From the scientific to the superbly decorative, astoundingly unique fossil specimens will be offered by international auctioneers Bonhams & Butterfields on December 6, 2009 in Los Angeles. The 500 lot sale offers a diverse group of high quality and distinctive mineral specimens, gold nuggets, lapidary works of art, gemstones and jewelry as [Read More]
A record number of buyers showed up at Poster Auctions International on November 8, proving that the vintage poster market is as strong as ever! In its 49th semi-annual auction of rare posters, Poster Auctions International realized over $1,600,000 million – a number 50% higher than that posted at this time last [Read More]
The original armature used to film the final, climactic scenes of the 1933 epic King Kong sold today at Christie’s South Kensington for £121,250 / $200,305 / €134,224. Measuring 22 inches in height, the metal armature was used in the film to show the giant ape as he terrorized New York and [Read More]
A rediscovered first edition of Charles Darwin’s (1809-1882) ‘On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection’ sold today at Christie’s in London for £103,250 / $170,569 / €114,298 (estimate: £40,000 to £60,000). Recently rediscovered sitting on a bookcase in the guest bathroom of the vendor’s house, it had been bought [Read More]
Sotheby’s sale of 19th-Century European Paintings in London today realised £7,168,400 / €7,937,589 – surpassing the pre-sale high estimate of £6,748,600/ €7,472,744, and obtaining sell through rates of 70.2% by lot and 88.4% by value. Public institutions pitted themselves against private collectors and trade, driving prices over estimate in many instances. Overall, [Read More]
When Heritage Auctions presents its Signature® 20th Century Design Auction to New York City, on Dec. 10, 2009, it will be a celebration of the style, international flair and timelessness of the great designers and design movements of the century just passed. Names like Tiffany, Giacometti, Bertoia and Rietveld will highlight the [Read More]
On November 19th bidders were met with several good collecting opportunities at Bonhams New York’s European Furniture and Decorative Arts sale. Attracting collectors located in New York, California and several regions of Italy was an important Roman Neoclassical giltwood suite of seating furniture, de-accessioned from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. [Read More]
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers , the world’s largest auctioneer of industrial equipment, has signed a seven-year lease in Salt Lake City, Utah and will be starting site work on a new auction site right away. Ritchie Bros. has conducted unreserved equipment auctions at temporary locations in Utah since 1985. “We are excited to [Read More]
The online auction of the former Elk Meadows Ski Resort in Beaver County, Utah, has drawn significant attention from potential investors across the globe, according to the LFC Group of Companies, the online auction marketing company in charge of the sale. After receiving nearly 9,000 visits to the property webpage, LFC has [Read More]
Sotheby’s London sale of Victorian and Edwardian Art on Thursday, December 17, 2009 will bring together some 100 works by leading artists of the era and is expected to raise in excess of £4.2 million. Among the categories of works to be offered will be a strong contingent of classical, mythological, genre, [Read More]
Sotheby’s auction of American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture on 3 December 2009 will offer collectors a rich array of works by American artists from the 19th and 20th centuries. The auction includes a number of major paintings and sculptures almost entirely unknown to the market, many of which have been in private [Read More]
“The response to the estate auctions of Brigadier General Robin Olds has been absolutely overwhelming,” said John Conway, VP of Manion’s International Auction House, Inc. of Kansas City. “Fighter pilot Robin Olds was a caliber of man often imitated by Hollywood, but never duplicated in real life; many consider it an honor [Read More]
A one-of-a-kind album of 97 carte de visite photographs featuring 25 rare images of Lincoln’s funeral procession will be offered in Cowan’s December 9, 2009 American History Auction. Never before has such a comprehensive collection of images related to Lincoln’s funeral been offered by Cowan’s, an international leader in auctions of historical [Read More]
Bonhams second sale titled Under A Western Sky: The Art of Newlyn and St Ives has achieved strong results indicating that art from Cornwall is very much in demand. The sale was 78% sold by value with the total price achieved being £627,360. The highlight of the sale was The Jardinière, a [Read More]
BOSTON, Mass. – www.skinnerinc.com – Skinner, one of the nation’s leading auction houses, will host an auction of fine jewelry at its Boston gallery on Tuesday, December 8th at 10:00 a.m. Highlights include a number of rare and impressive pieces of animal jewelry, brilliant diamonds and colored gemstones, and a stunning selection [Read More]
On December 8 Christie’s celebrates New York’s Historical Design Gallery and surveys the entire modern movement with selected iconic designs spanning the late 19th, 20th and 21st centuries including French ceramics, New York related objects, Scandinavian Design, photographs, American Mid-Century Design and Bauhaus. The auction contains 197 lots, with the majority offered [Read More]
This year’s fall auctions at Villa Grisebach Auktionen in Berlin start off on 26 November 2009 with over 180 lots for sale in Modern and Contemporary photography. After the successful spring sale of photographs of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s architecture, Grisebach now presents an additional Vintage print of the architect’s famous [Read More]
On December 4 and December 9, Christie’s New York will present three sales offering over 550 lots of important and rare books, manuscripts, and maps from distinguished private collections. The first day of sales begins with part II of The William E. Self Library of important English and American Literature and immediately [Read More]