Traditionally, Old Town Auctions conducts a bountiful auction of vintage toys and antique advertising during the week leading up to Thanksgiving. This year the menu for Old Town’s annual “feast” – to be held Nov. 19-21 – has expanded to accommodate several bonus courses. In addition to a vast selection of transportation [Read More]
Bonhams next sale of South African art on October 27th in London will provide a clear guide as to which black South African artists are the most collectable. Top names which have seen significant growth in value include Gerard Sekoto, George Pemba, Gladys Mgudlandlu, Ephraim Ngatane, John Koenaakeefe Mohl, Welcome Koboka, Lucas [Read More]
Sale to feature more than 300 lots, including 50+ room-sized carpets BOSTON, Mass – Skinner, Inc. will host its semi-annual sale of Fine Oriental Rugs and Carpets on Saturday, October 23rd at noon in its Boston gallery. The auction will feature Serapi, Kerman, Tabriz, Ushak, Akstafa, Kuba, Bidjar, Sewan, Marasali, Seichor, Melas, [Read More]
Central Mass Auctions will auction an important stained glass window from the Burroughs Newsboy Foundation along with a William and Mary dresser in their October 28, 2010 auction at 267 Providence St. Worcester, MA. The stained glass window is 7 1/2″ X 7 1/2″ and was from the Burroughs Newsboy Foundation in [Read More]
Sotheby’s New York presents the inaugural sale of Important Russian Art on 4 November 2010, alongside the major autumn auctions of Impressionist & Modern Art. The sale includes select works by many of the greatest names in 20th-century Russian art. Highlights from the sale will be on view in Moscow 21-23 October [Read More]
FINE SPORTING GUNS BY LONDON MAKERS HIGHLIGHT DECEMBER LONDON SALE A UNIQUE collection of over and under 12-bore Sporting Guns by premier London Gun Maker Boss & Co. will be sold by Gavin Gardiner (in association with Sotheby’s) in a sale of Fine Modern and Vintage Sporting Guns and Rifles on Wednesday, [Read More]
Jeff Koons Balloon Flower (Blue) will highlight Christie’s New York’s November 2010 Post-War and Contemporary Evening Sale. The work, executed from 1995-2000 is estimated from $12,000,000 to $16,000,000. Jeff Koons, Balloon Flower (Blue), 1995- 2000. High cromium stainless steel, mirrored polish finish with transparent color coating, 133 7/8x 112 1/4x 102 3/8in [Read More]
On November 19 & 20 Noel Barrett will auction will be one of the most important sales of 2010. It will feature toys from the Tom Gray Collection along with those of the Old Salem Toy Museum of Winston Salem, NC The museum’s holdings were primarily gifts from Tom and his mother [Read More]
Bonhams is to hold its inaugural U.S. three-city Wine auction on October 16, 2010. Session 1 will be held in New York City and simulcast to San Francisco and Los Angeles, and Session 2 will be held in San Francisco and simulcast to Los Angeles and New York. This unique auction format [Read More]
National Commercial Auctioneers (www.natcomauctions.com) announces the absolute auction of over 9,200 acres of oil and gas leases, including non-producing mineral rights and non-producing royalty and overriding royalty interests. Additional assets in the auction include leases held by production and mineral rights, according to Stephen Karbelk, CAI, AARE. The auction will be held [Read More]
Sotheby’s fine art auctioneers have announced the sale of Francis Bacon’s Figure In Movement, the most significant painting by the British artist to appear at auction in several seasons, in its Evening Sale of Contemporary Art on 9 November 2010 in New York. The 1985 portrait of a man twisting and writhing, [Read More]
SACRAMENTO, Calif – A trove of 375 rare and vintage bottles will be sold to the highest bidders in an Internet and catalog auction slated for Oct. 29-Nov. 9 by American Bottle Auctions (www.americanbottle.com). It will be the 51st sale for the firm. Most of the bottles date to 1850-1900, the period [Read More]
Dan Morphy’s Auctions next sale is slated for Oct. 15-16 and will feature the extraordinary Cristol/Glickman family’s doll collection, the advertising clocks of longtime collectors Jerry and Millie Maltz, and part II of the Michael O’Hearn vintage toy collection. The 1,850-lot auction will appeal to those who seek “fresh-to-market antiques with deep [Read More]
The Crosby Garrett Helmet has been sold at an Antiquities auction at Christie’s South Kensington for £2,281,250 / $3,629,469 / €2,593,781 (estimate: £200,000 to £300,000). An exceptional survival from Roman Britain, the helmet was discovered by a metal detectorist in Cumbria in May 2010 and dates from the late 1st-2nd Century A.D. [Read More]
On Monday, October 11th at 6:00 pm, Clarke Auction’s new Post Road building will host a public auction created from estates in Manhattan, Great Neck, Purchase, Rye and Greenwich as well as the contents of Hamptons and Englewood homes as found in local storage facilities. Antique highlights are two chest-on-chests with great [Read More]
ATLANTA, Ga. – Red Baron – the premier auction house in the Southeast – has saved the best for last in 2010 with a fall auction that will be packed with over 2,000 lots that would impress even the most discriminating and seasoned collector. The weekend event will be held Nov. 6-7 [Read More]
Christie’s New York announced the sale of The Collection of Robert Shapazian. Shapazian’s passion for the arts was reflected in his life-long dedication to the field, his friendships with those in it and his personal, yet masterful collection which Christie’s will offer in the Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening and Day Sales [Read More]
Greg Martin Auctions presents its Fall Sale on October 9 & 10 at Greg Martin Auctions’ offices in Irvine, California. The event features an extensive array of antique arms, sporting arms, militaria and historic collectibles. Over 1780 lots will be offered in three sessions over two days. The Sunday session offers the [Read More]