I had the distinct pleasure of attending and speaking at the KAA convention in Wichita Kansas this past weekend. And because of the whims of United Airlines I had the opportunity to stay an extra night at the beautiful Broadview Hotel.
Because Aaron Traffas from AuctioneerTech did such a detailed post about the convention, I am going to point you to his post for full details.
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AUCTION GALLERY OF THE PALM BEACHES
Sale June 30, 2008
West Palm Beach, FL
Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches was riding high with the sale of three equine paintings by George Ford Morris (American 1873-1960).
Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, FL celebrated its fifth anniversary with a highly successful sporting and fine arts summer sale on June 30 with 312 lots, many from the prestigious estate of Mr. & Mrs. Edward Quinn, Shrewsbury, New Jersey/Palm Beach and Claredda Farms, Long Island, NY. The sale was carried live online though LiveAuctioneers.com who registered over 300 bidders for the sale to compete with the 75 on the floor.
The top lot of the sale was the 1936 oil on canvas entitled “Leila on Pony” by George Ford Morris (American 1873-1960), signed and dated on lower left. Estimated to sell at $10,000/$15,000, it was taken by an English dealer in sporting pictures with the winning 17th bid at $25,740 including the buyer’s premium. Morris specialized in painting famous horses, their riders and their owners.
Another of Morris’ works, “Lord Erin” also from 1936, sold over estimate. Estimated presale at $7,000/$10/000, a total of 20 bids pushed the final count up to $16,380. Two other Morris pieces, “Woodfellow” and “Prince Charming II” each estimated at $7,000/$10,000 sold for $7,020 and $7,313 respectively. It was generally a good day for oil on canvas. A work by Antonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobsen (American. 1850-1921) of a ship on a turbulent sea entitled “Thingvalla” from 1880, 22 by 36in, estimated at $14,000/$18,000 sold for $16,700 and “Ponte de Paris” by Constantine Kluge (French 1912-2003) closed at $5,850.
It was a good day on the furniture side of the house too. A pair of 64½in tall elaborately carved 19th century George III mirrors sold for $9,067 against the estimate of $4,000/$6,000 and a pair of 42in by 32in George III console tables composed of 18th and 19th century elements with rectangular mahogany tops closed at $5,850 against the $1,500/$2,500 estimate. Another pair of George III inlaid console tables on reeded legs, circa 1810, brought $5,616 vs $3,000/$4,000 and pair of English Regency chiffoniers with open step back shelves above grille doors sold online at $5,795 (est. $2,000/$3,000).
Things that glittered were well received also, especially if it had to do with horses. From a Palm Beach estate came an important George IV sterling silver and gilt “John Peel Champion Hunter” trophy made in London in 1823 by Emes & Barnard. The 14¾in high trophy topped by a magnificent horse figure, had inscriptions of former winners from 1925, 1935 and 1936. This 128 oz treasure was acquired in the room with a winning bid of $12,870. A 255 piece Tiffany & Co sterling part flatware set, American, 1909-1938 also twinkled in bidders’ eyes. In the St. Dunstan pattern and engraved with the initials C.S.M., the seventh bid was the winner at $11,700.
Ready to share the time as well as glitter was a brass Grande Sonnerie carriage clock, French 19th century, with a rectangular base, 2in enamel dial, Arabic numerals and an alarm subsidiary below. With the handle down the clock was 6¼in tall. Twelve bids pushed the close to $2,691 while a Cartier rose quartz timepiece with eight day movement in a circular case on a rectangular base, with original Cartier travel case, sold for $2,574 against the estimate of $1,000/$1,500.
For information about this sale and upcoming sales call (561) 805-7115, email info@agopb.com or visit the website at www.agopb.com. The Gallery is located at 1609 South Dixie Hwy, Suite 5, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401.
written by:
Fred Taylor
800-387-6377
PHOTO CAPTIONS FOR AUCTION GALLERY OF THE PALM BEACHES
Top lot of the sale was “Leila on Pony” by George Ford Morris at $25,740.
A pair of English Regency chiffoniers was hit at $5,795.
The oil on canvas “Thingvalla” by Antonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobson brought $16,700.
This impressive John Peel Champion Hunter trophy made in 1823 sold for $12,870.
