The museum-quality bottle was among the top lots in a sale that grossed just over $156,700. (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) – A museum-quality, mid-19th century Constitution Bitters bottle, quite possibly the earliest figural bitters bottle ever blown in America, sold for $7,840 in an Internet and catalog auction (#57) held by American Bottle Auctions [Read More]
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Following an extremely successful fine art sale at the end of February, Hose Rhodes Dickson are pleased to announce their next modern and vintage sale will take place on Saturday 16th March. 1930s Butterfly Heater The truly varied range of lots on offer includes a large number of collectables, jewellery, furniture and [Read More]
Previews will be held on March 21-22, from 10-4, at a gallery facility in West Chester, Pa. (WEST CHESTER, Pa.) – Around 950 lots in an array of categories – antique clocks, estate jewelry, Asian objects and furniture, sterling silver, fine art, decorative accessories, tribal art and African objects – will be [Read More]
Bonhams is pleased to announce the appointment of Laure Raibaut as Senior Specialist of the new Modern & Contemporary Art department in Hong Kong. Commenting on her appointment, Dessa Goddard, Director of Asian Art, North America, said: “We are delighted to have Laure as the anchor for our growing team of specialists [Read More]
The Bonhams Pictures Sale in Chester on March 6 was a triumph for Welsh paintings The sale delivered results which surpassed expectation, with eight of the top ten paintings sold coming from Welsh artists. The buyers bid strongly for Sir Kyffin Williams’ beautiful paintings of unkempt, somber scenery, celebrating the natural beauty [Read More]
Bonhams will hold a preview of three of its most important upcoming sales in Amsterdam from 7 – 9 March. The preview will feature the Mühleib collection of European Glass, Chinese Works of Art as well as works from the Barbanson Collection of Japanese Art. World authority on Asian Art and Bonhams [Read More]
A magnificent and massive Casablanca (Warner Brothers, 1942) six sheet (81″ X 81″) large format movie poster, one of just two copies known, is expected to bring $60,000+ when it comes across the auction block as the centerpiece of Heritage Auction’s March 23-24 Vintage Movie Poster Signature® Auction. “There are few films [Read More]
Nicholls Auction Marketing Group, Inc., announces the online auction of trucks, trailers, lifts, tools, building supplies and safety equipment from a local building company’s inventory – bidding begins closing on Thursday, March 14, according to John Nicholls, President of the company. The online bidding for this great selection of vehicles, equipment, and [Read More]
The jug was the top lot of the more than 400 examples of ABCG that came up for bid in St. Charles, Mo. (ST. CHARLES, Mo.) – A magnificent 16-inch American Brilliant Cut Glass turquoise cut to clear claret jug attributed to J. Hoare sold for $75,000 at an auction held Mar. [Read More]
The auction was held Feb. 28-Mar. 1, before the start of the Chicagoland Petroliana Show in Ill. (PEOTONE, Ill.) – A Beacon Security Gasoline single-sided porcelain die-cut sign with lighthouse graphics, rated 9.5 out of 10 for condition and measuring 48 inches by 30 inches, sold for $55,000 at an auction held [Read More]
Skinner, Inc. will host an auction of Fine Jewelry in its Boston gallery on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. The sale will feature over 550 lots of antique and period jewelry, as well as contemporary jewelry by Tiffany, Cartier, David Webb, and others. Timepieces The cover lot is an early 20th century fine [Read More]
Two rare Iznik bottles from the golden age of the Ottoman Empire will return to New Bond Street in Mayfair after nearly a century when they are auctioned at Bonhams next Indian and Islamic sale on April 23 for an estimated £150,000. The bottles were previously sold by the well-known antiques dealer [Read More]
ONE NIGHT for ONE DROP is a global philanthropy event that raises awareness and funds to ensure that water is accessible to all, today and forever. Coinciding with World Water Day, ONE DROP will host its inaugural ONE NIGHT for ONE DROP in Las Vegas, NV, USA, on March 22, 2013. For [Read More]
A cataloged antique auction in March will be followed by antique clock and music auctions. (PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Fontaine’s Auction Gallery has announced plans for three major sales in 2013, all to be held in the firm’s spacious showroom located at 1485 West Housatonic Street in Pittsfield. A cataloged antique auction on [Read More]
A three-cel set-up from Walt Disney’s classic Lady and the Tramp realized $33,460 and a cel featuring Mickey Mouse as the Sorcerer’s Apprentice from Fantasia sold for $26,290 during Heritage Auctions’ Animation Art Signature® Auction. The Feb. 21 auction sold 93.9% by value and 97.8% by lot. “Our formula was to auction [Read More]
KAR Auction Services, Inc. announced the commencement of an underwritten offering of 13.0 million shares of its common stock by existing stockholder KAR Holdings II, LLC (the “LLC”), subject to market and other conditions. The LLC is controlled by entities affiliated with Kelso Investment Associates VII, L.P., GS Capital Partners VI, L.P., [Read More]
Eight works from the collection of Anthony Quinn, the late American actor, feature in the next Bonhams sale of South African art on March 20th in New Bond Street, London. Including paintings and sculptures by Cecil Skotnes, Lucky Sibiya, Dumile Feni-Mhlaba and Cyprian Shilakoe, the selection ranges in price from £2,500 to [Read More]
A group of four medals awarded to Horatio Nelson’s personal surgeon, Sir George Magrath, will be offered at Bonhams next sale of Coins and Medals on March 27th in Knightsbridge. Estimated to sell for £9,000-12,000, the medals were awarded for Margrath’s work as Inspector of Hospitals and Fleets for the Royal Navy. [Read More]