at a few times their pre-sale estimates. Spirited bidding saw connoisseurs [Read More]
The Amazing Spider-Man proved himself the top hero over the three-day span of Heritage Auctions’ $4+ million May 16-18 Comics Signature® Auction as John Romita, Sr.’s The Amazing Spider-Man #85 Kingpin and the Schemer Cover Original Art (Marvel, 1970) and a CGC-certified 8.0 copy of Amazing Fantasy #15 (Spider-Man’s first appearance) realized [Read More]