Monthly Archives: February 2017

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6.77-CARAT DIAMOND RING BRINGS $31,000 AND A LARGE FIGURAL HALL BENCH ATTRIBUTED TO HORNER REALIZES $28,320 AT AHLERS & OGLETREE, JAN. 14th-16th

About 200 of the 1,491 lots were from the estate of the late businesswoman Diane Smith McIver ATLANTA, Ga. – A GIA-certified 6.77-carat modern Champagne diamond ring slipped onto a new finger for $31,000 and a monumental figural hall bench (or settle), attributed to R. J. Horner (N.Y., 1853-1922), gaveled for $28,320 [Read More]

PROPS AND COSTUMES FROM STAR WARS, STAR TREK, BACK TO THE FUTURE, PLUS GUITARS SIGNED BY THE ROLLING STONES AND GRATEFUL DEAD, ARE A PART OF PREMIERE PROPS’ HOLLYWOOD AUCTION EXTRAVAGANZA, MARCH 11

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. – The actual hoverboards used by Michael J. Fox and Tom Wilson as “Marty McFly” and “Biff [Read More]

MORE THAN 250 LOTS OF AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, DRAWINGS AND PRINTS WILL BE IN SHANNON’S BIANNUAL FINE ART AUCTION

The Thursday, April 27th event will be held online and at Shannon’s gallery in Milford, Conn. MILFORD, Conn. – Shannon’s biannual Fine Art Auction, slated for the evening of Thursday, April 27th, will feature 250 lots of quality American and European paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints. For those unable to attend in [Read More]

DAUM NANCY AND GALLE “BAT” VASES, A GALLE MARQUETRY VASE, WELLER AND ROSEVILLE ART POTTERY, BRIDES BASKETS, MORE AT WOODY AUCTION, MARCH 18th

The 350+-lot auction will be held in Woody Auction’s gallery, at 120 East 3rd Street in Douglass, Kan. DOUGLASS, Kan. – Woody Auction is offering a surefire cure for cabin fever with what it’s calling the finest art glass auction ever held at its Douglass gallery, opened in 2015. Offered will be [Read More]

Richard Winterton Two Day Home & Interiors Sale

Wednesday 22nd & Thursday 23rd February Sales commence at 10am. To include: – Jewellery – Silver – Watches – Large private collection of Lilliput Lane Sculptures – Ceramics & Glass – Pictures – Household Electricals – Victorian-Edwardian-Modern Furniture & Furnishings. New Viewing Times: Saturday 18th February 10.30am – 12.30pm Monday 20th February [Read More]

FOUR MAJOR COLLECTIONS WITH GAMBLING, COIN-OP, GERMAN SCHOOL MODEL CARS, COUNTRY STORE, ADVERTISING, TRADE SIGNS, SALESMAN’S SAMPLE STOVES AND MORE WILL COME UP FOR BID MAR. 31-APR. 2 AT SHOWTIME AUCTION SERVICES IN ANN ARBOR, MICH.

The three-day event, with over 2,200 lots, will be held at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds. ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The single-owner, lifetime gambling and coin-op collection of Richard and Mary Schulte of Michigan, plus three other outstanding collections from other states around the country, will co-headline Showtime Auction Services’ three-day spring [Read More]

INTERNET-ONLY SALE FEATURING NEARLY 200 PRINTS AND DRAWINGS BY OLD AND MODERN MASTERS WILL BE HELD FEB. 22nd BY THE WOODSHED GALLERY

Works by Chagall, Dali, Haring, Warhol, Man Ray, Cocteau, Leger, many others to be featured. FRANKLIN, Mass. – A pair of sanguine drawings on white paper by the renowned Russian-born French artist Marc Chagall (1887-1985), two signed lithographs by the equally famous Spanish surrealist Salvador Dali (1904-1989), and other original drawings by [Read More]

LIFETIME MUSICAL INSTRUMENT COLLECTION OF LAWRENCE DAVID CLARK WILL BE AUCTIONED SATURDAY, FEB. 25th BY BRUNEAU & CO. AUCTIONEERS

The afternoon, 275-lot event will be held in the firm’s gallery at 63 Fourth Ave. in Cranston, R.I. CRANSTON, R.I. – The lifetime musical instrument collection of Lawrence David Clark, Jr., Esq. – an assemblage brimming with names like Gibson, Martin, Hofner, Henri Selmer, C.G. Conn, Sho-Bud and more – will be [Read More]

ONLINE-ONLY WINTER ASIAN AUCTION FEATURING 400 LOTS OF CHINESE AND OTHER ASIAN ANTIQUES WILL BE HELD FEBRUARY 17 BY CONVERSE AUCTIONS

Previews will be held Feb. 15 & 16 in the firm’s gallery at 57 Lancaster Avenue in Malvern, Pa. MALVERN, Pa. – An online-only Winter Asian Auction featuring 400 lots of fine Chinese and Asian items, to include carvings in jade and other hard stones; Chinese, Japanese and Korean porcelain; bronze Buddhas [Read More]

MID-CENTURY MODERN PIECES WILL TAKE CENTER STAGE ALONGSIDE FINE ART, POTTERY AND MORE AT JOHN McINNIS AUCTIONEERS’ FEB. 19th AUCTION

The sale will be held in the company’s gallery, at 76 Main Street in Amesbury, Massachusetts. AMESBURY, Mass. – An auction largely dedicated to Mid-Century Modern pieces but also to include furniture and furnishings from the Art Deco period, fine paintings, pottery and decorative accessories – more than 500 lots in all [Read More]