A pair of George III console tables with mahogany tops brought $5,850.
This pair of tall (64½in) 19th century George III mirrors closed at $9,067.
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Just to foster some discussion I wanted to throw out this information about how the newspaper industry did in 2008.
To put it mildly….it Stunk !
While our company is very Internet dependent and we have no financial interest in the newspaper industry, we do have a lot of respect for the print industry. Especially the ones who have been forward looking and been trying to find new ways to value add their print offerings with effective Internet partnerships. We work with many newspapers to syndicate our auction content and it can turn into a very lucrative revenue partnership for all parties to be involved.
Here are some posts from some of the influential bloggers who cover the Newspaper Industry.
From Reflections of a Newsosaur
“In the worst year in history for publishers, newspaper shares dropped an average of 83.3% in 2008, wiping out $64.5 billion in market value in just 12 months.”
From
Fitz and Jen covering Lee Enterprises who own many of the agriculture related newspapers in the Midwest
“Lee Enterprises Inc.’s bottom line for 2008: Net loss of $879 million, or $19.83 per diluted share. In 2007, Lee recorded a profit of $1.77 per diluted share.
Lee’s operating loss for the year was $1.049 billion, chiefly on huge non-cash impairment charges totalling more than $1.175 billion”
“Lee’s annual report also warns that its cash flow in 2009 will not be sufficient to pay off the $142.5 million in so-called Pulitzer Notes that come due in April. It is in talks with lenders to handle the impending default possibilities, Lee said.”
From the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
“Currently, 40% say they get most of their news about national and international issues from the internet, up from just 24% in September 2007. For the first time in a Pew survey, more people say they rely mostly on the internet for news than cite newspapers (35%). Television continues to be cited most frequently as a main source for national and international news, at 70%.”
What does 2009 hold in store?
According to the
Newspaper Association of America their revised forecast is another 9.7% drop in revenue
After a high in 2005 of 47.4 Billion in advertising revenue, they are expecting 2008 to be around 36 Billion.
With companies such as Tribune already in bankruptcy and many others reduced to penny stock status they will continue to stagger under crippling debt loads.
What does that mean to most advertisers?
Newspapers will be more than willing to negotiate with you to keep ad dollars rolling into their newspapers.
Is this print’s last gasp before the Internet takes over?
Print will survive but in what format will be the question to be answered in 2009
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As we begin 2009 we at the Global Auction Guide are looking forward to the biggest growth our company has ever seen. With so many new features, new business models and completely new ventures to be rolled out in the first quarter of 2009 we are expecting big things to happen.
But as we look back on 2008, I want to zero in on one particular segment that has been integral to our success.
We all know Google is the big hitter on the Internet, and every website has to make sure they are compliant, credible and visible to their search bots so that your auction sales get as much attention as possible.
That is what the auctioneers pay us for, so we need to attract as many eyeballs as possible that can be turned into bidders.
There are two schools of thought on how to attract traffic, and with auction sales we are lucky enough to be able to attract traffic both ways.
Generic terms or phrases will attract the most traffic, but it is extremely competitive and everyone else is tweaking their websites to try to rank well for the same terms. As an example, here are the top keywords that attracted Search engine traffic to the Global servers in 2008 according to Google Analytics
Who wouldn’t want to rank well for “real estate auctions” or if you were an auctioneer in Florida you would do anything to be on the first page of Google for “Florida Auctions” This is what aggregate websites like Global Auction Guide strive for, to get to the top of the first page on Google and have interested bidders come to our site to see your sales. If you can’t get to the top on your own, you need to be placing your sales on sites that are at the top.
Now let’s look at the other end of the scale known as the Long Tail of Search. These are keywords that may get as few as 1 search per day, week or maybe even month. These are impossible to target because there is an almost infinite amount of terms and combinations of terms. But if you rank #1 for that obscure term your site will likely get a potential new bidder to check you out.
Because auction sale bills are extremely rich in keywords, it allows the search engines to match up so many different search terms and allow your sales to rank very well for these phrases.
