Bids approaching $1 million are expected as SCP Auctions offer Barry Bonds’ record-setting No. 762 home run ball in an online auction, beginning March 31 and concluding April 12. One of the most cherished records in baseball, Bonds hit 762 Sept. 5, 2007 at Coors Field in Denver off a 99-mph fast ball thrown by [...]

Ritchie Bros conducted a two-day unreserved industrial auction in Houston, TX last week with record-breaking online gross auction proceeds for the site and the highest number of buyers purchasing live and online, using rbauctionBid-Live. The unreserved public auction, held March 27 & 28, 2008, featured more than 2,300 lots that sold for total gross [...]

For the 23 years Dorsey Reading worked with the great artist-designer Paul Evans and in the 11 years since Evans’ death, he has collected with an insider’s perspective: the visionary pieces, the one-offs, the classics.
Over 40 of the best of these works will be auctioned on April 12th in Sculpted by Paul Evans: [...]

An 1802 half dime graded AU-50 by Numismatic Guaranty Corp. sold for $345,000 in David Lawrence Rare Coin Auctions Internet-only Auction #225.
The sale, which closed March 3, featured the Hoosier collection and realized $1,088,981.
The Hoosier collection, a private collection of 145 lots of early better-date and type coins, was auctioned along with a [...]

Superior Galleries’ April 10 auction at the Santa Clara Expo features 800 lots of mostly U.S. type coins, including an 1801 $10 gold piece graded MS-62 by Numismatic Guaranty Corp.
Superior’s sale is an official auction of the Santa Clara Expo. The auction and show will be held at the Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 [...]

Christie’s has announced an unparalleled collection of period jewels from the 17th century through modern day in the April 15th evening sale in New York: Rare Jewels and Gemstones: The Eye of a Connoisseur. With 115 lots, this extraordinary collection expects to realize record prices for historical jewels, iconic emblems of the Art [...]

The John Hancock autographed letter, which was signed with initials to George Washington upon Washington’s retirement, dated October 15, 1783. This personal letter began, “My feelings as a private friend, and the very great personal regard for your Excellency with which I have been penetrated ever since I had the honor of an acquaintance with [...]

JJManning Auctioneers is offering this nature lover’s waterfront paradise located on a private dead-end road just minutes from the train to Boston. Plans and approvals in hand to transform the present home into an over 2,000 sf. Craftsman-style cottage with panoramic views of North River. Deepwater dock on North River provides ocean access through New [...]

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca announced today that Kruse International will host a collector car auction at the world-famous race track during the Monterey Festival of Speed, May 16-18. The auction is just one part of the numerous events taking place during the race weekend for families, car enthusiasts, and race fans to enjoy. [...]

Swann’s April 7 auction features The Fillin and Yeh Collection of Gastronomic Literature. The collection was started in the early 1980s and focuses primarily on 18th- and 19th-century English and American culinary classics, with some important international items. There are 114 lots ranging from pre-1800 works to inscribed first editions by M.F.K. Fisher.
Highlights include [...]

A Batman costume sold for $103,500 during a two-day auction of movie memorabilia, auctioneers Profiles in History have said.
Michael Keaton wore the suit in the 1992 movie “Batman Returns.”
More than $4.1 million worth of cinematic memorabilia was sold during the event, which took place Thursday and Friday in Calabasas, Calif.

Gene Shapiro Auctions LLC has announced an important auction of Russian artwork to be held on April 17, 2008 in New York City. The auction will take place on the fourth floor of the Metropolitan Pavilion, located at 123 West 18th Street in Manhattan. The auction itself will begin at 10 AM on the 17th, [...]

Unique Performance, located in the Dallas, had it’s remaining car shells and workshop equipment auctioned off.
The 40 former employees of Unique Performance (plus another 100 that were also owed cash) were hoping that the proceeds from the fire sale would be enough to cover their back-pay, unfortunately, that wasn’t the case.
All told, the auction brought [...]

Starting April 5, Buffalonians can head to the CEPA Gallery to see the photographs being exhibited for their 9th Biennial Photography Art Auction during their Auction Preview Exhibition. This exhibition is free and open to the public and provides visitors with the opportunity to see the artwork before it is auctioned off on April 26.
The [...]

Springfield – Bidders from all over the country can log-on this weekend to find a bargain vehicle from the State of Illinois. 93 vehicles from the State’s fleet, police cruisers and confiscated vehicles will be auctioned off online and in real-time Saturday, March 29 beginning at 9 a.m.. The event is part of [...]