The Signature Estates Auction will be held in the firm’s Atlanta showroom, at 715 Miami Circle. ATLANTA, Ga. – A gilt bronze sculpture signed by Italian artist Arnaldo Pomodoro (b. 1926), a hand-modeled redware figure of a reclining whippet by noted Shenandoah Valley potter Solomon Bell (1817-1882), a dazzling GIA-certified 6.68-carat brown [Read More]
Yearly Archives: 2016
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Following a successful valuation day held in Halesowen on Saturday 26th November for Dickinsons Real Deal, Richard Winterton Auctioneers are excited to be able to offer an interesting collection of ephemera consigned through the show in their upcoming January 25th auction. Of particular note, is a hand-written letter of thanks from Agatha [Read More]
The all-day event will be held in the firm’s gallery, located at 63 Fourth Avenue in Cranston, R.I. CRANSTON, R.I. – A Neoclassical bronze figure of the Greek goddess Thetis on a large mantle clock by French sculptor Pierre Eugene Emile Hebert (1828-1893), a Madoura pottery partial glaze ceramic bowl by Pablo [Read More]
The 2-session Antique & Fine Arts Auction will be held at Fontaine’s Gallery in Pittsfield, Mass. PITTSFIELD, Mass. – An exceedingly rare 18th century English-made pagoda form automaton musical clock, produced for the Chinese Qing Imperial Court, is expected to soar to $800,000-$1.2 million at an Antique & Fine Arts Auction planned [Read More]
(Chicago, IL) – Hart Davis Hart capped 2016 with a massive three-day auction held on December 15th, 16th, and 17th. Over the course of seven auctions held this year, HDH garnered $48.88 million, making Hart Davis Hart the largest seller of fine wines at auction in the United States, surpassing their nearest [Read More]
The auction will be held at Nadeau’s gallery in Windsor, Conn., starting at 11 a.m. Eastern time. WINDSOR, Conn. – A Patek Philippe minute repeater chronometer watch in an 18kt gold case, a pair of George III satinwood and tulipwood marquetry bookcase cabinets in two parts, an oil on canvas depiction of [Read More]
Headlining the sale will be the lifetime bottle collections of Vince Madruga and John O’Neill. SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Two major fine bottle collections – the Vince Madruga collection of Western bitters and medicines, and the John O’Neill collection of mostly early San Francisco bottles, whiskeys and sodas – will headline Auction #63, [Read More]
MALVERN, Pa. – Converse Auctions will bid farewell to 2016 with a new name, a new owner and a New Year’s online auction, planned for Friday, December 30th, packed with over 350 lots of fine Chinese antiques, including a rare and important Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) Jun Yao bowl. People can register to [Read More]
A sketch by John Constable sold for £869,000 at Bonhams Old Master Paintings sale in London on 8 December, setting a new world record at auction for a small-scale sketch (under 10 inches) by the artist. Flatford Lock on the Stour looking towards Bridge Cottage, a study by Constable for Landscape: Boys [Read More]
Over 500 lots of movie props, costumes and memorabilia will come up for bid. The auction will be held at Premiere Props’ gallery in El Segundo, Calif., along with Hollywood Live Auctions. EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – Costume dresses worn by Julia Roberts as the evil queen in the movie Mirror Mirror Evil [Read More]
The auction will be held in Stevens’ gallery, at 609 North Meridian Street in Aberdeen, Miss. ABERDEEN, Miss. – Rare vintage cars, including a 1959 Corvette convertible, a 1965 Plymouth Barracuda and a 1970 Dodge Challenger convertible – all in mint condition – plus other items ranging from a 1905 Eagle floor [Read More]
BOULDER, CO – Artemis Gallery’s Dec. 8 auction is the ideal place to find beautiful and unusual holiday gifts that have long withstood the test of time. The 330-lot sale of ancient, Asian and ethnographic art caters to all tastes and budgets with its carefully curated selection of classical antiquities from Egypt, [Read More]
Simon Wills, formerly of Christie’s in New York, has joined Garth’s Auctioneers and Appraisers (Columbus) and Selkirk Auctioneers and Appraisers (St. Louis). Simon’s career spans a decade serving various roles at Christie’s, most recently as Vice President and Senior Account Manager in the Estates, Appraisals and Valuations department. Now as Account and [Read More]
The 600+-lot auction will be held in the firm’s gallery at 74 Merrick Road in Lynbrook, N.Y. LYNBROOK, N.Y. – Rare vintage posters for the Beatles and Janis Joplin, a Committee of Vigilance of San Francisco certificate from 1856, and a broad selection of military swords spanning multiple conflicts, generations and countries [Read More]
When Herbert Broadfoot II and his wife, Nancy, called Great Gatsby’s Auction Gallery in Atlanta to consign a beloved heirloom – a tour de force Cincinnati carved cabinet by William H. Fry – they knew this piece needed to find ‘the right home.’ In the midst of downsizing, and devastated that they [Read More]
Exquisite pieces from private collection of jewelry designed by Mary Ann Scherr (1921-2016) will be offered at auction by Garth’s Auctioneers & Appraisers on December 1 at 6pm. Among the 360+ lots of fine & vintage jewelry to be sold, this fine assortment of Scherr’s designs numbers 37 lots with many more [Read More]
BOULDER, CO – Artemis Gallery is known for its beautifully presented auctions of ancient and ethnographic art from the world’s great civilizations, but their December 1st sale through LiveAuctioneers is taking an intentionally more-focused approach. The sale will showcase the legacy of Pre-Columbian and tribal cultures of the Americas. “This year we’ve [Read More]
Bidders can log on now, at www.kcauctioncompany.com. Every lot has a starting bid of just $1. KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A painting by the renowned Missouri-born artist Thomas Hart Benton (Am., 1889-1975) is the expected headliner in an online-only auction being held by KC Auction & Appraisal Company, based in Kansas City. [Read More]