The new Manhattan gallery and offices of Heritage Auction Galleries will opened at 445 Park Avenue (at 57th Street) on Wednesday, September 1, 2010. The expansion of Heritage, the world’s third largest auction house, into the New York City market comes at a time when many major auction firms are contracting. The [Read More]
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Bonhams first Fine and Rare Wine sale of the autumn season, to be held on September 9th, offers a truly eclectic selection of quality wines, the majority from private cellars with excellent storage conditions. From a private vendor in Ireland, there is an impressive selection of 1982 Bordeaux, including Cos d’Estournel (£2,000-2,600 [Read More]
An extraordinary journey into the heart of Fiji some 129 years ago by three British brothers, carrying with them all the heavy paraphernalia associated with early photography, returned in triumph with images that still fascinate today. This remarkable collection of photographs taken on a journey by three Ansdell brothers has been passed [Read More]
North Carolina based Iron Horse Auction Company, Inc., a MarkNet Alliance member, was recently the first auction company to ever conduct a multi-parcel auction on location with live internet bidding available through an interactive map. The team at Iron Horse Auction broke new ground on their August 20th auction offering a winery/vineyard [Read More]
This important event will be held on Saturday, September 11th and Sunday, September 12th, 2010 and will have the attention of collectors world-wide focused on Clars. One of the most massive and rare granular crystalline gold specimens ever mined will have gold collectors around the globe captivated. Named the “Siskiyou Dragon” for [Read More]
Bonhams, international auctioneers, will bring rare collector motorcars to auction on September 12th, at the Fairfield County Hunt Club in Westport, Connecticut with their inaugural event held in conjunction with the Fairfield County Concours d’Elegance. Commencing at 10:00 am, Sunday morning with the auction of over 200 lots of automobilia, followed by [Read More]
A first day cover signed by Charles Schulz featuring an original, hand drawn sketch of Snoopy is expected to fetch as much as £1,000 at auction next month. The first day of issue postage stamp and envelope (First Day Cover), dated May 30 1969, bears the signature of legendary writer and illustrator [Read More]
AMERICA’S CAR MUSEUM® has partnered with the LeMay Family to host the 33rd Annual LeMay Car Show & Auction at Marymount Academy and the LeMay home grounds in Tacoma, Washington on Saturday, August 28, 2010 from 9:00am-5:00pm. Visitors will see over 1,000 different vintage, specialty automobiles, trucks and motorcycles from the LeMay [Read More]
Christies New York sale of Japanese and Korean Art features Arts of the Meiji Period will offer a dynamic and varied array of over 250 works on September 15. The Japanese section of the sale will feature a group of enamel arts of the Meiji Period, screens, and bronze works, and the [Read More]
Cat Auction Services has announced it will hold an unreserved public auction in Denver, Colo., on Thursday, September 30. Coming on the heels of heavy construction and agricultural equipment auctions in Des Moines, Iowa, and Omaha, Neb., Cat Auction Services returns to Colorado for the first time since its successful Grand Junction [Read More]
Sotheby’s Hong Kong Important Watches Autumn Sale 2010 will be held on 6 October at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. This season’s sale will offer a total of 300 lots estimated over HK$43 million / US$5.5 million. Highlighting a notable private collection of highly complicated creations by renowned independent watchmakers, [Read More]
Advanced Auction and Appraisal Services, Inc., (www.advancedauction.com) announces the online liquidation auction of Asphalt Solutions in Orland Park, Ill., according to Otis Holley, auctioneer. “Bidders have a great opportunity to buy pugmill equipment, paving equipment and trucks at auction prices,” said Holley. The auction will feature: foamed asphalt recycle machine with pugmill; [Read More]
Backed by the world’s largest collector car auction house, the newly-formed Auctions America by RM has generated tremendous momentum in the final days leading up its inaugural Auburn Fall Collector Car Auction scheduled for September 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 2010. The sale, to be held at the recently acquired and upgraded 235-acre [Read More]
On September 10 and 11, 2010 Rago’s invites you to take part in its biggest and best Discovery sale to date, where you can find everything from George Nakashima to Jeff Koons. “The Discovery sales are the way great country auctions used to be – but with a far cooler selection of [Read More]
The Palace Hotel in Gstaad, Switzerland on Friday 20 August witnessed a 100% success rate with over half the cars sold above their top estimate by Bonhams. The sale realised a premium inclusive CHF 2.15m (pre-sale estimate CHF 1.5m – 1.95m). Top price of the day was the last lot offered, the [Read More]
Kirk Shelmerdine will sell his current race team assets at public auction on September 14th. Shelmerdine is best known for his role as crew chief for Dale Earnhardt from 1984 until 1992. After his successful campaign with Earnhardt and Richard Childress, Kirk decided to retire, and later became a Cup series driver [Read More]
On Tuesday, September 14th, Sotheby’s London will hold its first-ever sale dedicated entirely to antique chimneypieces and fire grates. The sale –among the first of its kind at a leading auction house – will bring to the market some 200 rare, important and unusual pieces, ranging in date from the 1600s to [Read More]
Auctions America by RM officially opens its gates to the upgraded Auburn Auction Park on Wednesday, September 1st for a free public preview of the facility and the auction cars as it gears up for its inaugural ‘Auburn Fall Collector Car Auction’, scheduled for September 2-5, 2010. An incredibly rare and immensely [Read More]