Archive for September, 2008

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 […]