Auctioneers Press Release

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA, August 5, 2022 – Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present Books & Ephemera, including Historical Documents from the Chapman Family of Connecticut, on August 20, 2022, at 10:30 am PDT. Featuring over 220 lots from the 17th to the 20th centuries, the auction includes...View Full Article

PLYMOUTH, MA - On July 14 and 15, Copley Fine Art Auctions’ 17th-annual Sporting Sale brought over $3.1 million. This major two-day auction, consisting of 675 lots, was one of the company’s largest to date. The sale had a 96% sell-through rate, came close to cresting its $3.3 million high estimate, ...View Full Article

One of Europe’s most prestigious porcelain brands is Lladró. Each piece of handcrafted Lladró porcelain has a story, sometimes history and even mythology behind it. This July, Lion and Unicorn will offer a fine selection of Lladró figurines and collectibles in its Collectors Auction. Day 1 kicks off...View Full Article

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA, July 15, 2022 – Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present Automobilia & Collectibles from the Estate of Francis E. Tarzian, Sr., on Saturday, July 30, 2022, at 10:30 am PDT. Mr. Tarzian was a passionate collector of antique automobiles and related items, whose resto...View Full Article

July 14, 2022 – Rafael Osona’s 2022 highly regarded annual August two-day auction is certain to please. Take your treasures home in this 1935 Ford “Woody” station wagon. Lot 172A, 1935 Ford Model 48-790 "Woody" Station Wagon. Estimate $40,000-$60,000 Session One centers on Nantucket history, fine ar...View Full Article

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—A veritable time capsule of treasures from two old Southern families – ranging from a rare 1830 Native American portrait to Civil War Generals’ letters and Georgian jewelry -- will cross the block July 9-10 at Case Auctions, in a 2-day sale that also includes an original Leroy Neima...View Full Article

June 13, 2022 – Rafael Osona hosts a 625-lot online auction July 2, 2022. The collection will be presented in a gallery setting during a three-day auction preview. Auction catalog may be viewed online. Furnishings, fine art, antiques, and décor from recently sold Nantucket estates together with comp...View Full Article

On June 30th and July 1st, Pook & Pook will present the Collection of Mark and Marjorie Allen of New Hampshire. Well-known for English and Dutch delftware of the 17th and 18th centuries, the Allens had a large and comprehensive delftware inventory. Their focus was early, collecting brass of the 17th...View Full Article

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA, June 5, 2022 – Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present the Grace Garcia Estate, Part 2, on Sunday, June 26, 2022. This sale features an extensive array of religious items, fine and decorative arts, and collectibles from the personal collection of the late Grace Ga...View Full Article

May 19, 2022 (Cape Cod, MA) – Eighteen years after her death, Jacqueline Kennedy’s style, grace, intelligence, strength, and beauty continue to hold sway over American culture. It can most recently be seen in the country’s oldest continuous artist colony, Provincetown, where Jo Hay made Kennedy the ...View Full Article

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA, May 19, 2022 – Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present the Grace Garcia Estate, Part I, on Saturday, June 4, 2022. It features a wide array of paintings, religious items, and decorative arts from the personal collection of the late Grace Garcia, a passionate colle...View Full Article

Collectors of Pennsylvania German folk art for six decades, Donald and Patricia Herr became true connoisseurs, retaining only the best examples of an artist’s work, the best of a form, and the rarest and most highly sought after examples. Researching and documenting their collection, Drs. Donald and...View Full Article

On May 18, 19, and 20th Millea Bros. throws open its doors to a live, in-person Spring “Select” 3-day auction. Featuring the very best art, design and antiques sourced from prominent New York area estates – the sale includes a museum quality collection of Tribal Art from the Faith and Martin Wright ...View Full Article

Coming June 5, 1stbid Offers Antique Art and Artisanal Rugs in June Auction—Now Sold with FREE NFTs. Even as technology advances by leaps and bounds the classic works of painters, sculptors and weavers remain as vital and authentic as ever. Fortunately, you can have both the exquisite artistry of tr...View Full Article

Bidhaus’ upcoming Mother’s Day auction of fine jewelry, handbags, and couture offers a curated selection of gifts and collectible luxury items. Among the top lots is a brilliant-cut diamond engagement ring that weighs 12.19 carats. The GIA-certified center stone boasts I color and SI2 clarity. Other...View Full Article

DENVER, Pa. – Long before the era of instant entertainment from TV, downloaded music and streaming videos, Americans could amuse themselves with a pocketful of change at an arcade. The thrilling atmosphere of those places, whether indoors or on a seaside boardwalk, resonated with the clanging and wh...View Full Article

When the Spartan army took home the horses of Xerxes as spoils of war in 479 BCE, after the battle of Plataea, it began a movement of eastern horses to Europe that was to last throughout the period of classical antiquity. Horses were a specialty in Persia. Darius the Great (551-486 BCE) had vastly e...View Full Article

April 12, 2021 - Rafael Osona kicks off the 2022 season with his annual Daffodil Weekend Auction. During a three day in-person exhibition, the collection is presented in a gallery setting. The full catalog may be viewed online. Lot 387, Vintage Bruno Mathsson Pernilla Lounge Chair and Stool, for Dux...View Full Article

David Kerr (1749-1814) was a patriot in the Revolutionary War, commissioned as 1st Lieutenant in Captain George Watts’ company of Militia in Anne Arundel County. Kerr had only been in America for about six years, having emigrated from Scotland in 1769. In 1777 he married Rachel Leeds Bozman and sett...View Full Article

The Americana & International sale on April 21st and 22nd at Pook & Pook will feature the estates of three noted collectors, together with a variety of antique furniture, pottery, folk art, jewelry, and firearms. Peter Tillou, of Litchfield, Connecticut, was an internationally known art and antiques...View Full Article

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA, March 26, 2022 – Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present Fine Art, Asian Art, Jewelry & More on April 16, 2022, from various collectors and estates. The sale offers a wide range of American and European paintings from the 17th to the 21st centuries; noted artists ...View Full Article

Known for his artistic works during the American Revolutionary War era, Charles Willson Peale’s (1741 – 1827) most notable work was Sitting of 1779. This full-length portrait of General George Washington at Princeton can be found at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. The positive response to the...View Full Article

London - Bonhams, the global auction house, has today (16 March 2022) acquired the renowned US auction house, Skinner. The company will be known as Bonhams Skinner. Financial terms are not being disclosed. Skinner, Boston Based in Boston, Massachusetts, Skinner holds around 80 sales a year in 20 col...View Full Article

The March 24th, 2022 Online Only Decorative Arts auction at Pook & Pook will provide bidders an opportunity to choose from 800 lots in a sale anchored by three extensive collections. Spring is just around the corner and Pook & Pook has become a stop for migratory game birds on the Atlantic Flyway. O...View Full Article