The auction will be conducted on High Street in Terryville, by Tim’s, Inc., based in Bristol. TERRYVILLE, Conn. – An on-site auction featuring the lifetime collections of the late Ambrose Zoni will be held Sunday, Oct. 24, at Mr. Zoni’s former residence on High Street in Terryville. Mr. Zoni was born in [Read More]
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What is easily one of the most extraordinary pieces of JFK-related memorabilia, and hence 20th Century Pop Culture, ever to surface — the Presidential Seal cake side decoration from President John F. Kennedy’s May 29, 1962 birthday cake, will be sold at public auction in Dallas on Nov. 17. This piece is [Read More]
Sale to feature more than 300 lots, including 50+ room-sized carpets BOSTON, Mass – Skinner, Inc. will host its semi-annual sale of Fine Oriental Rugs and Carpets on Saturday, October 23rd at noon in its Boston gallery. The auction will feature Serapi, Kerman, Tabriz, Ushak, Akstafa, Kuba, Bidjar, Sewan, Marasali, Seichor, Melas, [Read More]
Bonhams is to hold its inaugural U.S. three-city Wine auction on October 16, 2010. Session 1 will be held in New York City and simulcast to San Francisco and Los Angeles, and Session 2 will be held in San Francisco and simulcast to Los Angeles and New York. This unique auction format [Read More]
SACRAMENTO, Calif – A trove of 375 rare and vintage bottles will be sold to the highest bidders in an Internet and catalog auction slated for Oct. 29-Nov. 9 by American Bottle Auctions (www.americanbottle.com). It will be the 51st sale for the firm. Most of the bottles date to 1850-1900, the period [Read More]
ATLANTA, Ga. – Red Baron – the premier auction house in the Southeast – has saved the best for last in 2010 with a fall auction that will be packed with over 2,000 lots that would impress even the most discriminating and seasoned collector. The weekend event will be held Nov. 6-7 [Read More]
Joining the World Championship-winning Helmut Fath URS sidecar outfit and Seeley-URS Grand Prix racing solo already on offer at Bonhams next motorcycle auction will be the customary eclectic mix of over 200 machines. The sale is part of The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show at Stafford County Showground on 17th October. A highlight [Read More]
Bonhams is delighted to announce that two cars in the Veteran Motorcar and Automobilia Sale on Friday November 5th at New Bond Street have been entered into the fiercely contested London to Brighton run, which takes place two days later. Although Bonhams has been involved in the run for over twenty years [Read More]
On October 27 and 28 Swann Galleries New York will conduct a three-part print auction featuring material that is truly museum worthy. The sale begins on Wednesday, October 27 with more than 150 lots devoted to Whistler and His Influence, which offers rare and important etchings, drypoints and lithographs from the 1850s [Read More]
BUFORD, Ga – Over 1,200 lots of self-taught art in a variety of forms – from face jugs to paintings, quilts to pottery – will be offered the weekend of Nov. 13-14 by Slotin Folk Art Auction at the Historic Buford Hall, located at 112 East Shadburn Avenue. The dates have been [Read More]
This past weekend, a record breaking sale at Skinner grossed more than any other European Furniture & Decorative Arts auction in over a decade. The sale featured a major collection of Chinese export silver and the Kadison Collection of Wedgwood. In total, the sale grossed $2,407,896.00 (including buyer’s premium), far beyond it’s pre-sale [Read More]
OCEANSIDE, N.Y. – A Tiffany Studios leaded glass bronze floor lamp lit up the room for $135,600 at a three-day multi-estate sale held Sept. 24-26 by Philip Weiss Auctions. It was the top item of the estimated 1,800 fresh-to-the-market lots offered from prominent local estates and collections. The sale was held in [Read More]
Auction will also include several pieces relating to Nelson’s State Funeral A TREADPLATE from H.M.S Kelvin, the Scottish destroyer used by Winston Churchill to view the D-Day Landings at Juno Beach in June 1944, will be offered by Charles Miller Ltd on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 in his sale of Maritime & [Read More]
Fine Italian Violins, Bows, Guitars and More Than 150 Lots of Select Raw Material Up for Bid Oct 10th BOSTON, Mass. – September 30, 2010 – Skinner, Inc. will host an auction of Fine Musical Instruments on October 10th in its Boston gallery. Along with fine examples of Italian violins, bows and [Read More]
A Bakelite radio from the 1940’s has recently sold for £750 at auction, (30th September, Richard Winterton of Lichfield). The radio manufactured by British firm Ekco and introduced in 1945 is one of the most iconic of all radio designs, famous for the circular Art Deco case. Originally designed in the early [Read More]
A second gem-encrusted gold finial from the octagonal golden throne of Tipu Sultan, the Tiger of Mysore, will be sold at Bonhams New Bond Street on October 7th in the Indian & Islamic Art sale. This is the second such finial to pass through Bonhams Bond Street saleroom in 18 months. The [Read More]
The two-day, mostly unreserved auction will be conducted by Specialists of the South, Inc. FOUNTAIN, Fla. – A good old-fashioned on-site country sale, featuring over 800 lots in just about every category imaginable, will be held Oct. 15-16 at the home of Maryland Cress, a lifelong collector, at 11421 Ivydell Road in [Read More]
A COLLECTION of stones from the world-famous Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland are expected to fetch up to £40,000 when they are offered for sale next month as part of the auction of Garden Statuary and Fossil Decoration at Summers Place Auctions (in association with Sotheby’s). The auction which will take place [Read More]