DALLAS – The Rattray & Co. 9K gold center bowl presented to Queen Elizabeth’s grandparents, the Earl and Countess of Strathmore on their golden wedding anniversary, sold for $60,000 to lead Heritage Auctions’ Fine Silver & Objects of Fine Vertu Auction May 5 to $834,988 in total sales. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
CHICAGO – Hindman saw stellar results from the remotely executed Fine Timepieces auction held on Wednesday, May 13. The 71-lot auction realized over $600,000, surpassing the high estimate and selling 99% of the lots included in the sale. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
DENVER, Pa. – It pays to advertise, but investing in rare oil and gas company advertising signage pays even better. That’s the conclusion that can be drawn from Morphy Auctions’ May 13-14 Automobilia & Petroliana sale, which garnered excellent prices across the board and totaled $1.2 million – 20% more than the overall low estimate. Internet live bidding was facilitated by LiveAuctioneers.
MONROVIA, Calif. – Moran’s first California & American Fine Art auction of the year achieved strong prices for fresh-to-market works from around the country. The online auction brought out many new bidders who battled for the fine works of art in the sale. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK – Swann Auction Galleries’ Printed & Manuscript African Americana auction on May 7 totaled $741,581 for the 399 lots with an 89% sell-through rate by lot. It was the company’s first live online auction. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
PHILADELPHIA — Freeman’s reports its first online fine art sale of 2020 on May 14 was highly successful. The 58-lot Modern & Contemporary Art auction had a sell-through rate of 95% and achieved over $1 million, just shy of its high estimate. Strong prices were achieved for Latin American, English and iconic American Pop artists. With many consignments from private New York collectors, the auction included notable works by Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Diego Rivera, and Andy Warhol. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. – With totals exceeding $2.2 million, well above the high estimate, and a near 100% sell-through rate, Rago’s Modern Design auction May 13 illustrates that the design market is still strong. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW HAMBURG, Ontario – A rare Dominion Cartridge Company ammunition board, produced in Canada in the 1930s, sold for $4,500, and world-class collection antique sewing machines brought high prices in an online auction held May 9 by Miller & Miller Auctions Ltd. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
PHILADELPHIA – Freeman’s achieved a 96% sell-through rate for its May 7 auction of The P.G. Wodehouse Collection of William Toplis. The auction house is pleased to add this strong sell-through rate for a single-owner collection to its list of recent single-owner sale successes. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK – Swann Auction Galleries’ first live online auction, a May 7 offering of Printed & Manuscript African Americana, was an overwhelming success that totaled $742,581 and set 13 auction records. Absentee and live online bidding was facilitated by LiveAuctioneers.