Using our Google Analytics as an example again, we received search engine referrals for 587,013 different keywords and phrases. It is impossible to optimise your site for 99.99% of those terms, but it shows you why you should be as descriptive as possible in your sale bill listings, as you never know what tiny piece of information will attract that bidder, or maybe that new seller who needs an auctioneer to liquidate their collection.
Have a great 2009 !
Dwayne Leslie
Founder and President - Global Auction Guide Media Group
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JACK EUBANKS AUCTIONS
BREVARD, NC
Sale January 10, 2009
CONTACT:
JACK EUBANKS
(828) 884-7889
http://www.jackeubanks.com/
Art and artifacts from an important living estate will cross the block in Brevard, NC on January10.
An important living estate in the Brevard, NC area recently closed its local residence and the art collection accumulated over many years has been placed with Jack Eubanks Auction for dispersal. The sale will be held January 10. Jack Eubanks, owner of the Auction said, “Some of the best artwork we’ve offered in over two years and a really good selection of furniture, glassware, jewelry and decorative accessories. What a great way to start the New Year.”
Important items from the estate include a floral still life, oil on canvas, by Le Pho (Vietnamese) purchased at Wally Findlay Galleries, New York and a numbered color lithograph, “Mademoiselle Marcelle Lender en buste”, 83/100, by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French 1864-1901), with monogram stamp, and two additional lithos by Lautrec including the 1894 “Ida Heath au bar” with red stamp and blue pencil No.7.
Also included will be a seascape oil on canvas signed “A. Dzigurski” (Alexander, Yugoslavian 1911-1995), an abstract oil on canvas of a guitar player signed by Don Hazen (American b. 1933), 40 by 46in, Russian folk scenes signed Alain Thomas (French b. 1942) and Ljubomir Milinkov (Yugoslavian b. 1942), an Austrian enameled music box, grand piano form, 3½in h by 4¾in w by 6½in l, with three cone form legs with enamel, enameled decorated case with hinged lid with enamel also under lid as well as enamel covered keyboard that activates music box when lifted, found tucked away in a closet in the estate residence (a similar, slightly smaller, music box sold at DuMouchelles Auction in Detroit September 2008 auction realizing $2750) and a sculpture signed “A. Carrier” (Albert Ernest Carrier Belleuse, French 1824-1887) of three putti supporting an urn, 15¼in h on a 9in diameter marble base. Carrier designed for Minton, Wedgwood and others. An important piece of art not from the estate is a Southern folk art painting by the self taught African-American artist Jimmie Lee Sudduth (American 1910-2007) who was famous for his “mud” paintings on plywood.
A few choice hard goods will cross the block including a profusely carved 19th century Welsh oak dresser with open shelf back and pair of cupboard doors (from the estate), a 19th century French baker’s rack in wrought iron with brass trim, 105in tall by 64¾in wide (from the estate), a four drawer mahogany and cherry Federal/Empire chest with turned feet and full columns and a Rock-Ola jukebox, Series F Model 1422 from 1946, that lights up but the playing condition is undetermined.
The sale will also include several hundred celebrity autographs from the late 1930s and early 1940s. They include film stars, opera stars and radio stars and such names as Helen Hayes, Jane Wyman, Van Heflin, Lillian Gish, Lowell Thomas, Sophie Tucker and Amos ‘n’ Andy are found in the group.
Preview for the 500+ lot sale is scheduled for Friday January 9 from 11:00AM – 6:00PM and earlier by appointment. The sale is Saturday January 10 9:00AM in the Eubanks Auction facility at 210 S. Broad St, Brevard, NC, 28712. Reserved seating for 160 is available by phone or email. For more information contact Jack Eubanks at (828) 884-7889, email info@jackeubanks.com, visit the website at http://www.jackeubanks.com/ or http://www.auctionzip.com/.
written by:
Fred Taylor
http://www.furnituredetective.com/
800-387-6377
PHOTO CAPTIONS FOR JACK EUBANKS AUCTION
Oil on canvas floral still life signed by Le Pho, 17¼ by 11¾in.
Numbered lithograph of Mademoiselle Lender by Lautrec.
Folk painting by Jimmie Lee Sudduth, 24 by 23½in
Seascape oil on canvas by Alexander Dzigurski, 24 by 26in.
Rock-Ola Model 1422 from 1946.
Enameled Austrian music box.
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