Rare Bacon expected to fetch record price Yahoo! News Mon Jan 8, 2007 “LONDON (AFP) – A Francis Bacon painting not seen in public since 1963 went on show at Christie’s auction house in London, which hopes the picture will smash the record price for a...
Blue-Chip Wines Like Mouton, Petrus Set Record Auction Prices Bloomberg.com: Spend By Elin McCoy “Jan. 4 (Bloomberg) – Wine auctions are fast becoming big business; they’re starting to look like the art market,” Zachys auction adviser David...
Here’s an area that we hadn’t thought about – the collecting of expired gift cards. Michele Alice reports that since they were introduced in 1995, and since people didn’t forsee their value as a collectible, some of the early cards are now...
Heritage Auction Galleries is auctioning an extremely rare first edition copy of the 1818 edition of Frankenstein. “Copies of the 1818 edition of Frankenstein rarely surface,” Tom Slater, Director of Americana auctions for Heritage Auction Galleries said,...
Elaine Krieg Smith has released her top ten list of children’s books for December of 2006 on her Bookseller Blog: Top Ten Children’s Books Sold on eBay – December 2006 Holding the number one spot was a copy of Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn, which...
Mysterious ‘Czar’s Parker’ surfaces, put up for auction Associated Press Published January 4 2007 “MERIDEN, Conn. — This is a story about a Meriden shotgun, made for Czar Nicholas II, the last czar to rule Russia. The gun was on its way...
Investing in collectible watches can offer timely returns Savvy investors enjoy steep returns by investing in vintage timepieces By Thomas Kostigen, MarketWatch Jan 3, 2007 “SANTA MONICA, Calif. (MarketWatch) — Sure you can’t buy time, but you can...
Rare Order of Canada medal up for grabs on eBay CTV.ca Updated Sat. Dec. 30 2006 Canadian Press “TORONTO — A click of the mouse and deep pockets are all that’s separating online bidders from a chance to own a rare piece of Canadian history that ranks...
The following press release comes from Antiques and Estate Auctioneers, in Wellington, Ohio: Rediscovered Hugh Ferriss Rendering of Chrysler Building at Auction, January 27, 2007 An important piece of New York City history will be brought to auction on January 27,...
Oldest hockey stick sells for 1.9 million dollars Yahoo! News Fri Dec 22, 6:01 PM ET “MONTREAL (AFP) – The world’s oldest ice hockey stick, a hickory shaft carved in the 1850s, sold for 1.9 million dollars US (2.2 million Canadian) here and will be...