A black 1999 Mercedes-Benz SLK230, which was bought new by Dannii Minogue, and subsequently passed onto her sister, Kylie, is to be sold by Bonhams as part of the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed sale on 2 July 2010, with part of the proceeds to be donated to charity. The celebrated Australian [Read More]
Rago’s invites you to take part in the June 18th Discovery Auction, where all of the items are wholly unreserved and the high bid – no matter how low – prevails. An abundance of smart, functional and affordable property is lined up for a 900 lot, no reserve sale. It features a [Read More]
Cowan’s inaugural World at War Auction will take place June 22, 2010 in Cowan’s Cincinnati, Ohio, salesroom. The auction is the first of its kind to feature international war regalia from the 20th century. The World at War sale offers items from 20th-century conflicts including World Wars I and II, the Korean [Read More]
The auction will be conducted in the gallery of Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales, Ltd., at 9 a.m. (HILLSBOROUGH, N.C.) – Nearly 800 fresh-to-the-market lots in a wide variety of categories will be sold at a two-session Fine & Decorative Arts Catalog Auction slated for Saturday, June 19, by Leland Little [Read More]
A vast collection of 19th century Animalier bronzes by celebrated sculptors, including Pierre Jules Mêne, Ferdinand Pautrot, Jules Moigniez, Isidore Jules Bonheur and his sister Rosa Bonheur, is to be sold at Bonhams, Knightsbridge as part of its monthly Period Design sale on 8 June 2010. The 70-strong collection, which was assembled [Read More]
Michael S. Russo was named Vice President of Project Management for Concierge Auctions, the preeminent luxury real estate auction firm serving high-end sellers nationwide, the company has announced. Russo is responsible for overseeing the company’s project managers who are charged with leading assignments on location and managing the overall marketing strategy, broker [Read More]
A Canadian Red Ensign navy flag and works by Canadian artists were auctioned on Wednesday at the Royal Ontario Museum by Sotheby’s. The auction total, including the buyer’s premium, was $7.35 million. Lot sold include: A Marcelle Ferron painting commissioned for the Peter Stuyvesant Collection in 1960. The canvas Untitled sold for [Read More]
Nicholls Auction Marketing Group, Inc., (www.nichollsauction.com) announces the absolute auction of 15 acres of prime Stafford County real estate – the former WL Allen Concrete works real estate – according to John Nicholls, president of the company. “This acreage is well located with road frontage on bustling U.S. Highway 1 and is [Read More]
Following the success of their February sale, John Moran Auctioneers is pleased to once again offer an excellent opportunity to acquire pre-1960 California and American fine art. The second of their signature Art Auctions for 2010 is scheduled for June 15th and features another fine selection of over 200 lots of Impressionist [Read More]
Cowan’s Auctions in Cincinnati, Ohio, announces the June 11, 2010 auction of an extraordinary group of Abraham Lincoln family artifacts that illustrate important facets of the family’s history. A collection of 24 lots of jewelry, White House china, rare autographs and other ephemera that passed through the Lincoln line to the last [Read More]
After more than three decades, the Roy Rogers – Dale Evans Museum closed this past December for financial reasons. Brian Lebel’s Old West Auction, June 26, 2010 at the Denver Merchandise Mart, will be selling over 200 items from the museum’s extensive collection, including: Roy’s personal firearms; Dale’s pearl-handled Colt; the Winchester [Read More]
A wartime oil painting, Bomb Store No.3, depicting the underground bomb store at RAF Fauld in Tutbury near Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire by British artist David Bomberg (1890-1957) is to be sold at Bonhams, New Bond Street, as part of its 20th Century British Art sale on 30 June 2010. It is expected to [Read More]
A handmade, one-of-a-kind necklace will be the signature item at the Southwest Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) Live Auction Gala at the August Santa Fe Indian Market. The collaborative work is by four award-winning Native American artists. The Auction Gala, sponsored by Carolyn Pollack Jewelry, is a benefit for SWAIA, presenter of [Read More]
Auction features the second largest offering of Domaine de La Romanée-Conti in Hart Davis Hart history featuring 117 lots estimated at $518,650-$775,200 and 86 lots of Lafite Rothschild estimated to bring $674,470-$1,014,850 (Chicago, IL) – Hart Davis Hart Wine Co. will hold an auction of over 1100 lots of Finest and Rarest [Read More]
Grogan & Company Fine Art Auctioneers and Appraisers will be conducting their June auction on Sunday, June 6th at 12:00 p.m. The auction, comprised of Fine Art, 18th and 19th century Furniture and Decorations, Silver, Jewelry and Oriental Rugs from a variety of estates and collections, will be held at their Dedham [Read More]
Sotheby’s Contemporary Art sale in Paris on June 2/3 includes 142 lots with a total estimated value of €7.3-10m. The Evening Sale on June 2 features major works by Vieira da Silva, Erró, Jacques Villeglé, Nicolas de Staël, Pierre Soulages and Robert Indiana. The Day Sale on June 3 includes works by [Read More]
Christie’s Hong Kong Spring 2010 auctions of Important Chinese Rhinoceros Horn Carvings from The Songzhutang Collection Part II and The Imperial Sale, Important Chinese Ceramic and Works of Art realized a combine total of HK$673,307,750 (US$86,452,715). Pola Antebi, Senior Vice President, Specialist Head of the Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art Department [Read More]
Christie’s Hong Kong Spring 2010 sale of Southeast Asian Modern and Contemporary Art marks a 33% increase over the Fall 09 sale total. More than 10 records were set for both established and emerging artists from both the modern and contemporary sections, including the top lot, Italian painter-traveler Romualdo Locatelli’s Bali picture, [Read More]