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1959 RED CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE IN LIKE-NEW CONDITION REVS UP THE CROWD AT STEVENS AUCTION’S JAN. 7 SALE, ROARING AWAY FOR $78,775

The auction was held in Stevens’ gallery, at 609 North Meridian Street in Aberdeen, Miss. ABERDEEN, Miss. – A 1959 Chevrolet Corvette convertible car, red with white trim and in remarkable like-new condition, sped off for $78,775 at an auction held January 7th by Stevens Auction Company, in the firm’s gallery at [Read More]

A RARE CHINESE RUSSO-CHINESE 1901-1902, $1 “MEXICAN DOLLAR” BANKNOTE HAMMERS FOR $10,200 AT ARCHIVES INTERNATIONAL AUCTIONS SEPT. 26TH SALE

The auction was held at Archives International Auctions’ offices in Fort Lee, N.J., featuring rare Chinese, Asian & worldwide banknotes, with many record sales prices for worldwide banknotes. FORT LEE, N.J. – A 1901-02 Russo-Chinese $1 “Mexican Dollar” banknote sold for $10,200 and a scarce and attractive Sino-Belgian Bank 1908-12 specimen changed [Read More]

PLATINUM 3-STONE DIAMOND RING BRINGS $37,200 AND A PATEK PHILIPPE CHRONOMETER FETCHES $32,500 AT NADEAU’S AUCTION GALLERY, JAN. 1st

The auction was held in Nadeau’s gallery, located at 25 Meadow Road in Windsor, Conn. WINDSOR, Conn. – A platinum three-stone diamond ring set with three emerald-cut diamonds soared to $37,200 and a Patek Philippe minute repeater chronometer watch in an 18kt gold case brought $32,500 to take top lot honors at [Read More]

HIGH-END JEWELRY, PURSES, BAGS, FUR COATS, DESIGNER OUTFITS, MORE FROM THE ESTATE OF ATLANTA BUSINESSWOMAN DIANE SMITH McIVER WILL BE SOLD

The estimated 200 items will be part of Ahlers & Ogletree’s estates auction slated for Jan. 14-16 ATLANTA, Ga. – Property from the estate of Diane Smith McIver, a prominent businesswoman and former president of Corey Airport Services in Atlanta who recently passed away, will be auctioned as part of Ahlers & [Read More]

A 17th CENTURY PAINTING, JEWELRY AND OTHER ITEMS FROM THE ESTATE OF HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR EDITH ALEXANDER WILL BE SOLD BY AUCTION LIFE

The sale will be held Jan. 22 at the Ramada Suites Boca hotel in Boca Raton, Florida, at 1 pm BOCA RATON, Fla. – A 17th century oil on canvas figural rendering, attributed to the Italian painter Francisco Albani (1578-1660) with provenance, from the estate of Holocaust survivor Edith Alexander (1922-2016), is [Read More]

PART 2 OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE JAMES C. WESTERFIELD (Jackson, MS, 1933-2016) WILL HEADLINE CRESCENT CITY AUCTION GALLERY’S JAN. 14-15 AUCTION

The auction will be held in the firm’s gallery, at 1330 St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, La. NEW ORLEANS, La. – A beautiful continental specimen marble center table, an early 20th century French gilt and patinated three-piece clock set by F. Pelissier, a bronze figural group by the French artist Edouard [Read More]

NEARLY 400 LOTS, PULLED FROM ESTATES AND COLLECTIONS THROUGHOUT NEW ENGLAND, WILL BE SOLD JANUARY 14th BY BRUNEAU & CO. AUCTIONEERS

The all-day event will be held in the firm’s gallery, located at 63 Fourth Avenue in Cranston, R.I. CRANSTON, R.I. – A Neoclassical bronze figure of the Greek goddess Thetis on a large mantle clock by French sculptor Pierre Eugene Emile Hebert (1828-1893), a Madoura pottery partial glaze ceramic bowl by Pablo [Read More]

