Jo Valentine, co-founder of central Ohio’s multi-dealer Valentine Antique Gallery, has established a new offshoot company in partnership with Ohio auctioneer Cynthia Schillig. Known as The Antiques Auction Gallery, the new business will base its operation and conduct its sales at the 12,000-square-foot Valentine Antique Gallery in Sunbury. A debut auction is planned for Friday, [...]
Bonhams saw 80% of lots sold at the 10th anniversary of their Scottish Sale from 18th – 21st August, with prize lots ranging from historical items of royal interest and usual collections of armoury to fine Wemyss porcelain and highly desirable Robert Burns mementos.
In the year of “The Home Coming” and Robbie Burns’ 250th [...]
In addition to the many American currency and coin lots, Universal (www.universallive.com) is holding its largest foreign coin auction ever on September 27, 2009.
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There will be several hundred foreign coins from 100 different countries including a 1791 Colonial Mexico 8 Reales Mexican Coin, 1880 Azores Islands 5 Reis Portugal Portuguese Coin, 1928 1/2 Crown [...]
Fairfield, Maine, August 25-28, 2009. After twenty one years of conducting their end of summer antiques and fine art auction off-site, the firm of James D. Julia, Inc. has announced they are bringing the sale back to their new state-of-the-art facilities in Fairfield, Maine. Situated in beautiful Central Maine, Fairfield is a short [...]
Christie’s, in collaboration with Pierre Bergé and Associates, announced the second sale of the Yves Saint-Laurent and Pierre Bergé Collection that will take place in Paris on 17th, 18th and 19th November 2009. Proceeds of the sale will benefit H.I.V research and the fight against Aids.
Almost 1200 works of Art from Château Gabriel à [...]
As anyone would expect of a true cowboy collection, there are several exceptional Colt single action army revolvers. An engraved and gold-plated Colt single action army revolver from the Roy Rogers Museum is estimated to bring $7,500 – $9,500. This is a highly decorated, Colt SAA revolver that is fully documented as one of the [...]
