December 31, 2008 – 12:27 pm
July 23, 1968, it’s a lovely Saturday morning in south central Manitoba. It’s the day of my first farm auction. I’m 20 and have done a few charity auctions but this is a farm auction. Our neighbor, 2 miles west, has a health problem and has difficulty walking. He is a small, 80 acre, farmer, [...]
December 29, 2008 – 4:26 pm
BURCHARD GALLERIES, INC Sale AUGUST 23 – 24, 2008 CONTACT: JEFFREY BURCHARD (727) 821-1167 The August 23-24 sale at Burchard Galleries, Inc in St. Petersburg will feature artwork and artifacts from the estate of portrait, surrealist and neomanneristic painter Raymond A. Whyte. Even though Raymond A. Whyte (American 1923-2002) was a nationally famous artist and [...]
December 23, 2008 – 4:25 pm
MATHESON’S AA AUCTION Melbourne, FL Sale September 27 – 28, 2008 CONTACT: Lloyd Matheson (321) 768-6668 Only six examples of this work by the Prairie School designer are known to exist. It will be sold at Matheson’s AA Auction in Melbourne, FL in the September 27, 28 sale. Matheson’s AA Auction sale of September 27, [...]
December 15, 2008 – 4:24 pm
ABERDEEN-AUCTIONS Sale August 2-3, 2008 CONTACT: ALEX TURCHAK (727) 656-2974 Aberdeen-Auctions of St. Petersburg, FL achieved excellent results in the August 2 – 3 sale of Russian artifacts. Three Russian eggs were the stars of the show at the Aberdeen-Auctions sale of August 2-3. The top cackle rights went to a five inch tall burgundy [...]
December 5, 2008 – 10:49 am
From the Des Moines Register Mason City, Ia. – Myron Young watched 620 acres of Cerro Gordo County farmland pulled from an auction sale because bids fell short of expectations. Then he declared to a table full of Young family relatives and friends: “I guess this is just one more thing I can blame on [...]
December 1, 2008 – 4:23 pm
BURCHARD GALLERIES, INC Sale AUGUST 24, 2008 CONTACT: JEFF or TODD BURCHARD (727) 821-1167 In a sale that was supposed to focus on the art of Raymond A. Whyte a last minute entry delivers the cake. (St. Petersburg, FL) Burchard Galleries owner Jeff Burchard was confident well ahead of his August 24 sale that this [...]
December 1, 2008 – 10:16 am
From the Farmers Guardian LIVESTOCK auction markets will continue to face severe business challenges with closures inevitable in future. But this will give opportunities for those market businesses prepared to consolidate, invest, modernise and diversify. This was the conclusion of Dr James Jones, head of farm management at the Royal Agricultural College after interviews with [...]
November 27, 2008 – 7:45 am
From an Auctioneers blog at Schur Success Auction Services – Colorado’s Onsite Auction Experts But no one told me the auction rules!!!! I heard that comment today from a bidder who had never been to an auction before. I can see where not knowing the rules would lead to confusion and even frustration. But there [...]
November 24, 2008 – 4:27 pm
Based on 2.2 million+ searches at AuctionZip.com in October of 2008 The traffic continues to grow at AuctionZip.com as more and more auction buyers find our website every day. In October of 2008 over 738,000 unique visitors came to AuctionZip.com and conducted over 2.2 Million searches. We have assembled a list of the top 50 [...]
November 23, 2008 – 4:23 pm
AUCTION GALLERY OF THE PALM BEACHES Sale September 22 and October 27, 2008 West Palm Beach, FL Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches put two Fall art and antiques sales back to back with outstanding results. (West Palm Beach, FL) A pair of carved export ivory tusks and a city Winter scene by Guy Wiggins [...]
