The enthusiasm of bidders at the ninth annual Naples Winter Wine Festival rose above the economic downturn as festival-goers raised more than $5 million under the auction tent, with 100 percent going to children’s charities. The festival is the most successful charity wine auction in the world as ranked by Wine Spectator [Read More]
Sotheby’s New York auction of Indian and Southeast Asian Art will be held on March 18th, 2009, during the Spring Asia Week sales. The sale consists of 120 lots, including fine examples of Modern and Contemporary painting and photography, Indian Miniatures, and ancient Himalayan and Indian Works of Art of the highest [Read More]
The Donald Kaufman collection is headed for the auction spotlight at Bertoia’s, starting with a 1,500-lot offering on March 19-21, 2009. Kaufman, one of the founders of K-B Toys, is considered a pioneer in the toy hobby, having started his collection nearly 59 years ago. The Kaufman auction debut will follow a [Read More]
(St. Charles, Ill.) – The estate of Kathleen “Kate” Robinson – whose mother-in-law, Helen, founded the renowned Kane County Flea Market in 1967 – will be sold March 14-15 in the main building of the Kane County Fairgrounds (site of the flea market). The auction will be held by Matthews Auctions Nokomkis, [Read More]
RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby’s, will present one of the most historically significant and valuable Ferrari racing cars ever offered at auction, the legendary 1957 Ferrari 250 TR (chassis no. 0714TR), when the famed Ferrari Leggenda e Passione event returns to Maranello, May 17, 2009. Held during the final stretch of [Read More]
Collectors have the opportunity to acquire three Australian muscle car gems at realistic prices at Shannons Sydney Auction on Monday February 9. While HT Monaro GTS 307 prices rose around two years again response to demand for the larger-engined GTS 327 and GTS 350 ‘Bathurst’ models, they still represent keen buying amongst [Read More]
On Monday, May 4, 2009, Clarke will host its Sixth Fine Art Auction, featuring fresh-to-market and exceptional 19th and 20th Century paintings and sculpture. Art ‘Bull’ Market at Clarke? In the teeth of a highly publicized art auction downturn, Clarke’s Fifth Fine Art Auction in October 2008 shattered the world record for [Read More]
Clarke’s Monday, February 9th Auction will feature the unique and the exceptional as well as a touch of the macabre. Midcentury Modern Design, a range of 18th-19th Century antique furniture; chandeliers with rock crystal pendants; Oil Paintings by listed artists, Sterling Silver including Jensen featured in its 350+ lot sale. Manhattan Monuments [Read More]
(Oceanside, N.Y.) –Memorabilia from some of the greatest acts in rock ‘n’ roll history – the Beatles, Buddy Holly, the Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix and others – will be sold at an auction slated for Sunday, Mar. 1, by Philip Weiss Auctions. The Buddy Holly items are timely, as the 50th anniversary [Read More]
Hart Davis Hart held its first auction of 2009 this weekend in Chicago, realizing $2,773,421 against a pre-sale auction estimate of $1,823,430- 2,735,820. Top Bordeaux sparked intense bidding, reversing a trend of falling prices that had persisted throughout the autumn of 2008. A case of 1949 Château Cheval Blanc more than doubled [Read More]
For many Nevada business owners, a recession means a drop in sales and the inability to grow or maintain their businesses. Many are finding that they are being forced to liquidate their equipment for cash, according to Auction Systems Auctioneers & Appraisers, Inc. of Phoenix, Arizona. “Statistics show that whether the economy [Read More]
An original illustration by Jesse Willcox Smith, one of the famed Red Rose Girls of the Brandywine School of American Painting, will lead the March 12-13 Signature Illustration Art Auction at Heritage Auction Galleries. “The Then Lover is a tour de force of Smith’s mastery over style, substance, mood and color as [Read More]
Sotheby’s sale of Impressionist & Modern Art at Sotheby’s in London saw 22 works realise a total of £32,564,300 ($46,238,050). The sale was 75.9% sold by lot and 67.7% sold by value and it saw two works command prices in excess of £5 million, and six for more than £1 million. Commenting [Read More]
Schrader Auction Company emerged as a big winner in the Ohio Auctioneers Association’s Advertising Contest for 2008, with marketing campaigns winning three categories, including Farm/Agricultural Real Estate. The Farm/Agricultural Real Estate winning campaign led to a successful auction for Gary Farms in New Madison, Ohio, in Darke County. The 268-acre property sold [Read More]
Siddhivinayak temple will auction gold and silver ornaments donated by the devotees after getting an official nod from Maharashtra government. “On January 29, we had a meeting in the office of deputy chief minister Chhagan Bhujbal to discuss about the auction of gold and silver ornaments donated by the devotees,” chairperson of [Read More]
A Henry Golden Boy Lincoln Bicentennial Commemorative rifle, serial number 6, will be auctioned to mark the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. MSRP is $1200. The online auction is live now at http://GunBroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=121898115 The bidding ends at 11:00 pm EST on Thursday, February 12, 2009. Proceeds will be donated to Farmers [Read More]
Sotheby’s March 17th sale of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art in New York will feature a tightly-curated selection of ceramics, paintings, and sculpture of the highest quality, from a number of distinguished American private collections. Included will be superb lots from The Gordon Getty Collection, among them three pieces of [Read More]
The recent Automobiles of Arizona event illustrated the continued strength and stability of the global collector car market as RM Auctions presented its 10th annual auction event in Phoenix. Held January 16th at the prestigious Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa, it was standing room-only during the single-day event as 122 investment-quality motor [Read More]