LOS ANGELES, CA.- Bonhams & Butterfields announces its sale on September 4, 2011 of gold coins from the Estate of Hellen and Charles Mapes, of Reno, NV. The eponymous Collection, once owned by the famed hotel and casino mogul Charles Mapes, includes a …
Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ Jacket Up for Auction
BEVERLY HILLS, CA (AP).- The jacket Michael Jackson wore in his “Thriller” video is hitting the auction block. Auction administrator Darren Julien says the red and black leather jacket is “the most recognized and significant piece of pop culture” to c…
Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ Jacket Up for Auction at Julien’s Auctions
Beverly Hills, CA — Seems as though there’s no shortage of historic Michael Jacksonmemorabilia to be sold on the auction block. The late King of Pop’s iconic red and black “Thriller” jacket, which he wears throughout that song’s video, will …
Massive Qianlong Lacquer Vase Highlights June Auction in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Summer begins with a wealth of Chinese art at Bonhams & Butterfields, with fine objects in every collecting category going on the auction block June 21 at 10 a.m. A rare carved red, lacquer vase, Qianlong, discovered in an East Coas…
Gotham Cigar Museum Collection to Light Up Morphy’s June Antique Advertising Auction
DENVER, PA.- A superb collection of early tobacciana will be smoking its way across the auction block on June 18 as Morphy Auctions presents a 900-lot Antique Advertising sale featuring the specialty collection of the Gotham Cigar Museum of Tampa, Flor…
Gotham Cigar Museum Collection to Light Up Morphy’s June Antique Advertising Auction
DENVER, PA.- A superb collection of early tobacciana will be smoking its way across the auction block on June 18 as Morphy Auctions presents a 900-lot Antique Advertising sale featuring the specialty collection of the Gotham Cigar Museum of Tampa, Flor…
NGC MS65 1795 Flowing Hair Dollar and Huge Gold Nugget lead Heritage Long Beach Coin Auction
DALLAS, TX.- Silver dollars and golden treasures are among the most important highlights of Heritage Auctions’ Official Auction of the June 2011 Long Beach Expo, with floor sessions held June 2-3 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, …
The Collection of Larry Hagman Hits The Auction Block at Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills
BEVERLY HILLS, CA.- Actor Larry Hagman is set to appear in a TV remake of a different kind when his personal antiques, fine and decorative art, furniture, and memorabilia from the classic 1980’s primetime soap opera Dallas are offered for auction …
Francis Bacon Masterpieces to Highlight Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Sale
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- A Francis Bacon self-portrait triptych is expected to fetch more than $25 million when it hits the auction block next month, Christie’s said Monday. “Three Studies for Self-Portrait,” a 1974 work which depicts three distorted, gutt…
Rare Franck Muller, Historic Patek Philippe Highlight New York Fine Timepiece Event at Heritage Auctions
NEW YORK, NY.- A very rare and superlative Franck Muller Prototype Gold Minute Repeating Wristwatch, with Perpetual Calendar and Moon Phases, circa 1986, is expected to bring more than $100,000 when it crosses the auction block as part of Heritage Auct…