Archive for July, 2009

U.S. Treasury- Seized and Forfeited General Property Program

Friday, July 31st, 2009

VSE Corporation and Rick Levin & Associates, Inc. will conduct an auction of seized and forfeited property on behalf of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The auction will take place at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, August 5, 2009, at the VSE Warehouse, in Miami, FL.
The agencies that are also participating include: U.S. Customs & [...]

Auto Union for Quail Lodge Auction

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Bonhams & Butterfields is delighted to offer for sale by auction nothing less than one of the most charismatic Grand Prix racing cars ever built – the 1939 Auto Union ‘D-Type’ with rear-mounted 3-liter twin-stage supercharged V12-cylinder engine. The annual collector’s motorcar car auction is set for August 14, 2009 in Carmel, CA.
This legendary racing [...]

Sotheby’s to Auction Itemsfrom the Collections of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

During the fall 2009 and winter 2010 auction seasons Sotheby’s in New York will present works from the collections of renowned philanthropist and patron of the arts Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. The offering of several hundred objects from Dr. Sackler’s collections comprises important Impressionist and Modern paintings, Chinese Furniture, Asian Carpets, English Furniture, Antiquities, Pre [...]

Streambank Announces Bid Deadline and Auction Date for the Intellectual Property Assets of KB Toys

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Streambank, LLC today announced that a bid deadline and auction date have been finalized for the sale of the intellectual property assets of KB Toys, Inc. Bids may be entered until 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 4. The auction will commence Thursday, August 6 at 10:00 a.m. The US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware [...]

Sperry Van Ness/Guardian Announces MarketMaker™ Real Estate Auction for the Northwest

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Sperry Van Ness/Guardian and MarketMaker™, have announced a regional commercial property auction for the Northwest to be held September 30. This announcement resulted from a surge in potential listings from investors and banks just weeks after they jointly launched the MarketMaker West Coast Auction being held in Los Angeles on July 30.
To accelerate sales and [...]

Acquisition of Sheldon Good & Company Auction Firm Approved by Bankruptcy Court

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Racebrook Marketing Concepts, LLC will acquire the assets of Sheldon Good & Company, the nation’s leading real estate auction firm, pursuant to a sale approved Tuesday by the United States Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York. The new corporate structure will take effect on August 1, 2009, with the firm’s headquarters to [...]

Proxibid Selected to Provide Live Online Bidding for Auction of Michael Jackson Memorabilia

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Proxibid, has announced that Clark County Public Auction has selected the Company to provide live online bidding for an upcoming Michael Jackson memorabilia auction. The live auction is slated for Sunday, July 26 at Noon PDT, with live online bidding taking place at this time. Auction registration and pre-bidding are already available by visiting www.proxibid.com/clarkcounty.
Michael [...]

Annenberg Diamond for Christie’s Jewels Sale

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Christie’s, announced that The Annenberg Diamond, a spectacular D color, Flawless diamond of 32.01 carats, will be the leading highlight of Jewels: The New York Sale on October 21, 2009. Valued between $3-5 million and boasting the impressive provenance synonymous with the Annenberg name, this extraordinary diamond will be among the most highly-anticipated jewels offered [...]

Auction of Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment from Riverside Bank of the Gulf Coast

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

Penny Worley Auctioneers (www.worleyauctioneers.com) announces the online auction of furniture, fixtures and equipment from Riverside Bank of the Gulf Coast receivership, according to Jerry Jenkins.
Items in this online bank auction include: computers, executive office furniture, art works, leather chairs, office equipment, storage and shelving, filing cabinets, decorative items, jewelry, an antique cash register, a Diebold [...]

Cat Auction Services to Hold Unreserved Public Auction in Omaha

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

Cat Auction Services, recognized the world over for its commitment to building customer loyalty, announced today that it will hold an unreserved public auction in Omaha, Neb., on Tuesday, August 4, beginning at 9 a.m. at Nebraska Raceway Park (14200 238th Street, Greenwood, Neb. – I-80, Exit 420). This marks the company’s fifth event in [...]

Charles Martignette Collection First Section Auction Results

Saturday, July 25th, 2009

In its debut as part of Heritage Auction Galleries’ Signature July Illustration Art Auction on July 15 and Signature July Art of the American West & Texas Auction on July 16, the first portion of The Charles Martignette Collection – some 311 works selected for these two auctions from the collection’s 4300 pieces – realized [...]

US$20 million Ritchie Bros. auction in Chicago

Saturday, July 25th, 2009

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers , the world’s largest industrial auctioneer, sold more than US$20 million of heavy equipment and trucks – including 61 cranes – at its unreserved public auction in Chicago, Illinois last week (July 16 17, 2009). More than 2,200 people from 49 U.S. states and 27 other countries registered to bid in person [...]

Bloomsbury Auctions First No Reserve Event Bibliophile Sale Results

Saturday, July 25th, 2009

Bloomsbury Auctions’ first No Reserve Bibliophile Sale on June 30, 2009 sold over 82% by lot. The sale contained property from The Heritage Book Shop, Colonial Williamsburg and The Metropolitan Museum of Art and contained over 450 lots.
A manuscript letter written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and signed to Elizabeth Craig Clarkson, written the day after [...]

LiveAuctioneers Launch iPhone App

Saturday, July 25th, 2009

In a move that is expected to revolutionize the auction-bidding process, Manhattan-based LiveAuctioneers.com announces the debut of its custom-designed, downloadable iPhone application. The new “app” is the first of its kind within the auction industry to be openly available to any auction company, providing they interface with LiveAuctioneers’ services. Additionally, it is the first iPhone [...]

Public Auto Auction at Ft. Myers Toyota

Friday, July 24th, 2009

On Saturday morning the Ft. Myers Toyota Regional Used Car Superstore will be hosting a used car auction which is open to the public.
With one hundred pre-owned cars, trucks, and SUVs to auction off, Toyota will have vehicles and financing to fit every budget. Banks will be on-site ready to lend $20 million.
Registered [...]