Archive for February, 2009

Illinois Magic Collection Auction

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

Potter & Potter Auctions has announced it’s next public auction: A selection of genuinely rare magicana from the collection of Jay Marshall.
This sale will include what is perhaps some of the best material from the late great collector/magician’s legendary holdings. Most of the items will be sold with no reserve. The auction will include genuinely [...]

Autographed Hardhats for Habitat For Humanity Auction

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles (http://www.habitatla.org) launched an online auction today at http://www.clothesoffourback.org/habitat featuring hardhats signed by celebrity volunteers and supporters of Hollywood for Habitat for Humanity (http://www.hollywoodforhabitat.com), a partnership between HFHGLA and the entertainment industry. The hardhats are signed and decorated by music, television and film stars including: Green Day, Ricky Martin, [...]

California & American Paintings & Sculpture Auction April 7

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

Following the success of the Fall 2008 sale, which established several auction records, Bonhams & Butterfields has announced its April 7, 2009 auction of California & American Paintings and Sculpture featuring Riders in the Foothills by Ernest M. Hennings.
The fresh-to-market western picture, expected to bring $400/600,000, comes to auction in untouched condition from the family [...]

Meteorite Auction May 17

Friday, February 27th, 2009

Dallas-based Heritage Auction Galleries has announced it is putting two meteorites up for auction, including one that it says could fetch up to $15,000.
Auction house spokesman David Herskowitz says the meteorites were discovered in the town of West, about 70 miles south of Dallas, by an Arizona meteorite hunter whose trip was partially financed by [...]

Christina Japp Joins Heritage Auction Galleries

Friday, February 27th, 2009

Heritage Auction Galleries has announced that Christina Japp has joined the company as Director of 20th Century Design in its Fine Arts Department. Ms. Japp brings with her 15 years of international experience in all aspects of 20th Century design.
Ms. Japp comes to Heritage from Sotheby’s, where she had been a Vice President in the [...]

Michael Jackson Property Auction

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

The five-day auction will be conducted by Julien’s Auctions April 21st-25th, 2009 at 9900 Wilshire Boulevard adjacent to the legendary Beverly Hilton Hotel, offers an astounding array of Fine & Decorative Art items, paintings and life size bronze and marble sculptures to Memorabilia from the Life & Career of Michael Jackson. The auction also includes [...]

250 California Homes Auction Mar 7

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Zetabid, has announced that it will sell approximately 250 bank-owned homes located throughout Southern California on Saturday, March 7, 2009.
Zetabid is auctioning single-family homes, condos and town houses ranging from $50,000 to $800,000 primarily in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange and Kern counties. The largest concentration of homes is in the Inland Empire, where [...]

Atlantic City Classic Car Auction

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

LIVE STREAMING VIDEO EVENT:
Join us for our next LIVE streaming video auction – Atlantic City Classic Car Auction Feb. 26th- March 1st 2009.
Live webcast starts at 7PM on Feb 26th

Skinner American and European Paintings Auction Mar 6

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Skinner, Inc., will offer a varied selection of American and European Paintings on Friday, March 6th in its Boston gallery located at 63 Park Plaza. With more than 850 lots of paintings, prints, photography and sculpture, the sale has something to suit every taste.
Previews for the auction will be held from 12 to 5 p.m. [...]

Ivor Virgina Estate Auction Mar 7

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

More than 400 fresh-to-the-market lots, drawn from prominent area estates, will be sold at auction Saturday, Mar. 7, by auctioneers Tom Perry and Jay Bradshaw of Tom’s Auctions & Appraisals, beginning at 9 a.m. The sale will be held in a former schoolhouse building now used for community activities, located at 8420 Bell Avenue in [...]

Florida Oceanfront Home Auction

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009

Barret Sailfish, has decided to liquidate its ownership of a French inspired mansion that is situated in Sailfish Point, an exclusive community of Fortune 500 CEO’s and other powerful business owners, that is located at the St. Lucie Inlet on the Atlantic Coast of the Treasure Coast of Florida.
The Treasure Coast is the region of [...]

North Michigan Ave. Building Auction

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009

Inland Real Estate Auctions, Inc. has announced it will auction a 20,000-square-foot building with high-rise development potential at 326 N. Michigan Ave. The three-story Mather building is located just two blocks from Millennium Park in a prime development area and may be the only developable parcel on North Michigan Avenue available in years. The winner [...]

Tim’s, Inc. Litchfield Auction Mar 28

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009

Tim’s, Inc. – will hold its 17th annual Cabin Fever Auction on Saturday, March 28, at the Litchfield Firehouse on Route 202 in Litchfield, beginning at 11:30 a.m. “We call it the Cabin Fever Auction because folks need a good reason to come out of their homes at the end of winter,” Tim Chapulis said, [...]

Hart Davis Hart Auction to Feature Classic Bordeaux, DRC, and Champagne

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009

Hart Davis Hart Wine Co., will hold a Single-Owner auction of French Classics from a Magnificent Cellar on March 28th at award-winning restaurant Tru in Chicago. The carefully acquired offering, removed from ideal storage, represents only a small portion of a much larger collection, which has grown beyond the practical needs of the owner. Classic [...]

Inaugural Stamp Auction at Heritage Results

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

The first Signature® Stamps Auction in more than 15 years at Heritage Auction Galleries, Feb. 5-7, proved a $1.4 million success, with the company’s one-of-a-kind post-auction buys continuing to push the total beyond $1.5 million. Collectors from around the nation, having waited 15 years to see the Heritage name back in rare stamps, took notice [...]