Press Releases from Ken Hall Press Releases (32 total)
Leather jacket worn by the late rapper Biggie Smalls (The Nortorious B.I.G.) wil …
(OCEANSIDE, N.Y.) - The original black leather jacket worn by the late Brooklyn rap artist Biggie Smalls (aka 'The Notorious B.I.G.'), plus a full-year sheet of Chinese Year of the Monkey stamps from 1980 (est. $100,000+), Disney items, Hollywood memorabilia and more will be sold at a three-day, four session sale planned for April 19-21 by Philip Weiss Auctions.
The event will take place at Philip Weiss Auctions' spacious gallery, located…
The assets of a large, established welding operation in Chesapeake, Va., will be …
(CHESAPEAKE, Va.) – The assets of Steeltech Industrial Fabrication, Inc. – a large-scale, established industrial welding shop – will be sold at auction April 11-12, at the firm’s facilities located at 1401 Precon Drive in Chesapeake. The building and property will not be sold, just the vehicles, equipment, warehouse items and some office furnishings and fixtures.
Offered will be heavy-duty vehicles and forklifts, more than 35 welding machines, drill presses, burning…
Edison Mazda die-cut cardboard countertop display for auto bulbs brings $3,410 a …
(PEOTONE, Ill). – A die-cut cardboard countertop display for Edison Mazda, advertising headlight bulbs with the question, “Auto Lamps? We Have Them!” coasted to $3,410 at the Spring Petroliana & Advertising Auction held March 2 by Matthews Auctions, LLC, the day before the start of the Chicagoland Petroliana & Advertising Show, held twice a year in Peotone.
“What made this piece so special was the fact that it was cardboard…
Royal Bayreuth, art glass, furniture, more will be sold March 24th by Woody Auct …
(WICHITA, Kan.) – Four fine collections comprising over 500 quality lots of art glass, Royal Bayreuth, furniture pieces and more will be offered without reserve (everything sells, regardless of price) at an auction slated for Saturday, March 24, by Woody Auction. The event will be held at the Sedgwick County Extension Center in Wichita, beginning at 9:30 a.m. (CST).
The art glass pieces will feature brides baskets, pickle castors, a cruet…
Two rare and important Titanic letters will be sold Mar. 1-3 at Philip Weiss Auc …
(OCEANSIDE, N.Y.) – Two important letters relating to the doomed ocean liner Titanic, plus three early Titanic Marconigrams (radio telegrams) have been added to an already packed three-day estate sale planned for March 1-3 by Philip Weiss Auctions. The Thursday-through-Saturday auction will be held in the firm’s spacious gallery, located at 1 Neil Court in Oceanside.
The Titanic material will be offered on Friday, March 2, the sandwich day of the…
Fine artwork, Russian objects, more will be auctioned Feb. 25 by Elite Decorativ …
(BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.) – Around 400 quality lots of fine artwork, decorative art and Russian works will cross the block on Saturday, Feb. 25, at Elite Decorative Arts. The auction will be held in the firm’s spacious gallery facility, located in the Quantum Town Center at 1034 Gateway Boulevard (Suite 106-108) in Boynton Beach. The action will begin at 1 p.m. (EST).
Two works of art are expected to fetch $80,000-$100,000.…
Items from the estate of Stephen L. Flood will be sold at auction Feb. 15-16 by …
(HATFIELD, Pa.) - Stephen L. Flood could never be referred to as a "low key" person. He was a man that lived life "large". He knew what he wanted out of life in the way he lived and the items he surrounded himself with in his personal and professional life. On Feb. 15-16, the Alderfer Auction Center in Hatfield, Pa., will conduct an auction highlighting many fabulous items from Mr.…
Punch cigar store figure, 1911 Indy 500 jumpsuit will headline March 1-3 sale at …
(OCEANSIDE, N.Y.) – A massive three-day sale that will feature as many as 2,000 quality, fresh-to-the-market lots in a host of categories will be held the weekend of March 1-3 by Philip Weiss Auctions, in the firm’s spacious gallery located at #1 Neil Court in Oceanside. New merchandise was pouring in at press time and the items were being photographed and catlaloged.
