Bonhams next sale in Dubai of notable artists from the Arab world, and Iran, India and Pakistan Dubai sale will be held on the 12th October.
One of the highlights is a watercolour by Pakistani artist Abdur Rahman Chughtai. Pride of the East is one of the most important works by the artist to appear [...]

Ritchie Bros. successfully held its first unreserved public equipment auction in India on Friday, September 25, 2009. An international crowd of bidders, both on-site and online, purchased hundreds of equipment items for more than Rs. 17,43,40,000 at the one day unreserved sale in Hyderabad.
“It was a great auction,” said Sameer Malhotra, Country Manager for Ritchie [...]

Remodel Auction, Inc., announced that the Company has entered into a Business Development agreement with Charlotte-based Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. . Chanticleer, through its Avenel Ventures subsidiary will assist Remodel Auction by introducing the company to strategic business relationships including existing Chanticleer clients and also by advising the company on future financing and potential acquisitions. Chanticleer [...]

WWA Group, Inc. (OTCBB: WWAG) today announced the upcoming auction it will hold in El Paso, Texas on September 29, 2009. This will be the first physical heavy equipment auction held by WWA Group in the United States since its inception in 2000.
The auction will consist of approximately 300 items of late model construction equipment, [...]

Barrett-Jackson Auction Co. LLC announced that it has engaged “Big 4″ global professional services and auditing firm, Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte & Touche”), to conduct an independent examination of Barrett-Jackson’s management’s assertions relating to its auction practices for the company’s 2008-2009 auction season.
Deloitte & Touche will examine the assertions made by Barrett-Jackson’s management [...]

Bloomsbury Auctions is pleased to announce an auction featuring selections from two prestigious private collections as well as coveted photographic works from various owners in its New York City headquarters on 6 October 2009 at 2:00 pm. The sale will cover all time periods and genres of photography including works by iconic artists such as [...]

UpperBid.com Online Auctions, the top ranking USA Sellers only online auction, announced today that they are eliminating dutch auctions from their selling options. Though they are still allowing the sales of multiple item auctions in the fixed price format, they have made the decision to stop offering the dutch style bidding for multiple items.

“Dutch [...]

Held on the 27th August at the Holiday Inn Golden Mile, Kowloon, Hong Kong, the 47th Hong Kong Coin Auction got of to a sensational start with lot 1 (pictured above) selling for a record breaking US$19,000, well above its estimate of US$800-1,000. Arguably the oldest known banknote this example of the Ming Dynasty [...]

The Toy Industry Foundation (TIF) announced today the launch of a new online charity auction to benefit children at-risk, abused, abandoned, ill or otherwise in need. Several exclusive character-based items will be sold through eBay at www.givingworks.ebay.com (Search: Toy Industry Foundation).
The eBay sale of limited edition collectibles will help children in need while celebrating anniversaries [...]

Abamex Auction Company (www.abamex.com) announces the online auction of a large assortment of boutique European wines on behalf of a secured creditor, according to Olga Lemeni.
“These are European wines with a story,” said Lemeni, “from small hand picked wineries, distinctive flavors, traditional terroir-driven wines, most from France and Spain.”
The former importer / distributor of the [...]