Online art sales launched by Cumbria’s leading auction house
Solitary Adventurer A major Cumbrian stock house is launching its first online art sale due to buyer demand. Cockermouth-based Mitchells said the sales would complement its quarterly live antiques and fine art auctions. The first photo sale, which includes artwork between £50 and £300, will start at midday on Thursday August 18 and end on […]
Complete list of foreign players sold in PKL
The Pro Kabaddi Auction 2022 is once again live, with the final day of the mega event currently taking place in Mumbai. Many fans are asking which channel is Pro Kabaddi Auction 2022 live on or which website is streaming PKL Auction live? However, the answer to both questions is disappointing. The auction is not […]
Pro Kabaddi Auction List from Top Selling Player to Unsold Players
PKL Auction 2022 Day 1: Pro Kabaddi League (PKL 2022) Season 9 (PKL Season 9) auction started on Saturday. 12 teams are in the running (PKL 2022 Auction) to bid on the big star players. More than 500 players will be auctioned on Saturday and Sunday. Pawan Sehrawat has become the first player in league […]
PKL Season 9 2022 Auction Live Updates, List of All Players Sold, Price, Team Squad, Day 2 Schedule, Date, Time, Live Stream
The Pro Kabaddi League will return in December 2022 with its ninth edition and in the auction all the teams showed their desire to win by strengthening their teams for the season, know PKL season 9, all the teams and the list players The first day of the Player Auction is now over, and with […]
Greasby’s: the South London auction house selling lost items and police evidence
Salvaged bikes giving new meaning to recycling. Surrounded by cabinets full of Glenmorangie, Rolex watches and second-hand dining sets, I feel like I’ve stepped into some illicit version of The Antiques Roadshow, or an ultra-hip speakeasy of the South London. In fact, I’m in Greasby’s auction house in Tooting – where everything from unclaimed luggage […]
International auction house Lark Mason Associates settles in New Braunfels
Lark Mason Associates is a full service auction house specializing in fine and decorative fine art and is located on Mill Street in downtown New Braunfels. The company had an 1850 German farmhouse in New Braunfels that needed to be demolished moved to its location and built the auction house around the historic structure. “We […]
PKL Auction 2022 LIVE: Pro Kabaddi Season 9 Auction Starts Friday: Follow LIVE UPDATES
PKL 2022 Auction LIVE – PKL Auction Live Streaming: Auctions for the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) season nine will be… PKL Auction 2022 LIVE – Live broadcast of the PKL auctions: Auctions for Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 9 will take place in Mumbai on August 5-6. More than 500 players will go under the […]
40 million year old crocodile fossil for sale at McTear’s auction house
A RARE crocodile fossil estimated to be 40 million years old is set to go up for auction at an auction in Scotland. The Eocene specimen will form part of a private collection of natural history objects to be auctioned at Glasgow auction house McTear’s next week. The collection of nearly 200 pieces was assembled […]
Maryland auction house fined $1.1 million for selling Hitler’s gold watches
A Maryland auction house has sold Adolf Hitler’s watch for $1.1 million. An open letter from 34 Jewish leaders said the auction, which included other Nazi memorabilia, is a “societal indictment”. They said the auction trumped “memory, suffering and pain…for financial gain”. Loading Something is loading. A gold watch given to Adolf Hitler has sold […]
James Bond toys to be sold at Stockton’s Vectis auction house
One of the world’s finest collections of James Bond toys is about to go on sale on Teesside. The collection, which is expected to fetch over £75,000, is the fusion of decades of collecting by one European enthusiast. Among the items up for auction at Vectis Auction House are board games, guns, briefcases, model cars […]
5G Spectrum Auction Live Updates
Please follow and like us: 5G Spectrum Auction Live Updates – The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is leading the 5G spectrum auctions from 26e From July. The auction will take place for three frequency bands: low, medium and high. India’s 4 largest telecom networks participate in the 5G auctions. The 5G the services […]
Maryland auction house defends sale of Hitler items and Eva Braun’s swastika dog collar
