Also up for bid — portrait miniatures of President George and First Lady Martha Washington. MILFORD, Conn. – Oil paintings by the celebrated American Impressionist Charles Courtney Curran (N.Y., 1861-1942) will headline Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers’ biannual American and European Fine Art Auction on Thursday, October 27th at 6 pm Eastern time, [Read More]
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The Oct. 7th-9th event, with over 2,000 lots, was held at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds. ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A Buckeye Stages System bus depot sign sold for $52,200 at an auction held October 7th-9th by Showtime Auction Services, at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds. Headlining the event were the advertising [Read More]
(Chicago, IL)-HDH is excited to announce its third annual Bordeaux-only auction, A Celebration of Bordeaux, to be held on November 4th and 5th. The auction is comprised of 1,975 lots across 58 vintages and is estimated to garner $4.3-6.5 Million. In addition to a vast array of selections from private cellars, the [Read More]
They will be part of Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers’ 250-lot Fine Art sale in Milford, Conn. MILFORD, Conn. – Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers will offer two famous portraits of President George Washington and First Lady Martha Washington at an auction scheduled for Thursday, October 27th. . Prized by collectors from the time [Read More]
The auction was held Sept. 23-24 in Cottone’s gallery at 120 Court Street in Geneseo, New York GENESEO, N.Y. – A Kashmir sapphire and diamond ladies’ vintage ring in a platinum and gold setting slipped onto a new finger for $103,500 at a Fine Art & Antiques Auction held Sept. 23-24 by [Read More]
Also sold will be exquisite dresses owned and worn by Princess Diana and Whitney Houston. EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – Movie props and costumes from the current smash films Don’t Breathe, Blair Witch and Deadpool, dresses owned and worn by Princess Diana and Whitney Houston, and marquettes (pre-production study models) for Freddy vs. [Read More]
The weekend event will be held in Great Gatsby’s Atlanta gallery at 5180 Peachtree Blvd. ATLANTA, Ga. – An outstanding single-owner mechanical music collection, fine decorative arts and furniture from a Palm Beach, Florida philanthropist, original artworks by noted listed artists and fine antique Asian art and objects will be just part [Read More]
Single-Owner Auction Brings in $800,000 more than Pre-Sale Estimates of $5.1-7.6M This past weekend, Hart Davis Hart Wine Co. held a single-owner auction featuring The Aubrey K. McClendon Collection. 100% of the 1057 lots were sold, bringing in $8.44 million against pre-sale estimates of $5.1-7.6M. Nearly 1,000 bidders from 4 continents, 17 [Read More]
W. PALM BEACH, FL – The leaves may be showing off their rich autumn hues in New England and other parts of the country, but in sunny South Florida, fall means palm trees, sunshine and the much-anticipated season opener at Palm Beach Modern Auctions (PBMA). The company’s fully curated Sept. 24 Modern [Read More]
BOULDER, CO – Following a sensational summer with monthly sales achieving house-record prices, Artemis Gallery once again steps into the spotlight with a Sept. 22 Exceptional Antiquities & Ethnographic Art Auction to delight collectors. The 407-lot sale showcases museum-worthy examples of classical antiquities, and ancient and ethnographic art from ancient civilizations dating [Read More]
The 600+-lot auction was held by Philip Weiss Auctions on Merrick Road in Lynbrook, N.Y. LYNBROOK, N.Y. – Original Sunday page artwork for the Flash Gordon comic strip, done by the illustrator known as “the artist’s artist,” Alex Raymond (1909-1956) and dated 1/24/1937, sold for $60,375 at an auction of comics, comic [Read More]
The event was held at the historic Scottish Rite Temple and grossed a little under $500,000. SANTA FE, N.M. – A pair of Sioux beaded war shirts combined to sell for $50,000 and were the top two lots at Best of Santa Fe, an annual auction hosted by Allard Auctions, Inc., based [Read More]
The auction will be held in Cottone’s gallery, located at 120 Court Street in Geneseo, New York. GENESEO, N.Y. – Riding a wave of successful auctions, and following a 30th year anniversary sale in March that grossed $1.7 million, Cottone Auctions is back for a curtain call with another Fine Art & [Read More]
The auction will be held in the firm’s two New Orleans showrooms, both on St. Charles Avenue. NEW ORLEANS, La. – A visually arresting Parisian street scene by the French painter Antoine Blanchard (1910-1988) and a 19th century porcelain Meissen bronze-mounted dresser box made in the Capodimonte style are two expected top [Read More]
They were top lots at a Summer Collections & Estates Auction held August 27-28 in Atlanta, Ga. ATLANTA, Ga. – A handsome early 19th century mahogany tall-case clock made by Jacob Eby of Mannheim, Pa. (1776-1828) chimed on time for $10,620, and a colorful offset lithograph printed on wove paper by renowned [Read More]
It’s the estate of the late Gene Ward, who amassed a world-class collection of cut glass pieces. RIPLEY, Miss. – A massive, two-day on-site auction of a lovely home and its museum-quality contents – including what is quite possibly the largest and most impressive cut glass collection offered in the United States [Read More]
The sale will be held at the firm’s offices in Fort Lee. Featured will be many rare and desirable worldwide banknotes, including the earliest example of printed currency known (China, 1360s). FORT LEE, N.J. – More than 740 lots of Chinese, Asian & worldwide banknotes, scripophily (stock and bond certificates), security printing [Read More]
Important Private Cellar Featuring Large Format Bottlings of Le Pin, Pétrus, Mouton Rothschild, and More Hart Davis Hart Wine Co. is honored to offer the unparalleled Aubrey K. McClendon Collection in a single-owner auction on September 17th. Bidding will open for this exceptional sale on Thursday, August 25th at 8:00am CT. This [Read More]