Auction News

Christie’s auctioneers will offer a beautiful rectangular-cut diamond ring weighing 5.1 carats (estimate: €70,000-100,000) in Paris on May 23rd. This ring belonged to Gloria Swanson, the American actress, who was a superstar of the silent movies and critically acclaimed for her role in the Hollywood classic Sunset Boulevard (1950). By the mid-1920s [Read More]

Also, an archive of letters pertaining to Fischer, a legendary recluse, scored big, hitting $9,887. (OCEANSIDE, N.Y.) – The original World Chess Championship chess set used by Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky at their legendary match in Iceland in 1972, signed by both men, soared to $76,275 at a weekend multi-estate sale [Read More]

The family of legendary actor John Wayne will be offering an expansive collection of never-before-released personal and professional memorabilia from the movie star’s personal archives for public auction this fall. Among the items in the collection are one of the iconic black eye-patches worn by John Wayne in his 1969 Academy Award® [Read More]

The only known perfect example of a Julius Goldbaum back bar bottle could realize $20,000. (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) – Hundreds of rare, vintage and highly collectible bottles – to include an amazing offering of blown three-mold inkwells, a great collection of back bar bottles and some excellent Western whiskey bottles and flasks – [Read More]

A striking 1964 Ford Fairlane custom with an intriguing backstory will be offered up by Barrett-Jackson’s President Steve Davis for auction at No Reserve in Las Vegas in September 2011, with proceeds to benefit the Armed Forces Foundation. The sale will take place during Barrett-Jackson’s 4th annual Las Vegas event on September [Read More]

FatherTime® Auctions, regionally services St. Louis, Missouri and Southwestern Illinois, is a full service auction company specializing in real estate auctions, estate auctions, business liquidations and salvage is proud to announce that Rick Bauer, AARE, CES recently attended Indiana University for his second year of the three year Certified Auctioneer Institute (CAI) [Read More]

Wine lovers from Manila, Subic, Cebu, Angeles City Pampanga and Clark Philippines are treated to an exciting day of buying fine vintage at attractive prices in the biggest wine auction held in Pampanga. Philippines wine lovers frequently travel out of the country to attend wine auctions in America, Europe and more recently [Read More]

Sotheby’s has announced that it will offer Property from the Collection of Dodie Rosekrans in a series of auctions in New York through January 2012. Mrs. Rosekrans was an influential figure in San Francisco, Paris and Venice, known for her considerable charitable work, trendsetting style and patronage of both the fine and [Read More]

The 3rd Annual Desert Cities Charity Bachelor Auction which benefitted Shelter from the Storm was a huge success generating $65,000 for the cause. On March 28, under the big white tent on El Paseo, over 350 men and women showed up to bid on 12 of the desert’s most eligible bachelors. The [Read More]

Tim Squire-Sanders of the Bonhams office in Hove is holding a Valuation Day on April 12th with the well known Bonhams consultant and BBC Antiques Roadshow regular, Dendy Easton. Bonhams, the international fine art auction house, is the only auction house that holds specialist sales of Marine Pictures, Dogs in Art, South [Read More]

(ABERDEEN, Miss.) – There will be no rest for the weary at Stevens Auction Company in April. The firm has two major events lined up: the multi-estate auction of three prominent estates on Saturday, April 16, at 10 a.m (CDT); and the on-site liquidation of the contents of Nostalgia Furniture, nationally known [Read More]

The Milwaukee Braves baseball jersey that Hank Aaron – arguably the greatest living hero of the golden age of America’s pastime – wore in 1954, the year that began his fabled career, will be the centerpiece of Heritage Auctions’ April 21-22 Signature® Sports Memorabilia Auction. It is expected to bring $200,000+. “Short [Read More]

Dr. Tarsey, a philanthropist, collected fine art, Asian objects, porcelains, silver, jewelry, more. (PANAMA CITY, Fla.) – The estate of the late Dr. Tanja B. Tarsey – a chemist and philanthropist who died in 2009 and collected fine art, Asian objects, porcelain pieces, better furniture, estate silver, fancy jewelry and more – [Read More]

Bonhams, the international fine art auction house, has appointed Filipa Rebelo de Andrade as the company’s representative in Portugal. She is based in Lisbon. Filipa’s professional experience includes an art curatorship at the Fundacao Oriente in Lisbon, where she collaborated with the building up of the collection, was responsible for all issues [Read More]

Antique furniture, lighting, clocks, decorative accessories, fine art, jewelry will change hands. (PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – What is being appropriately billed as an Exceptional Antique Auction has been planned for Saturday, May 21, by Fontaine’s Auction Gallery, in the firm’s spacious showroom at 1485 West Housatonic Street in Pittsfield. Offered will be over [Read More]

WATCHUNG, NEW JERSEY. The catalog for Robert Edward Auctions’ 2011 blockbuster sale will ship on April 12, 2011. While most of the auction is baseball-related, also included are seven original Warren cover paintings dating from 1968 to 1981, among them five paintings that once graced the cover of Vampirella magazine (each res. [Read More]

The quality and variety of merchandise could well result in the firm’s best auction in a long time. (MALVERN, Pa.) – Around 260 quality, fresh-to-the-market lots in a wide array of categories – vintage clocks, Asian objects and furniture, period American furniture, estate silver, fine art, decorative accessories and more – will [Read More]

Following the success of Bonhams recent Collector’s Motor Car sale in February in Paris at the Grand Palais that realised close to €10 million, Bonhams announce the prestigious ‘Les Grandes Marques à Monaco’ sale in Monte Carlo on the 20th May. Now in its 25th year, Bonhams celebrated sale in Monaco is [Read More]