The much anticipated public auction of part two of the Bentley Collection was held by Baldwin’s in London on the 27th September. The auction contained one of the rarest Australian coins, the fabled George V 1920 Sydney mint gold sovereign. Some voracious bidding between three ardent bidders culminated in the repatriation to [Read More]
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BOSTON, Mass. – Skinner, Inc. today announced strong results for its recent Fine Jewelry sale held Tuesday, September 11th. The highly successful sale grossed $2,788,405 including buyer’s premium, surpassing the pre-auction estimate high, with the estates of New York gallery owner Joan Sonnabend and American sportswoman Hope Goddard Iselin generating heated bidding. [Read More]
The bronze of a female sitting on a chair from 1981 is the expected top lot of 300 lots up for bid. (BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.) – A very large bronze rendering of a female seated on a chair by the renowned Mexican-Costa Rican artist Francisco Zuniga (1912-1998) is expected to realize $200,000-$250,000 [Read More]
The auction will be held by Stevens Auction Company at the firm’s gallery in Aberdeen, Miss. (ABERDEEN, Miss.) – The original furnishings from two historic plantation homes, plus choice antiques and furnishings from two other prominent Southern estates, will be sold at auction on Saturday, Oct. 6, by Stevens Auction Company, at [Read More]
Hatfield, PA – Alderfer Auction Company had banner sales the week of September 10th, 2012. They held a Coin auction on September 11th, Discovery Art on September 12th and their annual Fall Fine & Decorative Arts auction on September 13th. The Coin auction yielded over $42,000 for just 157 lots. The Discovery [Read More]
Included will be antique ledgers and journals, old portraits of former owners and old bricks. (ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) – The brick and concrete, 180,000-square-foot building that has housed Brown’s Transfer & Storage Asset & Unclaimed Freight for over 100 years will be sold in an Internet and catalog auction on Thursday, Oct. [Read More]
New York – Phillips de Pury & Company is pleased to present Watercolors, a curated selling exhibition featuring a diverse group of contemporary works by artists who have moved beyond using watercolor paint as an auxiliary mode of expression to embracing it as their primary medium. The exhibition will showcase over 80 [Read More]
Artem of London are pleased to announce their forthcoming Fine Jewellery Auction to be held at The Royal Institution of Great Britain, 21 Albemarle Street, Mayfair, London W1S 4BS Viewing dates: Tuesday 2nd October 11am – 8pm Wednesday 3rd October 10am – 6pm Thursday 4th October 10am – 1pm on day of [Read More]
Other Beatles items brought top dollars, too, at a big multi estate auction held September 13-15. (OCEANSIDE, N.Y.) – “Yeah, yeah, yeah!” was all an exhausted Philip Weiss could say at the conclusion of a huge multi-estate sale held Sept. 13-15, at which Beatles items fetched top dollars and proved once again [Read More]
New York: iGavel’s online Fall auction of important Asian, Ancient & Ethnographic works of art will go live on Tuesday, October 9 through Wednesday, October 24, it was announced by Lark Mason, founder and president of the Harlem-based auction house, at 227 East 120th Street. Over 500 lots drawn from a cross-section [Read More]
Skinner, Inc. realized strong prices for rare and important works at its recent auction of American & European Works of Art. The sale, which took place on Friday, September 7th in two sessions at the Skinner Boston gallery, totaled $2,773,169, including buyer’s premium. “We are extremely pleased with the sale,” said director [Read More]
A public viewing will be held on September 22nd and 23rd from 1-5PM in the Madison room (located on the third floor) at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel. The address is: 17 East Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60603 The auction will include a rare painting on silk by Ding Quanpeng (active 1708-1771). [Read More]
Boston, MA – Skinner, Inc. will host an auction of European Furniture and Decorative Arts on October 6th in its Boston gallery. With more than 900 lots offered, the sale features a broad array of silver, Continental porcelain, glass, statuary, clocks, paintings and prints, lighting, rugs, textiles, and antique furniture. The collection [Read More]
A 1970 Pontiac GTO (“The Judge”), hundreds of gold and silver coins, a huge single-owner stamp collection, vintage pillar-and-scroll clocks and antique furnishings will all be offered. (BRISTOL, Conn.) – A 1970 Pontiac GTO (“The Judge”) in original condition, a large single-owner lifetime stamp collection, hundreds of fine gold and silver coins, [Read More]
It is the single-owner lifetime collection of Bonner Arrington, who worked in the White House. (ATLANTA, Ga.) – Perfectly timed to coincide with election season, a massive single-owner private collection of White House Presidential, First Lady and First Family mementos, memorabilia and gifts – gathered by a man who worked at the [Read More]
Dedham, MA – Grogan and Company Fine Art Auctioneers and Appraisers announces their upcoming September 30th Auction will include over 700 lots of Fine Art, Furniture, Decorative Works of Art, Silver, Jewelry and Oriental Rugs, and will span five centuries of artistic expression and craftsmanship from various estates and collections throughout New [Read More]
India’s largest auction house Saffronart brings together a unique collection of contemporary and period silverware in a new for-sale exhibition at its gallery in Delhi. The exhibition includes a range of items, both Indian and international, from intricately engraved period vases and objets d’art, to minimalist and straight-lined contemporary one-of-a-kind pieces. The [Read More]
The sign was the top lot in the sale of the single-owner lifetime collection of William ‘Bill’ Dagg (INA, Ill.) – An exceedingly rare Sinclair Aircraft double-sided porcelain sign with plane graphics, 48 inches in diameter and rated just 7.9 out of 10 on both sides for condition but still desirable because [Read More]