Archive for July, 2007

House full of Antiques & Art to Sell in Rhode Island Aug. 13 & 16

Saturday, July 28th, 2007

The entire contents of a 4 story Cambridge MA home full of art, furniture, books, toys & dolls from a dedicated collector will be sold August 13 and August 16 at the Riviera Inn of E. Providence RI.
The owner was an eclectic collector and the home had over 80 years accumulation of art, furniture, small [...]

Miami International Airport To Auction Off Unclaimed Lost And Found Items

Friday, July 27th, 2007

Unclaimed items in the lost and found at Miami International Airport will go up for auction Saturday morning.
Paul May the auctioneer, said “We’ve been doing this for about 10 years,” May said. “We have lots of suitcases, cell phones, cameras, laptops. Probably the oddest thing is somebody left a washing machine here. I don’t know [...]

Beachview Carousel Center Auction New York – July 25

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

Norton Auctioneers of Michigan will handle the sale of Beachview Carousel Center in Saugerties, NY, on Wednesday, July 25. Every item will sell to the highest bidder with no minimum price and no reserve.
For more information on this and other upcoming auctions, contact Norton Auctioneers of Michigan, Inc. at 517-279-9063 or visit www.nortonauctioneers.com.

Fort Worth Mobile Home Sale

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

Manheim’s Fort Worth Vehicle Auction hosted its first-ever mobile home sale on July 12, helping to sell all of the units offered by CIT, a key customer.
“CIT provided us with a great opportunity to sell their units, and we are thrilled about the results they achieved,” said Patti Bailey, Fort Worth Vehicle Auction general manager. [...]

Goodyear Raises $20,000 with Charity Auction

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company , the exclusive tire supplier of NASCAR’s top three racing divisions, today announced that the Goodyear ‘Get there’(TM) Charity Auction raised $20,000 for The NASCAR Foundation and its driver affiliated charities. As a result of the funds raised through the auction, Goodyear was awarded with the honor of being [...]

Kaminski Auctions Maritime Auction

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

Kaminski Auctions, one of Massachusetts’ premier antiques and fine art auction houses, announces their August 11 Maritime Auction. This exciting auction features a vast array of maritime antiques and a spectacular collection of vintage ship models. The auction takes place under the large tent at Kaminski Auctions on Saturday, August 11 commencing at 10:30 AM [...]

Bonhams African and Oceanic Department

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

The African and Oceanic Arts department, is now located in Bonhams’ New York offices and holds two sales a year of traditional Arts of Africa, The Pacific Islands, Indonesia, and Australia.
Bonhams has, since the 1980’s, established a longstanding reputation of handling African & Oceanic Art. Now, with the centralization of the department in New York, [...]

Questions arise over FEMA trailer auctions

Saturday, July 21st, 2007

A day after hearing testimony about health problems from Hurricane Katrina victims who had lived in government-supplied trailers, members of Congress on Friday questioned why a federal agency was auctioning many of those trailers to dealers and individuals across the country.
“I understand the need to not lose money, but if the trailers are going to [...]

4-H livestock auctions raise $106,820

Saturday, July 21st, 2007

Wells County’s 4-H Fair came to an end Thursday night with sales at the annual livestock auction topping $100,000 for the fifth consecutive year.
Following nearly 200 purchases by 9:32 p.m. — four minutes after the last goat had been sold — auction sales for the day totaled $106,820, about $13,802 less than the amount [...]

Foreclosed Ohio Homes for Auction

Thursday, July 19th, 2007

Real estate auction company Hudson & Marshall will be auctioning off 400 foreclosed Ohio homes during an upcoming auction event, which runs from July 24 to 29. The auction events will be held in various cities throughout the state.
The homes, which range in value from $6,000 to $150,000, are described as “real-estate owned” properties that [...]

Philadelphia police auction – July 25

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

A Philadelphia police department auction of unclaimed items and used city equipment will be held on July 25 at 5pm.
The auction, to be conducted by Auctioneer Rick Keffer, will be held at the city’s General Services Department garage at 1234 Commercial Ave. SE (Rt. 416).
Among the items to be auctioned are numerous unclaimed bicycles and [...]

Bonhams & Butterfields to Offer California & American Paintings and Sculpture

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

The next sale of California and American Painting and Sculpture will held on August 7, 2007. The auction will feature a wide variety of important Western scenes, Plein Air, Society of Six, and land and cityscapes by established American artists including: John Marshall Gamble, E. Charlton Fortune, William Keith, Maynard Dixon, Alson Skinner Clark; Granville [...]

Williams & Williams Experiences Surge in Auction Sales

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

Oklahoma-based Williams & Williams, a nationwide real estate auction firm, says its auction sales are on pace to double over last year.
Dean Williams, chief executive officer of Williams & Williams, discussed the growing popularity of the auction sale format in a press release issued Tuesday. “Our numbers speak for themselves,” he said. “Real estate auction [...]

Hamilton County Sheriff to hold vehicle auction Aug. 11

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office will auction 27 vehicles, all declared forfeited or abandoned, starting at 9 a.m. Aug. 11 at the Sheriff’s Patrol Headquarters, 11021 Hamilton Ave., in Colerain Township.
Vehicles range from 1992 to 2001 models of various domestic and foreign makes and include sedans, vans and sport utility vehicles. They may be viewed [...]

Auction of economists holdings brings in $2.35 million

Monday, July 16th, 2007

A court ordered sale of the estate of a former university economist and professor accused of fraud has brought in $2.35 million for the estimated 600 people who the government says gave him money to invest. The last of Al Parish’s estate was auctioned on Saturday.
There were guitars thought to be owned by rock and [...]