December, 2016

NEARLY 1,500 LOTS, PULLED FROM ESTATES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF ATLANTA, WILL BE SOLD AT AHLERS & OGLETREE’S NEW YEAR’S AUCTION, JANUARY 14-16

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 diamond engagement ring; […]

Agatha Christie Interest at Richard Winterton Auctioneers

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 Christie to Mr […]

NEARLY 400 LOTS, PULLED FROM ESTATES AND COLLECTIONS THROUGHOUT NEW ENGLAND, WILL BE SOLD JANUARY 14th BY BRUNEAU & CO. AUCTIONEERS

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 Picasso and an […]

A RARE 18th CENTURY ENGLISH-MADE PAGODA FORM AUTOMATON MUSICAL CLOCK IS EXPECTED TO HIT $800,000-$1.2 MILLION AT FONTAINE’S ON JAN. 21st

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 for Saturday, Jan. […]

HDH #1 Wine Auction House in U.S. in 2016

(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 competitor by nearly […]

PATEK PHILIPPE WATCH, GEORGE III SATINWOOD BOOKCASES, A PAINTING BY THOMAS ROSSITER WILL HEADLINE NADEAU’S NEW YEAR’S DAY SALE, JAN. 1st

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 43 prominent American […]

TWO MAJOR BOTTLE COLLECTIONS, FEATURING WESTERN BITTERS, MEDICINES, SAN FRANCISCO BOTTLES, WHISKEYS, SODAS AND MORE, WILL BE SOLD IN A 2-PART AUCTION – FEB. 10-18 AND MARCH 3-11 – BY AMERICAN BOTTLE AUCTIONS

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, a two-part online […]

CONVERSE AUCTIONS IS RINGING OUT THE YEAR IN GRAND STYLE, WITH A NEW NAME, A NEW OWNER AND AN IMPORTANT ONLINE CHINESE AUCTION, DEC. 30th

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 bid and view […]

John Constable Sketch Sets Word Record at Bonhams Auction

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 Fishing, had been […]

JULIA ROBERTS’S DRESSES FROM MIRROR MIRROR EVIL QUEEN, A CARDIGAN WOOL SWEATER WORN BY PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN IN CAPOTE, AND THE HAWAIIAN SHIRT AND PANTS WORN BY JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE IN ALPHA DOG WILL BE PART OF PREMIERE PROPS’ HOLLYWOOD VIP AUCTION, DECEMBER 17

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 Queen, a screen […]

VINTAGE MUSCLE CARS, WHITNEY HOUSTON STAGE-WORN GOWNS, A 1905 COTTON GIN, PERIOD FURNITURE AND MORE AT STEVENS AUCTION, JAN. 7th

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 model cotton gin […]

Artemis Gallery’s Dec. 8 Holiday Sale presents Beautiful, Unusual Gift Ideas from Ancient Cultures

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, Greece, Italy, the […]

December, 2016

NEARLY 1,500 LOTS, PULLED FROM ESTATES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF ATLANTA, WILL BE SOLD AT AHLERS & OGLETREE’S NEW YEAR’S AUCTION, JANUARY 14-16

Agatha Christie Interest at Richard Winterton Auctioneers

NEARLY 400 LOTS, PULLED FROM ESTATES AND COLLECTIONS THROUGHOUT NEW ENGLAND, WILL BE SOLD JANUARY 14th BY BRUNEAU & CO. AUCTIONEERS

A RARE 18th CENTURY ENGLISH-MADE PAGODA FORM AUTOMATON MUSICAL CLOCK IS EXPECTED TO HIT $800,000-$1.2 MILLION AT FONTAINE’S ON JAN. 21st

HDH #1 Wine Auction House in U.S. in 2016

PATEK PHILIPPE WATCH, GEORGE III SATINWOOD BOOKCASES, A PAINTING BY THOMAS ROSSITER WILL HEADLINE NADEAU’S NEW YEAR’S DAY SALE, JAN. 1st

TWO MAJOR BOTTLE COLLECTIONS, FEATURING WESTERN BITTERS, MEDICINES, SAN FRANCISCO BOTTLES, WHISKEYS, SODAS AND MORE, WILL BE SOLD IN A 2-PART AUCTION – FEB. 10-18 AND MARCH 3-11 – BY AMERICAN BOTTLE AUCTIONS

CONVERSE AUCTIONS IS RINGING OUT THE YEAR IN GRAND STYLE, WITH A NEW NAME, A NEW OWNER AND AN IMPORTANT ONLINE CHINESE AUCTION, DEC. 30th

John Constable Sketch Sets Word Record at Bonhams Auction

JULIA ROBERTS’S DRESSES FROM MIRROR MIRROR EVIL QUEEN, A CARDIGAN WOOL SWEATER WORN BY PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN IN CAPOTE, AND THE HAWAIIAN SHIRT AND PANTS WORN BY JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE IN ALPHA DOG WILL BE PART OF PREMIERE PROPS’ HOLLYWOOD VIP AUCTION, DECEMBER 17

VINTAGE MUSCLE CARS, WHITNEY HOUSTON STAGE-WORN GOWNS, A 1905 COTTON GIN, PERIOD FURNITURE AND MORE AT STEVENS AUCTION, JAN. 7th

Artemis Gallery’s Dec. 8 Holiday Sale presents Beautiful, Unusual Gift Ideas from Ancient Cultures

More Auction News

Miller & Miller’s online-only Petroliana, Railroadiana & Advertising auction, June 18, grosses $628,674 (Canadian)

Sunken treasure artifacts from the S.S. Central America (1857) will be displayed, then auctioned

Dazzling 9.22-carat diamond ring sells for $70,800 (Canadian) in Miller & Miller’s June 11th auction

The Asian art collection of Marvin Drucker, with French furnishings, will be sold online June 25th

Shannon’s online fine art auction, June 23rd, will feature paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture

Hundreds of collectibles change hands at Holabird’s June Minerals Galore & Western Americana Auction

Poster Auctions International’s Rare Posters Auction #87, 520 works, will be held Tuesday, July 12th

Neue Auctions’ May Modern sale, May 28, featured printwork, paintings, pottery, sculpture, furniture

Property from the collections of Dino De Laurentiis and Mitzi Gaynor will be sold online, June 29th

Items signed by many of history’s brightest luminaries will be in University Archives’ June 22 auction

Miller & Miller will hold an online-only Petroliana, Railroadiana & Advertising auction on June 18th

Ahlers & Ogletree will hold a three-session Fine Estates & Collections auction, June 9th thru 11th

Rare vintage comic books, Playboy magazines, Boba Fett all do well in Bruneau & Co.’s May 21st auction

Miller & Miller’s online-only Watches & Jewels auction, June 11, features fine watches, rings, more

Peachtree Battle Antiques & Interiors in Atlanta has moved to a new, larger location

Neue Auctions’ May Modern sale, May 28th, features printworks, paintings, pottery, sculpture, furniture

Two oil paintings by Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis combine for CA$501,500 at Miller & Miller Auctions

American Brilliant Cut Glass pieces will be offered by Woody Auction, May 28th, live and online

Route 32 Auctions’ Country Store & More Auction, May 20-21, will be online and in Crawfordsville, Indiana

Baignoire de Cartier ladies watch and Chinese foo dogs lead the way at Neue Auctions, April 30

Bruneau & Co.’s May 21st auction will feature a rare copy of Timely Comics Marvel Mystery Comics #9

U.S. one-cent error stamp from 1901 brings $5,500 at Holabird’s Western Americana Auction, April 21-24

Strawser Auction Group’s May 25, 27 & 28 Antique Auction will feature majolica, oyster plates, more

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