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Kaminski’s Announces May Fine Art & Estates Auction

May 16th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Auctions

(Beverly, MA) - Kaminski Auctions, one of Massachusetts’ premier antiques and fine art auction houses, announces its May Fine Art & Estates Auction. This diverse auction offers fine furnishings, jewelry, antique oriental rugs, fine art, decorative glass, sculpture and more from estates in Beverly Farms, Manchester-by-the-Sea and Rockport. The auction takes place under the tent […]



Superman “Man of Steel” as Strong as Ever at Auction

May 15th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Auctions

Santa Fe, May 13, 2008 - What mother wouldn’t be thrilled to have her daughter bring Superman home to dinner?
What newspaper, if they knew his real identity, wouldn’t be overjoyed to have Clark Kent on staff?Call me naïve. But to me, there was an element of reality about Superman. He may have started out as […]



1928 $1000 Gold Certificate Sells for $15,400 at Leonard Auction

May 13th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Auctions

There was a buzz in the crowd at the Leonard Auction House in Addison, Illinois as the 1928 $1000 Gold Certificate came to the block at Leonard Auction’s May 10th sale. Bidding opened on the internet at $5000 and quickly raced upward as phone bidders from across the country competed with live floor bidders for […]



Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorabilia will be auctioned

May 10th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Auctions

DALLAS, TEXAS: Important items of Franklin Delano Roosevelt memorabilia, including the last check ever signed by the late president, from the Drs. Joseph and Deborah Plaud Collection of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Items, will be offered in Heritage Auction Galleries’ upcoming Grand Format Auction, to be held on June 7, 2008.
“The items offered in this […]



Punch cigar store figure smokes to $207,000 finish

May 5th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Auctions

DENVER, Pa. – Condition was king across the board in Morphy’s $2.6 million Spring Toy Auction, with a battle royal waged for premier examples of early American toys and folk art. The April 4-5 sale was topped by a spectacular circa-1885 William Demuth & Co. smoking Punch cigar advertising figure, which blazed past its presale […]



Gorbachev portrait hits $144,000

Apr 29th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Auctions

An acrylic on canvas portrait of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, done in 1989 by Russian artist Semyon Faibisovich, sold for $144,000 at an auction held April 17 by Gene Shapiro Auctions, LLC.
(New York City, N.Y.) - A stylized and historical acrylic on canvas portrait of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, done in 1989 by […]



American Brilliant Cut Glass to be auctioned May 31st

Apr 27th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Auctions

(St. Charles, Mo.) - Four important collections of American Brilliant Cut Glass – the rare and often colorful decorative glass pieces made mostly in this country between 1876 and 1916 and highly sought after by collectors – will be sold at auction on Saturday, May 31st, at the St. Charles Convention Center, starting at 9:30 […]



Alcatraz Occupation Flag Flies High at Auction

Apr 20th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Auctions

Santa Fe, April 17, 2008–The occupation of Alcatraz on Nov. 9, 1969, was the biggest stand Native Americans had taken against Anglos since the Battle of Little Big Horn. They were trespassing on federal property and they didn’t care.

Elliott Leighton, the attorney for the American Indian Council opened his briefcase that Sunday afternoon and began […]



Mr. Atomic toy robot hits $15,820 at Philip Weiss sale

Apr 19th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Auctions

(Oceanside, N.Y.) - A battery-operated “Mr. Atomic” toy robot, made in Japan by Cragston in the early ’60s and still in the original box, sold for $15,820 at a multi-estate sale held the weekend of April 5-6 by Philip Weiss Auctions. The robot was but one offering in Part 1 of the B.L. Phil “Phillips” […]



eBay: will live auction platform be dropped?

Apr 15th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Auctions

Natick, MA - April 14, 2008 - While not official, Auctionbytes.com has heard from credible sources that eBay is doing away with its Live Auctions platform. This is the area on eBay where auction houses advertise and run their auctions in “real time.” Not only do they get traffic and bidders on eBay, it adds […]



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