(JTA) — A Maryland auction house has defended the sale of what it says are personal items of Adolf Hitler, amid criticism from a European Jewish group. One of the most expensive items in the catalog for Friday’s auction by Alexander Historical Auctions in Chesapeake City, Maryland, is a candy dish estimated at at least […]
Highest and lowest lots sold with Auction House East Anglia
Published: 5:45 PM July 28, 2022 The East Anglia auction house held its fifth auction of the year on Wednesday July 27, selling 53 lots and raising nearly £9million, despite rising interest rates and inflation. “There were 189 registered bidders and over 1,000 people watched the four-and-a-half-hour auction,” said auction surveyor Robert Hurst. “Many lots […]
New Peterborough auction house hopes to build on local heritage
July 28—PETERBOROUGH — A local couple are bidding on their burgeoning auction business to take over a former auction house that was disbanded in the spring, starting with a silverware sale, of jewelry and works of art this weekend. Peterborough Auctions, co-founded by Molly Williams and Nick Prior of Peterborough, aims to take over from […]
Central Pa. auction house selling over 2,000 Star Wars memorabilia and more: video
For comic book fans and collectors of pop culture rarities, Hake auctions in York is currently holding a major auction, offering over 2,000 items to bid on. The auction started earlier this month and will run until July 26-27. Customers can place their bids over the phone or online. This is the 235th auction in […]
The former Rewind Bar and Auction House unit is for rent in New Street, Ashford
To let signs have been put up in a downtown Ashford unit previously used by a retro-themed bar after it announced its move. Rewind Bar, which opened on New Street in July 2020, has filled the auction house’s former site after a massive revamp. What was the bar like. Photo: Barry Goodwin But earlier this […]
Major auction house Christie’s launches Web3 and Fintech Venture Arm
On Monday, Christie’s, Britain’s leading auction house founded 256 years ago in 1766, announced the launch of a new venture capital fund called Christie’s Ventures. According to the announcement, the company’s venture arm plans to focus on “[Web3] innovation, art-related financial products and solutions, and technologies that enable transparent consumption of art. Christie’s Ventures to […]
Phillips auction house to open gallery in Los Angeles after record half-year results
Phillips New York. The auction house will open a gallery in Los Angeles later this year. Laura Chester Jul 19, 2022 Auction sales rose 30% to $590 million in the first half and private sales rose 72% to $156 million. The numbers are […]
Black-owned food hall to replace recently closed New Orleans auction house market
If the recent closure of the New Orleans auction house market has you hoping, or fearing, that the food hall trend is running out of steam, one Florida-based entrepreneur is betting otherwise. Jamal Wilson is set to open Hall on Mag, a food hall and event space taking over the former auction house market in […]
“Live from Abbey Road” – Coinllectibles with auction house SPINK brings music-related Photographic Fusion DOTs
SINGAPORE, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Coinllectibles, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cosmos Group Holdings Inc. (OTC: COSG), is once again partnering with SPINK and Son Ltd. to marry its Fusion Digital Ownership Tokens (“DOT”) with a series of photographic images entitled “Live from Abbey Road”. These unique photographic images taken at Abbey Road Studios […]
South Canterbury’s last auction house closes
South Canterbury’s last auction house has closed for the last time. Timaru’s The Auction owner Craig McConnell said it was a sign of the times and the business was no longer viable. The business, in Heaton St, held its final auction on Thursday. “It’s not something I wanted to happen, unfortunately we’re not a charity, […]
First wrecked 2023 Acura Integra shows up at auction house, engine and interior toast after severe fire damage
The real-world driving environment called for its first new 2023 Acura Integra. Someone was unfortunately going to destroy the new Integra sooner or later, and a month after the new 2023 Acura Integra went on sale, that day has arrived. The Columbus Ohio branch of Insurance Auto Auction recently listed a wrecked and burnt-out 2023 […]
The auction house is organizing a Madame Grès sale for Paris Couture Week – WWD
PLEASE PLEASE: A selection of drawings from Madame Grès’ personal archives will go under the hammer in Paris on Thursday. The bulk of the pieces, dating from the 1930s to 1980s, were acquired in one batch by Philippe and Emmanuelle Harros, the husband and wife duo behind vintage specialist Quidam de Revel. French auction house […]