A RARE 18th CENTURY ENGLISH-MADE PAGODA FORM AUTOMATON MUSICAL CLOCK IS EXPECTED TO HIT $800,000-$1.2 MILLION AT FONTAINE’S ON JAN. 21st

The 2-session Antique & Fine Arts Auction will be held at Fontaine’s Gallery in Pittsfield, Mass. PITTSFIELD, Mass. – An exceedingly rare 18th century English-made pagoda form automaton musical clock, produced for the Chinese Qing Imperial Court, is expected to soar to $800,000-$1.2 million at an Antique & Fine Arts Auction planned [Read More]

PATEK PHILIPPE WATCH, GEORGE III SATINWOOD BOOKCASES, A PAINTING BY THOMAS ROSSITER WILL HEADLINE NADEAU’S NEW YEAR’S DAY SALE, JAN. 1st

The auction will be held at Nadeau’s gallery in Windsor, Conn., starting at 11 a.m. Eastern time. WINDSOR, Conn. – A Patek Philippe minute repeater chronometer watch in an 18kt gold case, a pair of George III satinwood and tulipwood marquetry bookcase cabinets in two parts, an oil on canvas depiction of [Read More]

TWO MAJOR BOTTLE COLLECTIONS, FEATURING WESTERN BITTERS, MEDICINES, SAN FRANCISCO BOTTLES, WHISKEYS, SODAS AND MORE, WILL BE SOLD IN A 2-PART AUCTION – FEB. 10-18 AND MARCH 3-11 – BY AMERICAN BOTTLE AUCTIONS

Headlining the sale will be the lifetime bottle collections of Vince Madruga and John O’Neill. SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Two major fine bottle collections – the Vince Madruga collection of Western bitters and medicines, and the John O’Neill collection of mostly early San Francisco bottles, whiskeys and sodas – will headline Auction #63, [Read More]

CONVERSE AUCTIONS IS RINGING OUT THE YEAR IN GRAND STYLE, WITH A NEW NAME, A NEW OWNER AND AN IMPORTANT ONLINE CHINESE AUCTION, DEC. 30th

MALVERN, Pa. – Converse Auctions will bid farewell to 2016 with a new name, a new owner and a New Year’s online auction, planned for Friday, December 30th, packed with over 350 lots of fine Chinese antiques, including a rare and important Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) Jun Yao bowl. People can register to [Read More]

JULIA ROBERTS’S DRESSES FROM MIRROR MIRROR EVIL QUEEN, A CARDIGAN WOOL SWEATER WORN BY PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN IN CAPOTE, AND THE HAWAIIAN SHIRT AND PANTS WORN BY JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE IN ALPHA DOG WILL BE PART OF PREMIERE PROPS’ HOLLYWOOD VIP AUCTION, DECEMBER 17

Over 500 lots of movie props, costumes and memorabilia will come up for bid. The auction will be held at Premiere Props’ gallery in El Segundo, Calif., along with Hollywood Live Auctions. EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – Costume dresses worn by Julia Roberts as the evil queen in the movie Mirror Mirror Evil [Read More]

VINTAGE MUSCLE CARS, WHITNEY HOUSTON STAGE-WORN GOWNS, A 1905 COTTON GIN, PERIOD FURNITURE AND MORE AT STEVENS AUCTION, JAN. 7th

The auction will be held in Stevens’ gallery, at 609 North Meridian Street in Aberdeen, Miss. ABERDEEN, Miss. – Rare vintage cars, including a 1959 Corvette convertible, a 1965 Plymouth Barracuda and a 1970 Dodge Challenger convertible – all in mint condition – plus other items ranging from a 1905 Eagle floor [Read More]

Christie’s New York Estates, Appraisals and Valuation Expert Joins Garth’s + Selkirk

Simon Wills, formerly of Christie’s in New York, has joined Garth’s Auctioneers and Appraisers (Columbus) and Selkirk Auctioneers and Appraisers (St. Louis). Simon’s career spans a decade serving various roles at Christie’s, most recently as Vice President and Senior Account Manager in the Estates, Appraisals and Valuations department. Now as Account and [Read More]