Kaminski Spring Fine Art and Estates Auction

(Beverly, MA) – Kaminski Auctions, one of Massachusetts’ premier antiques and fine art auction houses, announces its Spring Fine Art and Estates Auction. This two-day event includes fine art, furnishings, paintings and a first-rate collection of antique automobiles. The auction takes place under the tent at Kaminski Auctions, 564 Cabot Street in [Read More]

Vintage Motorcycles at Bonhams Stafford Sale 27th April

Highlights of the annual April Stafford motorcycle sale include two of the Vintage era’s most highly regarded and sought after ‘superbikes’ – Brough Superior SS100 and Coventry-Eagle Flying-8. 1934 Brough Superior 8/75hp ‘Two-of-Everything’, Lot 505 Legendary superbike of motorcycling’s between-the-wars ‘Golden Age’, Brough Superior – ‘The Rolls-Royce of Motorcycles’ – was synonymous [Read More]

artnet Online Auctions – Latin American Art Sale

artnet launches first sale of Latin American art featuring masterpieces by renowned artists Jesús Rafael Soto, Fernando Botero, Roberto Matta and Rufino Tamayo. • 50 works by 30 contemporary artists • Price estimates range between US$ 400 and 480,000 • April 8-24, 2008 New York / Berlin – From April 8-24, artnet [Read More]

Superior Galleries Realizes Strong Prices in 2008 Santa Clara Elite Auction

DGSE Companies, Inc., which wholesales, retails and auctions fine watches, jewelry, diamonds, precious metal and rare coin products via traditional and internet channels, today announced its results for Superior Galleries’ April 10, 2008 Santa Clara Elite Auction, where Superior Galleries is the official auctioneer. This 800 lot event realized $945,000 inclusive of [Read More]

Tennants Spring Sale 10 & 11 April Post Sale Report

A house in Saltburn-by-the-Sea provided the day’s most spectacular price – £49,000 paid by a telephone bidder from Italy to repatriate a late 18th Century North Italian Rosewood, Tulipwood and Marquetry Commode (lot 1125). This piece was discovered by Tennant’s furniture specialist, Jeremy Pattison, during a routine valuation visit, and even his [Read More]

Christie’s Rugs & Carpets Spring Sale

New York – Christie’s New York is pleased to announce its Spring 2008 auction of Rugs and Carpets on June 3. The sale will be led by a gorgeous silk Isfahan rug from Central Persia, circa 1600, from The Doris Duke Collection and the Newport Restoration Foundation (estimate: $1,000,000-1,500,000). Also on offer [Read More]

Christie’s Spring Prints and Multiples Sale

New York – On April 29 and 30, Christie’s New York will hold its Prints and Multiples sale offering original limited edition prints by leading artists, such as Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Andy Warhol, and Jasper Johns. The two day sale features over 590 lots with estimates ranging from $2,000 to $800,000 [Read More]

LiveAuctioneers.com to launch independent online bidding platform

NEW YORK – Immediately following the signing of its 700th auction-house client (Heritage Auction Galleries), Manhattan-based LiveAuctioneers LLC has publicly released details of its plans to launch an independent online-bidding platform. “After a very successful and mutually beneficial 5½ -year partnership with eBay Live Auctions, LiveAuctioneers.com is going to be operating as [Read More]

Auctionblip Enters International Auction Market

NEW YORK – Auctionblip, an international network delivering personalized auction information on a limitless variety of collectibles, today announced that it has added three premier auction house partners to its network of auction houses, bringing the total number to over 65 worldwide. Wallis & Wallis Auctions and Vectis, both in the UK, [Read More]

Vassilieff Collection for Bonhams & Goodman Melbourne Auction

A fascinating collection of 8 works from the estate of the late Elizabeth Vassilieff, widow of the major Australian artist Danila Vassilieff, will be offered for sale at the Australian & International Fine Art Auction in Melbourne on Wednesday 23 April. “We are honoured to be entrusted to sell this historically significant [Read More]

Kanwardip Gujral Photographs Of India Make £512,000

The collection of Kanwardip Gujral – photographic images from the 1850s to the 1940s, covering India and the adjacent countries – was sold in London by Bonhams on 9 April for record prices. The strength of interest in the sale impressed Bonhams specialists who said the sale had set a new benchmark [Read More]

Bonhams Takes Control of Chess Market

Chess is making a come-back. For its very first sale dedicated to the world of Chess and Board Games on 13 May 2008 in London, Bonhams is lining up some incredibly important pieces to be sold. According to Luke Honey, Bonhams’ Chess and Games Consultant, the collectors’ market in Chess is currently [Read More]

Christies Fine Musical Instruments Sale Results

Christie’s sale of Fine Musical Instruments totaled $3,663,125/£1,831,563/€ 2,333,201. The top lot was led by a violin made by Antonio Stradivari, known as The Penny, that achieved $1,273,000. Also, new world auction records were made for a Matteo Groffriller violin, a Ferdinando Gagliano violin, a José Contreras violin, and a C.F. Martin [Read More]