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ARTWORKS BY ERTE, A HUGE FOSSIL MURAL, FASHION ACCESSORIES FROM GUCCI, CHANEL AND LOUIS VUITTON, AND A 10-ACRE RANCH IN NEW MEXICO ARE PART OF AUCTION LIFE, INC.’S SUNDAY, MAY 7th AUCTION IN BOCA RATON

The sale will be held at the Ramada Suites Boca hotel, starting promptly at 1 pm Eastern time. BOCA RATON, Fla. – A pair of original artworks hand-signed by the French-born Russian artist Erte (1892-1990), a huge fossil mural from the Green River region of southwestern Wyoming, a 10-acre ranch in Deming, [Read More]

A LACOUR’S WESTERN BITTERS BOTTLE AND AN E.G. LYONS & CO. WESTERN BITTERS BOTTLE EACH BRING $35,650 AT AMERICAN BOTTLE AUCTIONS SALE

The two-part online and catalog auction, held Feb. 10-18 and March 3-11, tallied $489,733. SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A Lacour’s Sarsapariphere Western bitters bottle, made circa 1866-1875, the early variant number one and in a color that is highly desirable to collectors, and an E. G. Lyons & Co. Mfgrs. (San Francisco) very [Read More]

AN OUTSTANDING COLLECTION OF 60 LIFE-SIZE WAX FIGURES, TO INCLUDE ONE OF ALBERT EINSTEIN AND SIGNED BY HIM, WILL HEADLINE A MAY 13th AUCTION

The mostly live auction will be held by Pa. OnSite Auction Company in historic Gettysburg, Pa. GETTYSBURG, Pa. – An exceptional collection of about 60 life-size wax figures, including a one-of-a-kind figure of Albert Einstein that was signed and inscribed by Einstein himself, will headline an auction planned for Saturday, May 13th, [Read More]

MINING COLLECTIBLES, ANTIQUE BOTTLES, GOLD, SILVER, COINS, CURRENCY, TOYS, DOCUMENTS, FIREARMS, MORE AT HOLABIRD’S RENO SALE, APRIL 28-30

The three-day, 1,790-lot auction event will be held online and at Holabird’s Reno showroom. RENO, Nev. – A big three-day auction comprising nearly 1,800 lots in a wide range of collecting categories – to include mining collectibles, old bottles, postal history, Wells Fargo Express, gold and jewelry, coins and currency, toys, cowboy [Read More]

THE APPRAISAL FOUNDATION WILL HOST A SEMINAR AND PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS APRIL 26th, 5-8 pm

The event will be held in the galleries of Freeman’s Auctions & Appraisers in Philadelphia, Pa. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The Appraisal Foundation – the nation’s foremost authority on the valuation profession, headquartered in Washington, D.C. – will host an informational seminar on Wednesday, April 26th, titled Personal Property Appraisals: The Importance of [Read More]

BRONZE MAQUETTE FOR A SCULPTURE BY HENRY MOORE (BRITISH, 1898-1986) SELLS FOR $195,500 AT COTTONE AUCTIONS’ FINE ARTS & ANTIQUES AUCTION

The March 25th event also featured a painting by Norman Rockwell that gaveled for $109,250. GENESEO, N.Y. – A bronze maquette (or 3-D study) for the sculpture Draped Reclining Figure by Henry Moore (British, 1898-1986) sailed past its high estimate figure of $150,000 to finish at $195,500 in Cottone Auctions’ annual Fine [Read More]

OIL ON CANVAS PAINTING BY MEXICAN ARTIST FRANCISCO CORZAS (1936-1983), TITLED TWO FIGURES, REALIZES $9,375 AT THE WOODSHED GALLERY, MARCH 29

Also in the sale were works by Picasso, Warhol, Man Ray, Basquiat, Gottlieb, Lee Godie, others. FRANKLIN, Mass. – An oil on canvas painting by Mexican artist Francisco Corzas (1936-1983) titled Two Figures sold for $9,375 to take top lot honors in an online-only Master Artworks Discovery Auction held March 29th by [Read More]

A MONUMENTAL CHINESE PORCELAIN PALACE VASE AND THREE EARLY 17th C. MINIATURE PERSIAN PAINTINGS TO BE SOLD BY TREMONT AUCTIONS, APRIL 23rd

Around 600 premier Asian lots will come up for bid, online and in the firm’s Newton gallery. NEWTON, Mass. – A monumental Chinese porcelain palace vase made around 1870 with lovely pate-sur-pate pagoda decoration, and three miniature Persian paintings executed in the early 17th century during the Safavid period, are expected top [Read More]

325 QUALITY ANTIQUE LOTS IN A WIDE RANGE OF CATEGORIES WILL COME UP FOR BID ON SATURDAY, APRIL 22, AT FONTAINE’S AUCTION GALLERY, STARTING AT 10 AM IN A 2 SESSION ANTIQUES & FINE ART AUCTION

The Antiques & Fine Art Auction will be held at Fontaine’s gallery in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. PITTSFIELD, Mass. – An exceptional Victorian carved walnut three-piece marble-top bedroom set attributed to John Jelliff, a gorgeous 14-inch Tiffany Studios domical leaded glass Daffodil lamp shade, a heavily carved R. J. Horner figural mahogany bookcase and [Read More]

AN EARLY PATTERN MOLDED COVERED SUGAR BOWL AND A POCKET BOTTLE, BOTH MADE BY STIEGEL BETWEEN 1763 AND 1774, COMBINE FOR NEARLY $20,000

They were two top lots at Norman C. Heckler’s Premier Auction #146 that ended March 15th. WOODSTOCK, Conn. – A pattern molded covered sugar bowl and an early pattern molded pocket bottle, both manufactured by Stiegel’s American Flint Glass Manufactory in Manheim, Pennsylvania sometime between 1763 and 1774, combined to sell for [Read More]

MONUMENTAL CLASSICAL PAINTING ATTRIBUTED TO CHINESE ARTIST QUI YING (1494-1552) SOARS TO $112,500 AT AHLERS & OGLETREE’S MARCH 25-26 AUCTION

The Spring Salon Auction was held at Ahlers & Ogletree’s showroom located in Atlanta, Georgia ATLANTA, Ga. – Asian lots took center stage at Ahlers & Ogletree’s March 25-26 Spring Salon Auction, as a monumental classical painting attributed to Ming painter Qiu Ying (Chinese, 1494-1552) soared to $112,500, and a pair of [Read More]