Strongest Bidding In Over Six Months – Prices Up as HDH Bordeaux Index Turns Positive (Chicago, IL) – Hart Davis Hart launched its Fall season with exceptional results on Saturday, September 15th at award-winning restaurant Tru in Chicago, selling 100% of the lots offered and achieving $3.45 million, above the pre-auction estimate [Read More]
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A selection of memorabilia from the original Cavern Club in Liverpool, UK will sell at PFC Auctions on September 27 2012. Included in the sale is: -A Reslo ribbon microphone from the Cavern Club, as used by The Beatles -A piece of the original Cavern Club stage, as played on by The [Read More]
An extraordinary unrestored supercharged ‘S’ Type Mercedes-Benz that lay hidden in a garage for six decades led the pack at the Bonhams Goodwood Revival Sale at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in Chichester, UK, on Saturday 15th September, selling for more than £2.8 million. The Sale achieved a selling rate of 84 per [Read More]
Christie’s to auction The Steven A. Greenberg Collection, Masterpieces of French Art Deco on December 12 and 13, 2012, in an evening and day sale. This museum-quality collection chronicles a unique chapter in the history of 20th Century design, focusing in depth on some of the most distinguished artists associated with the [Read More]
The auction will be conducted by Browne Auction Specialists, at the Tulsa Business Park. (TULSA, Okla.) – Hundreds of items from three prominent local restaurants – to include antiques, memorabilia, decorations and restaurant equipment and furniture – plus many other items from a large restaurant supply house will be sold at auction [Read More]
The multi-estate sale will be conducted by Crescent City Auction Gallery in New Orleans, La. (NEW ORLEANS, La.) – Original artworks by Sister Gertrude Morgan, William Aiken Walker and Walter Inglis Anderson, a rare Tiffany lava glass lamp, Newcomb pottery pieces, a fine selection of mens’ and ladies’ Rolex wristwatches and more [Read More]
Concert Posters from the Fillmore and Avalon Ballrooms, Jimi Hendrix, the Grateful Dead, The Doors and others will be auctioned Sept. 14 at WeissAuctions.com. The posters, handbills, tickets and programs will be part of a Hollywood and Music Memorabilia auction beginning with lot 1600 also including posters, photographs, autographs and memorabilia. Some [Read More]
In the early 20th Century, Alboin Birks (1860 – 1940) was one of the foremost figures in North Staffordshire’s pottery industry, renowned for his work on Minton’s delicate pâte-sur-pâte porcelain. Now, a unique collection that includes significant pieces of Birk’s work for Minton alongside personal letters, photographs and ephemera charting his life [Read More]
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and Christie’s announced that the Foundation has engaged Christie’s for future sales of Andy Warhol’s work from its collection. Recognizing that the arts community needs its support now more than ever, the Foundation seeks to significantly increase its endowment in order to ensure and [Read More]
BOSTON, Mass. – September 7, 2012 – 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 September 21st and 22nd in its Boston gallery. The market for fine Asian material continues to flourish, attracting international interest and [Read More]
Bonhams is to feature works from the Betty and Monte Factor Family single owner section during its “Made in California: Contemporary Art” auction on October 3. The Collection features a strong selection of paintings, sculptures, and works on paper by Josef Albers, Larry Bell, Billy Al Bengston, William Nelson Copley, Llyn Foulkes, [Read More]
BOULDER COUNTY, CO – On September 14th, 2012, Antiquities-Saleroom.com, a fully-owned subsidiary of Artemis Gallery Ancient Art, will offer 240+ lots from ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, Italy, the Near East, Fast East, as well as Pre-Columbian Art from the Ancient Americas (Mexico, Central and South America). This one day live auction will [Read More]
Late Master Tyeb Mehta’s Work Titled falling Figure with bird to Lead Saffronart’s Autumn Art Auction 2012 Rare Painting by Amrita Sher-Gil also to be Auctioned: One of Five Paintings by the Artist to Have Ever Come Up For Public Auction Sept 19-20, 2012 Mumbai: Two eminent Indian artists from different eras [Read More]
An exceptional selection of rare Cognac will be offered at Bonhams Fine & Rare wines sale on 13th September at New Bond Street, London. One of the highlights is a bottle of Rémy Martin Black Pearl Cognac. The unusual Cognac, bottled in a special, limited edition, black crystal decanter is estimated at [Read More]
Heritage Auctions Weekly Sunday Internet Comics Auction set a new house record with a total of $216,108. The auction featured 698 bidders vying for 874 lots in the sale, translating into a perfect sell-through rate of 100%. “We have more 1960s Marvel collections in our weekly sales than ever before, and every [Read More]
The bottle, patented in 1863, was the top lot in an auction that grossed almost $350,000. (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) – A Kelly’s Old Cabin bitters bottle, made during the time of the Civil War and in an exceedingly rare light green color, soared to $45,360 in an Internet and catalog auction held Aug. [Read More]
Unique Auctions are bringing to auction a major collection of works by the artist Franklin White (1892 – 1975). Franklin White’s works can be seen in public museums, art galleries and private collections around the world. The majority of Franklin White’s work has never been available on the art market. The sale [Read More]
Bonhams kicks off its autumn season of Fine & Rare Wine sales on 13th September with a wonderfully broad selection of wines from top producers in all corners of the world. The auction will take place in New Bond Street, London. Three private collections, all from professional storage, include a magnificent range [Read More]