MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. – The Benefit Shop Foundation Inc. has a flair for sourcing unusual and striking lots for its Red Carpet auctions and its sale Wednesday, July 10, at 10 a.m. Eastern time is no exception. Designers, decorators and sophisticated collectors with a keen eye for good design will find a wild variety of items that suit their fancy from a Birkin bag in orange leather to Eames mid-century furniture. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
STOUFFVILLE, Ontario – Oakwood Auctions will conduct its Spring Stamps, Coins & Collectibles auction on Saturday, June 29, beginning at 11 a.m. Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK – In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, two companies dominated the coin-operated machine industry in the United States: Caille Bros. Manufacturing Co. in Detroit and Mills Novelty Co. in Chicago. But of the two, only one would earn the reputation as the “Rolls Royce” of floor machines – and that was the Caille Bros. The company enjoyed an enormous sales volume, mainly from the coin slot machines renowned for having the highest quality and design of their time. In 1904, they were Detroit’s largest employer (pre-automobile age).
NEW YORK – The late Gloria Vanderbilt’s boundless creativity encompassed painting, writing, and designing a vast array of goods from stylish tableware to wildly popular women’s jeans. However, many may not have known how artistically talented she was until last week when news reports worldwide chronicled various aspects of her remarkable life. Vanderbilt, heiress to a vast railroad and shipping fortune amassed during the 19th century, died on June 17 at age 95.
NEW YORK – Guernsey’s will conduct a massive nautically themed auction focusing on great ocean liners, majestic sailing ships and other maritime-related treasures on July 19 and 20 at Newport, Rhode Island’s renowned International Yacht Restoration School. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Calvin Reid, senior editor at Publishers Weekly (PW) and one of the world’s leading experts in the field of comics, will present an hour-long lecture on Sunday, July 7 at the Boca Raton Museum of Art.
BOSTON – RR Auction sold a rare signed photograph of Neil Armstrong taking his “giant leap for mankind” sold for $52,247 on June 20. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
STOURPAINE, UK – A set of six beach posters by Tom Purvis titled East Coat Joys is one of the many highlights in Onslows’ Summer Vintage posters auction taking place on Friday, July 12, at 2 p.m. UK time/9 a.m. Eastern. The 277-lot auction boasts a very good selection of original poster collections including World War I and II propaganda and a collection of London Electric Underground railways from the 1920. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
BERKELEY, Calif. – On Thursday, June 27, PBA Galleries will offer an auction of over 500 lots of fine literature with mystery and detective fiction. The first 121 lots in the auction comprise a selection of mystery and detective fiction, with a large section dedicated to the works of Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring many first and scarce editions of titles from his iconic Sherlock Holmes series. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Palm Beach Show will return to the Palm Beach County Convention Center Feb. 13-18, 2020 over Presidents’ Day Weekend with a new look. Continue reading