Archive for September, 2008

Donald Bradman Bat Auctions for 145,000

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

Donald Bradman’s first Test cricket bat sold at Leski Auctions for a record 145,000 dollars.
The bat, was signed by the Australia’s greatest cricketer and all of 1928-29 Test team and their English rivals.
“This is a record price for a cricket bat and there were several bidders, all of them within Australia, hoping to win the [...]

Boss Mustang for Sydney Auction

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

Shannons 10th annual auction at the Australian International Motor Show Auction on Sunday October 19, features a rare 1969 Boss 429 Mustang.
The fully-restored red, left-hand drive example being auctioned by Shannons is one of just 800 specially built for Ford by legendary race car builders Kar Kraft and is expected to sell in the $320-$350,000 [...]

New Australian Web Site For Auction Bargain Hunters

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Hidden amongs the millions of listings on major sites like eBay.com.au and OZtion.com.au are thousands of items that have misspellings in their title and description. These items rarely show up in normal searches.
OzeMalls.com has now made these auction listings easier for Australians to find with the launch of their new Auction Search Tools [...]

Spitfire Fighter Aircraft Auctioned for $3 million NZD

Friday, September 19th, 2008

A 1945 Supermarine Spitfire aircraft was sold for a record price of over $3 million NZD, the highlight of Bonhams and Goodman’s highly anticipated inaugural New Zealand sale of Collectors’ Cars and Aircraft.
he sale, conducted on Sunday 14 September in Nelson, New Zealand, was attended by a crowd of over 500 enthusiasts. Spitfires rarely surface [...]

Arts and Culture of New Zealand Auction

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

The sale celebrating the History, Arts and Culture of New Zealand and the Pacific region will be held on September 18th 2008.
The auction will include Maori artefacts, Folk Art, New Zealand inlaid furniture and boxes as well as ceramics.
Viewing Times:
Sunday 14 September 11.00 am - 3.00 pm
Monday 15 September 9.00 am - 5.30 pm
Tuesday 16 September 9.00 am - 5.30 pm
Wednesday 17 September 9.00 am - 5.30 pm
Viewing by appointment on day of sale.
Auction info www.webbs.co.nz

Burke and Wills Pocket Watch Auction

Sunday, September 14th, 2008

Bonhams & Goodman are auctioning a gold pocket watch inscribed, ‘Wm. John Wills Explorer Melbourne 1860 R.O.H.B. Wills’, the inscription relates to William John Wills, Burke’s partner in the ill-fated 1860 expedition into the Australian outback.
Three watches had been taken on the expedition to help with navigation and as was custom each was referred to [...]

Bay East Antiques and Interiors Auction Sept 14

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

Sunday 14 September at 10am at 224 Young Street, Waterloo Australia.
This wide ranging sale includes over 200 Paintings to be sold without reserve including works by Margaret Preston, Jeff Makin and David Rankin. The sale also includes hundreds of tribal art pieces; sporting memorabilia and collectables; stamps; a large collection of toys and dolls [...]