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A rare copy of the first Batman comic book has far surpassed the previous comic books record price, $317,000, paid for a first Superman comic in 2009, and the bidding is still underway with Batman already at $418,250. Super heroes and pop culture fans will learn the final, new record price when [Read More]

The three-day weekend event will be held in Ann Arbor, Mich., by Showtime Auction Services (ANN ARBOR, Mich.) – – Nearly 2,000 lots from several major collections in an array of categories – firefighting items from the Granite Handtub Museum in Newmarket, N.H., a private arcade machine collection, around 150 rare toys [Read More]

Bonhams sale of South African art on March 24th in London boasts stunning works by Sekoto and Pierneef, two of the sub continents leading artists. A glorious glowing Gerard Sekoto (South African, 1913-1993) oil painting, titled ‘Market Street Scene, Cape Town’ 35.5 x 45.7cm (14 x 18in) is without doubt the highlight [Read More]

National Commercial Auctioneers, LLC (NCA) is proud to be the top funding supporter of the Turnaround Management Association (TMA) Southwest Conference scheduled for April 7 – 9, 2010 at the Barton Creek Resort, Austin, TX. Hosted by the Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana Chapters of the TMA, this is the annual regional conference [Read More]

“After the excessive days are over, stability has once more gained a foothold on the art market. Quality objects make for great results“, said Robert Ketterer, auctioneer and owner of Ketterer Kunst. “There is an upward tendency“, he adds with regards to the upcoming spring auctions. The lots of the auctions on [Read More]

ISTANBUL – Antik A.S., the leading auction house of Turkey, announce the 260th auction of Modern and Contemporary Art in Istanbul which will take place on Sunday 7 March 2010. Antik A.S., will offer the masterpiece by Erol Akyava (1932-1999) ever to have appeared on the market. Estimated at USD 1-1.5 million [Read More]

Artfact is pleased to announce the National Book Auctions’ Books and Ephemera Auction on February 28 is available for online bidding exclusively through Artfact Live! The auction offers over 450 lots including: an uncommon collection of Maurice Sendak material, signed and unsigned modern firsts by Pulitzer Prize-winning authors, scarce nineteenth-century works, and [Read More]

As the only international auction house to have dedicated glass and paperweight sales, Bonhams is proud to announce the auction of ‘Fine Paperweights from the collection of the late Baroness de Bellet’ to be held on 19th May 2010 at 2pm in New Bond Street, London. Collected in America, London and more [Read More]

John Moran Auctioneers is delighted to begin the 2010 auction season with a sale of California and American Art distinguished by extraordinary quality throughout. The Tuesday, February 16th event is one of Moran’s signature tri-annual Art Auctions, marquee events attended by private collectors and dealers nationwide. John Moran expects that the exceptional [Read More]

Beverly Hills Celebrity Art Dealer and Appraiser and Edwards-Lowell Furs will conduct a two day auction at 8712 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills 90210. This exclusive sale, with many items at NO RESERVE, will include fine oil paintings,estate art, rare Hollywood and Celebrity photography, famous name artists, signed celebrity and sports memorabilia, unclaimed [Read More]

An unusual Hawkes & Son Bach trumpet which was played at dances at Balmoral Castle is being offered alongside other exciting lots at a Fine Musical Instrument auction on Wednesday 10th March 2010, Bonhams New Bond Street, London at 11am. The trumpet was the property of the late leader of the Kincardine [Read More]

An exceptional selection of memorabilia related to the American World Heavyweight Champion, Gene Tunney (1897-1978), including medals, tickets, clothing, telegrams, pencil drawings, and photographs, is being offered by Bonhams in Chester, as part of its sale of Sporting Memorabilia on February 24th, 2010. Tunney made boxing history on September 22, 1927 when [Read More]

LiveBlock Auctions International (LAI) is pleased to announce that the Barrett-Jackson Auction Company, the world’s greatest collector car auctions, has renewed its contract with LAI. As part of this agreement, LAI will expand its current offering of live online auction software and services to include Barrett Jackson’s inaugural auction in Orange County [Read More]

Christie’s London heralds Spring with the sale of Hanham Court – A Pastoral Idyll, a charming and eclectic collection to be held at Christie’s South Kensington on Wednesday, 14 April 2010. Immersed in the world of antiques from a young age, Isabel and Julian Bannerman first met in Edinburgh in 1982 and [Read More]

Sotheby’s New York is to offer Photographs from the Polaroid Collection on June 21st and 22nd, 2010 in New York. The collection of more than 1,200 works provides unique insight into the influence of Polaroid’s revolutionary technology – which all but eliminated the distance between inspiration and realization – on the history [Read More]

Christie’s London Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale realized £39,149,500 / $61,073,220 / €44,278,085 selling 90% by lot and 96% by value. The sale had a pre-sale estimate of £26,290,000 to £38,260,000. Francis Outred, Head of Post-War and Contemporary Art, Christie’s Europe: “This evening’s auction not only showed that confidence has returned [Read More]

Every week, more than 3,000 Americans lose a limb. Without insurance or sufficient coverage many of these amputees are unable to afford the expensive prosthetic arms and legs that help make it possible to resume their daily lives. The Limbs for Life Foundation was created to bring awareness to the plight of [Read More]

A lovely Roman marble bust that film director, Franco Zeffirrelli gave as a wedding gift to friends who worked with him on the filming of ‘The Taming of the Shrew’, will be sold at Bonhams next Antiquities Sale in London on 28th April. Dating from the second century AD the Roman herm [Read More]