Auction News

The auction will be held Monday, May 28, at the Jefferson Civic Center in Jefferson, Georgia. (JEFFERSON, Ga.) – Dozens of examples of highly collectible Southern pottery by such renowned artisans as Dave the Slave, Thomas Chandler, W.T.B. Gordy and others will be sold on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, by Cagle [Read More]

Including a DRC offering from The Fox Cellar and an astounding collection of mature Bordeaux from the estate of Clarence Day (Chicago, IL) – Hart Davis Hart Wine Co., the #1 wine auction house in America, will hold an exciting Auction of Finest and Rarest Wines on May 11th and 12th in [Read More]

A 1972 Avanti II Coupé originally owned by Raymond Loewy, the designer of the Coca-Cola bottle, Gray Hound bus, Air Force One livery and the Avanti Coupé, is one of the highlights of prestigious ‘Les Grandes Marques à Monaco’ sale held by Bonhams in Monte Carlo on the 11th May. Estimated to [Read More]

Bréal’s Silver Cup, the winner’s cup from the first ever competitive Marathon race, held at the first Modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, broke the world record price for an item of Olympic memorabilia sold at auction, selling within the Vintage Posters & Olympic Icons auction at Christie’s South Kensington for [Read More]

The three-day weekend event was held at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds in Ann Arbor. (ANN ARBOR, Mich.) – A rare Cigar Store Indian figure, beautifully carved in the 1880s by the renowned artisan Samuel Robb, sold for $94,400 at a three-day auction event held March 30-April 1 by Showtime Auction Services. [Read More]

A 1982 gelatin silver print of Nastassia Kinski and the Serpent, 1981 by famed photographer Richard Avedon is expected to bring $50,000+ when it comes to auction on May 1 in New York as part of Heritage Auctions’ Photographs Signature® Auction, taking place at the Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion (Ukrainian Institute of America), 2 [Read More]

Material Culture, the city’s popular 60,000-sq.-ft. showplace for antiques, textiles and handcrafted decorative arts, will introduce its new auction division on May 5, 2012 with a 500-lot sale titled “New World Orders.” All forms of bidding will be available, including live via the Internet through LiveAuctioneers.com. Material Culture’s wealth of experience and [Read More]

Christie’s announce the sale of the principle contents of Mill Farm, Gloucestershire, the home of the late Sir Patrick Leigh Fermor. Known as ‘Paddy’ to his friends, Sir Patrick was a legendary travel writer and extraordinary war hero who was once described as ‘a cross between Indiana Jones, James Bond and Graham [Read More]

Sotheby’s will offer A First Edition Japanese Vellum copy of Oscar Wilde’s greatest work, The Importance of Being Earnest A Trivial Comedy for Serious People in the sale of The Library of Jaques Levy, on 20 April in New York. Mr. Levy acquired the piece in 1946 and it has remained in [Read More]

Christie’s announced the auction of an exceptional selection of six important works by Gerhard Richter at its Post-War and Contemporary Sale on May 8, 2012. This major comprehensive grouping includes works from the 60’s to the 90’s and is estimate to realize more than $40 million. Gerhard Richter (b. 1932), Farbschlieren. Signed, [Read More]

Christie’s and Mealy’s of Kilkenny announce the two part sale of property from Mount Congreve, Kilmeaden, County Waterford, Ireland in summer 2012. Mount Congreve: The London Sale will comprise a carefully curated selection of approximately 120 lots of furniture, paintings, silver and Chinese and European porcelain from the collection which will be [Read More]

Sotheby’s Geneva will present over 700 lots in its sale of Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels, on 14 and 15 May 2012. The two?day sale will be spearheaded by one of the most important historic diamonds ever to come to auction: The Beau Sancy. Commenting on the forthcoming sale, David Bennett, Chairman [Read More]

Christie’s fine art auctioneers will offer an acclaimed masterpiece by Cindy Sherman consigned by the Akron Art Museum, Ohio. All proceeds from the sale will be directed to the museum’s acquisition fund to allow for future strategic purchases that will augment the core of the Akron Art Museum’s strong Contemporary collection. Cindy [Read More]

The next sale of the old books and manuscripts at Christie’s will be held May 11, 2012 and will present nearly 220 ancient books, artist books and manuscripts estimated between 1.7 million and € 2.5 million. Among the star pieces from the sale retain an outstanding illuminated manuscript of a Machzor (prayer [Read More]

The sale will be conducted by Meissner’s Auction Service, based in New Lebanon, at 11 a.m. (NEW LEBANON, N.Y.) – The estate of the late Albert “Al” Cassavant — a longtime and dedicated collector who owned two local antiques shops over the course of his long and fruitful life – will be [Read More]

Maynards Industries has been selected as a General Motors (GM) Supplier of the Year for 2011, placing it among the best global automotive suppliers. GM praised the award winners, including Maynards, for their “exceptional” client service and “outstanding performance”. GM began its global Supplier of the Year award in 1992. Winners are [Read More]

An 8.99 carat Kashmir Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum Ring, AGL certified, Kashmir, No heat, is expected to bring more than $250,000 when it comes across the block as the highlight of a deep line-up of more than 1,000 lots in Heritage Auctions’ April 30 Fine Jewelry Auction. The auction will take place at [Read More]

Richard Winterton Auctioneers of Lichfield in association with the Lichfield Bower Committee are delighted to announce a special one-off valuation day at the magnificent Guildhall in Lichfield. The event is being held on Friday 27th April from 11am to 2pm for the valuation of antiques and collectables. Adrian Rathbone, Chief Valuer at [Read More]