BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. – For their March 1 auction titled “Antiquities, Ancient and Ethnographic Art,” Antiquities-Saleroom.com decided to think big – as in dinosaur big. Coming on the heels of their highly successful Feb. 1 auction, Antiquities Saleroom’s latest auction offers the biggest piece ever offered by this Colorado antiquities company. Lot [Read More]
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Heritage Auctions’ Greg Holman joins a cast of pop culture experts for the new reality TV series, “For What It’s Worth.” Premiering Thursday, Feb. 21, at 10/9c on VH1 Classic, “For What It’s Worth” explores the intricate world of music and pop culture memorabilia and the mind of “The Collector.” Throughout six, [Read More]
The much anticipated sale of a single-owner collection of ancient Greek and Roman coins discovered in Lichfield has totalled over £40,000 at in a two-day auction held last week, (13th/14th February). Day one – Fittingly, the 400 Lots of classical coins were offered by established Lichfield Auctioneers Richard Winterton Ltd in their [Read More]
The sale is timed so it will be held during Asia Week, a huge event scheduled for Mar. 15-23. (BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.) – Approximately 1,200 high-quality lots of Asian antiques, most of them Chinese and all of them highly collectible, will be sold at a mammoth four-day auction planned for Mar. 16-19 [Read More]
The firm, displaced after the storm, is back with a full slate of auctions for February thru April. (LYNBROOK, N.Y.) – Philip Weiss Auctions – down but definitely not out following Hurricane Sandy – has a full slate of auctions planned for the rest of winter and early spring, in its new [Read More]
Bonhams anticipated automobile auction will take place at Florida’s elegant Boca Raton Resort & Club. Held in conjunction with the Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance, the auction will host an impressive line-up of collectors’ automobiles from around the world. In addition to the many headlining European cars, Bonhams has consigned many American cars [Read More]
BOSTON, Mass. – Skinner, Inc. will host an auction of American Furniture and Decorative Arts on Sunday, March 3rd in its Boston gallery. The auction features the Andy Williams Folk Art Collection and will also present the monumental silver punch bowl that F.W. Woolworth commissioned from Tiffany & Co. for architect Cass [Read More]
Asian objects, oil paintings, bronzes, furniture, Native American items and more will all be sold. (GENESEO, N.Y.) – Approximately 900 quality lots of fine arts and antiques in an array of categories will be sold on Friday, March 22, and Saturday, March 23, at Cottone Auctions, in the firm’s spacious gallery located [Read More]
Bloomsbury Auctions are delighted to announce the Auction of the Beatrix Potter collection of Mark Ottignon, on Wednesday 27th February at 2.00pm precisely. The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Est. £20,000-30,000 The collection comprises an extensive selection of first edition books, rare periodical contributions, autograph material, greeting cards, original artwork, photographs, figurines, giftware, [Read More]
Bonhams announce the appointment of Jennifer Gibson as Head of Fine Furniture, Decorative Arts and Asian Art for Bonhams, Australia. She will be based in the new Melbourne office at Ormond Hall. James Hendy, Bonhams Australia CEO says: “We are delighted to welcome Jennifer to Bonhams. She brings with her an outstanding [Read More]
An extremely rare blue diamond ring will lead Bonhams Fine Jewelry sale on 24th April 2013. The fancy deep-blue diamond is set in a ‘Trombino’ ring made by Bulgari, the renowned Italian jeweler favored by Hollywood film stars, and the epitome of fashion and innovation during the 1960s. The ring was made [Read More]
In all, nearly 1,500 quality lots will come up for bid at the firm’s gallery on St. Charles Avenue. (NEW ORLEANS, La.) – A silver plate showing an image of a bull’s head by the renowned artist Pablo Picasso (Sp./Fr., 1881-1973), cast by Francois and Peter Hugo of Paris in the mid-1950s, [Read More]
On Monday 18th February Fellows auctioneers will be offering an Oliver Cromwell gold ‘Broad’ in their specialist Coins & Medals sale. Rare Gold Cromwell CoinDue to being in very fine condition the coin is considered an extremely rare example and with an estimate of £7,000-£9,000 it is expected to generate considerable interest [Read More]
On Sunday, January 20th, Grogan and Company Fine Art Auctioneers conducted their long anticipated Fine Oriental Rugs and Carpets Auction, to a standing room only crowd including dealers, discriminating collectors and private home owners, all looking to take home a prized rug. The auction, which included over 300 rugs and carpets achieved [Read More]
Auction brings $4.4 million with “A Private Library of Extraordinary Bordeaux” exceeding the high estimate with heavy international bidding (Chicago, IL) – Hart Davis Hart, the leading wine auction house in America, opened 2013 with a highly-charged auction of finest and rarest wines, selling 99.9% of lots offered and posting $4.4 million [Read More]
A rare four piece collector’s edition Browning Centennial set realized $7,500 and a name inscribed Remington New Model Army Conversion saw $5,500 in Cordier Auctions & Appraisals’ Firearms & Militaria auction held on December 2, 2012. S.E. Stilwell Inscribed $5,500 Approximately 150 bidders were registered in the room. Additionally, more than 725 [Read More]
A newly discovered painting by artist Paul Feiler (German/English, B 1918) sold for $31,000 in Cordier Auctions’ Fall Two Day Antique & Fine Art Auction on November 10 and 11. Other highlights of the sale included a 48 light Baccarat chandelier at $26,000, an 1891 English sterling nef at $12,000 and an [Read More]
Skinner, Inc. will host a one-day Discovery auction on February 14th in its Marlborough gallery. The sale presents a variety of prints, rugs, furniture, and other decorative objects, as well as an excellent selection of books and manuscripts. Books, Historical Manuscripts & Ephemera From modern firsts to early printing, the February auction [Read More]