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H.R.Harmer and Archives International announce the auction of historic worldwide banknotes, stocks and bonds from the American Bank Note Company archives including hundreds of rare worldwide banknotes. Dr. Robert Schwartz, President of Archives International, “The American Bank Note Archive auctions have been one of the most challenging and interesting endeavors I have [Read More]

Sotheby’s Europe, has announced that the company has opened an office in Istanbul and appointed Oya Delahaye as Head of the office to direct the company’s operations in the region. The move, which will make Sotheby’s the first international auction house to have an incorporated office in Turkey, demonstrates the company’s commitment [Read More]

The Bonhams Retromobile sale witnessed some extraordinary results including €3,417,500 for the Ex-Earl Howe 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante; €2,427,500 for ‘Black Bess’ – the ex-Roland Garros Bugatti Type 13; and a quite astonishing €337,500 for a Citroen DS23 EFi Cabriolet. A packed saleroom at the second annual Bonhams Retromobile sale witnessed [Read More]

Fine arts and antiques auctioneers Bonhams & Butterfields is pleased to announce it will offer property from the collections of Antonio and Liliane Mariani, owners of the well-respected Antonio’s Antiques, in a single-owner 400-lot auction to be held in its San Francisco salesrooms on Monday, March 2, 2009. Strong international collector interest [Read More]

Auction houses Ketterer Kunst and Quittenbaum are taking the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus by Walter Gropius as an occasion to hold a joint auction, a first for both. The venue for the joint auction on 20 June 2009 will be the new Ketterer Kunst House for Art, directly [Read More]

The Academy of Art University is building on the success of its Annual Fine Art auctions and focusing on photography in its First Annual Faculty & Alumni Fine Art Photography auction on Saturday, March 7, 2009. With special thanks to Bonhams & Butterfields, AAU offers a rare opportunity to support emerging student [Read More]

Sotheby’s first ever sale of Contemporary Art in Doha will offer works by many of the major artists of the last 50 years. Leading the sale is an important work by Andy Warhol, Round Jackie, a poignant image of Jackie Kennedy beaming with joy which is based on a news photograph taken [Read More]

Kaminski Auctions, one of Massachusetts’ premier antiques and fine art auction houses, announces its February Fine Art and Estates Auction. Crossing the block is a diverse array of antiques, fine art and collectibles including a number of rare Old Master paintings. The auction takes place Saturday and Sunday February 28 and March [Read More]

Seven major works by famed decoy carver A. Elmer Crowell will be auctioned July 15-16, in Plymouth, MA, as part of Copley Fine Art Auction’s 2009 Sporting Sale. Originally commissioned by prominent New England sportsman Harry V. Long between 1910 and 1920, and descended through the Long family, this extraordinary group has [Read More]

Bloomsbury Auctions announces a poster sale with over 170 lots of diverse posters both in interest, value and subject. The sale, being held in New York at 6 West 48th Street, focuses on travel posters and winter sport posters. “ELLE” a poster created by Toulouse Lautrec for the publication of the same [Read More]

Stampler Auctions (www.stamplerauctions.com) has announced all machinery and equipment utilized to manufacture and print paper boxes by Tropical Paper Box Company will be sold at absolute auction on Tuesday, February 17, 2009, at 11 a.m. The auction will be held on-site at 7000 N.W. 25 Street, Miami, FL 33122, (just NW of [Read More]

The Big Book of Benefit Auctions by Jay R. Fiske and Corinne A. Fiske is the ultimate step-by-step handbook on how to plan and have a successful and effective auction. Auction committees will find it an invaluable reference as it provides all the tools they will need for complete auction planning and [Read More]

Fine arts auctioneers Bonhams & Butterfields bring Ancient & Tribal Art to auction in San Francisco on Monday, February 16th, 2009 – President’s Day, with a vibrant exhibition and auction of African, Oceanic, Pre-Columbian and Native American art, timed to coincide with the annual Caskey-Lees’ Tribal and Textile Arts Show held in [Read More]

From February 10-24 artnet Online Auctions will feature a special sale of 60 photographs of the legendary screen icon Marilyn Monroe by renowned photographers including Bert Stern, George Barris, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Ken Galente, and George Zimbel. The sale chronicles Monroe’s rise from a young ingénue to the height of fame just weeks [Read More]

The Riverside – San Bernardino counties Orchid Society Annual Orchid Auction will be held on Feb. 12 at the San Bernardino County Museum 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA 92374. Bidding starts at 6 p.m. logging incoming plants and supplies begins at 5:00 PM. Bidders will need to register for a paddle [Read More]

The strength of Banksy and other ‘grafitti’ artists will be put to the test at Bonhams next Urban Art Sale on 24 February which highlights Marilyn Monroe, Kate Moss and Hurricane Katrina. Six Kate Moss prints by Banksy estimated to make £100,000 to £150,000 at this Urban Art Sale is one of [Read More]

Tennants Auctioneers at Leyburn had an exceptionally strong sale on Saturday 31 January at their Leyburn saleroom with 750 lots totalling over £114,000. It proves that despite the ‘down turn’ more people seem to be buying at auction with a packed room comprising of dealers and private buyers. The sale had a [Read More]

The charity auction of the world’s largest custom oil painting of a wedding portrait is live on eBay through February 4th 2009, and the start bid is US$1. painting4u.com has decided to donate 100% of the proceeds raised to IFRC. “We are very pleased that painting4u.com has decided to hold this charity [Read More]