Christie’s, has announced that 2009 sales totaled £2.1 billion/$3.3 billion, a 24% decrease in £ (35% decrease in $) over 2008 sales. Sales totals include private sales of £265.7 million/$417.2 million, a decrease of 1% by £ on 2008 figures, and reflect those brokered by Christie’s as well as sales conducted by Christie’s wholly-owned subsidiary, [...]

Certainly the most widely read, most often published, and most influential writer in the annals of English literature is William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon. His 36 plays have been translated into every major living language, and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Though a number of his plays were published [...]

New York / Berlin, January 28, 2010 – artnet Auctions offers continuous online auctions of Modern and Contemporary art. From January 28 – February 9, artnet Auctions will feature a special sale of Modern Art by renowned artists including Edgar Degas, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso. This special online auction will include over [...]

Auction platform for super yachts (> 24 metres), presents its first global auction: a new Schooner of 100 ft (32,80 metres). The auction, held at http://www.superyachtauction.com will be open for bids until 1 March next, 14:00 h. (UTC+1). The owner of the ship has chosen Super Yacht Auction in order to conclude a fast sale.
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Penny Worley Auctioneers (www.worleyauctioneers.com) announces the online auction of furniture, fixtures and equipment from a failed bank in Alpharetta, Ga., according to Jerry Jenkins.
“All items will sell to the highest bidders,” Jenkins said. “We have computers, very nice solid wood executive office furniture, office equipment, storage and shelving, and much more.”
Items in this online bank [...]

Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT), is proud to announce that the company has been named the Official Online Vehicle Auction of the National Hot Road Association (NHRA). The agreement follows Copart’s announcement last September that it would be the primary sponsor of Kenny Bernstein Racing’s Top Fuel dragster driven by Brandon Bernstein.
“This is another opportunity for Copart [...]

Artfact is pleased to announce the addition of three premier auction houses to the Artfact Live! platform. The addition of Sotheby’s Australia (Sydney, Australia), Keno Auctions (New York, USA) and Bruun Rasmussen (Copenhagen, Denmark) to Artfact’s roster of exclusive live auction partners reflects the expansion of Artfact Live! as a truly global live auction platform. [...]

WWA Group, Inc. (OTCBB:WWAG) today announced that its majority-owned subsidiary, Asset Forum, LLC, has launched a web site at www.assetforum.com for the online auction of real assets that offers an international listing service to match owners with buyers which employs certain unique functionalities in the auction process.
Asset Forum’s model is based on advertising assets for [...]

Proxibid, the world’s largest provider of live auction webcasting services, today announced that the original marriage certificate issued to Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley sold online for $70,800 during a live auction webcast hosted through its live online bidding platform. Bidding took place during Philip Weiss Auctions’ January 23 auction which included rare books, [...]

On January 30, 2010, Crocker Farm , located in Riderwood, MD, will host its Wm. Kelly Young Collection Of American Stoneware & Redware Auction live online with Artfact Live!. In this fascinating sale, Crocker Farm will offer more than 250 lots of American Stoneware & Redware. A John Bell, Waynesboro, Pa Redware Whippet is the [...]