The 300+-lot event will be held in the firm’s gallery at 809 Belvedere Road in West Palm Beach. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Wonderful Mid-Century Modern furniture creations by the father-son team of Philip and Kelvin LaVerne and the German-born New York designer Karl Springer, porcelains, sterling silver, bronzes, art glass, sculptures, [Read More]
Monthly Archives: May 2016
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BOULDER, CO – While predicting the future is an exercise that fascinates all ages, looking back on various early civilizations and imagining how they lived, evolved and blended is just as intriguing. “It’s like assembling a giant, global jigsaw puzzle,” said Bob Dodge, co-owner of Artemis Gallery in Boulder, Colorado. “With every [Read More]
The Board of Directors of Hart Davis Hart Wine Co. announced today that John H. Hart, Co-Founder and Chairman, will become Chairman Emeritus at the Chicago-based wine auction and retail firm, effective at the Annual Shareholders Meeting on July 1, 2016. Hart will continue to provide counsel to Hart Davis Hart. “The [Read More]
The clock was the top lot in a sale that grossed $2.5 million and had more than 4,300 online bidders. PITTSFIELD, Mass. – A rare antique Chinese animated triple fusee bracket clock roared past its pre-sale estimate of $500,000-$750,000 to sell for $1.27 million at Fontaine’s Auction Gallery’s cataloged antique and clock [Read More]
The 1,058-lot auction will be held in the firm’s New Orleans showroom on St. Charles Avenue. NEW ORLEANS, La. – A “prostitute’s box” from Dodge City, Kansas dating to around 1900, a fine collection of 20th century Meissen figures, a handsome 19th century English George II-style inlaid carved walnut chest-on-chest, and a [Read More]
The auction will be held in the company gallery at 76 Main Street in Amesbury, Massachusetts. AMESBURY, Mass. – A three-session Memorial Day weekend auction featuring a vast array of items from prominent estates in the Boston area – to include the Hoes family of Wayland, direct descendants of President James Monroe, [Read More]
At Heritage Auctions, June 2, 2016; featuring a wide array of Natural History and Scientific rarities aimed at designers and collectors across the spectrum DALLAS – A truly incredible specimen of Crystallized Gold on Quartz, hailing from the renowned Sixteen to One Gold Mine in California – America’s most famous gold mine, [Read More]
The 550-lot auction will be held in the firm’s gallery at 74 Merrick Road in Lynbrook, New York LYNBROOK, N.Y. – Original illustrations and paintings by the renowned science fiction artist Chesley Bonestell (Am., 1888-1986), original cover art from the legendary comic book artist Joe Kubert (Am., 1926-2012), rare and highly desirable [Read More]
#1 Wine Auction House in the U.S. Achieves 100% Sell Through Rate so far in 2016 Hart Davis Hart Wine Co., the internationally renowned wine auction house and retailer, continued its success in 2016 with a tremendous May auction that brought in a total $5.9 million against pre-sale estimates of $4-$6 million. [Read More]
The auction was held April 30-May 1 in the firm’s gallery at 715 Miami Circle in Atlanta, Ga. ATLANTA, Ga. – A rare early 16th century German Gothic tapestry panel climbed to $48,380 and a large 17th or 18th century Tibetan gilt bronze seated Buddha figure coasted to $42,480 at an estates [Read More]
The auction featured 275 lots. Overall, sales were $2 million. MILFORD, Conn. – A previously unrecorded oil on canvas painting by the renowned American artist Louis Remy Mignot (N.Y./S.C., 1831-1870), titled Tropical Scene, soared to $120,000 at an auction held April 28th by Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers, in the firm’s gallery located [Read More]
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Guests attending Palm Beach Modern Auctions’ (PBMA) stylish, hospitable events often compliment co-owners Rico Baca and Wade Terwilliger on the consistent superiority of items offered in their sales. In order to make the cut for any of PBMA’s beautifully presented auctions, an artwork, furnishing or decorative accessory [Read More]
About 800 works of art, by some of the fine art world’s most famous names, will be on display. WINTER PARK, Fla. – About 800 works of fine and decorative art will be on display and available for auction at Baterbys’ annual Art Gallery Event, slated for Saturday, May 14th, in its [Read More]
St. Louis, MO – Sarah Cunningham’s first auction as the newly-installed Fine Art Specialist and Gallery Director of Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers is an apt reflection of her passion and focus. Cunningham arrived in St. Louis, home of Selkirk, in July 2015 after a broad base of work in sales and acquisitions, [Read More]
The auction is being held online as well as at Mohawk Arms’ gallery, located in Bouckville, N.Y. BOUCKVILLE, N.Y. – Items pertaining to (and even signed by) the legendary German World War I flying ace Baron Manfred von Richtofen, known as ‘The Red Baron’ – are just part of Mohawk Arms’ Auction [Read More]
BOULDER, CO – Those inveterate time-travelers at Artemis Gallery – Bob and Teresa Dodge – are ready to take another virtual trip back in time through the great cultures of the world, and antiquities collectors are invited along for the ride. Their Thursday, May 12 auction offers a wonderful array of masks [Read More]
It’s a cataloged antique and clock auction, being held at Fontaine’s gallery, in Pittsfield, Mass. PITTSFIELD, Mass. – A rare antique Chinese animated triple fusee bracket clock, running and striking with all animated mechanisms working, is expected to sell for between $500,000 and $750,000 at a cataloged antique auction planned for Saturday, [Read More]
At first glance, it’s a simple drawing of the old family farm. Your grandparents sentimentally tucked it away in the attic; occasionally bringing it out to reminisce, fascinated by the details and comparing it to the way the farm looks today. You’ve often wondered about the artist – someone who had the [Read More]