AUSTIN, TX – The stellar Whit Hanks collection of European antiques and Vietnamese French Catholic religious relics serves as the centerpiece of Austin Auction Gallery’s June 26-27 East Meets West cataloged Estates Auction. A total of 600 lots will be offered, 350 coming from the Hanks collection. Owner of a high-profile antiques [Read More]
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Nothing says America quite like the image of a classic muscle car gliding down an empty highway. Much of the American psyche is built on images of the iconic hot rods of the ’60s and ’70s and the memories they stir up. In the same light, the foundation of American patriotism rests [Read More]
Bonhams are to sell the TARDIS used to transport Christopher Eccleston as the ninth incarnation of Doctor Who in the Entertainment Memorabilia auction on 23rd June 2010 at Bonhams, Knightsbridge. The TARDIS was created for the programme in 2005 and is expected to fetch £8,000-12,000. A more affordable miniature TARDIS model created [Read More]
Skinner Inc . is pleased to announce that its recent sale of Fine Jewelry grossed more than $1.8M. Diamonds continue to secure the top 5 lots. Of impressive note, the top selling lot was an Art Deco Kashmir Sapphire and Diamond ring estimated at $25,000-35,000. It sold for more than six times [Read More]
Sotheby’s London sale of South Asian Art brought an exceptional total of £5,465,550, well above the pre-sale expectations of £2,739,500-3,912,500 and a figure that is more than double the sum realised for the equivalent sale at Sotheby’s London last summer. The sale was 90% sold by value and 78% sold by lot. [Read More]
Sotheby’s Zurich sale of Swiss Art, held at its premises in Talstrasse 83, brought CHF 15,854,400, € 11,385,923, within the pre-sale estimate of CHF 13.5 million to 19.1 million, and featured masterpieces by Ferdinand Hodler, Giovanni Giacometti and Felix Vallotton, leading representatives of the innovative and avant-garde style in 20th century Swiss [Read More]
Wedding car companies and buyers with fine taste have a special opportunity to grab a great deal at Pickles Wedding Car Auction. On Wednesday 23 June, 2010, a unique collection of wedding cars rarely seen in an auction environment will go under the hammer, on behalf of a wedding car company. Senior [Read More]
Bonhams New York first sale of Whisky in 2010 will take place at 5pm on Tuesday June 22 at the company’s 580 Madison Avenue saleroom. The auction features 554 lots, and marks the first various-owner auction devoted to Whisky to take place in the city since a 2007 law change allowed spirits [Read More]
Zaldiva, Inc. a specialty and online distributor of new and vintage Pop Culture collectibles, comic books and memorabilia, announces today that it is releasing a podcast to the network. The 9th podcast features a closer look at their registered and fully licensed eBay drop off location and the revenue, traffic and inventory [Read More]
Skinner, Inc., one of the world’s leading auction houses for antiques and fine art, has named L. Emerson Tuttle as its new Director of Institutional Relationships. In this strategic role, Tuttle will be responsible for developing, cultivating and maintaining the firm’s ties with trust and estate settlement professionals, museums, and other corporate [Read More]
Bonhams & Butterfields will bring diamond jewelry to auction in its second 2010 Salon Jewelry & Watches sale – a three-city simulcast auction on June 16, 2010. Bidders can participate from the San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York City auction galleries for necklaces, rings, bracelets, brooches, watches, earrings and cufflinks. The [Read More]
Heritage Auctions (HA.com) has announced the launch of a new weekly series of Internet Wholesale Watch Auctions, with each auction ending on Tuesday night – beginning with this Tuesday, June 15 – and the next one opening the following day. “We’re confident this weekly watch auction will prove a ‘must follow’ event [Read More]
The Beverly Hills auction gallery is featuring fine collections of Chinese porcelains, carved jades and ivories, antique Japanese netsuke, inro and lacquer as well as fine scroll paintings. The final third of the auction features luxury Swiss wristwatches, European decorative arts and American sterling silver. As with all I.M. Chait Asian and [Read More]
A featured collection in Morphy’s June 15 Discovery Auction consists of two dozen highly desirable guitars, most of which are autographed by celebrated rock musicians and offered with certificates of authenticity. “This collection is every music fan’s dream. Every one of these guitars is autographed by an A-Lister,” Morphy remarked. A black [Read More]
On Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 Sotheby’s in London will bring to the market a first class array of works that track the course of Indian art: from classic Modern masterworks to cutting-edge Contemporary art. The sale is further distinguished by the rare group of works by Rabindranath Tagore from the collection of [Read More]
Christie’s London Old Masters and 19th Century Art Evening Sale will take place on 6 July 2010 and will offer a rich array of 68 paintings, drawings and watercolours spanning 600 years of European art history. Leading the sale is A Commander being armed for Battle, a highly important portrait by Sir [Read More]
Higgenbotham Auctioneers International (HAI) announced recently that they have been engaged to liquidate the “Gallery of Creation” Museum created by Joseph Hurt Studio, Inc. The museum features rare and spectacular displays of the development of the Earth, all shown from the perspective of God’s magnificent creations. Many of the items in the [Read More]
Watchung, New Jersey. The strength of the high-end baseball card and memorabilia market amazed collectors at Robert Edward’s record-setting May 1, 2010 auction. An astounding 181 lots sold for $10,000 or more. The most anticipated baseball card and memorabilia auction in the world always generates great excitement and strong prices. Collectors, dealers, [Read More]