Wick, Lyth, North Highlands: Old farmhouse sold by Auction House Scotland
A converted farmhouse in the North Highlands sold well above its guide price at an auction which saw 22 lots sold for a total of £1,805,499. Auction House Scotland described bidding at its latest sale as ‘fast and furious’ as it noted that Swartiebank House in the village of Lyth, near Wick, had gone well […]
Somm TV will launch ‘auction lot 288’ exploring the world’s most expensive champagne
Digital service focused on food and wine Sum VT announced “Auction Lot 288,” a streaming movie about the world’s most expensive bottle of champagne, which will premiere on July 8. “Auction Lot 288” will tell the story of the 1874 Perrier-Jouët, which was declared the most expensive champagne at the famous London auction house Christie’s […]
Blizzard will offer select WoW Auction House items across the region in the next patch
Blizzard Entertainment Updates World of Warcraft‘s Auction House, making certain items available in all regions, instead of being locked to players’ individual servers. Through wow, auction house prices varied from server to server. But in patch 9.2.7, auction houses will share prices regionally for items considered “commodities”, according to a recent development update from Blizzard. […]
How to watch the Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas car auction live for free on Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV and mobile – The Streamable
Collectors, grab your paddles as world-renowned auction house Barrett-Jackson comes to Las Vegas! Streamed live, the sold-out classic car show is broadcast around the world with 21 hours of behind-the-scenes commentary and auction excitement. You can watch all three days of the auction on FYI and the History from Thursday, June 30 through Saturday, July […]
Bonhams expands again with the purchase of leading French auction house Cornette de Saint Cyr
Bonhams in London continues its buying spree in the auction rooms with the acquisition of the first French auction house, Cornette de Saint Cyr, which will be called Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr. The acquisition is another sign of consolidation in the sector, following Bonhams’ acquisition of leading Nordic auction house Bukowskis; Skinner in New […]
NASA wants auction house to return Apollo 11 moon dust – and cockroaches
By Mark Pratt, Associated Press BOSTON — NASA wants its moon dust and cockroaches back. The space agency has asked Boston-based RR Auction to stop selling moon dust collected during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission that was then fed to cockroaches during an experiment to determine if the Moon rock contained some kind of pathogen […]
Hunting safari in Africa on the Moose auction list | Daily Democrat
Is going on a hunting safari in South Africa on your bucket list? Believe it or not, this is one of the top items at the Fort Madison Moose Lodge auction on Saturday. A 5-day hunting safari for up to six people at the Wilde Wildebeest Lodge in South Africa was offered at auction by […]
Hong Kong auction house puts Basquiat and Kusama pieces up for sale
Hong Kong auction house puts Basquiat and Kusama pieces up for sale published: June 16, 2022 at 04:00 Since art has the ability to heal the mind, Poly Auction Hong Kong will celebrate its 10th anniversary by holding its first Evening Sale and Sale of Modern and Contemporary Art between July 12-13 at the Hong […]
Diablo Immortal: How to easily earn platinum with the auction house
Stack platinum. Here’s a dirty trick for players working to level up in Diablo Immortal — precious stones are worth their weight in gold. Everyone strives to earn perfect 5-Star Legendary Gems, but the humble Regular Gems are worth a gold mine on the market. The Auction Hotel is a tool you might not consider […]
IPL Media Rights e-Auction: All Updates
IPL MEDIA RIGHTS 2023-27 – LIVE BLOG IPL’s media rights should make big money © IPL June 14, 6:32 p.m. HST June 14, 3:56 PM IST Bidding for package C has finally ended and the closing price was INR 33.24 crore. Over five years and 98 games, this will amount to INR 3,257 crore and […]
Combined deal for IPL TV and digital rights exceeds Rs 42,000 Crore-Report
The electronic auction for the IPL media rights is currently underway and according to multiple sources, the combined bid for digital and television has exceeded Rs 42,000 crore. The electronic auction for BCCI’s hottest property, the Indian Premier League, kicked off on Sunday and will run for two days. The Board sells the media rights […]
