Auction News

THE DAVID FORE COLLECTION 1839 Rupee Breaks Record Becoming the First Silver British Indian Coin to Sell for a Six Figure Sum A packed auction room and sixty one online bidders competed to buy a piece of numismatic history last Friday, in the second of three auctions that see the David Fore [Read More]

Dedham, Massachusetts – Twenty-five years ago this past March, Michael Grogan conducted the Inaugural Auction of his new company, Grogan & Company Fine Art Auctioneers and Appraisers. To commemorate this milestone, Grogan and Company will be holding their Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Auction on June 16th, 2013. The auction will offer a fine selection [Read More]

Bonhams is pleased to announce that Tim Parker has been welcomed to the US Motorcycle team where he will focus on augmenting the already renowned expertise of the world’s leading auctioneers of motorcycles. Originally from Cambridge, England, Tim grew up next to Archie Scott-Brown, the heroic one-armed driver, and down the street [Read More]

Skinner, Inc. will host an auction of 20th Century Design in its Boston gallery on Saturday, June 22, 2013. The upcoming sale features a select group of mosaic glass lamps, Favrile glass, lighting, and metalwork by Tiffany Studios. Studio furniture by George Nakashima highlights a fine furniture selection that includes modern designs [Read More]

The collection is led by a rare 1910 Mercedes 45hp 4-Seat Tourabout that is considered to be one of the finest in existence. Formerly part of collections owned by pioneering plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr. Samuel Scher and Seal Cove Auto Museum owner Richard Paine, Jr., this extraordinary automobile – regarded as [Read More]

BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. – Two premier collections of art and artifacts from ancient civilizations combine to form the core of Antiquities Saleroom’s June 13-14 auction, which also includes an outstanding selection of natural history and mineral specimens. Many of the 400 lots entered in the absentee, phone and Internet auction come from [Read More]

WESTHAMPTON, N.Y. – The gloves are on, and it’s time for boxing fans to choose their corners and bid aggressively on a fantastic selection of championship boxing memorabilia in Grey Flannel’s June 5 Summer Games Auction. Fifty-seven lots in the 613-lot major sports auction are devoted exclusively to professional boxing, with the [Read More]

On Monday, June 3rd at 5 pm, Clarke Auction will present what might be one of its best auctions to date. Normally a press release is written about one or two rare and important items and it is easy to highlight them. This time there is so much wonderful and rare stuff [Read More]

BOSTON, Mass. – Skinner, Inc. will host an auction of Fine Jewelry in its Boston gallery on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. The sale will feature over 500 lots of antique and period jewelry, as well as contemporary jewelry by famous makers including Tiffany, Van Cleef & Arpels, and Cartier. Skinner is pleased [Read More]

A rare pair of cased Duelling Pistols by London maker John Twigg circa 1785 which belonged to Captain Coghlan of the Royal Navy are expected to fetch £10,000-14,000 when offered for sale in Thomas Del Mar Ltd’s auction of Antique Arms, Armour and Militaria which will be held at 25 Blythe Road, [Read More]

The lamp was the top earner of the nearly 400 lots offered at the auction, held in Windsor, Conn. (WINDSOR, Conn.) – A vintage 1950s brass floor lamp designed by legendary Italian lighting designer Gino Sarfatti (1912-1984) for Arteluce, the manufacturing firm he founded in 1939, sold for $15,930 at an auction [Read More]

The waterfront park in Greenwich, Connecticut, Bonhams will host its sixth annual motorcar auction in conjunction with the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance. Led by some extremely noteworthy highlights from Bugatti, Aston Martin and Rolls-Royce, the 100 car-strong roster – the event’s largest ever offering – will present an extraordinary line-up of automobiles fresh [Read More]

The auction will be held on the second day of this year’s Check the Oil, Gas & Oil Show in Ohio. (DUBLIN, Oh.) – More than 450 lots of highly collectible examples of petroliana (gas station) and automobilia (cars) will be offered at a Check the Oil auction planned for Saturday, June [Read More]

Some of the fastest production cars of the 1960s and 1970s went under the hammer at the inaugural Bonhams auction during the Spa Classic weekend on Saturday 25th May, realizing a total of almost €3.4 million. Leading the way was Lot 20, a 1964 Ferrari 275GTB Berlinetta offered with well-documented period competition [Read More]

With just a day and a half left of PFC’s May auction, competition is heating up for the stunning items of Marilyn Monroe memorabilia being offered. We have her very own worn burgundy wool bathing suit, pre-1950s and therefore owned by her before she became a star. Bids are currently at £2,000. [Read More]

Bonhams Hong Kong’s first sale of exceptional Japanese Single Malt Whisky during the Fine and Rare Wines, Cognac & Single Malt Whisky Auction held on 23 May at the Island Shangri-La Hotel was a roaring success with all 30 bottles sold at a few times their pre-sale estimates. Spirited bidding saw connoisseurs [Read More]

The Amazing Spider-Man proved himself the top hero over the three-day span of Heritage Auctions’ $4+ million May 16-18 Comics Signature® Auction as John Romita, Sr.’s The Amazing Spider-Man #85 Kingpin and the Schemer Cover Original Art (Marvel, 1970) and a CGC-certified 8.0 copy of Amazing Fantasy #15 (Spider-Man’s first appearance) realized [Read More]

(CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.) – Serious Toyz’ Auction #55, twice delayed, is online now (at SeriousToyz.com) and will end May 30 (for Character and Classic Collectibles) and May 31 (for Toy Vehicles). Auction #55 is a nearly 1,300-lot colossus that features antique and vintage items in many collecting categories, not just toys. “We are [Read More]