Famous modern Indian paintings, sculptures and photographs will go under the hammer in New York when Sotheby’s holds an auction on behalf of the Kolkata Museum of Modern Art next month.
The auction will feature works by artists such as Tyeb Mehta, Jehangir Sabavala, Somnath Hore, Sakti Burman, Ram Kumar, F.N. Souza, Akbar Padamsee, Jogen [...]

On June 5, 2007, Bonhams New York held two auctions of works by Contemporary Studio Artists. The early offering, titled International Contemporary Ceramics, was the inaugural New York sale of international Contemporary ceramics for the auctioneers.
The later session featured Contemporary Studio Works of Art, including one of the largest groupings of Contemporary glass to come [...]

A deck log from a ship that searched for bodies after the Titanic sank sold for more than $100,000 as part of a Christie’s auction on Thursday.
“It’s a journal that documents how many bodies were picked up and where in the Titanic debris field in the Atlantic Ocean,” said Gregg Dietrich, Christie’s maritime and oceanliner [...]

Bonhams & Butterfields’ fall 2007 auction of 20th Century Decorative Arts, to be held in Los Angeles on September 24, 2007, features a diverse group of works spanning a century of design. The works on offer will highlight the full range of 20th century artistic output, from the important early years through the modern period.
Los [...]

Michael and Janet Jackson are attempting to have personal effects returned to them following the sale of over a thousand Jackson family belongings in a Hard Rock Hotel auction in Las Vegas.
The auction was held by Floridian company Universal Express in May, but the company was forced to omit 60 items from the sale following [...]

A sword that once belonged to General Ulysses S- Grant brought a winning bid of more than $1.6 million in an auction of Civil War items.
The diamond-encrusted sword was 1 of the marquee items among the 750 to be auctioned yesterday and today in Gettysburg.
Heritage Auction Galleries of Dallas is hosting the auction at the [...]

One of Andy Iron’s surfboards from his 2005 Triple Crown winning quiver is being auctioned at E-Bay and all of the proceeds are going to help Keep the North Shore Country.Go to E-Bay.com and search for item 120132188044.
This is a good opportunity for surf enthusiasts and collectors to own a piece of surfing history while [...]

Auctioneers are preparing to sell off recovered artifacts from the Titanic next week along side other ocean liner memorabilia.
Christie’s says the deck log of the SS MacKay-Bennett – the second ship to arrive on the scene after the Titanic went down – is the most significant rescue ship artifact ever offered for sale.
Experts estimate the [...]

Kaminski Auctions, one of Massachusetts’ premier antiques and fine art auction houses, announces their July 14 Estate Auction. This exciting auction features an eclectic mix of antiques, art, furniture and decorative accessories from multiple estates in Massachusetts and beyond. The auction takes place under the large tent at Kaminski Auctions on Saturday, July 14, 2007 [...]

The two items are among more than 750 that will be put up Sunday and Monday in Gettysburg — site of the 1863 tide-turning Civil War battle — by Heritage Auction Galleries of Dallas. Online and phone bidders will also participate.
The silk, swallow-tailed flag was made by Custer’s wife, Elizabeth, and carried into battle during [...]

A Rensselaer Wal-Mart Manager faces 10 felony counts after being accused of defrauding at least eight Internet users out of thousands of dollars. The accused allegedly did this by offering NASCAR collectibles, via online sale, that were not in his possession.
Benjamin LaGuire, 29, of Lafayette attended his first court date June 15 after charges of [...]

Merrill Lynch & Co. (MER) is preparing this afternoon to auction off about $850 million of mostly high-quality assets it holds as collateral from Bear Stearns Cos.’s (BSC) distressed hedge funds, a person familiar with the matter told Dow Jones Newswires Wednesday.
The assets, including collateralized debt obligations, derivatives and swaps, involve AAA-rated companies, the person [...]

More than $1.3-million was paid on Monday, June 18, 2007 at Bonhams New York for 20th Century Decorative Arts, with the famous and highly-collectible name Tiffany Studios appearing six times among the sale’s top ten lots.
Gracing the international fine arts auctioneer’s catalog’s cover was an illustration of the sale’s top lot, a Tiffany leaded Favrile [...]

Bonhams is to hold its inaugural New York sale of European Paintings, presenting a variety of continental works from Old Masters to Modern. The June 28, 2007 sale will feature more than 140 works, highlighted by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Peeter van Avont, Ardegno Soficci, Edouard Cortes, Giacomo Guardi and Hubert Robert.
The sale commences with nearly 50 [...]

The fifth annual Intercontinental Sport Horse Auction will be held on February 22, 2008.
The auction will be held at Garson’s farm, The Ridge, which is located in Palm Beach Pointe in Wellington, FL. Held during the height of the winter show season, the sale is like none other in the United States. Garson, an Olympic [...]