A. H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd and auction partner Ma Tak Wo Numismatic Co. Ltd are delighted to present the 54th Hong Kong Coin Auction of Far Eastern and World coins and banknotes. Held on the 4 April, in the Crystal Room of the Holiday Inn Golden Mile, Kowloon, the 1066 lot [Read More]
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Imperial Auctioneers will hold an auction of Fine Chinese and Japanese Paintings from the 17th-20th Century on March 23rd, 2013 starting at 7PM CST in Chicago, IL. Including property from: The estate of a Canadian diplomat to Japan. (Lots 1-16). The family of a distinguished gentleman and scholar of Asian Art. Acquired [Read More]
On April 17, the Dallas Auction Gallery in Texas will sell a pair of extremely rare and exquisite 19th century vases made by the Imperial Porcelain Factory for the Russian czar. The vases will sell as a pair, and their estimate is $1 million to $1.5 million. The precious vases mysteriously disappeared [Read More]
Furniture pieces by Francois Linke, art glass vases by Emile Galle. 13 pieces of 19th century European ivory and art prints by Picasso, Chagall and Miro are just a few items to be sold. (WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) – A concise and important auction comprising just 175 lots of estate jewelry, fine [Read More]
Bonhams announce its 16th annual motorcar auction, the longest running sale of any auction house during the world-renowned Monterey Peninsula Car Week. Held each August in Carmel, California, Bonhams’ two-day auction now enjoys a favorable, newly expanded location on the verdant western lawns of the sunny and scenic Quail Lodge property. This [Read More]
Gavin Gardiner Ltd’s first auction of 2013 of Fine Modern and Vintage Sporting Guns and Rifles will include a historically and internationally significant rare “Russian” Purdey, that was presented to British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan by Russian President Nikita Krushchev on the occasion of MacMillan’s Historic 1959 State Visit to Russia – [Read More]
The museum-quality bottle was among the top lots in a sale that grossed just over $156,700. (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) – A museum-quality, mid-19th century Constitution Bitters bottle, quite possibly the earliest figural bitters bottle ever blown in America, sold for $7,840 in an Internet and catalog auction (#57) held by American Bottle Auctions [Read More]
Following an extremely successful fine art sale at the end of February, Hose Rhodes Dickson are pleased to announce their next modern and vintage sale will take place on Saturday 16th March. 1930s Butterfly Heater The truly varied range of lots on offer includes a large number of collectables, jewellery, furniture and [Read More]
Previews will be held on March 21-22, from 10-4, at a gallery facility in West Chester, Pa. (WEST CHESTER, Pa.) – Around 950 lots in an array of categories – antique clocks, estate jewelry, Asian objects and furniture, sterling silver, fine art, decorative accessories, tribal art and African objects – will be [Read More]
Bonhams is pleased to announce the appointment of Laure Raibaut as Senior Specialist of the new Modern & Contemporary Art department in Hong Kong. Commenting on her appointment, Dessa Goddard, Director of Asian Art, North America, said: “We are delighted to have Laure as the anchor for our growing team of specialists [Read More]
A magnificent and massive Casablanca (Warner Brothers, 1942) six sheet (81″ X 81″) large format movie poster, one of just two copies known, is expected to bring $60,000+ when it comes across the auction block as the centerpiece of Heritage Auction’s March 23-24 Vintage Movie Poster Signature® Auction. “There are few films [Read More]
The jug was the top lot of the more than 400 examples of ABCG that came up for bid in St. Charles, Mo. (ST. CHARLES, Mo.) – A magnificent 16-inch American Brilliant Cut Glass turquoise cut to clear claret jug attributed to J. Hoare sold for $75,000 at an auction held Mar. [Read More]
The auction was held Feb. 28-Mar. 1, before the start of the Chicagoland Petroliana Show in Ill. (PEOTONE, Ill.) – A Beacon Security Gasoline single-sided porcelain die-cut sign with lighthouse graphics, rated 9.5 out of 10 for condition and measuring 48 inches by 30 inches, sold for $55,000 at an auction held [Read More]
Skinner, Inc. will host an auction of Fine Jewelry in its Boston gallery on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. The sale will feature over 550 lots of antique and period jewelry, as well as contemporary jewelry by Tiffany, Cartier, David Webb, and others. Timepieces The cover lot is an early 20th century fine [Read More]
ONE NIGHT for ONE DROP is a global philanthropy event that raises awareness and funds to ensure that water is accessible to all, today and forever. Coinciding with World Water Day, ONE DROP will host its inaugural ONE NIGHT for ONE DROP in Las Vegas, NV, USA, on March 22, 2013. For [Read More]
A cataloged antique auction in March will be followed by antique clock and music auctions. (PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Fontaine’s Auction Gallery has announced plans for three major sales in 2013, all to be held in the firm’s spacious showroom located at 1485 West Housatonic Street in Pittsfield. A cataloged antique auction on [Read More]
KAR Auction Services, Inc. announced the commencement of an underwritten offering of 13.0 million shares of its common stock by existing stockholder KAR Holdings II, LLC (the “LLC”), subject to market and other conditions. The LLC is controlled by entities affiliated with Kelso Investment Associates VII, L.P., GS Capital Partners VI, L.P., [Read More]
Eight works from the collection of Anthony Quinn, the late American actor, feature in the next Bonhams sale of South African art on March 20th in New Bond Street, London. Including paintings and sculptures by Cecil Skotnes, Lucky Sibiya, Dumile Feni-Mhlaba and Cyprian Shilakoe, the selection ranges in price from £2,500 to [Read More]