IPL Media Rights e-Auction live updates blog | Cricbuzz.com
IPL media rights should bring big money June 14, 6:32 p.m. HST I am delighted to announce that STAR INDIA has won TV rights in India with its bid of Rs 23,575 crores. The candidacy is a direct testimony to the organizational capabilities of BCCI despite two years of pandemic. 12:42 p.m. • June 06, […]
IPL Media Rights Auction Live 2022 Streaming, Date, Live Streaming Channel, TV Broadcast and All You Need to Know
IPL Media Rights Auction Live 2022 Streaming, Date, Live Streaming Channel, TV Broadcast and All You Need to Know. The electronic IPL media rights auction will be held on June 123 in Mumbai from 11 a.m. IST. The event may last longer than a day until the final winner is determined. The country’s biggest media […]
Kakao Games will merge auction house and instances for Evo and new servers in ArcheAge
Kakao Games continues to reshape ArcheAge with their latest change being a much requested tweak from different player factions: merging Auction House and Instances for Evo and Fresh Servers. To ensure the process runs smoothly, the Auction House will be temporarily closed starting June 7 at 3:00 a.m. EST until the maintenance is complete. Any […]
BBC favorite Cash in the Attic heads to Wakefield auction house
Chris Kamara will be at Elite Auctions tomorrow to film an episode of BBC favorite Cash in the Attic. Elite Auctions on Silcoates Street will host Wakefield favorite Chris Kamara to film an episode of the show which helps families find hidden treasures in their homes to auction off. Elite Auctions owner Simon Bailey said: […]
What does the sudden reversal of auction house regulation in New York mean for the art market?
The New York City Council recently passed a series of deregulatory measures that eliminate government regulation of the auction industry, among other businesses. Whether this will help or confuse collectors is uncertain, but it could fundamentally change the way auction houses large and small do business in New York’s multi-billion dollar art market. . These […]
AlBahie Auction House auctions selected works by Peter Upton – Doha News
The exhibition opens its doors on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Art lovers, prepare your bids for the very first auction of an impressive lot of 32 pieces selected by the famous British artist Peter Upton. Hosted by AlBahie Auction House on Tuesday, the Arabian Horses and Desert Auction will showcase the best of Upton’s exquisite […]
Albahie Auction House will auction the works of Peter Upton
(MENAFN- Gulf Times) AlBahie Auction House in Katara will for the first time offer an impressive selection of 32 lots of works of art by renowned British artist Peter Upton tomorrow at 7pm. Upton is best known for his paintings of Arabian horses and desert scenes, as well as being an expert and highly acclaimed […]
Dar Al-Bahi organizes a desert auction
Al-Bahi Auction House will hold the exhibition ‘Peter Upton: Arabian Horses’ and the Desert Auction on June 7 at its headquarters in Katara – The Cultural Village (Building 22) at 7 p.m. For the first time, Al-Bahi will auction an impressive collection of 32 works of art by renowned British artist Upton, local Arab daily […]
‘Sickening’: Nazi memorabilia sold by Gold Coast auction house Danielle Elizabeth
An auctioneer claims to have received more than 100 death threats simply for doing his job, but a spokesperson for the Jewish community says the claims are baseless. Nazi memorabilia are set to go up for auction at a Gold Coast auction house just days after the Queensland government announced plans to ban the Nazi […]
New hires and auction house expansion – the latest news from the art and antiques industry
Harrison Goldman joined Bellmans. Laura Chester May 26, 2022 Bellmans Harrison Goldman has joined Bellmans as an auctioneer and appraiser to run its London office. He was previously at Dawsons in Berkshire. After graduating from the Courtauld Institute of Art, he worked at […]
The luxury auction house has a unique idea to attract young bidders: sneakers
Auction house Webb’s has auctioned a collection of Nike sneakers for the first time, in the form of upcoming luxury auctions. Webb’s was established in 1976 and is known for selling high-end items such as artwork, vintage cars, jewelry, and even fine whiskeys. But Monday was all about seemingly humble sneakers. Over 20 styles were […]
Catch a rising star at the Auction House
