Auction News

A standing-room only crowd went wild for a ‘50s-era Coke machine, a Gibson guitar and more. ATLANTA, Ga. – Pop culture and baby boomer collectibles took center stage at Ahlers & Ogletree’s Feb. 8th Winter Estates Auction, as items connected to such iconic names as Elvis Presley and Ty Cobb attracted hordes [Read More]

Gavin Gardiner’s sale at Sotheby’s New Bond Street, London W1A 2AA on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 will include a major private collection of Royal and Noble owned Victorian Sporting Guns and rifles. The collection comprises 15 guns built for the best known and finest shots of the Victorian age including guns for [Read More]

HDH’s February Sale Shatters Estimates Across Wine Regions (Chicago, IL) – Hart Davis Hart Wine Co., the largest wine auction house in the US, kicked off what promises to be a tremendous auction year with a blockbuster 99.8% sold February auction that brought in a total of $4.9 Million against presale estimates [Read More]

The auction was conducted January 15th by Los Angeles Auction House in Santa Monica, Calif. SANTA MONICA, Calif. – A trove of ten personal letters written from 1948-1950, mostly from Queen Elizabeth II to Sharman Douglas (Princess Margaret’s close personal friend in the 1940s and ‘50s) and her mother, Mrs. Lewis Douglas, [Read More]

Featuring the collection of a Middle Eastern gentleman with rare Jordan, Libya, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine notes & additional U.S. and worldwide banknotes by various other consignors. FORT LEE, N.J. – More than 1,040 lots of U.S. and worldwide banknotes, Federal bonds and documents and security printing ephemera will be sold in [Read More]

The event will be held at Levy’s showroom in the Flamingo Building, West Palm Beach, Fla. PALM BEACH, Fla. – Important Rene Lalique glass creations, stunning Tiffany Studios lamps, desirable Chinese ceramics, European fine art (including two exquisite oil paintings by Jean Metzinger), 19th century furniture, a collection of Majolica pieces and [Read More]

The sale will be held in the firm’s Pittsfield, Mass., gallery. 400 lots will come up for bid. PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Several stunning early 20th century lighting pieces from Tiffany Studios (including a Tulip table lamp and a Moorish-style hall lantern) and a pair of bronze figural works (one signed Dimitri Chiparus, [Read More]

The two-session auction will be held in the firm’s gallery, at 57 Lancaster Ave. in Malvern, Pa. MALVERN, Pa. – An important oil on canvas portrait painting by the noted German artist Georg Papperitz (1846-1918), from the estate of John E. DuPont – the eccentric multi-millionaire who was depicted by actor Steve [Read More]

The event will be held in Cottone’s gallery, located at 120 Court Street in Geneseo, New York. GENESEO, N.Y. – Items descended in the family of General and former President Ulysses S. Grant, an 18kt gold presentation box purportedly given by France’s Louis XVI to Marquis de Lafayette, a gyratory kinetic sculpture [Read More]

The three-day event will be held at the Hilton Hotel & Conference Center in West Palm Beach. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Approximately 2,000 quality, market-fresh lots in a wide range of collecting categories will be sold at the sixth annual Palm Beach Auction planned for Feb. 14-16 by Louis J. Dianni, [Read More]

The auction will be held in the firm’s gallery, located at 74 Merrick Road in Lynbrook, N.Y. LYNBROOK, N.Y. – A new find copy of Batman #1, graded 7.5 out of 10, could possibly reach or exceed $100,000 and a copy of Batman #2 in even better shape at an incredible 9.2 [Read More]

The sale will be held at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds by Showtime Auction Services. ANN ARBOR, Mich. – An outstanding pair of single-owner lifetime collections – one from Hal and Terri Boggess, the other from Mart and Kitty James – will be auctioned without reserve the weekend of Apr. 10-12 by [Read More]

The auction will be conducted by Ahlers & Ogletree, in the firm’s gallery, at 715 Miami Circle. ATLANTA, Ga. – A Winter Estates Auction packed with more than 500 premier lots in a wide array of categories – some of them with connections to iconic luminaries ranging from JFK and Elvis Presley [Read More]

The auction was held Nov. 20-22, 2014 at the Eaton County Fairgrounds in Charlotte, Michigan CHARLOTTE, Mich. – A Mills Violano Virtuoso soared to $34,100 and a Cremona Orchestral “K” nickelodeon went for $33,000 at a fall auction of antique music machines and related items held Nov. 20-22, 2014 by Stanton’s Auctioneers, [Read More]

Sale Features an Astounding Range of Finest Burgundy, Bordeaux and Rhône Wines Alongside California Cult Favorites and Rare Whiskies, all from Scrupulous Collectors (Chicago, IL) – Hart Davis Hart Wine Co., the #1 wine auction house in the U.S. and renowned wine retailer, will hold its first auction of 2015 on February [Read More]

The auction featured 371 lots of Chinese and Asian banknotes, coins, stock & bond certificates. HONG KONG, China – A 1948 Mercantile Bank of India (Hong Kong issue) $500 specimen banknote sold for $18,270 at an auction featuring 371 lots of Chinese and Asian banknotes, coins and scripophily (stock and bond certificates) [Read More]

A Patek Philippe men’s wristwatch and a Cartier diamond bracelet are two expected top lots. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A rare Swiss platinum and diamond open face watch made circa 1933-1950 by Patek Philippe, an important Cartier bracelet boasting a fine old mine diamond weighing about 2.51 carats, and a 25-carat [Read More]

The sale will be packed with vintage firearms, duck decoys, stoneware, pottery, lighting & more. PITTSFIELD, Mass. – A two-session antique estate auction totaling more than 500 lots and featuring rare and collectible firearms, duck decoys, stoneware, pottery, lighting and more will be held on Saturday, Jan. 31st, by Fontaine’s Auction Gallery, [Read More]