HDH #1 Wine Auction House in U.S. in 2016

(Chicago, IL) – Hart Davis Hart capped 2016 with a massive three-day auction held on December 15th, 16th, and 17th. Over the course of seven auctions held this year, HDH garnered $48.88 million, making Hart Davis Hart the largest seller of fine wines at auction in the United States, surpassing their nearest [Read More]

TWO MAJOR BOTTLE COLLECTIONS, FEATURING WESTERN BITTERS, MEDICINES, SAN FRANCISCO BOTTLES, WHISKEYS, SODAS AND MORE, WILL BE SOLD IN A 2-PART AUCTION – FEB. 10-18 AND MARCH 3-11 – BY AMERICAN BOTTLE AUCTIONS

Headlining the sale will be the lifetime bottle collections of Vince Madruga and John O’Neill. SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Two major fine bottle collections – the Vince Madruga collection of Western bitters and medicines, and the John O’Neill collection of mostly early San Francisco bottles, whiskeys and sodas – will headline Auction #63, [Read More]

John Constable Sketch Sets Word Record at Bonhams Auction

A sketch by John Constable sold for £869,000 at Bonhams Old Master Paintings sale in London on 8 December, setting a new world record at auction for a small-scale sketch (under 10 inches) by the artist. Flatford Lock on the Stour looking towards Bridge Cottage, a study by Constable for Landscape: Boys [Read More]

JULIA ROBERTS’S DRESSES FROM MIRROR MIRROR EVIL QUEEN, A CARDIGAN WOOL SWEATER WORN BY PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN IN CAPOTE, AND THE HAWAIIAN SHIRT AND PANTS WORN BY JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE IN ALPHA DOG WILL BE PART OF PREMIERE PROPS’ HOLLYWOOD VIP AUCTION, DECEMBER 17

Over 500 lots of movie props, costumes and memorabilia will come up for bid. The auction will be held at Premiere Props’ gallery in El Segundo, Calif., along with Hollywood Live Auctions. EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – Costume dresses worn by Julia Roberts as the evil queen in the movie Mirror Mirror Evil [Read More]

RARE BEATLES AND JANIS JOPLIN POSTERS, MILITARY SWORDS AND AN 1856 COMMITTEE OF VIGILANCE OF SAN FRANCISCO CERTIFICATE WILL HEADLINE WEISS AUCTIONS NEXT BIG AUCTION EVENT, SLATED FOR DECEMBER 17 & 18

The 600+-lot auction will be held in the firm’s gallery at 74 Merrick Road in Lynbrook, N.Y. LYNBROOK, N.Y. – Rare vintage posters for the Beatles and Janis Joplin, a Committee of Vigilance of San Francisco certificate from 1856, and a broad selection of military swords spanning multiple conflicts, generations and countries [Read More]

Richard Winterton Country House & Decorative Arts Sale

Richard Winterton announce The Country House & Decorative Arts Sale on Monday 12th December sale commencing at 10.30am. The sale with be held at Lichfield Auction Centre, Wood End Lane, Fradley Park, WS13 8NF. Items for auction include: – Ceramics – Glass – Silver – Jewellery – Selected Pictures – Oriental – [Read More]

Hart Davis Hart Wine Co. Announces Massive Three-Day December Sale

Auction Features over 4,000 Lots Valued at $6.3-9.4 Million (Chicago, IL)-Hart Davis Hart Wine Co., the #1 wine auction house in the U.S. and renowned wine retailer, will hold its final auction of 2016 on December 15th, 16th and 17th at Chicago’s TRU restaurant. This massive three-day sale features 4,324 lots valued [Read More]