A Rensselaer Wal-Mart Manager faces 10 felony counts after being accused of defrauding at least eight Internet users out of thousands of dollars. The accused allegedly did this by offering NASCAR collectibles, via online sale, that were not in his possession.
Benjamin LaGuire, 29, of Lafayette attended his first court date June 15 after charges of […]
Merrill Lynch & Co. (MER) is preparing this afternoon to auction off about $850 million of mostly high-quality assets it holds as collateral from Bear Stearns Cos.’s (BSC) distressed hedge funds, a person familiar with the matter told Dow Jones Newswires Wednesday.
The assets, including collateralized debt obligations, derivatives and swaps, involve AAA-rated companies, the person […]
More than $1.3-million was paid on Monday, June 18, 2007 at Bonhams New York for 20th Century Decorative Arts, with the famous and highly-collectible name Tiffany Studios appearing six times among the sale’s top ten lots.
Gracing the international fine arts auctioneer’s catalog’s cover was an illustration of the sale’s top lot, a Tiffany leaded Favrile […]
Bonhams is to hold its inaugural New York sale of European Paintings, presenting a variety of continental works from Old Masters to Modern. The June 28, 2007 sale will feature more than 140 works, highlighted by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Peeter van Avont, Ardegno Soficci, Edouard Cortes, Giacomo Guardi and Hubert Robert.
The sale commences with nearly 50 […]
The fifth annual Intercontinental Sport Horse Auction will be held on February 22, 2008.
The auction will be held at Garson’s farm, The Ridge, which is located in Palm Beach Pointe in Wellington, FL. Held during the height of the winter show season, the sale is like none other in the United States. Garson, an Olympic […]
Trent Stewart was named 2007 World Livestock Auctioneer Champion Saturday in Springfield, cattlenetwork.com reported.
The Redmond, Ore., man received the title at the 44th annual contest at the Springfield Livestock Marketing Center.
Ty Thompson of Billings, Mont., was named reserve world champion and Tom Frey of Creston, Iowa, was the runner-up world champion.
Stewart won $5,000 and one-year […]
Over 250 items ranging from an early steam engines to neon automobile signs to ship models to significant 19th and early-20th century transportation-related collectibles, artwork and ephemera will be up for sale at the Owls Head Transportation Museum’s Transportation & Technology Auction, Thursday, June 28. The auction will begin a 5 pm and be held […]
Auctioneers took to the stage in Corpus Christi Friday night, as they called bids to become the 50th Annual Texas State Champion Auctioneer.
Auctioneers young and old called bids for this 50th annual competition. Judges scored about 35 contenders on elements like clarity, presence, crowd control to take the title in several categories.
“I think it is […]
Philip Weiss Auctions topped the $1 million mark in a two-day, three-session multi-estate sale held the weekend of June 9-10 in Oceanside, N.Y. Top lots included six original Charles Schulz “Peanuts” panels (totaling $193,230) and two Lou Gehrig palm prints ($82,490 the pair). The sale grossed $1.1 million.
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A gold-plated pistol and a pill bottle owned by Elvis Presley, an Marilyn Monroe umbrella and Alfred Hitchcock’s passport were among items that attracted bidders.
The umbrella used by Monroe in a famous 1949 seaside photo shoot by Andre de Dienes sold for $42,000 at the annual Julien’s Summer Auction, CEO Darren Julien said in a […]
