The Jackson Hole Art Auction is an annual live auction that has quickly become one of the premier western art events in the country, defined by the high standard of works offered by both contemporary western artists and deceased masters. The fifth annual Jackson Hole Art Auction is being held at the [Read More]
(Delaware, Ohio) – With 150+ lots of firearms, bladed weapons and related material, 150+ lots of antique medical equipment, fine art and accessories, and 600+ lots of fine Americana including formal and painted furniture, folk art, ceramics, fine art and more, the Annual Labor Day Weekend Auction to be held September 2-3 [Read More]
KAR Auction Services, Inc. (NYSE:KAR) announced today that its subsidiary, ADESA, Inc., has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the equity of OPENLANE, Inc., a leading Internet-based business-to-business automotive remarketing company. Peter Kelly will continue as OPENLANE’s CEO and will report directly to KAR’s CEO, Jim Hallett. OPENLANE will be acquired for [Read More]
The Norman Jacobs Collection of Japanese and Korean numismatic rarities, highlighted by an incredible set of 1909 Korean Yung Hi gold, Year 3, in 5 Won, 10 Won and 20 Won denominations, collectively expected to bring well more than $1,000,000 – along with the “Ides of March” Denarius, which openly celebrates the [Read More]
The collection of Lloyd Weber is to be auctioned on Aug. 20, 9 a.m, at the Bar H Boys Ranch, west of Nevada by Col. Christie Hatman, Auctioneer of Show Me Auctioneers. Hundreds of antiques, historical items and Nevada area memorabilia and artifacts will be put on the auction block. The directions [Read More]
Dedham, Mass. – Dr. John Warren heard the cannon fire and saw the flames from the battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775. As a surgeon with Colonel Pickering’s Colonial Regiment in Salem, Dr. John Warren left Salem for Charlestown to tend to the wounded, carrying with him a tool of [Read More]
A grouping of six items, known as The Lou Gehrig Collection, brought to auction by the son of a woman who was left the trove by Gehrig’s mother, Christina, brought almost $1 million altogether as the emotional centerpiece of Heritage Auctions’ Aug. 4 Signature® Vintage Sports Collectibles Platinum Auction. The lead lot [Read More]
A gem-set gold pendant from the treasury of the legendary Indian ruler, Tipu Sultan, is among the star lots in the sale of the contents of Lord Glenconner’s St Lucian home at Bonhams in London on 28 September. It is estimated at between £80,000 and 120,000. Tipu Sultan Gold Pendant The gold [Read More]
Rock & Dirt, the preeminent “buy/sell” resource for the heavy construction industry, has announced that auction results are now available on its website at RockandDirt.com. “RockandDirt.com is a primary tool for equipment buyers everywhere,” said Travis Clark, Sales Manager. “Now, the site features current, accurate information for equipment auctions, including listings, calendars [Read More]
Proxibid will be the exclusive provider of live, online bidding for Red Carpet Auction Event’s “Convergence of the Arts” Auction and Show. The event will take place Saturday, August 20 at 7:30 p.m. Eastern, with live online bidding via Proxibid commencing at this time. To view the online catalog, to register to [Read More]
Wedgwood ceramics collected by a man who started work at the Etruria factory straight from school, rising to the position of manager of the Jasper warehouse, are to be sold by Nantwich, Cheshire, auctioneers Peter Wilson. The sale is on September 7-8. Wedgwood’s master potters became Harry Sheldon’s friends and as the [Read More]
Bonhams hosts its next sale of South African Art in London, on October 25-26, following two sales which have seen world record prices achieved for works by leading local artists. Heading the line up for this sale is a stunning Irma Stern, ‘Watussi Woman’, from the early 1940s, when Stern was at [Read More]
The August 9, 2011 sale of California and Western Paintings and Sculpture at Bonhams & Butterfields offered a wide array of important Western scenes, Plein Air, Society of Six and landscapes and cityscapes. Simulcast to San Francisco, the highly-anticipated auction brought more than $2.28 million and featured artists such as E. Charlton [Read More]
Sotheby’s announce the appointment of Tim Bourne as Worldwide Head of its Watches department. Mr. Bourne will be based in Hong Kong, overseeing Sotheby’s Asia watch auctions in addition to those in Geneva, New York and London. This marks a strategic move in response to the rapid expansion of the auction market [Read More]
One of the finest paintings by Robert Gemmell Hutchison, possibly the best loved of Scottish artists, is for sale at the Annual Scottish Sale at Bonhams, Edinburgh on Wednesday 31 August. It has an estimate of £120,000-180,000. ‘Sea Gulls and Sapphire Seas’ was painted in 1909 and represents the artist at the [Read More]
Doyle New York will auction the personal collection of famed New York City restaurateur Elaine Kaufman on Tuesday, September 20 at 10 a.m. This historic auction comprises almost 250 lots of artwork, books, memorabilia, furniture, decorations, fashion and accessories that Elaine collected or was given during her lifetime. These personal treasures were [Read More]
Two rare and important watercolours by George French Angas are to be auctioned at Bonhams Australian Art sale on 22 August at Byron Kennedy Hall, Sydney. One shows the departure of Sturt’s third and final expedition from Adelaide, while the other depicts the first Royal Adelaide Show. They are estimated to fetch [Read More]
Julien’s Auctions, will offer a rare glimpse into the life of one of Hollywood’s most colorful stars, Tony Curtis. The rare Hollywood star whose off-screen character was often more sensational than his on-screen one, lived a life that could be its own movie or television series. Curtis’ career spanned six decades with [Read More]