Author: Charles S. Walter

(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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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: […]

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 […]

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 […]

(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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

“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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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, 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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

(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 […]

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 […]

Royal Wootton Bassett is taking a step closer to having its own auction house after a planning application was approved by Wiltshire Council. An empty store at 144 High Street – formerly a Co-op supermarket – will now be converted into a high-end salesroom and gallery. The space has more than 9,000 square feet of […]

Dubai: Sotheby’s doing its part for NFTs? You read correctly. Why would one of the world’s most revered names in fine art and antique auctioning want to be in the new world of digital art with its non-fungible (or NFT) tokens? Shouldn’t they be in two parallel universes of art? Last week, Sotheby’s confirmed its […]

The couple, who live in South Cave, both taught art to generations of students, mostly at the then Leeds College of Art, but shied away from the limelight themselves – until now. The decision to sell their collection of works, which the couple estimate includes some 2,000 paintings and 1,500 sculptures, led to an appearance […]

KanawatTH / Getty Images/iStockphoto Portion, which dubs itself the “first online marketplace” for NFTs, announced the purchase of $1.25 million of land from Decentraland, the 3D virtual world where users can purchase virtual real estate on the platform through the MANA cryptocurrency. See: Retail Investors in the Metaverse – Is It Worth It?Find: Buyout giant […]