A few of the expected top lots include a…
Fontaine's Auction Gallery will hold an aptly named Exceptional Antique Auction …
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Fontaine’s Auction Gallery’s second event of the new year will be an aptly named Exceptional Antique Auction, with 400 quality cataloged lots slated to cross the block on Saturday, Feb. 11, in the firm’s gallery located at 1485 West Housatonic Street in Pittsfield. Previews will be held Friday, Feb. 10, from 10-5, and on auction day from 8-11 a.m.
“We had a good, solid year in 2011, but…
Shannon Fine Art Auctioneers grosses over $7.6 million in just two sales in 2011 …
(MILFORD, Conn.) – Shannon Fine Art Auctioneers enjoyed a banner year in 2011, grossing over $7.6 million in just two sales. It was a record year for the firm, which conducts two auctions per year (in April and October) in its gallery located at 354 Woodmont Road in Milford. Shannon’s is currently accepting quality consignments for its next big sale, planned for Apr. 26.
While the October 2011 event was a…
Rare, museum-quality rosewood secretary desk, circa 1860, brings $21,280 at Stev …
(FLOMATON, Ala.) – A rare, museum-quality mechanical rosewood drop-front secretary desk, made around 1860 and attributed to the renowned American furniture maker Thomas Brooks, sold for $21,280 at only the second auction held by Stevens at Flomaton, the Alabama affiliate of auction powerhouse Stevens Auction Company, based in Aberdeen, Miss.
The auction was conducted at 320 Palafox Street in Flomaton, an historic theater building that for years housed Flomaton Antique Auction…
Fine art, porcelain and decorative accessories will be sold at auction Jan. 14 b …
(BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.) – Nearly 500 lots of quality fine art, porcelain and decorative accessories will cross the block Saturday, Jan. 14, at the gallery of Elite Decorative Arts, located in the Quantum Town Center at 1034 Gateway Boulevard (Ste. 106-108) in Boynton Beach. The event will get underway at 1 p.m. (EST) with an in-house pre-sale slated for 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The pre-sale auction will feature 120 lots…
Antique Chinese gilt-bronze seated Buddha brings $143,000 at Alderfer Auction & …
(HATFIELD, Pa.) – A handsome Chinese gilt-bronze seated Buddha statue, probably made in the late 19th or early 20th century and substantial in size at 20 ½ inches tall, soared to $143,000 at a multi-estate Asian Discovery Sale held Nov. 17 by Alderfer Auction & Appraisal. The sale was held in the firm’s spacious gallery, located at 501 Fairgrounds Road in Hatfield.
The Buddha was easily the top lot of the…
Gold Dust Kentucky Bourbon western fifth bottle soars to $28,000 at American Bot …
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) – A Trademark Barkhouse Bros. & Co. Gold Dust Kentucky Bourbon bottle, one of the most popular western fifths and one of the finest known to exist, sold for $28,000 in an Internet and catalog auction held Dec. 9-18 by American Bottle Auctions. The bottle was the top seller of the 144 western whiskeys and historical flasks that changed hands.
The auction set numerous records and did well in…
Ancient Chinese jade bear roars to more that $8 million at Elite Decorative Arts …
(BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.) – An exceedingly rare, ancient Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty solid nephrite jade bear, made between 475 B.C.-220 A.D. and exhibiting extensive calcification due to centuries of extended burial, sold for a little more than $8 million at a multi-estate auction held Dec. 10 by Elite Decorative Arts, at the firm’s gallery located in the Quantum Town Center.
The nephrite (greenstone) bear was by far the top lot of…
New Year's Eve auction extravaganza planned for Stevens at Flomaton in Alabama, …
(FLOMATON, Ala.) – Four prominent old Southern estates – including the contents of a Baton Rouge estate with impeccable provenance and an antebellum mansion called Cedar Grove in Miss. – will be offered on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, in just the second auction ever conducted by Stevens at Flomaton, the Alabama affiliate of Stevens Auction Co., based in Aberdeen, Miss.
