Earlier this year, Christie’s auction house advertised an Oscar for sale.
The statuette, which honored late Hollywood director Frank Capra for his work on the 1942 documentary “Prelude to War,” was removed from auction at Christie’s and returned to the Army on Wednesday night, said the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in a […]
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US Army Oscar Saved From Auction
Bowers and Merena Auctions, will host their Beverly Hills Rarities Sale on Saturday, September 13, 2008, at The Tower Beverly Hills, prior to the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectible Expo. Lot viewing for the entire auction is scheduled for Thursday through Saturday, September 11-13. The catalog includes more than 900 exceptional coins.
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Beverly Hills Coin Auction Sept 13
Bonhams has announced that it will be selling the contents of the world famous Great Brampton House, on 1 October 2008, in what is expected to be the country house sale of the year.
Situated in the heart of Herefordshire, Great Brampton House was used by the antiques dealer Lady Pidgeon as the extraordinary setting for […]
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Bonhams To Sell Contents Of Great Brampton House
SEATTLE, WA, - The 21st annual Auction of Washington Wines, held August 14-16 in Woodinville, WA, dramatically surpassed earlier auctions in revenues, attendance and sheer enthusiasm, raising $2,250,000 for uncompensated care at Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Seattle and the Washington Wine Education Foundation.
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21st Washington Wines Auction Success
On-site and online bidders from Mexico purchased US$8 million of heavy equipment and trucks from the US$35 million unreserved public auction conducted by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers in Fort Worth, Texas last week. Out-of-state bidders purchased US$22 million of equipment in total (62 percent of the gross auction proceeds), including US$12 million of equipment (34 percent) that was purchased by buyers from outside the United States. The participation of bidders from as far away as India, Nigeria and the U.K
Ritchie Bros, conducted the unreserved public auction at its permanent auction site in Fort Worth on July 9, 10 & 11, 2008. The large selection of equipment being sold - more than 2,400 items in total - attracted more than 2,200 registered bidders from 45 countries, as well as 47 U.S. states. More than 1,300 people registered to bid in person or by proxy; the other 900 registered to bid over the internet. Online bidders purchased US$8 million of equipment. Since introducing its real-time internet bidding service, rbauctionBid-Live, in 2002, Ritchie Bros. has sold more than US$2 billion of equipment over the internet.
Ritchie Bros. Fort Worth auction results
