Auction News

A recently discovered portrait by one of Britain’s most loved and respected 18th Century artists, Thomas Gainsborough, (British 1727-1788), is to be sold in Bonhams Sale of Old Master Paintings on 9 July at 101 New Bond Street, London. The oil painting, which has never been seen at auction before, is expected [Read More]

Bertoia Auctions welcomed spring with a 2,462-lot auction of toys, dollhouses, miniatures, and Christmas antiques that attracted global participation and intensely competitive bidding on top-tier selections. The company’s $1.8 million Open House Sale held April 17 to 19 achieved the predicted overall high estimate, with a superb, early Erzebirge-style ark stealing the [Read More]

LONDON – MacDougall Auctions announced the private sale of an exceptional collection of seven oil paintings and works on paper by Martiros Saryan, previously scheduled for MacDougall’s 12-13 June Russian Art Auctions. The works were purchased by an anonymous private collector at their high estimates, totalling US$ 1.2 million. Catherine MacDougall, Director [Read More]

EL SEGUNDO – Hollywood Roadshow, a partnership between Premiere Props and Super Auctions, have announced that they will be auctioning off thousands of one-of-a-kind movie props, including hundreds of super hero costumes from fan favorite movies and many classic movie themed pinball machines and arcade games, as well as this summer’s superhero [Read More]

Reston, VA – WorthPoint Corporation, the premier website for art, antiques, and collectibles, announced today that Julien’s Auctions has selected WorthPoint as a data publishing partner. Under the new agreement, Julien’s Auctions will provide WorthPoint with upcoming and historical auction data to be published on the WorthPoint web site. With information provided [Read More]

A 1939 Hillman 14, owned by the same person for 45 years, is included in the Charterhouse auction of automobilia, classic cars and motorbikes in Sherborne on Saturday 12th July. “We often joke about vehicles being one lady or vicar owner, but in this case we can certainly say it has been [Read More]

Baltimore, MD (June 13, 2008) – Comcast SportsNet, the leader in local sports television, announced today an innovative partnership with Caddy For A Cure, a non-profit organization that allows fans to go inside the ropes and caddie for the world’s best players at PGA TOUR venues. Comcast SportsNet will host an online [Read More]

Bloomsbury Auctions is pleased to present its annual flagship sale of Modern & Contemporary Art, comprising some 95 lots and estimated at £1.5 – £2 million, presenting works by masters of the 20th Century alongside their contemporary counterparts. Coinciding with the major retrospective at the Fondation Beyeler of the highly influential French [Read More]

Local historians are promised some unique Darlington books, manuscripts and illustrations in Tennant’s forthcoming specialist Book Sale on Wednesday, 25th June 2008. This is an on-line sale whereby bids can also be made via the internet through www.the-saleroom.com A collection of illustrated notebooks and original artwork by Samuel Tuke Richardson is to [Read More]

Liquidation.com, a leading online auction marketplace for wholesale, surplus and salvage assets, today announced that is has added a new product vertical to its online auction marketplace to resell store fixtures and equipment from large retailers, convenience store chains and government agencies. Liquidation.com’s online auction sales channel allows small business owners to [Read More]

LONDON – Sotheby’s forthcoming Contemporary Art Evening Sale will be highlighted by Jean-Michel Basquiat’s early masterpiece, Untitled (Pecho/Oreja), 1982-83. The work will be offered on Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 and comes from the joint collection of Irish rock band U2. It is estimated at £4-6 million. The painting was first spotted by [Read More]

An auction of New Zealand art will be held in London in October to raise funds for the New Zealand shore plover appeal. The gala event will be stage at the penthouse in New Zealand House on October event. It is being organised b y the New Zealand Society in association with [Read More]

Live Interactive Event Featuring More Than 250 Unique Animation Lots June 22 From Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas LOS ANGELES, CA – Whether you’re a fan of classic cartoons or legendary film animation, you’re bound to find a treasure during the Wonderful World of Animation auction presented by Julien’s [Read More]

The two-day auction will take place on Monday, June 16 and Tuesday, June 17 at 9:00 am PDT each day. Bidder registration and pre-bidding for this auction is already available at www.proxibid.com/gregmartin. More than 1,800 lots of martial arms, militaria, fine and historic American badges, fine and collectible arms and sporting guns [Read More]

Auction launches June 9, 2008 and runs through June 19, 2008 – Benefitting MusiCares® and The Grammy Foundation® The GRAMMY Charity Online Auctions program brings music memorabilia and VIP experiences to the auction block throughout the year to benefit the valuable programs of GRAMMY charities – MusiCares and The GRAMMY Foundation. Kick [Read More]

Bonhams & Butterfields is pleased to announce the return of Natural History auctions to its San Francisco salesroom on June 22, 2008. Celebrating the tenth anniversary of these ground-breaking auctions and the 20th sale in the expansive collecting category, June’s auction features the work of famed sculptor Albert Jon ‘Zee’ Haag, dinosauria, [Read More]

Bloomsbury Auctions announces the launch of their Photographs Department in New York with the appointment of John Cowey as Head of Department and Hannah Hayden as Junior Specialist. The department is being guided by the world-renowned photography specialist Rick Wester, of Rick Wester Fine Art, Inc., as International Consultant. Bloomsbury Auctions opened [Read More]

BOSTON, Mass. – June 12, 2008 – www.skinnerinc.com – Skinner, one of the nation’s leading auction houses, a will host an auction of 20th Century Furniture & Decorations in its Boston gallery on June 28th at 10 a.m. The sale is an eclectic mix of Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, [Read More]