NEW YORK, NY.- Two newly discovered paintings by Katsushika Hokusai, creator of The Great Wave off Kanagawa, and dozens of other rare and exceptional works of art will be exhibited in JADA 2011: An Exhibition by the Japanese Art Dealers Association. T…
Diamonds Shine in $4.2+ Million Heritage Jewelry Auction
DALLAS, TX.– It was all about big diamonds on Monday, Dec. 13, as some truly stunning rocks took center stage at Heritage Auctions’ Signature(r) Fine Jewelry Auction, with an almost 88% sell-through rate by value adding to the stellar $4.2+ million to…
After Winning Bidder Didn’t Pay Up, Nuns’ Honus Wagner Baseball Card Goes to New Buyer
BALTIMORE, MD (AP).- It’s been a blessed year for the School Sisters of Notre Dame, who catapulted to prominence when they put a rare Honus Wagner baseball card up for auction to support their charitable mission. Problem was, the winning bidder never p…
After Winning Bidder Didn’t Pay Up, Nuns’ Honus Wagner Baseball Card Goes to New Buyer
BALTIMORE, MD (AP).- It’s been a blessed year for the School Sisters of Notre Dame, who catapulted to prominence when they put a rare Honus Wagner baseball card up for auction to support their charitable mission. Problem was, the winning bidder never p…
Lee Harvey Oswald’s Simple Wooden Coffin Sells for $87,469 to Mystery Bidder
LOS ANGELES, CA (AP).- The simple wooden coffin that was supposed to be Lee Harvey Oswald’s final resting place will soon have a new resting place of its own after a mystery bidder bought it at auction for more than $87,000. The coffin was put on the a…
Lee Harvey Oswald’s Simple Wooden Coffin Sells for $87,469 to Mystery Bidder
LOS ANGELES, CA (AP).- The simple wooden coffin that was supposed to be Lee Harvey Oswald’s final resting place will soon have a new resting place of its own after a mystery bidder bought it at auction for more than $87,000. The coffin was put on the a…
Heritage Announces "The Savannah Collection" of More than 40,000 Comics Valued at $1 Million to be Auctioned
DALLAS, TX.- Heritage Auctions has announced that a newly discovered collection of more than 40,000 comic books, “The Savannah Collection,” spanning from 1958 to the present and valued in total at more than $1 million, will be sold by the fir…
Rare Desk Clock Steals the Show in Sotheby’s Sale of Watches
LONDON.- The sale of Fine Watches at Sotheby’s saw a rare gold & enamel ball-shaped Desk Clock by Cartier sell for £79,250 ($124,668) – some ten times its pre-sale estimate. Continuing a pattern that has been a feature of many recent sales at Sot…
Important 20th Century Decorative Art and Design Works Shine at Christie’s New York
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announce the sales of Important 20th Century Decorative Art & Design and Important Tiffany, both including Property from the Collection of Max Palevsky. The sales will take place on Wednesday December 15. The auctions imm…
Important 20th Century Decorative Art and Design Works Shine at Christie’s New York
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announce the sales of Important 20th Century Decorative Art & Design and Important Tiffany, both including Property from the Collection of Max Palevsky. The sales will take place on Wednesday December 15. The auctions imm…