Auction News

Sotheby’s Paris will bring to a conclusion the story of the legendary collection begun by Antenor Patiño (1894-1982) and continued with supreme elegance and refinement by his widow Beatriz Patiño until her death in 2009. The collection – divided between Madame Patiño’s principal residence La Quinta in Portugal and her Paris flat [Read More]

Kaminski Auctions, announces its Mid-Summer Estates Auction. The auction features a wide selection of fine art, antiques and fine furnishings. Consignments hail from estates spanning Massachusetts to Kaminski’s second location in California. The auction takes place Saturday, July 31 and Sunday, August 1 under the tent at Kaminski Auctions, 564 Cabot Street, [Read More]

Auction Payment Network (APN), a Proxibid company, today announced the industry’s first payment processing solution developed specifically for auction companies. APN will provide auction companies with a PCI-compliant solution that ensures secure, one-click processing for on-site and online purchases at the lowest rates in the industry. APN was created with the assistance [Read More]

The Pennsylvania Department of General Services will conduct another of its popular “Auction Blowout” sales on Tuesday, July 13, at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg. Hundreds of state and federal surplus items will be sold to the highest bidder. The one-day, indoor auction is open to the general public and [Read More]

A contemporary 20” All-Over Bouquet leaded glass lamp designed and executed by glass artist Joseph Porcelli was the surprise performer at the latest Lamp & Glass Auction held June 23, 2010 at James D. Julia Auctions of Fairfield Maine for $19,837.50, almost two times its pre-sale estimate of $8-10,000.00. The 20” Bouquet, [Read More]

Mecum Auctions announces total gross sales – excluding buyer’s premium – for its two-day Bloomington Gold Corvette Auction in St. Charles, Ill., were $4.5 million. More than 300 Corvettes crossed the block at Bloomington Gold, and the Top 10 Sales (all sales reflect hammer prices) were: 1. 1956 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible (Lot [Read More]

A 1966 Aston Martin DB6 whose original owner was legendary crooner and actor Bing Crosby will cross the block at the second annual Mecum Monterey Auction, August 13-14, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Resort & Spa. Selling with a copy of the title bearing Crosby’s name, the Aston Martin retains all [Read More]

FIRST CARS EVER TO BE SOLD FROM BMW FACTORY COLLECTION BMW have consigned two cars from their museum reserve collection for sale at Bonhams inaugural Collectors’ Motor Cars auction at the Royal Mirage Hotel, Dubai in October. This is the first time that cars have ever become available from the official factory [Read More]

A Starfleet officer’s jacket and undershirt worn by William Shatner as Admiral James T. Kirk in the second Star Trek movie, The Wrath of Khan, will be sold at Heritage Auction Galleries Beverly Hills (9478 West Olympic Boulevard) as part of a trove of Star Trek-related material in the company’s July 17 [Read More]

Cat Auction Services has announced it will hold an unreserved public auction in Greenwood, Neb., on Thursday, July 29. Coming on the heels of heavy equipment auctions in Des Moines, Iowa, and the Twin Cities, Minn., Cat Auction Services returns to the Omaha area for the first time since its successful auction [Read More]

The current Formula 1 World Land Speed Record car, a 2006 Honda F1, nicknamed Bonneville 400, is estimated to sell for £10,000 – 20,000 at Bonhams Collectors’ Motor Cars sale at Silverstone on 24 July. This superb car accomplished a speed of 397kph on the fabled Bonneville Salt Flats in the USA, [Read More]

The Shannons MotorEx auction will be held on July 25 at the Sydney Showground. This will be the first year where the Holden Torana A9X will be up for auction. The ultimate enthusiasts’ Holden – a totally original and undisturbed Torana A9X Hatch ‘homologation special’ – is a standout vehicle of the [Read More]

Bonhams has been hosting an auction of important collector and sports cars during the world-renown Monterey Peninsula Car Week since 1998. So it is with great pleasure to once again be preparing for the annual August sale at Quail Lodge, which promises to be better than ever with a new, two-day format. [Read More]

Continuing its track record of strong live-auction results in 2010, Greg Martin Auctions’ third event of the year realized over $3 million in sales. Over 1,270 rare and historic arms and militaria came up for bid on June 26 and 27 in four sessions: Fine Antique & Collectible Arms, Collectible Colts & [Read More]

Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc., the leading hybrid model salvage auto auction company and a wholly owned subsidiary of KAR Auction Services, Inc. (NYSE: KAR), today announced a new branch facility in Macon, Georgia. This marks the 43rd branch location in IAA’s southeast portfolio and adds to the more than 150 locations throughout [Read More]

A completely original 1959 Gibson Les Paul “Black Beauty” guitar, serial #91786, one of the most sought-after guitars on the planet, is the highlight of the fine vintage guitar collection being sold by Heritage Auction Galleries Beverly Hills as part of the company’s July 17 Signature® Music & Entertainment Memorabilia Auction. The [Read More]

An exceptional 19-strong motor car collection which belonged to the late Swiss gentleman driver and car collector, Peter F Baumberger (1925-2009), is to be sold by Bonhams at the Gstaad Palace Hotel, Switzerland on 20 August 2010. All motor cars will be sold without reserve to the highest bidder. Headlining the sale [Read More]

Christie’s London announced the sale of Property from The Collection of the Late John Appleby, which will be offered from July to November 2010, throughout several specialist sales at Christie’s, as well as a single-owner collection sale to be held in South Kensington on 4 November 2010. The collection, consisting of approximately [Read More]