Do it well and you may even make a profit. As market journalist Katya Kazakina recently explained in Artnet News, galleries with a hot star increasingly favor collectors who can “buy one, give one”: in other words, buy two works in an exhibition and commit to donating one to a public museum . If you […]
Surf to the Auction House
Randy Bloom considers the late Greg Noll the Picasso of longboard shaping. “Whatever he did with this board – balsa, ash, alder – it was all about finding the best wood,” he says of the California big wave surfer. If Noll was nicknamed “Da Bull” for his fearless way of attacking the waves of Hawaii, […]
Ten Years Later, The Lessons of Diablo III’s Auction House Disaster Haven’t Been Learned
There’s no denying that after more than a decade of waiting, Diablo III wasn’t the game hoped for when it launched 10 years ago. Aside from numerous launch-day issues highlighting its reliance on a persistent online connection—no offline mode was available—Diablo III suffered from a critical balance issue. In a game where loot progression is […]
Derelict building near Dunfermline being sold by Auction House Scotland
A derelict, derelict, stone-built old farm building, five miles from Dunfermline, has been auctioned off for five times its guide price. Auction House Scotland, the auctioneer who handled the sale, noted that the ruined C-listed building, The Stables at Bowleys Farm, has nearly six acres of land and had a guide price of £32,500. It […]
Carvana lays off thousands the same day it buys an auction house
Photo: Getty Images (Getty Images) Carvana, the used car dealer founded ten years ago whose rapid growth has been encountered a lot of problemssaid on Tuesday it would lay off 2,500 employees, with executives remaining unpaid for the rest of 2022. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange CommissionCarvana called the move a “size […]
Much success for The Auction House in Peterborough which records record sales
A Peterborough-based property auctioneer is celebrating its best start to the year despite a backdrop of rising interest rates and political uncertainty. Bosses at The Auction House East Anglia, at Stuart House in St John’s Street, say people are still choosing to invest in property even though further interest rate hikes are expected which will […]
Cambs auction house sells tractor for more than the price of a house
A 40-year-old tractor sold at auction for £214,400, which the auction says is a British record for a modern classic machine. The sale price means it is sold for not much less than the price of a house in some parts of Cambridgeshire. The tractor was sold at the Cheffins auction ground in Sutton near […]
Auction house to remove human skull from sale after outcry from history experts
The human remains are set to be withdrawn from sale after an outcry from history experts (Julien Behal/PA) (PA Archive) An auction house’s decision to remove a human skull and thigh bone from sale after an outcry from history experts has been welcomed. Old medical items are listed in the Militaria, Domestic & Rural Bygones […]
Auction house drops ‘unethical’ sale of human remains amid protests
Taylor’s Auctions in Montrose was due to sell a human skull, thigh bone and hip bone on May 5, with each lot expected to fetch between £20 and £40. The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland said the sale was unethical and asked the auction house to remove the items from the catalogue. Register to our […]
Human skull removed from ‘unethical’ sale at Scottish auction house
A Scottish auction house has agreed to remove a human skull and thigh bone from a neighbor amid accusations the sale is ‘unethical’. The human bones have been listed as an ‘ancient medical exhibit’, as part of the Militaria, Domestic & Rural Bygones sale at Taylor’s auction houses in Angus, Scotland. The Society of Antiquaries […]
Auction house owner Rod Menzies dies at 76
“It would not have been possible for Rod to convey his vision of the Australian art trade without having a financial interest in the shares that were bought and sold, and Menzies has been completely open book with potential buyers on this period,” Cameron said. “Much of the speculation about his business practices was driven […]
Harborough auction house unveils brand new look after opening for first time since pandemic
Gildings Auctioneers welcomed bidders to the room for its bi-monthly multi-category event for the first time in two years, as well as its regular internet, mail-order and telephone auctions. Gildings Auctioneers welcomed bidders to the room for its bi-monthly multi-category event for the first time in two years, as well as its regular internet, mail-order […]
