Sotheby’s New York is to offer Photographs from the Polaroid Collection on June 21st and 22nd, 2010 in New York. The collection of more than 1,200 works provides unique insight into the influence of Polaroid’s revolutionary technology – which all but eliminated the distance between inspiration and realization – on the history [Read More]
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Christie’s London Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale realized £39,149,500 / $61,073,220 / €44,278,085 selling 90% by lot and 96% by value. The sale had a pre-sale estimate of £26,290,000 to £38,260,000. Francis Outred, Head of Post-War and Contemporary Art, Christie’s Europe: “This evening’s auction not only showed that confidence has returned [Read More]
Every week, more than 3,000 Americans lose a limb. Without insurance or sufficient coverage many of these amputees are unable to afford the expensive prosthetic arms and legs that help make it possible to resume their daily lives. The Limbs for Life Foundation was created to bring awareness to the plight of [Read More]
A lovely Roman marble bust that film director, Franco Zeffirrelli gave as a wedding gift to friends who worked with him on the filming of ‘The Taming of the Shrew’, will be sold at Bonhams next Antiquities Sale in London on 28th April. Dating from the second century AD the Roman herm [Read More]
Sotheby’s London Contemporary Art Evening Sale brought the exceptionally strong total of £54,074,450 / $84,761,700 / €61,461,160 – well in excess of pre-sale expectations (Estimate: £32,157,000-44,986,000), establishing the second highest total for a February Sale of Contemporary Art at Sotheby’s. The auction achieved remarkable sell-through rates: 97.9% by lot and 99.4% by [Read More]
ICAP Ocean Tomo, the intellectual property brokerage division of ICAP plc (IAP.L), today announced it will offer for sale a patent portfolio of smart card technology at its upcoming Live Auction March 25, 2010, in San Francisco. The portfolio contains two U.S. issued patents, one non-U.S. patent, and three U.S. patent applications. [Read More]
Newport, R.I.-based Embrace Home Loans recently organized and held an auction, in lieu of holding its annual sales meeting, to raise funds for Haiti. Raising more than $20,000, contributions will go towards Partners with Haiti to support Haitian orphanages. Embrace Home Loans is a prominent leader in the mortgage industry and a [Read More]
Domainer Mardi Gras (http://www.domainermardigras.com), a premier domain names conference being held February 11-13 at the New Orleans Marriott, announced the availability of the Moniker® (http://www.moniker.com) and SnapNames® (http://www.snapnames.com) Showcase Auction catalog of hand-picked generic and keyword domain names. This auction is being conducted in partnership with Moniker® and SnapNames® to incorporate a [Read More]
It was announced today that Iron Horse Auction Company, Inc. of Rockingham, NC will be conducting an auction of forfeited assets from the Sean Mescall/CapitalStreet Financial LLC Ponzi Scheme of Denver, NC. Acting under a Federal Court Order on behalf of the United States Court appointed receiver, Iron Horse Auction Company, Inc. [Read More]
Phoenix Furniture Auction, Arizona’s largest auction featuring brand-new furniture, will host the former star of HGTV “Designing for the Sexes” interior designer, Michael Payne on Friday, February 12 at the grand opening of the new Paradise Valley location at 4848 E. Cactus Road (48th Street and Cactus). For more information or to [Read More]
Christie’s London announce the sale of stellar English furniture from the John Parry collection on Thursday, March 25. An internationally renowned collector in the field, Parry’s passionate connoisseurship, his eye for detail, rare design and his commitment to quality, is showcased by exemplary walnut, oak and yew furniture dating from the 17th [Read More]
Devi Kroell, an up-and-coming New York luxury fashion house, today announced that a Devi Kroell One-of-a-kind Barbie Doll was sold for $1,075 in a charity auction organized by the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA). The eBay charity auction generated over $16,500 benefiting the CFDA Foundation’s educational initiatives and scholarship program [Read More]
Morphy Auctions Winter sale went beyond the $2 million mark (inclusive of 15% buyer’s premium) over the weekend of Dec. 10-12, 2009. Part I of the extensive Pat and Lowell Wagner lifetime collection of antique steam engines and toys – abundantly stocked with examples by Marklin, Weeden, Doll et Cie., and Bing [Read More]
Bloomsbury Auctions, the world’s leading auction house for rare books and works on paper, announces their first sale of the winter season- Autographs & Fine Printed Books (web, 3D, pdf) on Wednesday, February 24th with sale times at 10:00am and 2:00pm. The sale will showcase over 100 lots of autographs which will [Read More]
Bonhams is pleased to announce that the iconic Aston Martin DB2 Team Car ‘VMF 65’ is to headline at the 11th annual Bonhams auction of Aston Martin and Lagonda Motor Cars and Related Automobilia – the only auction in the world solely dedicated to this iconic marque. The auction will be held [Read More]
Guest speaker will be Paul Crist, a Tiffany lamps expert and author of Mosaic Shades II (PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Fontaine’s Auction Gallery is offering a free one-day seminar and appraisal on the lamps of Tiffany and other 20th century lighting, to be held Sunday, Mar. 21, in the firm’s gallery facility, located [Read More]
After the success of Sotheby’s inaugural auction of Turkish Contemporary Art in March 2009, which realised a total of £1.3 million and attracted bidders and buyers from across the globe, Sotheby’s London announced that it will stage its second sale in this collecting category, on Thursday, 15 April, 2010. The forthcoming sale [Read More]
Proxibid, the world’s largest provider of live auction webcasting services, today announced that it will provide live online bidding for an upcoming U.S. Marshals Service auction presented by Gaston & Sheehan Auctioneers, Inc. The live auction will take place on Saturday, February 13 at 10:00 a.m. CST, with online bidding commencing at [Read More]