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Sotheby’s London biannual sale of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, which will take place on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 will present over 250 lots, comprising an important range of sculpture, ceramics and works of art in the wide variety of styles and media for which Chinese works of art are [Read More]

A new world record was achieved when a rare work by the Italian artist Giuseppe de Nittis soared past its estimate of $200/300,000 and sold for an astounding $1,133,000 at Bonhams’ October 21st European Paintings auction in New York. Depicting a couple riding along Paris’ Avenue des Champs-Elysées on horseback, the work [Read More]

Kobra Properties (“Kobra”), a California General Partnership et al., Bankruptcy Case Number 08-37271-C-11, is negotiating an asset purchase agreement and has filed a motion for order approving sale of certain assets free and clear of liens, claims and encumbrances and authorizing assumption and assignment of executory contracts in the United States Bankruptcy [Read More]

In the summer of 1465, as the Wars of the Roses raged, an unknown person hid his worldly wealth in a secret location in a Northamptonshire field and went into hiding. He never returned to claim his money. In 2005 – 540 years later – a metal detectorist stumbled across the hoard [Read More]

Auction was conducted by Matthews Auctions, LLC, in Peotone, Ill., the day before an annual show. (PEOTONE, Ill.) – A dazzling cardboard diorama, advertising Mayo-Skinner Automatic Windshield Cleaner and graded 8.5 on a 1-10 scale for condition, sold for $5,060 at a Fall Peotone Petroliana & Advertising Auction held Oct. 16 by [Read More]

Auction offerings include early Americana marine paintings, weathervanes, naïve portraiture, Federal furniture and clocks BOSTON, Mass. – www.skinnerinc.com – Skinner, Inc. one of the world’s leading auction houses for antiques and fine art, will host an auction of American Furniture and Decorative Arts on Sunday, Nov 8h at 11 a.m. in its [Read More]

A collection of maps and atlases worth many thousands of pounds are included in the Charterhouse auction of pictures, books and antiques in Sherborne, Dorset. UK on Friday 23rd October. “They were collected by the Somerset vendors’ uncle for many years. Although he had a keen interest in geography, he was also [Read More]

Christie’s will offer a highly curated auction of 24 Orientalist masterpieces on November 25, 2009 in London. An important Private Collection of 9 works will form the core of the sale and includes four works by Jean-Léon Gérôme and three exceptional watercolors by John Frederick Lewis. These works will be complimented by [Read More]

A very original 1960 model Porsche 356B Super 90 coupe requiring some refurbishment was the top priced vehicle at Shannons Spring Classic Auction in Sydney on 12th October, selling for $67,000 – well above its pre-auction high estimate of $48,000. The unmolested Porsche, which had been in the hands of the same [Read More]

Collectors from around the world will have the rare chance to acquire exceptional works from the biggest names in Asian contemporary and Chinese 20th-century art in this season’s Asian Contemporary & Chinese 20th-Century Art Evening Sale held on November 29 at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. Valued at over HK$125 [Read More]

Some of the most hotly contested bidding was generated by Lot 58, a depiction of a view well loved by Pasadena residents and artists since the early 20th century, that of the landmark Colorado Bridge from the edge of the Arroyo Seco canyon (pictured). This large (28”x38”), panoramic scene of the Beaux [Read More]

Collectors of fine art around the world will be taking careful notice of the happenings at Heritage Auctions in Dallas on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 11-12, as an array of American and European artwork – led by names like William Merritt Chase, Childe Hassam, William Glackens, Willard Leroy Metcalf, Charles Sheeler, Alfred [Read More]

Sotheby’s fall Evening Sale of Impressionist and Modern Art in New York on 4 November 2009 presents a remarkable offering ranging from an exquisite group of classic Impressionist pictures by Renoir, Pissarro and Sisley from the family of legendary dealer Paul Durand-Ruel, to key works by modern masters such as Picasso, Giacometti, [Read More]

Christie’s will offer an exceptional drawing by Raphael (1483-1520) at the Old Masters and 19th Century Art Evening Sale on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 in London. “Head of a Muse” was drawn by the artist as a study for a figure in Parnassus, one of the series of four frescoes in the [Read More]

(FLAT ROCK, N.C.) – A gorgeous pair of rare Tiffany sterling silver and mixed metals salt and pepper shakers, each piece standing 3 ¾ inches tall and in the flying crane décor, hammered for $4,000 at a multi-estate sale held Sept. 25-26 by Richard D. Hatch & Associates. The set went to [Read More]

Riley Performance Motorcars is proud to announce that the first Shelby GT500SE built by the team was showcased and sold at the Barrett Jackson, Las Vegas Auction for $330,000.00. The superior build quality and incredible paint job propelled this amazing Shelby to this impressive auction price. Carroll Shelby viewed the car and [Read More]

(ANN ARBOR, Mich.) – A monumental mahogany front and back bar made around 1893 by Brunswick, Balke & Collender Co., the desirable Los Angeles model and with an original matching liquor cabinet, soared to $302,500 at the living estate of Ron Wallace – a dedicated collector and former president of UPS – [Read More]

Bonhams & Butterfields is pleased to offer Fine Prints on November 3, 2009. Simulcast between the San Francisco and Los Angeles salesrooms, the auction will feature a diverse selection of old master, modern, contemporary prints and multiples ranging from the Renaissance to the Present and include works by masters of the craft [Read More]