1966 Beatles concert poster sold at Dallas auction house sets new high
Beatles 23 August 1966 concert poster at Shea Stadium in New York – $220,000 (£169,400) at Heritage Auctions. Tom Derbyshire April 20, 2022 The price (plus 25% buyer’s premium) came two years after another example for the same event set a joint highest […]
Auction house agrees to cancel sale of Tom Brady’s final touchdown ball
The sports memorabilia collector who offered to pay for Tom Brady’s final touchdown ball won’t have to. An agreement has been reached with the owner of the football, as well as with the auction house. As a result, the $500,000 sale was canceled according to ESPN’s Dan Hajducky. The ball in question was used in […]
JCCWB Cake Auction LIVE on KJAS this afternoon from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
The 13th Annual Jasper County Board of Child Welfare Cake Auction will be live on KJAS this afternoon from 2-4 p.m. Submissions should be called at 409-384-2626. #1. Cookies and cream cake Directed by: Carissa Garcia Donated by: Carissa Garcia ~ #2. Easter bunny basket cake Directed by: Susi Ortiz Gift of: Rosa Norsworthy, Acting […]
Art auction house Sotheby’s will hold an NFT auction for generative art
advertising Art auction house Sotheby’s announced on Wednesday that it plans to hold an auction solely for non-fungible generative token (NFT) projects. Sotheby’s NFT Generative Art Auction aims to include pieces spanning the history of generative art, from the 1960s to the present day, and is scheduled to take place April 18-24. Vera MolnarChuck Csuri […]
Announcing the world’s first blockchain-based auction house ~BiG Deal~
BiG Deal is the world’s first decentralized auction house with 7+ smartly designed bidding mechanisms that are Engaging, fun and playful. Each auction brings an incredible offer to its participants. BiG Deal has a clear path to revenue and value generation and aspires to create immense value for its community, investors, promoters and advisors. BiG […]
Antiques Roadshow Expert Claims Buyer Scammed His Auction House
A famous antiques expert known for appraising treasures on ‘Antiques Roadshow’ claims he was tricked by a woman who ripped off his auction house out of over $100,000 – and is suing to get the money back. Leigh Keno, who along with her twin brother, Leslie, is a long-time performer on the PBS TV show, […]
Hong Kong Auction House pulls suspected Vietnamese fake painting from sale
The lacquerware ‘The Traditional Image of a Peasant’s House’ on the Sotheby’s Hong Kong website. Photo courtesy of the auction house In an announcement sent to Ace Le, a Vietnamese independent curator and art researcher in Singapore, the Hong Kong auction house wrote: “Sotheby’s has become […]
Auction house rejects Diego Maradona’s daughter’s sensational claims Hand of God shirt up for sale is ‘wrong’
SOTHEBY’S has brushed off sensational claims by Diego Maradona’s daughter that the Argentina shirt up for auction is NOT the one in which her father scored the Hand of God goal. The UK auction house have launched their own investigation and are happy this is the correct shirt. 4 The Diego Maradona jersey scored the […]
It is reported that the U.S. Treasury Is Auctioning off the entire JDM Project Car Collection
Do you have any doubts about what will happen to all Japanese domestic-market vehicles that were imported before they were legal under the rule of 25 years? Some are destroyed while others are sold in huge quantities through auction sites that state authorities have been able to approve. This is the scenario in this set […]
Leonard Joel’s auction house sells for $17 million
French language and culture body Alliance Française is set to sell Eildon, the grand St Kilda mansion it has called home for the past 15 years. Expressions of interest close this week for the 51 Gray Street property that AF bought in 2006 for $4.15 million. After two years of shutdowns, it is now surplus […]
Scouting for Toys: Inside Teesside’s famous toy auction house as a new TV show takes place behind the scenes
One of the world’s biggest toy auctioneers, Vectis, will feature in a new documentary series that will take a nostalgic look at some of the country’s favorite childhood toys. The famous Teesside-based toy auction house will feature in a new Fly on the Wall TV series which premieres tonight. The documentary is bound to be […]
Boss of rogue auction house who defrauded elderly homeowners in London jailed for five-and-a-half years
