On March 16, 2010, Matthew’s Galleries, located in Lake Oswego, OR, will host its Paintings Auction live online with Artfact Live!. In this elegant sale, Matthew’s Galleries will offer more than 100 lots of Paintings. A Sydney M. Laurence Painting is the top estimated lot, requiring a minimum bid of $7,000 and expected to sell between $14,000-$18000. If you can’t join the live auction action in Lake Oswego, OR, on March 16, visit Artfact.com to login or register free to bid live online at this exceptional auction. To research similar Paintings auctions and view over 55 million auction price results, including previous results from Matthew’s Galleries, visit http://www.artfact.com ... Read More

On March 13 & 14, 2010, Poulin Antiques & Auctions, located in Fairfield, ME, will host its Important Two Day Militaria & Firearms Auction Auction live online with Artfact Live!. In this two day sale, Poulin Antiques & Auctions will offer more than 1500 lots of Militaria & Firearms . A Browning A5 Gold Classic Auto Shotgun is the top estimated lot, requiring a minimum bid of $1,700 and expected to sell between $3,500-$5500. If you can’t join the live auction action in Fairfield, ME, on March 13 & 14, visit Artfact.com to login or register free to bid live online at this exceptional auction. To research similar Militaria & Firearms auctions and view over 55 million auction price results, including ... Read More

Skinner will host an auction of Fine Jewelry on Tuesday, March 16th in the Boston gallery at 10 a.m. The sale features a number of interesting and rare pieces, many dating back as far as 1800. The sale will feature more than 15 pieces of her jewelry including an Art Deco Cartier platinum, diamond and onyx bracelet, estimated at $30,000 to $40,000; a pair of Cartier Art Deco platinum jadeite and diamond earpendants, estimated at $6,000 to $8,000; a Cartier emerald, diamond and seed pearl drapery brooch, estimated at $10,000 to $15,000; and a Droguet turquoise and diamond drapery brooch, estimated at $8,000 to $12,000. Droguet was a Parisian atelier and one of Cartier’s principal manufacturers of platinum jewelry set with gemstones ... Read More

Classic Auctions, the industry leader with total sales of over $25 million worth of historical hockey memorabilia, is proud to offer for auction on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the United States’ stunning Olympic upset of the Soviet national team two remarkable “Miracle on Ice” items: a 1980 Lake Placid Olympic gold medal and the goal puck with which Mark Johnson recorded the first of his two tallies in the USA’s historic 4-3 win over the USSR. With the world’s best Olympic winter athletes once again gathered in Vancouver, our latest historical hockey memorabilia auction features nearly 900 lots of online offerings at www.classicauctions.net. Included along with these two priceless “Miracle ... Read More

In April, Robert Edward Auctions will be presenting one of the most unusual Americana collectible items they have ever offered: Barack Obama’s car! The online auction will run from April 12, 2010 to May 1, 2010. The catalog auction description tells the story, and reads as follows: 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Formally Owned by President Barack Obama – Sold Exactly Two Weeks Prior to His Famous Keynote Address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention 2000 Black Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited formerly owned by Barack Obama, forty-fourth President of the United States. Prior to ascending to the nation’s highest office, Barack Obama served his political apprenticeship in Illinois, first as a state senator in Illinois’ 13th District ... Read More

Gray’s Auctioneers will start it’s 2010 auction season on Saturday, February 27 with one of the auction house’s most anticipated offerings to date. The featured lot is a remarkably rare late 15th/Early 16th Century Franco-Flemish Gothic Biblical Tapestry fragment depicting the life of David the shepherd boy who became the King of Israel. The tapestry includes the depiction of courtly figures with lavish robes and headdresses in a field of flowers. The panel may have formed part of a larger narrative tapestry depicting the life of King David. This type known as a stage-set or altar tapestry is characterized by jeweled columns separating various life scenes. A similar tapestry illustrating “The Virtues and the Vices” may be ... Read More

I.M. Chait Gallery/Auctioneers will hold its fourth annual New York City Asia Week auction on Friday, March 27 in a new location and with an elite collection of Important Chinese Ceramics and Asian Works of Art. The exhibition and sale will be conducted in the famed Fuller Building, 41 East 57th Street, 5th floor gallery, which is a major Asia Week participant. The catalog of nearly 300 items, features exceptional collections of Chinese Porcelains and Pottery, Sino-Tibetan Deities, Ivory Carvings from the M. Douglas Trust, Japanese works of art and a special section of lapidary items and fine jewelry. Two previews will be held for I.M. Chait’s March 27th Asia Week auction. The Beverly Hills preview is March 2nd through the 6th, 11 a.m. ... Read More

On February 24, 2010, Joseph DuMouchelle, located in Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, will host its Diamonds, Jade, Gold Coin & Timepieces Auction live online with Artfact Live!. In this magnificent sale, Joseph DuMouchelle will offer more than 70 lots of jewelry. A 3.82ct Pear Brilliant Cut Diamond And 14kt White Gold Lady’s Ring is the top estimated lot, requiring a minimum bid of $21,000 and expected to sell between $30,000-$35,000. If you can’t join the live auction action in Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, on February 24, visit Artfact.com to login or register free to bid live online at this exceptional auction. To research similar jewelry auctions and view over 55 million auction price results, including previous results from Joseph ... Read More