The auction will be held at 320 Palafox Street in…
American Brilliant Cut Glass pieces will cross the auction block Saturday, Jan. …
(ST. CHARLES, Mo.) – Nearly 450 lots of highly collectible American Brilliant Cut Glass, drawn from several important collections consigned from around the country, will be sold Saturday, Jan. 21, by Woody Auction, at the St. Charles Convention Center, starting at 9:30 a.m. (CST). The auction will be held in the Convention Center’s upper level of Grand Ballroom A.
Headlining the event will be the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis…
Very rare Waltham girandole clock expected to fetch $20,000-$40,000 at Converse …
(MALVERN, Pa.) – Over 400 quality lots of important antique clocks, Asian objects, fine art, porcelain and antiques in an array of categories will be sold at auction Wednesday, Dec. 28, by Gordon S. Converse & Company, at the Peoples Light & Theater Company in Malvern, a city situated in eastern Pennsylvania, not far off of Interstate 76 and just west of Philadelphia, Pa.
Previews will be held Monday and Tuesday,…
Pair of guns linked to the outlaws Bonnie and Clyde will be sold at auction Jan. …
(KANSAS CITY, Mo.) – A pair of vintage guns believed to have been owned and used by the notorious outlaws Bonnie and Clyde – a .45 caliber Thompson sub-machine gun and a 12-gauge Winchester model 1897 shotgun – will be the centerpiece lots in a firearms consignment auction planned for Saturday, Jan. 21, by Mayo Auction & Realty, beginning at 10 a.m. (CST).
The auction will be conducted in Mayo Auction…
Convention hotel and restaurant in Norfolk, Va., will be sold to the highest bid …
(NORFOLK, Va.) – A once-thriving but now-closed 152-room convention hotel and restaurant situated in one of Norfolk’s most bustling and burgeoning areas will be sold to the highest bidder on Wednesday, Dec. 14, at 10 a.m. (EST), by Atlantic Asset Management Group, Inc., the Virginia Beach-based auction and brokerage firm assigned to liquidate the property.
However, if no one offers the $4 million minimum bid the seller will accept (about half…
Ritchfield Aviation Gasoline single lens on a metal globe body fetches $15,400 a …
(RAYMOND, Ill.) – A Richfield Aviation Gasoline 15-inch single lens in a high-profile metal globe body, just the fourth such lens known and rated 9 out of 10 for condition, sold for $15,400 at an auction held Nov. 26 by Matthews Auctions, LLC, based in Nokomis, Ill. The sale was held at the gallery of Gavin Pope Auction, with whom Matthews Auctions often partners.
The lens, boasting a crisp airplane logo,…
Ancient Chinese solid nephrite jade bear could realize $10-$20 million at Elite …
(BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.) – A rare, magnificent Chinese solid nephrite jade bear, the largest known jade sculpture of its time and dating back to China’s Warring States in the Eastern Han Dynasty (475-B.C.-220 A.D.), is expected to bring $10-$20 million at a multi-estate auction scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 10, by Elite Decorative Arts, beginning promptly at 1 p.m. (EST).
The jade bear is the expected top lot of the nearly 400…
Antique firearms, Chinese objects, original fine art, more to be sold Dec. 3 by …
(NEW ORLEANS, La.) – Over 1,100 lots of mostly fresh-to-the-market items – culled from prominent local estates and collections and spanning a wide variety of categories – will be sold on Saturday, Dec. 3, by Crescent City Auction Gallery. The all-day event will be held in the firm’s spacious gallery, located at 1015 Julia Street in New Orleans, beginning at 8 a.m. (CST).
Offered will be original works of art (mostly…
Original 1953 prospectus for Disneyland in California will be sold Dec. 16-18 by …
(OCEANSIDE, N.Y.) – A monstrous three-day estate auction, featuring important Disney items (to include the complete and original 1953 Disneyland prospectus, drafted by Walt Disney himself and outlining his ideas for the iconic theme park in California) will be held the weekend of Dec. 16-18 by Philip Weiss Auctions, in the firm’s showroom at #1 Neil Court in Oceanside.