A rogue auction house boss, who targeted elderly homeowners in London’s wealthier areas, selling their valuables without permission and keeping the cash, has been jailed for five-and-a-half years. Veteran fraudster Peter Taylor, 62, printed persuasive flyers and business cards, posing as a legitimate antiques expert who could fetch good prices at auction for victims’ belongings. […]
Auction house wants to create 80 jobs with European expansion
Nottingham-based auction house network John Pye & Sons has announced plans to expand across Europe, with Spain set to be the first overseas site. The move, which will see the company acquire a 151,771 square foot site in Zaragoza in a cash sale, follows John Pye’s revenue growth of 29.8% since November. Adam Pye, Managing […]
Silver hits record high at Tennants auction house in North Yorkshire
The 173 lots sold for £188,570 (plus buyer’s commission), more than double the low estimate, with a very high sell-through rate of 93%. Buyers were there, with lots from private collections being particularly well received. From a private silver collection, a set of twelve George III silver soup plates from the Pelham service, made by […]
Cash in the Attic will film at the Ilkley auction house as hidden treasures go under the hammer
This week’s general sale of home furnishings, collectibles, textiles and vintage accessories will be the subject of two episodes filmed for the BBC broadcast. It’s not the first time film crews have been present as part of Victoria Hall, although it’s been a few years since Flog It filmed at Hartleys around nine years ago. […]
Russian-owned auction house tries to distance itself from war
Russian troops had only begun invading Ukraine when managers of the Phillips auction house realized they had a problem. Public sentiment was building against the oligarchs and Russian interests. Sanctions were imposed, assets frozen. Some collectors expressed concerns that Phillips was owned by two wealthy Russians who also control one of that country’s largest luxury […]
Seller fined after DNA tests prove kiwi egg up for auction was in fact a black swan egg
The seller of a kiwi egg at auction has been fined after DNA tests proved the egg was in fact that of a black swan. Proctor Auctions in Dunedin listed the egg as part of a taxidermy auction, which included a polar bear, juvenile giraffe, zebra and leopard among the items up for grabs. But […]
Auction house fined after DNA tests prove Kiwi egg was in fact a black swan egg
An auction house selling a kiwi egg has been fined after DNA tests proved the egg was actually that of a black swan. Proctor Auctions in Dunedin listed the egg as part of a taxidermy auction, which included a polar bear, juvenile giraffe, zebra and leopard among the items up for grabs. But doubts about […]
Bonhams acquires Denmark’s leading auction house, Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers
Bonhams, the global auction house, has acquired Danish auctioneers Bruun Rasmussen, the leading auction house in Denmark. Financial terms are not disclosed. Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers joins Bukowskis, the Swedish auction house acquired by Bonhams in January 2022, and Bonhams Skinner, acquired by Bonhams on March 16, 2022, as part of the Bonhams network of international […]
Auction house Bonhams announces second acquisition in a week
London—Bonhams announced two acquisitions this month, bringing its year-to-date total to three after the January purchase of Bukowskis in Stockholm, Sweden. On March 16, the London-based private auction house announced the acquisition of American auction house Skinner, which is based in Boston, has an auction house in Marlborough, Massachusetts and conducts online sales . Financial […]
Bonhams buys Danish auction house Bruun Rasmussen
Bruun Rasmussen’s auction house in Copenhagen. After announcing last week that it had acquired the American company Skinner, it has just added the Danish auction house Bruun Rasmussen to its list of auction houses abroad. The purchase means Bonhams now owns two of Scandinavia’s largest auction houses after acquiring Sweden’s Bukowskis […]
Christie’s Auction House Set to Sell Andy Warhol’s Portrait of Marilyn Monroe
Christie’s on Monday unveiled an iconic Andy Warhol painting of Marilyn Monroe which they say will be auctioned off at monumental value. Pulling back the curtain on Shot Sage Blue Marilyn, a vibrant portrait of iconic film actress Marilyn Monroe, the auction house gushed over the artwork, saying it believed the piece would become the […]
UK-based auction house acquires Boston-based Skinner
