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RBC Capital Markets today announced it is sponsoring an auction to benefit StreetWise Partners, the New York City-based non-profit organization that links volunteer business professionals with low-income adults to achieve good jobs and life-long employability. The 2nd annual auction will be held on April 20, 2009 at Christie’s Auction House in New [Read More]

Major works from realms of contemporary art and fashion as well as important master photographs will be offered at the forthcoming Phillips de Pury & Company Photographs sale to be held at the company’s London galleries on May 16 at 3 pm. Florian Maier-Aichen’s Untitled (Capsized Ship), 2002 is an early example [Read More]

BOSTON, Mass. – April 10, 2009 – www.skinnerinc.com – Skinner, one of the nation’s leading auction houses for antiques and fine art, will host its semi-annual auction of Asian Works of Art this month in its Boston gallery. The sale will be offered in two sessions: Session I takes place on Friday, [Read More]

Kennedy Wilson to be Exclusive Broker for Pfizer Property Disposition in Portage, MI Kennedy Wilson Auction Group, a division of the international real estate services and investment company Kennedy Wilson, has been retained by Pfizer Inc as the broker of record for the disposition of 6901 Portage Road located just off Interstate [Read More]

Online Auction Listings are now ‘live’ on TractorHouse.com. Consistent TractorHouse advertisers now have the option to auction their equipment to a worldwide buying audience, 24/7/365. All machines are auctioned directly by dealers to registered bidders on the Web site. Seller’s fees are minimal, and there are no auction fees charged to buyers. [Read More]

Rare Canadian-built 1951 Mercury Monarch Convertible rings in the top sale of $192,500 at RM’s annual spring ‘Classic Car Auction of Toronto’ event in Mississauga, Ontario The official kick-off to the Canadian spring collector car season got off to a great start at RM’s recent ‘Classic Car Auction of Toronto’ held at [Read More]

Fixtures and fittings from The Shambles, a delightful museum of Victorian life, will be sold by Simon Chorley Art & Antiques on site at The Shambles, Church Street, Newent, Gloucestershire in a 4-day sale from Monday 18 to Thursday 21 May 2009. The Shambles is set in over an acre, and imaginatively [Read More]

Cordier Antiques & Auctions will be holding a Variety Antique & Collectible Auction on Sunday, April 19 in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania (across the Susquehanna River from Harrisburg). The auction will begin at 11am with a preview starting at 10am and extending through the auction. The sale will feature furniture and lighting (starting [Read More]

Cheffins Auctioneers have been appointed to sell a complete railway in May which includes 10km of 30” track and rolling stock. It serviced the former Admiralty Munitions Store at Dean Hill Park near Salisbury, UK. The rolling stock consists of two Baguley Drewery 60hp diesel locos and over 50 various trucks, wagons [Read More]

A stunning selection of items that were created in the first flush of Europe’s love affair with Arabia, made by European artists who lost their hearts to the Orient, will return to Dubai on May 11th at Bonhams first sale of Oriental Art. The sale features pictures and other works of art [Read More]

As home prices continue their swift descent, more buyers questing for bargains are gobbling up foreclosures, particularly in California where the inventory is plentiful. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), foreclosures typically sell 20% below their market value, making them very attractive purchases. America’s leading real estate owned (REO) auction [Read More]

On April 7, 2009, an auction of 5,835 contiguous acres in Cumberland County, Tennessee, attracted 34 bidders, one of whom spent just over $4.1 million for the four tracts of land, averaging over $700 per acre. The sale of the Walden Reserve Property garnered national and international interest due to the continuity [Read More]

It was announced today that 14 Developed Residential Lots on Ocean Isle Beach and 4 Commercial Lots in the Town of Shallotte will be sold at public auction. The auction will be held on April 18, 2009 at 1 p.m. at The Isles Restaurant on Ocean Isle Beach. The residential lots being [Read More]

Hall of Fame Astronaut John Glenn is putting himself on the auction block to raise money for college scholarships for top engineering and science students through the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation’s online Auction of Astronaut Experiences & Memorabilia opening today at www.astronautscholarship.org/auction.pl. The winning bidder will share an unforgettable meal with Glenn, the [Read More]

Sotheby’s spring sale of Russian Art in New York will take place on April 22, 2009, and include a wide variety of modern and contemporary Russian painting and Works of Art featuring an exceptional selection of Icons and decorative items with Imperial lineage. The pre-sale exhibition will open to the public on [Read More]

The Bureau of Land Management and the Pima County Fair have teamed up to help save wild horses and burros. The federal agency will bring about 20 horses and eight burros to the fair for a silent auction April 24 to 26. The minimum bid for the animals is $125 each, unsold [Read More]

Lambertville NJ: Once again, Sollo Rago brings together the very best in twentieth century design drawing from a wide spectrum of important works by Art Deco masters to studio hand-made, one-of-a-kind pieces of furniture, ceramics and glass. With over 1,000 lots, Sollo Rago Modern’s sale on April 25 and 26th, will offer [Read More]

Bonhams & Butterfields, international fine arts auctioneers, is pleased to announce the May 17-18, 2009 Sunset Estate Auction in Los Angeles. The sale will feature a large selection of vintage and estate jewelry with examples by famous makers such as Tiffany & Co, Gucci and Cartier. In addition to the offering of [Read More]