The prospectus is one of only three printed and in all probability…
1906 Rock Island Railroad reverse glass train sign steams to $71,500 at Showtime …
(ANN ARBOR, Mich.) – An 8-foot-long 1906 Rock Island Railroad reverse glass train sign brought $71,500 at an auction held Sept.30-Oct. 2 by Showtime Auction Services, at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds in Ann Arbor. It was a new auction record for an 8-foot Rock Island sign, more than doubling the previous record of $30,000. It was also the top lot of the sale.
If a Rock Island Railroad sign rings…
Fine clocks, music boxes and musical instruments will come up for bid Oct. 22 at …
(ATLANTA, Ga.) – An extraordinary, never-before seen private collection of fine clocks, music boxes and musical instruments will be sold Saturday, Oct. 22, by Great Gatsby’s, at 11 a.m. (EST), in the Great Gatsbys’s showroom at 5180 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard in Atlanta. An online preview with online bidding -- at www.greatgatsbys.com -- will be available Oct. 5.
The extensive collection was amassed over the course of two generations and has…
AC Spark Plugs tin die-cut flange sign ignites the crowd for $2,310 at Matthews …
(JAFFREY, N.H.) – An AC Spark Plugs tin die-cut flange sign, dated 1936 and featuring the iconic “Sparky” logo, sold for $2,310 at an on-site estate sale held Sept. 24 by Matthews Auctions, LLC, based in Nokomis, Ill. The sale was conducted at the former home of the late Bradley Jackson of Jaffrey, who collected items in many categories prior to his untimely death.
It was a new record auction price…
The estate of the late James B. Irwin will be sold at auction Sunday, Oct. 9, in …
(LITCHFIELD, Conn.) – The estate of the late James B. Irwin, a longtime resident of Litchfield, will be sold Sunday, Oct. 9, in a two-session, on-site auction at Thunder Ridge Farms on Beach Street in Litchfield. Mr. Irwin owned and operated the 100+-acre horse farm, as well as the prestigious, 32-room Litchfield Inn and other businesses, both stateside and internationally.
The auction will be conducted in two sessions. Session I, slated…
Incredible archive pertaining to the Titanic will cross the block Friday, Oct. 2 …
(OCEANSIDE, N.Y.) – A historically significant, museum-quality archive of material pertaining to the doomed ocean liner the RMS Titanic will be offered on the first day of a three-day multi-estate sale planned for Oct. 21-23 by Philip Weiss Auctions. The event will be held in the firm’s gallery facility, located at #1 Neil Court in Oceanside, N.Y., starting at 4 p.m. (EST).
“It’s rare when anything Titanic-related comes on the market,…
Wormser Brothers vintage bitters bottle, made circa 1867-1871, brings $18,480 at …
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) – A Wormser Brothers barrel bitters bottle, made between 1867 and 1871 and quite possibly the only green example in existence (most are amber in color), soared to $18,480 in an Internet and catalog auction that began Aug. 29 and ended Sept. 8 by American Bottle Auctions (www.americanbottle.com). It was the top lot of the 146 bottles sold.
“That very same bottle in amber would probably only fetch around…
Two auctions packed with splendid art glass examples will be held Oct. 1 and 22 …
(DOUGLASS, Kan.) – A pair of auctions with crossover appeal are planned for Oct. 1 and Oct. 22 by Woody Auction. The first, featuring the antique collection of Eugene Sandler of Florida, will boast outstanding examples of Royal Flemish, Crown Milano, other quality art glass and biscuit jars. It will be held Oct. 1 at the St. Charles Convention Center in St. Charles, Mo.
The second auction, on Oct. 22, will…
Pair of monster three-day estate sales planned for September and October by Phil …
(OCEANSIDE, N.Y.) – Most auction houses can brag about having maybe one three-day sale per year, if that, but Philip Weiss Auctions has two such events planned for back-to-back months -- on Sept. 23-25 and Oct. 21-23. A one-day estate sale is also slated, for Sept. 15. All of the auctions will be held in the Philip Weiss Auctions showroom, at #1 Neil Court in Oceanside.
Just a few of the…
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