On February 22, 2010, Braswell Galleries, located in Norwalk , CT, will host its Estate Auction live online with Artfact Live!. In this incredible sale, Braswell Galleries will offer more than 510 lots of highlights. A VLAMINCK, MAURICE DE (1876-1958): Oil On Canvas. Village Houses. is the top estimated lot, requiring a minimum bid of $10,000 and expected to sell between $20,000-$30,000. If you can’t join the live auction action in Norwalk , CT, on February 22, visit Artfact.com to login or register free to bid live online at this exceptional auction. To research similar decorative and fine art auctions and view over 55 million auction price results, including previous results from Braswell Galleries, visit http://www.artfact.com ... Read More

RM Auctions, announces the consignment of cars with a NASCAR connection to its annual ‘Collector Cars of Fort Lauderdale’ event, March 26th – 28th in Florida. Taking pole position is a 2007 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS NASCAR, raced by Dale Earnhardt Jr. Challenging for the lead is a 2003 Ford Fusion NASCAR, raced by Mark Martin and David Ragan with many strong finishes, and setting the pace is a low-mileage 2007 Chevrolet Corvette Pace Car Coupe, one of two built for the 2007 Budweiser Shootout at the Daytona International Speedway. The line-up also includes a custom 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS Coupe, specially built for off-track driving by Dale Earnhardt Jr. “Regarded as South Florida’s premier collector car event, ... Read More

On Wednesday, February 24th and Thursday, February 25th 2010, Skinner, Inc., one of the world’s leading auction houses for antiques and fine art, will host a two-day Discovery auction featuring Silver and Estate Jewelry in its Marlborough, Massachusetts gallery at 274 Cedar Hill Street. The auction begins at 2 p.m. and numbers over 1,200 lots. Auction Previews and Catalogue Information To view the auction property prior to the auction, attend the auction preview in person on Tuesday, February 23rd, 12-5, Wednesday, February 24th, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Thursday, February 25th, 8-9:30am, at Skinner, 274 Cedar Hill Street, Marlborough, Mass. Auction catalogs are available for purchase at the gallery for $9.00. For questions regarding ... Read More

Coming off a highly successful vintage clocks and horology auction at the end of last year, in which about 250 lots changed hands (half of them being wood shelf clocks dating to the early 19th century), Gordon S. Converse & Co. will ring in 2010 with a Discovery Antique Auction on Thursday, Mar. 25, at 12:15 p.m. About 250 lots will be sold. Anyone interested in finding out what an antique item might be worth can find out by sending a photo of the item, along with a check for $40, to Gordon S. Converse & Co., Attn: Gordon S. Converse, 758 Mancill Rd., Strafford, PA 19087. For more information, please log on to www.AuctionsatConverse.com or www.ConverseClocks.com. Updates are posted frequently. ... Read More

The National Book Auctions’ Books and Ephemera Auction on February 28 is available for online bidding exclusively through Artfact Live! The auction offers over 450 lots including: an uncommon collection of Maurice Sendak material, signed and unsigned modern firsts by Pulitzer Prize-winning authors, scarce nineteenth-century works, and rare antique books dating back to the 16th century. If you can’t join the live auction action in Ithaca, New York, visit Artfact.com, or its sister site in the UK, Invaluable.com, to login or register free to bid live online at this exceptional auction. Highlights of the sale include: The top lot of the sale is Lot 7411, a Maurice Sendak original signed pencil sketch from 1974 featuring Rosie, Kathy, ... Read More

On February 21, 2010, Grogan & Company, located in Dedham, MA, will host its February Auction live online with Artfact Live!. In this amazing sale, Grogan & Company will offer more than 450 lots of fine and decorative art. An Horticultural Book: Duhamel Du Monceau, Henri Louis is the top estimated lot, requiring a minimum bid of $15,000 and expected to sell between $20,000-$40,000. If you can’t join the live auction action in Dedham, MA, on February 21, visit Artfact.com to login or register free to bid live online at this exceptional auction. To research similar fine and decorative art auctions and view over 55 million auction price results, including previous results from Grogan & Company, visit ... Read More

Phoenix Furniture Auction, Arizona’s largest auction featuring brand-new furniture, will host the former star of HGTV “Designing for the Sexes” interior designer, Michael Payne on Friday, February 12 at the grand opening of the new Paradise Valley location at 4848 E. Cactus Road (48th Street and Cactus). For more information or to register for the event visit http://www.phoenixfurnitureauction.com. The auction, the only one of its kind in the U.S., is open to the general public and features brand-new, brand name furniture every Friday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Grand opening attendees will receive an opportunity to enter into a drawing for a free personal design consultation on any room in their home by one of ... Read More