International auction house Bonhams has acquired Boston-based auctioneers Skinner, the companies announced earlier this week. The new company will be called Bonhams Skinner. The companies did not disclose financial terms of the deal, but Skinner, a dominant regional business that has gained national reach through its digital platform, will give Bonhams a major entry into […]
Albahie Auction House organizes auctions of handbags and fine jewelry
AlBahie held its second edition of the fine jewelry and handbag auction series on Wednesday at AlBahie’s main auction hall in Katara – the cultural village. Described as one of the most anticipated luxury events in Doha, the auction offered 66 lots, including some of the most luxurious brands and sought-after handbags, as well as […]
Bonhams acquires New England auction house Skinner. – ARTnews.com
Auction house Bonhams has acquired Massachusetts-based midsize competitor Skinner as the London-based company seeks to further strengthen its global and digital footprint. The acquisition, which was negotiated for an undisclosed sum, also follows Bonhams’ decision to expand into Europe last year. In January, Bonhams acquired Scandinavian house Bukowskis from its Swedish owners in a deal […]
As his auction house sets new records, a Wknd interview with Dadiba Pundole
“Honestly, the first thing I felt was a huge sense of relief,” says Dadiba Pundole. He refers to those brief, hushed moments at his auction house, Pundole’s, on the evening of February 24, just after an untitled 1969 summary of VS Gaitonde was recovered ₹42 crores at the Glenbarra: A Lasting Legacy sale. The painting […]
Prestigious Fine Art Auction House Cowley Abbott Offers Free Appraisals March 16-17 | Company Profiles
Sometimes people collect art because they love a particular medium or subject, or because it has sentimental value. But they may not realize the monetary value it could also hold. This is where Cowley Abbott comes in. The fine art auction house was founded in 2013 in Toronto, and Montrealer Katherine Meredith joined the team […]
Auction house gets Amelia’s record day
(Editor’s note: As with auction week in Arizona, Hagerty provides daily coverage of the classic car auctions taking place at the Amelia Concours d’Elegance this weekend in Florida. Here’s the auction action report for Friday, March 4.) The main themes: • Sales at Amelia through Friday were strong, but appreciation has not accelerated outside of […]
Kiwi Auction House tells buyers to smash artwork for the sake of the NFT
Webb’s, a Kiwi auction house, has given strange advice to the winners of the glass plate portraits. In fact, the sale by the New Zealand-based auction house included ownership of the NFTs as well as original plates. The interesting part is that each portrait comes with a small brass hammer. A print of a portrait […]
New Zealand auction house asks winning NFT bidders to destroy original artwork
An art gallery in New Zealand reportedly offered bizarre advice to the winners of two glass plate portraits. The sale included ownership of the non-fungible tokens (NFTs) of each photo, as well as the original nameplates – but a small brass gavel was also included with each. Could this be a risky move by the […]
Russian auction house Phillips to donate $7.7 million to Ukrainian Red Cross
Prime auction house Phillips announced this morning that it will donate all net proceeds from its March 3 evening sale in London to the Ukrainian Red Cross, Artnet News reports. The 20th Century and Contemporary Art auction brought in £5.8 million ($7.7 million). Phillips had expected a much higher total of $32.5 million to $47 […]
Russia’s Phillips Auction House will donate all net proceeds from its London sale – $7.7 million – to the Ukrainian Red Cross
Phillips, who announced this morning, March 3, that she would be donating the entire net proceeds of her 20th Century and Contemporary Art auction in London to the Ukrainian Red Cross, raised £5.8 million ($7.7 million) for the organization. Prior to the event, the auction house had estimated that the 41 lots in the sale […]
Phillips donates £5.8m, the auction house’s share of its 20th Century and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, to the Ukrainian Red Cross
Early-career female artists and British artists were the darlings of today’s auction of 20th century and contemporary art at Phillips in London, but they were never more than secondary in everyone’s mind. Hours before the sale, the auction house announced that it would donate all of its revenue from buyer’s bonuses and seller’s commissions to […]