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Kaminski Auctions, one of Massachusetts’ premier auction houses, announces its December Estates Auction, featuring fine art and antiques from the San Diego estate of Robert O. Peterson, noted patron of the arts and founder of the Jack in the Box restaurant chain. The auction takes place Monday December 28 and Tuesday, December [Read More]

Antique arms, edged weapons, suits of armor and modern sporting guns brought more than $1.5-million during a day-long auction at Bonhams & Butterfields in San Francisco on Monday, November 23rd 2009. A global audience of collectors and dealers vied for Colt firearms, edged weapons and militaria, with strong prices realized throughout the [Read More]

(HILLSBOROUGH, N.C.) – A gorgeous pair of gilt bronze figural dancers, executed by the renowned French artist and sculptor Agathon Léonard (1841-1923) sold for a combined $60,950 at a Fine & Decorative Arts Cataloged Auction held Dec. 5 by Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales, Ltd. It was the final sale of [Read More]

Sotheby’s biannual Evening Sale of Contemporary Art in Paris realised the remarkable total of €8,051,100 (£7,302,584 /$11,947,027), far surpassing pre-sale expectations of €4,680,000-6,440,000* ($6,938,240-9,547,493/£4,192,797-5,769,575). The auction saw all but one lot sell, achieving the joint-highest sell-through rate of 96.3% for a Sotheby’s Paris Evening Sale of Contemporary Art, and established a sold-by-value [Read More]

The Tri-City Energy Biodiesel plant and real estate auction originally set for Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009 at 10 a.m. in Keokuk, Iowa is rescheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010 at 10 a.m. The auction will still be held on-site at 219 S. 5th Street, Keokuk, Iowa. The sale is in conjunction with [Read More]

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers , the world’s largest industrial auctioneer, will be conducting a multi-million dollar unreserved public equipment auction in Farmington (5500 Hwy 64), New Mexico on Monday, December 14, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. More than 450 equipment items and trucks from 30 owners will be sold to the highest bidders on [Read More]

Rarely does a Musical Instrument Auction provide so much choice for the collector and the musician. There is hardly any part of any orchestra not represented in the Bonhams Auction on 15 December when some 400 lots will be offered. The entertainment opportunities for Baroque –to- Rock melody, rhythm, ceremony and cacophony [Read More]

CQout, the International online market place and auction community, has announced it is celebrating its tenth year as one of the UK’s premier online auction sites. To coincide with the company’s birthday, CQout has announced the details of a special offer which will award a free shop front worth £110 to the [Read More]

Sotheby’s Swiss Art in Zurich realised CHF 5,862,875 (€ 3,878,878). The sale was 65% sold by lot and 83.2% by value. In addition to landscapes and portraits by Hodler from the private collection of his model Jeanne Charles, works by Ernest Biéler, Max Buri as well as Giovanni and Augusto Giacometti also [Read More]

Bonhams pioneering rare vintage whisky auction on 27 November 2009, the first in Hong Kong, was a resounding success with 100% sold by lot, achieving a sale total of HK$609,990. Aficionados of fine and rare whiskies had the unparalleled opportunity to bid for some of the most prized single malt whiskies to [Read More]

Saffronart, the world’s largest fine-art online auction house announces the launch of its new and innovative mobile application that enables auction participants to bid for their favorite art works and jewelry on the Apple iPhone. Starting December 8, 2009, Saffronart’s mobile application is available for download at www.saffronart.com and through Apple’s App [Read More]

(IVOR, Va.) – A pair of prominent and important local estates will headline the 26th annual New Year’s Day sale planned by Tom’s Auctions & Appraisals of Suffolk, Va. The sale will be held at the old Ivor High School (now the Ivor Municipal Building), at 8420 Bell Avenue in Ivor, off [Read More]

Hart Davis Hart sells 100% of lots realizing $4.6M at December 5th auction (December 8, 2009 – Chicago, IL) – Hart Davis Hart capped off the year with the largest single-owner auction in the US in 2009, realizing $4,567,158 against a pre-sale auction estimate of $3,000,850-4,484,690. The headliner of the auction was [Read More]

A rare and precious bottle of Glenfiddich, the world’s most awarded Single Malt Scotch Whisky, was today auctioned for charity by Christie’s, at a price of $38,000. One of the rarest and most precious expressions of authentic Single Malt Whisky ever released by Scotland’s most distinguished distillery, the bottle of Glenfiddich 50 [Read More]

The November 23, 2009 auction of California and American Paintings and Sculpture at Bonhams & Butterfields offered a wide array of important Western scenes, Plein Air, Society of Six, and land and cityscapes by noted California and American artists. The Los Angeles-based sale brought more than $2.7-million and established a new world [Read More]

A monumental masterpiece (48 x 70 in. (122 x 178 cm)) by the great 17th century Dutch artist Hendrick Goltzius will be offered early next year in Sotheby’s sale of Important Old Master Paintings in New York on 28 January 2010. Goltzius’ paintings are extremely rare and Jupiter and Antiope is the [Read More]

After a hugely popular four-day viewing – attended by 1300 people – Sotheby’s Paris sale of exceptional works of art from Africa and Oceania attracted a packed saleroom throughout, with ferocious competition between telephone bidders and collectors in the saleroom. The sale total of over €5 million ($7.9 million) represented a selling-rate [Read More]

Scott Weiland, the charismatic lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots, will offer the public a rare glimpse into his personal life next week as he auctions off a variety of clothing and personal affects to benefit his ArchAngel Organization. Weiland formed ArchAngel when his brother, Michael Weiland, passed away in early 2007 [Read More]