Freeman’s Modern, Contemporary Art auction tops $2.8M
Morphy’s Extraordinary Firearms Auctions exceeds $10M
DENVER, Pa. – On October 23rd, Morphy Auctions sold the widely acclaimed gun that fired the first shot at the 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill for $492,000. The company’s Extraordinary Firearms Auction held over two days, October 22-23, 2019, attracted worldwide media interest and grossed more than $10 million. Absentee and Internet live bidding was facilitated by LiveAuctioneers.
Olivia Newton-John ‘Grease’ costume tops $405K at Julien’s
LOS ANGELES – Olivia Newton-John’s outfit from the final scene of the movie Grease has sold at auction for more than $400,000. Julien’s Auctions held its highly anticipated event Property from the Collection of Olivia Newton-John on Saturday, Nov. 2, in front of a packed audience of collectors, bidders and fans of the four-time Grammy award-winning singer and pop culture icon. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
Benefit Shop Foundation ships palatial torchieres to new home in Ireland
MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. – A pair of large gilded torchiere lamps has made a journey thousands of miles to its new home in Ireland. Fit for a palace, the French Art Nouveau-style lamps sold at The Benefit Shop Foundation Inc. auction Oct. 23 for $3,520 to a LiveAuctioneers bidder.
Artworks by artist Nathan Oliveira pace solid results at Clars
OAKLAND, Calif. – Clars Auction Gallery hosted their most successful October sale in the company’s history with $1,025,000 in total sales, up 10 percent from 2018. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
Morphy Auctions sells musket that fired first shot at Bunker Hill for $492K
DENVER, Pa. –Morphy Auctions has sold the Dutch flintlock musket that fired the first shot at the 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill for $492,000. Arguably the most significant, positively identified Revolutionary War long arm in existence, the .79-caliber gun was originally the property of Private John Simpson (1748-1825) of Deerfield, New Hampshire, and had remained in his family by direct descent for the past 244 years.
Cowan’s American Indian & Western Art Auction hits $2M
CINCINNATI – The James B. Scoville Collection, one of the most complete 19th century Great Plains collections to ever come to market, sold for a combined $923,625 spearheading Cowan’s $2 million American Indian and Western Art auction Oct. 10-11 (both figures include a 25 percent buyer’s premium). Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
Pook & Pook’s eclectic 3-day auction posts impressive results
DOWNINGTOWN, Pa. – The leaves may be falling as autumn hits Pennsylvania, but auction prices across all categories seem to have caught an updraft. Pook & Pook’s the Oct. 3-5 auction – their largest catalog ever – realized $1,977,596. Out of the 1006 lots offered, 981 sold, yielding a 97.5 percent sell-through rate. In-house live, phone and absentee bidders numbered 358, while cyberspace bidding stole the show with 1,931 bidders registered across two platforms. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
‘Bruce of Los Angeles’ photo archive 100% sold at Urban Culture Auctions event
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Urban Culture Auctions (UCA), a division of Palm Beach Modern Auctions, recorded a 100% sell-through rate with its September 26 auction of mid-20th-century “beefcake” photos taken by Bruce Bellas (1909-1974), known professionally as Bruce of Los Angeles. More than 200 lots of vintage prints, negatives, slides, real-photo greeting cards and posing props were offered, with 93% selling during the auction and the remaining 7% after the event. Absentee and live online bidding was facilitated by LiveAuctioneers.
2 huge gold nuggets top $172K at Holabird’s Americana auction
RENO, Nev. – Two giant-size gold nuggets mined in Alaska during the days of the gold rush – one a 38.39-ounce nugget roughly in the shape of Australia, the other a 33.83-ounce nugget in the shape of a skull – sold for a combined $172,725 at an auction held Oct. 4–7 by Holabird Western Americana Collections. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.