Auctioneers Press Release

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Blackwell Auctions offered buyers a unique opportunity in last month’s sale: to obtain a piece of Florida history - and they’ll be doing it again in March. “We were honored to have been chosen by Dr. Frankel to pass along pieces of his collection,” said Edwin Bailey, Blackwell’s o...View Full Article

DENVER, PENN. – A single-owner collection of American furniture, guns and powder horns and decorative arts representing material culture from the Susquehanna Valley crossed the block at Morphy Auctions on Thursday, January 16. Assembled over more than 40 years by an anonymous collector who has decid...View Full Article

DOWNINGTOWN, PENN. – As a snowstorm headed towards the mid-Atlantic, Pook & Pook, Inc, proceeded as scheduled with its January 17-18 Americana and International Auction. The storm did not deter buyers and the sale achieved a total of $1.5 million hammer ($1.9 million including the buyer’s premium), ...View Full Article

In celebration of Black History Month, Alex Cooper is presenting a capsule collection of works by and belonging to artist and activist, Evangeline “EJ” Montgomery. The Saturday, February 8th Gallery Auction kicks off with numerous lots from Ms. Montgomery including serigraphs, digital prints, painti...View Full Article

Alex Cooper will be auctioning selections from the private collection of William F. Lucas, Jr., and the Lucas Family of Baltimore. Important pieces from the family collections have been donated to the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Walters Art Museum and sold at previous auctions. Alex Cooper is br...View Full Article

There is one New Year’s resolution Pook & Pook can help you keep this year, filling your home up with beautiful antiques. This winter, just as folks finish up counting down from ten and singing Auld Lang Syne, Pook & Pook will be offering almost 700 lots of antique furniture, fine art, and decorativ...View Full Article

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Blackwell Auctions of Clearwater, Fla., will offer a carefully curated sale of Florida art and antiques on January 11, 2020, at 2 p.m. EST. “The Sunshine State has such a rich history,” said Edwin Bailey, Blackwell’s owner. “It boasts the oldest city in the country, St. Augustine,...View Full Article

Asheville, North Carolina, 7 December, 2019 - With its inlaid surfaces, fitted interior, and mellow color, an important North Carolina Walnut cellarette (lot 1579) captured the attention of the southern furniture collecting community. Bidding came from all quarters – with excitement and energy.  Num...View Full Article

On Tuesday, January 28th, 2020, Morton Subastas will be hosting a remarkable auction: Books by Explorers and Travelers, Maps, Landscapes, Science, and Religion Auction. One of the auction’s highlights is a first edition of  “On the Origin of Species” (estimated at $5,000,000-$6,000,000 MXN), written...View Full Article

TOWSON, MD — Baltimore-based Auctioneer Alex Cooper will host a two-day Gallery Auction on Thursday, December 12th and Saturday, December 14th, featuring an expansive collection of modern and contemporary art, fine jewelry, sterling silver, currency, fine rugs, period, mid-century modern, quality re...View Full Article

CRANSTON, R.I. – Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers, Altered Reality Entertainment and Travis Landry, Bruneau & Co.’s Director of Pop Culture, are combining forces to hold a Winter Comic Book & Toy auction extravaganza on Saturday, December 14th, online and in Bruneau & Co.’s gallery at 63 Fourth Avenue in C...View Full Article

On Decmeber 4, Morton Subastas will host their sale, Dondé Foundation - Timepieces and Jewelry Auction, highlighting watches from makers such as makers such as Piaget, Cartier, Maurice Lacroix, Omega and many others. ⁠Several timepieces featured in the sale will include the highly sought-after tourb...View Full Article

Lambertville, NJ - The first co-branded Rago/Wright auction, Masterworks of American Craft achieved a sales total of $1,436,345 on November 22nd. Masterworks of American Craft is a new auction venue for the recently merged firms; the concept makes the most of their combined expertise and audience pa...View Full Article

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA  – Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present Native American & Spanish Colonial Decorative Arts on Sunday, December 8, 2019 at 10:30 am PST. Sourced primarily from two collections, this online auction offers over 235 diverse and intriguing lots from the 18th-20th cen...View Full Article

Due to people’s rising enthusiasm for purchasing items that are both functional and unique, interest in furniture designed in the 70s and 80s is at an all-time high. Individuals interested in interior design and décor are constantly on the lookout for the hottest trends, and Morton Subastas is excit...View Full Article

Lambertville, NJ: Rago’s November Fine Art sale realized $3,430,969 across two days, Friday, November 8 and Saturday, November 9.  The highest selling lot of the weekend came from Friday’s Post War + Contemporary Art sale; lot 135, an untitled ink on poster board rendering of the classic “Crawling B...View Full Article

Lambertville, NJ - Rago Auctions presents its final jewelry auction of 2019 on Sunday, December 8. A NYC preview will be held at Omni Berkshire Place, 21 E 52nd St, New York, NY on November 19 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. In-house previews at Rago in Lambertville, NJ will begin on December 1. Lot 426, a 17...View Full Article

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present a Cabinet of Curiosities on Saturday, December 7, 2019 at 10:30 am PST, offering many interesting and unusual items from around the world. Sourced primarily from one collection, this online auction offers an eclectic array ...View Full Article

In a tight bidding war involving two participants over the phone, Leonora Carrington's work of art was sold for $9,856,000 MXN. Not only did this fantastic oil painting double the asking price, but it also exceeded the original estimate at which it was valued, between $4,200,000 MXN and $6,000,000 M...View Full Article

On Wednesday, November 13th at 7:00pm EST, at an event hosted by Morton Subastas in Monte Athos 179, Colonia Lomas de Chapultepec, Mexico City, a striking work of art by German painter Johann Moritz Rugendas will be put up for auction. Lot 53, Johann Moritz Rugendas, Interior of the Cathedral of Lim...View Full Article

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA  – Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present the Julianna Southall Glumac Collection, Part II, on Sunday, November 24, 2019 at 10:30 am PST, featuring a diverse and eclectic selection of furniture and decorative arts, mostly from the 18th-20th centuries. Mrs. Glumac ...View Full Article

Morton Subastas is proud to be hosting the upcoming Latin American Art auction where, for the third time, a painting made by the acclaimed surrealist painter Leonora Carrington will be leading an extraordinary collection of over 215 works of art by some of Latin America’s most prestigious artists. P...View Full Article

Towson, MD - Baltimore-based Auctioneer Alex Cooper will host a two-day Gallery Auction on Thursday, November 14 and Saturday, November 16, featuring an expansive collection of traditional, modern and contemporary art, fine jewelry, sterling silver, currency, fine rugs, period, mid-century modern, q...View Full Article

Boonton, NJ- It is time to give thanks. Millea Bros Fall “Select“ sale arrives Thurs-Sat Nov 21-23, featuring an important group of 19th and 20th c. African and Oceanic tribal art including over 55 lots deaccessioned from the Newark Museum; Modern American art, including an Alexander Calder stabile,...View Full Article