Pictures by Irma Stern and Maggie Laubser dominated prices at Bonhams second South African sale in London yesterday (30.1.08) which was over £2m up at £3.7m on the previous sale in May 2007 which achieved £1.4m.
The packed saleroom in Bonhams’ Bond Street Headquarters said it all, as 200 bidders in the room and many more […]

R.M. Smythe & Co. held 6 auctions in 2007 offering historical autographs, currency, coins, stocks, bonds, antiques and even two cannons. While compiling a list of the more interesting lots that sold in 2007, the one unifying factor that fits all of the items listed is that collectors were looking for quality merchandise. This relentless […]

The Official Auction of the February 2008 Long Beach Coin Expo has been posted by Heritage Auction Galleries on their HA.com website. Combining the lots in the Signature, Husak, and Final Session catalogs of U.S. coins, more than 5,500 lots will be available for viewing and bidding in Long Beach. The Auction dates are February […]

After three failed attempts to sell the former William Boyd Printing Co. plant in downtown Albany, N.Y., the owner wants to try a different tack: auctioning the buildings and land.
The company has asked U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Robert E. Littlefield Jr., to let Collar City Auctions Realty & Management conduct the auction, according to a […]

By Kenny Phillips, Managing Partner
Powell Auction & Realty, Knoxville, Tenn
Ever been to a benefit auction? They’re different from a typical commercial auction, where the goal is to buy an item at the lowest possible price. At a benefit or charity auction, the bidder knows (or should know) going in that the idea is to support […]