An uncommon map of Colonial-era New England by Dutch cartographers Hugo and Carolus Allard sold for $12,320 in an online auction held Jan. 26 – Feb. 21 by Old World Auctions (OldWorldAuctions.com). A preview of the sale was held at the Miami International Map Fair in Florida, where the maps could be appreciated by collectors [...]

U2 rocker THE EDGE is auctioning off his beloved 1975 Gibson Les Paul guitar to raise cash for the musicians charity he co-founded to help those struggling to come to terms with Hurricane Katrina. The instrument has featured on most of U2’s albums and has been the guitarist’s favourite axe on the road – but [...]

The National Auctioneers Association Education Institute (NAAEI) announces that Michael Hoffman, of Michael Hoffman & Associates, Pickerington, OH, has received the prestigious designation of Accredited Auctioneer of Real Estate (AARE).
The Institute’s AARE program educates and trains real estate and auction marketing professionals in ways that enhance their client services. Course topics include legal issues, [...]

New-home sales in the U.S. unexpectedly fell in February to the lowest since June 2000, dimming prospects for a quick revival in housing.
Purchases declined 3.9 percent to an annual pace of 848,000 last month from a revised 882,000 rate in January that was lower than previously reported, the Commerce Department said today in Washington. The [...]

There aren’t as many boats unloading their fish here as a few years ago. There’s not much fish, either. In fact, times are so tough that the port’s commercial fish auction is letting go its longtime auctioneer to save money.
And now that Maine lawmakers have scrapped a proposal to let trawler fishermen sell lobsters they [...]

A rare, majestic 10th-century Indian granite sculpture of the Hindu god Shiva fetched US$4.07 million Friday morning at Sotheby’s in New York, slightly above the US$4 million high estimate. It is an auction record for classical Indian art.
London dealer John Eskenazi placed the winning bid for an anonymous buyer.
Asia Week auction sales, which ended Friday, [...]

Anna Nicole Smith’s private thoughts written in two diaries have been sold for more than $500,000 to a German businessman who planned to sell the information to media outlets, an auction house official said.
The late Playboy model’s handwritten 1992 diary was sold for $282,500 and her 1994 diary went for $230,000 in an eBay auction [...]

A rare 1823 copy of the Declaration of Independence sold at auction for $477,650 by a man who found it last year in a Nashville thrift store for $2.48.
Michael Sparks, a music equipment technician, sold the document Thursday at Raynors’ Historical Collectible Auctions in Burlington, North Carolina.
Six bidders contended for the document, most by phone [...]

Sales of previously owned homes in the U.S. unexpectedly rose 3.9 percent in February, the biggest monthly gain in almost three years, a sign the housing market is recovering even as lending standards tighten.
Purchases increased last month to an annual rate of 6.69 million, from 6.44 million in January, the National Association of Realtors said [...]

A Michigan judge is being sued by a collector car auction company after he accused the firm of underselling his classic vehicle.
David Clabuesch said his 1970 Hemi ‘Cuda sold for $300,000 at Scottsdale’s Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in January but the muscle car should have fetched $700,000 to $1 million.
Barrett-Jackson is suing Clabuesch in U.S. [...]

The Wheeling Nailers announce today that their game-worn black jerseys, from the 2006-2007 season, will be auctioned off following their game Friday with the Trenton Titans.
WheelingNailers.com is accepting proxy bids on the jerseys until 5p.m. Friday. The players will be in attendance at the auction to hand their jersey to the highest bidder.
All tickets to [...]

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (TSX: RBA)(NYSE: RBA), the world’s largest truck and industrial equipment auctioneer, will be unveiling its new state-of-the-art auction facility in South Vienna, Ohio at its grand opening reception being held April 10, and at its first unreserved truck and industrial equipment auction being held April 11 and 12, 2007. Bidders from around [...]

Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. (the “Company”) announced today that it is offering (the “Offer”) to purchase for cash any and all of its outstanding $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 11% Senior Notes due 2013 (the “Notes”), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement [...]

Chinese artworks and ceramics have been setting record prices at auction in New York this week, with works by contemporary artists providing the excitement on Wednesday.
“Bloodline: Three Comrades,” a work by Zhang Xiaogang, considered one of China’s top figurative artists, went for US$2.1 million, just over the upper estimate at an auction at Sotheby’s.
The piece, [...]

An Andy Warhol portrait of Marilyn Monroe is about to go on sale and is expected to sell for almost $20 million dollars.
Auctioneers and Christie’s say the 1962 painting ‘Lemon Marilyn’ was one of 13 portraits the celebrity-obsessed artist made of Monroe after she committed suicide in August, 1962.
‘Orange Marilyn’, another painting in the series, [...]