Archive for September, 2008

Burbank Prop Collection Auction

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Remarketing Associates, Inc. will auction off 1,000+ lots, including hundreds of props and collectibles from major motion picture and television productions.
The auction spans two days, with Day One dedicated to antiques, furnishings, furniture, art and collectibles. On Day Two, Remarketing Associates will then call on the highest bidders for the Hollywood memorabilia, props and collectibles. [...]

Bloomsbury Inaugural Photographs Auction

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Bloomsbury Auctions New York will present a selection of photographs on 17 October 2008 at 2:00 pm. Bloomsbury’s newest department promises to deliver quality material with exceptional expertise provided by John Cowey, Head of Department, Hannah Hayden, Junior Specialist, and Rick Wester, International Consultant. Bloomsbury Auctions is now poised to make a significant impact on [...]

New Jersey Waterfowl Hunting Property Auction

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

On October 5, the Sora Gun Club and its historic Cumberland County hunting property will be sold to the highest bidder, regardless of price and with no minimum reserve. Proceeds from the auction will benefit Ducks Unlimited.
The 454 +/- acre property, currently owned by Ducks Unlimited, was previously owned by the Sora Gun Club, a [...]

Greenhouse Gas Auction Takes Over $38mil

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

The first U.S. greenhouse gas auction raised over $38 million which will be spent by Northeast states on renewable technologies.
Under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI, all fossil fuel-burning power plants in a 10-state region are required to buy credits to cover the carbon they emit. The results of the first of a series [...]

Everard Fine Art and Antiques Oct 7

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Everard and Company’s online auction of ‘Fine Art and Antiques From Savannah Estates and Various Owners” auction will finish on October 7th at www.iGavel.com.
To view the auction, please visit www.iGavel.com. For more information about the auction, please email us at info@everardandcompany.com or call (912) 231-1376.

Auction of Nearly 400 Bank-Owned Foreclosures in Southern California

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

Nearly 400 bank-owned foreclosures will be auctioned by Hudson & Marshall throughout cities in Southern California on October 7th-12th. Buyers will be required to make a $5,000 deposit in the form of cash, cashier’s check or certified funds for each property which they are the winning bidder.
“Due to the large number of foreclosures flooding the [...]

Vintage and Rare American Guitar Auction

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

Skinner Auctioneers has announced that its semi-annual Fine Musical Instruments auction will be held on October 12th at noon in the Boston gallery.
Included in the auction is a collection of vintage and rare American guitars. Expected to draw great interest is a 1951-52 Fender Telecaster (lot 29; est. $22/30,000), signed by Tadeo Gomez on [...]

Edvard Munch Vampire for New York Auction

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

Sotheby’s November 3, 2008 evening sale of Impressionist and Modern Art in New York will feature an exceptionally rare masterpiece by Edvard Munch — Vampire, from 1894. This emotionally charged image numbers among the most iconic compositions in art history. A spectacular representation of love, sex and death, Vampire created a sensation when it was [...]

2,000 Silver Spoons and Other Items for Auction

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

Auction Saturday, October 25, at the St. Charles Convention Center.
Lots will include over 2,000 silver spoons from a lifetime single-owner collection; about seven Rogers Groups; 26 vintage clocks; art glass; R.S. Prussia; Moser; Wave Crest; five decorated Tiffany vases; and more.
The mostly sterling silver spoons came from the collection of Jim Miller, who passed away [...]

Odette Valabregue Wurzburger Collection Auction

Saturday, September 27th, 2008

Gray’s Auctioneers of Northeast Ohio, is to auction over one hundred and fifty items from the estate of Odette Valabregue Wurzburger.
Notable items include a signed Van Cleef & Arpels eighteen-karat gold and diamond dome ring set with 17 round diamonds weighing approximately 5.50 carats estimated at $3500-4500.00, and a Joan Miró lithograph Le Lizard aux [...]

Picasso for New York Auction

Saturday, September 27th, 2008

Picasso’s Harlequin is to be offered at auction in New York. The painting is expected to fetch over $30 million when it is auctioned by Sotheby’s in November.
Emmanuel Di-Donna, of Sotheby’s, said it was one the “greatest” Cubists to be sold on the open market.
The painting was owned by Surrealist artist Enrico Donati, who died [...]

Providence, RI Retail-Warehouse Building Auction

Friday, September 26th, 2008

JJManning Auctioneers is offering a 45,870+/- sf. retail/warehouse building on .81+/- acres set in a prime location midway between I-295 & I-495 on the RI/MA border with easy access to major highways; just 15 miles from Providence, RI and 30 miles from Worcester, MA. There’s strong potential for a wide variety of uses including retail [...]

Pook & Pook Auction Sept 26

Friday, September 26th, 2008

Beginning at 10 a.m., Pook & Pook, Inc. of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, will conduct its opening fall catalogue auction. This auction will include some outstanding rare items, together with American, English and continental furniture, folk art and accessories.
For further information on the sale call (610) 269-4040, or visit the Web site at www.pookandpook.com.

American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture Sale Achieves $4,009,001

Friday, September 26th, 2008

Sotheby’s mid-season sale of American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture has achieved $4,009,001.
Jennifer Roth, Senior Vice President at Sotheby’s, said, “We were delighted with the competitive bidding and high prices achieved for the top lots in today’s Mid-Season American sale. We saw many works that were fresh to the market and of high quality well [...]

Knox & Kane Railroad Liquadation Auction

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

The Knox & Kane Railroad, will sell its entire inventory at a Mike Peterson Auction & Realty Service auction on Oct. 10 and 11.
Items include Railroad Locomotivies, train cars and all equipment.
The auction will begin at 10 a.m. in Kane, will move to the Nansen Junction at 2:30 p.m. and the first day will finish [...]