Archive for the 'US Auction News' Category

Ohio Decoy Auction at Guyette & Schmidt, Inc.

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

On March 19, 2010, Guyette & Schmidt, Inc., located in Westgate, OH, will host its Ohio Decoy Auction Auction live online with Artfact Live!. In this eclectic sale, Guyette & Schmidt, Inc. will offer more than 100 lots of Decoys. A Heron Circa 1930 is the top estimated lot, requiring a minimum bid of $2,000 [...]

Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy atHong Kong Auction Gallery

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

Hong Kong Auction Gallery, located in New York, NY, will host its Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy Auction live online with Artfact Live!. In this fine sale, Hong Kong Auction Gallery will offer more than 60 lots of Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy. A The Imperial Hawk is the top estimated lot, requiring a minimum bid [...]

Bonhams to Auction Private Maritime Collection

Monday, March 15th, 2010

On April 14 at Bonhams, New York a significant private American collection of Maritime paintings, ephemera and models will be sold in New York. Entitled An Important Maritime Collection, Including Maritime Paintings and Shipbuilders’ Models, the auction features over 100 lots, and the collection in its entirety is estimated to realize in excess of $1.4 [...]

Bonhams To Auction Mercedes SS

Sunday, March 14th, 2010

Bonhams are proud to announce their having been chosen to represent an exceedingly rare and beautiful 1930 Mercedes-Benz SS Sports Tourer at their world-famous Quail Lodge summer auction, which has – for the first time in its 13-year history – been expanded to two days.
Offered from the estate of the late Colgate Darden III, the [...]

Paul McCartney Hofner Electric Bass for Fairfield Auction

Sunday, March 14th, 2010

Over 300 lots of local estate goods will cross the block at Fairfield Auction March 21st. Offerings will include a very good selection of paintings as well as Americana, fine silver, art glass, bronzes and jewelry.
Several items of special interest will be sold. Among them is Hofner electric bass signed by Paul McCartney. As a [...]

The Library of Roger Wagner for Auction

Friday, March 12th, 2010

On March 18th, 2010, PBA Galleries in San Francisco will offer selected books and manuscripts from The Library of Roger Wagner. The collection reflects Mr. Wagner’s keen interest in a wide range of literary arts, science, history, and human endeavor. The material ranges from the 15th through 20th centuries, and touches upon nearly every aspect [...]

Leslie Hindman to Auction Antiquarian Library

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Leslie Hindman Auctioneers announced an auction featuring over 75 lots of early Italian and Latin literature from the antiquarian book library of John Sisto of Berwyn, Illinois. The books, maps and engravings comprise what remains of the over 3,500 items seized by the Chicago division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 2007, of [...]

Northwest Art & Native American Art & Artifacts at Pacific Galleries

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Pacific Galleries, located in Seattle, WA, will host its Northwest Art & Native American Art & Artifacts Auction live online with Artfact Live!. In this eclectic sale, Pacific Galleries will offer more than 100 lots of Art & Artifacts . A Yupik Eskimo Wooden Box is the top estimated lot, requiring a minimum bid of [...]

Paintings Auction at Matthew’s Galleries

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

On March 16, 2010, Matthew’s Galleries, located in Lake Oswego, OR, will host its Paintings Auction live online with Artfact Live!. In this elegant sale, Matthew’s Galleries will offer more than 100 lots of Paintings. A Sydney M. Laurence Painting is the top estimated lot, requiring a minimum bid of $7,000 and expected to sell [...]

Pennsylvania Museum to Auction Surplus Property

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

A 1940 Pennsylvania license plate and a candle-dipping wheel are among the more than 1,600 items that the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, or PHMC, no longer needs and will place up for auction on March 6.
Railroad buffs and model train collectors should be especially interested in the offerings. Included in the auction is a [...]

2-Day Militaria & Firearms Auction at Poulin Antiques

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

On March 13 & 14, 2010, Poulin Antiques & Auctions, located in Fairfield, ME, will host its Important Two Day Militaria & Firearms Auction Auction live online with Artfact Live!. In this two day sale, Poulin Antiques & Auctions will offer more than 1500 lots of Militaria & Firearms . A Browning A5 Gold Classic [...]

AUCTION FEATURES 19TH CENTURY DIAMOND AND GEMSTONES FROM PROMINENT NEW ENGLAND COLLECTIONS

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Skinner will host an auction of Fine Jewelry on Tuesday, March 16th in the Boston gallery at 10 a.m. The sale features a number of interesting and rare pieces, many dating back as far as 1800.
The sale will feature more than 15 pieces of her jewelry including an Art Deco Cartier platinum, [...]

Lake Placid Olympic Gold Medal for Auction

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Classic Auctions, the industry leader with total sales of over $25 million worth of historical hockey memorabilia, is proud to offer for auction on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the United States’ stunning Olympic upset of the Soviet national team two remarkable “Miracle on Ice” items: a 1980 Lake Placid Olympic gold medal [...]

Obama’s Car to be Sold at REA Auction

Friday, February 26th, 2010

In April, Robert Edward Auctions will be presenting one of the most unusual Americana collectible items they have ever offered: Barack Obama’s car!
The online auction will run from April 12, 2010 to May 1, 2010.
The catalog auction description tells the story, and reads as follows:
2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Formally Owned by President Barack Obama – [...]

Gray’s Fine Art, Antiques and Decorations Auction

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Gray’s Auctioneers will start it’s 2010 auction season on Saturday, February 27 with one of the auction house’s most anticipated offerings to date. The featured lot is a remarkably rare late 15th/Early 16th Century Franco-Flemish Gothic Biblical Tapestry fragment depicting the life of David the shepherd boy who became the King of Israel. The tapestry [...]