Early music machines produce hi-fi results at Breker auction

Le Lioret No. 3 phonograph, with original horn, tripod and three celluloid cylinders, 1897, in perfect plying condition. Sold: €25,660 / $27,700. Auction Team Breker image

COLOGNE, Germany – Auction Team Breker’s first online-only sale on April 4 – a marathon double-bill of photographica and office antiques from the world-famous collection of Tom Russo – set the pace for a winning formula with a 96% sold quota, running almost 11 hours. Breker’s second virtual outing of vintage technology, toys and mechanical music on May 16 built momentum with some impressive results for rare and wonderful inventions. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Cream jug rises to top of Jeffrey S. Evans glass auction

Blown-molded GV-14 cream jug. Price realized: $7,605. Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates image

MOUNT CRAWFORD, Va. – Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates’ spring auction of 18th and 19th glass and lighting was held on May 19-20. Due to COVID-19 restrictions the sale was conducted with remote bidding only. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.

Company president and senior auctioneer Jeffrey S. Evans noted, “We offered five different ways to bid in this auction and competition was intense across all platforms. Prices overall were some of the strongest we have seen in many years. In some instances results were at or above pre-recession levels.”

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Kobe Bryant concrete handprints score $75K at auction

A pair of original Kobe Bryant handprints in cement from Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. This pair of handprints are the test prints done before the official ceremony. Price realized: $75,000. Julien’s image

LOS ANGELES – Collectible items from Kobe Bryant’s illustrious career with the Los Angeles Lakers sold for a total of $202,590 in a virtual online event on Thursday, May 21. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Royals’ golden wedding anniversary bowl sells for $60K

Rattray & Co. 9K gold center bowl presented to the Earl and Countess of Strathmore, Dundee, Scotland, circa 1931. Price realized: $60,000. Heritage Auctions image

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.

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Diamond-embellished watches excel at Hindman sale

Patek Philippe 18K rose gold and diamond ref. 5980-1á Nautilus wristwatch. Price realized: $75,000. Hindman image

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.

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High-octane petroliana sets the pace at Morphy’s $1.2M auction

Top lot of the sale: a circa-1940s porcelain sign advertising Harbor Petroleum Products, Long Beach, California, with Boeing 314 Clipper airplane graphic, 8.9+ condition, 39 x 35in. Sold for $44,000

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.

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Granville Redmond painting sells for $225K at Moran’s

Granville Redmond (1871-1935, Los Angeles, Calif.), wildflower landscape with poppies and lupine, oil on canvas. Price realized: $225,000. Moran’s image

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.

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Warhol ‘Chanel’ print sells for $175K at Freeman’s

Andy Warhol’s ‘Chanel’ sold for $175,000, the second-highest price achieved for this print. Freeman’s image

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.

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