Auction News

The two lots were the top achievers in a three-day auction held Oct. 5-7 in Ann Arbor, Mich. (ANN ARBOR, Mich.) – A rare and desirable 1905 Wurlitzer Style 17 PianOrchestra in excellent working condition soared to $120,000, and an equally rare early 1800s Ephraim Thayer hand-drawn, hand-operated fire pump with ties [Read More]

Dr. Paul Stevens first book, ‘The Coins of the Bengal Presidency’ is an essential reference work for anyone interested in this period of Indian history, British colonial history and East India Company coinage. The first of a planned three part series on the coins of the East India Company, this will be [Read More]

Heritage Auctions’ Natural History Signature® Meteorite Auction, featuring more than 125 select meteorites – many with museum provenance – realized $1,066,106 (all prices include Buyers Premium). “The enthusiasm among collectors for these rare, aesthetic space rocks was just tremendous,” said Jim Walker, Director of Nature & Science at Heritage Auctions, “and the [Read More]

Nicholls Auction Marketing Group, Inc., (www.nichollsauction.com) announces the auction of an all brick former day care facility – on Wednesday, October 24 at 5 pm in Fredericksburg, VA. “This property is located off of Route 3 and only 1.5 miles for I-95. With an outstanding location and a ready-to-move into building, this [Read More]

Ms. Boysen’s art will be sold in Session II of a two-session sale to be held in Malvern, Pa. (MALVERN, Pa.) – Over 200 large-scale, vibrant and exuberant paintings by the late Philadelphia artist Anne E. Lisette Boysen (1939-2011) will be sold in Session II of a two-session auction planned for Saturday, [Read More]

Skinner, Inc., one of the world’s leading auction houses for antiques and fine art, will host an auction of Asian Works of Art on October 25th in its Marlborough gallery. The Asian Art sale will feature over 600 lots of Chinese, Korean, and Japanese decorative art and antiques. Eight-panel Standing Screen, China, [Read More]

Emporium Auction Company is a full service auction company specializing in fine art, sculpture, antique art, estate pieces, collectibles, crystal, jewelry, decorative art and more. Emporium Auction Company prides itself in providing a wide selection of items sure to have something for everyone. Proving an effective honest service to my consigners and [Read More]

The event will be held online and live, in Shannon’s gallery, at 354 Woodmont Rd. in Milford. (MILFORD, Conn.) – Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers will kick off the fall auction season in grand fashion with an Oct. 24 sale showcasing 200 works of art in an array of genres, to include the [Read More]

A Hurricane fighter aircraft like one of the many that defended British shores during World War II’s Battle of Britain will be the star attraction at the Bonhams sale of Collectors’ Motor Cars and Automobilia at Mercedes-Benz World Brooklands – the spiritual home of the Hurricane – in Weybridge, Surrey, UK, on [Read More]

A unique and comprehensive collection of the signatures of early Hollywood and British film stars from the golden years of the 1920’s and 30’s has been discovered in a local property. The collection comprising thousands of autographs of well known and some lesser known Hollywood greats from the silent era 1920’s and [Read More]

(PALM BEACH, Fla.) – Over 250 lots of fine jewelry, artwork by renowned and listed artists, period furniture, desirable antiques and decorative accessories will be offered on Sunday, Oct. 28, by A.B. Levy’s, starting at 1 p.m. (EST). The auction will be held at A.B. Levy’s spacious showroom, at 211 Worth Avenue [Read More]

(Chicago, IL) – Hart Davis Hart Wine Co., the internationally renowned wine auction house and retailer, will hold an exciting auction of finest and rarest wines on October 27th at award-winning restaurant Tru, located at 676 North St. Clair Street in Chicago. The auction includes over 1200 lots and is estimated to [Read More]

Four 1930s chandeliers from London’s Adelphi Plaza hotel highlight Unique Auctions Antique & Vintage Chandelier and Lighting Sale on the 6th/7th October. 1930s Chandeliers from Adelphi Plaza Hotel London Each chandelier, made up of 2,500 crystals and weighing a quarter of a ton, hung in the Adelphi Plaza – a hotel formerly [Read More]

BOSTON, Mass. – Skinner, Inc. will host an auction of Fine Musical Instruments on Sunday, October 14th in its Boston gallery. The sale offers more than 350 lots of fretted and bowed stringed instruments including guitars, violins, violas, cellos, and bows. Italian Violin, Enrico Rocca, Genoa, 1898, bearing the maker’s label, length [Read More]

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. – October 3, 2012 – Skinner, Inc. will host a Discovery auction on October 10th and 11th in its Marlborough gallery. The two-day sale presents an excellent assortment of toys & dolls, ephemera & collectibles, furniture, artwork, and decorative objects. Toys & Dolls The October Discovery auction features a fine [Read More]

The firm has taken on Shannon McQuerrey in Plattsburg as a point of contact in the area. (PLATTSBURG, Mo.) – An inaugural auction that will strengthen the breadth and reach of Mayo Auction & Realty in Missouri’s strategic St. Joseph-to-Plattsburg corridor is now online (at www.auctionbymayo.com) and will end Thursday, Oct. 11, [Read More]

Collectors and enthusiasts of scale model vehicles have a new destination on the internet, as two of the best-known websites on each side of the Atlantic have merged to create PlanetDiecast.com, combining a specialist marketplace designed to rival that of other internet giants with community, forum and social networking features. The new [Read More]

The two-session auction will be held at the Sedgwick County Extension Center in Wichita, Kan. (WICHITA, Kan.) – Two major single-owner lifetime collections – one of phonographs and stereo view cards, the other of pocket watches, wrist watches and jewelry – will be sold on Saturday, Oct. 27, by Woody Auction in [Read More]