‘Rembrandt Of The East’ Offers Beauty And The Potential For Growth In Value At Bonhams The interesting and diverse group of drawings being offered in Bonhams upcoming auction of Fine Japanese Art on 12 November should whet the appetite of many a passionate collector as well as the astute investor. The group [Read More]
Kaminski Auctions October Antiques, Art and Fine Estates Auction, held October 26 in Pasadena, California, offered a dazzling selection of consignments to bidders from the West Coast and beyond. Fine art, antiques and collectibles hailed from estates spanning Massachusetts to California. The auction also drew a large number of live online bidders, [Read More]
LAS VEGAS – Barrett-Jackson Auction Company, entertainer Bill Goldberg and YearOne unveiled a spectacular 1970 NASCAR Plymouth Road Runner Superbird tribute car today that will be sold at No Reserve Jan. 17, 2009, for charity. Mr. Goldberg revved up the crowd when he uncovered the Superbird tribute during the 2008 SEMA Show [Read More]
Cars recovered by police that were previously stolen, confiscated or seized will be available to the public at Auction Systems Auctioneers & Appraisers, Inc. Arizona warehouse in Phoenix on Saturday, November 15, 2008. Online bidding will be available on Saturday, November 8, 2008 at auctionANDappraise.com. The City of Phoenix police department has [Read More]
Goodtime Emporium has closed and all assets will be sold to the highest bidders at Live Auction on Saturday, November 8th, 2008. Goodtime Emporium was New England’s largest state-of-the art indoor amusement center and sports bar. Offering fun for all ages and voted Best Sports Bar in Boston. All assets to be [Read More]
LONDON – Christie’s are privileged to present the Wittelsbach diamond, an extremely rare 35.56 carat, historic 17th century fancy deep greyish-blue diamond, to the international market for the first time in almost 80 years, on Wednesday 10 December 2008. Known as ‘’Der Blaue Wittelsbacher’’ since 1722, it is one of very few [Read More]
The live auction, November 6, 10am and November 7, 10am, from Alexander Autographs http://alexautographs.com/, a leader in historic autographs and sports and music memorabilia, will offer collectors an opportunity to own a piece of history — both American and foreign, including documents, letters, vintage posters, signed photos, relics, guitars: General Paul W. [Read More]
Rapp auction house will hold a stamp auction in Wil, Switzerland, from 24 to 27 November. For the first time, bidders will have the opportunity to join in the bidding live on the internet. Sales totalling around 15 million Swiss francs are anticipated. Philatelists as well as analysts, financial and economic experts [Read More]
(Pittsfield, Mass.) – A gorgeous reverse serpentine mahogany four-drawer ball-and-claw foot Chippendale chest, measuring 39-1/2 inches wide by 34-1/2 inches tall by 23-1/2 inches deep, sold for $34,500 at a two-session, multi-estate sale held Oct. 18 by Fontaine’s Auction Gallery. The chest was the top lot in a sale that saw around [Read More]
Dallas, TX – A valuable, 300-year old Italian Baroque masterpiece painting, whose whereabouts were not publicly known for centuries until earlier this year when it was identified in a Texas warehouse, will be offered in a fine arts auction by Heritage Auction Galleries (www.HA.com) in Dallas, Texas and online, Nov. 20, 2008. [Read More]
NEW YORK – Sotheby’s announced that its fall sales will feature two rare masterpieces by Puerto Rico’s most acclaimed eighteenth- and nineteenth-century artists, José Campeche y Jordan (1751-1809) and Francisco Oller y Cestero (1833-1917). On the afternoon of November 12, Sotheby’s London will offer Oller’s epic painting La Batalla de Treviño (est. [Read More]
Martin Guitar celebrated their 175th Anniversary with a first time auction of guitars donated from their private collection. The exclusive auction partnered the legendary guitar maker with Christie’s in New York for the sale of 44 unique and one-of-a-kind guitars, ranging from prototypes to limited artist signature editions, on Friday, October 10. [Read More]
Following its successful inaugural sale of Contemporary art at Bonhams’ recently opened and spectacular Madison Avenue showrooms, the international fine art auctioneers will mount another highly-anticipated auction of Contemporary and post-war art on November 11. The sale should attract strong collector interest for its quality and diversity. Some highlights of the well [Read More]
North Shore Animal League America will roll out the Red Carpet for celebrities and their pets at their upcoming, star-studded event, the third annual DogCatemy Celebrity Gala on November 6th at Capitale, NYC. As is typical for a fundraiser, the animal charity, the world’s largest no-kill animal rescue and adoption agency, is [Read More]
Bloomsbury’s sales of Modern British Art are becoming stronger and more exciting with every auction. The core of the Modern British Art sale (13th November) is a powerful selection of pre-war British Surrealist artists including William Roberts, John Tunnard, Eileen Agar, John Buckland-Wright and Stanley William Hayter. In 1926 Hayter moved to [Read More]
A late 18th century Chinese bowl, decorated flowers and foliage in underglaze blue, sold for £18,000 at the Charterhouse October auction. When the vendor was notified of the result, she was absolutely delighted and will put some of the money towards her trip over Christmas when she will be visiting family in [Read More]
The Charterhouse two day auction of over 1,300 lots on Thursday 13th & Friday 14th November has a vast array of items for someone looking to secure an early present for a loved one. “We are still extremely busy with our auctions which have wide appeal to our clients, whether they are [Read More]
The proceeds from the autumn Modern Art & Post War and Old Masters and Art of the 19th Century /Marine Art auctions held at Ketterer Kunst in Hamburg on 24 and 25 October 2008 amounted to more than € 2 500 000*. The autumn proceeds almost match those achieved at the spring [Read More]