Julien’s Auctions, announced the auction of iconic property to take place on October 9, 2010 at Ponte 16, a world-class entertainment resort in Macau SAR, China. This partnership, spanning two continents, will feature property from the life and career of Michael Jackson including stage worn costumes, original paintings, handwritten notes and a [Read More]
Bonhams & Butterfields, announces the August 22, 2010 Sunset Estate Auction including part III of a single-owner Collection of Whimsical European Tobacco Jars. Following on the success of parts I, and II, which brought strong results, the August sale will highlight several lots of unique glazed earthenware and wooden humidors as well [Read More]
LiveBlock Auctions International (LAI) announced that it has completed a multi-year contract renewal with National Powersport Auctions (NPA). As part of this agreement LAI will continue to provide live on-line auction software and services to NPA through December, 2013. NPA is the number one provider of auction and remarketing services in the [Read More]
Bowers and Merena Auctions, one of the world’s pre-eminent numismatic auctioneers, hosted its Boston Rarities Sale on Saturday, Aug. 7 at Park Plaza Hotel and Towers in Boston, Mass., where the featured coin, a rare 1794 Silver Dollar, was sold for $1,207,500. “There has been great anticipation within the industry for our [Read More]
(WICHITA, Kan.) – A pair of premier consignments – the Steve and Gloria Zak collection and the estate of Louise Hefling – will be sold without reserve (everything goes, regardless of price) at an auction scheduled for Sept. 10-11 in the 4H Hall of the Sedgwick County Extension Center in Wichita. Woody [Read More]
Bonhams Australian motoring division has been entrusted with the sale of a rare 1949 Jaguar XK120 alloy-bodied Roadster from the highly esteemed collection of The Late The Hon. John Dawson-Damer. On Saturday 13th November Bonhams Australia will hold their first collectors’ motor car auction as a wholly owned subsidiary of the international [Read More]
Zions Direct (http://www.zionsdirect.com), the online broker-dealer that allows its customers to purchase FDIC-insured certificates of deposit, municipal bonds and corporate bonds in its daily web-based auctions, announces their weekly auction results. In auctions closed from July 26, 2010 to July 30, 2010, investors purchasing municipal bonds in the auctions received average tax-exempt [Read More]
A vast archive of personal documents once belonging to the world famous English contralto Constance Shacklock has come to light in a Midlands property. The opera singer Constance Shacklock OBE (1913-1999) joined the New Coven Garden Opera Company in 1946. Her most famous role was being cast as Brangane in Tristram and [Read More]
Sotheby’s announced results for the second quarter and first half ended June 30, 2010. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, auction and related revenues improved $118.8 million, or 79%, and $168.4 million, or 86%, when compared to the same periods in the prior year, almost entirely due to [Read More]
The first auction to focus on the work of legendary jewelry Andrew Grima, since his death in 2007, will be presented by Bonhams New York on October 19th. British Royal jewelry, designer and artisan, Grima was the foremost modern jewelry designer in the West End of London in the 1960s and 1970s [Read More]
Barrett-Jackson Auction Company and MGM Resorts International are teaming up for the Third Annual Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas Auction for an incredible five-day celebration of cars, chrome and neon. The “REVVED” days will take place Wednesday, Sept. 22 through Sunday, Sept. 26, with featured events at all MGM Resorts International properties in Las [Read More]
The Legendary Wolf’s Lair Restaurant and Black Wolf Vineyard and Winery will be sold at Absolute Public Auction on August 20th. The auction will be conducted at the Hampton Inn in Dobson, NC on I-77 at Exit 93 at 11 a.m. The Black Wolf Vineyard consists of 17.5+/-Acres with 7 varieties of [Read More]
After the success of last year’s auction, Bonhams is pleased to announce the second sale of Fine Motor Cars and Automobilia at the ‘Weekend de l’Excellence Automobile’ held on the former site of the French Grand Prix circuit of Reims-Gueux on Saturday 11th September 2010. Amidst the rich history of the site, [Read More]
Rarely seen at yard sales and often selling for surprisingly high prices at flea markets and collector’s shows; model trains have made their way out from under the Christmas tree and into spare rooms, basements, garages, barns and warehouses. Extensive layouts combined with working accessories take enthusiasts on a tour of a [Read More]
(OCEANSIDE, N.Y.) – A massive three-day sale comprising around 1,800 top-quality, fresh-to-the-market lots from prominent local estates and collections will be offered the weekend of Sept. 24-26 by Philip Weiss Auctions. The event will be held in the firm’s showroom, located at #1 Neil Court in Oceanside (Long Island). Online bidding will [Read More]
Christie’s, announced worldwide sales of £1.71 billion ($2.57 billion) for the first six months of 2010, up 46% by £ on last year’s figure of £1.2 billion ($1.8 billion) for the same period (Figures include buyer’s premium). Christie’s continued to lead at the highest levels of the art market selling 75% of [Read More]
About 1,800 superb condition, fresh-to-the-market lots will cross the block in Ann Arbor, Mich. (ANN ARBOR, Mich.) – Two major lifetime collections comprising about 1,800 lots in a dizzying array of categories will be sold the weekend of Oct. 1-3 by Showtime Auction Services at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds in Ann [Read More]
100 Scullers Way, a premier 3.5-acre estate with over 400 feet of frontage on Whitefish Lake, was successfully sold during a live, on-site auction this morning, announced NYC-based luxury real estate auction firm Concierge Auctions. The sale was conducted in cooperation with listing broker Pat Donovan of Glacier Sotheby’s International Realty. Hosted [Read More]