Among an historic line-up of motor car entries to the Bonhams auction at the 20th anniversary Goodwood Festival of Speed is a 1934 Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 ‘Le Mans’ Tourer from remarkable long-term ownership (estimate £1.4 million – £1.8 million). Since it was purchased by its current owner in 1969 the car has [Read More]
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Dedham, MA: This month, Grogan and Company Fine Art Auctioneers is pleased to present the Elli Buk Collection, one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of Scientific Instruments and Technological Achievements ever assembled. This important collection will be auctioned in four sessions beginning Thursday, April 25th, with a five day preview [Read More]
Skinner, Inc. will host a two-day Discovery auction on April 17th and 18th in its Marlborough gallery. The first day of the sale will feature a diverse collection of studio paintings, prints, and photography. Day two presents a fine selection of assorted furniture and decorative arts. In conjunction with the live auction, [Read More]
The Rago Arts and Auction Center hosts an open house on Wednesday, April 17, featuring a talk by author and gallerist Roy Pedersen. “Coastal Impressions: Painters of the Jersey Shore, 1879-1940” illustrates the history of artists who lived, worked and drew inspiration from Jersey’s resplendent shores. The talk explores the works of [Read More]
The double Formula 1 Grand Prix-winning Mercedes-Benz W196 which helped five-time world champion Juan Manuel Fangio to his second drivers’ championship in 1954 – to be offered for sale by Bonhams at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on Friday 12th July – has already attracted enquiries from potential buyers on three continents. [Read More]
The legendary Pittman-Krause 1936 Canadian Dot Cent, the most famous coin in Canadian numismatics, one of just three known — and indeed one of the most famous coins in the world — is expected to bring more than $250,000 when it crosses the auction block as the featured lot in Heritage Auctions’ [Read More]
Three lots, all fine art examples, topped the $100,000 mark in a sale that grossed $2.9M (GENESEO, N.Y.) – An original oil on canvas painting by the renowned American artist William Wendt (1865-1946), titled Patriarchs of the Grove (1920), sold for $299,000 at a multi-estate auction held Mar. 22-23 by Cottone Auctions, [Read More]
A three-day auction held by Richard Winterton Auctioneers in Lichfield last week, (20th-22nd March) proved just how buoyant the market is in certain niche areas. Day one commenced with the silver, gold, jewellery, coins and collectors’ items all of which were available to view and bid live online. As such bidders were [Read More]
Baldwin’s are delighted to present the first part of the most impressive collection of Indian coinage ever to be sold by public auction. Due to be held on the 7 May in London the auction will contain 724 lots of rare Proofs, Restrikes and Off-Metal Strikings, [repeats] of the Victorian Portraits from [Read More]
Five auctions in eight days, you say? Garth’s Auctions is turning up the volume in April. Garth’s will be holding their Eclectic auction April 5th, which will be followed by four Virtual Salesroom auctions on April 12th. What does this mean for Garth’s consignors? More options! And for Garth’s buyers? More great [Read More]
he property at auction consists of 4 individual tracts and will be sold as a whole. It is 73.305 +/- acres, zoned I-1 (Industrial) with 360+/- ft. of road frontage on well-traveled Central Avenue. “The property’s highlights include 2 buildings and one office trailer, 2.75 acres of lined asphalt, public utilities, and [Read More]
Leading the quarterly Salon Jewelry & Watches auction at Bonhams, March 25 in San Francisco, was a coral graduated three-strand necklace that flew past its estimate of $6,000-8,000 to achieve $11,563. It was a shining example among many which far exceeded their estimates to bring strong results to the sale. A coral [Read More]
Palm Beach Modern’s January auction of the Steve Rubell Studio 54 archive made headlines worldwide, but after the excitement of the million-dollar sale had subsided, there came an unexpected bonus – inquiries from potential consignors on both sides of the Atlantic. The Rubell collection had been paired with a superb selection of [Read More]
From the very first baseball card to Babe Ruth’s 1914 rookie card to the famous T206 Honus Wagner once owned by Charlie Sheen and some never before seen items, the upcoming Robert Edward Auctions’ catalog will showcase over 1,500 lots. WATCHUNG, NEW JERSEY—A full year in the making, Robert Edward Auctions has [Read More]
The auction will be held by Stevens Auction Company at Ms. Bowen’s property in Eupora, Miss. (EUPORA, Miss.) – The massive and prodigious estate of Ms. Earlene S. Bowen, known affectionately as “the Antiques Lady” until her recent passing at age 95, will be offered without reserve (everything sells, regardless of price) [Read More]
J.C. Leyendecker’s Honeymoon, The Saturday Evening Post cover, July 17, 1926, one of the illustrator’s all-time greatest Post covers, is expected to bring $80,000+ as the centerpiece of Heritage Auctions’ April 11-12 Illustration Art Signature® Auction. JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER (American, 1874-1951). Honeymoon, The Saturday Evening Post cover, July 17, 1926 “I would [Read More]
Baldwin’s are delighted to present the third and final part of this historic collection, due to be offered for sale by public auction on the 8 May in London. It will draw to a close the sale of the most spectacular and comprehensive assemblage of British gold Sovereigns. Part three will contain [Read More]
An incredibly rare gallantry medal awarded to a Lichfield-born railway worker for saving the life of a child is set to come under the hammer at Wolverhampton Auction Rooms on Friday 19th April, just a few miles from where the act of heroism took place. The Albert Gallantry Medal Of The Second [Read More]