LONDON.- Yesterday, Sotheby’s London auctions of the extraordinary Stuart Cary Welch collection concluded realising an outstanding combined total o £29,313,565 ($48,082,309) well above pre-sale expectations and achieving a combined sell-through r…
Original Star Spangled Banner Fragments Up for Bid, First Time in Modern Auction History
DALLAS, TX.- Two superbly documented fragments of the original Star Spangled Banner, which inspired America’s national anthem in 1814 as it flew in defiance of the British over Ft. McHenry in Baltimore, MD, and were later in the collection of a Philade…
Original Star Spangled Banner Fragments Up for Bid, First Time in Modern Auction History
DALLAS, TX.- Two superbly documented fragments of the original Star Spangled Banner, which inspired America’s national anthem in 1814 as it flew in defiance of the British over Ft. McHenry in Baltimore, MD, and were later in the collection of a Philade…
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, …
George Washington Items Bring More than $167,000
DALLAS (AP).- George Washington’s compass and an assortment of other personal items, including pieces of his coffin, sold at auction Saturday for more than $167,000. The items passed down through generations of Washington’s family were among hundreds r…
Auctions America by RM Posts Over $6.75 Million at Debut Auburn Spring Sale
AUBURN, IN.- Auctions America by RM continued its mission to rebuild the Auburn Auction Park over the weekend, hosting a successful debut Spring sale in Auburn, Indiana, May 12 – 15. Attracting collectors and enthusiasts from across the continent …
Christie’s Major Two-Week Spring Sales Series Yields $557 Million and New World Records
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s reports its two-week sales series devoted to important Impressionist, Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art totaled $556,944,875 (£338,398,139/€384,154,653) and yielded average sell-through rates of 87% by lot and 90% by…
World Record Breaking $6.077+ Million Comics Sale at Heritage Auctions
NEW YORK, NY.- In an auction where spectacular prices were in abundance – a World Record price of $448,125 for the original art from Page 10, issue #3 of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, $179, 250 for Carl Barks’ Vacation Panel Painting Original Art, $…
Gil Elvgren’s ‘Gay Nymph’ Sets World’s Record $286,000 in $3.4 Million Heritage Auctions Illustration Art Sale
NEW YORK, NY.- The power and depth of the Charles Martignette Collection of Illustration Art continued to exert its influence on May 4 in the form of Gil Elvgren’s Gay Nymph, 1947, which brought $286,800 – a World’s Record price for the artist – agains…
Pair of Princess Diana’s Dresses Sell for $276,000
BEVERLY HILLS, CA (AP).- Two dresses worn by Princess Diana have sold for a record $276,000 at an auction in Beverly Hills. Darren Julien, president and CEO of Julien’s Auctions, said Saturday that a black crepe evening gown Diana wore during a state…