Bay East Art, Sunday 9 December at 1pm
The Bay East Art Auction on Sunday 9 December features over 300 lots of fine and affordable art perfect for collecting and giving. Highlights include paintings by Pro Hart and David Boyd, etchings and watercolours by Norman Lindsay, lithographs by Charles Blackman, Arthur Boyd and Brett Whitely.
Exciting [...]

A Brett Whiteley painting fetched around twice its reserve value when sold at auction in Sydney last night.
Whiteley’s Rain went to a private Sydney collector for $996,000 – well above the estimated valuation of $400,000 to $500,000, Sotheby’s auction house said.
The auction house said bidding for the opening lot was fierce.
Good prices were also achieved [...]

The Sydney December Fine Jewellery sale is arguably the best collection Bonhams & Goodman has had the pleasure of offering.
It is an exceptional auction of over 270 lots of antique and contemporary jewellery from three estates and private vendors. The collection includes many good and fine quality diamonds from 1ct to 7.36cts. A private client [...]

Properties sold at auction in Melbourne may not go to the winning bidder after a real estate agent on Saturday sold a Burwood East home for more money after the hammer fell.
The auction exposed a legal grey area, sparked outrage among the crowd – and drew the promise of a probe by the Real Estate [...]

South Australia’s Society of Auctioneers and Appraisers this week signed an agreement with the Beijing Association of Auctioneers to further links between the two organisations.
The first move will be links between the two organisation’s websites, but SASAA chief executive Gary Topp says there remains great potential for growth.
“This agreement gives us the opportunity of working [...]

On Monday 19 November, Bonhams & Goodman held its final fine art auction for 2007. The sale performed well with many of the star lots selling above estimate.
The 162 lot auction exceeded $3million reinforcing that major works command a premium. The cover lot titled The Walker III (1968) by Jeffrey Smart [...]

Wednesday 28 November, Waterloo
An auction of Bay East Furniture, Decorative Arts, Marine and Childhood Collectables is to be to be held in Bonhams & Goodman new galleries at 224 Young Street Waterloo on Wednesday 28 November at 10am.
The sale is extravagant in its size and diversity. It features a number of private collections and deceased [...]